Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-10-15
BALTIMORE.


BALTIMORE, October 14-Flour In fair lie.
mand and frm; Howard Street and west
ern superfine, s3.l2as3.60; extra. saba
s4.35; family, s4.6Oas5.l2; city Mills su-
perfine, s3as3.5O; extra s3.75aA.25; Rio
brands, s5as5.25. Wheat-Southern strong
and higher western active and higher
southern red, 97c.asl; amber, l.03atl.O4
No. l Maryland, 9sZa99c. No. q western
winter red, spot and October, 93a94c. Corn
Southern dullaHd n0minally easy; western
steady; southern white, i9a50c.; yellow,
5Qa5lc. Oats quiet and steady; southern.
30a35c.; western white, S2a34c.; mixed,
3ea3lc.: Pennsylvania, 3oa35c. Provisions
steady and quiet. Mess pork, $40. Bulk
meats - Shoulders and clear-rlb sides,
packed, $3.50 and $3.50: Bsson-shonlders'
Lard-Renned, $3.50. Coffee firm; Rio car
goes, ordinary TO fair, 7Jza9c. Sugar dull;
A soft, eI1c. Whiskey steady at sl.I4a
si.l5. Freights dull and nominal.
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, October I4.-Flour strong.
Wheat active. but nervous closed &C. I'M
der yesterday; October, 9s14asosc. Novem-
2 red. 93}sa9sc. Corn firmer and closing
about the same as yesterday: cash. 43ac.:
October, 42Aai34c.; November, 409a4lSc.:
December, S7Aa374c. Oats quiet and
shade higher; cash, 2o55c.; October, 25ha
2o4c.; November, 253a25hc.: May, 2915a
295zc. Mess pork active,and unsettled. but
lOc. higher; cash, 81. 4Oass. so; November.
ss.30ass. 5214; December, Ss.42l las6.53.
Lard active but Irregular and shade
higher: cash, So. 024as6 .05; October, 6.024;
November, s5.92.as6. 02,s December s5.975
as6.05. Boxed meats steady: dry-salted
shoulders, s3.50as3.75: short-rib, 1925
clear, s5.75as5.S0. Whisky nominal at
sl.10. Sugar steady; graduated, &c. stand
ard A, o11a61Sc.
REVIEW OF THE CHICAGO MARKET.
extraordinary excitement, with active
trading, rapid fluctuations, and extreme
nervousness on Change. The sharp advance
OF yesterday and the strong closing late In
the afternoon made the opening to-day in
wheat one OF great uncertainty, and there
was mad rush and widely varying prices.
When the trading-bell sounded the for
eign markets were quoted strong, with
out any advance in prices, how
ever; but British consols were quoted
3-l6c. lower, which was taken TO
mean trouble In the Balkan States. The
commanding Influences, however. were do
nestle, and apparently the same causes
which have governed the coune OF prices
for the past few days. The buying was very
free at the opening At al advance Of Aa7Ic.
over the latest trading OF yesterday Alter
noon. but the prices varied during the first
fifteen minutes fully nc. in various parts OF
the crowd. After the sales had been made
at s4sc. for December the price fell of TO
quickly 10 94sc. Very little wheat was
offered for sale on the up turn. and II fell
OF again 10 s3Isc. Under free selling IL
shot up TO 0&Ac., and back again 10 9s5sc..
and closed on the regular Board NJ 93sa
93Hc. The tone was steadler this after
noon, and the market finally closed
at 93skc. for December. which was the
Official closing yesterday. The receipts
at the Northwest showed falling
or. and were only moderate ~ othersspri.
m an a N Hunt
than at the same time last week. The i'd
vance In consols and French rentes later In
the day eliminated any war feature from the
market. and the latest trading WAS ON the
home situation. The buying was free ON
ascribed to the large local houses There
was fair amount OF trading In corn. with
prices y shade firmer. but the market re-
acted, and closed without any material