Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-09

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| Whiskey-Unchanged.
| CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
| CHICAGO December s.-Wheat, corn,
and oats to-day joined hands in running
down hill. the road being CREASED by the
! lack Of foreign demand for wheat, by
! the higher freight rates, and by the pros
pect Of larger receipts Of the coarse
| grains. Wheat closed at a decline of
| &c. for May and l41Ac. for December.
| Corn declined ss41Ac., oats &c. and pro-
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening; Highest Lowest. Closing.
! Wheat-No. 3
R RF $iyy 81 Ill., 81 8 49, { a.
Dec So'4 ......,s, 4 ss1s sg7.ass 30 as
! May. ......34.dB 3i9s 333sg4 Sl1l
July .......34l.97s S42i@B S4ls Shs
RS RS Se': :: ::::::s55 81 i s5.o. 81
Mess Pork-Per Bbl
Kan Kan ..$S.S 39,. ; :s5Sa. ;g 4 ssi5
Lard-Per 100 Lbs.
H55 :si5 Is55 # S.: s ss5}s
Short Ribs-Per 100 Lbs.
M Snn ::si@s :ts s5 HSs :hiss
Cash quotations were as follows: No. .
yellow corn 3S7sG3rtc Flour slow. No.
&c. no 2 corn. $s3sd38zsc' 10. oats.
264m27c; No. 2 white. 2SiZd29c No.
white, H34G2S2ic. No. 2 rye 53l2c No.
flaxseed. 99Hcqa0r4c. Prime timothy
s.. Lard, per 100 pounds A.s7ls9f $40.
Short-rib sides Qoos), $445dSL65. Dry
sailed shoulders (boXed. 4hd43sc. Short
clear sides boxed. $iS0G$iy0. Whisky,
a L. Ion,
Sugar, cut loaf. unchanged. Butter weak;
creamery, Haze: dairy. 19q1Sc. Cheese
steady at Sl2QlOl4c Eggs firm; fresh, pa
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, December S-Cotton-
Spot quiet prices unchanged; American
middling. fair. 2-32d.; good middling,
3 5-l6d.; middling, l-Sd.; low middling,
9-16d. The sales of the day were 1000
bales, Of which 1000 were Tor speculation
and export and included 500 American
Receipts. 5000 bales, including 1920 bales
Futures opened quiet. with moderate
demand and closed steady; American
midding, low middling clause, December
3 4-Gid., buyers; December and January
3-6id., buyers; January and February,
3 3-64d., buyers; February and March.
Aid, sellers; March and April. i-6fp
SID, buyers; April and May, 35-54q
6-G4d.. sellers: May and June, 6-6id..
.
July and August. 1913 sid, buyers
August and September, std, sellers;
september and October, 3 S-6id., sellers;
October and November. Sid, value.
CHRISTMASTIDE HOLIDAYS.
The Cotton Exchange will be closed on
December 23d. 24th, and 18th, and Janu-
NEW YORK, December s.--Speculation
I'm cotton futures brOadened appreciably
to-day. At times the market was very
active. News was somewhat conflicting,
but in the main it was bullish. The Eng
lish cables were better than had been
looked for in view Of the weakness de-
veloped here yesterday. Reports from
American spinning districts were favor
able. the dry-gOods markets In all dlrec-
lions were said to be in better shape than
for some time past. holders Of spot cot
ton were Indifferent about selling, while
demand at all points Of accumulation was
reported as extremely good. spot mar
kets were generally higher, according 70
private accounts. although official reports
as a rule failed TO report any sales. spot
prices In the local market were marked
up 1-Sc. The future market opened mere
steady. with prices lql points higher, ana
forenoon was chiefly local, but In the
afternoon speculation became much more
general The future market closed firm
a a net gain Of TO- 10 points:
Cotton-Steady; middling, 3-ic.; net
receipts. 1.429 bales; gross. receipts, 2,2S5
bales: sales, IA bales; stock, l0S,S9S bales;
exports-to Continent, 1913 bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts. ,O0S bales;
exports-to Great Britain, 29,069 bales: 10
France, 1677S bales; to Continent, 32253
bales: stock, 1882 ZIG bales.
Consolidated: Net receipts, 32l 36j bales;
eXports-to Great Britain 1885 bales; 20
France, 1851 bales 10 continent, IVo'|
Totals since September Let: Net re
CENTS. 1924. 2S6 bales; eXports-to Great
Britain. 1872 326 bales: 20 France, SA3 3a
- I bales
Cotton futures opened steady; Deem
Der 1913: January, 1913; February, SH
March. S5.A: April S5.47; May, S5.52; June,
500; J 51 oc s2iS, A sSi ''Oi 'ep'e
Futures closed firm; December. $5.i9;
January $50; February S.S; March,
5a: April, 1914; May, sos; June. S9.Sl
July S564; August, sos; September SH;
s NOT, cotton closed steady at a 1-Sc adj
vance; middling uplands, Sic; do. Gulf
&C.. sales. 2,4D bales.
NEW ORLEANS, December S.-Cotson
SOS: February. $512@$514; March. $3.50
1913: April Sj.23NS5.25; May, S5.2SuS3.&9;
lime x.8Gf5S5; July, s5.3Su$5.39; August
$j37Q$5.3S: September, So.5V; october, No.
NAVAL-SfORE MARKETS.
CHARLESTON. s. c.. December $
~ Rosin-Quiet and unchanged; sales,
SAVANNAH, GA, December S;;-Splrits
OF Turpenune-F1rm at &c; sales, lV'O
casks: receipts, 1861 casks.
ROsin-Firm and unchanged; sales, LUIS
barrels: receipts, 3,iA barrels.
WILMINGTON, y. c., December s.
Spirits of Turpentine-Firm at S62. a36l4c.i
receipts, 50 casks. ..
l67 barrels. $3.50.
Crude Turpentlne-Firm at SLSVq$Z; re-
ceuts. II barrels.
PETERSBURG TOBACCO MARKET.
PETERSBURG, VA, December s.
ial)-Receipts large; market quiet and
easy, Quotations: Common TO medium
Jugs. 81 80 10 81; good TO fine Tugs, $50 70
$3.50; poor short leaf, 50 10 81; :air 10
good short leaf $50 TO $50; medium 70
good wrappers. y 10 sl0 good TO nne
wrappers sl250 to SIS; medium TO good |
shipping. $50 TO $40; good 10 fine ship |
ping. $3.50 10 SIG
SUFFOLK PEANUT MARKET.
NORFOLK, VA, December S.-(Spe-
ciolO-Hand-pickeG. fancy, 34c.; extra, |
Sstc Virginia shelled. No. /, 3Lc.: No. ?. |
Sei. extra large. 4c.; Spanish shelled, No:
&c r. farmers goods. 2l2c.; Spanish, ~ |
to COO. per bushel.
NORFOLK PEANUT MARKET.
SUFFOLK, VA, December S.-tSpe-
peanuts-Farmers' market steady. Fancy
o. Si9isc.: strictly prime. 2.c.; prime. &c
common lI49ia.c.; Spanish, 62'1c.
pF,rERSRuTRG PEANUT MARKET