, 1888-10-04
Yesterdays QUOTATIONS.
Excitement in the Chicago and
New York Wheat Pits.
New York Operators Act More Like Say,
ages Than Civilized Beings Money
and Stocks.

CHICAGO, Oct. 3.-On the board OF trade
this morning everything was strong and
advancing, all interest being centered in
the wheat pit. December and May OPP
fions were the ones which attracted every
body's attention. They opened about "a
cents higher than last nights close, and
so urgent was the demand that fractions
no longer cut any figure in making current
values. A cent or two either way was
nothing to those who wanted to buy, and
they took every offer that came. December
wheat opened at $l.ll@l.12, as nearly as
the reporters could approximate 1t, but at
once 1t sold at ella, then jumping a
cent at bound, II touched 81 Is inside OF
ten minutes. Then 1t weakened almost a.,
rapidly, falling TO Sl.l4. May opened at
Sl.l2@gl II, and followed the same course
as December, going up to 81 Is and also re-
ceding to 81. .lii October sold al Sl.l46
l li5, when the traders began to take their
breath, after the whirl OF excitement in
December and May. November was held
at llOi, and went up to 81 l5i. At ~
o'clock, half an hour a'ter the opening,
December sold at 81 is. Corn opened a
cent higher, and advanced another cent.
Pork, lard and short ribs are decidedly
higher and advancing.
NEW YORK STOCKS
NEw York, Oct. 3-The stock market
was less active but still feverish and un.
settled, and the decline began yesterday
made further progress though the losses
are generally insignificant. There was a
marked disposition TO hold oil until the
settlement OF the wheat deal and some
of the other questions of the financial
world shall have been made. The outlook k
was little clearer to-day, and the beers
seemingly had everything In their own
hands. But the list displayed remarkable
recuperative power whenever the pressure
was lifted. Oregon Improvement advanced
sharply on very moderate business. The
close was dull but firm.
New York Central, SIc; Northern Pa
cihc. common, 26c; preferred, dc; North.
western, lic; Oregon Improvement, lilo
Navigation. 9,i; Transcontinental, Sole
Pacific Mail, 3sac; Reading, 53ic; Rock
Island. 0ic; St. PAUL b7ic; Texas Pacific,
25ic; Union Pacific, 62sc; u. y. Express,
70c, Fargo. 35c; Western Union, s5l
u. s. fours registered, DC; tours coupons,
20c; do fours one half registered, 7zc; do
four one-half coupons, Sc Pacific skies,
q American Express, 10c; Canada Pa
Pacific, S5c; Burlington, 15oi Delaware
& Lackawana, 42ac; Denver q Rio Grande,
2Oi Erie. 20; Lake Shore, see; Louisville
& Nashville, 6isc; Michigan Central, 0Otc;
Missouri Pacific s2ic Kansas Il Texas, 12ic.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
CHICAGO. Oct. 3.-Wheat easier Cash
81 10. November $ll2, December 81 l3,
May 81 .l2l1. Corn easier-Cash ~, No.
veniber A., December 40a, May 39iI.
Oats easier-Cash 24I1, November 25I4
December % 9.16, May 297s. Barley nom-
inal. Polk frm-Cash S15.75, November
Si5.37lS, January $i4.75. Lard steady
Cash Sll.2o, November $966, January
$si2H@S.ib.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
CHICAGO, Oct. 3.-Cattle-Receipts,I 49,
900, Natives $2100s8, 40; stockers 81 50t1
$50; Texans $l.60@2.95; western rangers,
81 50@3.40.
Hogs Receipts $4,000; firmer. Packers
and shippers, S6.it99,00 mixed, $4,000
6.75; light, IS 9o@6.25 heavy, SO sO@6.s5.
Sheep-Receipts 300: Eastern natives,
S30O@4 .37i; Texans, $300@32o; west
erns, 81 oO@3.70
NEW YORK MONEY MARKET
NEW YoRK, Oct, 8.--Mouey on call easy
at 2GD3 per coat closed offered at "a per
oent.
Prime mercantile paper, 4i@7 per cent
Sterling exchange-Dull but steady al
81 S3l for 90 day bills and $4S7 for
demand.
SILVER, LEAD AND TIN.
Nxw YoRK, Oct. 3.-Bar silver-9is.
Lead-Weaker, more active; domestic,
$5O5.
Tin-Easier; straits, $22 95.
Copper--Dull lake, $l715.