Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-02
GENERAL MARKETS.

NEW YORK, December Flour
Weak and lower, but even concessions
failed 10 attract buyers VINO are ahticl-
patng a stil lower level; rye flour easy;
buckwheat flour easy at S22JgSzS0.
Buckwheat-Qulet.
COrnmepl-Easy.
kye-WealS. NO. ?, 59c.; state rye, oJc'
Barley-Quiet; feeding, Az l-Zd4lc.
Barley Malt-Dul.
Wheat-Spot weak; No. ? red, u Csc;
options opened easy at l-ec. decline, tOl-
lowing lower cables. but soon recovered,
owing to a good foreign demand, and adj
vanced lac. This was succeeded by ro-
action, under favorable Argentine crop
reports, and news OF big local grain
trade failure The close was weak at =
3-sg3-lc loss from Wednesday; January
closed Il sic; March closed - 5-ic' May
Corn-Spot weak; No. 3 30 s-sc.; options
opened steady and unchanged, nut deVel-
oped weakness, under liquidation and
sympathy with wheat, In spite OF a big
EXPORT trade. and closed weak al La
S-sc. net decline; May closed IS l-lc.; De-
Oats-spot quiet; No. 2. 9oc.; options duh
and weaker.
Beef-Flrm.
ut-Neats-Easy; picked bellies, $3.50
Lard-ouiet; western steamed, s5.37 IL;
refined steady.
Pork-Steady.
Butter-Firm; western creamery, 2SD
I
Cheese-srong; small September, Il $40
Esgs-Quiet; State and Pennsylvania,
| 25qZic., loss off; western migrated, az
/ mark, lHl20c.
Potatoes Steady; Jersey siQ$LS IL;
| New York, $lQSL40; Long Island, N25p
| Sis; Jersey sweets. SLy94S2.
! sge-Dull; Long Island, SgSi per
! 100
Cotton-By steam, 20 Liverpool. 29c.
! Petroiounl-tirm; Philadelphia and Bal
| timore, $3.50; do. In bulk, $3.50.
] Rosin-Firm, strained, common TO good,
| Sl.SJgSliO
Rice-steady: domestic. fair TO extra,
4q6 lie; japan, S-Hg5c.
! Conee-Futures opened firm, az a de-
! cline Of Is points, IN sympathy with wsdb
| European cables, later recovered from tho
! break. on demand from shorts and active
| support from the bulls, based on good
spot demand light Brazil receipts, en-
couraging Brazilian cables, and an IN
! creasing warehouse movement. A furry
Of realizing carried prices back in tho
! last hour The market closed steady and
! 3 10 10 points lower, sales. 1870 bags. IN
Guiding December. sf5qs5.S; January,
| $50; spot Ria steady; mild steady.
Sugar-Raw and refined steady.
-Oil-Was strong, and held
| higher on prime summer yellow with
very little change. Butter oil and of yell
low practically withdrawn from the mar
l.
Prime crude, barrels. 27c.. prime summer
yellow, &c.; of summer yellow nominal.
Butter grades nominal: prime winter yell
low. S3g3ic.; prime white, S2Q55c; prime
meal, S23.504s2i50.
THE DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK, December Irregular
print-cloths have advanced l-iQ3 "a.
/ Sales OF some 10000 pieces have been
made at Providence. but no business IS
reported at Fall River. WIDE gray goods
] oh. fIt8fy- nd
! drills quiet, but full prices are maintained.
! Courtyard sheetings advanced. Bleached
| cOttOns in strong demand and quiet, but
some medium grades advanced &c.
! Denims lie. higher In leading makes.
! other coarse colOred cottons against BUY
| ers Prints are generally withdrawn from
| sale for the moment, until agents decide
upon prices. Ginghams advanced 1-2c. In
! fine dress styles. Buraps quiet and bare
| ~ steady.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. December 1.-Blour-Dull
Wheat-Weak and lower. spot and the
| month 6 3-4M69c. January, IV9Io l-tci
| May. "a Lie. asked; southern, by sample
| Cjd7Oc.
| 81 5-sQ37 3-4c.; the month. 81 5-sc. asked
! December. new or old. IS 3-fd31c.; Janu-
| ary. 50 l-2036 5-Sc.; February - l-2n
! 90 &c; southern white. 80 l-Igeec.
! OatS-tirm. NO. Wnlte, s-y9- A--S'
| Rye-Dull; No. near by, SIC.
Sugar-Strong and UNCHANGED.
| Butter-Firm and unchanged.
Cheese-Firm and unchanged.
Eggs-Ffrm and unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. December l.-Wheat depress-
ed bv q poor cash demand and a bearish
Modern Miller report and closed weak
| and 2-8c. off from Wednesdays close.
| corn weakened, with wheat, and closed
3.Sc' lower. oats closed l-sc. lower. Pro-
visions closed a trihe higher
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.