Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-04

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airy. $40; February, $3.50 Spot Rio bare
ly steady; No. 7. invoice, $6.62l2; NO: Z,
iobbing, Sl2h. Mild barely steady; Cor
doVa, E.I5uSl5.
Sugar--Raw irregular; fair refining.
3 1-32c: centrifugal, 96 degrees test, 46-l6c.;
molasses sugar, 3s-ltc.; renned uhse't'eu'
NEW YORK DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK, January 3.-The general
market to-day has been quiet Business IN
staple cottons, brown, bleached, and col
ored. confined to moderate quantities,
but with strong tone. Further advances
in bieached looked for. Prints very
strong. Ginghams firm. White goods firm.
Woollens and worsteds quiet. Dress goods
quiet. with prices unchanged. Print
cloths strong.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, January S.-Fiour-
Wheat-Easy; spot and the month, 76@
76Isc: February. 76laul6Ac; southern
wheat. by sample, 7207c.
Corn-Weak spot. the month, anu
February, HQiHAc.; southern white corn
% 6atsNFirm: No. 2 white Si@3llkc.
Rye-No. 2 nearby, Sc; No. western
Gle.
susar-Fair, granuated. sos. ~
PC. imitation, l74l1bc.; store-pacAed'
12dl3c.
Eggs-Firm: fresh. 2Jd26c. per dozen.
Cheese-Steady; fancy New YORK, %
large. 1lGl1Ac.
Whiskey-Steady at $l20 per gallon LOT
finished goods in carloads.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. January 3.-The new year
on Change commenced with lot OF
proit-taking by bulls. Declines in all the
grain and provision markets resulted.
Wheat lost 1hc.. corn sale, oats 9sHAc.,
and provisions 5Ql0c.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.
Ja wHea' ca, 9 67ss GA 614
May .......7la4gTs p as 5osss llo2saA
July .......O 'Vs "o'z V'|s"
Corn-No. 2.
Ian .....ss5 sss S5lk s5lhaS
Nav ...... .SSisqA 3SisQA 81 SI1sQA
July sax $50 5Fag's JF2a7s
Oats-No. 2.
May. ......2sls 2sH 27lsaA 27s
Mess Pork-Per Bbl.
Ian. .aOS5 SlOS5 slO15 sl0l7h
May 5000 SlO72H $l0.5 SlO.41hs
l.ard-Per 100 Lbs.
Nav Mav Sc: .:;S : s5ss s s5Ss4 SIS SIS
Short Rlbs-Per 100 Lbs.
Jan. $50 $900 Si'sS st'eets7'
May ......S.25 SOD So.z-1s 800
Cash quotations were as follows: No. 2
yellow corn. 36h436I2c. Flour firm. No:
spring wheat, 65Q6Sc.; No. red. fl4c NO,
. corn. 36q36i4c. No. 2 oats, 2iAc.; NO.
white. 9l.q30ssc.; No; 3 white; zSatn-9 e.
No. : rye 54l2c. No barley, SSu isc. NO.
l iaxseed. li3. Prime timothy seed. $50.
Mess pork. per barrel. Sl0l5u$lO.2O. Lard,
per 100 pounds. s5.5Oa$5.5O Short-rib sides
0oose), S. s0d$6. Dry-salted shoulders
boxed, 4AM4asc. Short clear sides tpoX-
ed. ylOQ}515. Whiskey, distillers' I'm
ished goods, per gallon, SlH. Sugar, cut
ioaf $50: formulated. $50 Butter
steady: creams, lld2Oc.; dairy, 124l1c.
Cheese quiet at 9l2qllc. Eggs firm; fresh,
23d 26c ,,.,,,-,,,,e,
LIVERPOOL, January 3.-Cotton-Spot
middIing. 3-32d. The sales Of the. day
were 1900 bales, Of which 1000 bales
were for speculation and export, and IN
Guided 100 bales American. receipts
since last report, 1900 bales, including
63 500 bales American.
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demand. and closed steady; American
middling. low-middling clause, January,
l-6ift3 2-G4d., buyers; January ana feD-
ruary, 1-61H3 2-6ld., buyers; FEBRUARY
and March, 3 2-6iM3 Sid, buyers; Marcn
and April 3-6i43 it'd, buyers, April
and May. 4-GiGt3 sid, buyers; May ana
June 3 5-Gia3 std, buyers; June ana
July. 6-Gid3 It'd, buyers; July ana Au-
gust. 7-64Gi3 SID, buyers; August ana
September. S-G4d. buyers; September
2 aid N9lUgs tlrfO-
her and November, S-64ll3 sid, buyers
November and December, 9-6id.. sellers.
NEW YORK January S.-The new
wear opened with the cotton mar
ket a very small one, but as the ses-
sion proved. a fairly steady one. Cables
we're disappointing spot cotton showing
n downward tendency, ana FUTURES 4
slight decline, which gave lower range
10 opening prices here the first call
showing the market quiet, with prices
unchanged TO points lower. Trading was
slack and subsequent variations were I'M
impOrtant, with a rather steddler teennS'
however, especially in the forenoon. me
early loss was recovered on covering,
following forecasts Of wet weather Tor
The cotton belt and small interior move
ment. Wall-Street buying was easily the
feature OF the small business done. but
as a rule the volume of interest was
small. AS general conditions had under
gone but little change since the close OF
traders were inclined 10 act with eau
ton. and 10 wait for something OF a
positive character 10 confirm or challenge
their wisdom on the market This atti-
tllde WAS equally marked by both classes
OF traders, and the swing OF the market
was only a small matter OF points, with
the tone finally quiet and unchanged 10
2 points lower.
Cotton steady: midding. 57sc.; net re-
celpts coo bales; gross receipts. l,ll2
bales: sales. 5,636 bales; stock. 81, 205 bales;
eNports-to the Continent. l,i0I bales; To
France. 49, bales
Totals to-day: Net receipts, 52,5Si bales;
exports To Great Britain. 1909 bales; 10
France. AS bales: 20 the Continent 5si
bales: stock. l.2S0,57 bales.
Consolidated: Net receipts, l5L62S bales;
oxports-tO Great Britain, 1910 bales; 20
France. 2026 bales; 10 the Continent,
S9il7 bales.
ceipts. 5,S9sll1 bales; exports-to Great
Britain. 2257.670 bales; 10 France, "a 55i
bales: 10 the Continent l.529. 555 bales.
Cotton futures opened quiet: JaDuary.
e. 10: February. SIS; March S.53 April,
S.T: May. SOL June. s5G: July. NG5;
August. $50; October. sj63; November,
Futures closed quiet: January. $3.50:
February. S.5l: March. xh5S: April. &57;
May. 56l: June. sol; July. $567; August.
SEQ September. s5.62; October. S5.6i No
vember. 1874.
Spot closed steady at unchanged prices:
sales. 563s bales
NEW ORLEANS. January s-Cotton
futures steady: January. s.0sffs5.os: Fcb-