Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-15
MARKETS BY WIRE.
The Wheas CLIQUE Waveriug, Not Know
Ing Which Way 10 Turn-December
and 1ny Higher = Other Options
Lose Ground-Corn, Oats

and Pork Feafureless.
CHIcAeo.-The wheat market was strong
and weak by turns to-day. Fluctuations in
prices were not violent and excitement did not
run as high as on some of the earlier days. The
only cause for complaint was the lack of out
side orders. Barring little buying again to-
day for account of New York thebusiness pass
ing was almost entirely local. Three or four
Chicago houses took between them fully 1.000.-
600 of December when the price was around
791zc. Most of the news was again favorable
for holders. A Minneapolis dispatch said an
unusual number of cable orders for -four had
been received and the foreign -four situation
had improved. The French Government Is
said to have figured out an increase of 39,0OO,-
OOO bushels of wheat in the crop this year as
compared with that reported in 1888.
The strongest local feature settled down on
yield for this country Of 4S0 0a0 900 bushels as
the stock showing. Brudstreecs London COR
respondent says the weather was bad for the
greater part of month during harvest and
that probably 81, 600 00O bushels viii be all that
will be marketable. while l40000,00O bushels
Will be required The close here for December
and May was &c above yesterdays latest bids,
with September, October and year E@Zc
lower.
Corn ruled active and weak. Trading heavy
and fluctuations active and weak. Trading
heavy and fluctuations within half &c range.
The weakness was due almost entirely to the
hne weather for the growing crop. The market
opened at yesterdays closing prices. was easy
Tor time, rallied Nc in purchases by shorts
and large local trade, but again became weak,
selling of 14@5sc, ruled irregular and closed
H@ssc lower than yesterday.
Oals were quiet and easy. due ITO receipts ex-
ceeding estimates and also TO the weakness and
decline in corn.
Mess pork attracted little attention, trading
exclusively in contracts in January. The feel
ing was sreadier and prices rather favored
sellers.
Very little business was transacted in the
lard market, which was steady.
Trading in short ribs was comparatively light
and the feeling was steadier. Prices averaged
a trif1e higher early, but receded again and the
market closed rather quiet.
The leading futures ranged as foIIows-
WHEAT-No. 2 October. .77sS97714@7@771sc;
December, 7S34g79H@ @7Sss@7Sa14c: year. 771IQ
@777s@7674@7c; May S2s9E@62zS S@S21s @s2Ae;
December. s21s6s2I IsaIX6 6al5Sc;: May. $50
oATs-No.2 2 October, 197aals56 @ls76@ls76c:
December. ls74@ls74c; May 22A922ac, :.
November, S. 9O@9 lO@8 9O@9 90; January, 50 Is
LARD, per I0O Bs.-october, IS s71S@5 90;
Noyember,$5 7774@5 SO@5 71195 IN; January.
SHORT Rms. per 100 Bs.-october. a $50
s71l@4 SO@4 S2k; November, 81 6O@4 90;
January, 81 6564 62H
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour steady
and unchanged. No. 2spring wheat. nc: No.
8 spring wheat, 62@64c; No. 2 red, TIC No.
corn. 32ssc. No: oats, lg14c. No. rye. 42@44Ic
No. 2 barley. 621lc. No. l haxseed. 81 2715@
l %. Prime timothy seed, lower. Mess pork.
per Dbl. $40 80. Lard. per 100 pounds, s6 90
at 0211. Short RIB sides Qoose), Unchanged:
dry sailed shoulders (boxed), "a 9595 90;
short clear sides (boxed). unchanged.
Sugars unchanged Receipts-Flour, 10 600 bar
rels; wheat, 70000 bushels; corn. 29l 900 bushels;
oats 152 600 bushels; rye, 700 bushels; barley.
81, 900 bushels Shipments-Flour,. 5000 barrels;
wheat, 10 900 bushels: corn l19 900 bushels; oats,
24S 600 bushels; rye, 1000 bushels; barley 600
bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was unchanged. Eggs, Ice.