The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-13
pEAsti;,r MARKETS,

PEANUT MARKETS.
NORFOLK. VA, Dec. 12.-PEANuIS-,
Steady; Spanish, SOC; others unchanged
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK. Dec. 12.-COTTON-Tht
cotton market made Il long stride TOWARD
recovery OF the late severe decline 10
day, At the start weak Liverpool cables
large foreign selling orders, larger re
cclpts than expected and liquidation gave
the market an easy undertone ana lotceo
prices Oft | to 10 points Alter Si1Sh
addition al the decline the market cloSeC
quiet and steadied on room proht-taklnSS
BY IL o'clock the undertone was border
ing on tirmness, with prices back to last
nights final bids.
The market continued to exhibit suffi-
cient strength to make bears SUSPICIOUS
Of sharp upturn. Smaller estimates than
expected for to-morrowS receipts at New
Orleans and Houston caused a squirt OF
heavy general buying. and prices rushed
upward until q net rise of Is to - points
was established Not a few traders Joined
forces with the bulls after having covered
oversales, While the wire houses came into
possession of numerous buying orders
from parties who have fought shy of the
market for a long time.
The near months We're the strongest on
the list. owing to the small stock of cot
ton in New York on which shorts could
count to make deliveries on contract. and
below a parity with other markets that
cotton can be brought here only at a loss.
Trading was active much of the day. At
the close the market was steady, with
prices net to u points higher.
COTTON-Futures opened steady: De-
cember 9.1409.15; February, 9.OS; March
9.o2; April, SGT; May, $50; June, S92;G
500; July, s.93; August, SD
Futures closed steady: December. 94S:
Nahr
91S: April, H15; May, 9.12; June, $40;
July, 3.o7: August, SIS; September, $50;
October. 795.
Spot cotton closed quiet and steady;
middlins uplands, 95s; do. gulf, 10ls; sales,
IL bales.
COTTON-Quiet; middlins. OK: net re-
CENTS. 500 bales; gross, 1907 bales; sales.
u bales: stock, 59.244 bales: exports to
Great Britain. ;i,3S1 bales; to the CONT
nent, 1090 bales
Total to-day-Net receipts, 54G49 bales
exports to Great Britain, 1911 bales. to
France, 1S4 bales: to the Continent, -,
JO1 bales; stock. SI7,394 bales.
Consolidated-Net receipts. 221 ,S24 bales
exports to Great Britain, 9o.O27 bales; to
France, $50 bales; to the Continent, IS
1870 bales.
Total since September 1st-Net receipts
3,S73,747 bales; exports to Great Britain,
/ .447.2SS bales; to France, 3S,6si bales.
to the Continent. 9S4,S50 bales.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 12.-COTTON-
Futures closed steady: December. 9.17;
January 9.1o011; February, 9S9910;
March, 0oGG3.01 april. 9-05G9.01: May
9.04G9.05; June, o.03@9.0J; July, 9.02a9.04.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 12.-COTTON-Spot
moderate business; prices sgd. lower:
American midding, fair, > 11-1Gd.: good
middlns, sgd; middling, ; sgd; low
m 51Yja orans 80 good ,s ot s,1aa y
the Day % SFaha 5000 baies of R Wien ifs 800
We're for speculation and export and in
Guided 1880 bales American. Receipts.
2S0o0 bales. all American.
Futures opened quiet and closed steady
American middline. !. m. c., December
; 12-G4d., sellers: December and January
3 9-64d., sellers; January and February
3 It'd. sellers: February and March
J, 4-64d1 5-64d-, sellers; March and April
I'd buyers: Nav ande juno. 1 6'-fAd
buyers; June and July, 4 Go-64d., sellers;
July and August. 57-GiM4 5S-64d., sell
ers: August and September, 45-64G
4t-G4d., sellers.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK. Dec 12-FLOUR-Firm
again; held a shade higher with fair
business reported at old prices; Mime
sofa patent, S404. %
RYE FLOUR-uiet; fair to good $3.50
@3; choice to fancy. S320Gl3.43.
BuChWHEAT FLOUR-Dull at S2lo@
215.
BUCkWHEAT-Nom at G0G62c.
CORNNlEAL-Steady; yellow western,
SIC
RYE-steady; No. . western. 5G12c. f. 0.
b. afioat.
BARLEY-Steady
BARLEY MALT-Dull; western, GIG
&c
WHLEEAT-spot firm and active; No :
red, ie2sc / o.. b. afioat. Options from
opening depression, caused by dlsappolnt-
ing cables. hardened gradually into posi-
tive strength on small primary receipts
continued better milling demand, activity
on st. Louis buying. higher western mar
kets and liberal clearances E!9ssd m, hrrr
at sc. net advance. Sales included No. :.
January closed at 7II11sc.: March closed at
79kc.: May, 79aGc.: December &c:
CoRN-spot steady; No. : 4'tsc OPP
ton market was generally steauF TO hrn
all day. supported by the rise IN wheat,
poor condition of western corn. export de
mand covering. Closed firm partial ?sc
net advance. January closed at 433sc.;
May. 42llc.; December. 45c.
OAIS-Spot firm: No. ,, &c. Options
quiet all day but firmer.
Gut MEATS-Quiet; picked bellies.
BEEF-Firm.
LARD-Quiet; western steamed, $3.50;
December closed at $50 nominal. Re
fined steady.
PORE-Steady.
BUTTER-steady: creamery. lsaoGc.
factory. 126l51hc
CHEESE-Firm; fancy large fall-made,
1lA@i1kc.; fancy fall-made. small, 11aG
12c.
EGGS Steady: State and Pennsylvania.
2Oa2'c; western. regular packing, at
market, o2moTc.
POTATOES-uie
TAILOW--Quiet.
PETROLEUM-Dull.
ROSIN-Quiet
TURPENTINf?-Dull
RICE-Firm.
MOI4ASSES-Steady.
CABBAGES-Quiet.
FREIGHTs-Cotto by steam to Liver
pool. 16c.
COFFEE-Spot Rio easy; No. Z invoice.
&c. nominal; mild quiet; ,Cordova, 91s@
1870. Coffee futures opened barely steady
at 10 to Is points decline, and ruled quiet,
with a weak undertone under adverse ca
h1oS rro weak SnDt aar,,,4