Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-23

KAN KAN NJ: ....55:. @ :5 E Et: s5
short RIBS. per 100 lbs
May ......$J.4-l2 500 e0.W so''y
Cash quotations were as follows: No
yellow corn. I0MAc. Flour steady. No.
spring wheat, GiR0Gkc.; No. red ssg
G9c. No. 2 corn, 300 Q3lc. No. oats, &c;
No. . white, 25ikQ25kc.; No. white 2lltW
25i5c No 2 rye. 66c. No. 2 barley, s81isg.
No. 1 flaxseed, sl4Siz Prime timothy seed
235. Mess pork, per barrel. <sVQ5Slolv.
Lard, per 100 pounds, SJ154S.His. short
ribs sides 0oose), $515nS.45. Dry sailed
shoulders bOXeD. 5hUOhc. snort clear
sides Doxed), s.. 45GS5.J5. Whisky, distlll-
ers' finished goods, per gallon, 81 .Zlh. But
ter steady: creamery, l6025c. dairy. 1917
pc. Cheese firm at ll&glSc Eggs urn
fresh, zoe.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL. December 22.-i p. NJ
COttOn-SpOt I'm fair demandi prices hard-
ening; American middling 5-l8d. The
which 800 were for speculation and ex-
port. and included 800 American, Re
ceipts. none.
FUTURES opened quiet and closed steady;
American middling, low mlddling clause
December. lO-Gid.. December and Janu-
arv. 4OS-Cid, sellers: January and FeDru-
airy, O5-Gid.. sellers; February ana March
Of-Gid, sellers; March and April, O2-6iW
403-Ctd sellers; April and May. 4W-5id,
sellers; May and June, 63-64d., sellers,
June and July. 3 esd, sellers, july ana
August, 6O-5id.. sellers; August and Sep
TENDER. 5G-ciQ3 7-6id., buyers; septem-
Der and October, std, value.
NEW YORK. December Z.-Cotton-
Steady; mildllng I 9-l6c net receipts, 80
bales; gross receipts, 4Sf bales; stock
1924 bales
-
France. 1850 bales; 10 the Continent, 2.3D
bales; stock, 1.1l92ZS bales.
Consolidated: Net receipts 2l7.368 bales;
oxports-tO Great Britain. C6.23S bales; 20
France. 1873 bales; to the Continent, g.
Totals since September LIST: Net receipts.
37ll 2i5 bales; eXpOrts-tO Great Britain,
s5l .525 bales TO France. 4i3.1d bales; 10
the Continent. 102s.24S bales.
Cotton futures opened steady; January.
s70s: February T15; March. T.22; April.
1925; May $50; June. 500: July, $50.
August, S72S; September gsl; October,
S6.72.
January, N.07: February. Sill; March.
N2O; April, 1924: MAY. N2s; June. 500;
July. 1870: August 1926: September, 1872.
October. So b. November 1871.
Spot closed quiet middling uplands,
9-l6c. middling Gulf, 7l5-lcc.; sales.
none.
Not much new business was attempted
IN cotton to-day Scarcely any outside
orders reached the Exchange and the
local interest had already been pretty
well evened up. in anticipation Of the
HOLIDAYS In this country and Europe The
market opened steady al an advance OF
l point TO points. There was not a full
response 10 Liyerpoois good showing
Private cables were quite bullish. iudi-
eating low stocks I'm the hands OF Eng
Hsh spinners against n good demand for
cloths and yarns. To-day's local mar
ket. however. had practically no specula-
tive support. and before noon had drift
ed back to the closing figures % yester-
day. Later In the session the situation
Was very tame. but sentiment was rather
bullish. particularly on the Liverpool
statistics. and the small receipts OF cot
ton In this country. The southern spot
markets were all reported i'm very good
shape Few traders had the courage TO
take the short side. with such factors in
view. and while business was very duh
the undertone was quite firm. with the
close steady Prices were net / point
lower to 3 points higher
NEW ORLEANS. December 22.--Cotton
futures steady: December. 1886; January.
ss Q30s6ei. February, 81 qnS695. March.