Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-08

spring wheat. 6l46312c.; No. red. 6Iisc.
No. 2 corn. 34c. No. oats, 2Ssgl-S5ttc.;
No. No. 2 rye, Sc. No. barley, S7a52c. No.
flaxseed, $50. q$1.O2i9. Prime timothy
seed, S225 Mess pork, per barrel $50
$S.O5. Lard, per 100 pounds. AsllEgs5l5'
sailed shoulders, boxed, AS5gAS73E;
short-clear sides, boxed, $4.S0Q$49O Whis-
kew. distillers' finished goods. per gallon,
A2e Sugar-Cut-loaf unchanged. But
ter dull; creamery, l4d2Oc.; dairy, l54lsc'
Cheese steady at ShulOlsc. Eggs hrm;
fresh. 22q22l2c.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, December T.-Cotton-
Spot in fair demand; prices steady;
American middling. 3lsc. The sales OF
The dav were 12,O00 bales, of which 1000
were for speculation and export, and in
Guided 1880 bales American. Receipts,
rs 900 bales, including $4,000 bales Ameri-
Futures opened quiet, with a moderate
demand. and closed steady; American
middling low middling clause. December,
4-C4Gi3 Sid, sellers; December ana jan
uary, 3 SID, buyers; January ana rep,
ruary, Sid, buyers; February and
March. 3-GlaS Aid, buyers; March and
ApriI 3 4-6iG3 5-6id., buyers; April and
Nav. 3 Sid, buyers; May and June,
3 6-6id.. buyers; June and July, 7-64d.,
sellers July and August l-6iqS $50,
nllNHTS.
sellers: September and October, S-6id.,
sellers; october and November, SID,
buyers.
NEW YORK, December THE bull
crowd scored an advance OF 4 TO points
i'm the early part of to-days cotton
market but the improvement was later
wiped out. and a slight decline placed 10
tho credit Of the bear element. Specula-
tion. from opening TO close, was OF
hand-to-mouth character bulls and bears
alike finding little in the news at hand
on which to base new ventures. Cable
news was quite satisfactory on the ave-
rage as 10 the Liverpool market for fu-
lures. and the longs found some encour-
agement in the fact that spot sales in the
English market reached li,VOo bales. sell
ing was arrested by the claim that COM
mission houses held buying orders Tor
large quantities of cotton, at prices
slightly below the market. Reports from
leading southern spot markets indicated
Well-sustained interest on the part or ex-
porters, with buyers for American mills
also on the alert Manchester and Fall
River advices were generally favorable,
Indicating continued activity In the de-
mand for cloths. and more or less for
cotton goods generally. These reports In
connection with the continued heavy for
eign demand for American cotton led 10
great caution on the part or shorts. But
the public or outside traders, were not
AGGRESSIVE and the market reflected
ments regarding the comparative volume
of export purchases and receipts. In
the afternoon hesitation was particularly
marked. while the undertone OF the
market was weak. At the close the
market was officially called steady, with
prices / point higher TO points net lower.
Cotton-Quiet; middling. SIC; net re-
ceipts. 1851 bales; gross receipts 80
bales; sales. Sl bales; stock; 1W 500 bales;
exports TO Great Britain. 1.092 bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts. S7.ls bales;
exnorts TO France 200 bales: to the Con-
tinent. 1878 bales; stock, 1.32l,96 bales.
Consolidated: Net receipts, 22,307 bales;
exports 10 Great Britain, 1885 bales; 10
France. $3.50 bales; TO the Continent,
1856 bales.
Totals since September lst: Net receipts.
4 s39 22S bales: to Great Britain. l.6i2.6 57
bales: 10 France. 32G.653 bales; to the Con-
tinent. 1850 bales.
Cotton futures opened quiet: December.
e. ~. January, $40; February, $40;
March. s5,45; April, $50; May. x.a; June.
S.5s; July s5.6e; August. Sa; September.
s. es: october. 1854.
Futures closed steady; December, $40: