Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-12
MARKETS By WIRE.
Paralysis i'm the Wheat PIT, but Prices
Thought TO be scraplnG Bottom
Pork Weak and EntIreIy


Pork Weak and EntIreIy
Fentureisss.
CHICAGo-Wheat-The market was dull and
fluctuations were confined within an unusually
small range. A prominent local trader sold
moderate quantities. The Northwest was
credited with doing some buying, and moder-
ate quantity was bought for May delivery on
foreign account. Orders were for more at the
inside prices reached to-day. There was moth
ing specially encouraging in the outside news,
excepting that the receipts in the Northwest
are steadily falling off and cables little
frmer.
Local operators were divided in their views on
the market, put there was feeling that possibly
prices had touched bottom for the present The
receipts at primary markets continue to de-
crease, and this is giving some encouragement
to the bull interest
Corn was exceedingly dull, very little interest
ling manifested and fluctuations limited to a
Actlonal range. The market opened at ABOUT
the closing prices of yesterday. December sold
of ssc, ruled steady and closed &c lower than
yesterday.
Oats quiet steady, and without new features
to cause especial comment
Mess pork-Trading was light and the feeling
rather weak. Prices declined 5Q718c on the
whole range, and closed very quiet.
Lard-Only a fair trade was reported. The
feeling was easy during greater portion OF
the day, though there was no marked change to
note in prices. deferred deliveries showing a
Short rib sides-Trading was only fairly act
i've and the feeling was easier. Prices averaged
about 21Sc lower.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT-Eo. 2 December 7S14Q7S5s@7SH@
7S5sc; January, 79@79H@7S1s@791sc; May, $50
GoRS mo. z December. s2z@8274@s296@
S2ssc; January SlssGSlss@Sl1zGSl14c; May,
0ATs8No. z December. 2Osz@9UAc; January,
2l@2l@ l@2O5S@2O7sc; May, 22zS@22Ic.
Mess Pork, per bbL-January; So 1903 40
May, So 75@9 75@e 7O@9 7215
LARD, per 100 Ds.-January. SIS 92k@5 921<@
9O@5 80; March. IS s776@5 sT11; May, IS l21z
@6 1906 071f66 10.
SHORT RIBS, per LOO ns.-January. 81 T19@
771<Q4 75@4 rs; March, 81 S5Q9 9O@4 S5@
4 IS; May. 81 9716@4 971S
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour steady
No. 8 spring wheat, 67G7Oc; No. Z red. $50
765sc; No. 2 corn. 32ssc; No. 2 oats, 201z@2G5zc;
No. 2 rye. 45c. No. barley, 5Sc. No. flax
seed, 81 35. Prime tim mothy seed, 81 1S@1 20 Mess
IS 90 Short RIBS sides Qoose), 81 1896 90. Dry
salted shoulders tboxed), 81 121z@4 25. Short
clear sides (boxed) IS 10@5 Is. Sugars-Cut loaf,
unchanged. Receipts-Flour, 1l,O00 barrels;
oats l55, 600 bushels; rye, i500O bushels: barley
y 600 bushels. Shipments-Flour1 1a 900 barrels;
wheat, Al 900 bushels: corn, 245OOO bushels;
oats III 900 bushels; rye, 10000 bushels; barley,
As, 900 bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was weaker. but not quotably lower.
Eggs, 2lG22c.
NEW YoRK-Flour fairly active and weak.
Cornmea1 steady. Wheat - Spot quiet and
BsTSngs BTs E6na options su @ up PRsv and STEADY
Barley malt dull. Corn-Spot quiet and weak
er: options quiet and easier. 0ats-Spot firm
ahd quiet; options 6rmer and quiet Hay quiet
and steady. Hops firm and in fair demand.
Coffee-Options opened steady, unchanged to
10 points down and closed firm at 10020 points
up; sales, 72,250 bags. including December,
l5S5@l6 l0c; January. 15S5@l6lOc; February
l5.g59l6. l0c: March. 160O9I6.2 25c; April, 1869
l625c; Nav, l605@l6.30c; June, l6.l0@16 25c;
July, l6O5Gl6 Csc; September, l595@I6l5c; Oc-
tober, l59OGl6OOc; spot Rio firm and active;
fair fair cargoes, 1915; No; - = Il4c; sales. 1900
easy and quiet; fair refining, SIC; centrifugals,
96o test &c; sales 1000 bags centrifugals to ar
rive, s6o test &c; $50 bags molasses sugar, to
rive, SO test, &c; refined firm and quiet.
Molasses-Foreign nominal; New Orleans fairly
active. Rice in fair demand and steady.
oil steadier; crude, 2Sc: yellow, 34c.
Iallow quiet; city ($2 for packages). 42sc::
steady at 45h@46c Eggs quiet and weak;
Western, 25@26c: Canadian. 2l023e: held, 2l@
DC: lined, 17@lS1Sc; icehouse, 17020c; receipts,
J, l55 packages, Pork less active and firm;
do. uninspected, $40 5O@10 rs; extra prime,
80 75Gl0 90. Cut meats in good demand;
niddles firm. Lard quiet and easier; sales of
Western steam at S6 30; December $6 81 clos
~ at s6 20; January Sc 26@6 a. closing at S. 26;
TebI uary. 50 80 bid; March, S. 81 bid; May
8 1895 49. closing at Sc 40 bid. Butter quiet
nd weak for all but fancy; Elgin, 29@2s1zc;
" estern dairy; SglSc; do creamery, 14@2Sc;
10 held, l06l9c: do factory, 7G20c. Cheese
Iuiet; Western. 7Gll0c.
Observation-Disclosures was better demand
or samples, and prices ranged something
ocal consumption. and Northern was picked
1y local carriers and put into store against
uture sales In addition there was a little
luying by outside millers for their current use.
With the smaller receipts and larger demand,
'eceivers found II easier to move their milling
wheat. Buyers of low grades were looking
'ver stocks and picking up some at the low
4 hours were 299 cars, and 79 shipped. Closing
quotations: No. l hard. December TIC;
January. 7S1zc: May, SS11zc: on track, 7Sc; No.
Northern, December, 751zc; January 76c;
December, 72c; January, 7216c; May, TIC: on
rack, 72G73c.
PHILADELPHIA-Flour very quiet. Wheat
irm and quiet; rejected, 60@70c; fair to good
Milling, SO9S5c; choice and fancy longberry, 81
4c; do. on track, Sc; No. 2 red, Soc; January,
0A@SO5zc; February, Sl5z@S2Zc; March. S3L
lS4c. Corn firm; car lots firm, with fair de-
0and; new ungradeQ mixed, in grain depot, |
&c: old do. do, 44c; new No. 3 quoted at zO6 |
lc; new steamer, 4l35@42c: new No. 2 mixed, on
rack, 4215e; old No. mixed, in Twentieth
treet elevator, 45c; old No. high mixed and |
elbow quoted at 4415@45c; No. 2 mixed, De- |
ember. 391s03915c: January, $3.50; February,
91zc; March, 3916940c. Oats-Car lots firm:
20. 8 white, 30c; No. white, Bic; do 38c;
uturesin fair request and z@1zc higher: No. q |
Thite, SO1S@31c; January, 30GS61%c; February.
O95c; March, SO11@Slc. Eggs weak and de. |
land light; Pennsylvania frsts, 26c.
ST. LoUIS-Flour dull and unchanged, Wheat |
larket dull and uninteresting; there was a |
rmer feeling late and the close was nc above |
No. 2 red, cash. TIC; December |
losed at 7S1sc asked; May, S2sSc. Corn lower; |
10, 2 mixed, cash, 275sc; December closed at |
re bid; January, 27sSc bid: May. 295Sc bid. |
'ats-No trading; No. 2 cash. Zoe; January, zoe |
i'd; May, 225692273c. Rye-421fc bid. Barley |
uiet; Wisconsin. SIC; Iowa, 2Sc Provisions |
ull and depressed; pork, SO 0O@l025
MILwAUKEE-Flours steady: Wheat firm: No.
spring, on track, cash 73@74c; May, TIC: |
10. l Northern, Soc. Corn quiet; No. g. on |
-aclI, 2g15c- Oats quiet; No. white, on track, |
215G23c. Rye quiet; No. !. in store 461<c Bar |
~ quiet; No. 2 in store, 461zc Provisions |
uiet Pork, So 90. Lard, S. 80. Cheese steady; |
heddars. 9@911c-
ToLEDo-CIoverseed active and easier; cash.
december and January, So go; February, So IS; |
Iarch, So 20.