Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-20
MARKETS BY WIRE.
A Stronger Feeling in the Wheat PIT, With
a BuIIIsh Local Sentiment = Corn
Weaker-Pork Unsettled

and Dali.
CHIcAGo-wheat-A,st stronger feeling was de-
veloped to-day and prices again averaged
slightly higher than yesterday. A good specu-
lative business was transacted with shorts dis
posed to cover and the speculative offerings not
heavy, excepting in one or two instances, and
the market responded with q slight decline, but
recovered again.
The opening was 1S@l<c higher and advanced
with slight fluctuations &c more, then declined
sc, ruled 1rmer and closed KQ5Sc higher than
yesterday. The local sentiment was rather
bullish and outside news in the way of small re-
ceipts and large expert elearances rather
favored the buying side. Cable advices were
generally Of steady and firm tone.
Corn-There was only moderate business
transacted IN this market. the bulk of the trad
ing occurring early in the session, after which
the pit became rather duh, The feeling, on the
whole. was easier. the undertone showing less
strength, and trading was ut slightly lower
prices. There were no special features pre-
sented outside of the trade in December,
operators giving this month considerable at
tention at times, and the feeling was q little
unsettled. First trades were at SIC, with sale
or two at S416c, after which the price declined
nc, then rallied 5zc and ruled quiet The
speculative market opened at about the clos
ing prices of yesterday. was easy and sold on
14@11zc, rallied little and closed 1sGl1zc lower
Oats-The position of the market has under
gone no change. Outside orders we're scarce
and business was confined to local traders, with
little change in prices.
Mess Pork-Trading was light and the ductu-
ations IN prices were confined within anarrow
range. Early the feeling was stronger and
prices ruled 21z@5c higher. Later the market
was easier and prices receded 6@71zc and closed
steady.
A little more business was transacted in lard,
still trading was light. Prices were shade
higher. the market closing comparatively
A fair trade was reported IN short ribs.
Prices averaged about 21zc hlghe.. though not
fully supported.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT-No. 2 December Tx 97zS@771<@
1zsc; January, 7S1<G7SsS@7SG7S5 May, 80
CoRN : No. December. S40ssH@s2sl@
SS5c; January, Sl9s@Sl1zc; May. SS1s@SO1s@SS
OArs-NO. 2 December, as<c; January, 2OX
@2O7Sc; May. 227<@227S@22A@22Xc.
NJ MESS PORK, per bbL@JanparE; g SO9s Sog
Ahg LARD s8 ISss pee lSo SJanu.ry IS 90 February
s. 9O@5 s21zg5 9OG5 921{: May, s6 O566 071&
March. 81 S594 IS; May. s4 971E@4 971S04 esq
95.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour dull
and unchanged. No. spring wheat, Tssc;
No. corn. CSC; No. 2 oats, 2Os<c; No. 2 rye.
451sc No. barley, ,5S@60c. No. faxseed.N $50
361<. Prime timothy seed. 81 q Mess pork,
per Dbl. IS 1903 %. Lard. per 100 lbs, s. SIX;
shoulders IbOxed), Il i25<Sz Is. shoTt clear
sides (boxedl, S. 00Q5 10. Sugars-Cutloaf, un-
changed. Receipts - Flour, 5000 barrels:
wheat, 66,0O0 bushels: corn, 10000 bushels;
10000 bushels. shlpments-Flour 1900 bar
rels; wheat, 10000 bushels: corn. 292 900 BUSH
els; oats. Ia 900 bushels rye, 1900 bushels;
barley, q, 900 bushels.
On the Prodnce Excbaooa o.dov tba hnttor
market was unchanged. Eggs, 2O92lc.
NEW YoRK-Flour moderately active free
sellers and unchanged. Wheat-Spot moderately
active chiefly export and &c higher and firm;
options g moderately active, %gsSc up. and firm.
Corn-Spot weaker and quiet; options fairly
active, MQzc lower and steady. Oats-Spot
hrm, with good demand; options firm and
Demand en9 SPS sendT faT
at 5G10 points up: closed barely steady sails
points down; sales, $3.50 bags. including
December, l6S5@l695c; January. 1875
March. 16sO@l6 lOc: April. 16s5c; May 16SOG
Ii. .2Oc; September, 16l06l625c; October lG IOc:
November, l6.05@I6.20c; spot Rio quiet and
easy; fair cargoes. ls11c; No. l71sc. s1Par-
Foreign nominal: New Orleans steady Rice
steady and in fair demand. Cottonseed oil
steady and quiet. Tallow firm. Rosin steady.
22%@2sc; receipts, asos packages. Pork Std quiet:
mess. inspected, $40 5O9IO 75; do, inspected
$40 25Gl0 30; extra prime, So 50@9 10 Cut
meats quiet; middles inactive. Lard strong
and quieter; sales, Is tierces: Western steam,
s. ~; options. sales. $3.50 tierces; January,
81 1896 q. closing at S. q bid: February, Sc 26
Q6 g. closing at S6 Is bid: March, So "a bid;
April So 40 bid: May. Sc 40@6 z8 closing at
g IS bid, Butter dull and weak; Elgin, 29c;
Western dairy. 99lSc; do creamery, 1467c;
DO held, lOQlSc; do factory, 7Gl9c. Cheese
quiet and easy; Western. S01Oc.
with fair demand; options firm and nominally
unchanged; fair to good milling wheat, zS6S5c;
cholce and fancy longberry. S7@92c. Corn quiet:
NO. mixed. in Twentieth street. elevator, 34c;
No. high mixed, in grain depot, 35c: No vel
low, track, S5c; No. q in Twentieth street ele-
vator, 35c, and quoted at 361z637c on track;
No. 2 yellow, in grain depot, $915c; old mixed,
Twentieth street elevator, 4lc: No. 2mixed De-
cember. 3SszQ39c: January, 3S63S<c; February
3Sc; March. 39439zc. Oars-Car lots steady
with a fair demand; No. White. 3O63O1Sc:
No: white, SlQ3lSc: futures quiet; No.
white, December, 3Osz@3lc; January, 8Ox6
103zc; February. SOC; March, 9O5<63lc. Eggs
dull and irregular: Pennsylvania firsts 23424c
ST. LoUIs-Flour quiet and steady. Wheat
higher; there was sharp demand at the OPEN
ng on continued small receipts and the close |
was frT and Ac above yesterdays No. red,
,ash, 7Sc; March. S0@S0Nc, closed at SO1zc bid;
May. S26S2ssc, closed at S21<c Corn weak; No
It 271sc; January, 271S627Nc; February. ZIG |
lsked: March, CSC: May, 29115c asked. Oats bet
er; No. 2 cash. l911 70 bid: May, 214@22%c. Rye |
n demand at 42c. Barley-Minnesota, Sc. |
81 3d. Provisions dull and neglected; |
'ome trading in pork futures; sales of January |
It So 20: February, So 80.
MILwAUKEE-Flour dull ana steady. Wheat |
irm; No. spring on track, cash, 73675c; |
Nay, 771sc: No. i Northern, SIC. Corn firm; |
So. s, on track, 91z@30c. Oats steady; No. |
white, on track, 2Sc. Rye easier; No. |
in store, 46c. Barley easier; No. 2 in store, |
SIC Provisions easy. Pork. SO Is Lard /
30 Cheese steady; cheddars, 9@s1zc
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS quiet Butter firm
or fine grades; Western packed l4620c: best I
oil, lSG20c; creamery, 23@26c. Eggs easier |
t 2S@24c. Coffee firm; Rio fair at 19N@2Oc
ToLEDo-Cloverseed active and steady; cash.
and January, So So