Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-07
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Whent Fairly Active but Weak and Lower
for all Options Except June or Cash
Corn Takes n Back Seat


CHIcAGo.-A very fair speculative business
was transacted in wheat to-day, and the feeling
developed was weak. With the exception of
June or cash prices were lower all round, and
the deferred futures were the weakest June
advanced lc above yesterdays closing, declin-
ed lc and closed 10 higher than yesterday.
July opened at about yesterdays close, declin-
ed with slight change, and closed &c lower.
december opened at yesterdays closing, but
weak with the selling turned chiefly to this fu-
ture and prices declined lc and closed Hc lower
than yesterday.
The weather bulletin showed rains East and
light rain in the Southwest and Northwest, but
clear in the South where harvesting is under
way Confirmation of rains in Russia had
weakening effect and was rehecred in foreign
markets, which ruled weaker and slightly
lower. Domestic markets were easier, with
New York the weakest of all.
A moderate trade was reported in corE and
the feeling developed was little easier. far-
ties who have been purchasers for several days
past were sellers to-day, and in absence Of any
outside support the marked declined.
The leading futures ranged as IollowS
August 74sl@74;4Q76@zHzc; septen6er, 75@
fgSS f6ogEsNSo DsSf%Gef Iniy ssSssS Au
gust, S4s4gS4$ $@S41<@S41zc; September. $3.50
oxTssNo. : July. 22l@2A922s@22lc: Au,
gust, 22ssQ22ssc; September. 221f@221zg22ssQ
MISS PORK, per bbl.-July, sll s21S@ll s5Q
IL 75Gll 771S; August, sll S5@ll 90@ll S215Q
IL s.; September, sl2 0O@l2 O09ll 9OQll s2%.
LARD, per 100 Ns-July IS 721S@6 1895 7Og
Sember, g SOS s7jSSs 80 sSSl@s sSS{ ="
SHORT RIBS, per loo bs.-July, S. S711@6 eOQ
S21f@5 S21S; August, s. 921SG5 95@5 S0@5 90;
September, S6 OO06 0215G5 95@5 95.
Uasn quorauons were as rollowh Flour quiet
and NH unchanged .aIln & No. spring wheat & aSsi
7Sc. No. 2 corn. $3.50. No. 2 oats, 22zc. No.
2rye 2Sc. No. 2 barley, nominal. No. fax
seed, 81 IS. Prime timothy seed, 81 22@l &. Mess
pork. per barrel. sll 75@u So Lard. per 100
SEQ Dry salted shoulders (boxed), S. l21S@
25. Short clear sides (boxed), So 0OQ6 1211S.
Sugars-Cut loaf, unchanged. Receipts
Flour, 1000 barrels; wheat, 1900 bushels;
rye 1000 bushels; barley, 5000 bushels. Ship
ments-Flour. 5000 barrels wheat. 1000 bush
els; corn. lS5, 900 bushels; oats, 26S 900 BUSH
els; rye, none; barley. 1000 bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was weak; fancy creamery, l516@l615c:
choice to fine, l21zGl5c; fine dairies, i2@lS5zc;
fair to good, S9l0c. Eggs firm at l2@l21fc.
New YoRK-Flour moderately active; home
and export heavy and 5@l5c lower Cornmeal
more active and easier; yellow Western 81 50@
2 So Wheat-Spot dull and &c lower; options
A@lc lower and easier: cables fairly active
and closing weak Barley malt dull. Corn
Spot active and weaker; options dull, N@%c
dull and steady: Hay quiet. Hops in fair de-
mand. Cotfee-Options steady but quiet; sales
S225O bags, including June, l630@
1885; July, l64O@l645: August l655@
1880 September, l67O@l675: October, l6SO@
l6S5; November, I6S5@l6s5; December,
l6.9O@l6.95; June, l6.90@I7.0O; February and
March. 1Z00@l7.05; April, 100; spot Rio quiet;
fair cargoes, 1870. Sugar-Raw strong; CEN
trifugals, 960 test, nc: sales of 500 tons Brazil
$40 test, l-l6c: refined firm and in good de-
mand. Molasses-Foreign dull; 500 test Soc;
New Orleans dull; open kettle, good to fancy,
2S646c. Rice quiet and steady. Cottonseed oil
unsettled and dull. Tallow-City at 7-1Sc.
Rosin steady and quiet Turpentine quiet at 3S
@3S15c. Eggs quiet and higher; western, AZ
@l415c; receipts, 3.646 packages Pork steady.
Cutmeats strong; sales of picked bellies, II
pounds average, at 6614c. Butter quiet: fine
steady and poor lots weak; western dairy, 9@lSc;
do creamery 12@l715c; western factory, 71S@
l2c Cheese weak and moderately active;
western, K@Szc.
ST. LoUIs-Flour unchanged. Wheat lower.
Favorable crop news and other bearish infiu-
ences started local traders to selling, and they
kept it up all through the session. The
close was Zc below yesterday; No. red, cash,
Soc; July, T2SSc bid; August, 7235@725Ec asked;
September, 1870; December, 76Izc bid. Corn
lower; No. mixed, cash, BIC: June closed
at 3l1sc: July, 3l7c; August 3l5Ec asked; Sep
tember, 32ssQ3215c asked. Oats weak; No. 2
cash, 2Sc; June, 2234c bid; July, 22@21sc bid;
year Zoe bid. Rye-No. 2, 40c bid. Barley
None in market. Flaxseed quiet,I 30 bid; new
crop nominal, 81 10 for August delivery Pro-
visions firm but quiet
PHILADELPHIA-Flou in fair demand for
desirable grades; prices steady. Wheat-Cars 4
lots dull but steady: options quiet. Corn-Car
lots advanced Nc under light offerings; futures
dull and shade lower. Oats-Car lots nc
higher under light receipts, but advance re.
stricted business; futures quiet but steady.
cry extra, 171z@lSc; do prints, extra, l9c Eggs
scarce and firm; Pennsylvania firsts, 16@l61Sc.
CNCINNATI-Flour easy. Wheat nominal;
No. 2 red, Soc; receipts and shipments, 1900
bushels Corn steady; No. 2 mixed, S5c. Oats
easier; No. mixed. 25@26c. Rye dull; No. 2,
45@46c. Pork firm at sl2@l2% Buikmeats
clear, 81 l21fc. Butter steady Sugar frmer;
hard refined. S1S@91sc.; New Orleans, 71z9Sc.
Eggs weaker. Cheese easier.
MILWAUKEE, Flour unchanged. Wheat
weak, cash, 7SZsc; July. 7414c; September, ?4c
white, 26Q2614c. Rye firm; No. L 42c. Barley
easy; Sic. Provisions easier Pork. Sll 75
Lard. S6 621S. Cheese unchanged; cheddars
716GSc.
BALTIMORE - Provisions steady. Butter
steady; Western packed. 1l@l2c; creamery 12@
1Sc. Eggs firm at.16Ql61zc.
ToLEDo-Cloverseed dull; No. 2 cash, 81