Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-21

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2 western. J94c.
~Sugar-Strong and unchanged.
Gutter-Steady and unchanged.
Eggs-Ffrm and unchanged.
C~heese-Stqady and unchanged.
Iettuce-Sl. 2JH$l.50 per bushel box.
Whiskey-Unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. December ZO.-Wheat to-day
fell into the slough Of dependency that
generally forms during the holiday sea-
SON Inc market closed at a decline of
&c. Oats and corn lost only a shade of
their previous value. Provisions closed
unchanged TO sc. lower.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest Lowest. Closing.
Dec. .......66 6sk 65%aM s51k
May .......67hG% 67Ss 667sG67 81 az
July .......6514 CO.'S IS 6bqA
Dec coFn a.-a>' si :; s,Y sn ,,s0n
May .......9y %sG1a S5laG5s S5hd% SjI,q%
July ......S54 S5s 1875 1855
Oats-No. 2.
Dec. .......255s 252f 25s 25is
May .......263I 26ts 261ad5s 1858
Mess Pork-Pe, BbI.
Jan. ......S9.321s $40 s9.321s s9S71a
May ......@.67ls S9.67A S9.62A $9.67h
Lard-Per 100 Lbs.
Jan. ......Sj.l0 $j.12lA $5.07ls $5071A
May ......$.32k S5.35 $3.50 $3.50
short Ribs--Per 100 Lbs.
Jan. ......$t.62b $3.50 A62h $i6215
May ......SASO $LS2Ls $L77l3 $3.50
Cash quotations were as follows: No. 2
yellow corn, 3iZd3jl2c. Flour steady.
No. 2 spring wheat, 6i4c.; No. 3 spring
wheat, Gl06l2ic.; No. , red, 6slZG70c. No.
? corn, 2ju3jisc. No . oats, 26hd27c.; No.
= white, 2SlzU29c.: No. 3 white, 2Sd2Satc.
M , pta E4LCtrlH.a M y hur1.N FkTf
4sizc. No. l haXseed. $l.0j. Prime timo-
thy seed, $3.50. Mess pork, per barrel,
&.lOHSSb. Lard, per 10, pounds. %.OJD
$40. short ribs sides Qoosel, $A55a$t.75.
Short clear sides boxed. ~$LS21aQ$lS5.
Wbiskey, distillers' finished goods, per
gallon. $1.26. Sugar. cut-lOaf. unchanged.
Euttcr steady; creamery, liN2Oc.; dairy,
l3plSa. Cheese quiet at Sa4Ql0lRc. Eggs
quiet; fresh, 2l42ll2c.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, December 20.-Cotton-
Spot in fair demand; prices unchanged;
American middling, 3 3-32d. The sales of
the day were 1O,OJJ bales, Of which 1850
were Tor speculation and export. and in
cluded 800 American. Receipts, 1900
bales, including 1880 American.
Futures opened quiet, with a moderate
demand, and closed quiet and steady.
American middling, low middling clause.
December, 3 1-64GS 2-6ld., sellers; Deem
Der and January. 8 l-6lq3 2-6id., sellers;
January n February, 3 2-G4d., buyers;
February and March, 3 S-64d, buyers;
March and April, 4-6ld.. sellers; April
and May, 3 4-tAd3 5-64d.. buyers, May and
June, 3 J-64a3 6-6id., buyers; June and
July, 3 6-64n3 lid, sellers; July and Au-
gust. 3 7-6ld., buyers; August and Sep
TENDER, 3 7Gi03 slid, value; September
and October, 3 Std, sellers; October and
November, 3 Slid, sellers.
NT.yN~ NnnIr n....-l.. On Ill., ,ra.
but Il moderate speculative movement in
cotton futures to-day. The market open
ed quiet n steady, with prices un-
changed to an advance OF L point. The
course Of prices was quite Irregular with
a narrow range OF variations, the turns
being governed by local interchanges
rather than by news from within, or by
public orders, which, for the day. were
slack. The best prices Of the session
were made on the opening call. AT the
point the market showed u loss
of 2a3 points, under liquidation Of a few
small long accounts. The market rallied
from the extreme depression. on claims
the southern spot markets were well
sustained, and that the demands Tor prize
were active. at fun prices. x
ports from the dry-gOOds districts were
also of a highly-faVOrable character. In
afternoon a few investment orders
were exchanged without advancing prices
appreciably. The later weather adyices
We're NtlrlOQelN tDil0lilfht dln VII Ailio
account both longs and shorts showed
hesitation. The market here closed quiet
and steady at net unchanged prices TO 3
points lower.
. Cotton quiet; middllng. 5 %13-16c.; net re-
1893 bales; gross receipts 3,5i9
bales: sales. 1i2 bales; stock, Sg,lSS bales;
exports 10 Great Britain, 2.S06 bales; 10
the Continent, 2,26l bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts, 70,102 bales;
exports TO Great Britain. 42,S99 bales; TO
the Continent, l0,442 bales; stock, l,36I136
Consolidated: Net receipts, 1SGG72 bales;
exports TO Great Britain. Il, $50 bales; 10
France, $3.50 bales; to the Continent
3 .C9S bales.
,eipts. 5.272. 46l bales; exports 10 Great Bri-
tain, 1.S76.25i bales; 10 France. 4lLOZ2
hales; To the Continent. 1.35l,222 bales.
Cotton futures opened quiet and steady;
December. S5.45: January, SOB; Febru-
1916: March. $3.50; April, Sob; May |
.5.5T: June. $3.50; July, S.G; August, $3.50;
snot closed quiet: middling uplands,
l3-lec.: Kidding Gulf, l-l6c. Sales,
Futures closed quiet and steady; De-
g. ~; January: @8; FEBRUARY,
IA. March. E.4S; April. $500; Nav, St53;
$50: July. S.6l; August, 1854; Sep
.ember. Sj.62; October. S5.6L.
NEW ORLEANS. December 2O.-Cotton
steady; December, nominal; jan
sJ0S5.Ol; February, ~&5O6uS3h6;
March. Sj.lOaS511; April, @.150&.16; May,
q 20GX,2i: June. Sj.2JH<5.26; July, $50
Il 2O. August. S.290$j.39; September, $.32
id; October, 500.
NAVAL-STORE MARKETS.
WILMINGTON. y. c., December %
pirits Turpentine-Firm at 4OH39l2c.; re-
ca casks.
Rosin-Nothing doing; receipts. 40 bar
Crude Turpentine-$iSO. c.9OGs22O; re-
eipts. 50 barrels.
TorLFirm at Sl.1O; receipts, 525 barrels.
CHARLESTON, :. c.. December o.
'urpentine-Firm at 39c.; sales, none.
Rosin-Quiet and unchanged; sales
SAVANNAH. GA, December 20.-Spirlts
T Turpentine-Firm at 40c. bid; sales, 76l
asks: receipts, LES casks.
ROsin-Firm and unchanged; sales, none;
1910 barrels.
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
PETERSBURG, VA, December 20
pecial.)-Cotton-Firm at 51sc. for good
ITS.
PETERSBURG PEANUT MARKET.
PETERSBURG, VA. December 20
5pecial)-Virginia Peanuts-F1rm at 23sc.
Or good lots; fancy, 2lec.
PETERSBURG TOBACCO MARKET.
PETERSBURG. VA, December 20