Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-02
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Largo Stocks OF Wheat in the Northwest
Knock DoWn Prices-Corn and Oats
Move on a Lower


Gated that operators were disposed to realize for
May delivery, of which the offerings were
rather larger and the premium over December
was reduced from 4941<c to 35z03Xc. For De-
cember there was moderate buying and ofter-
ings not large. The receipts continue on q
liberal scale.
A railroad official Just back from trip in the
Northwest says only about one-quarter OF the
wheat has been marketed. 1t is claimed that
stocks at Minneapolis win not show as large an
increase as last week. Gable advices quoted
steady and firm markets. New York reported
10 boat loads of No. Duluth sold for export to
the United Kingdom. Rain was reported in
| Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota
and Missouri. aud snow in Kansas and Ne
| braska. Stocks of wheat in country elevators
| in Minnesota and Dakota were reported as
showing an increase Of 100000 bushels during
| the past month.
Coma fair speculative and good shipping
business was transacted in this market. Inc
| feeling early was quite firm. especially for NO
vember. but later became weaker. The Market
opened strong at 1s@Ac over the closing prices
of yesterday, was hrm. November advancing
| &c, influenced by the weather, small receipts
and good shipping demand. The reaction later
was due to the free selling Of December by
prominent local operator, supposed to be long
largely of year delivery around size. The
| market then rallied, became very weak and
closed Z@2Sc lower for November, December
terday. Gables were firm and domestic markets
easier.
Oats were traded in quite freely for May, but
other descriptions were quiet, A weaker feel
ing developed and prices receded 1SS5Sc, and
the market closed easy at about inside prices.
and sake lower than yesterday,
Mess pork-Trading was only moderate.
Early the feeling was stronger and prices were
7H0l0c higher with some buying BY the short
interest. Later the market was easier, with
more pressure to sell and prices receded 15@
l716c on November and 5G71Sc on January and
Lard-Very little attention was given the
market and trading was lighter than for several
days past Prices averaged trihe higher, but
outside hgnres were not fully supported to the
close.
Short RIB sides-Hardly sufficient business
was transaoted to establish market Prices
exhibited very little change-rather favored
sellers.
The leading futures ranged as follows: -
WHKAr-No. 2 December, S01z9S03zQS01S4
SO1sc; year, I9c; January, S03s@S0x@ $780, z0S01zc;
May. S41GSH5QSSX@S3&c.
@SIis@8ll1c; May. SSsSgSsSz z@ss1S e.
OATS i No. 2 December, 1873 Qlg5s@lS5S0
lSzSe; January, ls5s6ls5sc; May, 227s@225s@
Mss PORK, per bbL-Year 50 OO@9 O5
@S s716QS s21z; JanuaryS9 25Gs SOG9 22H@9 Is;
May, 50 60Q9 65@9 621f@9 6219
LARD, per 100 ns.-Year, S. S71S05 ST1<@5 IS
O. s; January; JogU ~ g S54@6 sOG6 S@5 IS; May
SHORT RIBS. per 100 Ds.-Year, 81 1904 20
a 1904 20; January 81 7215Q4 1894 1904 20;
May, 81 s71z@5 O0@4 95@4 95
Cash quoIauons we're as follows: Flour un-
spring wheat, 62G65c; No. 2 red, 7SL@79c; No.
corn. S2ssc. No. 2 oats, lS5<c. No. 2 rye
&c. No. barley, Sc asked. No. faxseed,
81 2Sx. Prime timothy seed, 81 Is Mess
pounds. IS 1895 i2115 Short r1bs sides Goose),
8 OG 40 Dry salted shoulders (boxed)
q 5O@4 6211. Short clear sides (boxed), IS 5O6
621% Sugars, cut loaf unchanged Receipts
Flour, $4,000 barrels; wheat, 1900 bushels:
corn, 10000 bushels; oats, las, 900 bushels; rye
5000 bushels; barley. 1900 bushels. Ship
ments-Flour, 5000 barrels; wheat, 1900 bush
els: corn. 202 600 bushels oats, 500 900 bushels;
rye, 5000 bushels; barley, g. 900 bushels.
On the produce exchange to-day the butter
market was unchanged. Eggs, lS1S0I9c.
NEW YoRK-Flour quiet and Irregular clos
ing easy. Cornmeal quiet. Wheat-Spot un-
settled and weaker; moderate EXPORT demand;
options fairly active, irregular and x@5kc lower
closing weak Rye dull; Western 49652%c
Barley quiet. Barley malt quiet Corn-Spot
irregular, closing easier and fairly active:
options more active and weaker. Oats-Spot
active and weaker Hay fairly active and firm
Hops steady and quiet Coffee-Options
opened steady. points down to points up
closing steady, unchanged to points up; sales
$1,000 bags, including November, l4951I4 4Oc:
December, 450@l4.60c; January, l455S1l4 65c:
February, A60c; March, l455ll4.6 CSC; Juiy
l45Ogl455c; August, A40@l445c; September,
1sc. Sugar = Raw dull and de-
pressed; fair refining, 4zSc; centrifugal,
s60 test, SIC asked; refined, quiet and
unchanged. Molasses-New Orleans quiet.
crude So93lc, TaIlow stronger; city
steady and in fair demand. TuTpen- e1r
tine tine. stead steady and quiet at 4SN@49lc.
packages. Pork quiet; mess inspected Sl2 OO0
IL 70 do uniuspected. Sl1 20. Cut meats slow;
mlddles. strong. Lard easier and quiet: west
ern steam, $6 7096 IS: sales: October, s8 a.
closing. S6 q asked; January, S6 26Gs6 "a clos
ing, s. rs asked: February, IS Sl66 90 closing
50 81 asked; March, IS 1866 SS closing, IS IS
asked. Butter quiet and easy except for
choice; Elgin. 24925c; western dairy, s9i5c; do
creamery, l216@24c; do held. 126l9c: do factory.
IxQl27Sc. Cheese quiet: western, 71SAIOc.
PHILADELPHIA-Flour quiet and steady.
Wheat-Market shade lower but subseouentiv
recovered and closed firm; sales of rejected
S5c; No 2 red, November Sl@sl55c: December
Sl44@S21Sc; January, S3zQSSIc; February,
S4@S4&c. CONCEPTIONS weak and lower. car
lots steady. though dull: sales of No. 2 mixed,
in Twentieth street elevator, 4ls<c; No, q high
mixed, on track, &c; No. yellow, in grain
depot, 421Sc; No. 2 mixed, November 10l<@
405sc; December, S97s@401s; January. 39jS64Oc:
February, 40Q40Hc. Oats-Car lots tirmer:
sales No. white, 2Sc; No. 2white on track and
in grain depot, 291zc; held at 291Sc in Twentieth
street elevator, with &c bid. .ruturesswere firm
but quiet: No, white. November. 2s1S@SHc:
December, 2SssQ29c: January, 29G29%c: Feb.
ruary. 29154SOc. Butter firm and in fair de-
mand; Pennsylvania print, extra, 29N32c
Eggs steady; Pennsylvania frsts, M@25c
ST. LoUIs-Flour quiet and unchanged but
firm. Wheat-Trading very light eariv in the
day. owing to the confusion arising from the
attempt TO trade in new and old style. diff
ference of Nc, the amount of the reduction in
storage rates, was maintained for q while but
was reduced about nc later The close was
about the same as yesterday. No. 2 red, cash,
TIC old; old do December, 7S1<GSSsS0SSJ6c
asked; new December, 7S3kG7S5Sc, closing at
7Sk6785Ec asked; March, Sic; MAY, SS366S3s<c.
closing at S95Zc. Corn lower; No. mixed,
cash, 203sc old; old year 2E4c, closing at 2S1Sc
new November, &c, closing at &c asked; De-
cember. 28sS6281zc, closing at 281Sc asked.
Oats dull and dragging: No. 2 cash. lTc bid old.
Nav. new STYLE 22G221zc: old style. 29c Rve
quiet; No 2, Ss1zc. Barley-Nothinc doing
Provisions quiet and weak, with little done:
prices nominally unchanged
firm; No 2 red, 7Sc; receipts, 4,5O0 bushels ship
ments, 1850 bushels. Corn strong; No. 2mixed,
S5c. Oats strong: No. 2 mixed, 2l1z@22c. Rive
stronger; No. 2. 451sc. Pork dull at SO 75 Lard
weak at So 90. Bulkmeats quiet; short ribs.
SIS co. Bacon quiet; short clear, Sc so. Butter
dull. Sugar steady. Eggs steady At lSc. Cheese
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