Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-23
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.



NEW YORK. December 22.-Cotton quiet: sales,
~ baies; middling, uplsnds, z 15-16c.; middiing
orleans, l5-l0c; net receipts, all pcrts, 6O,625
o1les; e1ports-to Great Britain, f2,2ll bates;
70 france, $500 bales; 10 the Continent s. 32
bales; stock, l,247.447 bales. southern nour
duh put heavy; common 60 fair extra, e3.5Oa
~ 10; good 70 choice do, s4.l5as5.25. whoat
lower; Iee sellers; moderately active; No. 9
req, SLOOysatl,OO4l, store and elevator: i.07a
sLoEA afoat; options show a decline OF Isalc.
from yesterdays close on easier cabes, free Of
iers to sell by foreigners and local houses, with
nm increase shown IN the amount on passage and
IN the English visible supply: No 9 red, Decem-
Der, t1.05Ss: January, sl.05JS: May, el.O7t1.
Corn lower and irregular but fairly active; No.
= o1k a533sc. in elevator; 5tt6a55c. aroat OPP
tons declined AeaiISc. on weak cables large
receipts, and heavy selling OF the year option az
Chicago. December, 5chc.: January, 53c. May,
Ole. Oats lon a. and quot; options moderately
active and weaker; December and January,
mixed western, 3s}failhc. CoGee-opiions
steady: closed D up 20 IL down; December,
sl295ae13.l0; January, sl2.60asl2.70;
March, sl2.l0ssl2,25; spot Rio quiet and
fairly active and lrm common to fancy, $50
3Sc. Rice In fair demand and srm Petroleum
quiet and steady: refined, New YORK, case.
CottOn-seed oil weak and dull crude, 25ixc.
yellow 29c. asked. Rosin quiet and steady;
strained, common 10 good. Sl.35aSt.4 Tur.
pentne quiet and firm az 33MaJi16,. Pork In
moderate demand Hnd steady. Peanuts firm.
shoulders, 43ta5c Lard opened strong and
closed weak: western steam, S640 bid; city,
80; January, S6.42; May, S6.74. Freights to
Liverpool duh and weak; cotton, 3-lod.; grain,
Al.
CHICAGO
CHICAGO December 22.-Dullness and weak
ness were the leading features Of the trading In
all the pits on the Board OF Trade to-day. Tho
near approach Of the holiday season and dsin'
cliI alton on the part Of operators to do more
| than even up the lines which they already had
out were responsible for this state OF affairs.
This ia intensified by the fact that NJ the close
| Of business on Thursday the Board will adjourn
until the following MOndHy, and operators deem
| il imprudent 20 have out unprotected lines In
the mean time, either short or long, as tho en-
| tire situation might be reyolutionized IN the
interim. Wheat was duu ana weak almost
| from the opening To the closing. All OF the
news favored the bears and the extreme mar
rowness OF the market tended to depression.
Late Continental cables were all weak ana
lower. May opened NJ 96Ssc., agalnstSfc. AZ tho
close yesterday, touched 9Otlc. II moment, then
sagged off without material reaction TO S0cc.,
reacted slightly, and closed steady at cOh.c
The receipts Of corn were 2Ou Carloads Ia excess
OF the estimates, and the late improvement in
the grading was continued. 1hls. togetner with
the weakness which ruled In the other pits,
caused depression The longs were disap-
pointed Mt the failure of the anticipated squeeze
In December and threw their holdings over, while
short selling was also free and az times aggres-
sive. The weakness increased as the session pro-
crossed, under increased liquidation by longs,
aud the close was az the bottom ngures OF the
day. December shows a loss OF 21ec., January
loss OF lc, and May loss IL 15c. Oats were dull
and without feature. The light receipts OF hogs,
together with the higher prices at the yards gave
n temporary appearance OF strength to the mar
ket for hog products az the opening, and lard had
the additional stimulus OF an advance OF Sd. in
Liverpool but packers offered freely, ane tho
grain markets turning weak provisions followed
and slowly sagged Of during the remainder OF
the session. closing at about the lowest prices OF
the day.
Cash quotations: Flour easy, though not
Guotqbly lower. No. 2 spring wheat, 90lsc.:
No. : red 90lsc. No. > corn, 4lc. No. 2 oats,
32c. Pork. s7.1OasTS0. Lard, S6.05as6.07l3
Ribs, sJ.0JaSJ.15. Dry-salted shoulders,
s4.31Is. Short-clear, s5.45asJ.55. Whiskey,