Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-28
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Wheat Weak ut the Opening. Stronger
Later on, md Depressed mt the Close
Contradictory News-Deferred
Deliveries suffer the Most,

were disposed to fight all hard spots, and 4
majority Of local spectators looked for 9
break. Fluctuations in the latter dealings
took wide range and the market was wabbly
ruling strong and weak by turns.
Minneapolis advised that the advance In
wheat had stopped the -four business, and il
was said that orders here for Duluth wheat
were 495c too low for present working. Early
London cables were I'D dearer with good in
curry reported and few sellers. Closing
! Liverpool cables to the board noted penny
advance in cash wheat ana all futures higher,
with strong, active demand. A st LOUIS
dispatch said that receiving houses there re-
| ported country dealers as selling wheat more
| freely.
One of the early bull cards was the reported
working of 20 loads at Baltimore for export.
This news put the market up sharply about
! noon, but the report was afterward contra
dicted ard substantial reaction followed.
| Light export clearances gave to the market a
decidedly bear turn Just at the finish. Final
closing figures were 114gl5sc lower for the day,
| September and the more deferred deliveries
showing greater weakness comparatively than
October and December.
In corn a fair speculative trade was wit
messed and the feeling developed was little
| firmer Trading was in the main local, the
principal feature Aeing the heavy selling OF
October and the buying of December by
J prominent local trader, which narrowed the
| difference and they were selling at times nearly
the same price. The market opened at yester-
days closing, was firm and gradually advanced
Hc, ruled steady and closed with near months
| about the same and off months &c higher than
| yesterday.
The oats market was without new features
| trading beng light and mainly for May de-
| livery very few outside orders were received
| to either buy or sell, and quiet and steady
| feeling prevailed.
Prices ruled l0@l214c higher early, but an un-
| settled feeling prevailed later and prices re-
ceded 20G25c on tine near deliveries. while No
vember advanced l5@20c, and January ruled
steady,
Trading in lard was comparatively light
Early the feeling was stronger and prices were
advanced 215@5c, but the market weakened
again and the advance was lost.
Short rib sides were less active The feeling
was easier and prices declined 5g714c on the
near deliveries.
The leading futures ranged as follows.
WHEAT-No 2 October. S2GS2L@Sl1S0Sl1lc:
Decembe S4@S45s@S31S6S315c year 825sQS25s
@SI16GSl1sc; MAY. S654 4@S71s sGs5I@s5ssc.
CoRN-No. 2 October. 81 l18@3l5S S@Sl3s@ @SI75c;
Sl114 :I114 4@8l16@al1lg lgSlSSe; May. Ssss958I@8a5z@
GArs-No. 2, October. l914@1sy1 alg4 4@l914c:
December, 1s5s@l95Sc; May, 2259s@22A@223s9
Mss PORK, per bbl-october. $40 s5@l1 Esq
10 954l1 05; November. SO 5n@9 70G9 50@9 70;
January, So S254S9 * 45@s S21ggS s. ,oeoo,e
OK; November. s. 9715G5 s71z; January,
SHORT RIBS. per loo bs.-October. IS 071S@
I S5gi 90; January, 81 725E@4 777l@44 725S@
Cash quotauons were as follows: Flour in
good demand and unchanged. No. spring
wheat sl1s@Sl14c: No. 8 spring wheat 7O@72e;
No. red. Sl1s@Sl14c. No. corn. 3lssc. NO.
ley, nominal. No haxseed. 81 a. Prime tim
Lard, per loo pounds, S6 l215O96 Is. Short RIBS
sides Qoose), s. l5@5 20 Dry salted shoulders
(boxedl, 81 371a@4 so. Short clear sides (boxed),
8 5Og3 62z sugaTsoCut loaf, unchanged;
bushels; corn. a3s.0OO bushels; oats, $4,000
bushels; rye, 1000 bushels; barley, 5000
bushels. Shipments-Flour, 10000 barrels;
wheat l3S.O0O bushels; corn. $4,000 bushels;
oats, 10000 bushels; rye 1000 bushels; barley,
1900 bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was unchanged. Eggs, l5@l514c.
NEW YoRK-Flour opened strong and active,
and closed dull and barely steady. Cornmeal
easy but quiet; yellow Western. 81 45@2 20.
Wheat-Spot unsettled, closing dull and heavy;
exporters quiet: options active, opening weak,
afterward advanced ss@19c on stronger cables
and larger outside buying, became weak on
heavy realizing and sold off 11s@1ssc. closing
steady at s@lHc lower than last night. Bar
ley quiet; Canada, 6S@70c asked. Barley malt
dull. Corn-Spot moderately active, 15c lower
and weak: options dull, 1@15c lower and weak.
Oats-Spot dull and barely steadyi options
quiet and easier. Hay firm hut quiet; ship
tions opened easy at l0@l5 points down, closing
quiet and steady; sales %. 500 bags, including
September, 15.55@l5.6Oc; October Is 45@l5 soc;
November, l5.45@l5-50c; December. l545@
l5.5Oc; March, l6.45@l5.55c; Nav. l5.450I5.55c:
spot Rlo frn; fair cargoes 1916. Sugar
Raw steadier and in more demand: refined
que" and steady. Molasses-New Orleans
quiet. Rice in fair demand and steady Cot
tonseed oil quiet. Talow steady Rosi dull.
Turpentine quiet and steady. Eggs firm and
in good demand: western, fresh 22l5c; receipts.
DacEapeS- in
spected. Sl2 2oQl2 20: do, uninspected, Sl2 25c;
extra prime, $40 25@l0 so. Cutmeats firm;
picked bellies. u pounds. &c; picked
shoulders. 4ss@415c; picked hams, iO1l@lO1Sc.
Mlddles firm. Lard more active; September
and october firm; new crop easy; sales west
ern steam, Sc 5719@6 so, closing at s6 so; Sep
s6 80 bid; November, Sc So; December. S6 3l0
6 "a, closing at Sc 81 bid; January. Sc 3l@6 81
closing at Sc 81 February. Sc 40 closing a; S6 3S;
March. S6 1896 "A. Butter moderately firm;
western dairy, 9@1Sc; do creamery, I2@251Sc: do
held at l2@20c; do factory, T1<6l215c Cheese
stronger; receipts closely sold; western, 73[@9c,
ST. LoUIs-Flour firm but demand light.
trading inactive. Wheat-Cash very strong
but trading light; options opened Wildly eS.
cited. with sharp fluctuations, but the general
feeling was bearish and tendency downward
closing full cent below yesterday; No. red,
cash, Sl14c; September, Sl7Sc, closed at size
bid; October. sO19Sllc. closing at SO3zc asked;
bid; May, S514@S659c, closed at $50
weak, though at ton rates: No. mixed.
cash, 2955zc: October, 294@29Sc, closing at 2gsf
G297sc asked; December, 2S1502S5sc; closed
at 2S5ac, asked: January, 2S1Sc closed at
2S5sc; May, 301%@305sc closed at 3O5S asked
Oats stronger; No. 2 cash. 175ssc bid; january.
l913 bid; May, 2234@223sc bid; October, ISI<c'
Rye quiet and unchanged. Barley steady; sales.
Minnesota, 55e; Wisconsin, 64@665c Flax,
seed strong and higher at 81 241S@1 25. Pro
visions somewhat depressed by unfavorable
advices from other markets.
PHILADELPHIA-r1our firm with a fair de-
demand for desirable trade brands of both
spring and winter wheat Wheat strong and
higher; No. 2 red. September. S30S3l[c; Octo
Der. S30S3zzc; November. S40S415c; December
S5Z@S5Ac. Corn-Carlots steady but 0uiet.
futures dull; No. 3 high mixed. in grain depot,
401zc; No. mixed, in grain deDot 401sc; do
on track, 41e; No. mixed, September, 4G6l0IIc:
October 40640llc; November, 401S14lc; Decen,
Der, 391z zG395zc. Oats-Carlois hrn, but qulet:
No. 8 white, 26c; No. white. 2755c; futures
quiet but steady; No. 2 white, September, 26l%
@27c: October 271s@275Sc; November, 2SI9
2s1zc; December 29I4@291ac. Butter firm and
in good demand; PENNSYLVANIA creamery. extra.
Csc; do prints extra. 29132c. Eggs scarce and
firm; Pennsylvania firsts. &c. Cheese steady;
part skins, 76S15c.
MILWAUKEE - Flour unchanged. Wheat
easier; cash, 7S7sc; October, 75c; No. l North |
ern S42. Corn quiet; No. 8. 32c. Oats 1irm;
No. 9 white, 2262216c. Rye steady; No !, 400 |
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