Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-05
MARKETS BY WIRE.
No Snap In the Wheat Pit-Beurish News
From the Northweat-A steadier
Tone Developed nt the

No Snap In the Wheat Pit-Benrish News
From the Northweaf-A steadier
Tone Developed mt the
CIose-Pork Flat.
CH1cAGo-The wheat market was again lack
ing in snap and devoid of sensational features
to-day. Opening figures were on level with
yesterdays closings, and. after numerous anu
| frequent fluctuations within 15c limits. Decem-
Der selling up to S21zc, of to Sls4c and oack 10
SIC again, the market appeared to get INTO
rut, out of which it could not be dislodged py
either side. Although prices averaged 1or tne
DAY fractionally above yesterdays closing quo
tations, the undertone was weak. and surface
indications were bearish.
Tne reported arrivals of over 7OO cars Oh
wheat at Minneapolis and Duluth, and a dis
patch saying that Minneapolis millers had re-
duced their buying prices lc in the country
had depressing effect here. The realizing
sales early and slump to SlAc, DECEMBER,
proved to be the only feature of the forenoon.
little squirt just at the close carried prices TO
the outside figures of the day, ana the market
NesSe. iH''n' 'D'
Corn ruled quiet the greater part of the ses-
sion with occasional periods of temporary &C,
tiyity. The feeling developed was steady ana
| prices averaged shade lower compared with
| yesterday. Trading was mainly OF a local
character and fluctuations confined WITHIN
narrow limits.
Oats were slow and easier, with trading
chiefly local No outside influences were
brought to bear and transactions are mainly at
Slightly below yesterdays closing figures
Trading in mess pork was very light Prices
ruled slightly higher, and the market closed
quiet at inside figures.
Very little was doing in lard. and the market
ruled steadier Prices ruled about 215c higher
and the market closed steady.
Short ribs attracted very little attention, and
trading was light. Prices ruled frmer and "a
@5c.higher, and the market closed steady.
The leading rurures ranged as follows:
WHEAT = No. 2 December, s2GS25s@SlA
S51sGS451@s51sc.
sle: pece@bel, 5lsSsPSaslSSffse &sy.SS%
oHTs-No. Z December, 1s31@1sN@IssS@
1s55e; 5an1aTy 2O@2O@ls6@lsci May 22s
MESS PoRK, per bbL-November, 50 400
9 42h q S.x@9 371S: year. SO O215@s 2O@
g G21s@ss O5; January, So 2215@s 25@S 2215@
LAID per 100 bs-Noyember, S 9oG5 s2S
January, S S716@5 so@s5 s75SS5 80.
SHORT RIBS. per 100 bs.-November, 81 $50
& S5g4 @ SO04 ~; January, 81 7215G4 1894 7219Q
Cash quotauons were as follows: Flour
steady and unchanged. No. spring wheat. SO3s
red sosSsuIc 'Stng So Sasa' sorn sS%e 0'f; No. no
ley, 64c; No. faxseed 81 271S. Prime timothy
seea' Sc 81 q Mess pork, per per 6d Dbl o. slo 50@
sides Qoosel, S. 05@5 TO- Sugars unchanged.
Receipts-Flour. 1900 barrels; wheat 61.-
0OO bushels: corn. 236. 900 bushels; oats, 25l,-
90 009 ooo bushels; rye, 10000 bushels; barley;
5000 bushels. Shipments - Flour, 10000
barrels: wheat $1,000 bushels: corn. $4,000
bushels; oats III 900 bushels; rye, 1000 bushels;
barley, 5000 bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was unchanged. Eggs, T@l715c.
NEW YoRK-Flour moderately active and un-
changed Cornmeal dull. Wheat-Spot irreg-
ulaT, closing at 76c, stronger; options dull and
N9He higher; closing steady; Rye quiet; west
rowed, 75GS21&c. Corn fairly active; options
dull and 1s@5sc lower and weak Oats-Spot
active and firm; options fairly active and steady.
Hops quiet and d easy easy Cofiseaoptions opened
near months strong and far months barely
steady and 20@25 points down; sales Al, $50 bags,
including October. l560@I5.70c: November. 1850
al Csc; December. l5.5OQl5 7Oci January, la5OQ
lose; March, 1550@l565c; April, 10 6Uc;
May, 15.55@l5.65: June, l5.6Oc: July. 156Oc;
August, la5Oc: September. Is 45c: spot Rio
and weak: refined &c lower and in better de-
mand; c, 6@61sc; extra c, 61z@15c; white extra
{, 65sQ65Sc; yellow, 6@61sc; off A. 7@7 3-l6:
mould A, 7754c; standard A, 7ssc; confectioners,
granulated, 75sc. Mplasses-New Orleans dull.
Rice quiet. Cottonseed oil quiet. Tallow-
City. 45sc bid. Rosin firm; light stock; strained,
common to good, 81 O5Gl 10. Turpentine quiet
at 4S16G49c. Eggs easy and quiet; western,
2S4@24c; receipts, 4.069 packages. Pork firm;
mess, sl2 5O@12 IS. Cutmeats steady; sales of
picked bellies. 10 pounds, 715075Sc. Mlddles
quiet and firm. Lard stronger and quiet;
sales, AGO tierces; western steam, Sc go. closing
at Sc 60 bid; 500 tierces c and F. November de-
livery, S. IS; octobe.. Sc IS bid; November,
6 80, closing at S6 80 hid: February S6 IS;
March % 81, closing at Sc 80; city steam, S6 20
Q6 p. Butter quiet and less steady on fine;
western dairy. 9@!4c; do creamery, 2@251ac;
do held at l2@2Oc: do factory. 715@l3c. Cheese
weak and quiet; western, SQ91@c.
PHILADELPHIA-Flour dull and weak,
Wheat-Cash and October firm under light
offerings and fair demand from millers, but
speculation very tame and futures beyond this
month weak and l@19c lower; ungraded, in
export elevator, SEC; No. 2 red, in export eleva-
tor, S5c; choice ungraded, on track, &c; No. 2
SS14c; do December, SS5z@S41<c; do January.
S51zc. Corn-Option market ruled steady but
quiet; car lots in moderate supply and firm;
2 mixed, October, S9sz@4OJ4c: do November, 40
@4O1zc; December. S517@40r; June, 391S@40c
Oats-Car lots firm and N@1ac higher under
light receipts; sales No. white, 26c; do old,
futures were quiet but firm; No. white, &c.
tober, 2611@Tc; November, 275S@2SlZc; De-
cember. 25zQ29c; January 29g3Oc Butter
easier; Pennsylvania creamery extra, 25c; do
prints, &@Slc. Eggs steady; Pennsylvania firsts.
23c.
ST. LoUIs-Flour quiet and easier Wheat
opened quiet and unsettled; then a decidedly
stronger tone developed and the close was firm
at %@1Sc above yesterday; No. red cash,
7Sc: December, 793z@8014c, closing at SOsS@sO15c
bid; May, S4lzQS4s4c, closing at S45zc bid.
Corn lower and weak: No. 2 mixed, cash, 2g1<e;
October, 2glz@293sc, closing at 291zc asked; De-
cember, 2S1SG2S4c, closing at 291 &c asked; year,
2S1sc, closing at 2S1sc asked; May, 30sS@301Sc,
closing at 303sc. Oats lower; No. 2 cash, lSc bid;
January, 2O11c: May, 225s@225zc. Rye-No. 2 39c.
Barley Quiel; sales of Minnesota at SIC; Iowa.
4Oc. Flaxseed steady at 81 % Provisions quiet
and essentially unchanged.
MILWAUKEE, - Flour unchanged. Wheat
firm: cash, 1876; December, 1870; No. North
ern, SIC. Corn unchanged; No. g. &c. Oats
quiet; No. white, 221Sc. Rye easier; No. l,
4313c. Barley quiet; No. 2, 551s@551lc. Pro-
visions firmer. Pork. $40 so. Lard, s8 %. Cheese
unchanged; cheddars, 9Q915c.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. steady. Butter
firm; western packed, 15@1Sc; creamery, 23@
25c Eggs firm; western, DC.
ToLEDo-Cloverseed active; cash and Octo-
ber. So 80; November. So So; December, 81 90;
February, 81 l21a.
BRITISH IRON,