The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-09
WHEAT MARKET FEUERLSH,
COTTON SHOWS STRENGTH
Free Selling Of Grain Encouraged
by Disappointing
Cable.
CORN is VERY SLUGGISH
Improvement in Finances a Fac
tor in the Rise i'll Cotton
Prices.


Prices.
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Nrw Work. December s.-Ther,
,,as no,abIn scarcity of buyers ii
,,.s,,astir ,vheat markets. carly las
,,,oat. ,,,,st ~ tba time whereas offer.
s,r. ,,,a,,, more liberal. with the sell
~, ,ress,,re beoyv. The free offerings
a., ,i,a start ,,vern traceablc partly IL
no ,,.oo,tar feeling IN foreign markets
.,,,.,r,. 10 The ,neSpected;y heavy
,..,rId.a eynorts and the large addition
~ No quantity on massage. This in
gJi,,.,,re ,vns oounterbalanced in part
l,.,y..yc, hv tho great strength in the
n,,5a,est market. prices there rising
..,,an,,I,, ~ dienal orop advices from
,,... nacn,,her contracts In do
ny. - ,,.a.a rei.tiveiv stronp
lhsstis iii'a'' ,,,i,. 'Uastorn
for time. ana esPeu,u'ts ~ ..,,
markets. where the deliveries were sur,
pyisingly light. The total delivered
H Chicago ON Monday was only 100000
bushels. against an estimate of about
. nm nno 'This made December strong
s,oVv.eoV ~, ,ta,. IVA rasi,lted in an
sr .lal, VIC ~ ~ tba nremi,,m
'iui'.i CO.. 49, ~, hai,., trua of
. oh e ,... ias ,,.r,.nt
'' ,,... n.y...,,,,. a., .ho ~,rthwcsY.
ileaSS itessp,s III w. 80, a.
Later me Weakel te ~ ,,, M
tributable III part TO the SUI p i.s'lisis
the Northwest. which resulted in an
,,ne.necte,llv big increase in the WISH
III. su,,n,y The comparativelv heavy
-, FL. .;,,, ,,.hao+ ,,ero /, great
a'tiNdis OF sp' ,,sa,s;,s,,,,a,,t =,
surprise as Well as aisappoiiitii,eiil ~, W
the bull leaders, VINO hnd futurally
counted on a light movement after all
that has been heard recently respecting
-,ne .,ern hanks wherewltl to pay farm
Tern DAMS s,,..e ~, o,,,ntr,.
ers Tor wheat aeliNeieu a. s1 49,,
elevators. 1t must be reAheinpeiso,
wheat went to Duluth In order to load
the last boats of the lake season.
.''s .na5ars hsliave that TOO much
H ass ,rada h,. tha hear. element over
=! - oeiils liiLuI sss.at,nn az foreign in
tne so-G Tnu ~ tS,inn tI,ey assert that
NJ. ~, ,sa,l afford 10 wait until part
we San me,t aIready sbinned to Europe
o., W eile WI wits d,snns..d Of thns compelling
d n revival Viva Of interest on the part of
i3reisn pnyersi ln ,,, hays so,a r. ey
Ia. .,ia,i siN lii. en- ,ac nent ~ nur sur
,,i,,s .s's i"'s
i""s
Lu'c ~
insre VIE a, in q, ~, .vae,< althnnyb
IN w lia,.a ,a n,ost or the inns wa eS
fnl
1Istlsls iersiis, p.ie1s as,aiiu IN
ing with frequency ~, ana setsia.ly, 10. ~ h1s
spashoutc @aa. me go, ,'. ~, nIn,ar-
,es mas Pa wy .it,omei #
ous M ~. Nv. ,be
violent changes We're caused to great
extent ny manipmlation on the l part OIL
iars "e s,n pfo les Shsrs ina
seemed 10 confirm reports that 1ls
operators there We're using Hanipu!a-
i've i've tacucs VIGOROUSLY. seenansS
ing tendency Much was made, for en-
ample, OF the bank failure In Kansas
ll,y. althousn In the OPINION or con-
SENTATIVE dealers this In reality has
little 10 do with wheat, which is be.
ing exported at surprisingly rapid
rate. Notwithstanding all the grumb-
ling regarding the falling off in the
eApost demand.
=. .. iustuntiohs IN Corn.
sluggish In tte corn marl,e+ lot ,,.aoI.
1esisrs ,,..rn I'LL, ma. ne. iaSl Week'
farencs and Li ,ann H. ii,ucn ina,i
we're slow ana ineons ao 0na
Ca sionaIlv rather r,ora ,;,.,I,r,,,.. -
noticeable which vas ascr;ha s'i - ,i whf
stocks, moderate receipts at interior
points. and a good domestic Iemnnd
o''oh Mhrkct.
The cotton markets have shown fur
5 ,ii,,, strength and continuance of /
- ,1NNt'-Nf ti''ousSiiOdl tut week
from the same conditions which adj
va . "a prices the s week before about
~ 70 6o points The advance has been
,.l reg ~ 10 .ao points further. up to
. :, ~, n'sn ~ cioSlng. thus making about
a. csilt pSnsd rise; or Abe equivalent
OF pei a-,,. oa,ie, during the past fort
nniin In. ,i i.t's -, ms az oroughl the general
: 5000 ~, 10. 70 the hasls OF II IA and
nav, ~ ee MS tor aeiiveries during jan
cen, he " w., ny lrs. 81 august. The De-
m ,,i,,,,,o opa,o Which Is sull the most
Ia sic i' ~ : !, thon.n, mas crossed the
ls1.s cants ,La ,,so aa toliipnted Win
for middllrg cotton in this m,ri.et
Prices at Liverpool and New Orleans
have been advanced in correspond
ing ing manner Present prices are still.
however; Ii to ] l-2 cents per
pound below the seasons highest
rcacfed al me end of last August.
Improvement In Financial Situation
Factor. =
The improvements in IN. aar., q
nancial situa To-, ~, -. tiie general n
factor In contrihntin as pesn potent
strengtI ana huIiis,,nss " .iie =, Increased
This weak Hnt '''s ,iin IN inc market
ments have 49,, ny ~ stronsesl arEu-