The morning news., 1894-10-21
GRAIN. PROVISIONS, ETC.

New York Oct. 2O.-Flour dull, easy;
freely offered; winter wheat, low grades
81. S5Q2. 40; fair to fancy s240q2.70i patents
2.65q2. 80; Minnesota clear S. 10Q245; pat
ents S3.15q3.70; low extra $1.85Q2. 40; south
ern flour dull weak; common to fair ex-
ira $2. lOn300; good to choice do $3.lOQ35O.
elevator, 554sq565sc; afioat 5G24 d57c; op-
uons were fairly active and firm at 1ac
advance, No; red closing, october 5514c;
firmer; No. 2 56ihc, elevator: 5613c afioat;
options dull and firm at laQAc advance;
October 569sci December 541sc; January
039sc; May 53Ac. Oats quiet, firmer; op-
tions dull; October 8214c; December 33iAc
January 3415c; May 37c spot No 2 32isc
mixed western 32q3315c. Hay quiet, steady;
shipping SOC; good to choice 65q75c. Wool
&c; pulled 12d34c. Beef dull; family $40 001
l2QO; extra mess $s009s.50; beef hams
steady; city extra India mess $16.00d17.50
Cut meats quiet, easy; pickled bellies TAO
Sc; shoulders 5%q6c; hams 9Q91Ac; middles
nominal. Lard dull, steady; western
sac; option sales none refined dull; con-
tinent $50; South American s.25; com
Pouhd &c: FORK quiet, STEADY; mess $l4.Z5Q
1850. Butter quiet; fancy about steady;
state dairy 14G231ac; creamery 18q25c
western dairy 1215GD16c; creamery 15GD20c; ;
Elgins 25c. Cotton seed oil quiet, weak
refined New York 5.15; Philadelphia $40;
do in bulk 2.60d2.65 Rosin dull firm;
strained common n, to good $lSo9l.33 335. Tur-
penttne steady, 2874d29c. Rice moderately
active, firm; domestic fair to extra 4AG
09sci Japan 4fsQ49sc. Molasses, foreign
nominal; New Orleans good to choice
27Q36c; steady, moderate demand. Pea
nuts easy. Coffee options steady, 10620
points down; october 1890; December Ills
@ll55; March 10.s5Q10.9O; May 1915; spot
Rio dull, steady; No. Z 14a4@15c. Sugar
dull easy; fair refining &c; refined dull,
unchanged. Freights, Liverpool steady,
quiet; cotton 7-644isd; grain I'D
OF Cgf dow r1,sa cot
had a strong active session, the specula-
tive contingent imbibing courage from
the exports and rumOrs of exports. Yes
terdays buying at the seaboard was still
the subject of talk at the opening to-day,
and before the close there were rumors of
bids on large quantities at San Francisco,
which lifted prices a few fractions fur
ther The reports from the Pacific coast
were received with a certain amount of
doubt, but they, nevertheless. had some
effect. Calls checked the advance for
a time, but the selling against those pri-
Vileges were finally exhausted and prices
made further gains December wheat
closing at 53A4ssc-3sq$4c higher than
yesterday Cash wheat was firm, sales
averaging 5ac per bushel higher.
Corn-A moderate business in this cereal
was transacted on the wheat changes to.
day, no gossip of interest on corn being
heard. May corn opened at so, sold be-
tween 497sd5OA closing at the latter-12c
higher than yesterday. Cash corn was Il
to lac per bushel higher.
oats did not present any greater ac-
tivity than is usually seen on Saturday
Fluctuations were narrow with the tone
of wheat and corn ruling. May closed a
shade better than yesterday. Cash oats
were firm, without change in quotations.
Provisions-There seems to be no merit
in product owing to the continual weak
ness and depression in the liver hog mar
ket. Another loss to prices at the yards
this morning was followed by consist
ent weakness in provisions. The strength
in grain before the close, caused a slight
Improvement, January pork closing 71bC
higher than yesterday, January lard a
shade lower, and January ribs a fraction
higher
Leading futures ranged as follows:
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