Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-15
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Nothing sensational In the Wheat fit'
but Figures Little Stronger-POrk
Featureless md Outside Quo
tatious Not Maintained,

freely, that is, to 60 short to any extent, ant
what was done On the selling side was mainly
| for quick turns. Neither was there any grea
buying being done. but one thing noticeable
was that the offerings were not large. Th'
opening Tas H@14c better than Saturday.
closing, and quickly advanced trife more
then eased off &c, again became strong ant
rallied to outside prices, or 13c above inside
figures, and ruled firm, closing about ~
| higher than Saturday. Cable adVlces were
again of favorable tenor. 1t is claimed thai
the strength in the Liverpool market is due tC
| some manipulation by large trader there II
| California wheat
A very good speculative business was trans
| acted in corn, and the feeling prevailing was
| quite firm early, but later outside prices were
| not fully sustained. A very good demand e4
| listed for the near futures, and, as offerings
| were quite light, an advance followed. Ihere
was some talk early of a decrease in the visible
| supply, which had strengthening enect on
values, as also the purchasing of year and tne
near futures by prominent local Spectator
| Offerings of May were quite heavy at times
! The market opened shade above Saturday
closing prices and advanced N@3sc, eased on
| 1s@14c, ruled steady and closed 1s9lc better
| than Saturday.
In oats a slow and steady market was noted.
| Few outside orders were received, and local
traders only gave the market passing attention,
and an increase OF 9Ol, GOO bushels was reported
| reported in the visible supply. Offerings for
| future delivery were light, and most of the
sales were at the same as Saturdays closing
prices.
The mess pork market attracted little more
/ attention and trading was a trifle more active.
October met with a little more favor, and there
] was an increased business reported in Novem-
Der and January deliveries. Prices ruled 25g
| SOC higher for October and sake higher for
| the deferred deliveries, but outside figures
/ were not maintained
In lard a moderate trade was reported, and
the feeling was steadier.
In short ribs there WAS 0n1v q fair trade re-
ported, aud there was no particular change to
note in prices.
The leading prices ranged as follows:
WHEAT No. 2 December. s215@S2HGS21z
S@s25se; year; year; SOs4@Sl1s@SO54@slc; May, 500
GoRN-No. 3 November, Slx98l7sQS115a
SlMe; December, 3lA@SlAGSl9Sl1sc; May. $50
oATs-So. 3 December. 1ssSe1s9Sc; May. 2211s
@221s@ s@221sG226c.
MESS NESS PokK so10 per bbl-NSyem6e5 g S73S@
LARD, per 100 MS. - November, s. 9217@
S 921z@5 921SG5 9211; year, IS S71a@5 S71S@5 IS
@5 $; JANUARY, IS 671l@5 S711@5 N1aa5 S71
SHORT RIBS. per 100 bs-November. 81 SO
g. g. sse4 e 'O@i S' January q '2''Ss ''@s 'z'S
Cash quotatlons were as follows: Flour
firm and unchanged. No. spring wheat. sos
red, SOss@SO5Sc. No. 2 corn. Sl1sc. No oats,
1870. No. 2 rye. 41fc. No. 2barley. 62@63c No.
faxseed. 81 2S. Prime timothy seed, nominal.
Mess pork, per bbl, sl0 IS. Lard. per 100 pounds,
S6 20. Short RIBS sides Cloosel, So 25Q5 so. Dry
salted shoulders (boxed), 81 25Q4 so; short clear
sides (boxed), IS 50@5 6215. Receipts-Flour,
L. 900 barrels; wheat l02 600 bushels corn 226 600
bushels oats, A2 600 bushels; rye, 1000 bushels;
barley, Isl, 900 bushels Shipments-Flour, 81, 900
barrels; wheat 1900 bushels; corn. 565, 900
bushels; oats 22e 0OO bushels rye, "a 600 bushels;
barley, IS 600 bushels
NEW K-Flour-Irregular, moderately
active and unchanged. Cornmeal- Steady
Wheat-Spot weak moderately active and
stronger; Northern options moderately active
A@15c higher and firm. Rye dull. western. As
@52c. Barley quiet; western, 55@65c. Barley
malt dull. Corn-Spot frmer and moderately
active; options firm and quiet. Oats-Spot fairly
active and HGAc lower; options dull and
weaker. Hay-Fair demand. firm. Hops quiet,
steady Cotiee-options opened steady at SOLO
points up; closed barely steady. unchanged to
5 points down to points up; sales of Il, $50
bags, including October. l50Oc; November,
l505@l5. lOc; December. l505@l5 l0c; January,
l5.l0c; March, 15lOc; May. l5.05@l5lOc; June,
spot Rio quiet; fair cargoes, IsLc,
sugar-Raw nominal; refined quiet; off A, &c
dull. Rice fairly active and firm. Cottonseed
oil quiet and steady; crude, 3lc; yellow S715@
CSC. Tallow stronger; city (s2 for packages),
A S;l6c. Rosin steady and quiet Turpentine
dullsat 475z94Sc. Eggs steady at 20@2011c; re-
inspected. sl2 25gIs So; do. uninspecfed, ] si2;
extra prime, $40 0O9lO 25. Cutmeats stronger;
picked bellies, Il pounds, nc; picked hams,
91fGl011Ic: picked shoulders, 41<c; middles firm:
short clear, SIS rs. Lard-Spot firm; options
easier and quiet; sales, western steam, Sc T215;
TemSsr Sc g 9 3D. sn asked 81 sd jaSS Mo-
ary, S6 27@6 Is. closing at Sc q asked; Feb
ruary, S6 81 asked; March, Sc 37@6 3S closing
at S6 3S asked. Butter quiet and easy; Elgin,
do held at l2@l9c: do factory. 71S0l3c Cheese
quiet and firm; western, Sdl0c.
PHILADELPHIA - Flour continued quiet
but steady; Western winter clear, S4G4 Is;
do do straight, 81 3U94 80; winter patent, 81 80
as; Minnesota, s4 l21f: do straight 81 25; do pa
tent, g. S5@5 IS. WheaI-options barely steady;
cash wheat scarce and firm: No. 2 red October
SSaS9Hc; November. s31SGs35sc; December 81
lation tame; sales of ungraded mixed at 405Sc;
No. mixed and high mixed in Twentieth
street elevator, 4lc; No. 2 mixed October 40
@404c; November; S9ys@4OAc; December Ss99s
of No. 2 mixed at 26c; No. white, 275Sc; do
choice, Csc; No. 2 white. short storage, 2S15c;
held at 29c regular; futures 1uiet but steady;
2734@2S1Sc; December. 2SH@2S15c: January
2S33Q29Ac- Provisions steady and in fEr de.
mand Pork-mess, new, sll 50@12: do prime
smoked. 1l16Gl3c Lard--western steam
Sc So Butter quiet and barely steady: Pennsyl,
vania creamery extra, 4925c: prints do, 2S@3ic
Eggs steady; Pennsylvania firsts, &c. Cheese
uuil dllu easy PAL shlu1s. fSoCs
ST. LoUIs-Flour quiet and steady, Wheat
better. The market was weak early on unex-
pected large receipts, both here and in Chicago
and the Northwest: later there was reaction
and the close was &c above Saturday: No. 9
red, cash, TIC regular; October, 773lc. closed
at 7sc bid; December, 7976@SO11c, closed at SO3Ec
asked; May, S415@Ss34c closed at S415GS4sSc
bid Corn higher and firm; No. mixed. cash
2ssz92SIc; October, &c. closed at 2SI@29c
asked: December. 277s@2S1sc, closed at 2SISc
asked; January, Csc, closed at 2Sc asked; Nav
3OS@3O1zc, closed at 3O1s@301zc asked. Oats
dull; No. 2s cash, l75salSc; November. l71%c
bid; January, 2o26c; May 221sQ221lc bid; Rye
No. offered at 40c and 39c bid. Barley quiet
Minnesota, SIC; Wisconsin, &C. Fiaxseed
steady at 81 Is. Provisions steady and firm at
unchanged prices.
MILWAUKEE, - Flour firm. Wheat firm.
cash, 731sc: December, 75Ic: Northern. see
Corn easier; No. g. Sic. Oats steady No.
white, 22c. Rye quiet. No. /. 4214@4215c Barley
easy; No. 2 October. 55c. Provisions firm,
Pork sll co. Lard, S6 10. Cheese unchanged:
cheddars. 91Sll0c.
BALTIMoRE-Provisions dull. Butter firm.
western packed, 13Gl6c; best roll, l61lSc:
creamery, 2SG25c. Eggs quiet at 2lc. Coffee
quiet and nominal; Rio cargoes fair 1910.