The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-30

February. a.43;; March. Or, April, 9.s1;
May, $50; June, D.27: Jul, l.2o. august.
o.: September, Sou; sOctol~., oul
CoTToN-Dull: middling, 10 5-16; net
receipts, 1,1tJ nales; gross, I'LL bales;
sales, % bales; stock, Sv.o46 Dales; exports
t. reat Britain, " bales; to the CONT
Total to-day and consolidated-Net re-
ceipts. 81. uI pales: exports To Great bri-
tain. G,O76 bales; to the Continent, 22,233j
bales; stock, l,p07,2SO bales.
.u,.,. ...II,r .oept-i.nvi .st-Net receipts
4,4s9,s41 bales; exports to Great Britain,
los, 1870 bales; to France. 36o.oo3 bales;
to the Continent, 1,Ii9,I1G bales.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 29 Sc On
Futures steady: January, a60I9;61; Feb
ruarv, 9.o1d92S: March, 9.2bGE'.2'; April,
y.21nl. 26; May, g.2399.2i; June, 9.-pg
90; July, 9.1sg9.19.
LIVERPOOL. Dec. eo.-CoTToN-spot,
small business; prices lid: higher;
American middling, fair, .9-32d-; good
middlirg. 19-a2d-; middling. Did; low
ordinary 4 13-16d. The sales of the day
were 1000 bales. of which 300 were tor
speculation and export, and included 800
American Receipts. 1000 bales, no
Futures opened easier and closed
steady; American middling, l. m. G., jan
,1arv. j .2-64a5 .3-G4d.. sellers; January
and February, l9-G4d.. sellers; enruarS
March and April. ) 12-64Gf3 1a-G4d-, buy
ers; April and MAY. ) lO-6id., sellers; May
and June. > 7-640t5 S-64d., sellers; June
and July, :, Altos 5-64d. buyers: July
and August. :, 2-S4d.. sellers; August and
September, 4 51-64d., sellers.
The tenders for delivery at to-day S
clcarinSs were 100 bales new dochets.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET
NEW YORK, Dec 23.-tLOUh-More
strongly ne.d, but not quotauIy niSner,
OWNS TO absence OF uenIanui -1itiItr9o>a
patents, So.yvu1.zU; Winter patents, So.oo
good -, e., On
RYE ELOUR-l1uleL, 4tii ~ Soo"' 49,
CORNMEAI-ouict; yellow western,
RYE-Quiet; No. western, SIC.
BARLEY-Dull; feeding, to@oVc. o-o-,,
RA,<I,rI NlALI-Dull; western, 6od'2c
NvHl.Ar-Spot market tirmer NO : red,
Soc Options, after steaGy openins' a.
once developed strength, aaHa NJ, ,,.i,
most a cent q. bushel on small Nofth"SSt
receints steadier Liverpool cableS. an an
street buying sharp demand from io pea
shorts. closed strong at san sc neL al
vance January closed at iSfsc.; MATCH
SOl5c.: May, S0lsc.; December, iSAc-
GORN-Spot firmer; No. >, iol2c. op-
tion market was stronger and more aC
tive responding to the rise IN wheat pu!i-
ish receipts steady cables ana local GOV :
erinc. Closed firm at 31sc. net adVaICt
January closed ut 433sc-; May 4-2sc'' i0e-
cemDer. ACC. % oco Ontions
OATS-Spot firm; No. :, 2sc. optiols
BF.EF-Steady: family, Sllal2: IN. mess s"o, -
as 5O beef hams. 9ooA 2o-,W u i iitd'S
steady: picked bellies. Ss.nd'; plt no .!
shoulders. $J.50ao.Io; picked haiiis' 60
@o.2J. ostorr s+eau-
I.ARD-NIar1et steady: western In- S.esl i
cd S725: December closed at SD n no n.
nal Refined steady: Contincnt. S'.oo'
South America. SIS; compound, 500.
PORK-Steady; family. S14.oo0lo; snort
clear. Sl4617; mess. $12@13. o
BUTTER-Firm; western creamery l'9
&c: State dairy 16423c
CHEESE-Firm; fancy large mage 1iHI E:
11A0D111Ac; fancy small, 1all-maoe' Lag
1oc
Enthusiastically: State and pennsylvania,
o4II35c>: western, average packing. at
market 19022lac
TATOES-Steady: Jerseys Slal; %;
New York, Sl-2o01 .6212: Long !slaIiu' 9i''o