Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-05


reading futures ranged as follows:
Opening highest Lowest. Closing.
WHEAT-No.
.94l4aM 95l< e4A 95
Jau..,.-S9L S9A 30 69A
May. .S9A oJA oo oe1b
CORN--No. ..
December ...s ~ S SsAss s snsss %
OATS-No. ..
December. ...2ofs Eu,t 2V2s Soea
May..-.-......ZJss ~%ts @l@8 E~1S
NESS PORK-Per Dbl
RsSS%Sel. s s:iih $40 SIS ' s@2s4
May. 8 40 s.62M $40 s.52l9
LARD-Per ZOE lbs
R;ssRss-.' 4ssn '+S5s y: ;s;H ~ ~
SHORT RIss-Per 100 lbs.
December. 1920 $40 S4l7H e420
May. 4.so 4.85 4.3O AS
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
quiet. No. yellow corn, 251za25a4c. No.
2 spring wheat, S9Q9oc.; No. 3 spring
wheat, S219@92c. No. red, 95q951sc. No.
2 corn, 2512c. No. 2 oats, 2lAc.; No. white
(. o. b., 25q2s SIC. No. rye, 4614c. No
barley. +. o. b.. 26q37c. No. ! tiaxseed,
81. 094$l.121a. Prime timothy seed, 1892
Mess pork, per barrel, %.S0QT.S5. Lard,
per 100 pounds. $t2Sa4.2l32. Short-rlb
j.
ders (boxed), s4.75qS5 Short-clear sides
(boxed), S440QS4.50. Whiskey, distillers'
finished goods, per gallon, slls. sugars
Cut-loaf, S5.StQs5.2l. Butter-Steady;
creamery, 15022c.; dairy, 12ql9c. Cheese
quiet at SqS1ac. Eggs-Firm; fresh, zoe.
CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI. o., December 4.-Flour-
Wheat-Dull: No. 2 red, 92lkc.
Corn-Firm; No. 2 mixed, 2l42c.
Oats-Quiet; No. mixed, z3l2c.
Lard-Steady at $i.15
Bulk Meats-Quiet at A.3O.
Bacon-Steady at 500.
Whiskey-Steady at a.D
Butter-Steady.
Sugar-Firm.
Eggs-Steady at 16l5c.
Cheese-Steady.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, December Al =. NJ
Cotton-Spot in moderate demand; prices
hardening; American midtiling, 3l-4p.;
sales, 1900 bales, of which 500 bales were
for speculation and export, and included
6. 400 bales American; receipts, 5000 bales,
including 1880 bales American.
Futures opened steady and closed ed. pare pare
ly steady; American middling, low-mld-
ding clause, December. l2-64d., sellers;
December and January, ltd, buyers I;
January and February, u-6fd, buyers !;
February and March, n-tidy hlyers;
April and May, 3 l2-6iQ3 13-64d., buyers;
May and June, 3 14-64d., sellers; June and
July. 3 l5-Gid., sellers; July and August,
8 16-64d., buyers; August and September,
3 l7-6id.. sellers; September and OctoDer,
i7-GiQ3 1S-6id., buyers; October and No
vember, 3 1S-6id3 19-64d., buyers.
NEW YORK. December 4.-Cotton-
Quiet; middling, 5 7-Sc.; receipts, l'lo0
bales; sales, ~ bales-all spinners; stock,
$50 IL - ao,, opd consolidated. Net re-
ceipts, $685. bales; exports--to Great Bri-
Tain. 1850 bales; TO the Continent, 6,SOl
bales; stock. l,0i5,525 bales.
Totals since September lst: Net re.
ceipts, 4,l5l,S60 bales; exports-to Great Sr cay
bales: to the Continent, i,OOl,6 s2 bales.
Cotton futures opened barely steady;
sales. 400 bales; January. S.1; February,
$50; March, $3.50; April. S.S5; May. s5si
June s59i July s.; August GaSeH S; sessem-
Cotton futures closed barely steady;
sales. 72.sOO bales; January, 5.7l; Febru-
ary. $.76; March. $50; April, $5.s0; May
$50: June, $5.9j; July, 1913; August S6.O5;
September, s6.O5; October, s6.W; December,
'' Spot closed quiet: mIddling uplands,
57-Sc.; middling Gulf, else; sales, ~
NEW ORLEANS. December 4-Cotton
futures quiet; sales. 1850 bales; Decem-
her. xJ.ZJU tO0lt fc.1tN-~..Sct
ruary, S5.i2q$5.43; March, S.fIqSo.io' Aprli,
s.. 52iis5.53: May, $5.5I4$55S; June. %o:oSe
S.6: July, $5.67GS5.69; August, SS''z9S0.s'
September, s5.7Su$5.S0.
NAVAL-STORE MARKETS.
WILMINGTON. N. c.. December 4
Spirits OF Turpentine-f1rm AT zs12gSoc-' ;
re Rosin1D d. at s.i5 and SID; receipts.
crude Turpentine-Quiet at N.4o and
a. 80: receipts 107 barrels.
Tar-Firm at sl.05; receipts, ~ parreis'
SAVANNAH, GA, December t-Sp,rl ass
of Turpentine-30q30 S-Sc.; saies' i'Ooo
casks; receipts, 1880 casks. ~
Rosin-Firm; receipts S,osy Dar =, 70 .
sales, $50 barrels; A, -, - ahu ~ 49, 20.
10 and f, sl-20; G., S1.S0; h, si.4v; l. NLoo'
X. N.65; NJ. sl.s5; y, SzD; wihoo"-siass'
sg.J0: water-white. $2.S.
CHARLESTON, S. c., December s.
observation-disclosures at Soc. sales, none.
Rosin-Flrm and unchanged; sales, none
NORFOLK PEANUT MARKET.
NORFOLK, VA. December a-(Sge-
l-peanuts-Farmers' market steady;
Sancv s1-ac. for new, 2 S-ic. for old
ssacS. strictly prime. 1-4G2 s-sc.; prime.
90 Ia. snanish, 5OQ52 1-2c. Very few
fancy new nuts Offering; common ~
PETERSBURG PEANUT MARKET. :
PETERSBURG. VA, December -
Virginia peanuts very quiet; prime Sc''