Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-17

ina made a very strong wheat market
to-day. May closed &c. higher. than yes
terday's final price. Corn and oats are
practically unchanged Provisions de-
clined about 2ikc.
The leading futures ranged as folloWs:
Opening. Highest Lowest. Closing
Wheat-No. 2.
Dec. ......66lsQh e67s 65a e65s
May ......67ls 6s2s 81 6a%
July .....655s 662. CO.'S 6e4gS
Dec o'~ ...-,''asa s4a% 1874 seA
3 Mhy : ::..:.s5,.a az s5ase7s s.. 81.
Osts-No. 2. ., o.,,
Dec. ...g261z 26ss 264s Z6Ss
May .......26&iQ7s q 8A Zo74
Mess Pork-Per Bbi.
M san; .:....ss.SS'' $40 $3.50 $751;
S ha7 .'5.5I$& :55s7& $ s5ss,s 3d.
short RIbs-Per 100 Lbs.
May .......siS1a N.slla s4.N s4Sz1s
Cash quotations were as follows: No
yellow corn. 34lac. Flour steadier. NO
spring wheat 65lzd66c.; No. red, 6Sq69c
No. 2 corn, SiAc No. oats, 27Ac.; No.
white, 2S9sq23lsc. No. rye, 551zc; NO.
Q barley, lld49c. No. fiaxseed, A.QilS.
Prime timothy seed, S2.N1slIs2.3 80. Mess
pork. per barrel &.1eqSS. Is. Lard, per lOJ
tloose). &55dA.75. Dry-salted shoulders
boxed 4HA4Xc Short clear sides (box-
ed) s4s2iha$lS5. Whskey. distillers' nm
ished goods. per gallon, N.25. Sugars, cut
loaf, unchanged. Butter steady; cream
cry. 1iG2Oc.: dairy 13alSc. Cheese steady
at s&qlOikc. Eggs easy; fresh, 2l42l15c.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, December l6-Cotton-
Spot in fair demand prices lower; Ameri-
can m!ddling, fair, I'D; middiing'
l-sd.; low. middiins, l5,l5d.; g599od o rHl-
nary. 23-id.; ordinary, 29-l6d: The sales
II the day were 1900 bales OF which l,WO
bales were for speculation and export,
and included $500 bales American; re
ceipts, 1900 bales, including 2o6o Daies
American.
Futures opened quiet, with a moderate
demand, and closed quiet and steady;
American middiing, -middling clause,
December 3 4-64d., buyers; December and
January Aid, buyers; January and
February. 8 4-sld3 SID. buyers; Febru
AIRY aud March, 5-64u3 6-6id.. sellers
March and April, SID, buyers: April
and May. lid, values; May and June
3 S-64d, sellers; June and July, 8-6iH
39-6id.. buyers; July and August, 3 $3.50
3 lO-Gid., sellers August and September
l0-64d.. sellers; September and October
) y-6la3 l0-6id. sellers; october and NO
vember, 3 9-6kg3 10-6id., sellers
NEW YORK, December lo.-Ihe scope
in the price OF cotton futures today on
the more active positions, was only a
matter OF 4 points. The volume or specu-
lation was also small. Lower LlVeLpoC
cables brought out several leadlng Hues
of weak long stuff in the market under
which prices went off slightly. The weak
ness abroad, however, failed 10 nav
great weight among the rank ana ME Vi
the bull portion of the trade, and WITHIN
a short time prices were BACK 10 las'
ppff
ing stubborn resistance 10 all enorts on
the part of the bear element 10 depress
values. All through the rest OF the tOre-
noon fluctuations were conhned TO q mar
row range. with offerings readily ABSORB
ed by REPRESENTATIVES OF Wall Street In
terests who have been conspicuous Duy
ers throughout the past TWO weeks
The South was also a ouyer III sin r.
way. Advices from Fall River ana tne
dry-goods market were rather bulhsn. IL
the afternoon there was very little int
rest manifested. as news OF importance
was scarce and odds were few ana Iai
between. The weekly change in staustlcs
were hardly to the liking or shorts, aho
izing near the close caused a slight de-
preston. The market opened steady az q
decline of 1d3 points, rallied, but closed
quiet and las points net lower.
Cotton firm; middling, oE-l6e. het re-
ceipts 35S bales; gross receipts, 1850 bales
sales. 1900 bales; stock. 50 s4S bales; eX-
norts TO the Continent 26ii bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts, 1858 bales
exports-to Great Britain, 1865 bales; 10
France, s46S bales; s,6 10 $50 me continent o.
consolidated: Net receipts, 3Z6 8S bales;
exports-to Great Britain, lO0,sJ6 bales
TO France Al, sol bales; TO the Continent
l2S6S5 bales. ~.
oeipts. sos. 7S9 bales; exports-to Great
Britain sos S5l bales 10 France, 3oo,O.Z
bales, to the Continent. 1929 126 bales.
Cotton futures opened steady Decem-
her, $50; January, 9:53; feDru.ar rS H,oS
March. $3.50; April, S.5g; May. @.63; June
s56t; October, s5e5; November, 1851
Futures closed quiet; December, S.o2'
January. s5.53; February 60 90 H. MsTc %
$50 April SOS; Nay tayi Sent se6iem d Sa.
snot closed firm; midding uplands
IS-l6c.: middling Gulf, 6l-l6c.; sales
M New N-'' ORLEANS. LA. December le.-
Cotton futures quiet; December, s3:W BID
January. s. .O99 $40 February, S.l6aSo IL
Narcn g lyf s. ~: April. ~ .2fqSo.Zoi May
81. Spds5.31; June. S.S54t July. $9'SSI
s5A; August, $3.50 - ~: september >''SVp
S.Sl; October s5.AaS5.S5.
NAVAL-STORE MARKETS.
VIII MINGTON, n. c.. December 10
SHIRTS of Turpentine-Ftrm at 4o15Ss l-2c.'
Rosin3Nothlng doing; receipts. Ais bar
rels. r, -. 81 oo6,, On.
receipts 3 BARRELS. a.,
Tar-FIrm at $40; receipts, 1853 barrels
CHARLESTON, S. c.. December Is
at BIC. asked; sales.
none.
none.
SAVANNAH, GA, December 16.-Spirits
of Turpentine-Firm at Dc.; sales, 75C
casks: receipts, l.229 casks.
Rosin-Flrm; sales, 1432 barrels: re.
ceipts. 3,4Ss barrels. Quote. a, 3. c. anG
ID. s5c6iSI; f, 81; G.. $40; III. N.25; ]. sl.35
X. n.50; NJ. SEQ; n. $40; window-glass.
81: water-white. S225.
PETERSBURG TOBACCO MARKET
PETERSBURG. VA, December Is
cial. )-Recsipts large; market quiet and
easy. Quotations: Common to medium
Jugs, 81 80 to 81: good 10 fine Jugs. $50 To
A50; poor short leaf. s. 20 81; fair to
good short leaf. $3.50 to $50; medium TO
good wrappers. n TO $40; good to fine
wrappers Si25o to SIS; medium to good
shipping. $50 TO $40: good TO fine ship
ping $3.50 TO SIS
DANyILLE TOBACCO MARKET.