Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-02
Opening; Highest Lowest. Clos

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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
steady. No. yellow corn, 3rl4343sc; NO.
spring wheat, f. 0. b., 631sl661ac.; No.
No. oats, f. o. b.. 27si@2&4c; No. 2
white, f. Q. b., Slc.; No. 3 white. (. o. b.,
2SlaG29c. No. 2 rye, 52Hc. No. 2 barley,
36a5Oc. No. l fiaxseed, c.a$l03 Prime
timothy seed. S2.2c. Mess pork, per barrel,
N.@QH.95. Lard, per 100 pounds Asglp
s5.15. Short rib sides Qoose), Si.50u$l7O;
dry-salted shoulders boxed. St254St37ls;
short clear sides boxed, As2QA5O
Whiskey. distillers' finished goods, per
gallon. H.26. Sugar, cut-loat. unchanged
Butter steady; creamery, 1iq2518c.; dairy,
13ltl9c. Cheese steady at S9Q10l2c. Eggs
firm; fresh, Z21ac.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, December Cotton
Spot i'm fair demand; prices lower: Ameri-
can midding, fair, 2-32d.; good mlddling,
15-16d.; good ordinary, 24ld.; ordinary.
9-lGd. The sales of the day were 1000
bales. Of which loco were Tor speculation
and export, and included 500 bales Of
American; receipts. $1,000 bales, including
$500 bales OF American.
Futures opened easy. with moderate
demand, and closed steady; American
middlng. low middling clause. Deem
Der. 4-6id., buyers, December and Janu-
airy, S2-sPr9 SID, buyers; January and
February, } 2-64N8 3-6id., buyers; February
and March. 3-6id., buyers; March and
April 3-64l9 4-64d., buyers; April and
May. 4-64(j3 5.eid.. sellers; May and June,
S5-64d., buyers; June and July. S-G-6id.,
sellers; July and August, 6-6iQS 7-G4d.,
buyers; August and September. S6-6i4
lad, buyers; September and october,
6-6id3 It'd. buyers; october and Mo-
vember, 6-6+6l3 It'd, buyers.
NEW YORK, December 1.-To-day's de-
velopments In the cotton market indl-
Gated a predominance of the bull senu-
ment. with the best prices Of the day
points over last nights final figures. The
bull element showed more or less heslta-
ton at the start, as u result of conflict
ing news from abroad, and the opening
sales were at q 5-polnts decline 10 =
points advance. Following the first call
there was an upturn, January shorts
taking fright, which led TO covering IN
the March and later deliveries, ana IN
spired considerable Investment buying.
Trading for time was active. but OWN
died 10 a narrow professional business.
with the exception OF Few Drler spurtS
of animation late in the day. AT no
time during the session did the bear ele-
ment show any particular spirit. Early
orders from Liverpool were, without ex-
ception, for the sale Of late months, but
the foreigners later turned buyers. wall
street purchased January, March, and
May options. The close was steady, at
a net gain Of 4 to points.
Cotton steady; mddlIng, Slice; net re-
ceipts, 1902 bales; gross receipts, 3,OS2
bales; sales, 1856 bales; stock, 1906 bales;
exports-to the Continent, 1899 bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts, 55,627 bales;
exports-to Great Britain. 53,5S2 bales; to
France 1888 bales; to the Continent,
Ii. 2l5 bales: stock 1,2l9,232 bales.
Consolidated: Net receipts, SS2.1i9 bales;
exports--to Great Britain, l6ljSS bales; TO
France. 1884 bales; to- the Continent,
Totals since September 1st: Net re-
ceipts 4,3Q6,l74 bales; exports-to Great
Britain, 1,52i,50S bales; to France. 29i,Z@
bales: 10 the Continent, 1853 696 bales.
Cotton futures opened steady; Decem-
Der. 1884; January. S.35; February, S5.3S;
March, $40; April, S5.43; May, S5.iS; June,
$5.53 July, $50; August, s55S; September,
$5.5S; october, $5.6l
Futures closed steady; December. S5.3S;
January, $40; February $5.42: March,
$685. April, $40; May. 1913; June. 1851;
July, $50; August, S.63; September. $5.e1;
October, 1854.
Spot closed steady; middl!ng uplands
bales.
NEW ORLEANS, December 1.-Cotton
futures steady; January, @.0l; February
s5.05;@S50s March. S.ilaS.l2; April, $3.50
S0ll, May, sJ-2fteOSo June, f0.ZiiSO.ZS,
July, $5.S2qS5.33; August, S5.32g$5.93; Sep
TENDER, S5.31a s5.S2.
NAvAL-sTORE MARKETS.
WILMINGTON, n. c., December l.
Spirits OF Turpentine-Steady at S612QSec.;
Rosin-Flrm at @hc GA@h; receipts.
2S5 barrels.
Crude Turpentine-Firm at $1.3O, g, and
g. receipts 8 barrels.
Tar-Steady at $.20; receipts, 1856 bar
rels.
CHARLESTON, s. c., December l.
Turpentine-Firm at &c. asked; sales,
none
Rosin-Quiet and unchanged; sales,
none.
PETERSBURG TOBACCO MARKET.
PETERSBURG, VA, December l.
Especial. )-~Receipts very heavy; market
firm and prices we'll sustained. Quota
tions: Common to medium Tugs, $50 10
$50; good TO fine Tugs, IS TO s.; poor short
leaf. 81 to So; fair to good short leaf. s.
70 $50; medium TO good wrappers 50 TO
sl2; good 10 fine wrappers, sl4 90 sz3; me-
dunn 10 good shipping, IS to ;li good 10
fine shipping, N2 to SIS
DANvILLE TOBACCO MARKET.
DANvILLE. VA, December 1-(Spe-
cial)-Prices are well maintained, despite
the heavy receipts, on both dark and
bright tobaeeos. Quotations; wrappers-
Fancy. S35d $50; good. &5g$s5. medium.
sl5GS2s: common. si0Qsl6. Ffllers-Good.
ssass 50: common, $2q8 Cutters-Fancy.
$l3QAS: smokers 35qT; exports. si2iS22;
nondescripts. $z5oQs6
NORFOLK PEANUT MARKET.
NORFOLK. VA. December l--fSpe-
ciaI. )-Peanuts--Farmers market weaker;
sales at zhc. for fancy Virginia stock;