Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-12
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Apathetic Feeling in the Wheat Pit' Win
the Principal Effort Directed TO Sus.
tufuin1 Prtea.-JauuErv Pork

decrease in the quantity of wheat on ocean
passage was predicted. The receipts in the
Northwest continue liberal Receipts at IL
points footed up l099,OO0 bushels, and Ship
ments from the same points $4,000 bushels.
The visible supply showed an increase OF
llS0,0 900 bushels, a little in excess Of what had
been generally expected The principal points
of increase were Buffalo, Chicago, Duluth,
Minneapolis and New FORK, and the decreases
were at the winter points-mainly at Balti'
more, Detroit Toledo Kansas City. PEiladel-
phia and the smaller points. The market
ruled steady all through the session, huctua-
tons being confined within &c range, and
the closing was about the same as Saturday.
In corn fair trade was reported, though the
market was quiet in the early session, Out
later became more active. The market opened
with an easy feeling prevailing and was mac
tive some time, to-day's arrivals running over
expectations. A better demand then sprung
up A good many scattering orders came on
the market and prices advanced ss@15c, shorts
for December and year covering, then eased on
&c on realizing, the decrease in the visible OF
S26 900 bushels not being as large as expected.
ruled steady, and closed 1sG1Ic higher than
Saturday.
oats we're steadier, with fair volume Of
business in futures. Shorts bought literally
and the price for November was bid up Nc
without a trade. May, however, was sold by
longs about as freely as buyers cared to take 1t,
and the price held steady. 80,
Trading in mess pork was more active, with
January delivery attracting, most attention.
The feeling was firmer, and prices were ad-
vanced l0Gl21lc and closed comparatively
steady.
Only a fair trade in lard was reported, and
the feeling was stronger. Prices ruled 2Hg5c
higher and the appreciation was moderately
we'll supported.
In short rib sides more life was manifested,
and stronger feeling was developed. Prices
were advanced 219Q6c, and the market closed
steady.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT-No. 2 December. SO3s@SQ1sGSO1s;
year. 7934c; January, SOA9SO49SO1sc; May,
GoRN ~ No. 2 December, SlszGsql l@3l2lc;
year, 3I554GS2@3lazc; January, 3lssG3l3QSlssc;
May, S5Ss@3SNQSS3c. ,
January. 2O@2O9l97sc; May. 27s922H@22ssc.
MESS PORK, per bbL-Year, 50 O5q9 a59
O5Q9 90; January, So 25@9 3735@9 25@9 3715;
May, So 6O@9 65@9 6O@9 60
LARD, per 100 Ds.-Year, IS 671935 s712@5 50
as S71%; January, IS S7IG5 S0G5 S71l95 80;
May, S6 071l@6 1906 05g6 TO-
SHORT RIBS, per 100 As.-Year, A @g4 S751g
4 SO64 S716; January, "a S0Q4 S6Q4 SO4
IS: May, IS O215@5 O5a5 O21zQ5 O5.
Cash QuotaJIons were as follows: Flour steady
No. spring wheat, ,6O962c; No.7 red, ,7916 6Q7934c;
No. corn. 3S1Sc. No. 2 oats. l91f9l9SSzc; No. 2
rye. 4Sc No. 2 barley, nominal. No. / fax
seed, 81 81 Prime timothy seed, 81 l6 Mes
pork. per bbl. SO 90 Lard, per 100 lbs, S. 0O9
6 O215. Short RIBS sides QOosel s. S5g5 60; Dry
salted shoulders (boxed), 81 S771@4 50. Short
clear sides (boXed). s. 5Od5 6215. Sugar, un-
changed. Receipts-Flour, l9, 900 barrels; wheat,
100000 bushels corn IA 600 bushels; oats, lis 600
bushels; rye, ll,OOO bushels; barley. 5000
horr Les
wheat 1873 600 bushels: corn 352 900 bushels; oats,
256 600 bushels; rye, 5000 bushels barley, $4,000
bushels.
On the produce exchange to-day the butter
market was firm and unchanged. Eggs, lsG2Oc.
NEW YoRK-Flour quiet and unchanged.
Cornmeal dull Wheat-Spot dull, Irregular
and weak; options dull irregular, 1sqHc lower
and weak. Rye dull; Western. 4s953c. Barley
quiet. Barley malt quiet. Corn-Spot trmer
ana fairly active; options moderately active and
stronger. oats-Spot frmer and quiet; options
firm ana quiet. Hay easy and quiet; good TO
choice, 656S5c. Coffee-0ptions opened barely
steady at SOILS points up, closed steady at l092O
points up; sales, 500 bags. including Decem-
ber, l56Oc; March, l506Gl5l l5c; April, Is. 5.lOc;
May, 15O56l5l5c; June, l5.0Oc; July 1850
Isl .OOc: August, l475@l5O0c; September. l46O9
"A zoe: October. 1445@l45Oc; spot Rio firm and
very firm and quiet Molasses-Foreign
Kettle, good TO fancy, 4S@5Sc. Rice steady and
quiet. Cottonseed oil weak; crude 29c. Tai
low firm. RoSin steady and quiet. Turpentine
dull and nominal Eggs quiet; fancy steady;
western 23Q24c; lined, 161z@l715c; receipts,
meats quiet; picked bellies, 12fs 63sG615c:
picked shoulders, 4ss9417c; picked hams, 99
95zc. Lard more active, higher and firm; sales,
l625 tierces western steam at s. 4215Gl6 49, clos
ing at So 421; 200 tierces special deliveries, De-
cembeT, January and February, at S6 32166
4275, chiefly for export; November Sc 3ilI6 35
closing at Sc 3S asked; December, S. 27@6 go
closing Sc 80; January, s. 2696 80. closing at
Sc 80 bid; February, So 30@6 36 closing at S. 36
bid; March, S6 40. Butter quiet; fresh stock
firm; Elgin, 2519@26c; western dairy 99l7c;
do, creamery, lS@25c; do, held l29lSc; do. fac
tory, 715Gl21zc. Cheese quiet; western, 71SGl0c.
PHILADELPHIA-F1ourst steady. wheat-Op.
tions opened firm, but subsequently declined
Ac and closed nominal; car loGs steady: No. 2
red. November, SO9S0Ec; December, SllI@SlsSc;
January, S21zGS279c; February SS1z@8811%c.
Corn-No speculative trading; options were
largely nominal: car lots firm, and in fair de-
mand; No. 8 high mixed, in grain depot
H11c; No. mixed, in Twentieth street ele-
vator, 4l15c; No. 2 high mixed and yellow, in
grain depot, 42c; No mixeo, November, 40II6
4015c; December. 4OG40zc; January, 39104Oc;
February, 40Q40%c. Oats-Car lots quiet but
steady; No. white, 2Sc; No. white. 29c; do
choice, 1910; futures quiet but steady; No. 2
29c; January, 2S5s@29lsc; February, 291@29sIc
Provisions steady and in fair demand. Pork
Mess, new, SlZ w; do prime mess, new, Sll 90;
do family, Sl3 OOQl3 so. Hams-Smoked, IIH
6l3c. Lard-Western steam, Sc S71SG6 So
Butter steady; Pennsylvania creamery, extra,
25G26c; do prints, extra, 29@S2c. Eggs quiet;
Pennsylvania 1Tsts, 26@27c. Cheese steady and
in fair demand; part skins, 7QS5&c. Receipts
Flour, 1900 barrels; wheat, 7,40O bushels:
corn 600 bushels; oats, l3 400 bushels Shin
ments-W heat, $500 bushels; corn, 1900 bush
els; oats, 1850 bushels.
ST. LoUIs-Flour quiet and unchanged:
demand and business very light Wheat lower:
trading was light and there were no new infiu-
ences at work, SO that prices changed very
little; the close was tame at 1s6Iic below
Saturday; No. red, cash, 773s@78c; December
GSS12c. Corn higher No. 2 mixed. cash, 3O1sc
bid; November closed at 30c; December, 2Sszc
bid; January 2SzQ2Sssc bid; May, 3O1Sc bid.
Oats lower: No. cash, l9c bid; MAY, 22LS622sIc
Rye-No. 2 3Sszc bid. Barley dull and no safes
reported. FlaXseed firm. Provisions gener
ally firm, but business light at UNCHANGED
prices.
NATURALIZATION dull. Wheat firm. cash
and December, 735Ec; No. Northern. BIIIr
Corn firm: No. old, 34Q341zc. Oats firm; 40.
white DC Rye firm; No /. 44c bid. Barley
firm: No. 2 on track 52lzc Provisions irmer
Pork. SO 4a Lard, IS 3D. Cheese unchanged;
cheddars, sGe1Sc.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. steady Butter firm.
creamery, 24c. Eggs firm; western, 24625c
Coffee quiet; Rio, cargoes, fair, l9c.
ToLEDo-Cloverseed dull; cash and Noyem-
Der, So 55; December. So 90.
Brazilian Coffee.
RODE JAEEIRo, November ll.-Corfee-Re
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