Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-09
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Dog Days Knock the Life Out of the Wheat
manipuiators-very Little Doing aud
Prices Weak and Unsettled
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about all there was doing in futures. The pro-
found dullness noted of late is owing partly to
lack OF outside orders and partly to the fact
that many OF our largest operators are at pres.
ent out OF the city. Fluctuations in prices
were again within very narrow limits, the bulk
of the trading being within Lc range all the
forenoon, and the ground travelled over about
the same as yesterday.
Fair buying by parties who went short yes
terday. and some demand, supposed to be for
continental account through local house, de-
Veioped stronger tone, and, from inside figures
PAID early. there was rally of L@%c. Decem-
Der sold from 7S1sc up to zS}5c The Northwest
mas oeen getting too much rain lately. and the
news Irom there was generally favorable Tor
noioers. closing quot ations were H@1<c lower
tnan yesterday for tb leading futures.
very lutte interes was manifested in corn.
. nauans Deing hghf. and confined to room oper-
narrow ran ge. AZ ID prices did not vary materially
rom w dneS lay closing quotations being
'rine na,s cav Ier y ran on Wednesday.
7; Ia Gass 'fere weaker and shade lower with
IIsn.er Vol lme of business. The easiness was
ues IN creased arrivals.
-, u Q lite so much interest was manifested In
ea ae . M rket for mess pork, and the feeling was
% 20 fler. Prices declined l216Gloc, ana closed
ses.dy at medium figures.
An active business was transacted in the lard
market. and the feeling was stronger, Prices
again and closed comparatively steady
Trading was moderately active in short ribs,
and prices ruled strong. The feeling was not
so strong, and prices later declined 211Q5c,
closing steady at medium figures.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT-No. 2 September, 7615@76s4@76H
@76ssc: December; 7s1497S1SG7S1ses7S7sc; year.
VCsGaSSN CoRSWNo 2, September, s5zS@35N0s5N@
S5;5c; October, 361s@a61s@ @S5NGs55sc; Decem-
oATs@No. 2 September. 2oss@2e4@90x@
aio f 7ssld il SSsilO s: s. October, SO 55GiO s. s.
LARD, per 100 Ss.-September, s6 45@6 421Sc;
Q6 O5.
as IS: October. S 45a5 i75SS5 45@s Is; jan. jan
uaIy. S. 00@4 97k.
Cash quotatlons were as follows: Flour steady
and UNCHANGED. No; 2spring wheat 761lc; No
corn, 361Sc. No. 2 oats 20Lc. No. rye. 42HQ
4Sc. No. barley. 63Q64c. No. faxseed. 81 Is.
Prime timothy seed, 81 4S. Mess pork, per
Short NIB sides uoose), IS 45@5 50. Dry salted
shoulders (boxedl, 81 S715@5 co. Short clear
sides tboxed), IS S54@6 90. Sugars unchanged;
bushels; corn. $4,000 bushels; oats, 272OoO
bushels; rye, 5000 bushels; barley, 1000 bushels.
Shipments-Flour, q, 900 barrels; wheat 2s9, 600
bushels; corn. 2S4.Oo0 bushels; oats, l77,0Oo
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was active and unchanged. Eggs in
good demand at l2c.
NEW YoRK-Flour moderately active and
heavy. Wheat-Spot unsettled and quiet, clos-
ing firmer; options dull and H@1zc higher on
early months, steady on late. Rye heavy; west
ern. 5l@j214c. Barley malt quiet. Corn-Spot
fairly active and steady; options quiet and
lower, mixed steady; options less active and
frmer. Hay in moderate demand and hrm.
Coffee-Options opened steady at o9l5 points
advance. closed barely steady 5@lo points up;
ssae' Ser, l6o5@G5 & 1Oc: October. s 1aooSI505;
December, iaO0915. lOc: January, LOO
SiSO5; March, lSOOSloloc; lS APRIL iss%x lss@c
or fine grades; - fair eargoes, is1c. sugar~RaS
dull and nominal: refined fairly active and
firm. Molasses-Foreign dull; sales A0 hogs
heads; manzanilla at 24c fat; New Orleans dull
Rice quiet and steady; Cottonseed oil in fair
demand and steady. Tallow lower; city (S2 for
packages), 1905 9-l6c. Rosin quiet and steady.
Turpentine tirmer at 4lg54l3ze Eggs firm and md
packages. Pork firm; mess, inspected, Sl2 OO9
Il so; mess uninspected, sl1 75Gl2 90; extra
prime, sll 90. Cutmeats easier and active;
pounds Sc; picked hams, ll9ll1zc; smoked
hams 1l3z@ll2c; picked shoulders, SC: middles
dull. Lard-Options opened 3Q4 points up
l.5O0 tierces; western steam spot and 70 arrive.
So 1906 TN; October. S6 IS; November. s6 S.;
January. S. 45. Butter quiet and weak for all
cry, 1lGl7c; do factory, S@l21zc. Cheese less
steady and quiet; western. 6@7c.
PHILADELPHIA-Flour- old winter
IN fair demand and firm, under scarcity. but all
Other other descriptions dG dull and weak Wheat
quently recovered and closed firm;
speculation very. tame; rejected aioat
5Sc; No; red in export elevator, 7sc;
@S4Ac; September. S31<@S4c; October, $40
S431c; November. S5@S51zc. Corn-Car lots
quiet, but firm; nothing doing, either on specu-
nominal; No. high mixed, in grain depot Acc:
No. mixed. in Twentieth street elevator. 45I1c:
No. high mixed, in do, 46c; No. 2 mixed Au-
1870 44ssc; November, 44lz@44Ic. Oats~Car
lots quiet; No. white, ,j3215c; No. 2 white, reg
ular, 34G347lc; futures dull and N@1sc lower;
No a6r white ncroAs4g AAugussss Sls@sis; septemseE
BIC. Provisions quiet and steady. Pork
Mess, new, slS 5o@l4 90; do. prime new mess,
Sl3 90.
ST LOUIS Flour steady. wheat-Cash
quiet and steady; market was very unsettled
and extremely dull. with fluctuations confined
within narrow limit and trading light; the
close was weak, with August and December
day; No. red cash, 733z@74c; August, 73jS@
74c, closed at 7314@73ssc; September, 74Sl741zc
closed at 74c bid; December, 771S@71zc, closed
at TIC asked. Corn dull; No. mixed. cash,
333zc; August 331xc; September 331s@33Nc
Oats f1rner; No. cash, 205kc; August, 20c;
September, 201sc; May, 24c. Rye quiet and un,
changed: No. 2 40c. Flaxseed lower; spot,
81 q; August, 81 25. Provisions quiet and es-
sentially unchanged.
MoRE-Wheat-Western firm; No. 2
winter red, spot. S515@S5s4c; August S4@S4l<c;
September. S3c;October, S31x6s35%c; December
S5Hc. Corn-Western quiet aud firm; mixed
spot, 4i34c; August 443zc: September. 43Xc:
October 4SAc bid Oats steady; " estern white
33@35Hc; do mixed, 29@30c: graded No. white
35d3511c; do mixed. 299291zc. Rye steady at
5O@52c. Hay firm; prime TO choice timothy.
Sl69l7. Provisions dull. Coffee nominal; Rio
tair, lS@lS14c.
CINCINNATI-Flour easier. Wheat lower:
No. 2red, I5c: old, 7Sc; receipts. 2.OOp bushels;
shipments, 800 bushels. Corn strong; No 2
mixed, SS12c. Oats active but lower; No 2
mixed, new. 2l@22c; old, 25c. Rye dull; No. 2.
4ic. Pork quiet and firm at sI1 3715. Lard
firm at g 1895 l2H. Bulkmeats firm; short
rib. So lO45 rs. Bacon steady; short clear,
Sc 75 Butter steady. Sugar weaker Eggs
firm at ll1ac. Cheese steady.
MILwAUKEE-F1our steady. Wheat quiet:
cash. 755sc; September, 75ssc. Corn quier: 40. g.
2612@277zc. Oats dull; No. white. 2515G26c.
Rye dull; No. /, 425zc. Barley quiet; Sep
tember, 5S11c. Provisions firm. Pork, $40 62L
Lard, s6 35. Cheese unchanged; cheddars,
S@S14c.
ToLEDo-Cloverseed fairly active; cash.
81 so; October, 81 As