Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-25
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Buoyaut Feeling In the Wheat Pit and In.
terest BroadeninR-An Advance
Abroad and Decrease In the

terest BroadeninR-Au Advance
abroad and Decrease In the
Ocean Passage.
CHICAGo-The wheat market is rap
idly broadening. Speculative trading to-
day was again of large volume. and the under
tone was very bullIsh. Opening figures were
kG1zc above last nights closing range, and
there was slight reaction an hour or So later
but thereafter, until pretty near the close, the
tendency was strongly upward The principal
bullish influences early were the reported ad'
vance of &c in foreign markets and the de-
crease of L04S,0O0 bushels In the quantity oil
wheat and -four on ocean passage.
The bulk of the trading early was at SlQSl1sc
for December and at s41sc for May, yesterday
difference of Sc being pretty steadily main
tained. Great buoyancy was shown just oe1ore
the adjournment. and final closing figures were
within small fraction of the top. An actual
gain was established of nc in September. &c
in October / cent in December, l1sc in year and
&c in May.
Corn was quiet and inactive early, but as the
session advanced the market became more
active. Trading was confined mainly to the
local operators. The market opened 1s@Hc
under yesterdays closing prices, was steady for
time. declined H@ssc, ruled hrmer and
closed 1s@lzc lower than yesterday.
Oats were steady with moderate volume OF
business.
In mess pork trading was rather more active
and the feeling was stronger. Prices were ao-
vanced l215@l6c, and market closed STEADY at
outside figures.
A little more business was transacted in lard,
and the feeling was steady. Prices ruled 2hQ5c
higher, and the market closed steady at outside
figures.
Trading was more active in ribs, the feeling
was decidedly stronger and prices higher, es-
pecially for October delivery, the latter ad'
vancing 2O92216c early in the day, owing to an
urgent demand from shorts. Prices receded
again slightly and closed steady.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WBEAT-No. 2 October. S0GS0s5s@7g3z@SO5sc
December, Sl@S21s@ I@Sl5sc; year, 7s34@SQH
@CcS5sfoS @Co5RsS@So. 2. october, sf%9ssS3I Ss@8lzke;
November. Sl3zGSlSzc; May, SSs4@SSIGSS4@
3534c.
December. ls34c; May, 22S4@2234@22ss@154cS;-
GlO S21dQlO 95; November. 50 S215@9 521S@
S21kG9 521S; January, 50 2O@9 35@9 l715@9 35.
LARD, per 100 ns-october, IS 771SQ5 esq
5 S51sg5 9S; November, IS S21z@6 IS; January,
IS SOQ5 S595 NG5 S.
SHORT RIBS. per 100 hs.-October, 81 ska
8 1904 S7115@5 OK; November, 81 1904 75@
1904 7218; January, 81 671564 721S.
Cash quotauons were as follows: Flour
fGsTo firm snd M unchanged Nc spring wheat eat
7934c. No. 2 corn. 3lss{63l55Sc No. Goats, l91@c.
faxseed. 81 Il Prime timothy seed, 81 26.
Mess pork, per Dbl. Sll 90 Lard, per 100
pounds, s6 CO. Short NIB sides Qoosel: s. 2o@
20 Dry salted shoulders (boxedl, "a S711f@4 50.
Short clear sides tboxed). S. 25G5 37115. Sugars
Cut loaf, SIC; granulated, SIC; standard A. Sc.
Receipts-Flour, l9 900 barrels; wheat, $4,000
bushels; corn. 500 600 bushels: oats, 1856 600 bush
els; rye, 1900 bushels; barley. 5000 bushels;
Shipments-Flour, 5000 barrels; wheat $4,000
bushels; corn 256 900 bushels; oats, l66 900 BUSH
els; rye, 5000 bushels; barley, 5000 bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was active: fancy creamery, 23924c;
fine, l7@l9c; finest dairies lSG20e; fair to good,
s9l0c. Eggs l5@l51fc.
NEW YoRK-Flour active; demand largely
for export, and stronger. Wheat-Spot firm;
options moderately active and irregular, clos
ing strong at LG15c over yesterday. Barley
dull. Corn-Spot frmer and fairly active;
options dull and steady. ORts-spot steady and
quiet; options irmsand quiet. Coffee-Options
opened steady and points up to points down.
closing steady and l0@l5 points down; sales,
63.OO0 bags, including September, 1850
@l5 51Oc; October, la559l5 60c; November,
March, l545Ql555c; April, l5.50c: May, l545@
l5.55c; June, l545c: August, ,l555c; spot Rio
quiet and easy. Sugar-Raw nominal: refined
quiet and steady. Molasses-Foreign nominal;
quiet; crude. 3O932c. Tallow about steady
and dull; city 415c- Turpentine quiet at 471f@
4Sc. Eggs firmer; western, fresh, 2lc; re-
ceipts 6,O44 packages. Pork quiet and firm:
shoulders, 4ssc. Lard higher; strong and
quiet; western steam, s6 40, closing at S6 4215:
September, Sc S7@6 SO. closing at Sc SO
bid; October s. 82@6 50. closing at So 80:
February. Sc 25 bid; March. Sc "a bid.
Butter firm and in good demand; western
ry. 71S@l1J1c. Cheese qaiess western, 716@S11c
PHILADELPHIA Flour firmer. Wheat
Options strong; spot in moderate demand; No.
red, on track, SSc; No. red, in elevator. Sl@
Sl1ac; No; 2 red September; sl2s@Sl94e; octo-
ber S4QS41lc. Corn steady: No. mixed. in
Twentieth street elevator, 4064015c; do do
on track, 4lc: No. yellow, in elevator, Ale: No.
high mixed EM%6 in do. 6Cl5e; No; mixed, Sep
vember. 4Vs4@4lc; December, 39@40c. Oats
Car lots in fair demand and prices steadily
maintained; No. white, regular, nc; No. z
271Sc; November, 2SH@&Zc; December. $50
2954c. Butter-Good table grades scarce and
wanted. Eggs-Fresh scarce firm and wanted:
Pennsylvania frsts, 2lc.
ST. LoUIs-Flour strong. Wheat opened q
@I2C Hisnci u'ahceo, Iost iater, Dut followed
by a rally, closing %@Hc abUve yesterday;
No. red, cash, 793sc: September, closed 79s;c
bid; December, S05sc asked; May. S41sc bid.
Corn dull; No. mixed, cash, 291S@29ssc;
October, Soc asked: year. 2S16c; January. 291Sc;
May, 301zc bid Oats firm; No. cash, l71Sc
bid; October, l77sc bid; May, 22sSc. Rye No.
2 3715c bid. Barley slow. Fiaxseed 81 q.
Provisions strong for most hog products; good
job and order business done.
MILwAUKEE-Flour dull Wheat firm; cash.
74c; October, 1910. Corn steady. No 4 900
S21<c. Oats tirm; No. 2 white, 22a22xc' Rye
steady; No. !, 4514@4515c. Barley firm; No. 2
September. 6013c. Provisions steady Pork
Cash. $40 80; October, Sll 90. Lard-Cash, IS 90;
October, 50 3d. Cheese firm; cheddars. s1SGS3zc.
BALTIMoRE-Provisions steady Butter firm
and scarce; western packed, lzGI7c; cream
cry. 20Q22c. Eggs firm; fresh, l9@2Oc