Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-04
MARKETS By WIRE.
Wheat Opens Strong, but Wenkens Under
UnfavorabIe Advices From Liverpool
Corn and Oats Depressed
Pork Active and Steadynt
Medium Figures.


would show decrease of 100000 to 100000
bushels. This expectation, coupled with the
firm early cables, gave the market decidedly
Dullish complexion for a time. December
sold up twice to 1870. When the visible
figures finally came out weaker feeling was
developed and gradual but steady decline
followed. which was not checked till December
struck 79c OF a shade under the business last
evening.
After the first hour the business passing was
OF light local character. orders being scarce
both ways. According to Nightingale CABLE
dated at noon, the strike among the dockmen
at London was extendingto Liverpool and the
market there was depressed in consequence.
Closing cables were firm for spot grain. The
close here for all futures this side of May was
small fraction under yesterdays latest bids
and at or near bottom.
A fair business was transacted in corn with
in comparatively narrow range. The feeling
developed was, on the whole, easier, and slightly
lower prices were established. The weaker
tone was attributed largely to the favorable
weather. liberal receipts and large increase in
the visible supply. The market opened at
about yesterdays closing prices was steady for
a time, then sold off &c, ruled quiet and closed
1sG1zc lower than yesterday.
OATS we're quiet with fair business in Sep
tember and May, but only limited trade IN
was easier and prices receded 1sQ1zc, and the
market closed at about the inside.
Trading was moderately active in pork and
the fluctuations in prices were frequent, though
trading centered IN October. Prices for that
month huctuated within range of Soc, while
other deliveries were confined to 10Gl5c. The
market closed steady at medium figures.
A light trade was reported in lard and the
feeling was steady.
The liberal reduction in the stock on hand of
short ribs with moderate inquiry from shorts
dad tn Sfa anil f1of fooli inn &c
stronger early. Prices were advanced 211@5c.
Later the offerings were increased considerably
and prices declined l216@l5c, closing easy
The leading futures ranged as follows.
WHEAT-No. 2, October. 7S1s@7S14@T15@
TIC: December. 795s@7gs4 4@7a@791Sc; year,
7SaS1s@775s@77ss May. sS11 9@S35s ass s@SS1sc.
esaEa cSEN3NO ossoseT sss Ssg$ss ss@Sa2SS
oATs-No. z October. ls1a@lsk@ls7E@Iss5c;
December, 2O1s@2O1sc; May, 25s@S@22S@
Mess PORK, per bbL-october, $40 25@l0 rs
10 25@lO 421a; year, S. 95; January, 50 l21dGs 20
LARD, per 100 bs.-october, Sc O5@6 90: No
S565 S0@5 So
SHORT RIBS. per 100 bs-october, s. O5@
8 I21s@4 s519@4 s71S; January, 81 65@4 6715@
Cash quotauons we're as follows: Flour
steady and unchanged. No 2 spring wheat,
175sc; No. spring wheat 69@70c; No. red,
573sc; No. corn. $3.50. No. oats, l91sc.
seed. 81 251S. Prime timothy seed, 81 SlGl g.
Mess pork, per Dbl. $40 45@l0 So Lard. per
100 pounds S6 l21I06 Is. Short RIB sides Qoosel,
s. 90. Dry salted shoulders [boxedl, S4 5O@
6215. Short clear sldes (boxed). IS 25@5 3715.
Receipts-Flour, $4,000 barrels; wheat, l45.000
bushels; corn. 49l, 900 bushels; oats, 245, 900
bushels;rye, bushels; barley, l9 1000 bushels.
Shipments-Flour, 26O00 barrels: wheat, l45.
900 bushels: corn Las, 600 bushels; oats l27, 900
bushels; barley 1000 bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was unchanged. Eggs at l4@l41sc.
NEW YoRK-wheat-Spot opened higher
and closed weak and fairly active; options
quiet early and HQ5sc higher, closing weak
with the advance lost. Barley quiet. Corn
Spot fairly active and firm; options moder-
ately active, 1sc lower and weak. Oats-Spot
steady and moderately active; options quiet
and easier. Hay easy. Hops dull. Coffee-Op-
tions opened steady; September advanced 30
points, other months 25 market closed
steady 20 points up: sales; $3.50 bags, includ-
ing September, l55O@l5.60c: October, 1900
Is: 70c; November. 10 5609l570c; December, 1850
@l5.75c; May, 1575@l590c: spot Rio strong and
fair; cargoes. l9zc. Sugar inactive and nom
Foreign inactive: New Orleans in fair de-
mand. Rice steady. Cottonseed oil dull Tai
low strong. Rosin quiet. Turpentine quiet at
44d9441ac; Eggs quiet and easy; Western, 17@
l9c; receipts, 9.3SS packages. Pork strong and
moderately active; mess. inspected, SO 5O@
lS 90: do, uninsPected, sl2 S515@l2 so. Cut
IpenSsqq! meats quiet giskIed bellies picked
Lard weak and dull; western steam quoted at
Sc 521a; options, sales, $50 tierces; September,
6 50; October. Sc 1895 ~: November, IS q;
easy; Western, SIC: creamery, n@l2c; Amer
ican, SIS 5O@lS 90. Cheese dull, but firm.
PHILADELPHIA-f1our dull and prices
weak: western winter clear, new, 81 O06D4 80;
do do: straight; @ new, "a 3O@4 so; winter patent
straights. 81 50d5 90; do patent, IS OO05 65.
Wheat dull and lower; ungraded in grain
depot, SAC; No. red in export elevator, 76lLc:
S steamer IN T,iSo No. red in DO 791ze; No: red in
October. S214@S25zc; November. S315aS4c; De.
cember, S414@S5c. Corn-Car lots firmer but
quiet; futures dull and a shade easier; No. 8
Twentieth street elevator 4Sc; No. 2 high
mixed, in grain depot 43c: No. yellow. in
grain depot. 1910; No. mixed, September,
4I94l9Se;, 4ISll October, 4I24@424c; November.
weak and prices declined I@1zc; No. mixed,
2l922c; No. mixed. track, &c; No 3 white
231a@24c; No 2 white, 261aG27c; choice, old
3l@s4c lower; 10 . white, September. a6@ SSS
2615c; October, N@2713c; November, 27h0YC:
December. 2s14@2sszc. Provisions move Slowly
and prices barely steady. Pork. mess, new,
family, s18 So Hams. smoked, iiISiS1Ie'' SG$ %e'
Lard-Western steam, S6 70. Butter steady for
fine goods; Pennsylvania creamery extra.
A'Z2VSloOs uoi prints, zzeBZ0c.
ST. LoUIs-Flour quiet and inactive but nm.
changed. Wheat-The large decrease in amount |
on ocean passage, together with firm and |
higher cables the expectation of a good de- |
crease in visible disappointing receipts and adj |
vances at all points. put prices up 14@5sc early
in the session. The visible turned out to be an |
increase all outside markets weakened. cans |
ing slight decline here, the market finally |
closing 1s@14c above yesterdays: No, red |
cash. 1870; September, 765S@763zc. closing at
ber, 7S14@7S1Sc. closing at 7S9Sc: May, 7S54c
asked. Corn lower; No. mixed, cash. 2g3;c. |
2934@3Oc, closing at 295S@2sEc;
October, SO1S@994c; closing at3O5sQSO12c asked;
May. S2slc closing .at S25sc asked. Oats Oats
steady; No. 2 cash. 1S1fc; September, ISc; Octo-
Der, lS11c; May, Z254c. Rye lower; No. 2, CSC,
Flaxseed easier at 81 221a Provisions Strong |
er, but quite irregular.
PHILADELPHIA-Wool market dull and
prices nominal; Ohio Pennsylvania and West
Virginia Xxx and above S3@35c; S2@33l5c; me-
lium, 37@3Sc; coarse, 36@3715c; New York Mich.
gan, Indiana and Western fine or X and XXX |
'O9S2c; medium, 3619@37c: coarse. 35l36c Fine
washed combing and delaine, S964lc; coarse
washed combing and delaine, 3S@39c; Canada
washed cOmbing, 331A@35c; tub washed, 35@43c;
nedium unwashed combihg and delaine 29@
S2c; coarse unwashed combing and delaine 2S@
Soc; Montana, 2O@26c;> Territory. l6@23c.
CINcINNATI-Flour in moderate demand.
Wheat strong and higher; No. 2 red, 77c; re-
,eipts 5000 bushels; shipments, 5000 bushels
;orn easy: No. 2 mixed. 35c- Oats quiet: No.
mixed 2054@2l13c. Rye nominal: No. 2 42c
Pork quiet and higher at S11 l21S. Lard strong
It S6 Is. Bulkmeats quiet: short ribs, IS Is.
Bacon steady; short clear. S6 25 Butter easy.
Sugar steady. Eggs steady at lac. Cheese firm
md higher; prime to choice Ohio fiat, S@S15c.
MILwAUKEE-FIour unchanged. Wheat
asy; cash. 1870; October, 745Sc. Corn dull;
70. 3, 33@S3lIc. Oats dull: No. 2 white, 2l150
&c. Rye firlner; No. l, 43c. Barley fairly act