Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-16
MARKETS BY WIRE.
No Snap I'm the Wheat Pit-The Drift OF
Prices Downward-Corn and Oats
Lose Their Grip-Hog Prod
ucts Active and


ing here was barely steady at the closing range
of yesterday. Business in the pit dragged
| heavily all forenoon with fluctuations in prices
so narrow as to attract hut little attention. ssc
covering all the changes up TO II o'clock. Fair
| weather prevailed everywhere on this side anp
in England it was reported fine.
1t was probably this fact that gave to the
market here an undertone OF weakness In the
early dealing. and the further fact that re-
ceipts were somewhat above the estimates.
From 7s1kc December sbrunk to 7s1sc, the
market swinging greater portion OF the time
between 7S14@7S5sc. with the business passing
almost entirely local and under an average
volume. The market remained limp and un-
interesting up to the last. Near the close De-
Cember settled to 7Sc, latest quotations being
7S1sc or sc below yesterdays close. The ouy-
ing pressure for No. 2 cash and August let up
perceptibly to-day, and in undesirable houses
the former would not bring any premium over
seller the month.
Corn was fairly active early In the day, but
later ruled quiet The feeling on the whole
was easier, and the bulk of the trading was at
lower prices. The influences on the market
were much the same as noted for several days
past, the operations of large local holder nav.
ing considerable to do with the market 1t
opened at yesterdays closing prices and was
easy one or two large houses selling freely
.chasers of the trader above mentioned who took
large quantities at 35Hc for September sus
tanned the market, but final quotations were
Oats were traded in with less freedom and a
quiet and easier feeling prevailed and prices
averaged fraction lower. i',
In pork prices ruled irregular and lower, with
quite an active business reported opening
sales were made at 10Gl21Sc decline, and prices
fuctuated considerably and settled back LOG
l2c. Later prices rallied 6@7xc, but soon
weakened again and the market closed easy.
Quite good business was transacted in lard.
Early the feeling was steadied. and prices ruled
slightly higher. Later a weak feeling was de-
veloped and prices receded 71zQl0c. Toward
the close the feeling was stsadier and prices
were slightly improved, but declined again to
inside figures and closed easy.
A fairly active trade was reported in short
rib sides and the feeling was easier. Prices
ruled 7hQl0c lower and closed at outside
figures
The leading futures ranged as follows:
e7ssSc december. essSSs5 sSes7saassae: agess yesI
CoRNENo. september. 5s5SG$510s51@
SS9se; oetober S5SsGGS5asc; December. SO@
osSs oSTs.So. September, 9oxa9oHc; octo.
6sr; fsa5S 52SOGzs@S1oS@2oAG2o4c; GsS1 December, 2l1s0
= Mess Sl PoHK, per bbl.-septenber. ss $50
9 6215: January 50 5211@9 50.
LARD, per 100 ns.-September, Sc Z14Q6 3o@
logs Is; @ October, IS 2o@6 2OG6 O6G6 l6;
SHORT RIBS. per 100 bs.-September, IS loo
l5@5 G19@5 ID: October, IS 1895 10; Jan.
nary. 81 SO94 s215@4 7711@4 so.
9uiet and unchanged. No. 2 spring wheat,
7a1fc; No; spring wheat, 7l@581lc; No.
inal. No. ! faIseed, 81 ~. Mess pork,
per barrel. 90 75Q9S7H. Lard. per lOO pounds
g l590 20. Short RIB sides Qoosel, IS fO@5 Is
Short clear sides tboIedJ, S sale5 IS. S Sugars RS
unchanged; Receipts-Fiour, 5000 barrels;
wheat, l6S 600 bushels; corn. 409, 900 bushels;
1000 bushels. shipmcnts-FiOur. 1900 barrels: %
wheat, 226000 bushels; corn. 2SO.Oo0 bushels;
oats, $4,000 bushels; rye. 1000 bushels; barley,
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was active and unchanged. Eggs active
at l415@l5c.
NEW YoRK-Flour moderately active and
weak. Cornmeal steady Wheat-Spot dull,
heavy and H@le lower; options less active,
Corn-Spot moderately active and weaker; op-
tions dull, H@1lc lower and weak. Oats-Spot
quiet; mixed steady; white slower; options
bay strong, good demand; shipping, 65070c;
and weak. Cofee-6ptions opened
down and Closed Steady and
TO points up: sales, 500 bags. including Au-
gust, l6s5c; septem6er: la4O8ia5Oc; October,
l5 &c; January, 155O@1565c; March, 1850
lo65c; April. l560c; May 1900 916 zoe; spot Rio
firm and active: fair cargoes, ls3sc. Sugar
Raw steady and quiet; refined in better demand
and firm. Molasses-Foreign dull; New Or
leans quiet. Rice steady and quiet Cotton
seed oil steady and quiet. Tallow steady. Rosin
at 4313@44c. Eggs fairly active and firm; west
ern, l614Ql7c; receipts. 4750 packages Pork
lower and quiet; mess. inspected. sll 1922 10;
II 90. Cutmeats dull and weak; picked bellies
63z@7s4c; picked hams, l01S@llc; picked shoul.
ders, &c; middles. weak and quiet Lard-Op-
tons oei2 points ss s lower and fairly active:
. 81: October, S6 E@6 81; November Sc 2s6
8 "a: January, So Is Butter firm for fancy
only; western dairy, Ss9i21c; do creamery, ll@
demand and weak; western, 6@7c.
PHILADELPHIA - Flour weak for new win |
ters; Z choice old winter very scarce and firmly |
held; spring in fair supply and dull Wheat
weak; q, steamer steamer No. 2 red. in export eleva-
red. August, s24@S3>sc; September SSlz @SSAc; |
October, s4@S44c; November, s41@s4Gc' |
Corn5options dull and weak; steamer No. |
track and grain depot 45c; No. mixed,
6c4oIsr A6Sgqst 4s@asc zeS21c September 4sh94shc;
white, z9c; new No. 2 carlots weak; new No. |
mixed, 2711c; new No. 8 white, 29c; new No. 2 |
white, track and grain depot SIC; old No. 2 |
white, August. s01SSsic; Sepsember. % 80 Ss16
8014c: October. s0Z@SOzc; November. az
Q3l1<c. Butter-Fine goods firm; PENNSYLVANIA |
creamery extra, lsc. Eggs firm; Pennsylvania
hrsts, 17c.
ST DoUIs-Flour firm but unchanged. Wheat
AN of yesterdays bull enthusiasm seemed to |
20 clear out of the market to-day, and the |
close was at decline from yesterday of sc for
,e@Ssr 1 H. Hs fsd seessROs5 essR f sSd for Rs Rs
yust. 74ssQ745zc, closed at 741kc; September.
'42s9745Sc: closed at 7411@74ssc asked; De-
,ember. T475sG771&c. closed at TIC asked;
Iear. 7416c closed at 7414c bid; May SI1S@S2Ic.
,losed at Sl5sc bid. Corn lower; No. 3 mixed
ash. q, SS14c; August, SS1c; September, 800
ear, sl5S@slzc, closed At siNc: May, s4aS11sec,'
'losed at 34c asked. Oats weaker end Nav
over; No. cash. 1910; May. 23z@231sc;
october, l956c bid; August l9Lc bid. Rye
No. 2, 3Sc. Flaxseed better at 81 ~.
CINCINNATI-Flour easy. Wheat steady and
Iuiet: No 2 red. 7611c; receipts. 2ooOO bushels;
10000 bushels. Corn easier; No. q
mixed. 3S@SS15c. Oats stronger: No. mixed,
luiet and lower; SO 11S. Lard dull and
over: IS 95@6 co. Bulkmeats weaker; short
lb. % So Bacon easy; short clear, S6 621s
'utter firm. Sugar quiet. Eggs firm at lSc,
oss off. Cheese steady.
MILwAUKEE-Flour unchanged. Wheat easy:
ash and September. 751zc. Corn steady; No.
3616D37c. Oats steady: No. white 24024Lc.
eptember, 5s34c, bid. Provisions easy. Pork,
b. Lard, S. 20 Cheese unchanged; ched-
ars. SQS1zc.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. duh. Butter firm:
Western packed. 1l@l2c: creamery, 161SGl7c |
,ggs firm; fresh, l5c Coffee nominally firm;
10 fair. ls1zc.
ToLEpo-Cloverseed dull and steady; octo-