Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-10
MARKETS BY WIRE.
The Wheat Pit Without Feature, but Prices
FractIOnally Lower : Pork Tame
and the Feeling Easy
Lard Waakar.

closing rather steady The opening was abou
HGLc lower for May, and after numerou
small fluctuations became easier, declining %
and closed about Nc lower than Saturday.
Very little outside news was received, and tn
visible supply was about the only influence haV
ing any bearing on the market. There was al
increase of 1,7OT, 900 bushels. The increase
were chiefly at Baltimore. Buffalo, Chicago
Detroit, Duluth, Minneapolis and at st. Louis
No large decreases occurred excepting on th'
lakes canals and afioat at New York. CaDl'
advices did not note any special changes,
Corn-There was very little Of interest to not'
in the market, which was quite dull the who'll
session. Trading was light and limited TO loca
operators. The feeling prevailing was com
paratiVely firm, but no advance of consequence
| was established. The speculative marke'
opened at Saturdays closing price, was qulet
huctuating with 1sGZe range, ana nnaI quOU~
tions were a shade better than Saturday
Oats were slow. operators being disposed tC
| let the market alone.
Mess Pork-Rather a light business was re
ported, and the feeling was easy. Pr1ces re
ceded 21f95c. closing rather quiet
Lard An easier feeling was manifested
Prices ruled about 21<c lower, and the marke'
| closed rather tame.
Short Rib Sides-Trading was rather light
and the feeling was easier. Prices ruled 2&q5C
lower, and the market closed tame.
The leading futures RANGED as Iolows: -
WHEAT-No. 2 December. 7S1s97S19@7S1sg
7s1Sc; January 7s1GG7s1SG7S5sG7S5zc; May, q
CoRS No. z December, S20S9s@SlNG
s2c: January, sl1S@sl5s@Sl1s@Slzc; May, SSst
SSSAS oars ~ No. December, 2OAc; January
2Osz@2OSz@ z@2OA @2Oszc; May. 225zg2274c.
MISS PORK, per bbL.Jsn9ary; y; ss S71S9s gs u Y
| az 3T1SG9 40; March, SO 50G9 60@9 ,5OGS 0O
May. ST 7O@9 75@9 7OGS TN
LARD, per 100 Ds.-January, S. 921T@5 9211@
5 9OG5 50; March. So OO@6 OOG6 OOG6 %; May
Sc 1906 1906 1905 10.
4 771<@4 7714@4 IN; March, 81 S71S@4 9OG
4 S71604 80: May. IS 00@5 00@4 9716@4 971T.
| Cash quotations were as follows: Flour dull
| and unchanged; No. spring wheat, 7S@7S1sc
No. spring wheat, 64@65c; No 2 red, 7S@7S1Sc
| No. 2corn. &c; No. 2 oats 2012@2034c. No. rye
4414c. No. barley, 5Sc. No: ha1seed, u SAG
34x, Prime timothy seed, 81 q; Mess pork
5 921S. Short ribs sides Qoose(, 81 1896 90. Dry
salted shoulders (boxed) 81 121S@4 25. Shori
clear sides (boxed). SIS 1905 is. Sugars-Cutlo loaf
TRSaanETS %Rsaa SGsneIs ooTn CS 6ussis
oats, 1874 900 bushels; rye, 1900 bushels; barley
81. 900 bushels. Shlpments-Flour,2 Il 600 barrels
wheat 5000 bushels; corn. l6S,0OO bushels
oats. 10000 bushels; rye, 5000 bushels barley
! a, 900 bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was firm and unchanged. Eggs, Z20ZSc
NEW ,YoRK-Flour moderately easy and act
i've. Cornmeal dull and steady. Wheat-Spol
/
| 1sc lower and weak Rye strong: western, COG
6lc. Barley easy. Barley malt quiet.Corn-
| Spot strong and fairly active; options dull an6
| unchanged to nc up and steady. Oats-Spot
! fairly active and easier; options quiet and "a
| kc lower. Hay steady and quiet; shipping 45d
Soc; good to choice, 7OQS5c. Hops firm and in
good demand. Coffee-options opened irm
and l5Q3S points up, closed steady and 2O@SC
points up; sales, 1000 bags, including Decem
| Der, l570@l5 soc; January. l575@l5 Sc; Feb
ruary, l5s59l690c; March. l5SO9l600c; April
1850; September, 16sO@i @i5S5c; October, l675G
/ l5.S0c: spot Rio frmer and active; fair cargoes
19szGls5sc; No. Z, 171sc. Sugar-Raw firm
fair refining, 53sc; centrlfugals, s6 test
New Orleans steady. Rice in fair demand
and steady. Cottonseed oil quiet. Tallow quiet
| Rosn scarce and frmi strained, common &c
good, 81 l5Gl 20. Turpentine steady at 45d
451%c Eggs quiet and weaker; Western, &c
receipts, 50l1 packages. Pork active anC
strong; mess, inspected SIl O0@11 25; do, un
So 75@lO 90. Cut meats slow; sales of picked
bellies, u pounds 53sc; do 10 pounds. SIC;
picked shoulders, 5@54c:ssdo hams. S@Sss@9c
middles inactive. Lard easier and moderately
oosnng cfsHg at s. so@s s2 option sales % s'o of 2 I
tierces; December, S6 q; January, s6 29G6 so,
closing at s. q bids Feb uary, S. 34@6 IS,
closing at IS 80 bid; March, IS 80, closing at
s6 3S; May. IS 90 closing at So so asked.
Butter quiet; extra fresh firm; Elgin, 29629xc;
Western dairy. 99lsc; do Western factory,
Eea6So' Esf5e. 0h'''' quiet ana ''sAa'' western
PHILADELPHIA-Flour weak and not quot
ably changed in prices Wheat quiet and firm;
fair to good milling wheat, S0@S5c; choice and
fancy longberry, S7Q92c; ungraded, S5Q9Oc;
7sslS7gIc; january, Sgl@sOalc: February,
Slsz@S2zc; March, S31z@S3szc. Corn steady;
car lots quiet, but steady; new ungraded. 40c;
yellow, yeI w. on % track al at Port R6 R}e6mOnd m zsc:
quoted in grain depot. 4211@43c; old No. Q yell
low, afioat 44c; do, in Twentieth street elevator
441zc; No; mixed, December; Sgz@S915c: Jan
3915940c. Oats-Car lots Nc higher; No.
white. 291<c; No. white, 3OG3O15c; futures were
quiet, but firm; ;No.2 white, December. .297E@301zc
MSnnql' Ma4oh ~ Fro7siOns TsSGGa5g dg aSS eS&f sS
and in buyers favor. Pork-Mess. new, So 90;
do. prime, mess, new, Sll 90; do. family, Sl3 90
OBS 50; hams smoked; lO1E@l2c:- Lard-West-
fair demand; Pennsylvania creamery, extra
2Sc; do, prints, 34Q37c. Eggs-FTesh, quiet and
easier; Pennsylvania frsts, 26Q27c; held lots
Receipts-Elour, 1900 barrels; wheat 3, 200 bar
rels; corn, 1000 bushels; oats, 240O bushels
Shipments-Wheat, 220U bushels; corn. % 600
bushels; oats, Il, 1000 bushels.
ST. LoUIs-Flour, very little done; xxx,
g 25G2 40; choice, S2 1922 8; fancy, s. SO9
easy reports depressed prices Nc; there was a
rattling of &c subsequent decline, and the
close was &c below yesterday; No. 2 red cash
TIC; December closed at TIC; January, 7SLSc;
May. SIC asked; July, 7Sc bid. Corn frmer,
fraction higher for the options but May and
plenty of sellers and was weak; No. mixed,
cash, 275S@2Sc; December, 273z@zSc, closed at
25s@2Sc bid; May, 2976@30c bid at the close.
Oats dull: No. 2 cash, 2015c asked; January
2O1<c bid; May, 22sEc bid. Rye neglected. Bar
ley-Only sale reported was one car light and
dark Minnesota at 35c. Flaxseed, 81 Is Pro
visions dull and weak.
MINNEAPOLIS - Wheat was lower. and
millers were good buyers when they could get
good concessions on carlots that met their
views. Receivers held for nearly SATURDAYS
prices at first but were unable to sell much
deal of poor wheat showed on the tables that it
was found extremely hard to sell; receipts in
cludIng Sunday, were 572 cars and 102 shipped
Closing quotations: No. l hard, December 77ILc:
January, 7Sc; May, SSc: on track, 7Sc; No.
Northern, December, 75c; January, 75szc; May,
SOc1s; on track, 76c; No. 2 Northern December,
72c; January, 721Sc; May, TIC; on track, 72@74c
MILwAUKEE-Flour fairly active. Wheat
easy: No. spring, on track. cash, 72G7Sc; May
nc; No. Northern, SOC Corn steady; No. 8, on
track, ,295f@30c. Oats quiet; No. white, on track
22b@23c. Rye firm; No. l. in store, ,44cjZ. Barley
easier; No. 2 in store, 46c. Provisions quiet.
Lard, 50 922. Cheese unchanged.
BALTIMoRE-Provisionsu unchanged. Butter
firm; Western packed, l7620c; best rolled. IL
G19c; creamery, 25@26c. Eggs stronger at 256
26c. Coffee quiet; Rio cargOes frmer at l91zc
ToLEDo-Cloverseed active and steady; cash.
s. 80: January, s. 81; February, s. 677S; March,
So 727z.
The Best Chance Yet.