Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-30
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Bulls on Wheat ut ChicaGo Strike snag-
Local and General Influences All
Favor the Bear Side-Hog Pro-
ducts TTnxattIad nd Weak

favored the bears. Early cables were weak,
and the weather in England was reported fine.
Rather free offerings of December. supposed
to be for foreign account Zone operator sold
lo0.O 900 bushels), helped to depress the market,
and the weaker feeling was intensified by the
bearish cables The Chicago report on the visible
supply was 90, 900 bushels decrease, and although
great deal more than that was figured on at
the close of last week by the trade generally,
the posting did not perceptibly influence
values, as the effect had already been dis
counted. The movement of wheat out OF nrst
hands is rapidly increasing.
Outside domestic markets were all slightly
lower in sympathy with the weakness here.
News from the Northwest was generally favor
able, and the feeling seems to be growing
among traders that the crop as whole is ''all
right" Weather in the Southwest was again
moist. Thirteen boat loads were taken at Balti-
more for Antwerp direct New ork reported
seven loads, and 100000 bushels or over were
worked" here. The volume of speculative
business transacted was under the average,
| and at times trading dragged. the close being
tame at a net decline for the day in the active
futures of &c July closed Nc off,
But very little interest was manifested in
corn, there being no conspicuous trading one
way or the other, transactions being confined
mainly to local operators. The feeling on the
whole was a trife easier. though prices showed
little change compared with Saturday, and
were limited to 1sa1Zc range.
Oats were steadler, due TO the wet weather,
but the volume of business was light and
mainly OF local character.
Quite an active trade was reported in the
market for mess pork and the feeling was un-
settled and weak. Opening sales were made at
56l713c decline. but the filling of few orders
declined I56I20c. Near the close prices rallied
7156ll0c, ana the market closed quiet.
A dull and unsettled feeling prevailed IN the
lard market On the whole range, prices re-
ceded 5d715c and the market closed quiet at
medium figures
Considerable interest was manifested in the
market for short rib sides, but the feeling was
easy during the greater portion of the day.
Prices declined 5Q715c and the market closed
suet at inside figures.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT - No. July, 79D79l4 4l7S1&G79c;
August, 7714G7712@77@77c; September. IN
@7I1s97624g711sc; December, 7s@791sQ7S74Q
1896.
36Isc
oATs-No 2. August, DC: September. 2lzs
@22G2lSQ2l5Sc; October, 22lSSD22Lsc
MESS Pork, per bbl.-August $40 60@lO 62]z9
10 5211gl0 5218; Septem Der. $40 65QlO 7O9lO 30
@lO 90; October, $40 S5@lO 35
LARD,per 100 Ss;5Angust ;-;Ag So 05@6 o216; Sep
sH6ET sddS5 goI9Is R1ns per 100 bs;ZAuguss g 4O9
421295 IN; October, IS 45@I5 40.
Cash quotaIlons were as follows: Flour nomi-
nally unchanged. No. spring wheat. 79c; No.
Sspring wheat, nominal: No. red, 79c. No. 2
COTIl. oO1SC. NO. OaUs, NO. rye, 4oI2C.
No. barley nominal No faxseed. 81 835z.
Prime timothy seed. 81 44Ql As Mess pork per
barrel, $40 5OQl0 60. Lard, per 100 pounds,
So o2XG6 &C. Short ribs, sides Qoosel, s. $50
as 25 Short clear sides (boxed), s. 1895 S71S.
Sugars unchanged. Receipts-Flour, q 600
barrels: wheat, 5000 bushels; corn. 242.OO0
bushels: oats, l23 OCO bushels; rye, 5000 bushels;
barley, none. Shipments-Flour, 10000 barrels;
wheat, 1l5.000 bushels; corn. 10000 bushels;
oats 2Si 900 bushels; rye. p 900 bushels barley,
LOCO bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was fairly active; fancy creamery l6@
l64c; fine. l31a@l4c; finest dairies ll@l2c; fair
to good, 9@l0c. Eggs, lie.
NEW YORK-Flour moderately active and
heavy. Cornmea1 steady and in moderate de-
mand. Wheat-Spot-Market less active un-
settled and heavy; options-July advanced ear
,y: on rev torelgn ,S shorts covering e after
months were moderately active, chiefly on
local account, and closed steady at a LG5zc
decline. Rye quiet Barley nominal. Barley
malt dull Corn--Spot irregular and higher.
closing heavy and fairly active; options fairly
active, LsQ5sc higher and steady Oats-Spot
higher and moderately active: options dull and
easy. Hay hrm and in demand. Hops quiet
and easy. Coffee-Options opened steady l06
Is points down and closed steady l0@l5 points
up; moderate trade and irregular cables; sales.
$3.50 bags; including July, 4lOc; August, Hl0
@l425c; September. A2O6l445c: October. l4.2O
Ql445c; November, A2OQ44Oc: Decem-
%5rcn her A2GS1aSc; hIs :Oc January $5SIt45c $4
spot Rio steady: fair cargoes, I7Zc.
Sugar-Raw dull and nominali refined quiet
a and steady and Ac loweri G, e2S@7c; extra G
71sc: of A. 7 l5-l6@S1sc; mold A, S34c; standard
A. SIC; confectioners' A, SIC; cut loaf, 91sc;
crushed, 91Sc; powdered, 91sc: granulated, SIC;
cubes, &c. MOlasses-Foreign quiet; New Or
leans dull. Rice quiet and steady. Cotton
seed oil unsettled: better export demand.
Tallow strong; city lS2 for packages), ll-l6c:
out of town packages free), common to
StriCtlV choice g.
quiet. Turpentine steady and quiet Eggs
quiet; good stock and steady; western, 100
IS34c; receipts, 1874 packages. Pork steady.
Cut meats strong; pickled bellies, 71zGs1zc;
picked hams, ll12@lls4c; picked shoulders,
$4,000; middles quiet. Lard freely offered
and much lower; western steam, So 1905 As,
closing at Sc 421Z; city, Sc 10; August. S6 S73
43. closing at IS Al; September, S6 47Q1G 81
closing at Sc so bid: October closing S6 50 bid:
November. S. SS, closing at S. "a bid; Decem-
closing at Sc 2S; February. Sc 34@6 3S, closing
at S6 a. Butter weak and fairly active; western
dairy. l0@l2]ac: do creamery, ll@17c; do fac
tory, SQl215c. Cheese quiet and steady; west
ern. 6@7c
PHILADELPHIA - Flour - Supplies l1rht
and choice old winters in fair demand at
firm prices. Spring wheats, as well as new
ern clear, 81 25@4 s.; do. do straight. 81 75@
90; winter patent fair to choice, S. 006l5 50;
Minnesota clear. So 50G4 25; do. straight, "a so
as So; do patent, S. 5Oq6 90. Wheat opened II
queutly ruled steady up to close; speculation
tame: car lots IN good request; choice old un-
graded longberry, in grain depot, 81 05: new,
red in export elevator, SOC; No. red in do S6<c;
No. 2 red. July, S6flS615c: August. S4l< lS5%c:
September, S4]3@S5c; October. S5@S51Sc Corn
er reports from other grain centers; No 2
mixed in Twentieth street elevator 45c; do
dead storage, in export elevator, 1870; No.
mixed, J1Iy aI@454e; August l4S25g4lc; Sep.
Car lots ruled steady. with fair local trade
demand; No, 8 white, 1910; No. 2 white in
Twentieth street elevator, S5c; futures quiet
but steady; No. 2 white, July, l4@3416c;
August, 3ls4@32I4c; September, 3U5zG8I1Sc;
October, 3lA@3l1ac Provisions in fair de-
mand.
ST. LoUIs-Flour unchanged. Wheat lower
Cloudy weather, receipts below estimates and
advices of higher Chicago market opened
the markets at other points above expectations
and other markets declining. started selling
day; No. red. cash, 781s@735zc; July 7sl
@7S3zc, closed at 731zc bid; August 7315774c,
closed at 7314c; September. 74@745kc, closed
& bid: Sesp oF1 6nef GISseS Snt at we
July, S8Slc; August, s25S@SSc, closed at Sc;
biS Rsce%osr Go,E s2c; May Sgi closed at Sc
2216c, September, 22Ac; May. 251sc bid. Rye |
No. salable at 42c. Flaxseed-sl Is bid for |
spot 81 q for August.
CINCINNATT-Flour dull; family, SO 25G3 so; |
fancy. So S564 co. Wheat quiet; No. 2 red 7Sc; |
receipts l4.Op0 bushels; shipments, 1900 bush
els. Corn easier; No 2 mixed, 871S@3Sc. Oats |
easier; No. mixed, 251xc. Rye in light de- |
mand; No. 2. 46c. Pork easier at Sll 371l. Lard |
lower at IS S5@5 S71z. BuIkmeats nominal; |
short RIB, IS 75. Bacon steady: short clear ST 70
Butter steady; fancy creamery 18020c; choice |
dairy, S3lOc. Linseed oil steady at 60062c. |
Sugar weaker: hard refined, 9@95sc; New Or |
leans. 7]&@S1]c- Eggs firm al l0c, loss of. |
Cheese steady; prime to choice Ohio fiat, 7@Sc.
MHwAUKEE-Fiour steady; Wheat easy;
;, 361Sc Oats dull; No. 2 white 2802S1Sc Rye