Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-26
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Not Much Vim In the Wheat Pit, but Vaiues
Ruls Frnctionally Higher-Cabls
Advices Rather Discourag.


for awhile and then advanced &c for Decem
Der and Mc for May above inside hgure
reached. eased off &c. rallied &c and closed %
| higher for December and &c higher for Ma!
than closing figures of yesterday.
Trading is gradually centering in May. Ther'
was really nothing new in the influences pre-
sented on which to base speculative ventures
Gable advices were unfavorable for holders
1t was rumored that the Agricultural Depart
ment figured a total yield of z9S 000, 900 bushel.
for the crop of 1889 but nothing definite could
be learned regarding the rumor. There was
| rumor that 20 loads of wheat had been taken IT
| New York for export, but late adyices denleC
this, but stated that it might prove to be q
| loads of No. Northern taken by Philadeiphls
Inillers Milwaukee reports 10 000 sacks to-day
| 1t was estimated that the receipts at Minneapo
\ lls for Monday would reach 1000 cars.
In corn the firm feeling that has prevailed
for several days past became more apparent
to-day, and higher prices were established,
especially on the near deliveries. The stronger
tone was due to the small receipts, wet weather,
good shipping demand and decreasing stocks.
The market opened &c above the closing prices
| of yesterday, was strong, receivers and ship
| pers both purchasing near months, and gradu-
ally advanced &c. eased OFF &c, became hrmer.
and closed 1zGLSc higher than yesterday.
| Oats were steadier with light trading. More
pressure to sell January was noted, and fair
business was transacted in the way of chang
| ing trades from December to January at &c
| difference.
In mess pork moderate trade was reported,
but the feeling was somewhat unsettled and
| prices irregular. October deliveries were easy
and l0Gl211c lower. The market closed rather
| quiet.
In lard little more steadiness was mani
Tested, but trading was only moderate. Prices
ruled slightly higher, and the market closed
steady.
In short ribs sides trading was dull, and there
were no particular changes to note.
Ine leaQlng futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT No. 2 December. 795z@S0H@79A
SSss @sSssc; yea, year, 7S9z@7SN@7s4G7S5sc; May, $3.50
o4SSoSzsgo4eS; SoS o,eo,,17o,a,,s>..
Dc 0December, S0S@SlHQSoH@Sl1zc; May. SS1S@
33z@33G331Sc.
OATs-No. 2 November, ls36@ls5kc; January,
a19sz a19sz@ls4@ls1s3ls1ze; May, 2lssG2l4@2lsSg
Mess PORK. per bbl-November. So so@
January, s. 45@a 471S@S ssj6@s l75S -
6s COAT Co. 100 MS S a, ss 5 g OSS
January, s. 9O@5 9255@5 9O@5 921S.
SHORT RIBS. per lO0 bs.-November, 81 IS
"a 9Og4 S5@4 IS; January, 81 T1l@4 77k.
Cash quoTauons were as follows: Flour dull:
winter steady; spring patents IOc lower. No. 2
spring wheat. 7s1f@7S5sc: No. 8 spring wheat,
749T5c; No. 2 red, 7s5l@7ss6c. No. 2 corn.
No. barley, Sc, No. faIseed, 81 Is Prime
timothy seed, 81 20. Mess pork, per Dbl. Sll IS.
Lard. per 100 pounds, Sc 30. Short RIBS sides
Ioosel, % 1895 So Dry salted shoulders (boxed),
j.
% 611. Sugars, cut loaf unchanged. Receipts
Flour, 5000 barrels; wheat, l2l.000 bush
els; corn, I77.0O0 bushels; oats, l62, 600 bush
els; rye, 1900 bushels; barley lO4, 600 bushels
Shlpments-F1our, 10000 barrels; wheat 81, 900
bushels; corn, 6s4 600 bushels; oats US 600 BUSH
els; rye, 5000 bushels; barley, 5000 bushels
On the produce exchange to-day the butter
market was unchanged. Eggs, ls19@I9c.
NEW YoRK--Flour fairly active and firm.
Cornmeal steady. Wheat-Spot dull and un-
settled; options less active, irregular, 5915c up
and steady. Rye quiet: Western, 49G521Sc
Barley dull. Barley malt quiet. Corn-Spot
firm, scarce and H@9zc higher; options stronger.
and steady. Hay fairly active and firm. Hops
steady and quiet. Cofee-Options opened
steady and unchanged to points up, closed
l49Oc: November, A9Oc; December, 1885
@l6l5c January. l500c; February. 1905
@l5lOc March, l5.l0c; May 15009l5 l0c.
Spot Rio strong and in better demand; fair
cargoes, l9zc. Sugar-Raw nominal and weak:
refined in fair demand and steady. Molasses-
New Orleans dull. Rice dull and active.
Cottonseed oil quiet and firm; yellow, 37@3Sc.
Turpentine quiet. Eggs-Choice fresh firm;
Western. 2ltp2216c; receipts. 1885 packages.
Pork strong; mess. inspected, So 25@l2 so; do
nninspected. sll 75@l2OO; extra prime, $40 OO9
lO3l Cutmeats finn; picked bellies. II rs.
shoulders, 4s@41lc. Middles firm. Lard
stronger and quiet; sales. go tierces Western
steam, s6 ~; 500 tierces, S6 20; October. S6 rs
Sc 30; August, S6 81 bid; January, S6 81. closing
at s. 81 bid; February, S6 "a bid; March. S6 Al
bid. Butter quiet and weak: Elgin, 24IS625c:
Western dairy, S@l5c; do creamery. 24G241Sc;
do held. l2QlSc: do factory. 73z613c. Cheese
hrmer and in better demand: Western, 7150IOc.
PHILADELPHIA Flour dull and in buyers
favor. Wheat dull; sales of choice ungraded
in grain depot, 9Oc; No. red, October Sl6
Slhc; November, Sl5s@S2c; December, $40
S2712e; January, SS14@S3lle. Corn quiet hut
reports from other grain centers; sales-No. Q
yellow on track, 42c; No. 2 high mixed short
in grain depot 4l15c; No. mixed in Twentieth
street elevator, 42c: do in export elevator, 4Oc;
S91S@4Oc;D December, 3s6S9JSc; January. SSGs95Sc''
Oats-Car lots quiet but steady; sales-No. 8
white, Z71ac; No. 2 white, in Twentieth street
elevator, 2S1ac; do. on track. 29c: futures were
quiet but steady; No white, October. 2S6
S5c: as Tgope@1eE gSpeaTS sMa@ei December 2
and in fair jobbing demand Eggs irregular.
with very small supplies of choice stock:
Pennsylvania frsts 23G24c.
ST. LoUIs-Flour quiet and steady. Wheat
The advance at other ports stimulated checked
selling at the opening, and, though cables were
dull and lower and receipts large, especially in
the Northwest, prices improved N0sSc; later
there was decline of Z0Nc, then a sharp
rally. and the close was strong at 18@sSc above
YESTERDAY; No. red. cash, 1910; December
7T5s@7Szc, closing at 7S14c; May, 823l@93Ic
closing at SS1zc bid; Corn firm and higher;
No. mixed, cash, 2S1zc; october closed al
2Sssc; November. 2s1sc; December. 271Sc bid:
January. 2755zc bid; May, 3O1sc. oats-Nothing
done Rye-No. 2, Ss@3S1lc. Barley-Weather
too dark to favorably display samples. Flax
seed unchanged. Provisions steady, and yery
light business done.
MILwAuKEE - Flour dull. Wheat higher;
cash, 725sc: December, 1890; No. Northern
Sic. Corn firm: No. 8, 3l15c. Oats steady: No. 3
white. 2l1ac Rye tirmer; No i, 42sSc.
Barley fairly active; No. 2. October and No
yember, SIC bid. Provisions firm. PORK. $40 rs.
Lard. $6 S Cheese unchanged; cheddars. ga
91Sc.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. steady Mess pork
Sl2. Butter easy; creamery 23G24c Eggs firm;
western, 2Qs2c. Coffee nominal: Rio, fair,
l9kc.
ToLEDo-Cloverseed lie lower; cash and No
vember, $S IS; December, IS 60