Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-01

visiOns.-Nery little change took
place IN provisions, traders evincng no
desire to transact business. \ strong hog
market served to sustain prices, without
impartng any buoyancy At the close
May pork and ribs We're each shade
lower and May lard l-2c. lower.
Hides quiet and firm; native. l-Zc.'
lights lee: native cows. heavy, &C.;
light. &C.. butt brands. heavy, l-2c.
The leading futures ranged as follows;
Opsnlns. diIns,.. Dogss- Closing.
WHEAT
RR Rs; s. S. 81; s :9S
July........4b14 1873 'oE fc/s
COIN
Dec.......~225t 22B ia 80
Jan..........- 5 "a |%r2 =
hnY..s....SoA9 EoHs -ofs <p12atS
July. .....2U3s 2t98 EOs3 ~O52t3s
OATS
Dec....... 10 164 10 lO1s
May.........lys 1925 1873 lvb2
NEss PORB-
Jan.......t4.jO SI52y5 $40 sI4IlR
Nay ...... f.oO f.S-4 f.1159 rcO
d.: a a;9 a a3o a a5s4 & s:55''
RIBS
s aa5.... g. 3. s as2s 8 853 8 3.5s
Cash quotations: Flour quiet and firm;
prices unchanged. No. 2 spring wheat
q S-i4sO lie 30 ? red, Sd 5-9es- $-S &c.
- =
l7c Ness PORK. $50 for new. Lard, $500
1872 - Short-rib sides. $500 $3.50; dry
sailed shoulders, Si25u6AJp, short clear
sides, $3.S7 l-9UH. Whisky, Sis.
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK MARKET.
UNION STOCK-YARDS. ILL, Deem
Der 3l-Cattle-Recetpts 1900 head. Mar
ket hrm; common 10 extra steers, ~.JvQ
s. %. stOckers and feeders, S3QH; COWS
and bulls, Sl.6O0 81; Texans. S3bQ425.
Hogs-keceipts, 5000 head. Market
strong TO Sc. higher; heavy packing ana
shipping lots, 3l0QS.42 Il; common 10
choice mixed, $50.
Others steady and unchanged
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. December 81 Flour
Firm and unchanged.
Wheat-Stcady; spot, 93hG9Sizc.; south
ern, by sample J5895c.; DO, on grade
c5orn--Easier; spot 2g4Q2glc.; year and
January. HizqZ Csc; February. 0lelW
81 use; March, 2SHG2S 3-sc.; steamer
mixed. 25l4n25aic. southern white, 800
oats steady; 10. 2 white, 25d2Gc.; No.
Rye-Steady; No near by, A1z042c.;
No. western, AMG43zc.
Grain Frelehts-Slow; steam, TO Liver
pool, per bushel. 3izd; January 3l+d.. for
February; Cork. for orders, per quarter,
35 3D. for January.
Other articles unchanged.
ST LOUIS.
ST LOUIS. MO, December 1.-Flour-
Steady AMI unchanged.
Wheat-Higher; December 81 5-Sc..
nOmnally. May 81 $3.50.
corn-iiigher; December, 2oc., nominal
0ats-steady; December, 1sc.. nominal
ly: MAY. zoe bid
BacOu-ShOulders. $3.50.
Dry-Salted Aleats-ENtra short clear, 81.
Other articles unchanged
CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI. O.. December Si.-Flour--
Winter patent s4750 A95. do fancy, $40.
Wheat-Quief' 40. red "a lie.
Corn-Quiet 10. yellow. 22c.
Oats-Steau., No. , mixed. l9c.
Pork-Famhy clear and back. $50.
Lard Kettle, 81; prime steam held at
Bry-saited Meats-shoulders. $40; short
rib Sides s.; short clears, SIP II; clear
'' Bacon"Ioose shoulders. $i12 -; short
ribs. $i25; short clears, $3.50; clear bellies
Whiskey-N1S.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL December 3.-l2:3O p. ".
Cctton-Demand fair; prices easier;
American midiliug. B-52t sales, ll.WJ
bales: American. $500 bales; speculation
and export. 500 bales; receipts, 20 bales
AN American.
rate: December j9-6id.; December ana
January. 3 57-Gil.; January and February,
February and March, March and APRIL
Auri aud May 3 56-1id, May ana June,
8 J7-6id.; juno and July, 5s-oid., August
and September, . Jl-6id.
Futures quiet; tenders. 100 bales' new
docket and 100 bales, old.
l2.fj II. M-Amcrican spot grades. l-l-l.
lower; American middilrg talr, l-5-l,
good middling. ( l-l6d.. mldllng. 90. l0W
sd
ordinary. 9-lCd.
= p. M-Janlpry, 5S-6iQ3 59-6id., sell;
ers. January and February February ana
March. March ana ADrl 8 5i-blH5 oS-oll.,
sellers: April and May. 58-6d buyers;
May and June. 5-Cil.. sellers. June and
July 59-GiN3 i0-6fl., July and August.
Gl-Gi03 6l-5id.; August ana September
9 % SD. sellers;
Weekly cotton statistics: Total sales,
fO0 bales. American. 5000 bales; trade
takiugs. including forwarded from shlps
Sides 5000 bales; actual exports. 5000
bales: total imports. 1900 bales: Ameri-
can. 1900 bales; total stock. 5000 bales;
American So 900 balce. total aflOat. $4,000
bales: American. $4,000 bales, spectators
took 4C0 bales; exporters took 1900 bales.
NEW YORK. December d.-Cotton-
Steady; m.filiug Z J-lCc.; net receipts,
liM bales gross. 45F bales; cxpOrts-tO
the Continent %, bales: forwarded. 2T
bales, sales 4}2 bales; spnners l32 bales;
stock. zf-.lJ bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts q go bales;
cxports-tO Great Britain, Js@7 bales;
France none, Continent, 3l2 bales;
stock. l.Z5fl21 bales.
Totals so FAR tHs week: Net receipts,
1927 bales. eXQ'fts-tO Great Britain,
lll527 bales FRINGE. 243l6 bales; Cont
nent. s.. 50S bales
Totals since September LIST: Net receipts.
l.e1O.21 bales. France. 1881 bales; Con-
ffuent l4g ON1 b4ipc
Futures closed lrn: sales. 10000 bales;
January. $500. February S5B. March,
sos April, SIP May. W2o; June. N25;
July, so. August @a; September and
October. Nf. y Fcmber, Nl9
NEW ORLEA, LA, December 81
Cotton-Futures 'ady; sales. y 100 bales;
January 500. 'clruary l6.74. March
$3.50: April. $50. Nay. Sf9C; June, SOL;
July, sos; August 5L07
NAVAI~sT0RE MARKETS.
WILMINGTON. 4. c.. December 81
Rosin-Firm strained, I.45; good strain
spirits Of Turpentine-Firm; machine
"A re; irregular. Die.
Tar-Quiet at 81.
crude Turpentina-Dull; hard. $40
soft. $50; virgin. $50
CHARLESTON, s. c., December 81
Tufpentno-Firm at q lie; sales, none
Rasin-FiTm. sales. none. 4. r, 9, -, T.
and + Sl.40: g. 81 -; II. $50; /. M.65: X,
I.70 NJ. $50: y. =; window-glass' w
water-white. $3.50
SAVANNAH. CA, December 3l.-Ttr-
pontlne-Firm AZ DC; sales, 30 casks; re-
ceiDts. 352 cnsts.
since April LIST: Receipts. 3G,o05 casks,
AGAINST ~ 50l casks last year; exports
23eiS casks. against Zl9,ss) casks last
wear: stock $3.50 casks against ls.02s
Rosln-Firm; sales. 400 barrels; re-
ceipts. i45G barrels; A. y. c. j.. l.. Il, and
q. st.t5; II. Sf6j; l, $40; X, sls5; NJ. $50;
- a.. ,,fr ,Io,v-glore - d. Wafor-White