Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-07
MARKETS BY WIRE.
A Moderate Movement in WheHt, Win
Prices Higher Than on Monday
Pork Weak and Early Inn
prOYement Lost

strong feeling was developed IN consequence
Shorts were induced to cover, and possibly aP-
pretended manipulation. There were weak
spots which it was claimed was due to some
realizing at the advance, but most of the session
the feeling was firm again and prices over clos
ing quotations of last Monday were recorded.
The opening was HQ14c higher, advanced lc
more then declined ss@1fc. advanced 7ag5+c
and closed Nc higher for December and &c
higher for May than last Monday. Cable ad-
vices quoted wheat quiet and steady. A cable
gram was received placing the entire crop OF
Southern Russia at 20 per cent less than last
year. The receipts in the Northwest contlnue
very heavy, and this was one OF the HeAA
features of the market
Corn ruled quiet the greater part Of the ses-
sion. trading being mainly local ana nuCtua-
tions narrow. The feeling early was rather
easier due to fine weather, was frmer iatel,
when the cash market opened, there DelDg
good demand for all grades. The market opened
at about Mondays closing prices, changed OuI
little and closed shade better than Monday
In oats a steadier feeling developed, but Dusi-
ness was light with no important features.
large operator bought May freely and advanced
prices L@14c. Later weaker teellng pre-
vailed and the advance was lost.
In mess pork moderate trade was reported
Early the feeling was stronger and prices were
advanced 715@l275c, but later in the day the
market was weaker and the improvement was
lost
In lard trading was comparatively light and
the feeling was easier. Prices ruled 59775c
lower, and the market closed quiet.
In short rib sides trading was light. Prices
were without material change.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT-No. 2 December, SO55s@Sl1S@S0ss3
SOZsc; year. 795zc: January, S011@S05s s9SOss9
SU11c; May. S4115GS45SQ SQS416@S4ssc.
CORR = No: 2 December, SlsSG3l16@SlAg
BIZ; year, Sl5SG3Iss: January, Sl@Sl1s9SI9
3lisC. NAV 33IsGD33lZ kD33ls 6D33l/c
OATs-No. 2 December, 1s1SQl91l l@ls1s@
l94c; January, ls3s@lS5sc; May. 221sG2214GA
MESS PORK. pes bbL-Year, IS sO@s s5@
9 G255; May, s9 1898 56Gs 45G9 TX. -
LARD, per 100 Ds.-Yesr, IS 821I@5 S215@
5 S0@5 SO January, S. 621705 S5@5 SOQ5 8215;
May, 6 O21S@6 05@6 021@6 02I
SHORT RIBS. per loo bs.-January. s. 70Q
~ 523zS4 7OS4 721h; May, 81 s271@4 s6@4 927fS
Cash quotarlons were as follows: Flour steady
and unchanged. No. 2 spring wheat. 1870
7s14c: No. 8 spring wheat, 62@65c; No. red,
79ssG7s224c; No. 2 corn. 3S1Ic. No. 2ostS 1870
No. l iaxseed. 81 81 Prime timothy seed, 81 Is
Mess pork, per Dbl. SO 20@9 Is. Lard. per 100
pounds, IS 90 Short RIBS sides QOose), So %
g 5 so. Dry sslted shoulders tboxed), 81 3711ff
"a So Short clear sides (boxed), IS 5OQ
62h. Sugars unchanged Receipts-Flour,
2S7 900 bushels; oats, SS7 600 bushels; rye 5000
bushels; barley. $4,000 bushels. Shipments
Flour 2I.0O0 barrels; wheat $1,000 bushels;
corn, 2S6,O0O bushels; oats, $1,000 bushels;
rye $1,000 bushels; barley, ll2,0OO bushels.
On the produce exchange to-day the butter
market was active; fancy creamery. 241zG25c;
fine, l9d20c: fine dairy. l9@2lc; fine, l4Ql7c.
Eggs, lS16@l9c.
NEW YoRK-Flour steady and moderately
active. chiefly home. COrnmeal steady, Wheat
Spot frmer ana in moderate demand, chiefly
export; options dull. irregular and &c up. clos
ing steady; shorts covering. Rye quiet; State,
5515@56c; Western, 49@521Sc. Barley quiet.
Barley malt dull Corn-SpOt firm and quiet;
options quiet and firmer. 0ats-Spot frmer
and fairly active; options stronger and dull.
Hay weak and dull. Hops quiet and steady.
Cofee-Options opened barely steady. and
points down to points up, closed barely
steady to 5000 points down; sales a. 500 bags,
including November, l4.35c; December, IA Asa
l470c; January, H.5O9l475c: February, 4.6OG
1860; March, l455@l4SOc; May. 1869
l4.S0c; June, l465c; August, l45Oc: spot
Rio easy and quiet; fair cargoes. l9c.
Sugar-Raw, weak dull; centrifugals, $50 test,
/ 55sc; fair refining, 434c; refined quiet and un-
! changed Molasses-New Orleans quiet; open
/ kettle, good to fancy new. 52G55c: old 8@46c.
/ Rice steady and quiet Cottonseed oil weak
| Tallow firm. ROsn quiet and steady; strained
common to good, 81 1901 l21S, Turpeutine
quiet at 4S94Slzc. Eggs quiet and steady;
packages. Pork quiet and easy: mess in
spected. Sll 25@ll So Cut meats slow; picked
bellies IL pounds, &c: do 10 pounds &c: picked
shoulders, 44@45sc; middles steady. Lard de-
pressed and quiet: sales western steamer,
vem6er St 1896 "a, closing at Sc %: December,
S6 1896 90 closing at s6 10; January, S6 20:
February. S6 26 asked; March, S. 3OG6 81, clos.
ing at S6 2S bid Butter quiet; firm for choice;
Elgin. 2515c: western dairy, 99l6c; do cream
cry, I3@2455c; do held. l2gi9c: do factory. 71%a
@l6c. '''n "a
PHILADELPHIA - Flour steady but Quiet.
Wheat opened HQkc higher; prices subse-
quently reacted 10 about yesterdays closing
rates, and left off weak; No: 2 red. November,
831c; February, S4@S415c. Corn-Go ood inquiry
for export speculation, very tame and prices of
options without important change; car lots for
local trade quietbu firm; No. mixed in Twen-
export elevator. 4C34c; No. . yellow in Twen-
tieth street elevator. -42c. Oats-Local trade
demand light, and prices of No. whites de-
clined Hc; No. whites are scarce and ruled
steady; No. white, Csc: No. 2white. 290291I e;
futures dull and shade easier; No. white
November 2S1462S3zc: December 2SsS62S%c:
January, 2S5S@S5sc; February, 29@29Lzc. Eggs
Fresh stock firm; Pennsylvania fiFsIs. 256a6.
ST. LOUIS - Flour quiet and steady.
Wheat unsettled; closed easy at about
yes erday's prices; No. 2 red cash,
786@7Sllc; December closed at 7g1S@79Hc:
May S41sc asked. Corn dull but steady; No 9
mixed. cash, 293z@3Oc: December closed at 2Sc;
February, 281Sc. Oats dull; cash. 1870 bid, I9c
asked; May &c bid; January, 1910 bid. Rye
No. ., SS1sc bid. Barley-Nothing doing. Pro
visions quiet and unchanged.
MILwAUKEE-Flour dull. Wheat firm: cash
and December, 741sc; No. Northern, Sic Corn
firm: No. 8, 3315c. Oats steady: No. white
2l13@2l2c. Rye firm: No. !, 431Sc Barley
tirmer: No. 2, 5lA@5l3zc. Provisions easy.
Pork. SO 90 Lard, s. S216. Cheese unchanged.
BALTIMoRE-Provisions steady. Butter un-
changed. Eggs firm at 23@z4c. Coffee steady;
Rio cargoes firm at l9c.
ToLEDo-Cioverseed easier; cash, S8 50; De-
Gambler s. 52l%: Eebrnarv Sc R5