Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-05

os's-Quiet but nm: No white, q ~
Rye Easier: No. 4. n<ar.by. s. ~.
Hay FIRM; choice timothy a.
Grain FreiRhts--3feady and unchAnk61
sugar-strong and unchaneed
Eutter-Quict and UNCHANGED.
Eggs and Enthusiastically ana uDchaDseo.
Whiskcy-Urchangod. -
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKEr.
CHICAGO. January 4.--ReviyaI In tn>
foreign demand for American wheat to-
day caused the wheat market TO close
time showed a lac. break from yester-
days figures. The markets for corn ana
oats were very similar TO that for WHEAT.
and showed very little change At the
close; PROVISIONS were week, ard lost
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening hisusst Lowest Closing.
wHEAr-No.2.
January bon 90M 500 cox
May Nay. sissah siN esoN eiAsx
CoRS-No. 2.
:s:;;::'i:s 81 81 ~ NJ. Il
OArs-No ..
Januarv......20N ~ 26& FL
May-~~.....-2sM s3h 22MsM 2sh
MESS Poax-Per sbi.
January. .SS.g7x $500 9S.o7H $500
MAJ. e25 go 9.i5 a2v
sss Kay KS t &c :;ss ' :;sx
SHORT RIBs-Per 100 lbs
s Ssy..:.. ' 400 4se. ' 10, ~: .:s!xx
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
quiet and easy. No. yellow corn. x t-3tp
spr ring wheat hes sRsss s Tl So r s 40
oats. 22c.; 30. 2 white. T. .. B.. Si.a&s
"a Lie; No. white. & o. b, zsusic. No. x
seed. 81 iess.lso. Prime timothy seed.
go IL. Mess pork, per barrel. &fp
1916. Lard, per 100 pounds. N.72 1-2at<R.
Short rib sides doose). A.4oel{i.65; dry-sait-
clear sides (boxed). N75Ns4S. whiskey,
distillers finished goods. per gallon. Q.D.
Sugar. cut-loaf unchanged. Butter steady:
creamery, l5d2fc.: dairy. 124iSc. Cheese
quiet at S1S 1-2c. Eggs steady; fresh. w.
CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI. o., January 4-Flours-
Quiet
wheat-Easy; No. 2 red. Ole.
Corn--Easy: No. 2 mixed. &c.
Oats-Easier; No. mixed, 2ic.
Rye-Quiet; No 2. 47c.
Lard-Easie at A62 Ia
Bulk Meats-Ffrm at sL45.
Bacon-Ffrm at $780,
Whlskey-Quiet at N.19.
Butter-Unchanged.
Sugar-Firm.
Cheese-F1rm.
Eggs-Easy at is 1-2c.
THE COTTON MAnKErS.
LIVERPOOL. January A. r. NJ
Closing cltton-Spot In fair demand:
prices steady; American middling, l-4di
the sales of the day were 1900 bales. Of
which 1000 bales we're for speculation and
export, and included 1880 bales American;
receipts since last report n 900 bales. I'M
Guiding Al. 100 bales American.
Futures opened quiet. with a moderatu
demand. and closed steady: American
mddIing. low-middling clause, January,
3 l-sid. buyers; January and February.
3 l0-64d. buyers; February and March,
3 lO-6sn3 ltd. sellers; March and April.
il-s4d.. buyers: April and May, sl2-6id.
buyers: May and June. 13-6td., buyers;
June and July. 14-64d.. buyers; July ana
August, 15-6td., buyers; August and Sep
TENDER. 16-64d., buyers; September and
October 17-e4d.. buyers; october and No
vember. 17-6iGi3 ls-64d.. buyers; Novem-
Der and December, 3 lS-e4d.. buyers.
NEW YORK. January 4-Cotton-Duli:
15-16c. Net receipts. 1,5b
bales: gross 667S bales; exports-to
France, 1852 bales; to the Continent. 1898
bales; forwarded 4.402 bales; sales, 7.3y
bales; stock 124.S0 bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts, D.2s6 bales:
exports--to Great Britain. H. W bales; tn
France. 6,523 bales: TO the Continent. 49,
j63 bales: stock, 1269,625 bales.
Consolidated; Net receipts. l66. fT giles:
axports-to. Great Britain 22o7s bales; to
France, 1851 bales; TO the Continent, e5,-
SSS bales.
Totals since September list: Net re-
,eipts 5.673. 4ls bales: exports-to Great
Britain. 1,l79,sS5 bales; to France. 5e9.v'J
bales: TO the Continent. 1903. 5sS bales.
Cotton futures opened steady; sales, $40
bales; January. s5T; February, S.7s;
March s5.s3:. April. s5ss; May Sa; June.
SOS: October. 1905: November, 1912.
Futures closed steady: sales. $500 bales:
January. s5.1; February, $50: March.
5.S3; April, s5SS; May. S.92; June. S%;
Iuly, Sc; August. 1904; September. 1904;
SPOT closed dull: middIing uplands.
15-isc. middling Gulf, 3-l6c.; sales. 1890
Jales.
NEW ORLEANS. January 4.--cotton--
Try, s5S5at5sS; February. $ .5sas5.ss:
March. s.. 43ns5 a; April. s5.iSusS .4s; May.
5 .5iQs5.55; June. s. Goa $50: July. $3.50
) Sc; August. S. 69Gs5.7l; September. y5n
1873; October, 5.i4Qs5.56.
NAvAI~sToRE MARKETS.
WILMINGTON, n. c.. January A.
'pirits Turpentine-Dull at % 1-+a3o BIC:
eceipts, CS casks.
Rosin-Firm at sl.i5es1.2o; receipts. AZ
arrels.
Crude Turpentine-Quiet at $40 and
l.90: receipts. 8 barrels.
Tar Tirm at $l.06; receipts. Isl barrels.
CHARLESTON, S. c.. January 4.-Tur-
at 30 1-2c.: sales, none.
Rosin--Firm. but.unchangeo.
SAVANNAH, GA, January 4-Turpcn-
ne-Firm at 30 3-sc.; sales, 10 casks;
eceipts, 30i casks.
Rosln-Firm and unchanged; sales,
one receipts, 7.40S barrels.
NORFOLK PEANUT MARKET.
NORFOLK, VA. January f-tSpeciai)--
ancy, 2l-ic.; strictly prime. 20: prince
3-4c.: common. lnl l-2c.; Spanish. 81 i-2c.
PETERSBURG PEANUT MARKET.
PETERSBURG. VA, January A.
Special. )-Virginia nuts steady; prime.
e.; extra prime, t-Sc.; fancy. nc; COM
ION. iMT1Ac., as TO quality; black. ic.:
panish firm at size. per bushel.
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
PETERSBURG, VA, January -
Special )-Cottor-Firm at SIC. for good
ITS; off grades, 4Nq5ilc.
g..sI,fua Eovors JuatfCe IQbu.