Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-24
opening. Highest Lowest. Closin

opening. Highest Lowest Closing.
WHEAr-N0.2.
Dec..........9Stb 99A 97H 91ls
May. 933sah "a e3Aa98 e3ss
DecemDer. .ask 2Gss 2ess 26.s
Jan.......... 205s 1854 26ss ia
Nay.........2eA 2yaB 2s@s gSIa
July 30A BOW 3Oss
OATs-No. =.
December. ...22 2g3s = Z2A
May ..........."E<94 SotS ~-7s -"
MESS PoRK-Per BbL
December. g.. 3. So. aS1O
January. S.6716 S.77M h.67H S.l2h
May ....... S7Is 300 SS1I6 S'S''p
LARp-Per 100 lbs
December. g.. g.. 3d.. Si4o
January.. Loo SOM 400 t'oats
May ...... 40 4.7j 4.7O 4.121s
SHORT RrBs-Per 100 lbs.
J RSGSmSeF'' 40 "a, s i.io ' 4.tsH
May ....... 4.55 4571 4526 4.67Is
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
firm. No ? yellow corn, &c. No. spring
wheat, IS 5-8aS9 Csc; No. 3 spring wheat,
o.. vy3c. No. 2 red, IS 1-2c. No corn, &c.
No. 2 oats. DC; No. 3 white. I. o. D.
2 barley, 27aiOc. No. haxseed l.l5 20
Sl9l-2 Prime timothy seed, 500 IL.
Mess pork, per barrel, s7.70qf7.75. Lard, per
100 pounds. $i.51 l-2qs4GO Short rib sides
doosel, $i.4SJls4;75;. -dry-ealted shoulders
boxed. san 1-2aS5. WhIskey, distlllers'
finished goods. per gallon. s1.i9. Sugar,
cut-loaf. unchanged. Butter steady;
creamery, 15qHc.; dairy 124lSc. Cheese
CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, o., December 2-Flour-
Dull.
Wheat-DulI and nominal; No. red, 9ic.
Corn-Firm; No. mixed, 2S 1-2d29c.
Oats-Frm; No. mixed "A l-2d25c.
Rye--steady; No, 46 lie.
Bulk Meats-Quet at A.45.
Bacon-Firm at $5.65
Whiskey-Steady at Sll9.
Butter-Dull.
Sugar-Firm.
Eggs-Strong at lie.
Cheese-Steady.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK. December 23-Cotton-
steady: rniddling. l5-l6c. net receipts
1880 bales; gross receipts, u,2l6 bales; eX-
ports to the Continent $50 bales; Tor
warded. 1854 bales; sales, none; Stock
Totals to-day: Net receipts, 1881 bales;
exports-to Great Britain. l4.l51 bales; 10
France, 1875 bales; TO the Continent, H.
Consolidated: Net receipts. 303,gJO bales;
exports-ro Great Britain, S,7O7 bales; 70
France, 1851 bales; to the Continent, 3d.
IA bales.
ceipts. 5,145 23S bales; exports-to Great
Britain, 1654.o0s bales; to France, 4alA
bales: to the Continent, l,345,SlO bales. -
Cotton futures opened steady; sales. 10, :
800 bales; January. S.lS; February dol
March. S6: April. $3.50; Nav, S95; June,
s. 90; July, $500; August. SOS; September,
se8; October. GIL November. %.l4.
Futures closed quiet and steady; sales,
1890 bales; January, $40; FEBRUARY,
June. s6.O1: July. $685. August, 500; Sep
tember 5000: october. $6lO; November,
SPOT cotton closed steady and l-l6c.
higher: middling uplands, lJ-l6c.; ma
ding gulf 3-l6c.; sales, none
NEW ORLEANS. December 23.-Cot-
ton futures steady: sales. 1850 bales; De-
cember. s5.33 bid; January, S.37@t5.39 Feb
| ruary. s.. 4+G S5.b; March, t550qS55l; Aprll,
! S555dS555; May, &.60nS5.62; June, xo:6og
S67; July. s5.uQs5.72; August, S.7fqS5.76.
NAvAL-sToRE MARKETS
WILMINGTON, y: c., December 30 .,
Spirits Turpentine-Sol -ZefSlc'; receipts %
Rosin-Firm at s115aa.2o; receipts. 1903
crude Turpentine-Firm at $40 and
| $3.50; receipts. 1876 casks
Tar-Firm at s1.06: receipts IA barrels.
\
Turpentine-3Oc bid and 30 1-2c. asked;
| sales none. -
Rosin-Firm and unchanged; sales
none.
SAVANNAH. GA. December 3.-Spirits
| Turpentine-F1rm at 80 S-4c sales, ~
| casks. closed firm at Dc.; further sales,
| 81. casks: receipts. 666 casks
Rosin-Firm; sales, 1893 barrels; re-
ceipts. s. 7O7 barrels; A, y. c; and d, l.20;
y and + SIS: G, sl.30UA.S5; n, $40; l.,
q en-. X N.75; NJ. 1885, n. 500; window
| glass. s265; water-white, S.l5.
NORFOLK PEANUT MARKET.
! NORFOLK, VA. December 23.-(Spe-
! ciall-Fancy. 2lsc; strictly prime PIC.
! prime. &c; common. la2c. Spanish Hz0
/ soc. -
PETERSBURG PEANUT MARKET.
PETERSBURG, VA, December 3D.
Virginia peanuts very quiet; prime g..
extra prime, 2l-ic.; fancy, 2l-2c.; spanish
steady at soc.
| tr,rpRSRIIRG COTTON MARKET.