Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-17


UNION STOCK-YARDS, ILL. Decem-
Der 6.-Cattle-Receipts 1900 head; mar
ket firmer; common TO extra steers. S3p
S25; stockers and feeders. s2.25qS65,
cows and bulls. Sl.J9qS.JO; Texans, f2.7OQ
1876.
Hogs-Receipts. 5000 head; market
firm; heavy packing and shipping lots,
g. i5dS3.60; common to choice mixed,
s. i5d5.55; choice assorted s3.50aS5.JJ;
light, 50. 40d $3.50; pigs, S1S.5o;
Sheep-Receipts, 1900 head market
steady: inferior 10 choice, N.s0uA; lambs.
CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, o., December l6.-Flour-
Quiet; winter patent. SiVnNl5.
Wheat-Quiet; No. 2 red. 10 arrive, &c.
Cern-Active; mixed ear, Doc.
Oats-Dull and unchanged.
POrk-Firm: mess, $50.
Iard-Easier steam leaf. $50; kettle,
Bacon-Firm: loose shoulders. s.; short
ribs. $512ia short clear, sj.3lia; boxed
meats. 2jc. more.
Dry-Salted Meats-Firm; loose shout
ders, 1926; short clear A.5; short clear
A75: boxed meats, 25c. more.
Whlskey-Steady at Sl22.
ST. LOUIS
ST. LOUIS. MO. December 16.-Flour-
Steady; patents, S.5OqS5.iO; fancy, N6OG
Wheat-Lower; December, 55lac.; May
60 Lac. ..
Corn-Lower; December. % 5-sqg8ac.'
May, % lie.
Oats~December lower; May higher; De-
cember, 10 Use. May, l9l2c. bid.
Pork-Standard mess. SS.37l2.
Lard-Prime steam. 500; choice, SOD
Bacon-Shoulders. lie; longs, l-ec.;
clear ribs. lie: short clear. Csc.
Dry-Salted Meats Shoulders, ii2c.;
longs. &c. clear ribs, use; short clear
High Wines-Steady at 49,.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL. December l6.-l2:5o p. NJ.
Cotton-Demand fair: prices steady
bales; American, 800 bales; speculation
and EXPORT 1000 bales; receipts, 1900
bales: American, 400 bales.
Futures opened steady; demand mode
rate; American middlng. low-middling
clause December and January, 1 32-6id.
January and February, 3l-5fdi 32-6Ad; !;
February and March, March and April,
and April and May, S2-6id.; May and
June, 4 3S-6id. July and August, iSi-tid.;
August and September, S-6id.
Futures quiet and steady; tenders none.
i2:45 Z. M.-Cotton-American spot
grades advanced l-32d.; American mid
ding. fair. lid; good middlng.
1 3l-32d middling, 2l-32d. low middilng.
9-l6d.; good ordinary '-ied.; ordinary
p. INSTRUMENTATION middlng.
low-middling clause. December, Si-6id
December and January, 4 32-6ia4 S-6id..
buyers; January and February, : s2-6ia
1 3S-6id., sellers: February and March,
( S2-6id.. buyers; March and April,
| S2-64d. buyers; April and May. 4 $3.50
( 33-6id., value: May and June. S-6id..
buyers: June and July, 4 33-6i1i4 3i-6id.,
buyers; July and August. 3i-6id., buy
ers; August and September, S2-6ig
{ 33-64d., value; October and November,
( % sd. value.
Futures closed steady.
NEW YORK. December l5.-Cotton-
duh; middllng Gulf, iS-l6c.; middling,
9-l6c.
Net receipts, 1891 bales; gross receipts,
$500 bales; exports-to France 553 bales;
to the Continent. 1884 bales: forwarded,
1873 bales: sales, none. stock, S2 bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts. l2,5Os ba.es,
exports-to Great Britain. $50 bales; 70
France, 9099 bales; TO the Continent. 235i
bales; stock. l.Oo5,O07 bales.
Totals 30 far this week; Net receipts.
70 .6i bales: exports-to Great Britain, 9,l97
bales; 10 France. 9.ss9 bales 10 the Con-
tinent. 556S bales.
Totals since September LIST: Net re-
ceipts. 2,9s1, s75 bales; exports-to Great
Britain, ss7,5Ss bales; to France, 2oA. iO1
bales; 10 the Continent. 49, bales.
Futures closed quiet and steady; sales,