The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-10-30
GRAIN AND PROVISION MARA ETs
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, Oct. -Wheat-During the
early part of the session the market was
rather quiet, but later good speculative
business developed. The feeling was de-
cidedly unsettled through most of the day,
and fluctuations were confined within a
small range. The market opened Il to q
higher than the closing figures of yester
day, and advanced g more, then fluctuated
within small range, finally selling off 4
TO "A, then became strong and advanced ID,
and the market closed about ~ to IL
higher than yesterday.
Corn-Fairly active with a feeling pre-
vailing much better good advances being
established in all futures. The first trades
were at Nc advance. after which the mar
ket ruled firm for time, then declined nc,
rallied nc and ruled steady, closing with
gain far the day of N to 15sc.
Mess pork-Trading moderate at the
opening, the feeling was stronger and there
was an advance of 5 to N, later weaker
feeling developed accompanied with
decline of N. Toward the close the
markell was steadier and quiet and prices
rallied slightly, closing at about medium
figures.
Lard-A fair trade was reported, and an
uneasy feeling prevailed.
Short ribs substituting was fairly
active, but the undertone to the market
was rather weak.
LEADING FUTURES.
Leading futures closed Wheat No. 2
October, 1918; December, 1.03K; May,
l 0SH.
Corn-October, 5225c; November, 52Kc;
May, $3.50.
u 22K; May, u 80.
Lard-December, $40; January, 6.62%;
Short ribs-Deeember, sos; January,
5.92H; May 6.22H.
Cash quotations were:
Flour-Steady and unchanged,
Wheat-Spring No. 8, 1917 to 1.01M.
CorD-No. 2, 529lc.
Mess pork-Per barrel, 1925 to 10.37H.
Lard-Per 100 lbs, 6. 30 to 6 32%.
Short ribs-Sides, loose, s. 45 to 5,55.
Dry sailed houlders-Boxed, 5.62h to
Short clear sides-Boxed. $50 to sos.
NEW ORLEANS.
New ORLEANS, La, Oct. S.-Rice-Steady;
ordinary to prime, AZ to SIC.
Cotiee-Fir Good ordinary to fair, 1917
| to 2lc
W,hisk,y-Quiet; western rec'ifed, 81 o4
Hog Products Steady but demand light.
Pork, HOO Lard-Refined tierce, SIC.
Boxed meats-Dry salt shoulders, SIC.
Bacon-S Shoulders 6Ac; sides, 6kc; hams,
choice sugar cured, 10 to 1nHc.
Sugar-Open kettle dull; good fair to
fully fair, AZ to 4Hc; centrifugal quiet;
plantation graduated, 81: choice white,
SIC; off whites l.l6 to SIC; gray white,
So to sac; choice yellow clarified, 53sc;
seconds, 4 to 4Mc.
Molasses-Open kettle steady; strictly
prime, 40 to 4lc; good prime, 80 to SOC
prime, 35 to &c. centrifugal easy; prime
to good prime 80 to &c., good fair, Csc;
fair, % to 23c; good common, II to 1Sc;
syrup, 30 to 35c.
NEW YORK.
New YORK, Oct. %. -Wheat-Spot maj
ket firm, quiet. No. 2 red, LOS to 1.0SHc;
options up. October Csc; December lUSc
May nc.
Corn-Spot firm; up . points. No. Q
5S5s TO 59Ac. Options strong, higher. DC.
tobei 59Ac; December Coo; May G1Ac.
Cotlee-Options weak, down. Sales 81,
$50 bags. October 1927; December 17.lC
to 1920; May 1910; spot Rio quiet easy
2lkc.
Sugar-Refned dull lower. White ex-
ira G, 5 ll-l6 to 5 10 Ice; Y, 5 3,l6 to 100
off; A. 5 13-l6c; Standard A, 7-16c; Con-
iectioners' A. &C; cut loaf, Is 16c
Crushed, 6 Is Ice; powdered, 6Ac; granu-
lated, 6kc; Cubes, 65sc.
MolaSses-Foreign, nominal; N. o., quiet
common to fancy, % to 45c.
Rice-Active, firm; domestic, fair to ex
ira, 80 to 61ac; Japan, 6 to SIC.
} ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. Wheat-The marke
opened q to ~ higher for December, anC
q up for May, weakened, slightly advanced
and ruled for time with a light trading
however, then eased off, later demands be
come urgent and prices went up to close
which was q to lc higher than yesterday.
; close No. 3 cash, 971s to 90; November
IS; December, lOOss; May, 1O7A; July
942s: August, 9l7s
Uorn-After an open of q higher, the
J market sagged frac ion, but later be coming
tirmer till close, which was steady fol
October, ~ up for Nav, as compared wict
yesterdays final figures. No. cash, so;
May 52Ac.
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