The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-30

January, 5osG5o9: February, 5liao 10
March, J1TdJ1s. April. 522dJ.sf, May
52Sd5.2J. June. 5.33H5.W, July, 35.h.''.,c,.
August. 5.37n53s; September. o.dig''"''
October. S.aJn5.31
LIVERPOOL Gec. 29.-CoTTON-spot
quiet: prices hardening. American mo, ,e-
middiing' 2 3-32; low m'ddling. az;
good ordinary. 23-:i2: ordinary. l'-5<
The sales Of the day were 1900 bales OF
which i.ooo were for speculation ana ex-
port and included 900 American re
ceipts. 1900 bales. including 1850 bales
Amen IAN.
Futures opened quiet with a moderate
demand, and closed stoacy. at the ad-
vance; American middling ]. III. C.. De-
cemher. 3 3-6i buyers; December ana
January. 3 1904. buyers. January ana
February. 3 3-6i, buyers; FEBRUARY ana
March. 3 4-G4. buyers: March and APRIL
3 5-64 buyers; April and May, 3 6-o4,
buyers: May and June. '-6f. buyers,
June and July, s-64. buyers. July ana
August. 3 9-Gf. buyers August and sep
,ernber. 2 o-Gin3 1868. selierN september
and October. 9-6id3 1864. value. Octo-
Der and November 9-GiN3 1854, buyers.
~rw YORK PRODUCE N,DyF'r
NEW YORK, Dec. % FLOUR Steady
and unchanged. winter extras, S2.'Og5.
Ky T., tIOJh-rIrm.
BUCkWHEAT FLOUR-Quiet At $l9J
BUCKwHEAT- Quiet at 5ta5jc.
CORNMEAL-Firm. yellow western. -
KYE-Quiet: No. .. G2ikaGic.
BARLkY-Steady. feeding western, 900
46c.. mailing J3nJSc
BARLEY MALr-Steady. western, Js0
Csc
WHEAT-spot weak: No. red 79}c.
Options were IN a highly nervous ana I'M
settled condition all day, sustaining ire
Qucnt and sharp changes IN the altelhvoil
under scaipins operations. opening easigi'
with cables they yielded further 20 llqul-
datiOn and short sales. \ decided ldtc
recovery on big clearanccs, outside BUY
ing. "a scarcity OF shorts, and strength III
corn preceded a maj COLLAPSE, atteiluc1
by renewed unloading. Last prices rep
resented I,GaSc. net decline. March closed
at 774c. May closed at 7isc., Decein-
Der closed at 1Gizc. .-,-.-
Options opened easy on cables. ana after
an emphatic recovery on enormous export
rumOrs, went TO pieces uudily uhutt
general sacrifice Of holdings. Closed iH
&c net lower. May closed at 4j,sc., De
cember closed at 1910.
OATs-spot quiet; 40. ., 33lac. Options
quiet and nominal.
CIT MEATs-Firm; picked bellies,
LARD-Firm: western steamed closed
at SJ.72i5: city. sos bid December closed
at .S577 nominal. Refined firm.
BUTTER Firm: western creamery, lon
pic. factory, 12M14iAc: Elgins. dc. ini-
tation creamery. 13nlIc.; state dairy, loo
1Sc.
CHEEsE-Firm: large white. 10l4c
EGGS-FirmeT. State and Pennsy wanna
27iac.. western fresh, &c, southern, 234
2Jc.
OTATOES-Steady.
COTTON-SEED Oll-Steady.
EIM-Steady.
ROSIN-Steady. -
TfRPENTINE-Firm at 4Jlzn ioc.
RICE-Firm. "a o.
noints advance. ruled fairly active on
covering. following favorable Eulopea,n ID
cables and large warehouse oeiNtites ll
rio and Santos cables and large Brazilian
receipts: closed Jdf0 points lower. s'teS'
20 30 bags. including Sob for Decem D,r .
January. S5.jja5.GO. Spot-Rio steady
No. : invoice. csc: No. jobbins, f1c.'
mild steady: COrdOva. 740lJc.
SIrGAR-Raw irregular and largely
nominal. fair refining. |sc.. ceniriiugal.
10 test nc; mOlasses sugar, 3'sc. Ke-
fined steady.