Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-11

Eggs-Firm and unchanged.
Cheese-Steady and unchanged.
Lettuce-$l. l0mSL25.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. December i0.--Wheat ruled
firm and closed at an advance OF sc. Tor
May and Isc for December The con-
tinued shipping out all-rail OF wheat de-
livered on December contracts, ana evl-
dence of a decrease of farmers deliveries
i'm the Northwest made shorts uneasy,
and caused more active demand. Corn
and oats were firm. without any note
worthy change in prices. Provisions were
strong and advanced 7l5nl2ltc.
The leading futures ranged as follows;
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.
Dec. .......6}5s 64ss esM ets
May ....".65sQA 65ai CO.'S SSA
July .......64ls 64fs CAS- OILS
Corn-No. 2. .o-,
Dec. .......S3 33h S21s S2s
July .......34A 3fs Sp4 ot7s
oats No. 2.
Dec. ...... 253sqA 25ssG& 2222suA 5 5s7s z 3
May .......255s 26ls 2o;s Zos9-o
Mess Pork-Per Bbl.
Jan. ......sS.22iA S9.35 @.221s sy.5z1a
May ......S9.45 $500 s3.A WOO
Nay .....S5.25 $685. 1915 sS.S21a
Short Ribs-Per 100 Lbs.
Jan. ......sl57ls A.G5 s4.571s si.65
May ......A.75 s4S2h $3.50 sLS21s
Cash quotations were as follows: No: 2
yellow corn. 33sl3S7sc Flour steady.
No. 9 spring wheat. 6l4QSSc. No. 2 red;
671sgeSss;c No corn sssseSS7sSel;y = S $50
1 haxseed, a.Ol9$lsh. Prime timothy
seed, S.25 Mess pork, per barrel. sS.O5p
$40 Lard per 100 pounds. S305gSol 2le
short-rib sides 0oose), A.55qN.75. Dry
sailed shoulders (boxed), 4hqisc. Short
clear sides (boxed), $.S0gH.S. Whiskey.
distillers' finished goods. per gallon, N.26.
Sugar. cut loaf, Sj.95; graduated. so.4S.
Butter weak; creamery. 1tql9Hc.; dairy,
13a1Sc. Cheese steady at Slxg1Oi2c. Eggs
firm; fresh 22g221ec.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, December 10.-Cotton-
Spot prices quiet and unchanged; Ameri-
can middlng. 5-32d. Sales of the day
were 100 bales, Of which 500 were for
speculation and export, and included sou
bales American. Receipts, 24,So bales
including IS. 800 American.
Futures opened quiet with a moderate
demand. and closed barely steady; Ameri-
can middling. low middling clause, De-
cember, 4-6iaS 5-64d., sellers; December
and January lid Suysrs January an9
-
and March, 5-6id., buyers. March and
April 3664d., buyers; April and May,
It'd, sellers; May and June. 7-6ffp
s-64d., buyers; June and July, 3 S-Glg
9-G4d.. sellers; July and August. $50,
buyers; August and September, S9,6tV
l0-64d.. sellers; September and October.
9-64d., buyers; october and November,
sid, sellers.
NEW YORK. December 1o.-The cotton
market opened steady at an advance or
1 10 points and Immediately developed
positive strength on very bad weather re-
ports, buliish English cables, rumors that
holders Of spot cotton In southern mar
kets had advanced asking rates and dls-
patches 70 the effect that there were no
sellers OF print-cloths in New England
markets, despite an advance OF 2Ac. Ac-
tive covering by shorts, investment buy
ing. support from the South, and hight
foreign demand sent prices up TO net
gain of cal points shortly after the call'
a slight reaction under realizing was FOL
lowed by another upward movement. All
through the early part OF the session the
unGercurrent OF sentiment was bullish,
with little or no abatement noted In the
demand from shorts, who appeared badly
frightened The late market FOR cotton
futures was feyerish, under realizing and
covering by turns with trading still ac-
tive and general. The close was steady,
at a net gain OF TO o points. spot
closed firm, with prices unchanged. Sales
Estimated receipts at the ports for the
day, 5000 bales, against 62,SS2 last week
and 57,2SS last year. For the week, 55'0o
bales, against $4,000 last week and SS9,VJZ
last year. To-day's receipts at Memphis
were 1863 bales, against 3,Tf last year;
To-day's receipts at Houston were l3,6Ol
bales. against 1881 last year.
Cotton firm; middling. 4B-l6c.; net re- re-
ceipts, 800 bales; gross receipts, IOoI
bales; sales, 2l5 bales; stock, lll,44 bales;
avporfc-fo Continent $40 bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts, 3s.S97 bales;
exports-to Great Britain, 6,7% bales 10
Continent $50 bales; stock, l,S3S626 baies.
Consolidated: Net receipts, $9S91 bales [;
exports--to Great Britain, 6,7Se bales; 10
Continent, $50 bales
Totals since September LIST: Net re-
ceipts. 4.7gsSSs bales; exports-to Great
Britain. 1,7O6S9s bales; TO France, aS'i2l
bales; 10 Continent. 1,20l ,3q bales.
Cotton futures opened steady; Deem
Der. $50; January 1886; February, $3.50;
March. 1856; April. $55S; May, S.62; June,
$50; July. 567: August, S5.n; September,
$567; October, $50.
Futures closed steady; December, S.57;
January. $3.50: February. Sj.55; Marcn,
$3.50; April, $50; May, $5.63; June, SGI;
July, $50; August. s5.7S; September $50;
October S572
spot market closed firm. and unchanged,
on the basis OF 8 l3-16c. for middling up
lands and f-l6c for middling Gulf. Sales,
275 bales-to spinners.
NAVAL-sToRE MARKETS.
SAVANNAH GA. December lO-Spirlts
OF Turpentine-Firm az &c, sales, 40
casks: receipts, $40 casks.
Rosin-Firm and unchanged sales. 2.0lS
barrels: receipts, asa barrels.
CHARLESTON, S. G, December 10
Turpsntine-Firm at SIC. asked; sales
meme.
meme.
WIIMINGTON. N. c., December To-
Spirits OF Turpentine-F1rm at S6AqSe1tc.;
receipts 1856 casks.
Rosin1Firp at s7lAc. aA.O21s; receipts.
6J5 barrels.
Crude Turpentine-Firm at Sl.30gS; re-
ceipts, 80 barrels.
Tar-Ffrm at S.1O; receipts, 3Sl barrels.
PETERSBURG TOBACCO MARKET
PETERSBURG, VA, December "
cial. Receipts large; market quiet and
easy Quotations: Common 10 medium