Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-19
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Reaction in wheat Expected From the
Recent Decline = Prices Move Up
SlighIly-Pork Dull but a
TrfAa Higher.

| to-day, and the, market ruled steadier and
trife firmer, though no special new features
were developed. The market, no doubt, Is con-
sidered short one, and this inclines many op-
orators to the belief that some reaction may
follow from the recent decline There no
! doubt has been some heavy short selling OF
| late, and prices have scarcely declined to the
extent that such selling was expected
/ they would, and an endeavor to cover may
create temporary upward tendency. Trading
was largely local.
The opening was 1s91zc higher, ruled firm
and advanced with slight fluctuations ss918c
more, then ruled easier; prices reading &c
again became firm, advanced slightly and
closed &c higher than yesterday. Caole ao-
vices quoted steadier and better markets;
| Corn-A fair business was transacted, tine
| bulk of which consisted in transactions in May,
| other futures being rather neglected Inc
feeling early was easier, but later better tone
| was developed after which the market ruled
strong. There we're no new or important feat
| ures presented, and values were governed TO
| great extent by local influences. Toward the
| close of the session sharp demand sprang up
1 for December. q prominent local operator
| purchasing moderate quantities through a
| commission house, and the price was Dld up co
35c owing to light offerings, eased on Ac, and
closed with sellers at 343zc.
Oats-A larger business was transacted in the
way of evening up trades. One operator
| bought l,000, 900 bushels May at 22s4@2Z1se,
getting over 10000 bushels in two lots from from
| longs Aside from their tradings very little
transpired. A steadier feeling prevails and
closing prices were at q slight advance.
! Mess Pork-Only limited business was re-
! ported Prices ruled a trife higher and the
market closed steady.
Iard-Very little business was transacted
and the feeling was easy: Prices were without
material change, but rather favored buyers
Short Rib Sides-A moderately active trade
/ was reported. The feeling was rather firm,
and in some instances slight advances in prices
were gained.
| The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT-No. 2 December. 775sG77ss@771s@
ne; January; 77sSG77S@77ss@771sc; May s215
CORN : No. 2 December. S2YQ35@S21s@
3Oszc;, January, sl1sGSlss@SlGSlssc' May,
oATseNo. 2December. 2O5S@2O5Sc; January,
2Osz@2Oszc; May. 2274@0H@2AG225sc.
MEss S & Porn K.P5 per s5LIsRusT 3 t7S s s. iaS 9s @
MAY, SO 671S6e t671f@e 671a@9 6711k
LARD, per 100 Bs.-January. IS 90Q5 600
s S71f@5 s711: March. S. s5@6 s5; May Sc O5
SHORT Rms per 100 As.-January. 81 721SQ
! 4 T2lS; March, 81 SO64 S216G4 8OQ4 S21155; May.
s. 925l@4 95Q4 s215@4 s5.
and unchanged. No. 2 spring wheat. TIC;
No. spring wheat, 05G6615c; No. red, NC;
No.2 corn. 341Sc; No. 2 oats, 205sc; No. 2 rye.
451sc. No.2 barley, ,5S460c. No faxseed. 81 3511@
] 36 Prime timothy seed, 81 20@1 o. Mess pork,
per Dbl. IS 1893 % Lard. per 100 lbs S. IS;
shoulders fboxed), 81 i21SG4 % Short clear
sides Cboxed). IS OO@5 To- sugars-Cutloa un-
changed. Receipts = Flour. FL 600 barrels:
wheat $1,000 bushels; corn. $4,000 bushels;
oats III 600 bushels; rye Is 900 bushels; barley,
5000 bushels. Shtpments-Flour, 10000 bar
rels; wheat, 1900 bushels: corn. 1900 bush
els; oats l44.0 600 bushels; rye, p 900 bushels;
barley, 1000 bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was weaker; fancy creamery, 271<92Sc;
/ <-,,1 dosr srsa
Eggs, 2002lc.
NEW YoRK-Flour dull and heavy. Wheat
Spot irmer and fairly active; options dull and
ss@15c up, closing firm, Rye easy; Western,
| 60962c Barley easy. Barley malt dull Corn
Spot moderately active and steady; options
less active and stronger. Oats-Spot frmer
/ and fairly active; options moderately active
and frmer. Hay quiet and steady. Hops
opened steady at 15Q2O points down: closed
/ steady and unchanged to 10 points down; sales,
\ 46,7 $50 bags. including December, l6S0@l5 90c;
January; Is 559l5s5c: February, i5SOGl@S0e;
l620c; June, 16.05@l620; July, l6006I6. .20c;
September, 16O5@I6.2Oc; October, l605@l62 zoe;
November, 160Oc; spot Rio quiet and easy;
Sugar dull and nominal; cargo of e6o test CEN
trifugals, cost and freight removed, at SIC; re-
fined quiet at 1sc lower; Q, 5X@55sc; extra c,
5sSc; off A, $1,000; mold a, IL; Standard a,
6szc: confectionery A, &c; powered. 7c; granu-
lated. 6szcs cubes &c. Molasses firm and nomi-
mand and steady Cottonseed oil steady. Tai
low strong. Rosin steady. Turpentine quiet
Eggs quiet and weak; Western. 2S@2315c; Cana
dian. 2O92le: lined, 16@l71zc; receipts. 3749
packages. Pork firm and quiet. Cut meats slow;
middles slow. Lard more active and steady;
sales, Western steam. chiefly export, S6 206
Is closing IN a. st se 20 January g. 9s Is clos
ing at Sc 26 bid; March, S6 81, closing at S6 81;
May. S6 1896 Al, closing at s. 40 bid. Butter
quiet and weak; Elgin; 2sc; Western dairy.
do factory, 7@l9c. Cheese quiet and weak;
Western. S@lOe.
PHILADELPHIA-Flour quiet but steady
Wheat firm; options about Le higher; fair to
good milling wheat, 7S@S5c; choice and fancy
longberry. S992c; ungraded, in grain depot,
S2@S4c; No. 2 red, short storage in export ele-
vator, Sic; No. 2 red, December, S0Z6Sll<c;
January, Sls4@S24c; February, SS@S314c March.
S4<6S45zc. Corn quiet but steady; car lots
weak; sales No. yellow in grain depot, s51Ic:
steamer No. yellow, in export elevator and
grain depot, S715c; steamer No. 2 high mixed
mixed. in Twentieth street elevator 40c. No.
yellow. in grain depot, SOC: do on dock Sgc;
old ungraded, in Twentieth street elevator 4lc:
No; mixed December S9@S91zc: January SS556
Oats-Car lots steady No. White, in Twen-
tieth street elevator 3U15c; do in grain depot
3l1zc; No. white, l1Sc; futures shade easier;
No. white, December 301a@3lc; January,
3O1SG3lc; February. 9O1SG9Ossc; March. $3.50
Sic Butter unsettled; Pennsylvania creamery
extra 25@26c; do prints extra, 33@96c Eggs
steady; Pennsylvania frsts. 24c.
MINNEAPoLIs-Receipts of wheat for the
past "A hours, zig cars: shipments 3S cars; local
millers were in the market early and were the
most active buyers of good wheat at about nc
better prices than was obtained yesterday for
the same grades; there was a fair outside de-
mand for cash wheat and a few bought to ar
rive; shippers of poor qualities claimed it was
held 100 high for their use and business in it
was dull, though considerable low grades was
picked up during the day; the country move
ment was small and country elevator men not
loading out much. Closing quotations: No
hard, December, 7Sc: January, 7S1lc; May
December, 753zc; January, 761zc; May SO5Sc:
on track. 711@c; No. Northern, December. 72c;
January, 7213c; May, TIC; on track, z2675c.
ST. LoUIs-Flour-Demand light Wheat
higher under sharp demand; there was an ac-
tive market and close was 1@05sc above yester-
day; No. red, cash. T75s9773zc; January
T77S@7Sc; May. Sl34982c, closed at SIC asked.
Corn dull; good deal more for sale than is
closed at nc bid; January, 27I@279Sc bid:
May, 2915@295zc bid. Oats-Nothing done; No
cash, 191z@l918c: May, 225sc bid. Rye at 42c
bid Barley-No. refined. Provisions essen
TALLY unchanged and demand very light.
MmWAUKEE-Flour dull and steady. Wheat
firm; No. 2 spring on track. cash, 726T3c;
May, 763sc: No. / Northern, sc. Corn firm:
No: 8 on track, 2s1Sc. Oats steady;;. No. 2
in store, 4618c. Barley quiet; No. 2, in store
461zc. Provisions easy. Pork, IS 80. Lard
IS 80. Cheese steady; cheddars. e091zc.
BALTIMoRE-Provisionss steady Butter ouiet.
Western packed, l4920c; best rolled, lSN2Oc:
creamery. 23@23c. Eggs dull at 23624c Cof
fee frmer; Rio cargoes fair at l95<Q20c.
ToLEDo-Cloverseed duh and steady; cash
and January, So So
Boston SrOckR.
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