Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-21
MARKETS. BIZ WIRE.
Wheat Fairly Active, But Prices Give
Way LitfIe-COrn and Oats
in the RHt-Pork

ness was transacted to-day and the feeling
quite strong at times and weak at Others The
situation generally is not Of a character to pro-
duce strength, but there was not enough out
side trade to bull the market. and the local
crowd was already pretty well loaded up with
the long wheat, SO that they were not buying as
heavily as during yesterday and each attempt
to sell caused weakness. A prominent local
trader of the day sold freely at the higher
prices and bought again on the weak spots.
The opening was about nc higher than
yesterday. then eased of Hc, under
rather free selling. again recovered,
advancing 15c, but free offerings
caused decline Of &c, then ruled steadier.
and the closing was &c lower than yesterday.
Outside news generally favored better prices,
foreign markets ruling stronger and higher.
For the five days this week the receipts at
Minneapolis and Duluth aggregated $4,000
bushels, against l,6S8 900 the corresponding
period last week.
Corn ruled steady and inactive the greater
part of the session, though toward the close
little more life was manifested The specula-
tive market opened at yesterdays closing
prices. was quiet and inactive for some Time,
then sold off 1zQ3sc. ruled steady and closed u
@5sc lower than yesterday
Oats were quiet and easier. There was q
steadily. but February developed weaker feel
ing and declined &c May was traded in more
freely than the other deliveries but prices held
WITHIN the same range as yesterday.
Mess pork-Only light business was trans
acted and the feeling was easy. Prices ruled
216c lower and the market closed quiet.
Lard.-.Very little business was transacted and
sively in January and May contracts Prices
were advanced about 211zc and closed steady.
Short rib Substituting was only moderate.
Prices were a little more favorable to buyers
The leading futures ranged as IoIlows:
WHEAT-No. 2 December. 7734477N@T1z@
T7sc; January. 7SA@7S5s07S@7Sc; May, SEQ
Corn - No. 2 January, 8lll@8lk@sHS@
sl1sc; February. SlAGalA@S0I@alc; May, 80
oxrs@No. Z January, 2O%@2oI@2ON@N77
MISS PORK, per bbl-January. 50 25@s 25@
2O9S 25 EsPruary gl1 g sSSs SS@s SOs S5
LARD, per 100 Ds.-Jannary. S. 90@5 80; Feb
ruary, s. 92H@5 92@5 9214@5 9215; May, Sc O71<
@6 1895 05@B 0515.
IA 771S(Q4 721504 7215; February, 81 6O@4 80;
May 81 95@4 S71634 9504 90.
Oash quotatlons were follows: Flour dull
H1zc; ~ No. sspring wheat, &c; No. 3 red. H4S
TIC; No. corn. 321sc; No. 2 oats, 3O54c; No.
Frye. 451sc. No.2 barley 48@6Oc. No. haxseed.
pork, per bbl, IS 1893 % Lard. per 100 Us,
S. 80. Short RIBS sides Qoose), S4 7OQ4 90. Dry
salted shoulders (boxed), 81 1215G4 %. Short
clear sides (boxedl, s. VOQ5 10; o Sugars un- 1-
wheat, 1900 bushels: corn. S4S,00O bushels;
oats, las, 900 bushels; rye, 5000 bushels; barley.
1900 bushels. shIpments-Flour, I6oOO bar
els; oats, ID. 600 bushels; rye, 5000 bushels;
barley, 1900 bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was unchanged. Eggs, 2OQ2lc.
NEW YoRK-Flour fairly active and easy.
Wheat-Spot dull and weaker; options moder-
ately active, AGl3sc lower and weak. Rye dull;
Western, 60g6zc. Corn = Spot active and
weaker; options more active, N@14c lower and
heavy; Oats-Spot less active and steady;
options dull and easier. Hay quiet and steady.
Hops strong and fairly active. Cofee-Op-
tions opened steady, unchanged to 10 points
down; closed firm, unchanged to 10 points up;
sales, 1000 bags. including December, 1880;
January. l5.75@l6S5c; February, 15.S5Qc: March,
l690@15.95c; April 1880; May, 1595@l605c;
16i5c; October, l6lOc: November. 1906
fair fair cargOes, lssSc; No. / 17@171Sc. Sugar
$50 test, 55S06c; extra Q, 59S@55sc: white extra
G, 5000; yellow 5ss@611c; of A, 55s96c;
mould a, &c; standard A. 6sSc; confectioners
i grsnaIssad Sn9 9a 56 Gs1ss1 cuSss M
New Orleans steady. Rice fair demand,
steady. Petroleum quiet, steady. United
Eggs frmer; Western. 2Sc; receipts, 24O6
packages. Pork steady. Cut meats steady;
clear So 45. Lard steady. quiet; sales, 800
tierces; Western steam. s6 2211@6 25. closing
s. a2 options s sales ale 6SeO tieEces; Januasy s x
closing at S6 % bid: March, So 81 closing at
s. 81 bid; May. So ze@6 "A, closing at S6 42
bid; July s6 so bid. Butter dull, easy; Elgin,
29c; Western dairy, 9QlSc; December held
10018c Cheese quiet, weak; Western S0l0c.
PHmADELPHIA-F1our very quiet. Wheat
firm; speculation tame; fair to good milling
wheat, 7S@85c; choice and fancy longberry,
NJ rod nAaA tnarr Edk1
ruary, 83@8S15c; March. 84@S474c. Corn-Op-
tions steady, but speculation in CARROTS mod
crate and steadily held; No. yellow, in grain
depot. 36c; No. high mixed. track, SIC; Nos
yellow, track, 3715c; do, delivered in Camden,
381Sc: steamer, No 2 Mixed track, CSC; No. 2
yellow. in grain depot, S9Q3913c: No. mixed
DeCsmSsE IsSS9sS SsIa5 3aRuasy sSsse 6at Eso
CARROTS hrm; No. white, 3lc: No. white,
in grain depot, S2c, quoted in Twentieth street
s fSSuTss % %sgs 1I5 sTeT & ES
30Ac; February, S01S@3Os4c; March. 500
3l1lc. Eggs, fresh stock, steady; Pennsylvania
fiTsJs, 24c.
Observation-Disclosures for the past "a
hours were 1893 cars and % cars shipped, against
go cars received and % cars shipped yester-
day: the demand for cash wheat was good
and continued active during most of the ses-
sion The general range of prices was about
the same as yesterday. Some good milling
wheat went to outside mills, but the bulk of it
was taken by home millers. Elevators were
looking on and buying Dut little, as prices paid
were above their views. Low grades were in
rather poor demand. Closing quotations. No. 1
hard December, 76c; January 79c14; May S312c;
on track Soc: No l Northern, December, 76Zc;
January, 1870; May, size: on track, 7Sc; No..
Northern, December and January, 72c; May
7Sc; on track, 74076c.
ST. LoUIs-Flour unchanged. Wheat lower;
market 1c higher. but was rather weak
throughout finally closed N@3sc below yester-
day; No. 2 red. cash, TIC; December, 7Ac;
May. S17S@82sSc, closed at Sl7s@S2c bid; July.
T7I@7S1zc closed At TIC asked. Corn lower:
mixed cash. 265Sc asked; December closed
at 261Sc; January. 265s@2634c; February. 27@
271Sc March. 275S@2734c asked: May, 291Sc bid.
OaIs lower; No. 2 cash, 1870; May, 225s asked;
December, 1916. Rye-No. 2 4lc. Barley
Nothing doing. Flaxseed 81 80. Provisions
quiet and weak with only moderate spot busi-
ness.
MILwAUKEE-Flour unchanged. Wheat
easy; No. spring on track cash, 73@75c;
May, T7c: No. / Northern, 8l15c. Corn slow:
No 3, on track. 29@2s1kc- oats-No. on track
22c. Rye easier; No. l. in store, 4534046c. Bar
ley irregular; No. 2 in store, 46Q461zc. Pro-
visions easy. Pork, 50 25. Lard, IS 90 Cheese
unchanged.
ToLEDo-Cloverseed dull and steady; cash,
December and January, So So
Wool Market.