Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-23

decline. under bearish Argentine and Rus
siam crop reports. but rallied httle IN
the afternoon, on covering ana me s.eS
ness of cables. Clearances IN" -.
demand were again ms gnihcant US
about steady az unchanged prices 20
i-Sc. decline March closed n l-sc. MAY
closed "A 7-Sc.; July closed 75c; December
Corn-spot easy No. ,. 4oi-2c Options
opened easy. with the Wesl, "a. osyer-
improved slightly, on light country onN
incs and fair clearance. close D1tsiy
steady at a I-Sni-fc. decline; May, y 49,
December closed IS l-fc
Oats-Spot quiet; No. ?. &c; NO. D.
q l-2c: options neglected. 90 .o1,ua
cut Meats-Dull; picked bellies, p 20
c Size; do. shoulders JS-ic.' do hains'
Iard-Firm: western steamed. $50;
December. $50, nominally' rehnei hrm'
BntterDstrong and active; western
creamery. 23aZec: State dairy. N421c.
Cheese-Firm; fall-made fancy. small
u 3-ill3c: fall-made, large, fancy, J. 5-iY
Eggs-Ouiet. state ana Pennsylvania.
2lff2ic.: western ungraded. at mark, 100
q 1-2c.: western. 2lUzic., loss OF. ., 80.
POtatoes-Steady; Jersey, SLE4L sl90.
New York. 81 j01isljj, Long Island, $,.~d
81: Jersey sweets, S2.230f-.yv' Soulne'"
nseed-Oii-steady but neglected,
with prices unchanged. prime crude, pa
rels 2sc., nOmlnally, prime summer
low. &c: Of summer yellow. ol1C., u.'-
ter grades CSC. uOmlnally; prime Wih'ei
yellow. 35u3Gc: prime white, 5f9o'Zc.'
prime meal. s2iJ0nS-3 ,~~-,
Talow-Dull; city Jc.' country f&4'''
T Ts1rI at Jraa52c.
49,. Steady. Long Island. Sass
per loo. ,.,, o.,
Cott0n-Bv steamer 20 Liverpool Z'e.
COnee-Futures opened steady anu w,
changed 20 a . points decline anu i9leu
duU and feamreless. with weak under,
tome following unsatisfactory cables anu
very small warehouse deliveries, IN vpl-
necti0n with aplthetic spot marker. i nrle
was no outside speculation, Wnat ever.
The market closed steady and net uh-
changed To- 5 points lower Io!9l Sue
g 0G0 hogs Including March. SCd>6Wi May .
81; tOlSc m Su0t coffee duh Mild quiet
Suear-Raw firm. Refined steady.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET
NEW YORK. December 2.-General
condition of the market unchanged. De
mand quiet for all staple cotlons Du1
unite large enough 90 take care OF sup
rlias. Heavy brown sheetings ana arms
In limited request, but ste&dy bleacneu
roflons inactive with prices firm DENNIS
and other coarse ca. Oied collohS uiiii. 3
fo llfT. PRINTS. Unlu lhINt "t.'
oyict to-day. with no change in prices
WIDE sheetings strong. Print-cioths M
active with no change I'm prices. Linens
strong. Burlaps quiet but ilrni'
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE December 22.-Flour-Dui'
and unchanged. " nth rols
Wheat-Dull; spot and The month sst,lia
n !. TO-. January. 70l-2ui0 3-ic.; May ~"
-ii-ic, southern. by sample, o4h l-lc,
Corn-Dull. spot, the month , 1ng -,
cember. spot. new or old 80 S-it' o., ~ Il, /,
January. 20 3-i037c.; February d, l-,t
972-Sc March. 81 lie, bidi southern
white. 30 3-i0T lie. ,o-,,.
Oats-Dull: No. p white, 80 -zp5lc.
Nominal. No. near ~, Oi''
gugar-SrOng and unchanged
p,,ffer and Cheese-Firm and unchanB-
Fpcs-Firm al 2Oc per dozen.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET
CHICAGO. December 22-Wheat was
! v,o1L early I'm the session. foreign crop
advicas being loarish, but the mdrhe'
/ eteadiod later ON covering py sholls,
/ Nav closing &c under yesterday. 'oiii
/ and OATS closed unchanged ana proFl-
siOns 5Hl5c. higher
CHRISTMAS AND NEW NEAk9.
There will be no session OF the board
/ Of Trade christmas and New ear :, Day.
The leading futures ranged rs lviiowa
Cpening Highest. Lowest. Closing