The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-10

May ....... Is1H ls7K lNH AZ
Cash quotations were n follows: Flour
steadser: No. : yeilow Sss0sc: No
Nhassc: No. . red. u.N.61-4:. No. 8 corr.
.NGesAc: No. : oats. z<nx9c: No. :
white. (. O. b.. :sAc: No ; white. {. Q. b..
ard. T per 10, %ei lbs. p'. H..sa..sS: snort rib:
sides. loose. $.l5zI4-so: dry satod shout.
ders. boxed. Hssnso: short clear sdes.
boxed. SLS'aAs: whiskey; dissiiiers. m
New York. December -F1ou 0rmfy
held. but quiet. and no higher.
Wheat-Spot. firm: No. 2 red sc {. Q. b.
afioat. Options opened Arm and. With few
exceptions. ruled strong all day. influence
ed by another squeeze OF Dcconher
shorts. small northwestern receipts. un-
expected decrease in the worlds stock
1c ne, higher. No. : rcd January closed a.
size: May closed at @Ac: Dcccusocr
closed s.i4c.
Corn-spot firm: No. : nsc {. Q. b.
dull all day with some firmncss on near
months owing TO heavy export pur-
chases: closed unchanged TO &C net high
er. May closed at December closed
Oats-Spo, duii: No. : :sA0g7c. OPP
iions duh all day.' closing unchanged.
May closed at g1Sc; Dccembcr closed 81
e6Ic.
~Lard-Stcady: western steamed NS:
December $3.50 nominal: refined steady:
South American Sis. compound $4,000
Aba.
Professionally. FL
E~ggs-Ftrm. state and Pennsyivan1a
2iGGc: western fresh 2lh2sc.
Cotton Seed Oil-Sicady: prime cxuds
1Si-c: do yellow &c.
Rice-Steady.
C~onee-Options steady at UNCHANGED
prices: showed n rather weak under,ouo
in the absence Of outside support and q
tnDAf - a~. 49, -
the short side I'm view OF unsatisfactory
cables. heavy supplies AMI apathy OF
spot demand: closed steady ut unchanG-
ed prices to points net decline: sales H.
800 bags. including Deccrnber at s. 500
6N: May %.0Gs.l0. Spot conee-Rio
firm: No.. 4 invoice exc: No. Z jobbaux &c:
mild quiet: Cordovan sisal5c.
Sugar-Raw strong: fair refining SIC:
centrifugal So test 3 15-l6c: refined 0rm.
NAVAL STORES.
New York-Rosin steady: struincd.
common to good 81. 4on1. Is.
Turpentine@Steady at 2eAMSnc.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS firm at b.:
sales none. Rosin firm and unchanged:
sales none.
Savannah-Spirits turpcntine opened
firm at 30rxc; sales SO casks. closed firm
at SoAsc bid; receipts $40. Rosin firm and
unchanged: sales l.166: receipts $50.
cotton Future.
Especial to The Messenger1
New York. December S.-Another
very dull days trading in cotton re-
suited in slightly higher prices. The
early news was rather an offset. Liver
pool declined 1R-64d but Manchester
trade reports were. good and the labor
troubles there We're reported as settled.
Our market opened / to 3 points over.
At the decline the investment buying,
whis has been continuous OF late. made
itself felt and selling orders mad no
impression upon prices. Receipts were
again comparatively moderate. In the
afternoon prices advanced January
opened at SEC. rallied TO 500. declined
to 5.61, advanced to 5.72 and closed at
5.72 to 5.73, with the tone OF the market
steady. No n seems to care to be
aggressive on either side at present and
the night at the m Is between in
vestment buyers and those who sell
f. against spot purchases.
RIORDAN & CO.
(By Associated Press.)
New York, December S.-The varia-
tons in cotton on change today were
confined to the exceptionally narrow
, scope OF s points. Throughout the ses-
sion, the market was quite featureless.
trading was for the most part on n
local basis and very little OF that, the
entire days business amounting to- but
80, 900 bales. The market was finally
steady net unchanged to 3 points
higher.
New York Stock Market
New York, December S.-The stock