Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-28
MARKETS BY WIRE.
All the Cereals Dull and Weaker-Crop Re.
ports Continue Favornble-Pork Active
and stronger-Lurd Lower
ghnrf Rfhs Firmer.

sc, declined &c, which was the entire range
for the day, and closed sc lower. Domestic
markets are all quiet The visible supply
showed decrease of l,05S,0O0 bushels. Last
year the visible supply was reduced to 2, ,OSo'
600 bushels in July. The present stock is the
smallest since 1884
Crop adyices continue favorable, though
from some points In Illinois reports Of damage
to the crop by too much rain is heard. Ihe
weather map noted cold weather in the North
west with frost at Meridosia. European crop
adviees continue favorable. The weakness in
the market late in the session was due partially
to the break in June, for which there appeared
to be no demand, and quite free offerings.
A fair trade was reported in corn early IN the
session, after which more quiet feeling pre-
vailed. The feeling was comparatively steady,
though slightly lower prices were established.
The market opened at about the closing prices
of Saturday and gradually sold of at 11sQl1zc.
became quiet and steady. closing shade lower
than SATURDAY. Public cables were un-
changed.
Oats were weak and lower on large arrivals
and the weakness in corn. Prices declined A@
| sc and closed at inside figures.
A fairly active trade was reported in mess
pork and the market was stronger. Prices
were advanced 25@271&c early in the day, but
settled back again to I2159l5c, and closed COM
paratively STEADY.
Very little business was transacted in lard
and the market ruled steady. Prices were a
little more favorable to sellers early, but ruled
weaker later and closed lower.
Rather more business was transacted in short
ribs and sides, and the feeling was frmer.
Early sales were made at 21zc advance, and
further improvement of 2HQ5c was gained
later. Toward the close prices receded slightly
and the market closed quiet.
The leading FUTURES ranged as Follows:
WHEAT-No. 2 June, S0166S0H@763@79c
July, 7614@7656 6@76z z@79lc; August 74G7S11ci
year, 721sc.
CoRNsNo June, SsHc; July. s8sS@SSA@S
1886; August S4Iz@S4% %4341s@348e.
223sQ Q22ss@22@22i6 August 22IsG224c.
MESS PORK, per bbl-June, Sll SO@l2 0OQ
IL SOQIl IS; July, Sll S275@l2 10@l1 82115Gll 95;
August Sld gSSi5 ES - ozg seg12 es 2e Se z,<.
s6 SO@6 IN; August Sc S5@6 s71z@b S27z@
SHORT RIBS, per 100 Ds.-June, IS 7O@5 721S:
July, IS S06l5 S5G5 S045 S214: August, s. S713@
S 9215@5 S71S05 80.
Casn QuoJauons were as Follows: Flour steady
and unchanged. No. spring wheat, 7919@S0c;
No. spring wheat, nominal; No 2 red; 1890
No. 2 rye 39c. No. barley, nominal. No. fax
seed. 81 81 Prime timothy seed, 81 "a. Mess
pork, per barrel, sll S718@l1 '95: Lard. per 100
IS 7O@5 50. Dry salted. shoulders (boxed) ,s5 121
as %. short clear sides (boxed), Sc l213@6 %
Sugars unchanged. Receipts-Flour, Is 600
barrels; wheat, 10000 bushels; corn. 500 0OO bush
els; oats, 34l ,OO0 bushels; rye, LOCO bushels;
barley, 1900 bushels. Shipments-Flour, II 600
barrels; wheat, 1900 bushels; corn. 729 900
bushels: oats. $4,000 bushels; rye. 1000 BUSH
els; barley. 1000 bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was firm and unchanged. Eggs firm at
1215c.
NEW YoRK-Flour dull and weaker;
Wheat-SpOt quiet and A@13c lower; light
milling and moderate export demand; options
dull, heavy and 1@5s lower Barley malt dull;
Canada, 90c@Sl 10 for old and new. Corn
Spot fairly active, heavy and lower;
options active, heavy and lower. Oats
and heavy. Hay quiet and weak; shipping, 60:
good to choice, T5@90c. CoHee-Options
opened steady and unchanged to 10 points
down, closed steady at 5@lO points down, sales,
19, $50 bags, including May. 1655G16 60c; June,
l6.5OGl660c: July l6659l670c; September,
Ii. 90d 7.0Oc; October, I7.0O@l7.70c: December,
lO.l5c; January and February, H20c; March,
l7.25c spot SuGar-Raw stronger; fair refining,
6Z66 5-l6c: centrifugals, 96o test, 7ssQ7 7-l6c;
sales, steamer cargo English Islands
so test, 3-l6c; refined very firm
and active; off A, 7 l3-l6GSc. Molasses-Foreign
quiet: New Orleans, quiet. Rice quiet and
steady. Cottonseed oil strong; crude, 4064lc.
Tallow quiet but firm. Rosin steady and quiet.
Turpentine quiet: 9S5z 939l &c for Old Dominion
and regulars. Eggs steady; demand moderate;
western. l39I316@l4c; receipts, 1894 packages.
Pork steady. Uutmeats firm; sales Of picked
bellies II pounds average. CSC; picked hams,
ll%c: picked shoulders, SIC. Lard dull and
easy; sales of western steam. 81 1907 l215,
closing at 81 l215; city, Sc 55; May, 81 08G7 Is.
closing 81 OS; June, 81 OF asked; July 81 09
asked; August, 81 l3 asked;. September 81 IL
asked; October, 81 l9 asked. Butter steady;
demand fair for best; western dairy, 9@l3c; do
creamery, l3@l715c; do factory, l2c. Cheese
quiet and settled; Ohio factory fat. 71z@S1%c.
PHILADELPHIA - Flour quiet and un-
changed. Wheat-Demand light and prices
were to great extent nominal: No. 2 red, Nav.
9O@9lc; June SS@9Oc; July, SO6Slc, August 7911ES
@S01lc Corn-Carlots weak; futures dull and
lower; No. 4 high mixed in grain depot 39c; No.
2 high mixed on track. 4lc; No. mixed. May,
4014@4O3zc; June, 4O15@4054c: July 4l@4l75c:
August, 4lK@42c. Oats : CARROTS 1c
H%e Go 5 NG futures uTet wne but 'e; si:adv No No
white, May, S31@@34c; June, 32l 4@S354e; July,
321S@39c; August, 3l3S632c. Provisions steady
but quiet. Mess pork-New, Sl4 90; do prime
mess, new, slS 50; do family, sl4 5O9lo So.
fined, 754@S1Ic; western steam, T@74c. Butter
dull, but steady; Pennsylvania creamery, extra,
l7c: do prints, extra, 18@20c. Eggs steady;
Pennsylvania firsts, lac. Cheese steady; part
skins, 6G8c.
ST. LoUIs-F1our quiet easy demand and
business small. Wheat lower; depressing in
fuences caused market to close L@5Ec below
yesterday and very weak; No. 2 red cash, TIC;
June, 751s@751zc. closed at 75c bid: July, 72@
721zc, closed at 721sc; August 721z@721Sc, closed
at f<14c; september, lT6c, closed at TSAc bid.
Corn frmer; No. mixed, cash, 3I1S63l1Sc:
May closed at 3l1sc; July, SO334c asked; August,
3l1sc asked; September, 3l5sc asked: wear,
901sc Oats lower; No. 2 cash, 24c asked: May.
24c; June, 22a4c asked; July, 22Ic. Rye
No. 2 40d4lc bid. Flaxseed nominal at 81 As
Provisions firm and tending upward.
CINCINNATI - Flour. demand light: family.
s. 4563 80; fancy, 81 0OG4 ~ Wheat in moder.
ate demand; No. 2 red, S0@slc; receipts, q
600 bushels: shipments $500 bushels Corn
easier: No. mixed. 35c. Oats plenty and
lower; No. mixed. 25@251lc. Rye, easier;
No. 2 4@4Sc. Pork quiet and firm at Sl2 25
Lard in moderate demand at S6 S. Butter
quiet: fancy creamery, lS@20c; choice dairy S0
Zoe. Linseed oil in good demand and higher at
59161c. Sugar firm and quiet: hard refined
at S3z@5S4c: New Orleans, 71l@77zc. Eggs firm.
Cheese in fair demand.
MLwAUKEE - Flour unchanged. Wheat
easy; cash, 75c; June, 75c; July, 76c. Corn
dull; No. 8, S3c. Oats dull; No. white, 261S6
&c. Rye steady; No. l, 42@4215c. Barley dull;
No. !, Sic. Provisions firm. Pork, cash, Sll 90;
July, Sl1 95. Lard, cash, $6 rs: July, S6 S.
Cheese unchanged; cheddars, old, 9Gl0c.
KANSAS CITY-Wheat weak: No. red, cash
73c asked; August, sales at &c; No. 2 soft, cash.
76c; July, sales at 63c. Corn weaker: No. q
cash. sales at 271zc; July. &c asked; No. 2 white
cash. 26c bid. Oats-No. 2, cash, 1870 bid, zoe
asked.
BkLTIMoRE-Provisions quiet and steady
Butter quiet and easy; creamery. 7qlSc. Eggs
firm at l21ac. Coffee strong; Rio, fair, 1870
ToLEDo-Cloverseed neglected.