Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-17
GENERAL MARKETS.
NEW YORK PROnrrCE MARK

NEW OKh PRODUCE MAlthEI.
NEW YORK, December l6.-F'lour-Dull
and 5ul0c. lower TO sell; Minnesota pa
tent, S5.S0QS.sJ
Rye Fiour-Firm; fair to good, 5000
S.15.
Buckwheat Flour-Dull at s225ds235.
ckwheat-Nominal.
Cornmeal-Quiet yellow western. soc.
Rye-Easy; No. .. western. Gle.
Barley-Steady; feeding, 4lc.
Barley Malt-Quiet.
Wheat-Spot easy; No. 2 red 7ic.. T. o.:
b. afloat; No. red. re. Options opened
easy at a &c. decline from last night,
Influenced by the bearish government
crop report and short selling, with "A air
visible supply, small estimates OF worlds
shipments and steady cables. The mar
ket closed dull at Ssc. decline; May
closed at NC.
Corn-Spot easy; No. .. 4O3sc. Options
opened easy at &c. decline, with wheat,
and on lower cable news. sympathizing
also with break I'm hog products. Close
easy at 4c. net decline; May 3S7sq39c. !;
closed al S9c.; December, 39AQ595sc.;
closed al 394c.
oats-spot quiet; No. ?, 20Ac. Options
Beef-Dull; mess. $3.50; beef hams. $3.50
Cut Enthusiastically; picked bellies, 5IsG
&C.; DO, shoulders. 5&4c.; picked hams,
SNs9.
Lard-Weaker; western steamed. $5.77h:
Pork-Firm mess. Sl0Ii SlO75; short clear,
SllmSl2; family, Sl2UN25O
BUtter-Quiet: western creamery, ga
&c. State dairy, 1SN25c.
Cheese-Firm; fall-made fancy, small.
Eges-steady; State and Pennsylvania.
2ig25c.; western, ungraded, at mark, l6q
2liac.; western, HQAc., loss off.
Potatoes-Steady; Jersey, $l2jdA.50:
New York, $l.25qI.75: Long Island, Sl.59G
-. Jersey sweets S2.2JfTf2. 10. southern
sweets. S175d$2.25.
Petroleum-Steady; refined New York.
$3.50; philadelphia and Baltimore, S9.S5;
dO I'm bulk, $.2o.
Realistically; strained, common to
Turpentine-Quiet at 5llsd52c.
Rice-Steady; domestic, fair to extra,
4q6isc.; japan, 4Aq5c.
Tallow-Flrm; city. &C.; country, 4sil5c.
Cabbage-Steady; Long Island, $igSt5O
per 100.
Cotton-By steamer to Liverpool, 25c.
grain. by steamer. 23c.
Coffee-Options opened unsteady at an
advance Of 81 10 points, on covering, fol-
lowing European cables, and continued
disappointing receipts at Rio and Santos.
The advance was checked by proht-tak-
Ing and a disposition TO even up accounts,
in anticipation of the holidays Close
quiet and net unchanged to a . points
advance sales, $500 bags, including jan
uary, $3.50. Spot Rio quiet; No. Z, in
voice, Csc; No. Z, jobbing, 7ssc. Mild
quiet
centrifugal 96-degree test, 4Ac. bid; mo-
| lasses sugar, 9-l6c. bid. Refined STEADY.
CottOnseed-Oil was quiet and about
| steady, showing little change or feature,
prime crude, CSC. nominally; prime sum-
mer yellow, 3llxW32c.. off summer yellow,
Bic. nominally; butter grades, 35c., nomi-
nally; prime winter yellow. 35d36c.: prime
white. 3fd35c.; prime meal, S2t0OnS2o.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK, December 16.-There has
been no material change In the cotton
| goods market to-day. General demand
moderate in all departments. Tone at first
hands continues good and prices are well
| maintained. but in some directions Sc
cond-hand holders show moro disposition
| 90 meet buyers Cotton yarns strong ana
| still tending upward. Worsted yarns
also strong. Woollen yarns firm.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. December 16.-Flour-
! Dull and unchanged
Whest-Dun; spot and the month, lCi4n
7Osc.; January 7liaN1l3c.; May, fils1
! 7i3sc.: southern. by sample, 6lf72c.
! Corn-Quiet and easier; spot and the
month, 3iQ3psc.; December, new or Old
! 6p5lisc.; January, 3l4@sc February
S7lsd313sc.; March. S74c. bid
! Oats-Stcady: No. . white. 3ll4c
Rye-Nominsi; No. ,. nearby, dc,
| Sug0r-RaW strong ana uncndIStu.
! Butter-Firm and unchanged.
! Cheese-Firm and unchanged.
Eggs-I1rm and unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, December l6.-Proyisi0ns
were conspicuously active on the Board
! Of Trade to-day, weakening on heavy
proft-tsking. precipitated by the Boston
financial difficulties May pork closing zoe.
May lard l2iac. and May ribs 7isfllDo
under yesterday. Wheat weakened on
the government report, but became
steadier on export inquiry. May closine
nc. down Corn closed i,0iIc. lower anC
! May oats unchanged.
The leading futures closed as follows: