Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-22
GENERAL MARKETS.

NEW YORK PRODUCE MAXIM l..
NEW YORK, December n.-Flour-
Again very slow, but steady, closing lithi'
with wheat; winter extras, S.5nS2.so'
Rye FlOur-Steady.
Buckwheat Flour-Quet.
uckwheat-NOminaL
Cornmeal-Dull; yellow western, SIC;
city. nc.
Rye-Easy: No. . western. GOikc.
Barley-Dull; feeding, Aizu4oc.; mating
4Sd5sc
Barley Malt-Dull.
Wheat-Spot steady; No. red, 74c; OPP
tions quiet steady. and unchanged, on
better cables than expected, but soon de-
velOped weakness. under small clearances
and short selling. In the afternoon. now
ever. Chicago bulls started a scare on WdI
rum0rs and reports OF lower consois .ute
promoted sharp advance. with active
covering. Close firm at AGl2c. net au,
varce. March closed 1850; May Stoseu
Zoe: July closed 75isc.; December. 12isc;
Corn-Spot firm; No. 2. 4o,2c. Oplioih
market opened steady and unchanged,
gradually advancing later In the day, on
small receipts. large clearances, substan-
tial buying, and the final jump IN wheat;
Close firm at a nc. advance; May closed
SEC; December closed $3.50, a. ~,
Oats-Spot quiet; NO. :, &c NO o.
2Sac options quiet.
Beef-Steady. 80
Cut-Meats-Quiet; picked bellies. 5,sp
6l4c.; do, shoulders, sac; do, hams SAY
a.
Lard-Firmer; western steamed. $40;
December closed S.75, nomnaly; rehned
firm.
Pork-steady. o.a,
Butter-Steady; western creamery zSg
&c: State dairy, 1Slt25c .o.,1,
Cheese-Firm: fall fancy. small, l2Ap
13c.; do, large fancy, HAWl6c
Eggs-Steady; State and Pennsylvaniia'
pa 25c.; western ungraded, al marx, 100
2isc. western. NgSc. loss on. o., 70.
pDfatOeg-Sf eadN. Jersey. -. ga fl."V'
New York, Sl.50Hs175; Long Island, M.We
50 Jersey sweets, 2.Z5q2.io; southern
sweets. Sl.2J0$l.l5. ,.~,-
Tallow-Firm; city, Sc; country. 4fsg5c.
Rosin-Steady; strained, common 10
good, sl45.
Enthusiastically; Long Island, Sass per
Cotton-By steam to Liverpool, s6c.
Coffee-Opened steady at unchangei
prices TO a points decline, ana showed
weak undertone most OF the day. follow,
ing lower Brazilian cables and absence or
speculative support Selling was check-
ed by very small receipts az RIO ana Sen-
tos. The market closed steady ana D
lower 10 points net higher. Total sales.
20 800 bags, including January, $3.50; March,
Sc Spot Rio quiet; mild steady.
Sugar-Firm; refined steady.
Cottonseed- On-Stsadily held and I'M
changed, but with business still more or
less of a holiday character. Prime crude,
barrels, CSC, nominelly; prime summer
yellow, &c; Off summer yellow, 5l'2c.
butter grades. 75c, nOminally; prime win
ter yellow 35d96c. prime white, 3tnS4i2c.
prime meal, 245OGSEo.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK, December H.-No change
Ia the general character Of the marker
for either cotton or WOOllen goods Inc
demand is quiet in both. Shipments OF
cotton goods heavy, % anticipate new
railway freight classification, which goes
into effect January lst Tone OF market
without material change. Upward ten
dency OF prices seems TO be arrested Tor
the time being but a moderate Increase
of business would start them going again.
Prints and ginghams very firm. Cotton
Innings of all kinds firm. Hosiery and UNI
dcrwear I'm good condition. Stocks light.
and prices firm
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET
BALTIMORE, December A.-Flour-
Wheat-Dul; spot and the month, 70@
70iLc.: January, 70l2G7OAc.; May, iin
7fLc southern, by sample, 0nDl2c.
Corn-Dull: spot and the month, $500
S67kc; December, new or OLD, oosslt9oftc
January. 36%0363sc.; February, 3Nn5il4c
March. BIO; southern white, 32Au3IAc.
Oats-Dull: No white, 5O1za5lc.; NO.
2 mixed, 2SisQ29c.
Rve-Nominal: No. O. nearby. SIC.
Sugar-Strong and unchanged.
Butter. Cheese, and Eggs-Firm and un-
changed.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. December 2L-The engage
ment by England OF ocean-lners for the
transport service was the chief bullish
item OF the day I'm wheat. May closed
&c. over Yesterday. Corn closed &c. and
oats K0Mc. higher. Provisions az the
close were a trlhe up I'm May pork and
ribs and 10c. better in lard.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening Highest. Lowest. Closing.