The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-29
PRODUCE AND MERCHANDISE.

New YORK, Oct. 90 Especial l.
Southern flour steady. quiet Wheat
firm. quiet; No. . red, 1880 f,oSH cleva
tor: options advanced 1N@1ht on free
buying; closing firm, 1is@1@S o yer yes
terday: No. red, Oct, I0S1S; Nov.
los =; Dec, 100; May, Up. Corn firm
fairly active; No. ., 5s3{M5oa4: options
strong; Oct, 50lt; Nov, 5oas; Dec, GO
6iA. Oats fairly active. higher; optic. rs
stronger, quiet; Oct, 4S9s; Nov, 49,:
Dee. 1891: May, SIG.
Hops strong. Coffee. options closed
weak; Oct, $500; Dec, Sl7.lO0O 1920;
May. Si5.4O@ 1915. Spot Rio, quiet,
easier. Sugar. raw, dull. easy; fair re-
lining ZIG; ccntrifugals, 90 test, q;
Refined dull, Lie lower; c, 5a9. extra G.
= :;-lGm5 GIG: white extra G, l1-l6(0
BIG of; a, 3 1916: mould \. G0-l6:
standard A, 4 observation-disclosures A, Ga;
cut loaf. q ll-lG: crushed, q l5-l6: pow
dered. GA: granulatcd Gls; cubes. G9S.
MOlasscS, foreign. nominal New Orleans.
dull. steady.
Rice, active, firm. Petroleum steady,
quiet: refined $7.6O. CottOn-sccd oil.
stronger; crude, 2s; yellow "a. Rosin
dull steady: strained common to good,
l40CD $50. Turpcntinc quiet, 4OI9GDi1.
Wool firm; active. Pork, steady, quiet.
Beef steady, quiet: beef hams, dull.
weak: ticrced bccfuuict: firm. cut meats,
dull. steady: Middlcs, dull, steady; Lard,
dull. easy. Western steam, SG57 y; city,
G.l0md.i5: Oct, and Nov. $G.56; Dec,
SG.di. Freight firm; cotton. Is, Sd;
grain. IS, Sd
CnIcAGo, Oct. ss.-ISpcciall-W
during carly part of session market
rather quiet but later good speculative
business developed. Feeling was dc
cidcdly unsettled though most of day
fluctuations were confined within small
range. Between various influences
which were presented. operators were
kept in constantly changing mood in re-
gard 10 trading, and ups and downs were
more numerous than usual early in the
day: there was but little doing outside
Of local operations, but later St Louis
and also New York sent in some buying
orders.
The market opened one-half higher
than closing yesterday. and advanced
* more, then fluctuatcd within small
range, finally selling off l4M35. then
advanced i l., and market closed about
1lSG0@s higher than yesterday. Corn
was fairly active within fair range with
feeling prevailing much better, good
advances being established on all
futures. There was nothing new of
consequence developed. and trading was
mainly of local character. First trades
were at i advance, after which the
market ruled firm for Il time then de-
clincd =, rallied 4 and ruled steady,
closing with a gain for the day of
ll4mlaG.
Oats were moderately active and a
stronger feeling was developed. During
the last hour the strength in corn had
good effect and prices advanced q for
May. and the market closed steady at
about outside figures. Mess pork
Trading was moderate. At the opening
the feeling was stronger, and there
were moderate buying orders, which
caused an advance OF 5m7lg. Later Of
foaings were somewhat enlarged and Il
weaker feeling was developed. accom-
panied with Il decline of 12l1lMll5
Toward the close the market was stead
Ter. but quiet, and prices rallied
slightly, closing about medium figures.
l.ard-A fair trade was reported and
an easier feeling prevailed. Prices on
the whole range declined 2l.0o5. and
closed steady at outside figures. Short
rib substituting was fairly active
.5ut the undcrtonc to the market was
rather weak. Tho prices on the whole
range declined a15m5 and closed
steady at the outside figures,
The leading futures:
WHEAT Op'ng. Il'gst Cls'g
October. 1ooas 1917 looa-