Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-21
MARKETS BY WIRE.

MARKETS BY WIRE.
The Longs Unload and Rattle Things in
the Wheat Pit-A Bull and Bear
Fight Over the De-
cember Options.
CHIcAGo-Trading in wheat was quite heavy
to-day at lower range of prices. Local opera
tors were on the selling side at the opening, and
a great deal of long wheat came on the market,
shorts covered freely, and there was great
deal done in the way of evening up trades
| Some local operators formerly on the bull side
were prominently identified on the selling side.
| Opinions differ greatly as to the future course
of the market. Some houses doing foreign
business are discouraging selling for the pres
| ent.
A feature of the market was the fight be-
tween the bull and bear interest around Sic for
December, and $3.50 for May. Large buying
orders were on the market at the best prices,
and also touching the former price several
times, but few of the buying orders could be
executed. The market opened weak at ss@19c
lower, declined ss@1dc more, held firmly at the
close and closed steady about &c lower than
yesterday.
A fair trade was transacted in corn. The
feeling was easy early, but later became more
mand was confined mainly to shorts. The mar
ket opened shade under yesterdays closing
prices, was easy for time and sold off slightly,
ruling steady, and closed a shade over yester
day.
Oats were active but weaker and lower, due
to good receipts the weakness and decline in
wheat and selling by longs. There were in
creased offerings and no demand of conse-
quence except that from shorts. Prices re-
ceded H@4c, and the market closed quiet and
steady.
Less activity manifested in pork, and the
feeling was slightly easier. Prices averaged
274@5c lower, and the market closed quiet.
trading was fairly active. Prices ruled 211@5c
higher, and the market closed steady at outside
figures.
Trading in ribs was moderate. Prices ruled
about 211S@5c lower.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT = No. 2 December. 8lss@S1s6GS1
scsa; c6Es yeaNs '; oesSSbss ssS ss
S9H@S95se; year, SO11ci January, SOsS@8O1Sc;
oATsZNO. 2 October. 1870; November,
ny. RsssRssEi
1l@l0 75@li; Noyember, s. 20; year, % 5O@
Iaan Ii Sanuars psr 9y loo SOSs Ss ovemnsr ss k@
s s71s; December, IS sO@5 s211@5 sO@5 s2}S;
SHORT RIBS, per 100 bs.-October, IS 15@
6ssS Vs aGosatons aeusrs Rers Is foows: Sa Flour
steady and unchanged. No. spring wheat,
7S274c; No. sspring wheat, 6a@651Sc; No. 2 red.
c rSs Mo' a. corH NJ Sec No oats lsc
daxseed. 81 27M. Prime timothy seed, 81 18.
Mess pork, per Dbl. $40 75@1l CO. Lard. per 100
poundss6 S21S Short ribs sides Qoose), s. 2O@
900 bushels: corn, 210 600 bushels; oats, 200 600
bushels; rye, 1000 bushels; barley 1O3 900 bush
els. shipments-Flour,. 5000 barrels; wheat,
900 bushels; rye, 1900 bushels; barley IA, 900
bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the but
ter market was dull, weak and unchanged.
Eggs, 1S@ls1<c.
spot dull and A@lc lower; options show large
dealings in unloading by foreign houses and
local longs; prices are down H@lc; market
Sa1sy gas Tanaaa ada
ada; 75@yOc. Corn-Spot steady and moderately
active; options quiet and easy. Oats-Spot
dull and steady; options quiet and irregular:
choice, 70@9Oc. Coffee-Options openedssteady,
October points up, others unchanged, and
closed steady SOLO points down; Novem-
1sry DsI iS05c; FeSraaTy s 1850; Mach, 1910 1910
@l5.l5c; April, lb.20c; May 1610G15 25c;
August, 495c; September. l5.OOc. Spot Rio
nominal; refined weak; quiet Molasses-
Foreign dull; New Orleans quiet; open kettle,
good to fair fancy, 2s@46c. Rye firm: fairly
active active: dor domestic 4hGe1sc; Japan. 1890.
mon to good. 81 05@1 10. Turpentine 4S1&c.
Eggs steady; quiet. Western, 2O@20]5c; re-
ceipts, 1850 packages. Pork unsettled; mess
inspected. So 00@12 so do. union uninspected,
s11 IS; extra prime. sl0@1025. Cutmeats quiet;
picked shoulders. 414c; picked hams. 934@101lc;
picked bellies, II pounds nc; mlddles firm:
Western steam, So 20; October, SO 20 bid; No
vember, s6 45@8 46; December, S6 35; January,
So 80: February, s6 Ss. Butter quiet; easy;
l2624c; do held, 12@l9c; do factory 7180l3c.
Cheese quiet; easy; Western, 716@10c.
PH1LADELPHIA-Flour steady but demand
light, Wheat weak and PRICES OF options de-
cllned A@he; No., No; red, octoberJ ss13@s2c;
January, S4@S44c. CONCEPTIONS weak but
almost wholly nominal; car lots for local trade
dull and 11zc lower; sales No 3 mixed and high
mixed in Twentieth street elevator, 4G3zc; No.
yellow. regular in do, 4l18c; No mixed, Octo-
ber 391<@40c; No. 8. S9M@4Oc; December, 3sA
@S9Hc; January, !3s@39c. oats-Car lots quiet
quiet i but steady; No. 2 white oats. 2s@2sKc;
November, 28ssc; December, 2SN@2S34c; JAN
uary 2S15@29c. Butter dull and weak; Penn
ira, 2S@80c. Eggs steady; Pennsylvania frsts,
28c.
ST. LoUIs-Flour quiet, weak and un-
changed. Wheat opened lower and while there
was slight recovery the close was about &c
below yesterday; No. red cash, T1sc; Oc-
tcber, ne; DECEMBER, 791s@79z4c; year, Te
weak: No mixed cash, 2s111c asked; 2s1sc bid;
year, N5s@2724c asked; May, 29A@29Xc asked.
Oats lower; No. mixed cash, 1724c bid, 171sc
asked; November, 1s14c;- May, 2lsS@2l1o bid;
January, zoe asked. Rye-No. 2, SS21c bid.
Barley dull Wisconsin, 661c. Flaxseed
steady at 81 25 Provisions very firm, Dut
quiet.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. easier. Wheat steady;
cash, 74c; December 755lc, No Northern,
size. Corn dull; No $o1c Oats armeTT;
4Sc. Barley easy: No. 2 and October, 62?4c,
Provisions steady. Pork, Sll 90. Lard, So 20.
Cheese steady: cheddars, sI91Sc.
BALTIMoRE-Provisions strong Butter
quiet; western packed, 1o@lsc; creamery. 2S@
25c. Eggs dull; nearby Mg22c; western, &c
Coffee nominal: Rio cargoes, fair, 1910.
ToLEpo-Cloverseed active and lower; cash
and October, So so; November, So 471z; Decem-
ber. SO So; January, So Co.
Movements Of Specie.
NEW YORK, October 19.-The exports of