New-York tribune., 1909-10-30
range of contract prices in the local mar
l-AaAL fcllnu-s.


FLOUR AND MEAI.-Trading in the local
market was inactive owing to the tact that
buyers are well supplied with -four bought at
lower figures. but mills are firm owing to
the strength in the wheat position. The fol-
lowing are prices quoted on the New York
Produce Exchange: Spring patents, SO 400
Sd 50 winter straights. S5 25 a S5 80; winter
retents, So 81 So 50; spring clears. 81 50es
No 2 winter, 81 4oa$4 60; Kansas straights,
81 80 50 %. BUCKWHEAF FLoUR--Market
RYE FLOUR-steady. quoted: Fair TO good,
81 20qS 81 25; choice 10 fancy, 81 3o9S %.
sS 80. BAG MEAL-steady. Quoted Fine
white and yellow: 81 00GSl 80; coarse. 81 400
quoted Western sprSg Si:eF s2s 5oGs2f s5; stand
ard middling, S23 254 S24 10; -four do. S29 80:
asda GS6 a9s f9d n 'y s SFsa red 20 d0E RgA
honliny chop. s27 so bulk SIS 20 sacks; oil
PROVisIoNs-There was firm undertons
10 the market for hog products and prices
were higher, with moderately active trade.
and the principal sellers were packers, who
appeared to be taking profits on on long h0ldings
City had 1000 and Omaha $500. Chicago
f$1eete9 5000 hogs s@ on m satFPdsy P2BS
Ehor. clear. S25 a S26 BEEF-Steady. Quoted:
Mess: Sl14$l1 so; family, ,s14Gs14 so: pack
So. DREssED HoGs-steady. Quoted:
h, lie. pigs pigs. 11f,c - cur MEATs-Pickiod
bellies steady. Quoted: smoking, 14@14tc;
hams steady. Quoted: I91S G1sc.., TAIIoW
STEADY; city. 69sc country, G@6%c. LARD
12.eoc.. City lard firm quoted; 12ss a12% c.
RednSd lard quiet Quoted South America,
PojTND-Firln. Quoted iol4 Q1Oise sTEA
R1NET-Easy Quoted: Cleo. 16@3 @l7c; city
lard stearine 13c.
sUGAR-The market for refined sugar was
firm but unchanged. with the Federal still SELL
ing at J Csc net. less per cent for cash for fne
grapuated. Other refners quoted 5O5c same
s y
IL from invoice and per cent for cash. no fur
cases Of 60 2-1b cartons. s.5oc do in cases Of "A
5ib cartons, I5oc: Eagle tablets. 645c; cut loaf,
E sSf: srTsh&ed ned 5;S5ei .ras mould Nd 5.5oc cubes
ers' granulated. 54oc xxx powdered, 6.3Oc.
powdered and coarse powdered. b.25c; fruit pow
lated. 5.1Sc; Eagle 2-re cartons OF fine granu-
lated, 5S5c 2-tb bags do, 5.45c. 31a-ib bags do,
25 and so N bags do. 5.2oc: Eagle fine or stand
ard sranulsted and Diamond \. 3 15c; confection-
snd / 47Ss: sSS No NO 47oS; 4o No 4Ssc; 1855 No Nos p
4.60c; No 8. / 53e; No 9, A50c; No 10. 4.45c; No
No 16 4.s0c. The London market for beet sugar
opened unchanged 10 I'd higher and firm, with
May at 12s I'D Closing prices were a shade
lower for near months. but little better for
market firm. with duty paid prices quoted as
follows: CentrifuEal 90 test. 4Soa4. 40e; mus
50 test test. s55GsS5c Cost and freight sugars sugars
were quoted at l5-i6c to SC afioat and prompt
eePSaI eenprfqsa to the FsdeTa at ls basis os
test, cost and freight. equal TO 4.O5c duty paid,
Decembsr or irst half January shipment. and
guaranteed frst production 10 be shipped during
December and or. January. WiHett & Gray:
Total stock of Europe and America, 5S5.274
even dates The decrease of stock is 17o9I1
tons. against a decrease Of l65 leo tons last
week. Total stocks and afioats together show
visible supply Of 675,274 tons, against ST6.ls5
last year or decrease OF 27o911 tons"
RICE-The rice market held firm here, with
demand, there
was liberal demand and firm position was
maintained Quotations follow: Screenings, -
a2Se ordinary; Saat'' Il! Tar; 4'tgb 9b b.is g9oa
SC head, Japan. si4d3ssc; Patna. 5's46c. Ran
goon. 4tsq5e: Java. 5hc-
METALs-COPPER-The market for stand
ard copper on the New York Metal Exchange
was dull and nominal to-day. no prices being
made on the call II was understood. how
ever that the market quoted at 1250c
asked The London market was easy. with
spot closing at f57 12s Cd and futures at t5S
l5s Sales there included 1900 tons of spot
lake copper at 12.s7ta d1Sc electrolytic at
TIN uulet, with spot. october and Novem-
ber quoted 90 @3o50c and December at
3OS7 II Il 3060c The London market was
changed with the close quiet at fl3s 2s sd
for spot and fl4o for futures LEAD was
quiet. with spot quoted at ~ = p tnc New
York and 1t 420T42T iec. East st Louis de-
livery The London market was lower f13
Xorlr and al q 2Oa 62TI.c East 81 Louis de-
livery. The London market advanced 20 f23
81. IRON-The English iron market
higher at sis Cd for Cleveland warrants. The
local market was UNCHANGED. with No fouu-
dry Northern quoted at SIS 50hSf9. The mar
ket for pig iron certificates the New York
No sales we're reported Regulars closed as
follows. Cash and October. Sl1m Slt 40; No
vember. slTGStT 90: December. St7NS1T rs;
January SiIGsis; February. SlI q SIS 90. and
MOLAssEs AND sYRUPs--The market sor
molasscs and syrups hrm but unchanged
Quotations follow: New Orleans Centrifukal