Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-27
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.


and easy. freely offered. winter wheat,
low grades, SlSG2.i0 do. fair 10 fancy.
s. 4oa2.7O; patents. s2.s5u2.9; Minnesota
clear. $2l0I245; patents. $jlJ03bo. low
extras, 81. S5Q2.i0 southern -four quiet ana
steady; common TO fair extra, &.lcn3O;
good 10 choice. do, S.i0qS.JO.
Wheat-Dull but firm. No. , red, store
and elevator. 54l2H557sc.; afoat. S5.t4V5'2c.
Options advanced &c, declined &c. raj
lied &c, and closed steady. &c over yes
terday. with trading dull: october. 5i'sc.;
December. 5j7sc: March. $3.50, May, 90 -.
Corn-Dull but higher and strong No.
2, Sc, in elevator; 5si2c.. adoat. options
duh but strong at hll9sc. advance;
October. 5lAe.; December, 5isc.; January
Oats-Moderately active and firmer. OPP
lions dull; October 3lssc.: December,
32i2c. January. 53lsc; May. Soc; spot, No.
2 3ll2c.; mixed western, Sli9N321sc.
Hay-Qmet and unchanged; shipping.
Joc.; good 10 choice. 65it7Jc.
Wool-Steady and moderately active:
domestic fleece, i7a22c. pulled l2G3ic.
Beef-Slow. family, $lo0ai2.0l extra
mess. $S.OOaS5O; beef hams duh at N7.t0@
1850; tisrced beef inactive; city extra India
mess, SlscnlG.50.
Cut-Meats-Quiet and weak; picked bel
lies. 7A4c.. shoulders. 5ia15}sc.; hams, $40
9a,c.; mddles nominal
Lard-Quiet but lower; western. &.20r
10. October, $40 nominally; January,
Pork-Dull and easy; mess, sl375Tll5o
Butter-AlOderately active. fancy state
steady; dairy, 1it22l5c; creamery, Ia
25isc.: western dairy. lli2al6c.; creamery.
l5N23i PC. Eldins. 23lac
Cot,onseed On-Duil and weak; yellow,
29G30c.
Petroleum-Steady.
Rosin-Dull but firm; strand. common
Turpentine-Quiet and steady at 29p
2st.c.
Rlce-Moderately active and steady; do
nestle. fair TO extra, 4AQ5'sc.; Japan,
4@sMtssc.
Molasses-Foreign nominal; New or
leans, open-kettle, good 70 choice. 2n36c.;
market steady and in moderate demand.
Peanuts-Quiet.
Coffee-Options opened firm and clos Il
barely steady, 5u90 points up, October
mll25. May, sl0.9)Ill.oO; spot Rio duh but
st<7dy; No. :, Sl500.
sugar-Raw duh but steady; fair r.
fning Be refined quiet and steady; or
i'.c:; cut-loaf. 5q5 3-lGc.: crushed. so
Bloc; graduated. 7-lGU+'ic.
Freights to Liverpool-Quiet and steady;
cotton, It'd; grain, I'D
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET
BALTIMORE. MD, october 2G.-Flour
dull and unchanged.
Vheat-Dull but nrmer: No. red. spot.
55i4 Uj5asc.. May 6pQe0hc.. steamer No. >
red. 5l@!c. bid; milling. By sample. JJc.
Corn-Dull. mixed, November, 56c.,
asked. ear. JWryAc.; January. JDVJVisc. e.;
southern white. 6lG05c.; do. yellow. 5ia
oats-Quiet and steady: No. white
western. 3i&c., asked. No. 2 mixed, do,
&c. asked.
Rye--Inactive; No. 2. 52lsaj2c.
Hay-Qulet and steady; good to choice
timothy. H20odi2J0.
Observation-Disclosures
Butter-Steady. store packed, i2Glic.
ESgs-F'irm al lSHl9c.
Cof1ee-Firm. No :, Sl4Sl.llj.0).
Susar-Steady; graduated. 47lc.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. ILL. October 26.-The bust
ness in wheat to-day was OF the sort
that Is usually seen when there Is n
scarcity vi news and lack OF interest.
1t was the kind that stamps the trade
with the marx Of unmportance. Although
principally local, there was, nevertheless,
some outside interest exhibited. New
York doing little buying. one prominent
bear operator did "A moderate amount OF
covering. his transactions. in the light
Of the inactivity prevailing, being con-
sd cred somewhat Of "A feature, as they
W re OF sufficient proportion TO sustain
prices the holders OF calls contributing
enough wheat to check any prospective
advance December wheat opened at from
J2ls to &C., sold between ~. and 52isc..
and closed "A shade over yesterday. at
52i &C. Cash wheat was steady. Prices
were unchanged.
Corn-After the opening orders in corn
had been executed, the trade lapsed into
dulness. which lasted throughout the bal
ance Of the day, the pit bearing the up
pcarance OF absolute desertlon at times.
May corn opened at 4gisc.. sold between
- and tyAc.. and closed at ig&Gi9isc.-a
~
Cash corn was &c. per bushel higher.
Oats-The market for cats to-day was
not under the influence Of heavy selling.
such as was seen during the earlier por
ton Of the week. IL Is believed that very
nearly, II not all, Of the oats held by the
blind pool. or syndicate. as IL Is called.
which was mentioned yesterday. had gone
overheard There was less of the pres
sure 10 sell. Prices held their own to-
DAY. the tirmness In the wheat and corn
markets doing much 10 preserve the tone.
May closed a shade better than yester-
lay. Cash oats were firm and i4c. per
bushel higher.
Provisions-There was more Of activity
IN the product market than in any other
speculative trade on the floor, but II was
Of the adverse kind. At the opening the
feeling Was fairly steady. but upon an
attempt OF a large commisson-house 10
sell pork. the crowd slipped from under,
and the prices settled down. IL was said
that the firm alluded TO were anxious 10
dispose OF about 300 barrels Of pork
but that they succeeded In disposing Of
eco barrels only. a decidedly bearish
sentiment was rampant, and buying, ex
,ept 10 cover, was looked upon as Il
mild form Of insanity. The close was
y7i2c. lower than yesterday for January
pork i5c lower for January lard. and
21sNl5c. lower for January ribs.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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