Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-24
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Wheat Opens Strong. bat WeakenS Under
Free OGrrInEs-coru and Oats
Lower-POrk Quiet and


lower than Saturday. Parties who did most OF
the buying Saturday were the principal sellers
to-day on the decline. about 8Sc for May.
Quite good many outside buying orders were
received.
Cable advices were generally Of favorable
tenor to holders. Many operators had calcu-
lated on a decrease in the visible, and this may
have influenced selling by some parties, though
a majority of operators no doubt operated on
the theory that the advance would bring out
free offerings and decline would result and
by selling they expected to break in at lower
prics again.
There was large business done in corn, and
the feeling developed was very weak, lower
prices being the rule on all futures. Oner1ngs
of the more deferred futures were exceeding
ly heavy, especially May. which sold the lowest
so far on the crop. The market was Influenced
chiefly by the larger movement both here anu
in the Southwest
Oats were moderately active. weaker and
lower. Good weather and an increase In the
visible made operators bearish. There was 1ree
selling for May by large private elevator urn
and only limited demand. Prices declined
H@1zc and the market closed easy.
Only fair trade was reported in pork and
the feeling was easy. Early prices receded "a
csc but later in the day rallied again and
closed steady.
the feeling was steady. Prices show very little
change.
A fair business was transacted In ribs and the
feeling was not quite so firm. Prices averaged
21zc lower and the market closed steady at me-
dium figures.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT December. 7S1<9781s976lz z@7SSc;
January. 7sg79@7S1s@7ssSc; May, s35s@SS1sQ
GcSS4December. ss@s80s2aa2x; January,
Slzs@Sl5s@SO;8@Sle; March, Sic; May,SEzGS2H
oHTs-December. 2OKe; January. 2O1S@2O%
MESS PORK, per bbl-January, @ I7x@
g. ls5; aSd March, 50 s7@s 421f9s S7@s 40; May
LARD, per 100 ns.-January. IS sO@5 SIX;
March. IS s5@5 s5; May, IS O5i36 O5@6 O5@6 Oa
SHORT RIBS. per 100 hs.-January, 81 700
4 20 March; 81 771S04 S21f@4 7716@4 80; May.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour steady
No. sspring wheat sSg7ic; No red, 7S1zc;
No. corn. SIC; No. 2 oats, 201<c; No. 2
rye; 451<c. No. 2 barley, 5S@Soc. No. fhaxseed.
81 s. Prime 80 timothy seed. 81 q Mess les
IS S5G5 S71f. Short rlbs sides uoose), 81 65@
So Dry salted shoulders (boxed), 81 1215@
Is shortclear sides tboxedl. s. 90.
Sugars UNCLAIMED and steady od Receipts,
corn. 2560OO bushels; oats, $4,000 bushels;
rye. 1900 bushels: barley. 1900 bushels. Ship
ments-Flour, 1000 barrels; wheat, 1000
bushels; rye, 1000 bushels; barley. 1900
bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was unchanged. Eggs, 2O@2lc.
NEW YoRK-F1our moderately active and
easy. Wheat-Spot dull N@7fc up, and easy:
weak. Rye dull Barley dull: barley malt dull
COrn-Spot moderately active, H@lc higher,
and weaki options fairly active. asGl19c lower,
and steady. Oats-Spot dull and weaker; op-
tions weak and HG1<c lower. Hay quiet and
steady. Hops fairly active and firm. Coffee
Options opened steady and unchanged to
points down, closed steady and unchanged
December, l5sOQl5.9Oc; January, l57O9l5S5c;
February, 15.75Gl690c: March. l5e0Gl600c;
April 1900; May, l600@l6. l0c; June,
16lOc; July, l6.O5Ql6.20c; November, 1860
No. z, I71sc Sugar-Raw, dull and nominal;
refined dull and easy Molasses-New Orleans
steady. Rice-Steady and quiet Cottonseed
oil easier; crude 2Sc yellow; SS9S4c; &c; Ts5ST asgkS
Hzc. Eggs higher; Western. 24@2417c; re-
ceipts, l,659 packages. Pork firm; mess, inspect
ed. $40 50Ql0 20; do uninspected, $40 25@l0 80;
middles quiet, short clear IS 10. Lard easier
and dull; sales, $50 Jierces; Western steam,
6 %; options sales. $50 terces; January, lS@
6 20; closing. s. Is bid; February, So 20 bid;
March SO 80; closing. So sc; May. So Al bids July,
IS 5S Butter slow and easy; Elgin, 2S1f929c;
Western dairy. 9tVl8c; Western creamery, 14E3-
l7c;.do held lo&lSc;,do factoryz@lSc. Cheese
PHILADELPHIA-Flour quiet and in buyers
favor; Western winter clear, 10000 %; do
straight, 81 2564 45; winter patent, "a 50@4 80;
clear, So 6O@4 90; do straight, 81 27Q
%; do patent, - sos 10 Mheat-Spot hrmi
good milling wheat, 78@S5c; choice and fancy
longberry SS@921zc; ungraded in gram depot,
&c; steamer No 2 red, in export elevator, 721Sc;
9S2c; February, S2M@SSl<c; March, SOGSI6c.
Corn-Options steady; carlots dull and liberal
supply; No. mixed. in Twentieth street ele-
Vator. .S5c; No. yellOw.in grain depot. S5@S5kc;
export steamer, for February at 376371zc in
elevator; No. 2 for February. at 3Slzc in ele-
Vator; No. 2mixed December. 49, &@3S5z &c: Janu-
ary, SS1z@SS115c; February, SS1z@3S11c; March.
IL SS %e sc; fatuTes T% quiet MG sseads sas
No. white, December, 8l@3l15c; January,
l0sSG30Hc; February, S01&@80Zc; March.
Provisions dull Pork-Mess, |
10 family, S12 50Gl3 90. Hams-Smoked, 101S@ |
&c. Lard-Western steam, Sc So Butter dull |
md unsettled; Pennsylvania creamery, extra,
tock scarce and firm; Pennsylvania irsts. 240 |
SC. Cheese dull; part skins, 7G81<c. Re- |
,eipts-Flour, 400 barrels; wheat, 800 bushels; |
'orn, Al 400 bushels; oats. 800 bushels. Ship
nents-Wheat, 200 bushels; corn, 5000 bush |
lis; oats, 5000 bushels.
MINNEAPoLIs-The posted receipts, includ- |
ng Sunday, were 1856 cars and Is were shipped |
tut Duluth receipts, IS cars for the same |
ime. A fair demand existed for milling wheat |
IN basis Of about 7Sc for No. Northern, with |
ome choice little higher There was but a |
mall increase IN local stock. amounting 20 g. |
l5 bushels, as the mills ground last week con- |
iderable from private stocks. The total IN |
rease in Minneapolis, St Paul and Duluth /
vas 297. .049 bushels while the total visible in |
reased 81, 900 bushels. Oats were very dull, |
nd parties with many cars to sell found it i'm |
'ossible to dispose of them even at the current |
ow prices. Closing quotations: No. / hard, De- /
ember 79c; January, Soc; May S4e; on track. soc: |
70. Northern, December 86sze; January TIC; |
daY Slszc: on track, 7Sc; No. Northern, /
December and January, 74c; May, 7S1zc; on
rack, 74676c.
ST. BOUIS-Flour quiet and unchanged.
Wheat lower; larger receipts than anticipated
nd weak markets elsewhere brought out rough |
elling to start decline. The close was weak
nd Nc below Saturday; No. 2 red, cash, nc:
lay, S27z@821z@62szc; closed at S2zc; July. 775Z
mixed, cash. 26c; December. closed at 26c;
anuary. 261SG261sc, closed at 261Ic bid; Febru-
ry 26skG27c, closed at 265Sc asked; MAY,
ssz@291sc, closed at S5z@2STc; July, soc, closed
[ 295S@S0c, asked. Oats lower and dull; No
cash, l4zkc; May, 226221Sc bid: January, l91Sc |
i'd. Rye, No. 2 offered at z5e, with 43604lc bid
harley, nothing done. Provisions quiet and
asy, without material change.
MILwAUKEE-F1our dull and steady, Wheat
asy; No. spring on track cash, 73l75c:
lay, TIC; No. Northern, S21zc. Corn quiets
70. 8 on track pc Oats easier; No. 2 white on
rack, &c. Rye dull; No. !. in store. 45s<c
harley frmer; No. 2 on track, 1870. Pro
isions quiet Pork, So 171. Lard IS 90 Cheese
nchanEed; cheddars, 96S1fc.
BALTIMORE - Provisions quiet and nm