Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-03
MARKETS BY WIRE.
A Good Speculative Movement at Chicago
July whent Higher, but Later OPP
lions Lose Ground-The Wealth.
er Still Controll-

comnared with Yesterdays closing, but good
buyinp at the decline started prices upward.
and July advanced 25sc, then declined 2lsc, and
closed at l1<c higher than yesterday. August
advanced nc above inside prices, receded &c,
and closed &c lower than yesterday. Decem-
Der advanced lLc above inside price. receded
Sc, and closed Nc lower than yesterday.
The early weakness was due to reported rains
in Dakota and in the Northwest generally last
evening and this morning, with drop In the
Temperature of several degrees. Butgood buy
started shorts to covering, which advanced the
price for this future, and other deliveries fol-
lowed to some extert Cable advices also noted
| a better feeling. Advices from Russia spoke
of the damage TO the crops there asfully as bad
as heretofore reported.
A fair speculative business was transacted in
corn the first half of the session, after which the
MT became quiet and inactive. The feeling was
quite firm. and trading was at high range of
prices with fluctuations covering wider range
than for several days past The strengthening
shipping demand which continues unabated,
and the near futures showed advances of q
41Sc.
in mess pork the inquiry was moderately act
i've and the offerings were not very large. Early
prices ruled 5G712c higher. Later the feel
ing was stronger and prices were advanced 100
I25Sc, but near the close the feeling was easier.
and reduction of 71<@l0c was submitted to.
Rather a dull. easy feeling prevailed In the
market closed easy.
In the market for short ribs prices were about
216@5c lower at the opening, but ruled steadIer
again, and the decline was recovered. Toward
the close the market weakened and prices de-
clined 5@l71zc.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT No. July S0@S23z z@795k6821Ec;
DeSessnSsf. sosSsiS7isS "a
CoRN-No 2 August, s5H@S554@s5h0 h0s5hc;
ssptem66eT; SS940S0'sgS39s@sSc; October. 0oG
$s1sg Asgnss :29SSss22sa2ss2ao;
MESS PoRK: per b6L-ApgUss sll 55@lJ s5@
LARD per 100 bs.-August Sc 55@s 55Qs 52k
96 521f; September, s6 771<Q6 771fg6 621aQ
SHORT RIBS, per 100 bs.-August. IS s71f@
0OQ5 s5Q5 IS; September. Sc e5@6 O596 0@
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour firm
and unchanged; No. spring wheat s211@sSc;
No. 3spring wheat, 76GS0c; No. red, S2ll9
sSc. No. corn. S5ssc; Nc. oats. 2s4@225sc;;
No: 2rye' !271c No: barley nominal; No:
Mess pork, per barrel, s1l 65Ql1 20. Lard. per
100 pounds, Sc 42H. Short ribs sides (loosel.
s. 9665 95 Dry salted shoulders (boxed), IS Is
as 37x Short clear sides (boxed), S6 2596 S715.
Sugars, cut loaf. unchanged. Receipts-Flour,
1900 barrels: wheat 1000 bushels; corn. 289 600
Bushels: oats, l7S.0O6 bushels; rye. none. Ship
els; corn 2l6.OOo bushels; oats. $4,000 bushels;
rye. none.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was firm and unchanged. Eggs firm
at I2@12Hc.
NEW YoRK-Flour held firmly and moder.
ately active for home and export Cornmeal dull
and unchanged. Wheat-Spot weaker, and in
moderate demand for milling and export;
steady. Barley malt dull. Corn-Spot fairly
active, stronger; options fairly active. higher
and firm. Oats--Spot firm and lower, active;
options moderately active and steady, Hay
Quiet and steady. Hops-Quiet and steady.
l0@l5 points down; closed easy 6oQ
July, l825@lS75: August, 1S.4O@l4s5; Sep.
tember and October, lS6O@l4l5; No
yember. 1s7O@l4l6; December 1869
ia7sel4s S ssh%IaTs March 1a7SSifs s9 Nay lss s5Ha5S
spot rye, fair cargoes, 1870. Sugar-Raw
strong and quiet; fair refining, nc; centrifu-
gals, $50 test. SIC: refined steady and quiet.
Moiasses-Foreign strong; New Orleans quiet.
Rye in moderate demand and steady. Cotton
seed oil inactive Tallow firm. Rosn quiet
gSs n
steady; western, lSl4@l3s4c; receipts. 81 pack
ages. Pork more active; mess. Sl3 25Gl3 so;
mess. Sc IS; plate, IS 7O@S %. Beef hams quiet,
quoted at SIS. Cutmeats stronger; sales, picked
bellies, II pounds average, SIC; picked shoul-
ders, 6s@5Ac; picked hams. ll4@l2c Lard
city, s6 80; July, Sc IS bid; August. s6 90G6 92
closing at S6 80; September, S6 9e: October.
s6 1907 20, closing at 6 99 Butter moderately
easier; western dairy. l09l4c; do country, l213
@l7c; do factory. 715@lSc. Cheese dull and
easieri western, 7L@S1fc.
PHILADELPHIA-Flour quiet and firm but
in good demand Wheat-September firmly
maintained because of scarcity but demand
from millers light; speculation.quiet.and prices
| of options closed nominally lc lower; No. red,
in elevator. CSC; No. red, july, .S311@s4c;
A -IA- lCalZ a.
| tober, S4@S5c. CONCEPTIONS firm, but quiet;
| car lots for local trade in fair demand and
| firm; No. mixed, in Twentieth street eleva-
tor, 431ac; do, in grain depot, 1870; No. high
depot, 44c: No. mixed July. 4214@42szc: Au-
gust. 4254a4s1zc; September. 4SsE @4334c; Octo-
PRICES steady; No; 2 mixed, soc; No white,
311zc;do choice. 32@3211c; No. white. S315c;
do choice, S5c; futures quiet but firm; No. 2
white, July. 33gS316c; August S26921Sc; Sep
| tember, 32G3215c; October. 32@32H. Provisions
III fair iobbing demand and steady. Butter
quiet and steady; Pennsylvania creamery, ex-
ira, l61S@l5c; do prints 2o@25e; Eggs dull
ST. LoUIs-FIour Iquiet and dull but un.
changed. Wheat-Options lower, but the re-
| ceipts were so small that offerings were light
and quickly absorbed by eager buyers: subse-
quently there was an advance, but a very nerv-
| Gus and unsettled market, owing to a higher
Chicago market, and prices ductuated rapidly;
the close was s6@5c above yesterday for July
anu AuRusJ oui ocplculDeT lac ana De-
cember &c lower:No. 2 red. cash, SIC for old and
7s54c for newaJuly, 74Q753sc, closed at 741sc
asked; August, 74lI@75c, closed at 74ssc asked;
September, 751s976c, closing at 757sc asked;
December, 7szQ7slc, closed at 79c asked.
Corn higher: there was very little for sale and
with higher markets elsewhere prices i'm
proved, July gaining most; No. mixed, Size:
July, BIC, closing at 3lsSc bid; August, 52G
S21zc, closing at 32Isc bid: September. 83@33Sc.
closing at 3S1Sc bid. Oats duh and nominal:
No. cash, 22115c bid; July, 22]zc; August, 2Oslc
bid; September. 2lc. :Rye-No.2 2, 40c. Flaxseed
| Spot salable at 81 Is.
| CINCINNATI - Flour easy. Wheat easier
| No. 2 red, soc; receipts none; shipments l,6OC
bushels: Corn quiet: No. 2mixed, 3S911c. Oats
steady No mixed, 2511c. Rye easy: No. 2, 451S
@46c. Pork easier at 81 2lH. Lard weaker al
s62211. Bulkmeats and bacon steady. Butter
quiet. Sugar firm. Eggs heavy. Cheese steady
MILwAUKEE-Flour in good demand. Whea,
steady; September, 7716c. Corn firm; No. 8
| S514c. Oats quiet; No. white. 2Sc Rye dull
| No. ], 43@4S15c. Barley quiet: No. 2, 4Sc. Pro
visions easier. Pork, Sli 20. Lard, s6 As
Cheese steady; cheddars, $685..
ToLEDo-Cloverseed dull; cash, 81 SO; Octo
Der, $4 90.