Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-13
GENERAL MARKETS.
NEW YORK PRODrJCE MARKE

Rye-Easy.
Barley-Steady.
Barley Malt-Quiet.
Wheat-Spot steady; No. 2 red, HSc.
Options opened steadier. at a isc. adj
vance, on light receipts and favorable
cables, but later experienced a sharp
break, declining l2c. in the afternoon.
This was prompted by large increase in
'Bradstreet's" worlds stocks, and
brought out heavy selling for both ac-
counts in the absence of export demand.
Close steady, on little covering, at u
&c. net decline. March closed Tl7sc.; July
closed 7i%c.; December, 7i7sc.
COrn-Spot steady; No. 2 red 40isc. OPP
ton market opened steady. at Lie
decline, with wheat, and held generally
steady all day, with a small trade and
unchanged TO sc. net lower; May closed
3S5sc.; December closed 3SAc.
Oats-Spot steady; No. 3, 29lac options
quiet, but steady.
Iard-Firm western steamed, s5.67k
December S.65, nominally; refined steady;
Continent, $3.50.
pOrk-F'irmer.
Butter-Steady; western creamery. 230
&c; State dairy, lS0l25c.
Cheese-Firm; fall-made fancy, small,
12%Nl3c. do, large, 12isqI2Ac.
Eggs-Dull; State and Pennsylvania,
2i62jc. western ungraded, at mark, lGu
21isc.; western, 2lq4c., loss OFF
Potatoes-Firm: Jersey. 81 2JGS150; New
York $3.50 S.75; Long Island. sl.50gS2;
Jersey sweets, S2.25aS2.75; southern sweets,
Si75ns2.25.
Petroleum-Firm.
Rosin-Ouet.
Turpentine-Duil at aG5lizc.
Rice-Steady.
MOlasses-Quiet.
Cotton-By steam, TO Liverpool, &c.
Coffee-Options opened quiet with prices
5fil0 points lower, under local and light
foreign selling brought out by. weak ca
bles from Iuropean and Brazilian mar
kets. Trading was feeble most Of the
session, with further price changes I'M
important. Brazilian receipts were larger
than expected and warehouse deliveries
below estimates. The market was finally
quiet with prices l0ltl5 points net lower.
Total sales. 1900 bags. including Decem-
Der, 1916; February. $3.50. Spot Rio quiet
and nominal; No. T. invoice. nc; No. z.
iobbing. 72sc. Mild quiet; Cordova, So
i2ikc.
Sugar-Raw steady; refined eady.
Coftonseed- Oil-Was irregular and about
steady. with sales of January prime sum-
mer yellow at Hkc., and or prime crude,
because OF scarcity, at 2sc; Prime crude,
barrels. 271z02Sc., nominally; prime sum-
mer yellow 3ilkc.; off summer yellow. Slp
ate, nominally; butter grades 35c., nom
inally; prime winter yellow, S5liS515c:
prime white. 33u35c.; prime meal, $2inS25.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, December l2.-Flour--
Dull and unchanged.
Wheat-Very dull spot and the month.
7O4a707sc.; January, 7lQ7lAc.; May, 7iW
741c.; southern wheat, 66d7lhc.
Corn-Dull and steady; spot. 37b437%c.
tho month. 3l2a&&ic.; December new or
old. 37i4GS7ssc; January, 37G37hc., Feb
ruary, Sl4g37lsc'; southern white, $500
Oats-Flrm No. white, 31lkQs2c.; No.
2 mixed. 2Stq29c.
Rye-Duil; No 2 nearby. sc; No. 2,
western, soc. bid
Sugar-Strong and unchanged.
Cheese-Firm and unchanged.
Butter-Firm and unchanged.
Eggs-Firm and unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, December i2.-Wheat OPEN
ed steady to-day, on prospects OF freeze,
but weakened, on the heavy increase in
the worlds visible. May closing kQHc.
under yesterday. May corn closed shade
up and May oats unchanged. Provisions
were strengthened by a holding move
ment lighter than expected, small offer
ings, and good outside demand, May
pork closing TIC. over yesterday; May
lard and May ribs each up SC.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.
Wheat. No. .
Dec. ...~..eSA eSN So eSls
May .......ssA@% Ss4s ess. SO
pee. ....."sos.aA 80. 20 sok
Jan. .......3OS. 304G7s 30isd% 3O&.Q7s
May ......32ssaA S2A 1924 1924
Oats. No. D
Dec. .......22h 22hMs 22A 22zak
May .......2S5sM4 ~ 25s "a
Mess Pork per barrel
Jan. .....ssS2ls 1900 s9s2l5 5000
May .....$i0io si0221s sl00IA sl022l1
Lard. per 100 lbs
Jan. .s5S1is $50 S5S5 $40
May ......S555 500 $3.50 $500
Short Ribs. per 100 lbs
Jan. .....$525 $3.50 $525 $50
May ......D.s7z sJ.42is s5.3,is sji2i5
Cash quotations were as follows: No. 2
yellow corn, Soizq3lc. Flour steady. No
spring wheat. Gs,tsgeSc No. red. eel4et
6Siac No. 2 corn, Soisc No. 2 oats. 23sfl
BE; No. 2 white, 26l4tQ25iac.; No: white
2ttsozsisc No. rye. SlifeS2c; No bar
Prime timothy seed. s2.50ls2.52,s Mess
pork, per barrel. &.4oasl0 Lard. per 100
pounds. S5.o5Gs5.s5. Short rib sides doose)
*. l5a$5.l5; dry-salted shoulders boxed),
S.s7isQs5. 90; short clear sides tboxe,p
IS 45GS55 whiskey dstilers' finished
goods, per gallon, $123lz. Butter steady;