Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-25
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Wheat Less Active and ut Lever Range
Of PrIces-LsnEs Afraid 10 Hold
Over ChrI.tmas ana Sell Ont,

CHTCAGo-0nly q moderate business was
transacted in wheat today within lower range
OF prices. Early in the day for while there
was good trade. but after that dull, slow
market was experienced. The opening was 1sG
kc lower, and with only slight fluctuations
gradually declined &c more, then ruled stead.
Ter. and closed about &c lower than yesterday
The weakness was partially attributed to longs
selling who, under the influences presented,
did not feel like holding over the holidays. The
announcement by elevator proprietors that
storage rates would be advanced after January
also had some effect upon the market. Euro
pean cable advices were less favorable.
A good business was,done in corn. and the
feeling developed was but continuation OF
that manifested yesterday and the closing days
of last week, lower prices being again the rule
The influences on the market were much the
same as yesterday namely. large receipts. both
here and in the southwest. The market opened
shade below the closing yesterday but was
steady. 1t sold of 1z@%c, rallied some, but
closed L61Sc lower than yesterday.
Oats were weaker and q shade lower. with
trade light There was more disposition on the
part of local operators to sell and only Few
Al light trade was reported in pork, with an
easy feeling. Prices declined 5GT1&c, and the
market closed quiet at medium figures
Trading was moderate in lard, about z7Sc
An easy feeling prevailed in ribs, but only a
fair trade was reported. Prices ruled about &c
lower, and the market closed quiet.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT December 77N9775z677MG MGT3zc;
January: 7S%@7S97734@7Sc; May ssSz1S0Sz'S
ooES-Decsmber; sl9z@slssc; January, ID S92S q
eNX@Nsk: May. G&k@22SS@ @2skc.
Mess Pork, per bbL-JanuaIy. g l5GS ~;
March. SO 4OQs 4O@s S71S@s S71S; May, 50 6O@
LARD, per 100 As.-January. IS 61z@5 IS;
March, IS S0@5 s21z; May, s. O506 O5G6 O21S9
S; March. 81 kI5@i sO04 S5@4 Is; May.
81 1904 S71<.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour dull
and unchanged. No. spring wheat, 77szc;
No. corn. s1SSc. No. 2 oats, 2Ossc. No. 2
rye. 45c No. 2 barley, 5S@60c. No. 1faxseed,
81 IS. Prime timothy seed. 81 1901 q Mess
goT5 per SDd $ S2s9S "a Lard per ssa lSS Ies *
Dry salted shoulders tboxedl s. % Short
clear sides (boxed). S. co. Sugars unchanged
and steady. Receiprs-F1our, $4,000 barrels:
is9 600 bushels rye. 1900 bushels: barley, S.
bushels. Shipments = Flour, 10000 barrels
wheat, 1000 bushels: corn 29i 900 bushels; oats,
l4S 900 bushels; rye, 5000 bushels; barley, 1900
bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was dull; fancy creamery T@27Hc;
choice to fine, l7@l9c; finest dairies, 1S@2Oc;
fine, l39l7c. Eggs. l9@2Oc.
NEW YoRK-Flour heavy and moderately
active. Cornmeal dull and steady; yellow
western, s. 2502 66 Wheat-Spot dun, weak
and A@Hc lower; options moderately active
and K@5zc lower, closing steady, foreigners
buying early: increased amount on passage
Canada, 5S@5Sc Barley weak: barley malt
quiet Corn-Spot moderately active, KQ5Sc
lower and weak; options freely offered on large
movements forward from farmers hands, %@
ness. Osts-Spot dull and easier; options dull
Hops arm, with fair demand. Coifee
oossg PsHed STACY dg ana
1880 bags, including December, l5S54l6.0Oci
January. l5s0Gl5.95c; February, 15.90Ql60Oc:
March, 1590c; May, l61O@1615c; June, l6l5c;
October. iaSO@ies5c; November, iS.2Oc;
spot Rio steady, quiet and fair cargOes, 1875:
No. Z. 175Sc. Sugar-Raw, dull and nominal;
refined. Nc lower and quiet; g, 5A@55se; extra
@6skc; Of A, 511@5%c; mold A, &c; standard
A, &c: confectioners A, &c; cut loaf. 75Sc;
powdered, &c: granulated. 61<e; cubes, &c
Molasses . FOreign; A nominal: New Orleans
Cottonseed oilsteady; crude, 261zc; yellow, $50
S316c. TalloW dull. Rosin firm. Turpentine
dull and easy at 431zQ44c- Eggs firm; Western.
2O926c; receipts, I,2ss packages Pork quiet
Lard weak and dull; sales, Western steam,
S6 20@6 Is; closing, January, $6 IL; February,
$6 A66 25 closing. s. "A; March, So 3O@5 81;
closing S6 30 bid; May. S. 1905 Al: closing S6 40
bid Butter dull and weak: Elgin, 2S@29c;
Western dairy 9eplSc; Western creamery, 146
17c; do held 10@lSc; do factory s9l6c. Cheese
unchanged.
tions dull and lower: No. 2 red, December. S01<
@Slc: January, sl@Sl1<c; February, 821S@S3c;
March, S31<@S41zc. Corn--Weak, and prices Of
options closed 11c lower; No. 8 35@S6c; steamer,
2 spot export elevator, SSc; No, 2 mixed Decem-
Der, S.zzQSSc; January. S7ssQ37H, February,
3716@375sc; March, 38@3S7<. -Oats-Car loIs
quiet but steady; No. white. ses4@Slc; No, 2
No. 2 white, December, 3l63l1zc; January,
3ossG30SSc; February So1<@3oszc; March,
3Osz@Sl1zc. Eggs-Fresh stock steady; Penn
barrels; wheat. 500 bushels; corn, 1890
bushels; oats l600, bushels. SHIPMENTS
Wheat 800 bushels; corn, 1900 bushels;
oats, Il, 800 bushels.
Observation-Disclosures of wheat 25l cars
cars. The demand for good milling tSss WSeat was @
pretty good and prices were very full supported
though shaded lightly. in sympathy
with blackboard decline in futures
claimed holders are too high for them, but no
great amount of that kind Of stock was offered.
Closing quotations: May S35zc; on track 791Sc 4.
No. December and January, 761<c; May, size:
on track. T1zc; wheat was steady most OF the
day and closed duh at S41<@S45kc for May: cash
No. hard closed at 7s11Sc; No. Northern,
75c; No. Northern 701< ::Keceipts 26 cars.
ST. LoUIs-Flour nominalIy unchanged.
Wheat lower. The market was dull through
out and closed Kaye below yesterdays No.
red. cash. T5kc: December. 771<c, closed at
77114c bid; January, 7755sc; May. Sl6S2c. closed
1t SI5S@S1zc asked; July. 7Tsk67715c. closed at
I73c bid, Corn lower; No. mixed, cash. 251l
S255sc; December. 255sc. closed at 251Sc bid;
January. 25E@26c, closed at 251zc bid; Febru-
ary 26ssQ26skc, closed at 261Sc; March.
51sc, closed at 27c; May, 2ssz@2S3<c: closed
1t 2S55ke, bid. Oats lower; No. q cash, lg<c bid.
May, &c. barley slow; Minnesota, 45c. Flax
seed salable at 81 30 Provisions very quiet
With prospects OF remaining SO during the holi-
lays
MILwAUKEE-Flour steady. Wheat-No. 2
pring on track. cash, 73674c; May, 76sSc;
No. Northern, &c. Corn quiet: No. 8 On
rack, 2S1z@29c. OatS-No. 2 white, on track
.21z@2Sc. Rye quiet; No. l. in store, 45c bid.
Barley firm; No. 2. in store 46S<c. Provisions
Iuiet Pork. So l71z Lard IS 90. Cheese steady:
.heddars 9691zc
ToLEDo-Cloverseed steady: cash. December
md January, s. so; February, s. SIX.