Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-21
GENERAL MARKETS.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET

NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK. December 20.-Flour-Very
| quiet i'm view OF the approaching holidays,
and nOminally easier. with wheat; Mime
sofa patent, S.S0gSA50; winter patent,
| $.50GS375; winter straights, Sj.5JHS54I;
winter extra, s2.60US g.
Rye FlOur-Steafy.
Buckwheat FlOur-Dull
COnmeal-Easy.
Rye-Dull.
Barley Malt-Dull.
Barley-Quiet
Wheat-Spot weak: No. red 1850. Op-
lions opened firm and &c. higher, govern
ed by room coverings and unexpectedly
stronger cables. but In the absence OF
export trade or important clearances,
long and short selling soon developed,
with disastrous effect on prices. which
broke cent a bushel during the specula-
ton. Close weak at q ssc. net decline,
March closed 743fc.; May closed lt4c.;
july closed IKE: December closed ne.
Corn-Spot easy; No 2 $3.50. Options
opened steady and unchanged and. al
though quiet all day ruled fairly steady
on good support from provision houses.
and finally sold or, WIN wheat ana
closed easy at q ls0Ac. net decline; May
closed 3Satc.; December closed 3shc
Oats-Spot dun; No ?, sc; No. 3 2Slac.
Options dull and lower.
Beef-Steadier.
Cut Meats-Weak
Lard-Steady: December, $3.50, nominal
ly; refined quiet
pOrk-Easier.
Butier-Flrm western creamery, 2S0
&c: State dairy, lSa25e.
Cheese-Firm: fall-made, fancy small,
12at0l8o.: fall-mado, large. fancy 12A 0l3c.
Eggs-Steady; State and Pennsylvania.
2iQ25c.; western ungraded, at mark, 800
2liac.
New York. Sl.50QSl.7j; Long Island. S.5lW
81; Jersey sweets. $23QS2I5; southern
sweets, $l.25n 1915.
Tallow-Frm; city &C.; country, iAQ5c.
Petroleum-Firm.
Rosin-Quiet; strained, common to good,
N.45.
Turpentlne-s STEADY at 5iM052c.
Rice-Cuiet
Cotton-By steamer. TO Liverpool. &c.
COffee-Futures opened steady and un-
changed TO 8 points higher IN sympathy
with firmness in foreign markets and FOL
lowing small brazilian receipts. Trading
throughout the Session was quite OF
holiday evenrg-up character ana small
al that. The warehouse movement was
small owing 10 Yesterdays storm. The
market closed firm and net unchanged TO
10 points higher. Total sales. 1920 bags
including March at s.. May at $40; Sep
TENDER. $3.50, and November. S5.3Jna0.4l.
Spot coffee quiet. Mid steady.
Sugar-Raw firm; fair refining, 33-i6c.;
centrifugal 96 degrees test. nc; mo-
lasses sugar, 3 Slice; refined steady.
Cottonseed- Oil-Active but nominally
steady at flrmer prices; prime crude, bar
rels, 2Sc., nominaily; prime summer yell
low &c: off summer yellow, 3li2c.; but
ter grades. 35c. n0mnally: prime winter
yellow, 35d36c.: prime white, 34U3Jc.;
prime meal, S2A500$25.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. December 20.-Flour-
Dull and unchanged.
Wheat-Dul and easy; spot and the
y 81 ~ IL 10
May. 7iH07lbc.; southern wheat by sam
pie, 66ft72c.
Corn-Easler; spot and the month $3.50
BE. December. new or old, 36H08lc.; Jan
March. s7'sc. bid; southern white. S3aS7izc
Oats-Dull and easier No. white 30iz0
Bic: No. mixed. 2Sz029c.
Ryo-Dull and nominal; No. 2, nearby,
54c.
Sugar-Strong and unchanged
Cheese-Firm and unchanged.
Eggs-Firm and unchanged.
Butter-Firm, fancy creamery. 2SrzSkc.
do, imitation. AN2lc.; DO. ladle. 1eN20c.
good ladle. l60lTc.; store-packed. 16nfSc.
rolls. 17H2lc.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET
NEW YORK. December 20-No change
IN the general character Of the market
for cotton goods Demand moderate
Heavy brown cottons firm in
am leading branches. Bleachod COttOus |
inactive. but sellers still reserved. Coarse |
cOlOred cOttOns scarce. and stiil against |
buyers Prints and gingnams in steady |
request. Print-cl0ths inactive. but hrm /
lt first hands. some sales from second |
hands al slightly easier prices. Dress |
goods and silks are very firm
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET
CHICAGO. December pa slack de- !
mand and small clearances at the sea- |
board took the starch out OF wheat iO- /
day. May closing &c. under yesterday |
Corn is0hc. down and oats 2sc. lower /
Provisions closed unchanged.
The leading futures ranged as follows |
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing. |
Wheat No .