Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-21
MARKETS BY WIRE.
"hent Starts on With n spurt. but Weak
ems and Closes Lower<Corn and
Oats DnchanKed-HoE Prod.
uKfs null and Enav

ucts Dull and Eaay.
CHfUAGo-A fair business was done in wheat
to-day and there was q strong feeling early,
but later il was weak. July opened about the
same as Saturdays close eased off 1S6Lzc, then
advanced 5sc receded 1SG5kc, ruled irregular
closing %Q<c lower than Saturday The nrIn-
ness and early advance were attributed to the
prospective large decrease in the visible supply
The shorts commenced to cover, and there
was some buying in anticipation of getting bet
ter prices. Prices were steadily advanced, but
when the visible supply was announced there
was considerable wheat placed on sale at the
advance, under which prices receded, and the
closing was weak.
A fair business was done in corn within
narrow range. The large decrease in the visi-
bic supply and the active shipping demand
were the principal influences in the market
and tended to create firm feeling, The mar
ket opened at Saturdays closing prices, was
steady fuctuating within 1s@1zc and closed
the same as on Saturday.
Oats were quiet and steady and without new
features of Importance: price changes were
confined to 1zc range.
Mess pork attracted very little attention.
The feeling was little stronger early and
the market weakened and prices settled back
121SGI5c, and closed rather quiet.
A dull and easy feeling prevailed in lard;
prices ruled about 2)zc lower and the market
closed tames
Trading was only fairly active in short ribs.
The market was weak, prices declined 5Q71ac,
and the close was rather tame.
The leading rurures ranged as foIlowE
WHEAT-No. 2 June, 6l@Sl56@s1@s1c;
July. T1sG7sss@ @765sg g76s&c; August, 74szG74S
@74G74c; year, 73Sss@74@73@73c.
CORN No. 2 June, 335s@3315c; July. 8S5<@
SsIe; August, S4S6@S41zg gS4sss @S439c; -,
July 22sAQ22sEc September. 223zG225Sc.
MESS PORK, per bbl-July, 81 65Qll IS
gu 5oqu 80: August 81 621S9ll 671z@n 571<
II 571S; September Sll 70@1 IS.
LARD, per 100 bs.-June, $6 Tx; July,
Sc SO@6 S0@6 771z@6 Tx; August s6 S211@
sHoHE RHs, per 100 ss.7June, S. so@
s S21S; August, s. 9505 S2K.
Casn Quorauons were as ronows: Flour firmer
but not notably higher; No 2 spring wheat,
S2HQSSci No. spring wheat, 7S@s0c; No. 2 red,
SS2h@SSc. No; 2 corn, $3.50. No. oats 2215c.
No. rye, 4Oc. No. barley, nominal. No.
1 fiaxseed, 81 81. Prime timothy seed, 81 S5@
! S6 Mess pork. per barrel, 81 45@1 50.
oosey W S sSS So Bfy sailed it. % Shoulders @
(boxed), SIS l214@5 25 Short clear sides (boxed),
s. l274@6 Is Sugar unchanged. Receipts
Flour, 5000 barrels; wheat lS 900 bushels: corn,
bushels; barley, 1900 bushels. Shipments
Flour, 5000 barrels; wheat 81 600 bushels; corn.
SS2, 900 bushels; oats, 462 900 bushels rye. 5000
bushels; barley. 5000 bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was more active; fancy creamery, 1416c;
choice to fine, l21z@l3c; fancy dairies. l3@l4t;;
fair to good, 1l@l2c. Eggs firm at ll@l2c.
NEW YoRK-Flour heavy, 5@lOc lower and
moderately active. Cornmeal dull and un-
changed. Wheat-Spot moderately active and
weaker; fair export business; options dull,
heavy and N@sSc lower. Rye dull; Western,
5O@5lc. Barley malt dull. Corn-Spot fairly
active and k@ssc lower; options dull, E@1zc
lower and weak Oats-Spot moderately active,
heavy and lower: options dull and steady. Hay
steady and quiet. Hops in fair demand and
firm. Cotfee-Options opened steady at SOLO
points down; sales. H,75O bags, including
May, l640c; June, l635@lB. .4Oc; July 1645@l65 SOC;
August .6Oc; September, l6 70Ql l6S0c; October,
l6.S5c; November, 1890; December, 169O@
fair cargoes, 1890. Sugar-Raw, quiet and
steady; sales, US hogsheads English island, SO
test 61sglOc; 800 bags Bahi, SO test, 5Ac; re-
nsd steady and gnist I1wdeTed SIC Mo
Rye-Fair demand and steady. Cortonseed oil,
weak. Tallow, higher and scarce; city, 45sc
bid Rosin steady and quiet, Turpentine dull
western, 133z@l4c; receipts, 7,07s packages.
Pork steady and quiet; mess, Sl3 25; extra
prime, Sl2Ql2 25. Cutmeats firm; sales, picked
bellies, l20 bs., 615c and 140 &c; picked hams,
lIH@li1c; picked shoulders. 55G@516c; mid,
dies, slow; short clear, S. so. Lard lower and
dull; sales, western steam. 81 1907 I21Sc; city,
Sc 100; May, 81 OF asked; June, 81 o. asked; July,
81 0SG7 II closing 81 0S asked; August 81 IL
asked; September, 81 IL. Butter-Firm for ex-
tras and good demand; western dairy, 9@lSc;
do creamery, l3Gl7c; western factory, SQllc.
Cheese quiet and easy; light skims 635@7c.
PHILADELPHIA-Flou quiet but steady;
Ohio clear and other Western clear, 81 25@4 50;
do do, straight, 81 60Q4 IS; winter patent. fair
to choice, 81 S5@5 25; Minnesota clear, s. 25@
400; do straight, 81 5O@5 Is; do patent, IS 35@
= f7rnll hT1f ofFo 81,
were light and prices ruled steady; quotations
for options wholly nominal; No. 3 red in Twen-
tieth street elevator, S2c; No. 2 red May, 9O@
SOGs0%c. CornNGarlots lower; No. high
mixed and yellow, in grain depot, 1910; No. 2
mixed, May 4Q4@A1sc; June, 4Cs4@A1sc;
July. 41Z942ci August 42@4Sc. oats-Car-
in Twentieth street elevator, 3311Sc; do in grain
depot, SIC; No. white, 35c; do, choice on track,
36c; do. barley oats, S51zc; choice barley oats,
May, s2]6@S4c; jane, s21l@s24c; July, 82SS
S25zc; August, 9l@315Sc. Provisions quiet but
steady. Pork-Mess, new, sl4; do prime mess,
SlS 50; do family, Sl4 6O@l5 SO. Hams, smoked,
Western steam, 1919. Butter firm for fine
goods; Pennsylvania creamery, extra, I7c;
do prints extra 2le Eggs steady and il
14c- Cheese quiet; part skins, 6@Sc.
ST. LoU1s-Flour very quiet. Wheat lower
the market improved about nc on the decrease
of 1,5OOOOO bushels in the visible supply and
with advances elsewhere, but later there was
such a selling pressure and outside markets
were SO depressed that prices gave way and the
close was Nf1sEc below Saturday; No. red.
cash, 7S1z@7S15c; June, 76@761zc, closed at 76c;
July, 72A@73zG zG733Sc, closed at 72s<c; August
73@7S15c, closed at 727s@73c asked. Corn lower;
No. 2 mixed, cash, Bic; May, 3lc, closed at
3O5sc asked; June, 30szc, closed at 30Nc asked;
July, 3l1z@Sl14c, closed at 3lsSc; August, $3.50
SIC, closed at 815z@Sl5Sc; September, $40
3215c, closed at 321zQ32ssc; year, S01z@30SSc,
closed at 3O1sc asked. Oats higher; No. cash,
2S1zc; May 24G24sSc; July, 22ssc asked. Rye
neglected. Flaxseed quiet at 81 AZ Provi-
sions fat
CINCINNATI - Flour demand light: fami-
ly, S. 50@3 IS; fancy. 81 05@4 25 Wheat
dull and lower; No. red, S3@S4c; receipts $500
bushels; shipments. none. Corn in fair de-
mand and stronger; No. 2 mixed, 35l<c Oats
easier; No. 2 mixed, 2615@27c. Rye quiet and
steady; No. 2 4Sc. Pork in moderate demand
at So co. Lard lower at So IS. Bulkmeats
dull and lower; short ribs. s. O0@6 10. Bacon
easier; short clear, 81 25. Butter dull; fancy
lS@2Oc; choice dairy 9@10. Linseed
oil firm at 5S@60c. Sugar steady and firm;
hard refined. s34@93zc: New Orleans, 71z@TTc.
Eggs firm. Cheese steady.
MnwAUKEE-F1our unchanged. Wheat
easy; cash, 721zc; June 761Sc; July, 1910. Corn
steady; No. s. SIC. Oats dull; No white
S@27Hc. Rye quiet; No. !, 4Sc. Barley dull;
No. 2 50@5lc. Provisions easy. Pork, cash,
sl1 so; June, 'Sl1 so. Lard, cash, S. 20; June
s6 75. Cheese unchanged; cheddars, old, ga
l0c.
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