Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-12
GENERAL MARKETS.
NEw WORK Produce MARKET.


NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK. December 1L-Fiour-Dull
and easy, with buyers and sellers anu
l0c apart. but not quotaply lower 90
rive Flour-Steadier and active; fair 70
good, S.l0qS3.20.
Buckwheat tlour-Dull.
Observation-Disclosures.
Cornmeal-Steady. c,,,.
Rys-Steady; No. western, 6l'2c., Z. o.
b.. afioat; state rye, 50Goic.
Barley-Quiet.
Barley Malt-Dull. .,,, -.
Wheat-Spot weak; No. red, i44c OPP
tions opened easy and unchanged; soon
thereafter falling into positive weakness,
that lasted well into the afternoon. rms
was prompted by lower cdDieS. genera,
unloading, lack Of outside support, ana
chiefly By an increase Of 0lf,Vp) DushelS IN
The visible supply figures, where a l,lOOOO
bushels decrease had been expected. close
weak at a ssQAc. decline. The break IN
stocks also had more or less OF beatisn
influence on grain. March close9 lo,; CO.
! Nav closed 74i2c. December closed l2isc.
Corn-Spot weak; No. ,, 4Yisc. Optlons
opened steady at sc. decline, WIN
wheat. but later declined sharply, on falr
receipts West. small clearances, and the
] break i'm wheat. Close weak at a A4ssc.
/ net decline. May closed $3.50; December
Oats oats1Spot quiet; No. 2, 29c. Options
| dull and weak
Realistically. -
! Cut-Meats-Quiet; shoulders, o4Hoc''
ENTHUSIASTICALLY; western steamed, s5.C0;
refined steady; Continent, $3.50.
pork-Firm. me.
Butter-Steady; western creamery %'g
! &c: State dairy. lSp5c.
| Cheese-Firm; fall-made, fancy, small
| 49,. 0l2c.: do, large, l2l2ql2Ac
/ Eggs-Steady; State and Pennsylvania,
2iQ25c., loss OF; western unsraded' at
Potatoes~steady; Jersey. N.GqN:5o:
! New York. 81. 2JGiSl. 62i2; Long Island, Sl5o
QN75; Jersey sweets, S2.JOgS3; southern
sweets. S2.25as2.5O.
TallOW-Firm.
PetrOleum-F
! Rosin-Steady.
Turpentine-Qulet at 5la5lisc.
Rice-Steady.
Coffee-Futures opened steady az a oe-
cline OF to 7 points. In sympathy with
| unfavOrable European cables, but later
rallied on light local support trading
was fairly active late In the session, but
| continued chiefly Of a professional char
acter. Brazil news about met expectation,
| as did the weekly statements. Receipts
were fair, but Offset by liberal warehouse
| deliveries. The market was nnally quiet,
/ nj net unchanged prices TO points de-
Cline nee Total sales. 300 bags, including
| December 1915; January, S60oaSl0 spot
coffee-Rio quiet; mild quiet; Cordova, SV
| 12i2c.
Sugar-Raw steady; refined steady.
Cottonseed- Oil-lnactive and barely
steady. without change or feature, buyers
| or sellers still being considerably apart.
| Prime crude. barrels. &c, nominally;
prime summer yellow 3lm3ll2c.; off sum-
mer yellow nominal Butter gradeS, Soc.
| nOminaly: prime winter yellow, 3i1zeQ
3jibc.; prime white, 33034c.; prime meal,
! $23. 500 s24.5O.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK, December 1.-THE dry
goods market has ruled quiet throughout
the day, so far as actual business goes,
| but some fair-slzed bids for brown goods
for instant delivery were turned down at
current prices. A small transaction IN
! FORWARD 5000 brown sheetings reported
at 1-8c. Print-cloths and print-cloth yarn
fabrics generally quiet but strong Bleacn-
ed dull but very firm. Denims still tend
! ing upward. Other coarse colored cottons
/ strong. Prints I'm good demand for both
! staples and fancies. Ginghams strong and
scarce. White goods tending upwards,
in both plain and fancy varieties.
! BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
| BALTIMORE. December n-Flour-
! Dull and unchanged
Wheat-Dull and easy; spot and the
| month 7O5sQ7Os.c.: January, 7liNlIAe.;
May, 74izQ7l9sc.; southern, by sample eog
| 1%c.
Corn-Quiet and easy; spot and the
37I8d37%c.; January, 14g3l*c;; Febru-
ary. 37ihd37s4c.; southern white. 3t4nSotc.
Oats-Firm; No. white. SlhgSZc.; NO.
| mixed. 2St.42yc.
Rye-Dull; No. 2, nearby DC; NO.
| western. soc.
Sugar-Strong and unchanged; coarse
and fine GRADUATED, $3.50.
Butter-Firm - unchanged; Fancy
sresmePyt; T/tso' imitation 1491i'
Cheese-Firm and unchanged; large, lS4
QlS%c. medium, lSh9Blsc.; small, B1gg
BIC.
Eggs-Firm and unchanged at 2lq22c.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, December 1.-THE panicky
condition OF Wall street exerted a down
ward pressure on the wheat market TO
day, May closing at loss Of &c: from
Saturday. Corn, too, felt this influence
but was steadied by the wet weather
May closing nc. down. oats finished 4
shade lower, and provisions unchanged
TO 2izc. under. Flaxseed advanced Sgoc
7s7s.s net5ss cmrwyp VpgKqJ cmi"yp VI
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing
Wheat. No. = 49,, .,,,
R Rsy So. ...sss:u7o g sS@ s 81 s Sc
Dec corn ... NO, + 81 800, soss
Jan DIS silsGh sOf, s4
May .......S3asQB 1895 1925 S21sqS
oats. No. 3
May .......2i1s 2t1s 23ss92i "a
Mess Pork, per barrel
Jan ......s9s5 ssS1la s9.S25 $685.
May ..".slOO7ls sloio slOc5 5000
e, Ian r'". : Ss sssss5% ;sSS 81: s.;3
short RIBS. per 100 lbs
Jan ..-".s s%i2 10 sSS27is ssSl
Cash quotations were - follows: No.
yellow corn. 1890. Flour steady. No.
spring wheat, 6s.sqsSc.; No. ? red, so.se
6SIsc No. corn, 3Oi.c. No. oats, rs
&c No. white. 25lF93fc.; No. white
2iIaql25i@c No. rye. 6llkd5Sc: NO.
barley, TQ44o. No. fiaxseed. Has; new
sl.4S. Prime timothy seed, N~g$a4,
Mess pork, per barrel, IS 0qs9.so: Lard
per 10 pounds, D.6Gs5.Sls Short-ri
sides loose, &.l09S.so. Dry-salted Shout
ders. boxed, S.574gs5oo Short-clea
sides, boxed s5.aeas5.45. Whiskey,, dis
ltillers finished goods. per gaLon, ~ -
Sugars--Cut-loaf, $50; granulated' W
Butter steady; creamery. l6elDc.: oar
lsu22c Cheese steady at iiAql2lzc. Ess
firm; fresh. zoe.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, December n.-Cotton
Spot I'm fair demand; prices LAD. highe