Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-27
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Rumors Of warlike Complications and n
Better European Demand Give Wheat
Whirl-LarRe Business and
Hfnber Prices All Rouud,


ruled irregular and closed &c higher than yes
terday. The deferred futures also were higher
and ruled more active than usual, closing lac
higher for August lAc higher for September
and l5Sc higher for December. The influences
governing the market were pretty much the
same as yesterday, and the short interest COW
cred freely. There was a great deal of long
wheat reported sold on the early advance, and
some short selling, no doubt in expectation of
break This caused the decline soon after the
opening, but the subsequent advance again
brought the early sellers in the market as buy
ers, and created a very strong feeling.
Foreign advices quoted a better demand and
higher prices, and the quantity on ocean pas
sage showed decrease OF 960, 900 bushels. For
eign securities we're quoted lower, aud there
were some vague rumors of European war COM
plications.
in corn, and the feeling developed was easier.
The market was firm around the opening, hut
as the session advanced offerings became quite
heavy, and in absence of any support prices de-
Oats opened fairly strong, but later the de-
cline in wheat and corn caused recession of
zoe, and the market closed easy at about in
side figures.
A good speculative trade was reported in
mess pork, and the feeling was stronger.
Prices were advanced l5@l711c, and the market
closed steady.
Only fair business was transacted in lard
The feeling was stronger and prices ruled 215c
higher.
sides, and prices ruled 5@715c higher.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT-No 2 July, S0H@Sl54GSI4@s
August, sl4@S0@77A@791aci September. 7s@
59A@71a@7s1sc; December, sO1z@slss@79S@
CORN No. 2 July. s5ss@S51a@s5@S57se;
August; S579@5sS55S@S5ssGS53sc; September, S6H
oAtSS oAAtTSs0So. July, 2gN@22N@22al@22zlc: Au,
gust 2234@22A@225sG22ssc; September, 2236@
MISS Pork per bbl7Jnly, slI 9274@I1 S539
Oh 0Oi September, sl2 O59l2 l5@l2 0OQ
L Oh.
.. LA6g 16gs E gsJ 100 ss-IsIy -os g egSSe @ o 6
SGss sspsember S AsgSss g sSss Sos sgs s SSs O
SHORT RIBS. per 100 bs.Z19ly, SIS 95g6 o215
as $500 90: August s. 0O@6 0714@6 0O9
6 O5; September, IS 1906 1906 O715@6 121155.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour firm
and unchanged; No. 2 spring wheat S3QS4c:
No. 3 spring wheat. 75&76c: No. 2 red, S3@
SIC. No. corn. $3.50. No Goats, 225sQ22ac.
seed 81 50. Prime timothy seed, 81 As. Mess
pork, per barrel, S11 95@l2 co. Lard per 100
pounds, Sc 62112. Short ribs sides uoosel. S6 00@
8 o. Dry salted shoulders (boxed), IS 25@
BIZ. Short clear sides (boxed), S6 25@6 3715.
Sugars unchanged. Receipts-Flour, q, 900
barrels; wheat, 1000 bushels; corn, 2l5 900
bushels; oaus, 177,000 bushels; rye, 1000 BUSH
els; barley, 1000 bushels. Shipments-Flour.
bushels; oats, 1872 600 bushels; rye, q 600 BUSH
els; barley, 1000 bushels
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was firm and unchanged. Eggs firm
at ]212c.
NEW YoRK-F1our active and 5@l5c higher;
demand chiefly at home. Cornmea1 steady and
l(llAc higher-Spot firm; moderately active;
options unusually active, chiefly in turning
contracts to later months; advanced 15S@lTc;
closing at Ic over yesterday and firm. Rye
firmer; a boatload of Western sold at SOC for
export. Barley malt quiet. Corn-Spot steady
and modera teiy active; options more active,
quiet; options steady and moderately active;
Hay, steady and quiet Hops. steady and
quiet. Coffee-Options opened steady 5@20
points up; closed barely steady; unchanged 10
points up; sales, l265OO including July, I34O@
1S.60c: August, 13.6O@13. .75c; September, 1900
1850; October, 13.7S@l3.95c; November. 1850
IS.90c; December. lSS5@l4.05ci January, l3 95@
14-lOc; April, H.OO@4l0c; May, l40O@l415c.
Spot Rio inactive, fair cargoes at l61z.
Sugar-Raw, quiet and firm; refined firm and
New Orleans quiet. Rice steady and quiet
Cotton seed oil weak and dull; crude 3904Oc;
yellow, 47@4sc. Tallow easier; city, 43-16@
& na R0sn mist STEADY az and quiet Turpensnss tine
in moderate demand; western, 141zQl415c; re-
ceipts. 7Ol7 packages. Pork steady; mess. sis 90
firm: sales picked bellies. Il pounds, 65Sc: IA
pounds, 62Sc; picked hams, l2c; picked
shoulders, 5lsc; middles dull; short clear S6 IS.
Lard-Sales western steam, s6 921l@7 90. clos
at s8 90 bid; August s6 9917 05, closing at 81 06
bid; September, 81 0S@7 Is, closing at 81 Is bid;
October, 81 IL. Butter less active and barely
steady; western dairy, lo@lac; do creamery,
and stronger; western, 7A@SHc.
PHILADELPHIA - Flour firm and quiet
Wheat-Spot lots scarce and firm; options
quiet; No. red in export, 9S1ac; No. 2red June,
September. S3@S312c. Corn-There was de-
mand for export, and, with light offerings the
market ruled firm; speculation, however, was
tame; ungraded track and grain depot 43c; No.
No. mixed June. 4215@43c: July. 421%943c: An
gust. 43@43Ac; September. 4315944c Oats-Car
lots quiet, but firm: N o3 white 3l15G3l3le; regu-
lar No. white quoted at SS54@3ic; choice No
white, 35Hc; choice ungraded white, 35lLc;
futures steady: No. 2 white June 32%@33I<c:
July. 327sG331sc: August. 5lsz@S21Ic: Septem-
Der. 3lA@3214c. Butter quiet and irregular;
Pennsylvania creamery extra, l6@l7c; do
prints, extra, lSc.
oRE-Wheat-Western easy: No.
winter red, spot and June, S41Sc; July, S215@
S254c; August Sl7s@S2lsc; September, s215c,
Corn-Western easy; mixed, July, 4l1s@4l5sc;
steamer, 391I@4Oc. Oats firm; Western white,
32Q34c Rye quiet at 49@5Oc. Hay-Timothy,
sl4 5O@l5 90; Provisions quiet. Butter steady;
creamery, l69l71sc Eggs Irm at 15@I516c, Cof-
Flour, 1000 barrels; wheat, 1000 bushels; corn,
1000 bushels; oats. 5000 bushels. Shipments
Flour, 5000 barrels; wheat, 5000 bushels; corn,
2l.000 bushels. Sales-Wheat, 19l, 900 bushels:
corn, 1900 bushels.
ST. BoUIs.-FIour quiet but firm. Wheat
higher; the close was ll4@l12c over yesterday;
No. red. cash, S5c; June, S5c, closing at S5c;
July, 741s@753zc, closing at 1910; August, 74II
@755zc, closing at 1910; September, T5I676c.
closing at 1870 bid; December closed at 1870
bid; year, 741s@74l4c, closing at 759sc nominal.
Corn firm; cash, 3l5sc; July closed at 3I5s@3l3[c:
August 3215c bid; September, 33Z bid Oats
stead; cash and July, 223sc. Rye dull at 4Oc
bid. Provisions higher and firm.
CINCINNATI-Flour barely steady. Wheat
firm; No. red, s66S7c; receipts, $500 bushels:
shipments, 500 bushels. Corn strong: No 2mixed'
SIC. Oats active and strong: No. 2 25@26c. Rive
firmer; No. 2, 45@46c. Pork frmer at SI2 Is.
Lard stronger at S6 32155.- Bulkmeats frmer;
short ribs, S6 00@6 02l Bacon stronger; short
clear, l778c. Butter easy. Sugar firm. Eggs
and cheese easy.
MILWAUKEE, - Flour in good demand.
Wheat firm; cash and July. 7915c; Septem-
her, 1910. Corn dull; No. 3, 3515c. Oats steady:
No.2 white, Csc. Rye quiet: No. /, 1870. Barley
dull; No. 2, 50@5lc. Provisions firm Pork
$lI 80. Lard, IS CO. Cheese unchanged; ched.
dars, S@SAc.
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