Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-30

Jersey sweet, 225Qs3.
Tallow-steady; city, Sc; country. 4Ag
&C.
Realistically strained, common TO
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. at Nh052c.
Cabbage Steady; Long Island. S46 per
100.
Frelghts 10 Nverpool-Dun.
CoiJao-Futures opened steady, with
prices points higher 10 points lower
and ruled much more active ard generai-
Is frmer on covering, and some increase
I'm speculative attention. following strong
or spot market and smaller receipts az
Rio and Santos with partial reactions
under Hight liquidation But the general
undart0ne was firmer than TOR some tlhe
past. The market closed firm, az net Mn-
changed prices TO 6-polnt advance. To-
tai sales lT50o bags, including January,
s5e50Ecj: February. Se5. spot Rio firm
er; No. 2, Invoice, y; 10 Z jopoins' S"o0'
mild firm: COrdova, %0Si2C.
snrar-Row firm and held higher re-
fred firm, but quiet.
Cottonseed-On was again firm and
higher, on covering and light offerings
prime crude IN barrels, Ili9qaoc.; prime
summer yellow 33ihQ34c. OF summer yell
low 9siho.; butter grades. 29D6siae.; prime
winter yellow, $50 prime white 500
2sc. primo meal, 2toOUS-o
NEW YORK DRY-GOODs MARKET
NEW YORK, December 29-The mar
ket has been without new feature to-day.
Buyers are doing no more than II necos-
sary 20 carry them along, and there IS
no pressure on tne part OF the sellers IN
either STABLE or fancy lines in cotton or
woOlen goods Print-clOths inactive Tor
regulars but with rather more demand
for odds at previous prices. Linens sun
scarce and strong. Purilaps que que oN'
firm in price, with limited supplies.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. December 9.-Flour-
Wis'bsat-steadies; spot and the month
7Ot4TOysc.: January .OisQIossc.; February,
I'D 73is o.: May, 7ik974s.o.; southern wheat
BY sample, 6S'p7l1ae. ~ -.
cembor new on old. 35kq36Ac.i January
&c 4Q367sc.; February, gIgsllhc;;;, ~, NJ March
SIC. bid; southern white, $5i3R5i'+c'
Gats-Dull; No. 2 white V4Slo'
Rye-Dull; no. 2, near by, 6ic.
Supar-StrOng ana UNCHANGED.
BIitfer cheese, and Eggs-Firm and I'M
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CuICAGO. December 29.-The Liverpool
ADVANCE and light receipts were steaoy.
ing influence in a very quiet WhSal uAlhel
today. May closed UNCHANGED from yes,
terdsy, corn closed th sh eInsa provisions
S,ayn nracticaily unchanged from yes
terday. ,-,,.
Tho leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.
Wheat. No. p
Dee. .......es c. s5,l e5A
Jan. ......ee25Q]s seSS33A "a s ss' ~ Ssls g,7l
july ....s'.'Jis 'fot'N
Corn, No. ? oo,, oot
Dec. ...-".eyb 80 49, 9osrfiL
I May ........::....SSSssas Sssgss ssI Sss. -
oats No p
RS g.: ::....::2a5 5 S z; aaq4 sap%
Mess Pork. per barrel .. 1850,
Jan ....il9l7la :SSF's sIS i5 s sISiz
May ,,...SlO.65 5000 siV't-1s '"''''a
Lard. per 100 lbs 49,,
S 5s1 : ::....:;5 # $50 S S ss.@ii.
Short Ribs, per 100 his ,-o,,, .-,-
Cash quotations were az follows: No; z
yellow corn SlgSlAe, fi2ur seo otu oo .,S N
5te No 3 oats, 2zlsq22}.c., No white,
2ltQ25isc.; No. 3 white, 2iA4.3c. no. z
rye. 52t,c. No. 2 barley, ss44Sc. 10 90 o.
fxseSd 49, 6 Prime ' IS s5sIo 90 Lara
nar i06 bounds. S53O4s5.57la. Short ribs,
sldes doose), $52i9S545. Dry salted
shoulders boxed, 6asW5lac. Short clear
sides ODoxed), s550a$5.00. Whisky, ois-
tlers finished goods, per saad5een, 'd a;r,;
i6q22c. Cheese firm at l2gRAc. Eggs
hrm; fresh, Il1ac.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL December 29.-Cotton-
snot moderate business done, price:
1-isd hiqher; American midding, 2-s2d
good mlddllng. As-l6d; middling. s1su.
soy si aiao oIdiaery s-s2d. The sales Of tn,
day were 5000 bales. OF which 10 Daic'
We're for speculation and export, and IN
efuted Z, 400 bales American; receipts, H.,
90 bales, including $500 bales American.
Futures opened steady and closed very
steady al the advance American mid
ding, low-middlins clause. January
42O-s4ll4 2l-64d., vaiueI January and Feb
ruary, lS-sid., sellers; February ans
March. 415-e4d, buyers; March ana Agrl
i3-64d., buyers; April and May. tn-e4d.
sellers; May and June, 9-eid., buyers
and nd August. Ie-sid.. sellers; August an'
september, l-s4g4 $50, sellers; 5eptem
Der and October Sg6-oi9S Sl-oid., value.
Steady: mlddling, 7il-1ec.; net receipts
I06 bales, gross receipts. 6.4O2 bales; stock
1853 bales; exports~to Great Britain, %
bales: 10 France. " bales:
Totals to-dayi Net receipts ~ q bales
france, 70 balesi % the Continent, 1888
bales: stock, LIZ, 2Zs bales.
Consolidated: Net receipts, l7l,4s bales
exuorts-to Great Britain, 40H2 bales; 4
France. 1888 bales 10 the Continent. 70.
Totals since September LIST, Not re
CENTS. 3.SS2 e62 bales: eXports-to urea
| britain, ss2, s07 bales; TO France, A7,it
| bales; 70 the Continent, l.Qo,lse bales
Cotton futures opened barely steady
| January. $40; February, ga, Marcel
! 81 AZ, April, $50, May. N.w; June. sI5i
| inv N56: August, 81 90: September, SILL
| october, 1898; November. S.g
| Futures closed barely steady Januar,
81 IS: May and June. $50; July. T5s: Az
| gust. $780, September, NVi; October. $50
| November, t5'9l-
suot closed quiet; midding uplandl
| Lido. nidding Gulf, l5-l6c. no sale
| Taking an things into account, the col
| ton market to-day showed surprisin
| strength Contrary 10 expectation
| liverpool opened In poor form. and show
| - La III 60 thA Glaze ThA IN