Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-17
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Freights and DRY Weather Are the
Bal and the Bear Cards.

was at about yesterday closing, and steadily ao
vanced A@5sc, then eased off ssG15c, but about
three-quarters of an hour before the close be-
gan TO show strength and advanced &c, and
closed firm and about 1a@5sc higher than yes
terday.
The influences brought to bear on the market
were variable. Ocean freights were again
quoted strong and tending higher. acting as
barrier to the export movement and no new
business was reported. The strength was at
tributed TO very dry weather in Missouri.
A very fair trade was transacted in corn, the
bulk of the business occurring early in the ses-
sion, after which the pit became less active
The feeling prevailing was easier. The market
opened at a shade under yesterdays closing
prices. was easy, and sold off &c, advanced
1sc, ruled quiet and closed a shade lower than
yesterday.
Oats were quiet and shade easier. There
was an absence of buying ORDERS but liberal
offers to sell May by prominent operator. A
moderate business transpired in May, but In
other deliveries transactions were light.
Trading in mess pork was more active, but
the feeling was somewhat unsettled, the prices
ruling irregular. Early the feeling was
stronger, and prices advanced 10Gl23c. Later
the market was easier, and prices settled back
5l71Sc. but rallied l09l2112c and closed steady.
In lard prices were a little more favorable to
sellers though outside figures were not fully
supplied. Trading was only moderatively act
i've.
A little more activity was manifested and the
trife higher, and outside figures were fully sus-
tanned.
EThe leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT No. 2 December S2GS2%@S1E
@s229e; year. s014@SQ24@SQAGSO74c; May, $50
''GGSG2SSSeS2 GoRSESo. z November, 8lKaSl1@8l@
3l1sc; December, Sl9Slc; May, 331s@5S1s@S2H
oATs-No. 2 November, 1sc; December,
MISS Pork, per bbl.-Noyember, SO $50
uary, So S569 5219@s S5@S 525k.
LARD, per 100 lbs. - November S. 500
8 92h95 year, S. S5@5 S71E; January, S. S7149
5 921595 S71505 S71%
SHORT RIBS. per 100 Bs.-November. 81 Tx
"a a9sg4 5zl4Q4 S715; January, 81 7219@4 ~
Cash quotarons were as follows: Flour
steady and unchanged No, 2 spring wheat,
SO1aqSO54e: No. spring wheat, 6iG67c; No. 2
red, SO124SO4o No. corn. 3034c. No. oats,
No. haxseed. 81 q. Prime timothy seed, 81 Is.
Mess pork. per bbl $40 75@l1 co. Lard. per 100
pounds, S6 20. Short RIBS sides Qoosel S. 05@
short clear sides Cboxed). IS 5O@5 6215 Sugars
Cut loaf unchanged. Receipts-Flour, 22,000
barrels; wheat, l5S.O00 bushels: corn, 265, 600
bushels: oats, S2S 600 bushels; rye, 1900 BUSH
els; barley, $4,000 bushels. Shipments-Flour,
1900 barrels; wheat, 1900 bushels; corn. 25l,-
600 bushels; oats 347 900 bushels; rye, 10000
bushels; barley, 1900 bushels
On the Produce Exchange to-day the but
ter market was dull and weak; fancy creamery,
2S@24e; fine, l7Gl9c; finest dairies, 20@2lc; fine,
l59l9c. Eggs, 1S@lS1ac.
NEW YoRK-Flour moderately active, clos
ing easy. Cornmeal dull. Wheat-Spot irreg-
ulaT. closing firm with fair milling demand; op-
higher, closing firm. Rye dull: western, 4S9
5216c. Barley quiet; Canada. 6S@6Sc; western,
55@65c. Barley malt dull: Canada, 75690c. Corn
Spot fairly active and easier; options dull
and easier. Oats-Spot dull and weaker; op-
tiens neglected. Hay in fair demand and firm.
Hops quiet and steady. Coffee-Options opened
steady atlO9l5 points up; closed steady at
2OGSO points up: sales, 5000 bags, including
December, l5009l5 zoe; January, l505@l5. l0c;
February, l5l0c: March. Is. l0@l5.20c; May, 1910
@l5.25; June l5.45c; July. 15.00@l505c; August,
sugar-Raw nominal: refined, dull and weak.
Molasses-New Orleans dull. Rice in fair de-
mand and firm. COttonseed oil quiet and
steady Tallow firm. Rosin firm and quiet.
Turpentine quiet and steady at 4s@4Slze. Eggs
quiet and about steady; Western, 2O@201%c;
receipts, 5000 packages. Pork firm: mess
inspected, sl2 25@l2 81 90; do. uninspected, sl2;
picked bellies, Il pounds, 71lc 10 pounds, Tszc;
IA pounds, &c: picked shoulders, 4lc; picked
hams, 91a@l015c; middles steady; short clear,
IS 70. Lard stronger and quiet; sales Western
Sc go. closing at Sc 20 bid; November, Sc Al bid;
December, S6 80; January, Sc q. closing at
80 0askedi February, Sc 80 bid; March Sc 81, clos
ing at S6 IS bid. Butter weak and quiet; Elgin,
25c; western dairy, 9Gl5c; do creamery l2d24c:
do held, l2@l9c; do factory, 714Gl3c. Cheese
quiet and steady.
PHILADELPHIA - Flour steady. Wheat
steady: speculation quiet; rejected in grain
graded, SSc f. o. b.; No. red, October. $50
SS1zc, November, S3@SSl4c; December, S4@
sac; January, S59S514c. CONCEPTIONS barely
steady; car lots firmly held but quiet; ungraded
r-al1 No i1l,
4l15c; do in grain depot. 42c: No. mixed, Oc-
tober. 39346040c; November 393z64Oc: Decem-
ber, S91s@S93sc; January, Ss4@391zc. Oats
Ca! Car lots ] steady; No Swhite Aac; No white,
tober, 2SG2Sl4c: November. 2S02SIc: Decem-
her, 2S14@2S54c; January, 2ss4@29lc Butt err
Quiet and weak; Pennsylvania prints, extra
2691c. Eggs-Fresh stock scarce and market
firm: Pennsylvana firsts, 2Sc. Receipts-Flour.
/, 600 barrels. wheat, 1900 bushels; corn "a GOD
bushels; oyts; 2 300 bushels. Shipments-Wbeat.
G. 400 bushels; corn, 3S 800 bushels: oats, IL 500
bushels
ST LoUIs-Flour dull but steady. Wheat
The market was dull and apathetic, prices swing
ing within small range most of the session.
Late there was stronger feeling and
the close was H@&c above yesterday. No 2red,
at SOssc asked; year. 774c closed at 7sc nominal:
May, S41SGS45sc closed at S41S6S45Sc bid
Corn weaker; No. 2 mixed, cash, 2Sk629c;
October. 2S5s@2S3zc, closed at 2Slsc; Novem,
30c: Oats lower; No. 2 mixed, cash. IS1<c
asked, lSc bid; May, 22c bid: October lS1c
asked; January, 1870 bid. Rye firm; No. 2
3S14c. Barley dull. nothing doing, 42Q4Sc
Provisions steady and firm.
MILwAUKEE-Whea firm; No / Northern.
SIC. Corn dull: No. 8. 3l@Sl1fc. Oats quiet:
No 2 white, 2l3c Rye quiet: No. l, 42s[c'
Barley steady: No. 2 and October. 54654%c.
Provisions firm. Pork, sll CO. Lard, s6 f0
Cheese lower; cheddars. 9991zc.
creamery, 2SG25c. Eggs quiet; western. dc
Coffee nominal; Rio cargoes, fair, 1870.
ToLEDo-Cloverseed active and steady: cash
,3 20: October, So 65; November, S3 7215; Japu, |