Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-22

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CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. December 2l.-Corn over
Swallowed everything else on Change to-
day i'm strength and activity. Continued
heavy cash and export demand drove
shorts 10 cover. and resulted in an adj
vance of 1&c. The strength Of corn in
fluenced all other markets. Wheat closed
1ha1Bc. higher. oats advanced CSC. Pro-
visions rose 2lza5c.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest Lowest. Closing.
Wheat-No. 2.
Dec. .......s5as e61s e53s $50
May $500. se4 a1 eess5 ssAa% $ S.
Corn-No. 2.
May ....."$5l$aH s65sa& $533s $S2saA
July .......35ls SG7s Sls %s
Pats-No. 2
J Jtiy ..&]s 5iS 2i6 2fB
Mess Pork-Per Bbi. .ou
Jan So SCI S.$ SS ss4733i1 3
Lard-Per 100 Lbs.
zen; : :::::. :s.sS :5.5s e. ST. s :5.5s,s
Short Ribs-Per 100 Lbs. ~
Jan. ......N.e24 ttsz1s AS2ls $ts
May $3.50 $LS $3.50 NS
Cash quotations were as follows: No. 2
yellow corn, 36a$G1tc. Flour hrm. ~ :
spring wheat, 6ll4c.; No. 3 spring wheat
6iG64idc.; No. 2 red, GSaf9c. No. 2 corn;
1854 G86c. No. , oats, 2GAG2psc.; NO; =
white, 2ShG2SAc.; No. 3 white zo4Eo,2o'
No. 2 rye. 5f1ac. No. , barley, 4OlaG iS12c'
No. / faxseed. $l.05. Prime timothy seed
S2.S9. Mess pork, per barrel S.l5q So.
Lard. per 100 pounds. &.OouS5.lO. snort
ribs sides QOose), %LG0aS4@. Dry sa,tSu
shoulders 6oxed). 44n4Asc. snort clear
sides boxedD. SiSJdSLST1s. Whiskey, MS
tillers' finished goods, per gallon sI5S'
Sugars. cut-loaf. &.95; graduated S.S'
Butter steady; creamery, liQ9c., udlr3,
I3Tlse. Cheese firm at SA4l012c. Eggs
quiet; fresh, 2l422l2c.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
IrvERPOOL. December 21.-CottQn-
Srot auiet: prices unchanged; American
~n,iddling. 3 s.32d. The sales of the gay
were $500 bales, Of which LOO baies WI
Tor speculation and export, ana lheiuu ca
: coo bales of American: receipts. lOpVV
bales. including 800 bales of American
Futures opened quiet. with "A mVuefdle
demand. and closed steady at the De
cline; American middling, low mlIIllns
clause, December SlIIed' sellSrs, Tonm-
ary and February. 3l-6ia3 2-dfd., buyers,
February and March, 32-o4dY pu!@ISi
March and April, 3S-64d, sellers; Aprl
| and May, 3 4-6id., sellers; May ana June'
3 4-6id3 std, buyers; june and july
3 5-64d3 6-64d.. sellers; July and August
3 6-64d.. buyers: August and September
| 3S-GtT3 It'd. buyers; september and DC
| tober. 3 6-64a3 7-6id.. buyers; October ana
November, 36-6ig3 7-6id, buyers.
NEW YORK. December H.-Nery light
| speculative enthusiasm was MANIFESTED
on the Cotton Exchange to-day. ON the
contrary, there was a growing disposition
to get out of old ventures and prepare Lor
uuiet holidays. The influences bearing
ipon The market were too conflicting 10
give either side particular advantage,
while there was nothing in the news at
hand 10 stimulate an aggressive move,
either one way or the other. Sentiment
was adversely affected at the start by a
disappointing set. Of Liverpool cables, a
more favorable weather bulletin than had
been posted in some time, and another
heavy movement. The opening was
| steady, with prices unchanged TO 3 points
lower. 4 number Of the smaller longs
became uneasy, and unlOaded in 4 mode
rate way, the selling being largely con-
fined to the January and March options.
4 few scattered selling orders came 10
hand from abroad and New Orleans, but
taken on the whole. business through the
session was Of a local origin. The lead
ing bulls were encouraged 10 make a
stand by the appearance of a moderate
number Of investment orders, Wall street
taking the larger portion of the cotton
purchased. Notwithstanding the depres-
| sion above noted, the short contingent
| proceeded with the utmost caution. mas
much as Fall River adyices reflected "A
| further stiTening in New England cloth
markets. and southern dispatches report
| ed well-sustained prices for spot cotton
and a good business doing. while the eX-
port movement continued to exceed pre-
dictiOnsc and prevented accumulation of
| stocks at She ports. Attention was given
over largely TO the crop movement and
weather PROSPECTS. In the afternoon there
were half-hearted spurts Of selling for the
purpose Of Weakening long cotton. and
on the theory that the recent course of
the market had caused an extensive ac-
cumUlation Of holdings in the January,
March. and May deliveries, and Il cor
responding decrease in the short account.
The market closed steady and unchanged
10 points lower.
The spot demand to-day has been on a
quieter scale for cotton goods, bad Wed
Their checking operations to some extent.
The ton of the market fully as strong
as before. Sellers reserved in more d.
yections. even on goods in stock.
Cotton quiet: middling, 5I3-l6c.. net re-
ceipts, 81 bales; gross receipts. 2,02S bales
sales, 5l9 bales; stock. $500 bales; ex-
pOrts-to Great Britain, IN bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts, 7l.3S2 bales;
exports-to Great Britain, IS, 53 bales:
to the Continent 1884 bales; stock,
Consolidated: Net receipts. 25s.O5i bales;
| eXports-t0 Great Britain, 1908 bales: 10
France, $3.50 bales; to the Continent,
42.& bales.
Totals since September LIST: Net receipts.
5,3i3.sB bales; eXpOrts-to Great Britain,
1.e45,@7 bales; TO France. fl,022 bales:
/ TO the Continent. 1871 $50 bales.
Cotton futures opened steady AT the de-
cline; December. $40; January, S.41: Feb
ruary. S.43; March. 6.46; April. $40: May.
$50; June, $3.50; July. SIS: August, 1852;
September. $3.50: october. S.GS.
Futures closed steady; December. S.n:
January. $50; February, Sl4f; March, S.I7
ass: April, $50: May. $.N; June. S5.57:
July. $3.50; August, $50; September. s5.@;
| October, 1856.
Spot closed quiet; middling uplands.
> Bic; do. gulf. slice; sales, 519 bales.
NEW ORLEANS. December 2.-Cot-
ton-Futures Steady; December. $50 bid
January. $5.ceaS.02; February. 2O64S5.O7,
March. S.1OQs5.1l; April, sS.16GS.17: Nav,
5.20ny5.30; June. S.2JGS.26; July. S5.29d
s5.31: August, S.2Snx.3; September, S.2>
bid: October. SIS bid.
NAVAL~STORE MARKETS.
CHARLESTON, q. c., December 21.-
Turpentile-Ffr1n at SOC. sales, none.
Rosin-QWet and unchanged; sales