Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-17

Enthusiastically; New York, s2.22 i-2g
S225: sweets, sf.25uf1.50.
Cottonseed-Oil--Quiet-
Petroleum--Dunr.
Rosin-~Steady.
Firm at 3SG3ic.
Rice-Steady.
enthusiastically
cabbage--Long Island and Jersey, per
100. SSff$L
Coffee-Options opened dull at nm
changed prices. but ruled n shade steadier.
sellers being scarce on better European
cables. diminished receipts at RIO d ana
Santos. and increased United sthtcS
warehouse deliveries. but the demand was
very slack and entirely local. ana tns
close duh and unchanged TO ) points ne.
lower: sales 1900 bags including pece,n-
Der, $3.50; spot concerto steady: No; 4
invoice. S6ol 1-2 No. Z. jobDing. sl.lz ~
mild steady; Cordoya. $s.5o6ss.s2 IL
Sngar-Strong; fair refining. Sl-.c; cen
trifugal ts6-degree tesD, &C.; rehned nrIh'
NEW YORK DRY GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK. December l6.-The feature
Of the dry-guOds market Is the reduction
in staple cottons. which, after long
delay. has been at last announced. ms
has resulted in Increased buying on tne
part OF jobbers, principally by man or,
ders buyers in the market here being stu
quite scarce. These prices are sufhcientiy
low to enable would-be purchasers to MI
in depleted stocks without expenditure Oh
large amounts OF money, but tney are
really no lower than the prices AT which
the same goods sold recently on conces-
sions made by sellers from the rates pre-
Yailing at that time.
The changes in the quotations on Dieach.
ed cottons have been as follows: RIVAL "a
bleached &C.; Wight Anchor Al oleacned
and half-bleached cottons, s l-lc.. truft
OF the Loom A bleached, 7-Sc. net, ana
7-s bleached. lac. net; Gilt Edge ~. -,
Nation 40. Trident 90, and CarLation
az. reduced Lie a yard; Masonville A
bleached. 57-Sc. net. Cabot A. 5n-Lc.
Cabot rs. &C.. Farwell Al, 53-4c.: wan
sutta A.. sl-2c.; Wamsutta brown a.
s l-2c; Wamsutta jeans A, &C.; Wamsut-
Ia cambria A, l-2c. Lonsdale Jeans a.,
71-2c.; Blackstone IA bleached, S-4c.
Hcpe A bleached, BIC; Fftchville a.
beached. 1-2c.; Forget-Me-Not "a
bleached. &C.. Farmers Choice a. bleach
ed Sc; Lonsdale cambria muslins, &c;
Berkeley Coronet cambrics, &C.; Berkeley
No 90 cambria, &C.. Berkeley No; 100 cam
brio. Ice. Berkeley extra cambria, he:
Berkeley No. 100 cambria. l3c.; Berkeley
No. 1870 cambria. Is 1-2c; Berkeley No. 200
cambria. 16 1-2c.; I.onsdale 4O-inch sa-
teens. 1Sc.-less 10 per cent; Lonsdale So
inch three-leaf twills, S1-2c. net; Berke-
ley long cloths No. 800, lie; Berkeley
long cloths, No. 1000, Z 1-2c.; Berkeley long
cloths. No. 2000, &C.; Berkeley long cloths
| No. 1900 - 1-2c; Berkeley long cloths . no.
! 5000. 16c: Berkeley long cloths, No. 500
lie: Berkeley 3S-inch nainsooks, NO. 100
! Size: Berkeley Nainsooks, NO. 500. llc;
1 Berkeley nainsooks, No. $50, Il l-2c. /;
/ Berkeley nainsooks. No. 800, lac.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, December 1e-Flour-
! Dull and unchanged.
/ Sc S-4a97c.. January, 81 l-4q97 1-2c.; steam
| er No. 2 red 81 3-slt9l 1-2c.; southern
wheat. by sample, s2g9Sc.; do, on grade
Confirms; spot. 80 1-4a33 $780,; the
month. 32 3-4aSSc.; December, new or Old
30 5-Sq32 7-Sc. January, 80 1-idS2 l-2c, ;
February, SO 3-8a32 5-Sc.; steamer. mixed.
81 l-Sa31 l-4c. southern white and yellow
coat oats@s ttadI No. white, % 1-2asOc
| No 2 mixed. 276e27 1-2c.
Rye-Firm; No. 2. nearby, 81 3-4c.; NO.
! western. 80 5-SG52 3-4c.
| Hay-Steady: choice timothy, N3.
Freights-Quiet.
| Sugar-Strong and unchanged.
| Butter-Quiet; fancy creamery. &c.
Eggs and Cheese-Steady and I'M
! changed.
Whiskey-Unchanged
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO December 16.-Some indica-
tions of the revival of the foreign demand
for American wheat had good effect
on the market to-day, and at the close
May showed 141 1-Sc. advance. Decem-
Der was pushed above the dollar marx,
closing at 800 IL, an advance of SIC.
Trading in this delivery however. was ex-
ceedingly narrow. Other markets were
strong and weak by turns, but closed hrn
| Corn and oats were 1-Sc. higher each,
while provisions showed 1-2ql0c. adj
Leading futures ranged as follows:
opening hignest Lowest. Closing.
WHEAr-No. 2.
Dec......... Sote lOVM so1e iUUts
May. .SiXa,s S2A ola. s2f
December ...25M ~ 2oh 20
.29aB 29A @SssaA 29lsaH
| OATs-No. ..
| December. ...2lB ZlB %I4 NV
| May .....-......SSE ~~Ia ~~Is17i ~~T
MESS PoRK-Per BbL
December. S7.05 1888 100 $3.50
January,.... s.52Hs S.60b $40 800
May. b 80 S,oI1b o.IO 800
LARp-Per 100 lbs.
j December. b.. -. 80. 114tH
January..... 4.22h 4 % a'f.h t'9o
! May......., 4.|o 7''SH a'Co f''~T
SHORT RrBs-Per 100 lbs
pecsmber..s4.s5 s44O s4.3eh s4.4o
January. 4.35H 4.40 4.3s3 40
Cash quotations were as follows: No.
yellow corn. 2e1sc. Flour quiet. No.
Spring wheat, SSAc.; No. 3 spring wheat
S6Qa3c.; No. red, slqsl0olA. No. corn
ljlbc No. oats, 2l%Q22c.;, No. white
+. o. b., 2ig2iAc; No; white l. o. D.,
2SliSSc No. / flaxseed. a.15lgaSl, 1914
Prime timothy seed s2.621kq$2.65. Mes:
pork. per barrel S7.6Od$7.65. Lard, per lO'
pounds, S4.521flsi55. Short-rib side:
0oose). 1455ds47O, Dry-salted shoulders
(boxeO, $i621zG$475. Short-clear sides
(boxedl, s451kaA715. Whisky, di IL; IL
lers' finished goods, per gallon, Sl.ls
o S,igars-Cut-loaf unchanged. Butter
Steady: creamery, l5d22c.; dairy, l2dl9c
Cheese quiet at SqSlAc. Eggs-Steady
fresh, zoe.
CINCINNATI, o., December 1s,-Fiour-
Wheat-Active; No. red, 93c.
Cora-Firm and higher; No. mixed
Oats-Dull; No mixed, "a lie
Rye-Steady; No. 2, 40 l-2c:
I,ard-Active and firm at A4O
Bulk Meats-Steady at $i4O.
Bacon-Quiet at 500.
Whiskey-Quiet at Wig.
Butter-DuE-
Sugar-Firm.
Cheese-Steady.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, December 16.-i +. M
Cotton-Spot quiet prices lower; Amer
can middling fair, 9-l6d.; good middiint
35-l6d.; middling, S3-l6d;; Low mlq ,an
3l-32d; good ordinary. 29-32d.; ordihaf,,
The sales Of the day were 1900 bales
NJ which 10 900 bales were for Speculative
and included 800 bales Americana re
| ceipts. $1,000 bales, including a,JOo baie
Z Futures opened quiet. with a moderat
| denand and closed steady; America