Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-09

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NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK. December S.--The dry |
goods market shows no change TO-DAY |
from the dull cocditions OF the carrier
days Of the week In staple cottohs, 10
day. trading in both brown ana pIraon 1nn
by mail. Prints and ginghams are III
practically the same position that 'ney
were az the close Of last week. ana the
more staple fancies are dull
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. December S.-Flour-
Quiet and unchanged.
Wheat-StrOng; spot and the month'
81 3-iG9 Use; January. 9SHS Lie; May.
90 1-2c. bid: steamer No red, W 5.sp
" Bic; southern wheat. by sample, g5p
9S &c: do. on grade SO lass l-ic.
Corn-Dull; spot 33d33 1-Sc.: the month.
80 12l32 3-ic.; December, new or old, ozW
20 1-4c: January 81 S-Sn3l 5-Sc.; February.
81 3-4d32c.; steamer mixed, SlnSl lac;
southern white corn, SOa3ic.; do. yellow
31G35c.
oats-steady; No. 2 white western
20 1-2d30c.; No. mixed do, N42l 1-Zc'
Rye-Firm; No. western. 50 l-2c., sales
Hay-Firm for the better grades; choice
timothy, sl3 asked.
Cain Freighis-Quiet: demand light;
quotations unchanged.
Suglr-Strong and unchanged.
Butter-Firm and unchanged.
Eggs-Steady and unchanged.
Cheese-Steady and unchanged.
Whiskey-Unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. December S.-Decernber
wheat sold to-day at $l.Ol. and closed at
slOO1-4. or &c. above yesterdays close.
May also advanced 7-Sc. Receipts In the
Northwest at last are falling below those
of last year This fact caused anxiety
among the shorts. and was undoubtedly
the principal reason for the advance.
bot embarrassing.
closed a shade lower, oats unchanged, and
provisions 2 1-2Q7 1-2c. lower.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening Highest. Lowest Closing.
WHEAT-No.
Dec. 30 sI.01 9sA $1,000
NAN Ma1. .ssssaeo s u ss 81 eo, sax
CoRN-No. ..
pSSemOof Ss sss,h 2 ssS $ ssNs &Sss
OATs-Ho. =.
December. ..2lM PA 2l4 2l$aA
December. 81 80 s7.seh $3.50 s7.s2M
JANUARY. $40 $50 go o.2zh
May. 8 AN 800 S.421s $40
LARD-Per 100 IDS
Deem Oer.. s.. 81. gallo
January. 40 no no 4'Sn
SHORT RIBs-Per 100 lbs
December...s4 s4l7b s4.l7M s4.i7h
May. ....... 1926 4.324 4.27g@ 40
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
steadier. No. 2 yellow corn. . 7-Sa26c
wheat 81 1-2a9Sc. No. red, AqS.VG4-f'
No. 2 corn, % 5-SG25 Sac. No. oats,
q 3-4a22c.; No. 2 white. +. o. b. "A S-4c;
No. white, {. o. b., % 1-iaS BE &c, \! no. = 2
rye 46 1-2c. No. l fiaxseed, H.l0mA.l3 IL.
Prime timothy seed s2.65. Mess pork. per
barrel. S.3jdN.40. Lard, per 100 pounds,
| $4.25Qs4.27 1-2. Short rib sides Qoose)'
si15ns450; dry-salted shoulders tboxedl.
A75aS5; short clear sides (boXedl, A.45p
Sl65. Whiskey. distillers' finished goods,
per gallon s1.19. Sugar, cut-loaf. $3.50
S526 Butter steady; creamery, l5d3c.;
dairy. 12dl9c. Cheese quiet at SdS l-2c.
Eggs firm; fresh. zoe.
CINCINNATI. .I
CINCINNATI, o., December S.-Flour-
Quiet.
Wheat-Firmer; No. 2 red. 9Slzc.
Carn-Easy; No. 2 mixed 26A a27c.
Oats-Strong; No. mixed, 23l2qBAc
Rye-Steady; No. 2. Acc.
Lard-Easier at s15.
Bulk Meats-Dull at A25.
Bacon-Easy at 1856.
Whiskey-Steady at $.l9.
Butter-Steady.
Sugar-Quiet and steady.
Eggs-Quiet at lie.
Cheese-Steady and lower; good to
prime Ohio fat Slzn9c.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL. December S.-4 Z. NJ
| Cotton-Spot closed in fair demand; prices
| lower; American middling fair, 9-lsd ;
| good middlng, 3 5-1Gd.; American mid
| ding. 7-l6d. low middling, lied; good
! ordinary, 15-l6d.; ordinary, 9-l6d. The
| sales OF the day were 1000 bales, OF
| which 1000 were for speculation and eX-
port and included 9,4Oo American. Re
ceipts, 5000 bales, including 2s'OOV Ameri-
can.
Futures opened easy, with a moderate
| demand, and closed irregular; American
middling, low middling clause; December
| 9-64d sellers; December and January,
| 3 s-64GS 9-64d sellers; January and Feb
ruary, 3 s-64Q3 Sid, sellers; February
| and March, Sid, sellers; March ana
| April 3 9-6id3 10-6id., sellers; April ana
May. 1O-64aS 1l-64d., buyers; May ana
| June. 8 12-6id., sellers; June and July
| lS-6id, sellers; July and August, li-Sid''
| value; August and September. Ibid
| sellers; September and October. 1S-e4d.,
| sellers; October and November. li-6id',
sellers. co..o,
| Dull: middling. Use; net receipts, l,5il
| bales: gross 1921 bales; exports-to Great
| Rritain 20J9 bales: TO the Continent, 81
bales; forwarded. 2,Si5 bales; 70 s SIas 20
|
Totals to-day: Net receipts $3.50 bales;
| exnorts-to Great Britain, 1882 bales; 10
the Continent, 20,GO9 bales; stock, lVoS'S'l
| bales - -, 1o,os.
Consolidated: Net receipts, 2S,565 bales;
exports-to Great Britain, 1852 bales; 10
France 2s,692 bales; to the Cohtheh''
| 591S5 bales. ,.
Totals since SeptembeElst: Net receipts,
| A. ga S51 bales: exports-to Great britain
/ SS9.7S7 bales; to France. 4N,Sle bales; u
the Continent, 1054,576 bales.
Cotton futures opened STEADY AT the u re-
| cline sales. 1890 bales; January, 800
FEBRUARY, $5.72; March, 1915: April, S9.si
! Nav. $3.50; June, $5.9l; July, 500; august
e. M September, S603; December, xo.64:
Futures closed steady; sales, s2sVo Dales
| January. s5.72: February, $o.6; Ma y ol
$780, April, $5S5: May, $S.sl Jun. e. 90
July, $685. august %S; s g ss S0'''
| Snot cotton closed dull; middling up
lands 8 Use; middling Gulf, lie; safes
| 20 bales. ,,o cation
Quiet and steady sales nzo P % pssixI az az
Echruary' IS .S9Ms5.40; March, S544d 20 70
Anril, S. 49G$5.5O; May, $3.50; June S9:o y,
e. 81. July. $5.6fd$5.66; August, so.os4S''h
September. S.754$5.H.
NAvAL-SToRE MARKETS.
WI .NINGTON. n. c.. December s.
Spirits of Turpentlne-flfm at -'Au'VN0
receipts l2l casks. .o,,,,S
Rosin2Dur at sl.15 and $40; receipts
sol barrels: o,,,o, a, q 40 an(
q 90: receipts, 80 barrels. ,-o,,
Tar-Firm at sl.O5; receipts no pdi'eiS'
CHARLESTON. S. c.. December g.
Tnrpentine-Firm at SOC; sales nome
Rosin-Firm; sales, none.