Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-25


BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, December zL--Fiour-
Inactive and unchanged. ,,,,
Wheat-Strong; spot and the l myii ~,
% l-idta9 s-sc, January % IA a. o s'4Ss
May. e6c. bid; steamer No. req a se IN.
&C.. southern wheat, by sample, Se'"ei'
do. on grade, 81 3-tn99 3-4c 90,
Confirm; spot and the month. i-sX
90 y-ic.: December, new or OLD 81,
% Sic: January. 30 3-SnS5 l-lc. ss, Ssc.
southern white and yellow corn; ssas 20.
Oats Steady: NJ. 2 white, 2sg29 l-zc''
No. mixed. HH27 lie. t,,,
Rye-Firmer; no. q nearly
Hay-Steady choice timothy, N5. ,,.
Grain Freights-very duA and UNI
changed.
Sugar-Steady and unchanged.
Butter-Quiet and unchanged.
Eggs and Cheese-Steady ana uh-
changed.
Whlskey-Unchanged
CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, o., December A-Fiour-
Quiet.
Corn-Stronger: No. 2 mixed, 90
Oats-Firm: No. mixed. Al-ze
Rye-steady: No; 2 bl-Zc.
Lard-Quiet at A.55.
Bulk Meats-Firm at A.fs
Bacon-Qulet at 5.6e.
Whiskey-Quiet at N.ls
Butter-Quiet.
Sugar-Firm.
Eggs-Steady at lie.
Cheese-Steady.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, December a. p. NJ
Closing: Cotton-Spot I'm fair demand;
prices firm American middling So-lon;
The sales Of the day were i2,0Oo bales Oh
which $500 bales were speculation ana eN-
port, and included II 100 bales American;
receipts. $50 bales, including @,4oo pales
American. ,..
Futures opened and closed quiet, with
moderate demand; American middiins'
ow-middling clause December i-sto-'
buyers: December and January, ll-tld.'
buyers; January and FEBRUARY II ,esaS
sellers; February and March, hcetV
l2-6id.. sellers; March and April, lZ-eia..
sellers; April and May, l3-6td:, value:
May and June, l4-64d., buyers; June ana
July. 3 l6-6id', sellers; July ana august
3 l6-64a3 l7-64d.. buyers; August and Sep
TENDER. 17-G4lI3 1S-6id., buyers; Septem-
Der and October. lS-64a3 ls-S4d., buyers
October and November ls-eiqS 2o-eid.'
| value.
The tenders OF to-dsy's deliveries were
| 800 bales new docket, and loo bales Ola
docket
| NEW YORK, December A-Cotton-..,,
! Quiet; middling. 8 15-i6c. net receipts, Sis
] bales gross receipts, $40 bales; exports
| TO the Continent. !. 1876 bales; forwarded,
27Si bales; sales. none; stock, lO5.5l7 bales.
| Weekly: Net receipts. 7,ll3 bales; gross
| receipts, 1853 bales: exports-to Great
Britain. 9.627 bales TO France, 69S bales
| to the Continent, 2,946 bales; forwaried,
1886 bales; sales, 2,oi1 bales; spinners, Al
! bales
Totals to-day: Net receipts. 5iSSi bales;
exports-to Great Britain, l3,lR bales 70
| France. 43f bales: TO the Continent, Dloz
bales: stock, 1.13424T bales.
Consolidated Net receipts, 35SSi bales;
! exports-to Great Britain. ll0sol bales; 10
France. 42l27 bales; TO the Continent, Ill.,
926 bales.
Totals since September LIST: Net re-
cepts, 530.l2l bales; eXports-to Great
Britain 1666,22 bales; to France. 4si,9'S
bales: TO the Continent, 1882 bales.
Cotton futures opened steady; sales u :
800 bales: January SIS: February, S.@;
March. s5.S5; April, $3.50; May, S5.@; June,
So: July. $6.0i; August, sos; September
$500; october, %.l2; November, S.f; De-
Futures closed duh; sales, i2O.7OO bales;
January 1914; February 1911; Marcn.
$5.s2; April, $5.S May S.92; June, @'y!;
July. 500; August 3.05; September S6Oi'
October, s6O5; November, 1901; December.
Spot cotton closed quiet: middling up
lands. Billie; middling Gulf, 6S-lsc.;
sales. none.
NEW ORLEANS. December .i-Cotton
futures quiet and steady sizes. 2z,So
bales: December, $50 bid January $3.50
1916; February, S5.40m$5.4l: March, 5000
s547; April, ',S5lqN:52; May S.6sg$S.5l
| j
s. 7Ods5.72: September. S. 73aS575.
Secretary Hester's weekly cotton state
ment shows the amount brought into
sight as 432.563 bales. against 10000 bales
, | last year; thus far in December l.oI0,T3
bales against .2Si. 713 bales last year. The
Il total movement for the ll5 days OF the
| season Is 6,S6l,566 bales, against 6os6,oll
bales last year. and i.692,lyO bales the year
before last. Since September LIST the re-
, | cepts at all United States ports nave
been 1884 bales, against 4,7G,O& bales
, last year, and 3.254. 269 bales the year be-
fore last, and 5,OlS;6l9 bales the same time
$ I'm 1894.
: Overland to northern mills and Canada
624 pa bales, against 526S75 bales last year
interior stocks In excess OF those held al
the close of the commercial! year, oiV'll
bales, against i4l.3T bales last year
southern mill takings. exclusive OF TN
I; amount consumed at southern outports
43i 760 bales. against H5,1O bales last year
Exports for the week were 2l5S2 bales
against &0,557 bales last year; and Tor M
= season. 1861 1852 bales, against 5ioZo's
/; bales last year-an increase Of $4,000 bales
e Including stocks left over. the supply q
date is 697s,l20 bales, against 6.i2o'lS
, bales last year. go,
ass bales. against 4.l7s,d5 bales last year Al
/, OF which S,g27, ass bales. against 3.Sc2,1
bales last year. were American.
Q NAYAL-sToRE MARKETS
WILMINGTON, n. c.. December "a
Shirts ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS uull AT W i
and 3lc. with sales later at 80 l-ic; lie
ceipts 80 casks.
Rosin~Firm at sl.15 and $40; receipts
Crude Turpentine--Quiet at si.4ca$1.s %
r. receipts. $50 barrels
Tar-Firm at $l.05; receipts, 62l barrels.
l. CHARLESTON, s. c., December "a
:. Turpentne-Firm at SOC. bid and 30 liz
" asked: sales. none.
Ig Rosin-Unchanged; sales, none
ID SAVANNAH, GA. December "a
& Spirits Turpentine-F1rm at Bic; sales, o.
sc casks: receipts, 637 casks.
n Rosin-FIrm; sales, LBS barrels; r.
f. ceIpts. 1861 barrels; A, b. 9, and ID, ST.
Y, q and Il. H.25; @, $1.23; III, Sl.45; /, Sic
10 X. $3.50; NJ, S.S5; N, $3.50; window-gasi
b. CO.'S: water-white, S.5.
~ NORFOLK PEANUT MARKET.
;D NORFOLK, VA, December A.-(Sp'
e. ciaI Fancy, 2ikc; strictly prime. 2Ac
prime, &C.; common, la2c.; Spanish, nv
y PETERSBURG PEANUT MARKET.
"a PETERSBURG. VA, December q.
~ virginia peanuts very quiet; prime. &c
lie extra prime, i-4c.; fancy. 2l-2c.; SPANS
~ steady at dc.
n PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
,e PETERSBURG, VA. December "a.
he cotton-Steady at 1895 lie. for goo
II lots.