New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-23

FLOUR AND MEAL-Ihe market for flour
was hrmer to-day. the advance in wheat
causing mills to raise their limits. Winter
straights in particular are scarce and mills in
-four also showed a hrTner tendency. with
business moderately active. The following
are prices quoted on the New York Produce
Exchange: Spring patents. IS 500 IS; winter
straights. So IS a 50 90; winter patents. So asa
50 s.; spring clears. 81 90 9s5: extra No L
81 60. Kansas straights, s. 1O6S5 IS. BUCK
100 ID RYE FLoUR-Marlet arm Quoted:
s. so as4 S. coRNMEAL : Market STEADY
NE AL-Marlet steady Quoted: Fine white
and yellow. 81 so a 81 So coarse. 81 4ogsi 4.
western spring, SEQ 60 n s23 So; standard mid
ding s23 $50 s2s so: hour do, S2s IS q S2s so;
s24 IS sacks; niddlfng. s24 n $50 20: red dog.
S3l co. hominy chop. S2T so bulk. SIS 20
COTTON-The cotton market showed con-
tinued nervousness and irregularity to-day with
sition among smaller operators 20 even up LOT
over the census report, which IS TO be published
al the opening on Monday morning and which
will give the amount OF cotton ginned 10 October
IS. The market opened 70 y points lower.
sold at net advance OF lg4 points then re-
acted closing steady at a net decline OF 243
points. The initial decline was due 70 lower
cables than expected. reports from Boston that
spinners had decided TO adopt the short time
schedule Of the Arkwright Club. renewed real
zing local bear pressure and selling here against
PURCHASES in Liverpool on straddles. II was esit-
mated that fully 100. 900 bales were sold here by
etraddiers during the morning but the initial
decline offerings were well absorbed, and after
the close OF the English market and a withdraw
al Of arbitrage orders the market advanced
sharply with December contracts selling at
l3 zoe and May at 1850. on covering and bull
support promoted by warnings OF Gulf storm
and reports from Memphis that the nnal figures
Of the National Cinners Association showed only
g $40. 600 bales ginned to October Is Room
bears became more aggressive when the big into
sight figures were published. and talk Of a bear
ish visible statement helped 70 send the market
off from The best IN the late trading. When the
visible supply figures were actually available
they were seen to be less bearish than expected.
owing to the big spinneTs takings, and after the
close here the New Orleans market did better.
II is reported that information reaching the
National Glnners' Association Indicates thar
there Is very little more cotton 20 be glnned IN
Texas and that the crop OF that state VIII not
exceed ., O00 600 bales. The weekly movement
Of the New York Cotton Exchange follows; PORT
receipts 44S628 bales. against Al1,6t5 last year.
overland To mills and Canada, 2Bbs2, against
A ia last year; Southern mill takings testl-
naatedD 1000 against 10000 last year; gain
OF stocks at interior towns. 5,0dl against ~. -
iast year; brought into sight Tor the week. 62S,-
500. against $40 last year; Total crop move
laent: Port receipts, ., 4G2 $50 (53i addedl,
against q i55. DDS last wear, overland 20 mills
and Canada -, 1919. against i22 i9i last year
southern mills taking 10000. against 44o,OOo
last year; stock interior towns Ia excess OF
geuteTnber J. asis ISL. against $50 565 last year
brought into sight thus far for season. a2Ss'ssu.
AGAINST 1901, 9s4 last year. The total crop move
nlent Is FOR fifty-two days this season against
6ftv-fhree DAYS last season.
The range OF contract prices IA the local mar
ket to-day Was a. oAoWs-
o,tob.r ig'ss iS6s 1855 i9d29l26s ls-I0
aT.-...-hs- n "A n a n 90 a E1LlHEo 1888