Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Wheat Weaker. but No Marked Decline
Estnblished-Corn and Oats Move on
Lower LeveI-HoE Products Ir-
regular, With an Advance
In September md

create a decidedly bearish feeling in all OF the
grain pits, still prices for wheat did not decline
appreciably. The disappointingly light deliV-
cries from first hands held prices steady IN Ine
face of the otherwise depressing surroundings:
Trading was of light scalping sort all
through the session. nc covering the huctua-
tlons in the leading futures. The bulk oil the
trade in December was at 7S@7S1sc, and 1870
was the closing price, being the same as yester-
days closing The largest local buyer yes
terday of December at 7S1sc purchased lreely
to-day at 7Sc. Outside orders continue hghI
A large business was transacted In corn, ana
the feeling developed was weaker. lower prices
being established. The easier tone was largely
due to the large receipts and warmer weatner.
The volume of business was large and trading
was more general than for several days, not De-
ing confined so much to local operators. There
was good deal of Liquidation, longs senIng
seller, there being an impression that the Dan
ger from frost is over in some sections, and or
fe[ngs OF May were 9nifs neav Ies res,e5Say
closing prices, was easy and declined IN an
&c to 5000, and closed 1s@s4c lower than yes
terday.
More business was transacted in oats and a
slightly lower range of prices recorded In
terest centered chiefly In May, and prices lor
it showed the greatest fluctuations operators
were more disposed to SELL and an easier feel
ing prevailed. Offerings were heavier, and
prices declined A@Sc, and the market closed
easy.
in hog products, and trading was more active
both in speculative and shipping branches. In
q general way the feeling was somewhat un-
settled, with the different articles acting on an
independent basis. Near deliveries of mess
pork and short ribs were steadier, while Janu-
airy ruled easier. .
Lard was rather reverse. Offerings Of all
kinds were moderately free and the demand
was fair; shorts purchased to some extent, and
the bulk of the outside orders apparently were
on the buying side; Trading was vas, mainly Ia In
contracts for September, October and January.
Prices ruled somewhat irregular.
September and October pork advanced 5GlOc,
January declined l71f@20c. Near deliveries of
lard weakened 71sqlOc; longer deliveries were
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT-No. z August. 77s4@7s90zgISc;
7s9Rss9S5s7sc: ssRss%Ss7 az nay s3ssae. D'''O
CoRSeNo 2 August, S1Z@3i1Sc; septem-
Der. s5GS5@S41s s@34<c; December. S41f@s4c;
oxTsESo. 4, August, 2o1sc; September. 2O1sc:
December, aazs5Zs@saS2o5sc May, 2sSa
Mass posK per eso sss sa5 es g s3sS s
uary. SO 521S@9 523z@s S21f@9 3d.
8 0216@6 6216: October, Sc 0211@6 o21f95 9711@
SHORT RIBS. per 100 ns.-August S11;
ber, IS o5G5 90: January, 81 1904 7211i.
dull n and % unchanged. No. spring wheat, 771l
@77slc; No spring wheat nominal; No.
red; h1S@77a5c No corn; s4$c No No; 2 s9s1s, Oats,
NJ sS:oed NG re & Mes. Ms poIs Ssrss psi barrel sS
SO 6599 10 Lard. per 100 pounds, SS U25Q
salted shoulders I6OsedAl e y = - e219s 20 Short Tt
loaf, 9@s14c; granulated, sc; standard A,
$1,000 bushels; corn. 342 900 bushels; oats,
1000 bushels. Shipments-Flour, 1900 bar
rels: wheat. 2l2000 bushels; corn $4,000 bush
els;i oats, $4,000 bushels; rye, 1900 bushels;
barley, 1000 bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was quiet; choice grades scarce: cream
cry, 1lGlsc; dairy, 99l5c. Eggs steady; fresh,
l4Gl5c.
NEW YoRK-Flour weak and in moderate
demand. Corn meal quiet. Wheat-Spot IT.
regular and easier; exporters and millers buy
ing moderately; options slow, H@9sc lower and
weak. Barley malt dull. Corn-Spot weaker.
&c lower. oatsEspot quiet and steady; options
Slow and lower. Hay firm. Coffee-Options
opened points of on November; 9th,
ers unchanged; mark %aTket steady and dSes Si1ssd
sales, q, $50 bags, including September 1859
I51Oc: October, 10 l0c: November. l4s6Ql6 l0c;
February, l6 iO@Ih. i5c: March. 6O5; May, 1900
@l5 5l5c; June, h2Oc; July. l6.20c; spot Rio firm
and quiet; fair cargoes, lS1&c. Sugar-Raw
in moderate demand and Steady. Cottonseed
oil quiet; crude, 3l11@35c; yellow. 47c. TalIow
stronger. Rosin easy and quiet. Turpentine
tive and steady: western, I7@1Sc; receipts. 1904
packages. Pork steady and quiet; mess in
spected, s1l 25@l1 70; mess uninspected, sll; ex-
ira prime, $40 25@l0 IS Cutmeats slow; picked
bellies, ,6sz@7szc; picked hams, gallo; picked
shoulders. sc. Middles steady; short clear, SIC.
Lard lower and dull; sales western steam,
So Al; sales September, s6 4e, closing at s6 43
Der, s6 q, closing at So 20; January s6 22 clos
ing at s6 2l asked; February, Sc 26. Butter quiet
and easy for all but fancy; western dairy. 90
l215c; do creamery, ll@l8c; do factory, l0Gl4c.
Cheese unsettled; white easy and colored firm
and quiet; western. 6Q7c; skins. l@61Ic.
PHILADELPHIA-Flour- very light
and market weak. Wheat-SpeculatiOn quiet;
options declined Nc; carlots steady but very
quiet: rejected red, in grain depot, 60c; No. 2
red, in export elevator, SIC: No. 2 red. August
s2A@SSe: September. S214@S3c; October. SS14@
S374c; November, S4@S415c. Corn-Options a
No. high mixed, on track, Axe; No. mixed,
August, 4219@43c: September. 43@4314c; Octo-
tober, 43119434c; November, 4S3x@441zc. Oats
Spot weak and unsettled; new No. 2 mixed, 25c;
new No white, choice. 26@z7c; new No. s
white, on track, 2o13@26c; old No. white,
choice. 30]zc; old and new do, 2915c; new No. 2
August, 2S1S@2c; September. 2s@29tc: octo.
Der, 29ss@29Ic; November 305z@3lLc Butter
Fancy goods scarce and firm; faulty qualities
duh and unsettled; Pennsylyania creamery eK.
and wanted; Pennsylvania nrsts, l9c.
ST. LoUIs-Flour firm, but quiet and un-
changed. Wheat-The market was perfectly
stagnant and in a regular rut, the price ranging
not much over &c from opening to close and
trading was insignificant; at the close August
and September had sellers at yesterdays latest
rates. and December was &c lower; No. red,
cash, 743zc; August closed at 747sc asked, Sep
tember at 7416c asked, and December at 76Ic
hid. Corn lower; No. 2 mixed, cash. 32sSc;
August, 3276@3213c, closing at 329sc bid; Sep
tember, 321s@321@c closing at 321s@S21zc asked;
October, 32432<c. closing at 32c asked; Decem-
Der, 3l@31zc, closing at Bic; year, 3l@321Sc,
closing at Bic asked. Oats lower. duh and
August, lSc bid: September lS14c bid; October.
l9c bid. Rye-No. offered at Csc. Flaxseed
firm; spot, 81 2l; September, 81 Is. Provisions
quiet.
CINCINNATI-F1our easy. Wheat In far de-
mand; No. 2 red, 74c; receipts, II. 900 bushels;
shipments, 5000 bushels. Corn dull; No. 2
mixed. 371zc. Oats dull; No. 2mIxed, 2O62Oxc.
Rye neglected.; No. 2 40c Pork steady at
$40 62H. Lard dull at SIS IS. Bulk meats and
bacon quiet. Butter dull. Sugar quiet. Eggs
barely steady. Cheese steady.
MILWAUKEE, - Flour unchanged Wheat
easy: cash, 7514c; September. 75xc. Corn
steady; No. 8, 351xc. Oats easy: No. white,
24c. Rye easy: No. i, 4212c. Barley firm: Sep
tember, 0Oc. Provisions firm. Pork. 50 72x.
Lard, So 02K Cheese unchanged; cheddars, SO
SIC.
Observation-Disclosures steady. Butter firm;
western packed, l0Gl2c; creamery. nQlSc.
Eggs firm. Coffee steady: Rio, fair, ls1zc.
ToLEDo-Cloverseed dull and steady; cash,
81 so; October, 81 371zQ4 40; November, "a 40.