Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-09
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Cereals Badly DemoraIized by Bearish
Weather Reports at Home and
Abroad-Hog Products Quiet
and Some of Them

ures Saturday. Foreign markets were quoted
| firm and private cables mentioned a lack OF
rain in England, which was having some effec,
on values, though the public report said
weather showery.
Rain was reported in the Northwest, but ad
vices from there stated that the hot weather OF
the last few days had done further damage to
the crop. There was very good buying most OF
the session, and 1t was limited that prominent
local trader on the short side was the principal
taker. The offerings were not large and under
the steady buying the advance was gradual and
well sustained.
But little interest was manifested in corn,
trading being light and limited to the opera.
tions Of local traders. There was no new fea-
ture of importance that had any apparent in
| fuence on the market, which was dull and fea-
tureless the entire session. fluctuations being
confined within q narrow range, and prices did
| not vary materially from Saturday.
Oats were quiet and easy, and prices declined
1s@kc.
Trading was only moderately active in the
market for mess pork. At the opening feeling
was frmer and prices were advanced 5Q711c.
Later the feeling was easier and prices receded
prevailed, and prices rallied 715@l0c and closed
| quiet.
Rather light trade was reported in the lard
market Prices exhibited little change from
| 21z@I5c early, then receded again and closed
steady at medium figures.
A moderate business was transacted in short
rib sides and prices averaged lower. Prices
ruled 2H@oc lower, and closed steady at about
medium figures.
The leading futures ranged asf follows:
WHEAT No. July, SS@8312 2@83@SS1Sc; Au-
gust, 7s34@79ss9 a@795sc; September. 7S1z@
7914@7S130 30793sc; December. S0@8l3s S0@8l1 &c.
CoRN-No. 2 August, 351S4S5ssG35asG 1880;
seSptem56seT; S}4935'sgSS4gSose; October. 30
OhTs-So; : August 22ss@22ss@224e2Hc:
September. .223s@22H@22ss@N11c
I MESS sSs PShk R per ssSA9sus 81 S2SII "a "a
Il 5O@if 90; October. $40 25GIO 40@l0 5GIO 40
LARD, per 100 bs.-August, s. S2@Q6 $50
3214@6 IS; September, s6 1906 45G6 4O9
SHORT RIBS per 100 ns.-August. IS s215@
5 S212Q5 1895 50; September. SIS S715@5 Sf55
@5 S217@5 SIX; October. IS 7095 725s@5 7O@
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour firm;
dealers asking higher prices. No. spring
wheat, Ss51@s4c; No. spring wheat, nomipal;
@ oats 2sssc: Ne. rye 4ac No. Oia barley % nom
inal. No. 1 faxseed. 81 Sa Prime timothy seed
81 4515l IS. Mess pork. per barrel, sll 5O0ll S.
sdes % oose sS5 S. pTy ssed aODs
lboxedl. s. 25@5 371f Short clear sides (boxedl
g lZ9g0 q Sugars, cut loaf unchanged
bushels; corn. $4,000 bushels; oats. i5s.OOO
bushels; rye, 1000 bushels; barley. 2000 bushels.
Shipments-Fiour. 1900 barrels; wheat, 81 600
bushels; corn. $4,000 :bushels; oats, 366, 1000
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was quiet and unchanged. Eggs In fair
demand at l2@l211c.
NEW YoRK-Flour stronger held higher and
low Western. 81 45@2 Is Wheat-Spot quiet,
AQlc higher and firm; options Slow. July nc
higher on light deliveries OF new crop; shorts
covering; other months were as@11c up, clos
Barley dull; Canada, 9oc@Sl 05 for old
and new. Corn-Spot active and firm: options
firm and quiet. Oats-Spot dull and weaker;
Hay quiet and steady. Hops quiet and steady.
points down. Closing steady and 10
neudPPG @2 PS5s 5ay IS ssifs xugu. sosG Ssss
September, i355@lSSO; October, l365@I385;
November. l370@laS0; December. 1265@
$S I$s5 'Snqssy MaPs5 t$aS9ISs0 n4 EsSrpaTy S
l3S504OO; spot Rio dull; fair cargoes, l6c
Sugar-Raw in better demand and firm; sales
of $40 bags and SIS tons Marion at 61Ic; SIS
bags molasses, so test at &c; L5ll hogsheads
and ,22l bags English Islands, so test, at 7c;
200 hOgsheads Barbados, S9o test, at Tic: re-
fined in n fair demand and firm; Molasses firm;
steady. Tallow barely steady Rosin steady
and quiet Turpentine quiet and steady. Eggs
in good demand and firmer; western prime, 1881
5.522 packages. Pork quiet. Cutmeats firm;
sales of picked bellies, IL pounds, 7c; 10
pounds, picked hams, 1l34c; picked shoulders,
Western steam, s. 70; July, S. . asked e quea Au
gust. S6 70 bid; September. IS o0@6 50, closing
at Sc S2 asked; October. Sc IS asked: January,
weak; western dairy. l03l31zc; dc creamery,
12Gl7c; do factory. Sll3c. Cheese dull and
easy; western, G4@75zc.
PHILADELPHIA-Flou firm but quiet: Ohio
and other Western clear. 81 2594 so; do straight.
mai fair To- nhAiaa
SO: Minnesota clear. SO 50@4 Is; do straight,
81 5OQ5 40: do patent, S. 7596 25 Wheat-July
advanced ! cent; futures beyond this month
dull; cash No: red scarce and firm; ungraded
on track and in grain depot, 82c;No 2 red July
s51zQs6c; August. S4GS41lc; September. $40
s413c; October, s4Gs5c. Corn-Fair demand for
speculation quiet; prices of options ruled
steady; No. 2mixed in Twentieth street eie-
yator, 4S1zc; No. 2 yellow in grain
$RRsd GfRsd sfG july DO 4ec e sack Aaeast s No asS
4S1zc; September, 43@4S1Sc; October. $50
44c: oats-Carlots quiet but firm; No. mixed
S26SHSc; No. white. 33s4@S5c; futures dull |
and barely steady; No. 2 white July, 800 |
Sss4c; August gus sS@s2He; September, $I16GSac;
good jcbbing demand Pork Mess me new W.
sl4 90; do prime mess, sl3 So: do family, siS 50
@l5 so; hams, smoked. 13@l4c. Lard-Western
steam, So S197 co. Butter dull and weak; Penn |
sylvaniS creamery. extra, l6Gl6xc; do prints, |
extra, 22@25c. Eggs unsettled; Pennsylvania |
frsts, l414@l5c. Cheese dun: part SKINS 617c.
ReceIpts-Flour, 1.600 barrels; wheat. zoo bush |
els; corn, 7l.2O0 bushels; oats. 1880 bushels /
Shipments-Wheat, 400 bushels; corn IO9 100 |
bushels; oats, 7,4OO bushels.
CINCINNATI-Flour in fair demand; family.
s. 3OQ3 Co. Wheat unsettled and lower; No. 3 |
red, Soc; new, SpQS2c. Corn scarce; No. 2 |
mixed, 3s15c. Oats firm; No. mixed, $50 |
2512c. Rye quiet; easier: No. 2 4Sc Pork
barely steady at Sl2 Lard in fair demand at |
% lOg6 l2%. Bulkmeats quiet. and easier; |
short rib, s. SIh. Bacon easy; short clear, 81. |
Butter quiet; fancy creamery, 1Sd20c; choice |
dairy, 9Al0c. Linseed oil steady at 6OGD62c |
Sugar firm; refined, 915G95sc; New Orleans, TX |
QS4c. Eggs dull. Cheese firm.
BALTIMoRE-Wheat- W estern firm; No. 2 |
winter red, SPOT SS12c July, size; August, 83Q |
S3Ac; September, S3GS35sc. Corn-Western |
4215@4254c; September 425S@43c; steamer, 4Oc 1
bid Oats unchanged. Rye and hay unchanged |
Provisions quiet and steady. Butter quiet. |
Eggs easy at l2c. Coffee nominal. Receipts |
flour, 1900 barrels; wheat, 2000 bushels; corn,
$50 bushels: oats, 1900 bushels; rye, 1000 |
bushels. Shipments-None. Sales Wheat,
l56, GOO bushels: corn, lS0. 900 bushels.
ST. LoUIs-Flour unchanged but firm. Wheat
cash steady; options higher; No. 2 red, cash,
175sc; July closed at 751zc; August 75c asked:
September, 761sc; December. 791<c bid Corn
irm; No. mixed, cash, 3l1s@S2c; July closed at
Oats weak; No. cash, 2311zc bid; August, 2ll<c;
Inly, 221Sc bid; May. 2o5sc bid; September, YIsc
Did. Rye-No. 2 40c bid. Provisions quiet
MILWAUKEE - Flour unchanged. Wheat
irm; cash. 794c; September, 7slzc, Corn firm;
No. 3. 36c. Oats trm; No. white, 4Sc.
Eye. 1910. Barley easy; Nos2 September, 5Sc
Provisions easy. =
ToLEDo-Cloverseed dull; cash, 81 50; octo-
'er, 81 so.