Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-18

CORN
Dec.......-22N 22K 22N 22H
Jnn.........22'S Z2B tEes Nv
May. ...2ola 2o,4 @oH I5f
OATS
May..-....goaM 2oysaA 1875 2oh
S nay : 4ss $50 s5S ' 9.ss: ' 4.s:sl,
s bay s aSs i 4S9,s 4 go s ..sss
ss5::..: ss5}s s sss s sssS s ssS
Cash quotations. Flour quiet and
steady; prices unchanged; No. spring
50 5-Sc. No. . corn, 2234 d,23c. No. ? oats.
s3S2isas75. shor'-rib sides. ss.sOasic5'
Dry-salted shoulders. sl2JQSi5O, Short.
clear sides. NQSil2 Whlskey. Sis.
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK MARKET
UNION STOCK-YkRDS. ILL. Decems
her 17.-Cattle-Rece!p;s 600 head; mar.
ket firm and l0ul5c. higher; common 10
extra steers, S50N$575: stockers anc
feeders. S2.@dS3.S5; cows and bulls $lGa
1916; Texans. seas $3.50.
Hogs-Receipts, 1900 head; market
steady early, closing SC. lower: heavy
packing and shipping lots, s3.l0N{2io
common to choice mixed. s5.2)4;3.E
choice assorted, 8S5asS.45; light 500
Sneep-Receipts. 1900 head: market
steady; inferior to choice, s2loaa; lambs
50. 25QS5.N. " -" --
CINCINNATI
a., CINCINNATI, ., DECEMBER i7;-Flourzz
Sl5O: do, family. S3.6JsIS3.sD.
Wheat-Steady: No. rel. CSC.
C0rn-Flrm; No. , mixed. 2242lc.
0ats-I1stless; No; , mixed. 2obg-Ol4c.
Lard--Kettle. 81: prime steam, 1915.
Dry-Salted Meats-Shoulders $40; short
ribs. 81; sugar-curod sides. $t25; extra
short clear. 81. boxed clear bellies sle2ik.
Bacon-Shoulders. Sii2is: short ribs
$40; short clear. $L6-i2, clear bellies, SIS.
Whiskey-slS
ST LOUIS
ST. LOUIS. December T-F1our-Firm
and unchanged.
Whcat-Higher; December. 9olAc. asked
corn,-o,Easier; December 2oSc asked
May. 224c. bid
oats-Lower; December, lsisc; May,
% Use.
Other articles unchanged.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL. December l7.-l2:30 p. NJ
Cotton-Demand fair; prices favor buyers
bales-American. 400 bales; speculation
and export. LOCO bales; receipts. 1900
bales-American. 15.Go bales.
Futures opened steady; demand mode
rate; December. . 59-Gid. December anc
January. 3 57-6id. January and February
February and March. and March and
April 56-6ifp 57-6ifr Solo 57-6id..
April and May, 57-Gid; May and June.
5S-6id: June and July and July and Au-
gust 59-6t1S 6O-6id.
Futures cuiet.
The failure OF a small cotton ffrrn is re-
ported.
I2:45 p. M.-Ameriean spot grades; l.s2d.
lower: American miidling fair ll-3et.i
good mddllng. l-l6d middling. I'd; low
middling. 3 29-S2d.; good ordinary. -5-S2d.;
ordinary 1891.
r. M-December. 0-sid.: December
and January. 3 57-6fd3 5s-64d., sellers. Jan
nary and February. 57-6id.. sellers: Feb
ruery and March, 3 57-6id buyers; March
and April 57-6iu3 5s-6id., sellers: April
and May, 5s-e4d., buyers; May and June.
3 5s-6,d.. sellers; June and July, 59-sifs
5s-Cid.. buyers; July and August. 3 6o.eiB
6l-6id. sellers; August ana september,
3 59-Gid, buyers.
Futures closed quiet.
NEW YORK. December i7.-Cotton--
Quiet; middling, Z S,l6c. net receipts,
Great Britain. 1900 bales; Continent, 1853
bales; forwarded, 1915 bales; stock. 2l.S $50
bales. ,. ., ..o -,
exports--to Great Britain, 1880 bales;
continent. $40 bales; stock, LIS 357 bales.
Totals so far this week: Net receipts.
270Osi bales; exports-to Great Britain.
gS 703 bales: France, l,IJD bales; Continent.
l0l .592 bales.
Totals since September LIST: Net re-
ceipts. ii27 SO bales: exports-to Great
Britain. 1.563G9i bales; France. SH.2u
bales. Continent. l.762 bales
Futures closed firm. soles. 1870 bales:
December. S. s90<69i: January. $500 1914:
February. S7O2HS7G3; March, yliuT.l2;
April yiiSliN 10: May. 81 25eG.6; June:
81 2eas7 30; July, H.sSus.d; August. 1850
1886.
NEW ORLEANS. December i7.-The
Cotton Exchange will be closed on De-
cenber 18th and 18th. and on January
lst and ID The weekly crop statement
VIII be issued on Monday following each
'I F,ssires Arm; sales. $500 bales: De-
cember. s67l; February. S6.IS: March. s6.93:
April, s6S3: May. 1913; June, sos; July.
$40.
NAvAI~SToRE MARKETS.
WILMINGTON. ". c., December H.
Rosln-Firm: strained, S.45: good strain
ed, $50.
Trrpentine-Not doing.
Tar-Steady at N.i0.
crude Turpentine-oulet: hard. $40;
soft. $50: virgin sl.sO.
CHARLESTON. s. c.. December H.
.Rosln-Firm; sales. none: A. -. C. II.
and T., $40: +, 40; @. N.t. H. $50.
I. Sle5: X. $40; NJ. Si.@. n. s.: window
glass. s2.3p: water-white. S2.5e.
SAVANNAH. GA. December n.-Tur-
pentine-Firm AT Sc: sales. LOO casks;
receipts. 92 casks.
Rosin-Firm; sales. 500 barrels: re-
ceipts. $3.50; A. u, O., ID. T.. and f.
NJ. 81. n. s.. -; window-glass. SIS: water
white. s2.y0a s2.s5.
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