Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-18
MARKETS BY WIRE.


Wheat Shows Less Backbone. but Nothing
TO Warrant Bresk-COrn Moves
Down n Peg-Pofk Dull and
FeaIureIeHs.
CHIcAGo-Wheat-Am moderate business was
transacted to-day. and at times the market
ruled dull No important changes occurred
and no special outside news was received to
warrant q change in the course of the market
The market was chiefly local one. The open
ing was rather firm, ana while the nearby
futures showed but little change, May delivery
advanced Nc, then became weaker and de-
clined with some fluctuations &c for May,
ruled steady and closed about &c lower than
yesterday.
Cable advices were generally without special
change. A private cable was received noting
q stronger closing IL is claimed that freight
engagements have been made by railroad line
for the shipment Of ], 800 cars of -four during
December and from here and the West, OF
winch $40 cars were contracted for the last "A
hours.
Corn-Tradiug early was Of light local
character but little interest being manifested,
and fluctuations were limited to ZG14c range
ish. and transactions were at slightly lower
prices. Offerings of all futures were rather
liberal and in the absence of any support the
market ruled heavy the entire session. The
market opened at about the closing prices OF
yesterday was easy, with the exception of De-
cember, which sold up &c on the wet weather.
The market then receded Z@kc, ruled steady
and closed a shade lower than yesterday.
Oats were slow and steady and without
feature Of interest
Mess Pork-Very little business was trans
acted and the feeling was quiet and easy.
Prices showed very little change.
Lard-A quiet and easy feeling prevailed ana
prices ruled about PIC lower.
Short rib sides-Trading was moderately act
i've though chiefly in contracts for May.
Prices favored buyers.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT-No. z December. 7977IQ76M@
SSaSS1sSSSc; May,, - ST.
CORN = No. q December, S24GSS@Ss2H@
$37ss; JseqaSy SssSsSys slheslAssl9SSo; May
O5I@2O74c; May. 237l@ZNQ Q22sG6z!zzc:; :, 0.a
Mss S5 PoEK per SSLsSuaEy S 9 .So S5Ss 25g
May, 50 65@9 $500 621z@5 65
LARD. per 100 Ns.-JanuarL IS 9O@6 @Q
S715G5 S71S; March, IS G1zQ5 971fG5 821SQ
5 s2111; May, IS O5@6 0506 O5@6 021S.
4.7O@4 20; May. s. s21fQ4 s21lQ94 sO@4 9216.
dull and unchanged. No. 2 spring wheat, 767zc;
No. 3 spring wheat 67GSscs Ne; red, 55eAc;
1870. n o2 barley, 5S@6Oc. No. haXseed. 81 35S.
Prime timothy seed, q 2061 "a Mess pork, per
bbl, IS 1893 % Lard, per 100 lbs, S. S71z;
Shoulders % S tSo1eGS is1SS4 az 2S g. short Clear clear
sides (boxed). S. OO@5 o. Sugars-Cut loaf, un-
changed. Receipts - Flour, A,000 barrels:
wheat, 5000 bushels; corn. 27l,0O0 bushels;
oats 2l2 900 bushels; rye Is 900 bushels; barley,
s.. 600 bushels. Shfpments-F1our, 1900 bar
rels; wheat &0O0 bushels; corn. 233 900 bush
els; oats. $4,000 bushels; rye, 1000 bushels;
barley, 1900 bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was unchanged. Eggs, HO1zQ2lc.
NEW YoRK-Flour quiet Cornmeal dull.
Wheat-Spot dull and easy; options dull, "a
Nc lower and weak. Rye weak; Western, 600
&c. Barley weak; Western, 5o965c; Canada,
59G73c. Barley malt quiet; Canada, T77<c.
Corn-Spot quiet and steady; options more ac-
tive, Hd1zc lower and weak. Oats-Spot firm
and quiet; options dull and frmer Hay steady
and quiet Hops in fair demand and firm
Cotfee-Options opened steady at soils points
down; closed barely steady at 10@l5 points
down; lower cables; quiet; sales, 4S, $50 bags,
including December, l5sO9I595c; January.
I605@I6i5c: April I63Oc; May, i6i5@le25c;
July, l62O6l630c; September. 16l59I625c;
October, l6lO@l625c; spot Bio easy and
quiet; fair cargoes, lsAe; No: E]G. ];
Molasses-New Orleans steady. Rice steady
and in fair demand. Cottonseed oil easy. Tai
low higher. Rosin steady. Turpentine lower
western, 28lGS4c. PORK quiet; mess inspect,
extra prime, q 5Oes IS Cur meats easy;
picked shoulders. 4Se; picked hams, s3<9
Lard easier and quiet; sales $50 tierces; West
srn steam. S6 Is, closing at s6 221z; sales, 5000
tierces; December, S. 05; January, s. 1896 20,
nS a s. g bd Mare e s S s. s
So 81; May. Sc 1896 A, closing at S. A; July
Sc Sc, closing at Sc 65 asked. Butter quiet and
creamery, n@l7c; factory. 7Glsc Cheese quiet;
Western. S1lOc.
PHILADELPHIA-Flours steady. Wheat firm
and quiet; options steady; no grade, 5O@55c;
rejected, 55965ci fair to good milling wheat,
ungraded, in grain depot, S26S4c; No. 2red,
December, S05z06l1<c; January. Sl1z6s2c; Feb
ruary, S25z08Szc: March s4@s4Ec. Corn
Options shade easier, with little or no specula-
noni car lots weak and irregular; No.
mixed, in Twentieth street elevator, 36c; No.
high mixed, in grain depot, &c; Nos yellow,
in grain depot, 361Sc; ungraded high mixed, on
track: SS17c; steamer No. 2yellow. in grain de-
pot, 3715c; No. mixed, on track, 4Oc; No
yellow, in grain depot, S9c: old ungraded high
mixed, in Twentieth street elevator, 4lc: No. 2
mixed December. S9GS91zc: January, ,8S1< <63Sszc;
February SS1SQSSszc; March, 2zGS9zc. Oats
Car lots quiet but steady; No. mixed, 2Sc;
No. white, 30z@SO1c; No. white, 3l3kc:
@ 1,gReT SS %nEs DsSsmSsI &c
Ia
March. SO5A03l1Sc. Eggs dun and Irregular;
Pennsylvania firsts, 24c.
ST. LoUIs-Flour quiet and dull. Wheat
An advance of 1zc early on favorable reports
was not long maintained, and the close was Il
@Zc below Yesterday; No. 2 red, cash, TIC;
December, TIC. closed at TIC asked; March
SOC, closed at SSA nominal; May, Slsk6SIIc
closed at 6lssG8l1<c bid. Corn weak; No,
mixed, cash. 271S@27lzc; December, 271S62Lc
closed at nc asked; January. 271<c, closed az
Z1sQZlAc asked; February, 2717c, closed at
Oats dull and easier; No. cash, 196l95Sc bid;
May. .29sc. Rye lower at 4215c Barley-Nothing
doing Flaxseed firm but quiet; salable at 81 81
10 so.
MINNEAPoLIS-May wheat made an early
gain of Zc from yesterdays closing on mod
crate receipts and a good demand for cash
wheat that holds the latter 30 near to May as
to make it Improbable to buy cash wheat and
put in store for later delivery; the movement
from the country was not large in any section.
and the arrivals were below the days milling
requirements the receipts being 226 cars and
50 cars shipped. Closing quotations: No. / hard,
December, 7Sc; January 7S1<c; May, S21Sc; on
track, 7g1<c; No. l Northern, December.
757&c; January, 763zc; May 801<: on track.
797Sc; No. Northern, December 72c; Jan uary.
727zc; May, nc; on track, T2674c.
MILwAUKEE-Flour unchanged Wheat
quiet; No spring on track, cash, 72G73c:
May, 761zc; No. Northern, Sic. Corn steady;
No: 8, on track, 29@2sxc. Oats firm; No. 2
white, on track, 22HG23c. Rye quiet; No !.
1910. Provisions easy. Pork, January So Is
Lard cash, IS 80. Cheese unchanged; ched-
dars. e99Hc.