Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-15

CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. December 1.-THE uncer-
families OF the December dealings IN wheat
acted as a closer to-day upon the INJURIES
that otherwise would in all PROBABILITY
have made some response to number OF
bullish items in the days news. There
were some legttimately bearish influences,
such as heaviness and lower prices III
Continental markets. that, with the nelp
OF the cents further drop in DecemDer'
helped TO wear IL cent off the May price
those declines being established at the
close Corn and oats were dull. and closed
at tri1ins declines. provisions were
stronger, and advanced 1-2a0c.
The leading futures ranged as follows
Opening. Highest Lowest. Closing.
WHEAT-No. =.
Dec.......... Luz i.U9 S,H o''sano
May lay. - .9o%sol eIsS ejN sOSs
CORS-No.2.
December ...25lB E995 FOB oo.s
January....'.25B so.s LoSs n9ss
May......... 2S9saM 2SA 2sIfaes 2oes
OLTs-No.3 ..
December. ~ ~. us g
May "Zas ~ ~-A
MESS PoRx.-Per BbL
December. &c.. So. c.... 0n4o
January, 300 o.fo o'osz1 SSSSon'H
May. B. oI1e ooo1S o'o''s ooo
LARD-Per 100 lbs
January....4.3IH 44zis 500 ~
May. 4.521S 4.o1h 4.o%to 4'o'H
SHORT RIBs-Per 100 lbA
Decem ber..s4.25 $4.25 1920 s4.22
s Nav 4 4.s7ss 40 aa5's sssh ASH
Cash quotations were as follows; Flour
| easy. No. yellow corn, p Sq2o i-Sc. NO
spring wheat, sass lie; no; spring
wheat. SOa9oc;; No. 2 red s7aSSc. d DO {t,G =
| 90 20 No 9 white f. o. b., &c; NO. 5
white. f. o. b., 2SG2i lac. No. 2 rye,
As S-4c. No. 2 barley, fso. b., . l-2a4cc.
| No. / faxseed, S.13 1-21$1S. Prime u
notify seed, s2.62 1-2as2,65. Mess pork; per
| sI.354A.4 40. Short rib sides Qoose), A.2op
| s455; dry-salted shoulders boXed), Ss,yg 20
s4.75; short clear sides (boxed)' sf.f24Sf TO.
| Whiskey, distillers' finished goods, per sd
gallon, S1.19. Sugar, cut-loaf 5000 $9.SZ'
| Butter steady; creamery, l5qZc'; dalry,
| l2q1sc. Cheese quiet at SdS l-2c' Esgs
| steady; fresh, 2Oc
CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI December 1h-flour-
Wheat-Inactive No. red, 9sd93 1-2c
| Corn-Easy; No. z mixed, rs i-2c.
! Oats-Firm; No. mixed, "a lie.
Rye-Quiet; No. 2 40 lie.
| Iard--Ffrm at Si23.
| Bacon-Easy at 500.
| Whiskey-Steady at A.19.
Butter-Quiet and lower; Elgin creame-
| ~. 24c.
SuGar-Firm.
| Cheese-Steady.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
| LIVERPOOL. December III p. NJ
| Cotton-Spot quiet; prices unchanged;
| American middiing, 7-32d. The sales OF
| the day were 1900 bales, of winch l'vo
| were for speculation and export, ana IN IN
| cluded 600 American. Receipts, 36,UO
| bales including 5000 American.
| Futures opened quiet, with a moderate
| demand. and closed steady American
middling. low middlng clause; December,
s-6465 i0-S4d., sellers; December and
| January. 8 9-64q8 1O-64d.. sellers; January
| and February. 3 9-6id3 10-64d., sellers;
| February and March, 9-6iqS lO-6id;, BUY
e eeilerS M' Anrii and May 8 1l-64a3 12-6id.,
value; May and June, l2-6iq5 Ibid:
| BUYERS; June and July, 3 lid, sellers'
| July and August, l5-64d;, buyers. : c Au-
eust and September, 16-64d., sellers; Sep
fember and October, 17-64d., sellers; DC
| tober and November 3 Slid. sellers.
NEW YORK, December 14-Cotton-
Closed steady; middling, 5 7-Sc;; net re-
ceipts, 1885 bales; gross, 4'59y 9alfes; . eH *
| france. /, 0S4 bales; to the Continent, 800
| bales: forwarded, 2,4O7 bales: sales, IU
bales3all spinners; stock, 9l52I bales 6
Totals to-day Net receipts sa aSSZs psie 10
| France, FOB bales; to the Continent
| 10 6S3 bales; stock. 1,125Sl1 bales. %, 80.
Consolidated: Net receipts, 2J3,Sol bales
| exports-to Great Britain, Sl,"o Daiesi -
| France, 1878 bales; to the CONTINENT
'D Totals since September list: Net receipts.
| 465S 0S6 bales; exports-to Great Britain,
l46 45S bales; to e, FPS SRa ba 11s''1 O''e
cotton futures opened quiet; sales, ~
baIes: January, $51; February, $oA'
March. $57S; April, s5S2; May, S.SS; June
Ssl July ST. d. August pgsasmS sSc' s sep'eO''
Futures closed quiet; sales; sales u' ~.
bales; January, $50; February, PA;
March, SIS; April, s5Ss; Nay S ,% 19ne
$52SSda. October 500: December. $3.50.
S;SS Dot cotton closed quiet and steady;
middling uplands, 5 7-Sc.; middiihg "uh'
| 6 1-Sc.; sales. zoo bales; ., cot
o NEM i steady; sales, lS,1oo bales;
| December. nominal: January $9'S59s9'S p, I.
February, s53sdxSs; March $e,4oa is,aa
April, $5.4Sd$5.4s; May. $56sasS;Si; Su e7G
$5.5Sas5 SO; July, ss:SS4Ss::ettj August S''''e
| & 6S: September, sonu@oio'
NAVAL-STORE MARKETS.
WILMINGTON, n. c.. December a
| Shirts Turpentine-Firm at 3Vaoo l-|c''
| receipts 100 casks.
| Rosin-F1rm at VIZ. o, .oosx, o.
Crude Turpentine-Steauy at Si'1''eN.''V'
| recaints 36 barrels. ,
Tar~Steady at sl.O5; receipts, 22S barrels.
| CuARI ESTON, 6 c., December IA
TSrpentine-Marke firm at Soc.; sales
| none. ,..s. ao,oa rone
SAVANNAH. GA, December a.
shirts of Turpentine-Ffrm at 80 JIG
sales GA casks; receipts, 1,2l5 casks.
Rosin~Ffrm and unchanged; receipts
| 8153 barrels; sales, none.
NORFOLK PEANUT MARKET.
NORFOLK. VA, December H.-(Spe
! ciaI1-Peanuts- fancy. 2Aq2 3-sc-
| strictly prime, 242 1-Sc.; prime, lAl2c.
| common stock, 1alhc.; Spanish, oO4oZc'
| No old nuts Offering.
| PETERSBURG PEANUT MARKET.
| PETERSBURG, VA, December a.
| Virginia peanuts very quiet; prime. &C.,
VIA 'nrime. 2l-4c.; fancy. lie; Spanish
| steady at 5oc. ,yv,r
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
| PETERSBURG, VA, December IA
cotton-steady at l-1ea5 lie. for sood
lots.
| Back from North Carohn"'
President f. w. Boatwrisnt' Oh IN.
| pichmond College; Rev. A. ]. Barton Ut
Il II.