Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-15
MARKETS BY WIRE.
All of the Wheat Futures Higher on Good
Cables From Liverpool-Corn Strength.
enrd by Geld Weather = Hog
Prcduci~ tciive and
Prices Irregular


but with the demand limited, while futures
were Id higher. At this point the opening was
buoyant and strong at 15@Hc Improvement
over yesterdays closing range, and the initial
trading was at the lowest prices of the session.
As yesterday, the cash end of the market was
relatively the strongest, August selling up I<c,
while December was advancing Hc. This
checked the cash buying finally, as shippers
claimed to be unable to follow the advance. 1t
is however. the continuation of the good con-
sumptive demand everywhere and the constant
nibbling by exporters that encourages holders,
and it caused many of the shorts to cover out
standing contracts to-day.
An exporting house here was reported to
have worked IN $50 900 bushels of No. red to
be shipped from ST. Louis via New Orleans to
the River Platte country, and another house
with foreign connections took 1000 bushels of
No. hard wheat late yesterday for export d.
rect from Duluth to Scotland. There were al
SO some foreign buying orders here, as the
weather on the other side was less favorable.
The volume of speculative trade here was
large in the aggregate. Longs were realizing
freely, one prominent local operator covering.
it was said line of nearly 100000 bushels.
There was an urgent demand from the shorts
and good miscellaneous buying IN small
way on investment account
From 7S1sc early, Denember wheat advanced
during the session to 7SA@7s8c and closed
7s1S@7Sssc, or &c higher. August was unset
tied and covered much wider range, and the
price for round lots of old No. 2 red IN store
was pushed up to 79c which was more than
was being paid for free on boat lots at the
same time. Vessel room was taken here to-
day for Sc. QUO bushels of wheat The market
September T liIc % above yesterday's este latest BIDS.
Corn was moderately active and hrmer.
Trading was Of moderate volume, and huctua-
tions kept within marrow limits the infiu-
ences on the market were much the same as
on yesterday, the operations of prominent
local trader having great deal to do with the
course of prices. Reports of cold and wet
weather together with the active cash demand
and advance in wheat, also had strengthening
influence, and the market was firm The spec
ulative market opened HG%c higher than the
vanced 1sc eased off Nc ruled firm and closed
K@5sc higher than yesterday.
Oats were fairly active and stronger, and
figures were not f1iiT maintained until the
close.
Trading was quite active in mess pork, but
trading ruled irregular. with liberal offerings
early, the feeling was weak and prices 25@271Sc
lower on near and l0@l2Hc on the deferred
deliveries. Later the demand improved con-
siderably, and prices rallied 711@lOc and closed
steady.
A moderately active trade was reported in
lard. At the opening the feeling was stronger
with fair buying by shorts and the brokers of
slackened, offerings were enlarged and prices
declined 5G711c on the near deliveries and the
market closed rather tame.
Short ribs were active during the early part
Of the day, the feeling ruled comparatively
steady and prices, though slightly lower,
hucruated within a narrow range During the
was fully established and the market closed
tame.
The leading futures ranged as follows.
MHEAT-No. 2 September; 7sss@77%@76%
z6IGTG7s4@76jSc Nay. S3:s@S2,S@sgII IIGSSs4
CoRN-No. 2 September. 3y4@35I I9355s@
S574c; October. S54@S5NGS5ss@S54c; Decem-
oATsSNo. 2, September. 2Osz@9oA@2Osz@
2f 9Gf15e; ,i i2etSbeg ,H2lS2@os@2lci December
10 ss POsS s6 S gig 3 1SS
R9 6713@9 75; January. SO 6O@9 65@9 5069 5211l.
LARD, per 100 ns.-September, S. 321z@6 $50
as SSS s. Sa2aaiy m 9stSss5 s ss g ss sSS s5 2s s i
SHORT RIBS per 100 ns.-September. IS 20@
&5@5 l5@5 IN; October. IS 2Oa5 221S@
l5G5 Is: January, 81 S5@4 s5@S s211@4 s21r
dull and unchanged. No. 2 spring wheat.
red; 7S1Ss. No. . corn. see; No. oats,
othy seed, 81 42el Is. Mess polk. per Is barrel,
ID e SS SO
ders tboxedl, 81 s7HG5 o. Short clear sides
(boxed), IS 67HQ5 75 Sugars-Cut loaf gL0
&c; granplated' SHc; Standard "A" Sc:
bushels; corn. 566, 900 bushels; oats, I2S7.OOO
bushels; rye, ll.OO0 bushels; barley, 1000 bush
els. shipments-Flour, 1900 barrels: wheat,
600 bushels; rye. 1000 bushels; barley, 600 BUSH
els.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
fine, i41<Gi6c; finest dairies. is@iac;' fair to
good, sQlOc. Eggs in good demand at l4@l41zc.
NEW YoRK-Flour heavy and quiet. Corn
meal dull Wheat-Spot dull and lc higher,
options moderately active and 11sc higher. clos
ing weak. Rye quiet. Barley nominal; Canada
offered for October delivery at SOC, with 75c
bid. Barley malt dull. Corn-Spot quiet and |
Nc higher; light offerings:optons fairly active
tied; options quiet and firm: Hay firm and
fairly active. Hops weak and quiet. Coffee |
Options opened steady and l5920 points down,
200 bags, including September. 152OQl5 45c; |
October, 16.20@l550c; November, l525c; De- |
cember, 125@l555c; January, l625@l555c; |
I5s5c; spot Rio frnsr % and % active: %fy i0fSG fan
cargoes,. 1SsSc. Sugar-Raw steadier and |
in fair demand; sales. 1000 bags; |
e SE So for | % ss Hiss SG sSss
Barbados &c for S9o test; a cargo do at break |
water. &c for s00 test; refined quiet and H@ssc |
ower and weak; extra G, ez@7c; white extra
mold A. SIC; standard A, Sc: confectioners' a.
Sc; cutloaf, SIC; crushed, SsSc; powdered, SIC;
yranulated, SIC; cubes. SIC. Molasses-For- |
sign quiet; New Orleans quiet. Rice quiet and |
steady. Cottonseed oil quiet and steady. Tai
ow lower; city, 81 for packings. 47-l6 Rosin
'asy ard quiet. Turpentine firm and quiet
At 44@441zc. Eggs in moderate demand and |
irm; western, 16z@l7c; receipts. 40l5 pack
ages. Pork quiei. Cutmeats weaker and
luiet; picked bellies, II lbs. Nc; picked
SC; picked hams, lOjS; middies dull
md weak. Lard-Options 4@S points lower
md quiet: western steam quoted at So 65:
ales of $50 tierces for expert, at s. IS; sales
september, 50 66@6 60: October, S6 5S@6 6z;
November, S6 S4Q6 38 Butter quiet and easy
,reamery, ll@l71zc; do factory, 8@l2]5c. |
'G7c.
PHILADELPHIA - Flour quiet and weak
Wheat strong on light offerings and good
peculative demand; No. 3 red, in export eleva-
or, ne; No. red, IN do. sc: No. red, Au-
,ust, S41S@S45sc; September. S35s@S4c; Octo-
ptlons trm, but quiet; carlots dull and lower;
No. yellow, in grain depot, 4511c; No. 2 high I
md yellow In Twentieth street elevator, 45lzc:
70. mixed in do and grain depot 45c; do. in
Twentieth street elevator, 4415c: No. mixed.
october, 4lSHISc; Noyember. 494@44szc.
lower; No. mixed, 2s1zc; No
White, &c. choice new No. 2 white, 321zc; regu-
ar 90 do, BIC; No. white, 33c; futures shade
rmer but quiet; No z white; August S0H@
O74c; November, S6NG&Ic Eggs hrmer;
firsts l7c.
ST LoUIs-Flour firm but unchanged. Wheat
igher. Prices were sharply higher right from
be beginning There were several small re-
lpses during the session, but the close was at
ed, cash, 7419747zc; August 74k@7I5Sc,
losed at 745zc bid; September, 74lsn74%c |