Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-07
GENERAL MARkE Ts.

NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK. December 6.-f iour-
Market opened firm, with an upward IN
dency. but finally eased on; WIN III.
break i'm wheat. closing rather "e"N'
Minnesota patent, SS)dN
Rye Flour-Steady; sales, 100; choice 10
fancy. $3.50 S3.45.
Buckwheat Flour-Dull.
Buckwhea t-StrOng.
Rye-F'irmA No. 2, 6liAc.
Cornmeal-Srong.
Barley-Stcady; feeding, sVl2Milc.
Barley Malt-Quiet.
Wheat-Spot steady; No. 2 red. 734c. Op
lions Opened firm at nc. advance, on
cables and foreign buying. After MOVING
up Ac more. on light western receipts
new buying failed TO appt ar, ana bfats
attacked prices. being aided ny iaVoidpie
Argentne-crop news. koom-iraiets un-
loaded freely. on the break. causing con-
tinucd afternoon heaviuess. Close sc.
lower. March closed 75isc.' May closed
7iAc.; July closed 1iasc.; December closed
72isc. o..,.-.
opened firm at sc. advance, on cables
and covering only to react later, on more
liberal country offerings and collapse in
wheat. closing an a &c. net decline. sday
closed 3sizc: December closed SS'sc.
Oats-Spot steady; No. ?. 2yIku2oc. OPP
tions dull and lower. with lthe other
markets.
Beef Steady.
ut-Meats-Steadv.
I.ard-Steady; western steamed, 800 r.
fined steady.
Pork-F'rmer.
Butter-Firm western creamery, zuz'c.
Cheese-Strong; small, September, 12&a
l2c.
Petroleum-Strong.
ROsin-Steadv.
Turpentine- Steady
Potatoes-s Steady; 7 rsey. N.2gqI.5l q
New York. $lNtL4O: ,.ong Island ST. n
Si.75; jersey sweets, >2.210SAh; southern
Cabbage-Quiet: Long Island. ;2asL5e
per 100
Turpentine-steady at 5lilG52c.
Coffee-The market for coffee futures
opened steady, with prices 10 ~ polii.s
lower under prOft-taking, and foreign
selling from the bear side, brought our
by weakness I'm European murkets, bui
later recovered partially, on light Bra
lillian receipts. liberal warehouse dellVe-
ries and relative stability OF the Spot
department Absence Of plague news
from Brazil was a drawback from con
! fdent action on either side. Near tlt
close prices broke, under renewed realiz,
| ing. The market closed easy, at a mel
| decline Of 1Ou20 points. Total sales, %,Vh
| bags. including December, N.8uG; Janu
! arV S6qx6.O5. Spot coffee easy, No. 7, in
voice. e7.c: No. I. jobbng, 1850. Milo
quiet; Cordova, c&ull4c
| SnEHf-ftdN quiet, ltilllfu SlttN9s
Cottonseed Oii-Firmer and more active
az an advance on prime summer yellow
| because OF light offerings Otherwise
quotations remained nCminally unchanged
| Prime crude. barrel &c, nominally
| prime summer yellow, S2u32lzc.; on sum
mer yellow, nominal Butter grades nom
| inal: prime winter yellow. 3iU3Jc.: prime
white. 33Q3ic; prime meal, S23.bOnSA.5O
| NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET.
| NEW YORK. December 6-Demand FOL
staple cottons quiet throughout, bu
market fully as strong as ever, and sup
plies spot and forward quite limited
| Heavy brown sheetings and drills strong
| " held. Print-clOths quiet at preyiou.
| prices. I'm both regulars and odd goods
! Bleached cottons tending upward, particu
| larry in the lower grades. Wide sheetinR:
| occasionally advanced 10 per cent De
| MINIS. ticklngs, and other coarse color
ed cottons advanced, and occasionally
| quoted &c. higher Best fancy prints
| opened at 5iac. Advances OF nc. impend
| ing I'm black and white and gray prints
| staple ginghams advanced Nc. Wool anC
worsted dress goods strong and tendlns
up. silks are firm. and ribbons advancing
points in some lines
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. December 6.-Wheat was
| firm early to-day, but weakened on pre-
| dioted increase in visible, closing 1zc. un
! der Yesterday. Corn declined witt
wheat. and on freer country offerings
| closed l4dssc. down. Oats closed &c
| lower. Provisions weakened, with corr
| and on proft-taking, closing 2lzc. lowe
all around.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
opening Highest. Lowest. Closing
| Wheat. No p