Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-08
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest Closln'

Cash quotations were as follows: No. z
yellow corn, 90hG303sc. Flour steady
No. 3 spring wheat, 62Q64lsc.; NO. req,
G6i50Gsc No. 2 corn, NA4@,gc. 10 .
oats. DC: No white. 24i2g2Ol2c. NO.
rye SEC. No. 2 barley, 3QBc. No. | max
seed. new. N.n. Prime timothy seed, va
Mess pork. per barrel, S8.l5asS.1O. Lard
per 100 pounds $s2lkdS5.22l3. short-rlo
Sides Qoose). s5qS5.25. pry-salted snoul-
ders boxedl. 5sse5'ac short clear Sides
fjnished goods. per gallon, Sl.23bs Butter
s,ea1v. creamery. ia 26c; dairy. lbuzZc.
Cheese steady at llAql2lAc. Eggs firm
fresh. 20c.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL. December Cotton
cnot GOOD business done: prices le-32d.
higher: American micdling, fair, = 6-Sd.
good middling. 4 7-l6d.; middling. 5-lod'
low middling, l-Sd.; good ordinary,
so ts-,ed ordinary. sNd The sales OF the
dsv we're 15OO0 bales, OF which l,po were
for speculation and export. and included
IA 800 American. Receipts, 80 bales al
futures opened quiet but steady and and
closed ouiet at the advance, American
rniddling low middllng clause, December.
d if-eAd.. buyers; December and January
4 s-6id., buyers; January ana FEBRUARY
4 1-640iI SID, sellers; February ana
March 4 SID. sellers; March and April
. Az D.
Z s.g1s4 Add. sellers: May and June
( 9-et24 S-sld. value June and July, IL
IA 2-sid.. sellers; July and August. ~
1 1-s4d.. sellers August and September
3 si-C4d. buyers; September ana OCTOBER
54-64d.. buyers.
NEW YORK. December 7.-Cotton-
Steady; middling life; net receipts
100 bales: gross receipts, ,423 bales; sales
S72 bales; stock, 100 $40 bales; exports "a
Great Britain. $50 bales; to the Continent
Totals to-day: Net receipts. 20 csl bales
exports 10 Great Britain. o,2zs bales: I.
the Continent, 3,eei bales; stock, lOo.Ol-
Consolldated. Net receipts. 2Os O79 bales
exports to Great Britain. 2s.lN bales, "a
oslo bales; 10 the Continent, I,'
Ole bales.
s.225.326 bales; exports to Great Britain
SOD III bales; 10 France, 3s5,s0y bales; e
the Continent, s64,7s2 bales.
Cotton futures opened firm. December
SD: January, SIS. February, s'"
March, s7.45; April, G.iI; Nay. S.ls; June
T4S; July N4S; August, SIb; oeptemoe'
s7.12; october, H.sS.
Futures closed steady: December, N&
January, S.i2: February, w. March
81 Az; April, $50; May and June, Sol July
SO, August Ng, september, ShlS; DC
'y seai closed quiet: middling uplands
T r-lGc.: middling Gulf, l5-lGc. Sales, 81
The drop I'm cotton futures yesterda,
was entirely wiped out In the FIRST houl
to-day and net gam OF several pOint'
established Influenced by firm cables an'
the assurance that receipts would raj
several thousand bales below predictions
the market opened firm at an advance 0
gas points. Shorts covered, giving specia
aftention 10 the January position, whici
under >
nression that there would be n cOntinu
anca OF Yesterdays unloading. The loca
hui faction offered vigorous support. al
did the investment public. Buying order
from Europe together with fair deman'
from southern parties kept the marke
in a healthy condition late In the fore
noon. BY midday a rise OF 70 points ha'
been secured. with the feeling az tha
time strongly bullish. on predictions o
light receipts throughout the rest OF IN
WI, Continued abnormany light ship
ments 10 Great Britain and private cable
10 the efHct that Manchester spinner
wsrs showing great uneasiness on accoun
OF small supplies and unusually light Liy
| erpool stocks were source Of uneasines
to the bear contingent. The marke
vss dnalv steady, with near months
| 70 10 points, and far months 20 points
higher.
NEW ORLEANS. December 7-Cotto
| s,,,ures steady; December, E23fS7 -; Jar
uary. S.lsds72o: February 2qs7.z
March. N.NQr.2s April, NTqr.2s; Ma,
n BAR %: June. H.SnS.sl; July. S.Hl
rsi: August. s7lslfT.s0; September an
october, t6.7cDss.n.
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
! BALTIMORE. December e.-calves
| we quote: Strictly choice veal. y,
! pound 6haTc: good veal. per pound. =
| sihc.: rough TO good. per head. $3.50.
\ Lambs and Sheep-We quote: Sprir
lambs, good 10 choice, 5Q5i.c. per poun'
poor. small stock. .iQ4isc. per poun'