Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-30
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Nervous Feeling in the Wheat Pit-A Home
Estimate OF the Worlds supply
slight Fluctuations and
Wenk Wind. Up,

| received In New York saying that the vienna
Seed Congress was made up of wheat owners
and that their report was prejudiced and
| colored to suit their personal views. The most
| potent factor IN the way of news was the esti-
| mate of the Cincinnati Price Current, placing
| the European crop shortage at 10000 OO0 bush.
| els and making the worlds wheat supply equai
| to that of last year.
The bulls were encouraged by the continued
| excellent demand here for round lots OF both
No. and No wheat for export II IS saIe 70
| ranged for during the past two days pig
| lot of wheat was reported to have been taken
for export at Duluth by Chicago parties rms
| anxiety the part of foreigners to get hold of
| cash property is regarded as q strong feature
| in the market despite the fact that public
cables continue Indifferent and weak. Fluc.
| tuations here were within a little less than 1
| cent range and final closings for futures were
| Isc lower than yesterday.
| Corn was active and unsettled. The market
! strength was due to rumored cold wave from
the Northwest. which started local shorts to
| covering and prices were advanced in conse-
| quence. The fine weather and large receipts,
However, continue to be the chief bearish
| factor, but there is less disposition on the part
| of the local crowd to sell short. The market
opened at Yesterdays closing prices; I was nfm
and declined L4ssc; became firmer and closed
| a shade higher than yesterday.
Oats were weak and Hc lower for the near
| futures owing to liberal selling by longs, con-
| tinued fine weather and liberal receipts May
was traded in freely and prices receded 1sc. but
later reacted and closed steady.
| being unsettled. The market was strong early
and prices were advanced zoe; followed by re-
action of 5Gl0c. Later prices advanced l5G20c
but liberal offerings caused reduction of 2oQ
3Oc At the close prices rallied 2O@25c; closing
steady
fairly active trade reported in lard market
and the feeling was steadier; prices exhibited
Trading was active in short ribs, and the feel
ing was strong. Prices were well supported at
@l0c advance.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT-No. 2 September; 71}4@7s@T1s@
T@7K@T@71$c; May, s2sz@sS1 1I@s2a4 4@SSHc.
@$ssEe; OCTOBER ssSSss1sc Decsnbsfs. sbsSsSsS SO
39TsNSe september, lszelszse: October.
MEss Polk. per bbl.-septer Der. s. SO@lO Is
@9 S0@l0 05: October, SO s21z@l0 20@9 621zGl0 Is;
January, 50 O5Gs O5.
LARD, per 100 ns.-September. S. 971{@5 9715;
October o g 1896 s711@5 s5G5 ESQ; January.
SHORT RIBS. per 100 ns.-september. 81 500
95a4 S0g4 50: October, 81 S5G4 95@4 S5G4 50;
Cash quotauons were as follows: Flour
quiet and unchanged. No. spring wheat TIC:
No. spring wheat 70Q72c; No. 2
ysS s BE- Nc GSFn Sa sr S5r;.I Nc ss Ss.s s
faxseed. 81 2612. Prime timothy seed 81 "a.
Mess pork per bbl. $40 l0@l2 50. Lard. per 100
pounds. s6 o211@6 05. Short RIB sides 0oose),
81 S. Receipts-Flouf, IL 900 barrels; wheat no.
600 bushels; corn. $40 900 bushels; oats, 2S7 900
bushels; rye, $1,000 bushes; barley. 5000 bushels.
Shipments-Fiour, 10000 barrels: wheat A.
900 bushels; corn. 596 600 bushels; oats 200
bushels; rye l9 900 bushels; barley 900 bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was fairly active and unchanged.
Eggs, lGl41c.
NEW YoRK-Flour fairly active and steady
Anil 1,,Ir
lar, closing steady; options moderately active
and irregular, closing steady. Corn-Spot
steady and quiet;options quiet and H@zc lower
on early months, steady on late months. Oats
Spot moderately active and firm; options
stronger and fairly active. Hops quiet and
weak. Coffee-options opened steady. Feb
points up; sales, 5000 bags, including Septem-
Der, l5256l54Oc: October, l5.35GIa45c: Novem-
Der. l535Gl550c; December, Is 40al550c; May,
l955@I565c; spot Rio firm and active
demand. Moiasses 90 Foreign nominal. nc
Rice in moderate demand and steady. Cotton
seed oil dull. TalIow stronger; city, 1850
Esc. Rosin steady and qdiet Turpentine dull
at 44@449zc. Eggs firm; western, f@l9c; re-
SePs ses s Packages & stronger
sll OO@ll l216. Cutmeats quiet. Lard easier,
sales western steam. Sc 4O96 As. closing at
So 1905 ~; sales September, IS 1896 81, clos
bid; November, S6 q asked; December s6 20
asked; January, s6 l7Q6 is. closing at s6 Is
asked. Butter quiet and steady for extra:
western dairy, 9Ql214c: do creamery, ll@lS16c
Cheese weak; western 6G7c.
ST. LoU1s-Flour quiet and easy, but un-
changed. Wheau-Dull cables, favorable
weather, large receipts and sak markets at
good and there was a slight reaction which was
afterward lost The sharp advance at Chicago
stirred up and sent the price up stiffiy, then
followed another relapse, but close was L@sSc
ABOVE VestprQaV. ed
76Q7612c, closed at 1870 asked: September, rs
@1611c, closed at 76c asked; December 77sl@
9SS15c: closed at 7Sl{; May s215@SSc. closed at
SIC bid. Corn weaker; No. 2 mixed cash. 30Ls0
3OHc; August, 30c bid; September, 3O15@3l1Sc,
closed aI3l15c bid; October, 30z@3lc, closed at
SO24c bid; DECEMBER, SO1s@SCsSc closed at sg14c;
S25sc, closed at 325sc bid Oats quiet; No. 2 |
cash, lSc; May, z211Sc bid: September, ISc bid. |
Rye dull and lower to sell; No. 2 3S1<@99c. |
FlaXseed higher with sales at 81 23Gl "a Pro
visions firm. but quiet
PHILADELPHIA-r1our-D very slow |
and market weak. Wheat weak; steamer No. 2 |
red in export elevator. Sic; steamer No. 2 red, |
So7zc; No. red, SIC: No. 2 red, August, S21S@ |
SIC; September. S2@S214c; October. s27E@S3lzc; |
November. S46841zc. Corn-Car lots 1Sc lower; |
futures dull and weak; No. 2 mixed. in |
on track. 44c: No. 2 mixed, August. 4lsz@42Lc; |
September. 4lsz@4214c; October, 421<@42szc; No
vember, 42?4@4S1zc. Oats-Car Iots weak and
unsettled: No. white, on track, 26c; do regular,
depot. SQ2Szc; futures weak and lower; No. 2 |
white, Augusr. N@2hc; September. 27@271Sc:
October, 275z@2S14c; November 29@29Lc. Pro |
visions quiet and prices ruled in buyers favor.
Pork-Mess, new, sl3 00@l3 so; do prime mess,
new, Sl2 90; do family, sl4 90. Eggs firm; Penn
;ylvania firsts, 19c.
CINcINNATI--Flour steady. Wheat in good
firm: No. red, 76c; receipts, 5000
bushels; shipments, 1000 bushels. Corn
,teady, firm; No. mixed, 35c. Oats firm; No.
mixed, 2lc. Rye quiet and firm; No. 2, 42c
pnrk mi af ar6
Bulkmeats firm; shortribs, IS 10. Bacon stronger;
hort clear. s6 l2k Butter steady. Sugar
luiet Eggs steady at l4c Cheese firm.
MILwAUKEE-Flour unchanged Wheat
steady: cash. 741sc; September. 747sc Corn
luiet; No; g. S21zc- Oats dull: No. 2 white. q
92215c. Barley quiet; September, 5y1Ic. Rye
teady: No. l. 457zc. Provisions frin. Pork.
ash. $40: September, $40. Lard, IS SIX: Sep
ember, s. 97h. Cheese unchanged; cheddars,
14@S3zc
BALTIMoRE-Provisions unchanged. Butter
irm; western packed, l0@l3c: creamery l76lSc |
Eggs strong at 49, Coffee has higher ten
lencv; Rio fair, ls1<@lsszc.