Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-10
MARKETS BY WIRE.
All the Cereals Lifeless and Most of Them
Lower-Buils on Wheat Unable 10
Make Headway Against Favor
able Crop Reports-HOg


noted on any of the preceding days of The
week. Opening figures were about the same as
Yesterdays closing, and temporary irmness
| was derived from the early cables, prices work
| ing up Lc or So The weakness developed was
| attributed to the anticipation of favorable
report by the Washington Agricultural Bureau
| tomorrow and was intensified by some selling
orders from New York. 1t was claimed. too
that thresher returns in Indiana were showing
up big. and there was talk about St Louis ship
ments by the 10Th proximo which would quickly
tell on elevator stocks there.
The market rallied feebly from the midday
break. From bottom prices fractional gain
was made, but general liquidation by tired
local longs and the buying limited, in the main
to one leading operator, gave to the market a
heavy tone up to the very Close and the latest
bids were close around the lowest Of the day.
Based on yesterdays closings, there was net
loss of H@14c.
Corn ruled quiet with the feeling rather
easier. Trading was light and confined prin-
cipally to the local crowd. and fluctuations
were limited to 1s&14c range The easier feel
ing was attributed to the fine weather, large
receipts, weaker cables and a decline of &c in
the cash market The market opened shade
below yesterdays closing figures. was easy and
declined H@1zc. became inactive and closed
KQ1lc lower than yesterday.
Oats were weaker and L@14c lower. Trading
was moderate and chiefly in May. The near
futures were the quIetest and weakest owing
to good offerings and lack OF demand,
especially in August in which the shorts
have covered freely, leaving the market With
out support.
Rather more business transacted in mess
pork Opening sales were at sc decline, which
was followed by a further reduction Oh &C.
Later the feeling was stronger and prices
rallied l0@l215c and closed steady.
A fair trade was reported in the lard marker.
Later the demand improved slightly and prices
rallied 71zQlOc, closing steady.
Trading was moderate in short RIBS t1uctu-
aticns were confined within a narrow range.
Early prices ruled 214@5c lower. but rallied
again later in the day and closed steady.
The leading futures ranged as follows;
WHEAT-No. 2 September. g76ssG76
GEES; December; 7S14G7S9s@71sa''Sc' year,
CoRSgNo. >. September, S54@3S4c; Octo-
Der, S57s@S5S@s5s4@S51sc; December. So72U
0Ars-No. 2 September. 205S@20ss@2O3s@
20sSc; october, 20s4 s4@205zc: May, 24ss s4z4Ac.
GlO 671SaIO 55@l6 IS; October, $40 35@lO Al
LARD, per foo Ds.-September, Sc 1905 Asa
S71S@6 As; October, s6 S71z@6 45G6 3506 As;
January, SC 05a6 OK.
as F71l@5 421%@5 473&; October, S. 421z@5 IS;
January. s4 9714Q4 g14
Cash quOtauons were as follows: Flour quiet
and steady. No. 2spIing wheat. 761fgTe; No.
D
2 corn. 355s1c No oats. 201S@20Hc. No. 2 rye.
4214G43c. No. barley. 63q64c. No. faxseed,
81 25. Prime timothy seed. 81 A. Mess pork,
So 4OQ6 425%. Short NIB sides (loose) SIS 45@5 so.
Dry salted shoulders (boxed), 81 S715@5 90.
Short clear sides (bOxed), IS S71z@6 90. Sugars
Cut loaf, 9149914c; granulated, , SIC; standard
A. SIC. Receipts-F1our. lu.000 barrels; VIII eat,
lS3 900 bushels corn Sol 900 bushels oats $50 600
bushels; rye, 1900 bushels; barley, none.
Shipments-Flour, 1000 barrels: wheat, 12l,0O0
bushels: corn. 2SS.0pG bushels: oats, 13o, 900
bushels; rye. LOCO bushels; barley, 1000 bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was fairly active; fancy creamery,
l6@l61zc; fine. l3@l4c; finest dairies, uQl2c;
fair to good 9gl0c.
NEW YoRK-Flour dull and heavy. Wheat
Spot dull A@15c lower, and weak; options
dull. 1t6szc lower, and weak. Rye easy and
quiet. Barley malt dull. Corn-Spot duh and
easier; options dull and weak. Oats-Spot
fairly active for export and unsettled; options
active and weaker. Hay firm: fair demand
Hops easy and quiet. Coffee-Options opened
steady at lo92O points up; closed firm at 5@l5
points up: sales, $50 bags. including Sep
tember, l5.l06l520c: October. 15.l0@l5.l5; No
vember. l5.l5; December, 15.05Ql5.20c; January,
l5l04l5.20; February, l5.l5 March, l5.l0Gla. 20c;
May, I5 l0Ql520e; spot Rio steady and more
active; fair cargoes, 1S14c. Sugar-Raw en-
tirely nominal; refined quiet and sl4c lower;
G: 65a@634e; extra G 7@7Ae; white extra ira G, 7ss
A. SIC: standard A, SIC; confectionery A.
SIC; cut loaf. SIC; crushed, SIC; powdered,
SIC; granulated. SIC: cubes, SIC. Molasses-
Foreign dull: New Orleans quiet. Rice steady
and quiet. Cottonseed oil steady. Tallow
easy. Rosn quiet and steady. Turpentine firm
and irregular at 4118@42hc. Eggs-Choice
sc'trce and firm; western, l615@l61zc; receipts.
and weak; picked bellies, 73Sc; picked hams,
lO3z@lIl4c; picked shoulders, 5c; middles
quiet. 1ard-Options shade higher and
gnHs 200 epce ncUd2e ep
tember, at s6 75;Oetober.SS 7546 7s; November.
Sc S.; January, S6 A. Butter-Extra firm;
others dull and weak western dairy. lo@l2Hc;
do creamery, u@l7c; do factory. S9l215c.
Cheese dull and weaker; western, 6Q7c.
PHnADELPHIA-Flourd dull for all grades,
except choice old winters, which were scarce
and iirm, with good demand. Wheat quiet,
and futures declined nc; car lots ruled steady
No. 3 red in export elevator, &c; steamer No.
2 red In do, 81 4c; No. red ON track, S51zc;
No.2 red in export elevator. SIC. NO. red, Au-
gust, S324@S4c; September. SS14@SS1c; 0cto-
ber, S4QQS4lzc; November, S41%QS5c. Corn
very quiet; prices for car lots ruled firm, while
quotauons for options were largely nominal in
the absence of speculative or export demand
No. mixed. on track and in Twentieth stree,
elevator, 451<c: do, in grain depot 46c: No.
mixed August. I334 @44c; September, 433{044c
October 44l445sc; November, 44l@4434c. Oats
mixed, 2sszc No. s white. regular. S21]lc; No. :
white do 34@3Ilzc; futures dull and barely
steady: No. , white. August, 3054@3lssc
September, S0930Hc;. October. S0HGSlc; No
NeluDtI- oAeSoAZ4S. @%So AAlAs SAAAoy anAa
frstS 16c.
ST LOUIS -F1our-1rading light. Wheat
The market was again very dull; fluctuations
confined within a narrow range; No. 2 red. cash
7Sllc; August, 7314G7S5sc, closed at 735zc; Sep
tember. 733z@74l6c, closed at 731zc asked; De
cember, ,767sG177c. closed at nc asked; MAY, size
closed at Sl1Sc asked. Corn dull; No. mixed
cash. 33l<c; August, $3.50, closed at S35Sc bid
October 33c, closed at 33c bid. Oats weak; No
2 cash. zoe; September, l97k@2Oc; May, 23E@
zic: August offered at 1870 and no bids. Rye
tnll and dragging at 3S1I639c. Barley-Com.
uon, 4oc. Flaxseed again lower; cash, 81 p; Au.
ust, 81 20.
CINCINNATI-F1our firm. Wheat in fair de.
n and: No. red. 746l76c; receipts. 5000 bush.
el }; shipments, l6,0C0 bushels Corn firm; No.
2 liked, 3S1zc. Oats steady; No. mixed, old,
231 sGl231<c; new. 2lc. Rye quiet; No. 2. 44c.
Pc; X firm at sl1 S715. Lard active at Sc Is
BuJ kmeat and bacon quiet and unchanged.
Bui ter steady. Sugar firm. Eggs firm at l15c.
Che csc firm.
MI IIwAUKEE-Flour steady Wheat steady:
cash. 751zc; September, 75]Sc. Corn quiet: No. 8,
$3.50, 27c. Oats dull: No. white, 25l2515c.
Rye dull; No. /, 423zc. Barley quiet; Sep.
temb, ", 5S1Sc bid. Provisions frm. Pork, cash,
$40 g.; Z; September, $40 65 Lard, cash, S6 40;
Septel q Der, Sc 45. Cheese steady; cheddars,
6QS16c..
BAL, rIMoRE-Provisions dull. Butter steady;
cream6 ry. l59Ec. Eggs firm at l4@l41<c; ice
house, l2@l3c- Coffee nominal.
ToLE Do-Cloverseed dull; easier; October.
e4 411L. November. "a Az