Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-15

GENERAL MARKETS.

NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK, December 1A-Flour-
Neglected and barely steady. closing q
little irmer. ON the late strength I'm wheat
Rye Flour Steady
BuckWbeat FlOur-Quiet
uckWheat-NOmiual.
COrumeal-Steady.
Rye-Steady; No. western. SIC.
Barley-Dull.
Barley M8lt-Dull.
Wheat-Firm: spot firm: No red, 7f7sc
Options opened steady and unchanged
but sold on under foreign and local offer
ings until checked I'M the afternoon by
strength in corn. A sudden demand from
shorts finding but little for sale, adj
Vanced prices sharply, and the market
closed firm at "a iic. net advance, In tht
face Of small export demand. March
closed l5i4c.; May closed l5c.; December
closed 72@ic.
Corn-spot frmer; No. Q. 4Ec Option
market opened firm no isWl4c. advance
ON covering. and advanced steadily during
the day, ON light receipts, heavy clear.
anccs. steady cables. and active demand
from shorts Close &c. net higher; May
closed 3easc.; December closed 395sc.
Oats-SpOt duh: No. .. 2Ji4c options
duh but steadier.
Beef-Dull and easy.
Cut-Meats-Steady.
Lard-Easy; western steamed. S72i5
Refined steady.
Pork-Firm.
Butter-St steady; western creamery, 2}Q
DC. State dairy. lS0-5c.
Cheese-Steady; fall-made. fancy small,
l24irl3c.; do. large Eiznl2Ac.
Eges Steady. state and Pennsylvania,
2in2jc.; western ungraded, at mark, l6t
Pike: southern. 2a2ic.
Enthusiastically: Jersey, sl2j0S 20:
New York. Sl2JuSl5); Long Island, SL5yH
s.; Jersey sweets. yz2J0,Za0.
Tallow-Firm; city, 47s05c.' country As
G5c.
Petroleum-Steady.
Rosin-Quiet. strained steady
Rice-Steady.
CofIee-Opened steady. to 10 points
lower and ruled Irregular. with a weak
undertOne. following disappointing news
from an foreign markets. and under quite
active liquidation Of coffee before be-
iieved 20 be in the hands OF strong partlss
Shorts increased their obligations The
foreign contingent sold Warehouse delive-
ries about as expected. The market closed
steady a. net decline of TO L. points.
Total sales 5000 bags including De
cember $50: January. @75N&j.Sp Spot
easier: No. Z, inYOice. SIC: No. Z, Jobblng.
nc Mild barely steady; COrdOva, SQlZkc.
Sugar Steady; refined steady.
COtt0nseed OLA shade stcadier, but
quiet and not offered freely I'm large lots,
with exporters out OF line and prices as
previously quoted Prime crude. I'm bar
e. p =
3liac. FOR prime. off summer yellow. &c,
nominallv: butter grades. S5c., nOminally;
prime winter yellow. 3jU36c; prime white,
34035c: prime meal. S2i0>S.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODs MARKET.
NEW YORK. December 1A-No mate
rial change In general market conditions
to-day. The demand continues moderate
for staple lines but stii I'm excess Of sup
plies. and the tone ot the market Is
strong. without Qu0table advances Of any
moment. Prints continue in good request,
I'm both staples and fancies. and the tone
f. firm. No business In regular print
cloths but narrow odds still selling well.
Cotton Innings Of an kinds strong. and
red finished cambrics advanced - Hos
cry and underwear prices tending upward.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. December H-Flour-
Dull and unchanged.
MICROSCOPY; spot and the month
70ilQ70s.c.: January. 7ihQ7llsc.; May, lrs
M1l#c. southern wheat, by sample, o54
re.
Corn-FIrm; spot. s7sl d377sc.; the month,
37'sQ374c.; December new or old. 5'is1
31ssc.: January. Mit N3l'sc.; February, 3ls
@77.c. March. 5li4c.; southern white. S5A4
6ats-Quiet: No. white SiQ3ikc.; No.
Rye-Dun; 80. near by, &c; No. 2
Butter-Firm: fancy creamery, 27G2Sc
do. imitation 200Ic.. DO. ladle ls020c.
good ladle. lGdl7c.; store-packed. l6ulSc.
rolls. 1702)c.
Cheese-Firm and unchanged
Sugar-StrOng and unchanged.
Fggs-Firm and unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET
CHICAGO. December i-An uncertain
wheat market In the early dealings turn
ed strong on later bullish statistics. Close
steady. Corn was strong. May closing
, &C. higher. Oats closed gaze. better
Provisions were weakened by a liberal
holding supply and proht-taklng, but
closed steady and 2ianlOc. lower
Tho leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.