Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-16
lower, May lard &C. lower. and May RIBS
i2n5c lower.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
uosnii,. disnss- iosss< CloSiaSs

Cash quotations: Flour steady and quiet:
| hard wheat. spring patents, NNg 40, in
wSea s Sdke weas Rs'sn'; n saes, n so
wheat, bakers, s3aS31. No. , sprina
wheat. n i-aq7s s..c.; No 2 red, sg9si 5.s1
No corn !. y 2 3-tg ssss q Mess PORK 80 s,So
s. SDGsi05: dry-salted shoulders. &2y0s450
short clear sides, %gsi.l2 IL. Whiskey.
| Sis
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK MARKET.
UNION STOCK-YARDS, ILL. Decensa
Der D.-catye-Receipts $500 head. Mar
/ ket quiet aid steady; common to extra
steers, sS.55; stockers and feeders $500
S.S; cows and bulls, N6eaS'S; Texans.
Hogs-Receipts. 1900 head. Market easy
/ and 5Hl0c lower; heavy packing and ship
ping lots, @.l0nS45; common 70 choice
sheep~Receipts. 1900 head Market
firm; inferior to choice. s225as3.eo lambs,
CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, December B.-FIour.
1850; family. s3.eQSo.
Wheat..Firmer; No. red. 9i0s5c.
Corn-Firm; No. 2 white. mixed, 22izc.;
yellow ear and No. 2 mixed. DC
Oats-Ifrm; No. white, DC; No.
mixed. 19c.
Dry Sailed Meats-Shoulders s3.75:
| short-rib Sides 81 short-cear sides. Sf25;
extra short-clear, st22iz; clear bellies.
| SAYS.
Bacon-Shoulders. siI2lk; short ribs.
1925; short clear. si62is; shoFt-clear bell
| lies. 1928; bellies. $50.
Lard-Unchanged.
! Whiskey-sllS.
ST. LOUIS.
ST. Y.OUIS. MO. December 15.-Flour--
Wheat--Lower; December. Ole. nominai-
| ly: May, 80 lie.
Corn..Lower: December, 81 l-4c.; May.
oats Easy; December. 19c; May. p 1,2c.
Iard--Prime steam, sS.72 l-2; choice.
Bacon-Extra short clear sac ID
Others unchanged.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL. December l5.-l2:3o p. NJ.
| Cotton-Increased demand: American
middling. Lied; sales. 1900 bales.
American. HOO bales; speculation and ex-
port, 800 bales; receipts. 10000 bales'
American, 1890 bales.
Futures opened quiet: demand fair; De-
| cember. 6l-Gif3 62-6id.; December and
January, 3 59-Gid.; January and February,
59-64d.; February and March. S-6flp
3 55-6iGf3 5S-6id3 59-6d; March and April.
55-G4aS 56-Gia3 57-e4q3 5s-st93 5e-etd.;
April and May, : 56-eig5s-6tlf8 S9.6id;;
! May and June. 3 57-G4u3 5S-Gtu3 Se-e+fD
6l-6i03 6o-Gid. June and July. 3 H-Gtp
5S-6iu3 59-6fG3 GO-6iq3 6l-6h.; July and
| August. . be-ffUo fV-DtHO ol-vtAo W-OiV
! 6l-6fG8 62-6iQ3 6l-6id.
Futures steady.
: 4 p. M.-December. 3 61-sid.; December
and January, 3 5S-64a3 5s-eid., buyers;
January and February, February and
March. 5S-64G3 59-eid.; March and April.
3 5S-6443 59-6id., buyers; April and May.
3 esd; May and June, oo-esd.; June
and July. Go-s4aS Slid, buyers; July
| September. 3 6O-6id.
Futures closed quiet and steady.
NEW YORK, December LECTION
Quiet; .middling. 3-lec; net receipts
to Great Britain. 2.s5s bales; Continent.
% bales; forwarded. 2Io bales; sales.
1888 bales; spinners, 50 bales; stock, 2J0221
| bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts. II. 900 bales:
exports-to Great Britain, l5O5l bales:
| Continent, 9.423 bales; stock, g76 bales.
Totals so far this week Net receipts,
1916 bales; exports-to Great Britain.
| 6i3l3 bales; France, LEO bales; Cont
| nent, 49, 4W bales.
Totals since September 1st: Net re-
ceipts, 4.?iS.o2e bales; exports-to Great
bales; Continent. 9O2,577 bales.
Futures closed stesdy; sales, SS9o
February, s.; March 500; April T.ls;
NEW ORLEANS. December l5-F'u-
tures-Steady; sales. SO 30 bales: Decent
Der, 500; January, s6.6s; February. s6I5:
| March, $685. April, S5Ss; May, $bso; June,
| S02; July, T.0.
| NAVAL-STORE MARKETS
| WILMINGTON, y. c.. December Is
| Rosin-rfrm; strained, sl.45; good strain
| ed. $50.
Spirits OF Turpentine-Nothing doing.
| nar-Steady at H.1O.
| Crude Turpentine-Quiet hard, $40;
| soft. $3.50; virgin, $50.
| CHARLESTON, S. c.. December 1J.-
| Turpentine-Firm at 2ii4c.: sales. none.
| ROsin--Firm; sales. none; a. B, G.. ID,
and Il, $40; + and @, sl.45; III, Sl55: !.
! slo0; X $l.C5; NJ. $50; n. 81; window
| glass. 2.25; water-white, S2.35.
SAVANNAH. GA, December l5.-Tur-
pentine-Frm at &c.; sales, l.i5i casks;
receipts, lj22 casks.
Rosin-Firm: sales. 5000 barrels; re-
| ceipts. 9,6iS barrels; \, b. c. ID. T.. and
! +. N.t04sL45 @. Sl45d$l.J0; III. sl.55; I.
/ S1.G5: X. $40; VI, $3.50; y. S21O: window
| -laaa s. 30. water white 81 %