Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-31
MARKETS BY WIRE.
A Light Business in Wheat and Prices
Barely Steady-Corn LOwer-POrk
Active and Firmer-Lard
Somevhat Srrourer.

Gable advices quoted steady and firm mar
kets. The visible supply showed decrease o
| 304 600 bushels and had a strengthening effec
| on the market The points showing increase
| were Chicago, Detroit, Duluth. St Louis, Min
| neapolis and Toledo and the points showinl
a decrease we're Baltimore, Boston, Buffalo
Kansas City and New York. The receipts il
| the Northwest were small. The change Il
colder weather may have induced some buying
| of futures as the growing wheat is without
any protection from 8 cold snap.
| There was large business transacted in corn
and the feeling developed was weaker. trans
actions being Of lower range, especially tht
near futures. The principal weakening In
| fuences were the continued liberal receipts
and the more favorable weather for the grad
ing of the present arrivals. There appeared tC
| be good many scattering longs in December
/ and on the selling OF the same the price broke
| badly. which had a depressing influence on the
| other futures. The market opened at about
| Saturdays closing prices, was weak, decnnlng
| in all 1z@l1sc. December showing the mosi
weakness, ruled steady and closed lGl1sc lower
| than Saturday.
Oats were traded in moderately, and steady
| feeling prevailed. There was no particular
pressure TO sell, and.a fair demand from two
large operators.
A fairly active trade was reported IN pork,
and the feeling was steadier. Prices were ad-
vanced 50716c, bur settled back again 215q5c,
and closed comparatively steady
Trading in lard was moderately active, and
the feeling was steadier. Prices were ad-
vanced 215c, but outside figures were not fully
supported.
moderate trade was reported in short ribs.
Prices were advanced 21S@5c, but settled back
again 2515c, and closed steady.
The leading futures ranged follows:
WHEAT-No. 2 December 7734G77A9772sQ
7I2sc; January. 7Sg7s977zsGT5sc; May, S254@
CoRNENo.S z December. S1IS@3lL@SO@ O@SO1z &c;
JanuaTy: SO14@Sg492s5s92s54c; May. S29S21s
G3lEG32c.
OATs-No 9. December, 2O@2OH@2OG2O
January, 2O14@2Q%G2oA@2OSSc; May, 221S@
MESS PORK, per bbl.-January. 81 l099 100
9 O579 O71S; February. 50 I7I6@9 2216@9 1870
LARD, per 100 Ds.-January $ S219@5 S21E@
S S0G15 80; February. S. S71565 6716&5 IS
as s.: May, Sc 0DG6 O5G16 0OG6 OH.
SHORT RIBS. per 100 bs.-January. 81 60
al 6219d4 6Oel4 621z; February, "a 6758@4 6716
al 6714@4 671S; May. s4 S218@4 S21S.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
nominally unchanged. No. 2Spring wheat, 775Sc:
No Sspring wheat 67@6Sc; No. red. 775Sc; No.
2cOrn. 3Oc. NJ. oats, 2O@2O1Ec. No. 2rye. 4414c.
timothy seed. 81 "a Mess pork, per bbl, IS 500
8 l21%. Lard. per 100 lbs SIS SZ7% Short ribs
sides uoosel. 81 1904 70. Dry sailed shoulders
tboxed), 81 1219@4 3; short clear sides (boxed)
81 9OQ4 IS. Sugars-Cutloaf, T1l9Sc: granu-
lated, 65sc; standard "a" 65sc. Receipts-
Flour, 220O0 barrels: wheat, 80 600 bushels: corn
47,0OO bushels; oats, l23 COO bushels; rye. 10000
bushels; barley, 5000 bushels Shipments
Flour, lSOO barrels; wheat a 000 bushels: corn,
29S,0OO bushels; oats. l5z000 bushels; rye, 5000
bushels; barley, 30, 900 bushels
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was dull; fancy creamery. 266261%c; fair
to good, l7G2Oei finest dairies, ls920c. Eggs, Is
@l9c.
NEW YoRK-Flour-Moderat bushes. home
firmer and moderately active, options moder-
ately active, 1sQ79c mp and steady Rye
steady; Western, 56G59c; Canada, 56@5Sc
Barley dull. Barley malt dull Corn-Spot
weaker and fairly active: options fairly active,
K@16c lower and steady. Oats-Spot frmer
and fairly active; options more active and &c
of. Hay steady and quiet. Hops quiet and
firm. Cofee-Options opened steady at 50l0
points down: closed firm on near, steady on late
months: sales $3.50 bags, including Decem-
ary. l5.50Gl5.70c; March. 15.5O9I570c; April,
1560Gl5.75c; Nav. l665@l5SOc; June, 1850
l5.75c; July. l170Gl590c; August. Is 58O6l5.9 CSC;
September, l570@l5,95c; October, I575c: No
vembeT. l675Gl6SOc; spot Rio quiet and steady;
duh and steady yacentrifugas $50 test, SIC: sales
l6O hogsheads; English island muscavado SO
test, ll-l6c; refined, quiet aud ea sy. Molasses
New Orleans steady. Rice quiet and steady.
Cottonseed oil steady. Tallow dull Rosin
steady. Turpentine steady ard quiet at 1870
4435c. Eggs quiet and lower; western, 22lz9
2215c; receipts, 4,45l packages Pork steady.
Cutmeats firm: picked bellies, 516@5]bc;
picked shoulders SIC; picked hams. SlSc.
Lard stronger and in moderate demand: sales.
LAP tierces; western steam, s6 1906 1215. clos
ing at S6 10; options, sales. $3.50 tierces; JAN
nary Sc OO96 80 closing at S. IL: February,
S. Is; March, Sc 2496 2, closing at S6 26 bid;
May, Sc $500 3S closing at Sc 81 bid. Butter
dull and weak; Elgin, 28l129c; western dairy, Ga
lSc; do creamery l4927c: do held, l00lSc; do
factory. 6QlSc. Cheese quiet and easy; west
ern. SQl0c
PHILADELPHIA-Flour dull and weak; West
ern and Pennsylvania, 81 5092 rs; do extras.
81 7563 90: No. 2 winter family, So 25@3 so;
" Mestern ester winter clear 81 O0g4 70; do straight
clear. So 5O94 90; do straight, 81 2564 75 do pat
ent 81 $500 ID. Wheat quiet: choice milling
grades are scarce and very firmly held;
fair to good milling. 7s@S5c; choice and fancy
@Slc: January, S016@Slc; February, S2@s215c;
March. S3GSS1Sc. Corn weak, and X916c low
er; car lots dull and weak; No. high mixed on
track, S2e: No. yellow in grain depot 35c;
steamer NJ; 2hlgh mixed, in Twentieth street
elevator, 361Sc; new No. 2 mixed for local trade
S7@3711zc; old No. 2 mixed in Twentieth street
elevator, 4Ohc; No, mixed December. SEQ
$3.50; January, 56lz z@365s; February, 36lS@365zc;
March, 367S1311zc. Oats-Car loUs lower; No
3 white, Boo; No. white, 3lc; do choice, SIC:
futures weak. and N@75G lower; No. 2 white,
December, 3918Q3lc; January, 2958@30c; Feb
ruary @1SG3Oc; March. 3O0S01Sc. Provisions
dull, but steady. Pork-Mess. new, Sll 5O3
Il 90; do prime mess, new, Sll 90; DO family
$l2 5O9lS co. Hams. smoked, Ie11Gl2c. Lard
Western steam, S6 1896 so. Butter inactive
and irregular; Pennsylvania creamery extra.
25GHc; do prints, extra, 33036c. Eggs-Fresh
stock scarce and firm; PENNSYLVANIA firsts. 25
@26c. Cheese quiet and steady; part SKINS "a
500 bushels; corn, l06 500 bushels; oats, II 500
bushels. Shipments = Wheat, I6OO bushels;
corn 500 bushels: oats, $500 bushels.
MASSACHUSETTS, wheat receipts at Min
neapolis and Duluth, for the past two davs.
show falling off of lS6 cars from those of the
same time the previous week, aggregating but
225 cars, of which Duluth received but cars.
Shipments 63 cars The demand for cash wheat
was fairly active at about the general range of
Saturdays prices. though in few cases a shade
more was realized for choice lots. Some good
milling wheat was taken for the outside mills,
but the bulk of il is packed up for home use by
local millers. Closing quotations: No l hard.
December and January, 7915c; May SS3zc; on
track, SOci No. Northern, December, 761$c;
January, 765zc; May. size; on track, 7S5zc;
No, Northern. December, 74c; January 74xc;
May, 7S12c; on track, 7497Tc.
ST LoUIs-Flour quiet and steady, Wheat
The market was firm at the opening. sold &c
higher, then receded and closed at about
figures; No. red, Nav. SIs<@82c.
closed at Sl1Sc asked; July. 7sSc@7AG773<c,
closed at 77szc. Corn lower: No. 2 mixed, cash,
25Ac; December closed at 251zc bid; January,
asked; July, 2gKc. Oats quiet but |TSIIST feeIinSS
strong; No. 2 cash, 1870: May, 21szc; January
19c bid. Rye-No. 2 hard, 42c BID. Flaxseed
steady at 81 3d. Provisions very quiet; advices
from controlling markets cansed a firmer
feeling. but did not lead to important trans
actions
CINCIENATI-Flour slow, but steady; family
s. 70GS 20; fancy So 6OG3 so. Wheat easier; No.
red, 7697Sc; receipts, 5000, bushels; shipments
200 bushels. Corn barely steady; No. mixed
S0c Oats easier; No. 2 mixed 23624c Rive
stronger: No. 2 4S650c. Pork quiet at SO so
Lard firm at S. 7O@5 70 Bulkmeats easy; short
RIBS, 81 rs. Bacon steady; short clear. S6 Vi
Butter slow. but steady: fancy creamery pa
SOe; choice dairy, l2@l4c Linseed oil steady at
57Q59c. Sugar easy; hard refined, 63z@7Ac;
firm; prime to choice Ohio fiat, 9@l0c.
MILwAUKEE-Flour steady Wheat quiet;
No. 2 spring on track, cash, 7S@75c; May.
l614c; No. / Northern, SIC. Corn quiet; No
;, on track, S1Sc 0ats easy; No 2 white. on