Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-21
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years prices.
MARKETS sy TELEGRAPH
NEW YORK.

Nsw Yosx. October 9o--Cossoo 1p!l; selse
today Of "A balcs middiins up'ands 11stvcSj
SS sss s.ySr net 1 Ss:ss sr 4 ~
20 France, 1850 bslcs; 10 tho Continent lDsDos
bales; stock. SeI, I18 baieA Southern nouf
weak. Wheat unsettled, lower, and active 70
sloss4 ~ .oSn s1csi options advsnced ,1a5ic::
on decrease In amount on passage and t0cal
covering. declined 1lta11c. on foreigners eeL'lns
and general realizing, basod upon me large II ~.
mates, and closed weak at 1a1Jfc. under yester.
day and quiet; No. 2 red, October. e1.VSk NO
vember, s1.03as; December, el.05; nay
e1.10N. Corn higher, dull and ssafce; NO y
tons opened NaiNc. up. Futures advanced "a
lc. on light receipts and the wants Of shorts 90
ciined Asaslc with wheat. and closed weak az an
advance Of only Isa,fc: for the day; October.
higher; active for export; options moro active
and stronger; October, 35c.: November, 35c:
May, 37Ac.; spot No. 2, 3fNa31t4c.; mixed
western, 33ya36c. Coree-0ptionsc closed STEADY
vember, s1las11.4o; December. Sl0:S6A
a10.95; spot Rio quiet and steady. 6ugar-kaw
dull but steady; refined quiet ana easy. mo-
lasses-New Orleans firm and quiet. Rice mac
tive but firm. Petroleum quiet and STEADY; IS.
fined New York, 6.3oa6.45c. Cotton-seed on
dull new crude, SOC. Resin quiet and stendy;
strained, common toGood, sl.32 ka2l.SItH !ur'
pentine quiet and steady a. sss4ss7Mc ross N
fancy hand-pcked. 35sa4c. farmers, 2lya3,tc
Beef dull. Middles steady; short-cledr, Novem-
Der, 1920. Lard lower with moderate demand;
ses ,S: JsS ss 1910 Sid. Freish.s arm and
active; cotton. 15-64d.; grain, 6stn6d
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, October 20.--wheat opened . small
fraction lower this morning than the closing
figure last night, but soon strengthened and
sold up s4s7sc, eased of slightly above yeeter-
days clos.lg, and then In the last hall hour
made break and closed weak at the bottom
figure OF tho day. December opened at ed1Sc::
against 06ssc. at the close yesterday, advanced
steadily to p654c. sagged OF 10 9dssc., and hold
steady for a time around 90asc. Az ABOUT noon
touched for an instant. Then whole batch OF
weak cables came In a bunch. Berlin was la2
marks OF; Liverpool. 1a2d. lower; Paris
30 confines, and Antwerp 20 centimes
lower. On this there was rush to sell
and the bottom went out. December tumbled TO
and closed at 9438c. Corn was strong during
most OF the session, especially the nearby ia.
lures, on account Of the decreasing stocks OF old
corn. The shorts generally were anxious and
trying 10 cover. Near the close, however, when
wheat went TO pieces, corn broke In sympathy
with IL. and closed slightly higher than on yes
terday. November opened at 4Sllc. and sold up
70 1890, but when the slump came dropped to
4Sssc, at which II closed. Oats followed corn IN
its fluctuations and closed with an advance or
l.a1Sc. ON near futures. Pork products were
also under tho influence Of the corn market, be-
ing firm In the forenoon and weak In the after
noon. The fluctuations were confined 10 a
moderate range and the close shows loss In
comparison with yesterdays last prices OF oa2Oc.
in pork. 5a7lsc. ON lard, and 7lsaloc. In RIBS.
Cash quotations: Flour steady and unchanged.
No. 2 spring wheat, 93c.; No. 2 red, v34c.
No. 2 corn, 53lc. No. 2 oats, csc. Pork, $S.5Oa
ss.62]1. Lard, s6.27l9. short-ribs, 6.40as6.6O.
Dry-saltod shoulders, s0. lOnS6.2O. short-clear
sides. s7as7.10. Whiskev. s1.1S.
The leading futures ranged "a follows.