Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-06
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.


7Ixn17lzc. higher.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest Lowest Closing.
Wheat-No. 2
May .......e6ah eos t5Ads sSsq6o
Dec eo'n 1.....'ss !: 1875 ssa sass.
Nay Nay .'...SSiM59% $$ii N sss::ax s Az"
Oats-No. g.
R Rsy . :.:::::s. S. e r. 81; ;;s
Mess Pork-Per Bbl.
Jan ......e,27h se.siH ss2s'i ss.ssN
May ......s9.5O $500 s9.i5 ss671s
Lard-Per 100 Lbs.
s Ssy ::::&:iss ;s ill., si5 s .5s
Short Ribs-Per 100 Lbs.
May ......Hs9 HS NH1s sS2ls
Cash quotations were as follows: No. 2
yellow corn, SiAc. Flour steady. No. 3
spring wheat, 61q64lac.; No. red. T. o. b.,
Saesizc. No. 2 corn, 3iqSflsc. No 2 oats,
No. white, +. o. b.. 2S2sq29c. No. rye,
52Ac. No. 2 barley, 37q52c. No. L fiaxseed
SlQSl.03. Prime timothy seed. 1920 Mess
pork, per barrel, ssqsS05. Lard. per 100
pounds, 5qS520. Short-rib sides, loose,
sL55n$L75; dry-salted shoulders. boxed,
&.25Q A.37k; short-cear sides. boxed, 1880
s.. Whiskey, distillers finished goods
per gallon, S1.26. Sugars-Cut-loaf. $3.50;
graduated. 1879. Butter steady: cream
cry, HAZE; dairy, 13d19c. Cheese firm at
Sl2Ql0hc. Eggs firm; fresh, 2q&c.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL. December 5.-Cotton-
Spot; good business done: prices steady;
American middling, 3lkd. The sales of the
for speculation and export, and included
1900 bales American. Receipts, 1900
bales, including 43, 900 American.
Futures opened steady, with a moderate
demand, and closed quiet and steady;
American middling. low middling clause,
December, 9 Aid, buyers; December and
January Sid, buyers; January and
February, 3 3-64d., buyers; February and
March, 3 Aid, sellers; March and April,
1903 5-6id., buyers; April and May,
6-6id., buyers; June and July, 1-14d.,
sellers; July and August, 3 1898 S-eid.,
buyers; August and September, S-6iG.,
sellers; September and October, SID,
buyers; October and November, $3.50
NEW YORK, December 5.-Trading was
very energetic in cotton at the outset this
morning and prices advanced 4Q5 on the
first call. Wall-street buying was con-
spicuous feature during the afternoon.
The derangement OF the wire service by
the storm of Sunday shut out good many
orders, and developed features or stats
tics leading TO some hesitation here. The
English cables were much better than had
been looked for. The indication of renew
ed activity I'm spot cotton at Liverpool
was a particularly gratifying feature Of
the English advices, private cables pre-
dieting well-sustaned activity in the de-
mand for spot cotton In the southern
markets. Fall-River advices were also
favorable But following the flrst call
outside speculative support failed 10 meet
expectations and realizing and short sell
ing set in. causing a reaction of 4a5 points
The market closed to-day at unchanged
prices to l point higher than Saturdays
figures.
Cotton-steady: middllng, SIC; net re-
ceipts, 1893 bales; gross receipts, 5.5l9
bales: sales, LOO bales; stock. 1007 bales;
exports to Great Britain, 2,l0l bales TO
the Continent 972 bales; TO France, l,Olo
bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts, 75 7SS bales;
exports 10 Great Britain, $500 bales: TO
France, 1865 bales; TO the Continent, 1867
bales; stock, 1,269057 bales.
Consolidated: Net receipts, 1SS620 bales
exports TO Great Britain. 1892 bales; 20
France, 1893 bales; to the Continent, JS'Z4o
Totals since September LIST: Net receipts,
4,505 541 bales; exports to Great Britain,
l.617. sO3 bales; to France. S16,607 bales; to
the Continent, ,s62 bales.
$40; January, $5.f7: February. $3.50;
March. $50; April $3.50; May, $s5s;
TENDER. $5.6s; October. $3.50
Futures closed steady; DECEMBER, S9.4S;
s. as; April, $780, May, 1851; June S.57;
July. S.61: August, 1854; September, S5.62;
October 1854.
Spot closed steady; midding uplands,
5-Sc.; middling" Gulf, 57-Sc.; sales, LOO
NEW ORLEANS, December 5,-cotton
futures steady; December. A.9i; January.
s5Gs5Ol; February. S.l6qs5H: March,
s51OaS51l; April s51yg$5F; May, s5:2l@
August S 'G g sOs5 s2 september. S.$laS5.s2
NAvAL-sTORE MARKETS.
CHARLESTON. S. c., December S.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES firm at &c. asked;
sales, none.
Rosln-Qulet and unchanged.
SAVANNAH, GA, December 5.-Spirits
of Turpentine-F1rm at S5c.; sales, 40
casks receipts, S3 casks.
Rosin-Firm and unchanged; sales 4,0i5
barrels; receipts. 1861 barrels.
WILMINGTON, n. c.. December g.
Spirits Of Turpentine-F'irm at 36% q36l4c.;
receipts, 43 casks.
Rosin-Firm at 97lzc Gs102iA; receipts,
756 barrels.
Crude Turpentine-Quet at sf3o, g, and
81: receipts l2l barrels.
Tar-Firm at $40; receipts, 400 barrels.
PETERSBURG TOBACCO MARKET.
PETERSBURG, VA, December g.
Special -Receipts very heavy; market
firm and prices well sustained. Quota
lions: Common TO medium Tugs, $50 TO
s.. so; good to fine Tugs, g to IS; poor short
leaf. 81 10 S. fair to good short leaf, s.
to $3.50; medium to good wrappers. 50 to
sl2; good to fine wrappers sl4 TO s23; me-
dunn TO good shipping. IS to 81; good 10
fine shipping, N2 to SIS.
DANVILLE TOBACCO MARKET.
DANVILLE, VA, December 5.-(Spe-
cial )-Prices are well maintained, despite
the heavy receipts, on both dark and
bright tobaccos. Quotations: Wrappers
Fancy, $35Qs50; good, $685.; medium
s5q$25: common, sl0qSl5. Fillers-Good,
Se6ft8 80: common, sass. Cutters-Fancy
sl3dsls: smokers. S0S; exports sl2qs22;
nondescripts, s25ods6
NORFOLK PEANUT MARKET.
NORFOLK, VA, December 5.-(Special)
Peanuts-Farmers market steady. Fancy,
2AG21zc strictly prime, PIC: prime, &c.
common. 1hql%c.; Spanish, 62lzc.
SUFFOLK PEANUT MARKET.
SUFFOLK, VA, December 5.-(Spc-
cial.) picked, fancy, 34c.; extra,
3s.c.: Virginia shelled, No. !, SAc. No. 2,
o. axtra largo &c: Spanish shelled No