The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-22

NFNv yopN IROpI- "F MARKET.
%F,W YORK. oct. 2l.-Flour dul ana
held higher with checking 9u ,-l,e ~ vi" do
fair to fancy s. 2Ja425. do. patent. Sl.'''
n475: Minnesota clear. 30. - - ,,.5s,,o',o
tent. StO0NJ2J, low extras, = ''ls . .'.'
Southern flour quiet and firm common
10 fair extra. $2.7JQ3.3j; good 10 cnoi'e
do S3.3JN3G5. il,
Wheat fairly active and weaker with
optious. uncraded red. finS'c., No l
northern. SIC. Options were o." "c-
tive and closed weak mt &c. dec-lin'.
40 - red January. S}a.c.. Mdrcn, $50
Nav S5iIc.: October i5asc.; November
SOLc: December. S2isc. -. %
Corn more active and we3Keri no -
a0i.43ic.. elevator. 31a3la,c. ai''at. OPP
tions were more active and closed weak
at l%n2c. decline, October = ,.e'' ,., i'e-
cember. Sic; January. 3l'tc: nay, 80.
oats dull and steady Options w"
October and December, -3'lc. M.Icn'
ono. Nav. 2Gc Spot prices 40. =. Z"'sH
2nc.: No white &c, mix u We EN-
Nav firm. shipping. $500,
Wool moderately active, firm. and IN
Beef quiet and nominal: family. $500
go. extra mess. Sj.OO4 eco, heei ldHlS
easv al $1,000: tierccd beef quiet ana
firm: city extra. India me 3, 50 .'H
1870. cut meats steady. oickled hclhes.
S52J. shoulders $500, 10. hams, f'"0
go
Lard quiet and weak: western s'eam'
S4GO. city, $40: October. Si15 iominai.
Refined weak. continent, SiHJo'.'Y, COM
pound. i2n4STe.
Pork steady and I'm moderate csmand'
Rntter drn ana fairly active; state
Dairy 1alsc. do. creamery. l%i2a2Oc;
western dairy. Safe, Elgins, ZUc.
Eggs-Fancy firm; state ana Pennsyi-
vania. 1Sd2Oc.: ice-hOuse. 14i.pl6c.' west
ern. fresh. 1Gi2Nlslac., do. case, S2OOd
cotton seed oil quiet and weak: crude.
93iln2ic.. yellow prime 2102IMc.
Bosin firm. strained. common 70 Soou'
Taipcntpe quiet at 2oa2Wgc.
Rice firm. i'm fair demand. and IN
Moiasscs firm. in moderate demand and
unchanged.
Peanuts steady.
Coffee steady and unchanged 10 lO
points down. November Sy.Gu, December,
50 4Ju9.J5. March. 80 fjN9.5O. May. - -
n95O, July. $3.50. Spot Rio quiet ana
easy. No e. S1O.1j.
Sugar-Raw quiet and firm. iair -ehn-
ing. use; 9O-test centrifugal &C.. bid.
Refined firm. quiet. and UNCHANGED.
Frcights 10 Liverpool firm, room scarce;
cotton. 11-0id.; grain. ID. for December.
CHICAGO MARKET.
CHICAGO ILL. oct T.-rhere was
gloom iu the bui. camp to-day, wheat
losing 3i,c. for the price. Lack Of sup
port from shorts was apparent. HAD
there been any interest open OH that side
there would have been a better dema ld
and probably less sales. Gables rom
Liverpool were not the sort That enthuse.
and yesterday. weakness al san iran
cisco but emphasized the growing weak
ness. Longs sold freely all day, and
towards the close the pressure Of oiier-
ings became tremendous. pyramids went
overheard, and the big professionals Ned
with each other ~ their efforts 10 secure
profits before they entirely disappeared.
When Bradstrcets report OF 6UOo,OvO
bushels increase in the worlds STOCK was
issued there was temporary indecision.
followed 10y paMcky selhng. anu IN the
final moments prices cut little ngure. the
main object being 10 get sales. i-iNer-
pool quoted -UZd. decline and continen-
tai markets were irregular, with no eN-
element reported. December wheat
opened from 1134Uiilsc.. declined TO 'oisc.,
closing at 7j4c., with the loss ABOVE
noted. cash wheat was weak and &c.
Corn-The weak position OF corn was
demonstrated by the rapldity with Fhich
prices dropped when deprived or the sup
porting power of wheat. Local specula-
iors who had bought on the assumption
that values were certain TO rise by the
ala obtained from the leading market,
were sellers on tO-day's break. May
corn opened al 2Sa,c.. declined 10 - &C.,
where IL closed-lNc under yesterday.
Cash corn was weak ana lie. per DuShel
lower.
Oate-IIke corn, having ascenued
through sympathy were naturally Affect
ed unfavoraby By the general weakness
existing in other parts OF the room. May
oats closed &C. under Yesterday. The
weakness Of the futurese Ntended TO the
sample market where prices were OH
14ua4c ,.
was fairly steady. a partly firm hog mar
ket al the Yards tending TO steady things,
but the slump in wheat soon carried un-
casiness into the pit. and prices declined
on moderate selling. January pork closed
12iac lower. January lard 12iac. lower.
and January ribs 7iaNlOc. lower.
r-Ie leading futures ranged as follows: