Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-16
J. WI. Fourqurean s. CO.


Lard-steady; December, $5.42, nominal
ly: refined quiet.
Pork-Ftrm mess, SS.1On%23, snort Clear
80. 1rq 1920; family SlOpSll.
Butter-Very firm; western creamery,
l5Q21c.: factory. 12Glhgc.; Elgins, dc; iml-
tation creamery, 13dl7c.; State dairy, ng
18c. -...,
Eegs-Firm: State and Pennsylvania.
2sq27c.; western fresh, Csc; southern, 2p
Potatoes-steady: Jerseys. N@H.315;
New York. Sl2JDSl5O; Long lslahd, lZo4
81 -: sweets. Jersey. a.2j02.25; southern
Cottonseed- Oil-steady.
petrOleUm-Frm.
KOsin-SteadN.
Turpentine-Firm at 4lia642c. ....
Cabbage-steady; per 100. Sl.5OaS.
Coffee-OptiOns opened barely steady at
unchanged prices 90 points decline uu-
der disappointing Havre and hamburg
cables and European selling recovered
ON firrnness and small receipts at Rio ana
Santos continued strong attitude OF spot
holders. and liberal warehouse deliveries
in this country, again turned easier uhuSr
lower closing Havre cables, ana closea
steady and gas points lower Sales, liCD
bags. including December, 500. spot klo
firm and higher; No. Z. invoice, SJ.z3: No:
Z jobbing, S7.25. Mild firm; Cordova, N.iof
Suear-Rav steady; fair refining. 97sD
15-l6c.; centrifugal, 20 degrees, te,sI' f@p
47-lCc.: molasses sugar, S9s4S ll-i5e.; re-
fined staadier.
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK. December Ia further
advance was made in print-ciOtbs to-day,
regular 2S-inch 64-squares selling at J-lbc.
per yard, and there was no disposition on
the part Of the sellers 20 proceed thereat
A Of
with an upward tendency I'm prices, and
with good demand. Bleached cOttOns were
IN general request, and further advances
are looked for Standard and three-yard
brown sheetings and drills were strong
courtyard brown sheetings moving up IN
price. Fine yarn hght-weights were also
against buyers. Cotton Innings were strong
in heavy-grade goods. Mems wear WOOL
lens and worsteds were in fair request,
and dress goods in moderate demand at
previous prices.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, December b.-tIOur-
Dull and unchanged.
Wheat-Srong; SPOT and the month
7Iaq7l$.c.; January. T15sG7Zlsc. Hay, nc.
bid; southern wheat, by sample, 6SgnAic
Corn-Strong spot and the month, 39AU
S9lAc.; December. new or old, 3Stin3SHc.;
January, 38ssa5S4c.; February, S8Aq39c.;
southern white corn, 36l4M39Ac.
Oats-Dull and easy; No. 2 white, S24
32t2c.
Rye-steady; No. 2, nearby, 57,zc.; no.
2 western. 5gl2c.
sugar-Strong; granlated, 521Eo.
Butter-Steady and unchanged.
Eggs-Firm and unchanged.
Cheese-Steady and unchanged.
I4ettuce-Sl. 2JQ $50 per bushel box.
Whiskey-Unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, December l5.-Bad crop news
from the Argentine was the motive for an
advance Of nc. in May wheat to-day.
Trading later I'm the day, not only in
wheat, but in other speculative markets,
was the most active Tor weeks. Corn and
oats advanced 1sQ5s and 9sQaac., respect
lively. The price changes in provisions
were unimportant.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest Closing.
Wheat-No. 2.
Dec. .......6iii 66is Gps G57s
May ....... 6Guls SIS 655sa& 665sG67
July .6il44A 65ss 6f4q3s 65ha2s
Dec So'a .....,,ss ( 1874 1915 1874
May ......3is41a IS 3p4 &tsa35
July .......5i's 5J7s41s 5fas 5J1s412
oats-No. 2.
Dec. .......26 252s - 25fs
May .......91sG1a ZbInts ZOi413s -oA
Mess Pork-Per BbL
Jan. ......sJ.5Z1Z 500 wa Woo
May .......SJ.tO $500 $50Zi2 800
Lard-Per 100 Lbs.
s11 :I55: ; s5i: s55s ;; ;53s
Short Rlbs-Per 100 Lbs.
Nan; : .stsss ssttSS7s :s5 SIS SIS
Cash quotations were as follows: No.
yellow corn. 3ilac Flour steady. No. 3
spring wheat, 62G6r4c.; No. red, 67lQ
iSi2c. No. 2 corn, 3i4c No. oats, 26siGp
\ % L.
No. barley, 3Sq50lec. No. faxseed, yl.Oi.
Prime timothy seed. s2.21lzQS2.20. Mess
pork. per barrel, SSl0a$S.15. Lard. per 100
pounds, $5.l21zGS5.20 Short-rib sides
OOose). N.571adA.75. Dry-salted shoulders
boxed, 4SQl3sc. Short clear sides COX
ED, SiS5a$l.Sla. Whiskey, distillers' fin
ished goods. per gallon. A.26. Sugar, cut
loaf unchanged. Butter steady; creamery.
liQl9Ikc.; dairy, 13dlsc. Cheese steady
at S7iGl0l5c. Eggs steady; fresh, 2ld2ll4c.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL. December l5.-Cotton-
Spot in fair demand; prices steady; Ameri-
can middling, fair. li-l6d. good middnng,
) li-S2d.; middIing. l5-S2d :; low middiins,
3 l2-32d.; good ordinary. 2J-32d.; ordinary,
l9-32d. The sales of the day were 1000
bales. of which 1000 were for speculation
and export, and included 300 bales Ameri-
can. Receipts 5.400 bales--all American
Futures opened quiet with a moderate
demand and closed barely steady; Ameri-
can middlng. low middling clause, Deem
Der. 5-6la3 Std, buyers; December and
5-64d., sellers; January and Feb
ruary. 5-6id.. buyers: February and
March. Std, sellers; March and April.
s-64a3 7-Gid.. buyers: April and May.
, 1916 slid, sellers; May and June.
, s-64d., buyers; June and July. 9-6id..
value; July and August. 9-G4a3 i0-6id.,
buyers; August and September. l0-6id.,
sellers: September and October. 3 STA
l0-6id. buyers, October and November.
9-6tG3 l0-64d.. buyers.
NEW YORK December l5.--The Cotton
Exchange members voted In favor OF adj
business Saturday. December
.ith, and Saturday, December 3lst I'm an
icipation OF the holidays.
The market was a, small one to-day.