Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-27
MARKETS BY WIRE.
All the Cereals LaboriDR Under an Attack
of Weakness, but no Important
Declines Established Hog
Products Quiet and Easier.

Products Quiet and Easier.
CHICAGo-There was less doing in wheat to-
day, and a quiet, slow trade was reported dur
ing most of the session. The feeling was
weaker, and yet no very important decline was
established. Opening sales were NGAc higher
than yesterday, and after fuctuating within a
small range for some time became weak, and
prices declined %c, recovered Nc. ruled easy
and closed &c lower than yesterday.
Some parties who were named as the princi-
pal buyers yesterday sold moderately to-day.
Advices were received reporting rain in Texas,
and as harvesting is thought to be in progress
there the market strengthened some by these
reports Home markets were all easier. 1t
was estimated that the visible supply would not
vary much from 100000 bushels to l,2OO, 200
bushels decrease.
A fair trade was reported in corn at a further
decline in price. The weakening factor was
the large arrivals. The market opened shade
Under the closing prices of yesterday, declined
ing A@ssc lower than yesterday. There was
considerable covering by shorts on the decline,
which had tendency to steady the market.
A weak feeling prevailed in oats, and, al
though trading was tair, prices declined 4611c,
and the market closed quiet at about inside
figures. The weakness was due to continued
heavy receipts.
A quiet and dull feeling prevailed in mess
pork. Prices declined 171a@2Uc. and the mar
ket closed quiet.
Trading was rather light in the lard market
and the feeling easy. Early the market showed
a little more steadiness and prices improved
slightly. Later, however, the feeling was
easier and the advance was lost.
Short ribs were moderately active. Prices
ruled 5@9712c lower and steady at the reduction.
The leading ruJures ranged as rollows:
WHEAT No. June. S01I@Sl3S @S01& oslo:
July. 77s1@777aQ Q762 2@7t74c; August 741l@T43s
CORN No. 2 June, 335s@S3%9 AGS34c;
July. s4G34G335S S@3S54e; August, 3l%@S4Ic.
OATs-No. 2June, 21S@0%@22G22Ic July,
225S@224@22E@ @225Gc; September, 225i@22Ac.
MESS PORK, per bbl.-June, $ll 7O0II 70:
July, SI2 OO@I2 OO@I1 777l@ll so; August, slI 80
oil 90Glll S51ll IS.
LARD. per 100 bs.-June, S6 Tx; July, s6 ~
as S214@6 7113G6 IN; August So S5@6 S5@
. S2115GI6 S217.
SHORT RIBS, per 100 Bs.-June, s5 6714@
1905 6711@p5 6173: July, s5 S0@5 S21115 7713p
. T13: August. S. 0719@5 S71S@5 S21z(15 8211S5.
Casn quotatlons were as Follows: Flour steady
and unchanged. No. 2 spring wheat. 8l@S2c;
No. 3 spring wheat, 77c; No. 2 red, Sl@S2c. No.
corn, 331l l@33ssc. No. 2 oats, 211s@2c. No. 2
rye 39c. No. barley, nominal. No. lhaxseed
81 81. Prime timothy seed, 81 go Mess pork,
per barrel. S1l 701ll rs. Lard, per 100 pounds,
Sc 721SQ6 IS. Short ribs sides (oose). IS 70
@5 50. Dry salted shoulders (boxetl), S. 12110
%. Short clear sides (boxed). S6 l21zGl6 -.
Sugars unchanged. ReceiDts-Flour, 5000
barrels; wheat, 5000 bushels; corn 4S0 900 BUSH
els;, oats, 2lS0U0 bushels; rye, 5000 bushels;
barley, 5000 bushels Shipments-Fl0ur, 10000
barrels; wheat, $1,000 bushels; corn, $4,000