Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-23
MARKETS BY WIRE.
wheat Nervous and UnsettIed- More Benr.
ish Ncws-A Rally Toward the Close
Sends Prices Up n Trife-Corn
Higher-Hny Products

TAoderate to-day, and at times business lapsed
into positively dull state. The feeling through
out was nervous and unsettled. Local trading
was narrow, with scalpers generally working
the bull side for a turn. The decrease IN the
visible supply proved about as expected, though
some traders looked for a larger decrease.
Shipments of Indian wheat last week were a
little larger than for the week before. though
they are not heavy as compared with the SHIP
ments for the corresponding period year.
Advices from the Northwestwere quite bear
isb, though they emanated mostly from rail-
road sources. They show the wheat crop OF
Minnesota and Dakota to be generally In ex-
cellent condition, estimates on the yield being
from an average crop to considerable Detter
than an average. Small grains IN Nebraska
were said to be mostly cut In the winter wheat
districts the weather continues rainy. enough
so. at least, to seriously retard a 1ree move
All futures beyond July opened fractionaIly
under Saturdays latest bids, fuctuated mar
rowly for time, declined slightly, and during
the last hous, under an active demand from the
shorts, advanced sharply lA@lssc. closing 80
re higher for the day.
A frmer feeling was developed IN corn. The
volume of business was not heavy ana trading
was somewhat restricted, owing to the moder-
ate offerings The market opened shade
higher than the closing prices OF SATURDAY, was
firm and gradually advanced sc. became quiet
receded trife and closed ssG7sc higher than
Saturday.
Oats were quiet and steady with no new
features to note.
Trading was moderately active in mess pork,
especially early in the day. Opening sales
were made at SC advance, which was followed
by further appreciation OF 5QI15c; Later
prices receded 109l212c. Toward the close the
market was steadier, but closed quiet.
Lard was stronger and ruled about 21sc
higher.
Earlier the feeling in short ribs was frmer
and prices rallied 2774@5c with moderate trad
ing. Later the market was not quite so strong,
and outside figures were not supported.
The leading futures ranged as Follows:
WHEAT No. 2 july. 7s74@SO@7SA0S0c
@SSTSa65G GGas1se; December, 7sI@SONG7sH
CosS-No. August. s5M@sel l@ss40sshc;
sePtembsr, Sept S5A@S614Gs51sGa614c; October, S6H
OATs~No. & August, 2ls1c: September. 2I%
@22@2l76@22c; October. 22G221Sc.
MESS PORK, per bbl-August, sll 25@n 20;
tober, SO 5O@u 0O@l0 5O@l0 IS.
LARD, per 100 ns.-August, s6 25G6 2711;
septembeT, s6 S7H@6 s73sG6 s5@6 So@6 s71S;
SHORT RIBS. per 100 bs-August. IS esq
6215; September. SIS 671d@5 7005 671S@6 6718;
October, IS 671z@5 6711
Cash quotatlons were as follows: Flour un-
red, asjSSsI1lc. 10. corn. % ss5sSSSSsc SsS No
oats, 225s@2214c. No. rye. 4l18@42c. No. 2
barley nominal. No. ] haxseed 81 3d. Mess
pork, per barrel sll 2O@Il 25. Lard, per 100
pounds, Sc 25. Short ribs, sides Qoose), IS cog
as g. Sugars unchanged. Receipts-Flour,
IA 900 barrels; wheat 1900 bushels; corn, u.s.
OU bushels oats, $4,000 bushels; rye, 1000 BUSH
els; barley, 1000 bushels Shipments-Flour,
1900 barrels; wheat, l0l 100 bushels; corn. 65l.
O0J bushels: oats, ls0 600 bushels; rye. 5000
bushels; barley. 5000 bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was fairly active but unchanged. Eggs
at uQl2c.
NEW YoRK-F1our moderately active and
weak. Cornmeal quiet. Wheat-Spot dull,
weak and A@&c lower; options moderately
active; July Nc lower; other months H@ssc
export; Western, 5O15@52c Barley nominal.
Barley malt dull. COrn-Spot higher and in
good demand, chiefly export; options moder-
and quiet; options neglected. Hay in fair
demand. Hops quiet. Coffee-Options opened
easy at 2O@30 points down, closing weak at
bags; July, 14S5c: August, IL35@l44O 4Oc; Sep
tember. l435@l455c: October, 445c; Novem-
Der, l45U@l4. 55c: December. HS5Gl455c JAN
nary. Hi5Ql455c; February. 4.5O@l465c;
A45Ql4.5Oc; spot Rio easy and dull; fair car
goes. I71<c. Sugar-Raw inactive and nominal;
refined &c lower; better demand at the decline:
G, 51s9I14c; extra c. 574g7s4c; white extra Z;
A. SIC: cut loaf, 8slc; OF 4. s 8-I6@SsSc; mold
A. sc; standard A, SIC; crushed: 95sc; pow
dered. S7sc; granulated, &c; cubes, SZc. Molas-
ses-Foreign dull; New Orleans quiet. kice
quiet and steady. Cottonseed oil quiet and
Tallow firm. Rosin quiet and steady.
Turpentine steady and quiet. Eggs easier and
ceipts, S0e9 packages. Pork quiet and steady.
Cutmeats firm; picked bellies. Il pounds. TIC,
closing at 74@71Sc; picked hams, 1ls4e; picked
shoulders; Se,s:, 9Se middles quiet; Lard frmer
S. 621496 65; city, Sc 20; August Sc "a bid; Sep
tember: s. 7l@6 y, closing at s6 73asked; Octo-
Der. Sc 7096 ~, closing at S. 70 asked; Noyem-
February. Sc 45. Butter-Choice steady; others
weak; western dairy. l0@l3c; do creamery, 12@
l611c; do factory S@l3c. Cheese quiet; white
steadier: western, 6159711c.
PHILADELPHIA.F lour : Supplies light;
winters in good demand and firm; Ohio and
other western clear, 81 25Q4 60; do do straight
s. 65@5 90: winter patent, fair to choice, IS 10
81 5OQ5 so; do patent, S. 1896 25 Wheat opened
firm, subsequently declined Z@Hc, but
on the announcement OF a decrease
supply. market reacted on Saturdays closing
rates and left of firm; choice ungraded new
western red. 9l13c; new No. red, in elevator,
SEC; No. red, July, S5sz@S6c; August, S4dS41zc;
Corn-Prices ruled firm under light offerings;
No. mixed, in Twentieth street elevator
4412c; No. mixed, July. 4317@44c; August, 4SA
@4S1zc; September, 4S15Q44c; October, 1870
for car lots ruled firm; No. mixed. on track,
Bic; No. white. 3S11c; No. white 341<c.
QS5c; futures quiet but firm: No. 2 white,
Der, 3054G3Ie; October, 3l1s@3l1fc. Provisions
in fair demand and steady. Pork-Mess new
sl4 90; do prime mess, Sl3 so; do family, Sl4 5O@
Is 50. Hamsmc,Smoked. l2gl4c. Lard-West-
creamery extra, l7@l71zc; do prints extra, 23@
&c. Eggs dull and weak; Pennsylvania irsts,
l4@l419c. Cheese steady; part skim, 6@7c full
olyi irfs- 1onr I
rels; wheat, 1000 bushels; corn, $500 bushels;
oats, 1900 bushels. Shipments-Wheat 4 2OO
bushels; corn, IL, 200 bushels; oats. $500 BUSH
els. r.'t
ST. LoUIs-Flour quiet and dull but un-
changed. Wheat higher; there was a dull
opening but report that the Chic agricultural
report made the crop 100000 bushel" lower
than last year, started rally, the demand be-
l23sc above SATURDAY: No. 2 red. cash, 75c and
nominal; July. E@75ssc, closing at 1890 asked;
August, 735S@75c. closing at 7414@75c bid; Sep
fember; 74?z@a56As 4a Ss> closing at 7SAe asked;
S31Ic, closing at S33zc bid Corn firm. but still
quiet; No. mixed, cash, 3254c bid; September
SEC. closing at SS1sc bid year. 3l5zc, closing at
2, cash, DC bid; August, 2lc bid; September,
2l1zc bid; year, 251s@2514c bid. Rye-No. 2 &c
bid Flaxseed, 81 2 bid for August and Sep
tember; worth more; September nominal at
81 %. Provisions quiet.
CINcINNATI-FIour heavy; family. So 25@
8 60; fancy, 50 s5@4 Is. Wheat firmer;
No red. Soc; receipts. 70,Sp0 bushels: ship
ments, 1900 bushels. Corn active firmer; No.2
mixed, 3613@37c. Oats frmer; No mixed, 26c.
Rye dull; No. 2 47c. Pork firm at Sll 70 Lard
tirmer at So 0211. Bulkmeats firmer; short ribs
s. 1905 80. Bacon in fair demand: short clear,
S5 So Butter steady; fancy creamery, lS62Oc;
choice dairy. 9@l0c- LInseed oil steady az 6O6
&c. Sugar in light demand and lower; lard, re-
fined. 9A@954c; New Orleans, T15@SlIc Eggs
heavy. Cheese frmer.
MILwAUKEE-Flour unchanged Wheat firm
cash, 7976c; September, 7736c. Corn firm; No.