The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-01
PRODUCE AND NIEncmANDIsE.

NEW YORK. Sept. 30 Special =
Cotton, easy. Sales to-day il3, 900: ups.
10as. Orleans l0-9-l6; net receipts II, BIB,
Southern flour steady Wheat modcr-
ativcly active I@l14 higher; No. red.
l0l Ia u; elevator; options advanced
14@3s through IIutchinson's opera
lions in Il general way, forcing shorts to
cover. There were reactions occasioncd
by reports that the English supply for
last week was equal to 5000 900 bushels,
while consumption was 1000. 900: No. .
red, Oct, l0l ~; Nov, l025s: May, los -
Corn moderately active, l4003i up.
firm; No. .. 55M, elevator: options ex-
cited, 3sM5s; active in covering con-
tracts through manipulation of lIutchin-
son. Sept, 5514; Oct, $3.50; Nov. 80:
May, SIS, Oats steady, fairly active
options fairly active, lirmer: Sept, i44 !:
Oct, A: Nov, ~; May. ii5s. Hops
dull, unsettled. Coffee, options closed
dull; Oct, $i7.s0@ 1890: May, Sl535;
spot Rio quiet. steady: fair cargocs.
20M. Sugar, raw quiet. steady: fair re-
lining, 5a6; ccntrifugals. 90 test. 506:
refined, steady, quiet. Molasscs. foreign
nominal; New Orleans quiet. Rice
fairly active, steady. Petroleum quiet.
Cotton-sced oil quiet, steady; crude,
27@2S. Rosin steady, dull. Turpcntinc
dull. Wool fairly active, steady. Pork
moderate demand, steady. Beef quiet
steady. Beef hams weak, quiet; ticrccd
beef dull firm: cut meats dull steady:
middles steady. Lard higher; Western
steam, $40: city. SO; Oct. S6.35: Dec.
SOS. Freights dull; cotton, Is sd:
grain free.
CHICAGO, Sept. 30 Spccial Wheat
There was more demand, necessarily
larger volume of business and higher
nri<,nc mi, n s.fo ,,1i
all more or less bearish. or at least not
any moro. favorable for higher prices
than during the preceding few days, but
1T is not the first time they transpircd
The advance to-day was due largely
to the apprehension of higher prices by
short interest. The market. no doubt.
has been oVersOld, and good buying to-
day by prominent trader rather de-
veloped this feature. The shorts were
uneasy and covered freely. The open
ing was about 14@i9 higher than yester-
days closing, and there was steady adj
vance of q @1as more, with very slight
fluctuations
Corn-Thcre was moro doing at higher
prices, better tone being manifested.
which was duo largely to local influence.
Steady buying by several large opera
tors had a good deal to do with advance
offerings, at times being on moderate
scale. First trades were at about yes
terday's closing prices after which
market sold up with little reaction :
0p u cased of some, ruled firncr. and
closed with = 90 = gain. Oats were
traded in more freely and iirmcr feeling
prevailed especially for May. which adj
vanced q under buying by Il prominent
local trader and also 10y shorrs. Adj
vance in May had good effect on other
months which advanced 9, 90 /. at TOP;
offerings increased slightly and prices
yielded Il trillc, but reacted and closed
steady.
Mess pork-Trading was quite active:
opening sales were at ) cents advance
quickly followed by Il further improve
ment Of 20 cents, later receded lO00lal5
and 'clcscd steady. Lard-quite good
trade was reported; prices ruled 5@71z
higher, hnt settled back ~: and closed
steady. Short rib sides-an active
business was reported; opening sales
were at rs advance, and further appre-
citation of ~ was gained later: prices
rcceded 2]9@5 and closed steady. Lead