The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-21
PRODUCE AND MERCHANDISE.


New York, Oct. ao.-Southera
-four firm; more active; common to fair
extra 350@4l0; good to choice 4I5@G.
Wheat dull lob higher, firm; No. ..
10s14, elevator. Options advanced 100 -
on buying by two or three strong houses:
closed firm on lighter receipts at Minnie
apoiis than had been at first sent for
ward: No. >. red. Oct. l091s: Nov. 10sal;
Dec. 100@s San. HOE: May l1osl.
Corn-modcratcly active, scarce, 4
higher: No. .. IS a 15Ss4. elevator. OPP
tions advanced 9sM7s on crop turning
out in some states less than had been
looked for: Oct. 5S5s; Nov 80: Dec. 59a5:
May CT,
Oats-fairly active, }E@fl. up. OPP
tions stronger; fairly active; Oct 4S,
Nov. 49,; Dec. 1919; May 5fl4; No. ?.
spot iS@4SlG; mixed western 45m491%.
Hops strong, good demand; new 420Q4G.
Coilcc-options closed steady. higher.
better cables, quiet: Oct. $3.50; Nov.
Sl7.5o@ 1850; Dec. $l7.O5@ Ills; May
Sio.4O@ 1850 Spot Rio dull, steady,
fair, cargoes, 201a cargoes.
Sugar, raw, quiet, tirm fair refining
7-16. Ccntrifugals 9G test c. Re-
fined steady, dull, GIG; extra G
5as@54. White extra c 51s@G yellow
So IS; off 3-16; mould 81 1-16.
Standard 8 i-6: confectioners 634.
cut loaf l-1G, crushed l-1G. powder
ed 6M, granulated ca, cubes Ga. Mo-
lasses foreign nominal. New Orleans
quiet, common to fancy 2S@45. Rice,
firm, active, domestic fair to extra
5's@6M. Petroleum quiet, stcady;crudc
In barrels Parkers 7.25, refined all ports
760. Cotton seed oil firm, crude 2709.
yellow 33@i. Resin quiet, steady,
strained common to good 1905 Tnr-
pentinc firm, quiet i2Gni21{. Pork
extra prime l050M1i Beef quiet, steady,
family o.50G0l0.50; plate 7.50@S. so.
Beef hams dull. weak, 12.5O@75. Ticrc-
ed beef, quiet firm, city extra India
mess l4@l5. ext meats dull; weak
picked 64M7h, shoulders 81. Mid
llngs, quiet, steady; short clear go.
Lard, higher, dull western steam G55.
city Clio. Options, Nov 600; Dec gro
Freight to liverpool dull: cotton g-64 i:
grain nominal.
CHICAGO, Oct. co. Special}- Wheat
trading quite large and market quite
active within higher range of prices.
Speculative offerings were faia., but de-
mand was 80 active that offerings were
readily absorbed and did not prevent
prices from steadily advancing, until
higher prizes were reached, when the
market oM ed up some under larger Of
ferings. st. Louis, it was claimed.
bought freely and some of the prominent
local traders were also on the buyinr
side. Shorts covered freely. Opening
was little tame; prices nndcr steady
buying were advanced IlaGDI95 cents;
then oascd u; fuctuated some and
closed 900 cent higher than Saturday.
'Corn-therc was good trade at higher
prices, feeling developed being much
stronger Better tone was due to good
general buying by commission houses,
influenced some by bad reports regard
ing husking and many anticipated less
favorable report in November First
'trades,werc at an advance ,of ls01l4 and
under good buying sold ur *; reacted
-; advanced 70; changed some and
ruled firm with an advance Of q al cent
Oats, fairly active, stronger and
higher range of prices were recorded
and fairly maintained. There was good
outsido'trade and also liberal business
by local operators. Strength was in a
measure helped by other grains. Mess
pork, an active business WAS transacted
Prices riled Irregular; opening sales
were made at Saturdays closing figures
and few lots were sold later at q de-
cline. At reduction demand improved
.'AAo Piioco Idpluly duS&flccu.0(n OO cents,
but settled back again ~ ale near close
'and rulet steady. Lard trailing was ac-
tive. Orion sales were made at Satur-
days closing prices, and prices wore adj
Wanced irregularly 22]I@l5. Later
prices set5led back 2M@5 and closed
STEADY. Snort rib sides rather an active
business was transacted. Prices on
@Aole range advanced i71a@sO. Near
Close prices settled back 21s@5 and
market closed steady.
The Leading futures: