Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-21
MARKETS BY WIRE.


Wheat Rather Tame and UnsettIed-BuIl-
ish Advices Cause an Early Advance
| Which Was Lost-Onts
Hieher-Pork Weak.
| cHICAoO-Wheat-Only a fair business
was transacted to-day, and the feeling was
somewhat unsettled. The opening was N@ssc
| higher, ruled firm and advanced N0lc more,
then eased of, declining Nc and closed about
lc higher than yesterday. The early advance
| was attributed largely to the buying of promi.
nent local trader. though helped some by the
tenor of European adviees and export news
There were some foreign buying orders, and op-
| erations were rather bullish.
Corn-There was fair trade within narrow
limits. and the feeling prevailing was compare.
lively firm. The market opened H@Hc under
| the closing prices of yesterday, was easy for a
time, then sold up sc, reacted q little, ruled
steady then closed a shade lower than yester-
| day
Oats-The market was active and at times
rather excited, and prices averaged higher.
| The opening, however, was rather easy on re-
ports of rains in Nebraska, aud fair selling and
prices receded slightly. There was good gem
eral buying, and the weakness was OF short
duration. Prices were bid up A@4c for the
| more deferred futures. July opened lc higher.
receded &c, rallied to opening figures, but re-
ceded Nc. August declined Nc, being sup
ported by prominent local operator
Mess Pork-A quiet and weak feeling pre-.
vailed. Sales were chiefly of small lots, and a
good portion of the business in transfer;
Lard-Rather more pressure existed to sell.
Prices declined 218@6c and the market closed
tame.
Short rib sides-Quite an active trade was
reported. Prices declined 5R71c. and the
market closed quiet at the reduction.
The leading FUTURES ranged as follows:
August Avg ss@s7Io Ios7ASssssc; September ssI
eOSS5fS OoRSwSo' July. ss@ssl<0ss0ss15c; Au-
gust Iss7s@sss14 4aa7a6as1sc; September. $50
SsS9SsH9gSshes, ,,,u ..a..a..ooo,. An
gust 11Tsas sS 'ssss sspss@Sss s6aso
MESS PoRK, per bbl.-July. sl1 25@ll ESQ
II 209l1 20; August. $40 50@l0 5O@l0 5OGl0 So;
si2ss%OsT 80 100 5so a1g 4Ssls 2gIS S IS soo5 ~
H1z; August, S s2SsS s2s@S SOFAS 50; Sep sp
tember, s. s505 s71fG5 sz11S5 IS. :,
sHoRT dS R1Bs, per 100 SsMJulAy rs IS G COOS 90 90
September, S. 2OQ5 20Q5 1895 l5
Cash Quotauons were as follows: Flour firm
and unchanged. No. spring wheat S7sssc; No.
8 spring wheat, sOQsS1zc; No. red. sS}59s9c.
. rye. 4ssIG49c. No. 2 barley nominal. No. l
fax seed, 81 29x. Prime timothy seed, 81 SO
al 35. Mess pork, per Dbl Sll Is. Lard, per
100 lbs, IS Tx Short ribs sides (loose), IS 90
as 05. Dry salted shoulders (boxed), IS 40.
Short clear sides (boxed). IS 1895 65. Sugars,
cut loaf, unchanged; granulated, unchanged;
standard A, unchanged. No. white oats,
S71z@3Sc; No. white oats, 3615@Tc.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was steady and unchanged. Eggs, 14c.
NEW YoRk-Flour strong and quiet Corn
meal quiet and steady; yellow Western, 81 301
2 IS. Wheat-spot dull, H@lc up and strong:
options dull and I@le up; closing nrm; ad-
Western. 5715@5sc. Barley malt dull: Canada,
T2c Corn-Spot dull and firm; options dull
and lower. oats-Spot dull and M@lc up; op-
H tons l Sun and Irregular Hay better demand
650sOc. Hops dull and steady. Coffee -
Options steady and unchanged to points up;
sales. l3 $50 bags, including July H. Csc; August
l7.109lz l5c; September, 16.6oc: October. 1e00c:
spot Rio quiet and steady; fair cargoes, No. Z,
fat bean. 1Sc. Sugar-Raw firm and quiet;
fair refining lSl6c; centrifugal 96 test, 7l6c;
&C." 5slSc; white extra 'c.S 5sse: yellow zslS
&c; of A. s s-l6@5Ac; mold A, S-lec; stand-
ard A. 6 l-l6c; confectionery A SIC;
cut loaf, &c; crushed. &c; powdered.
sso New e%oss e Mo
common to fancy, 2S@45c. Rice firm and in
fair demand; domestic, 5ss@7c. Cotronseed oil
6ull and quiet; crude. 3Oc. Tallow strong: city
and quiet; strained common to good, 81 400
49, Turpentine steadier at 1910. Eggs-Frm
on fancy; Western prime to fancy, 1611@l71Sc:
do fair TO good, l414Gl6c: receipts. 1882 pack
l3 so. extra prime, $40 o0@l0 80. Cut meats firm;
middles quiet and easy; short clear, IS 10. Lard
dull and easy; Western steam. s6 10 asked: op-
tions sales 500 tierces; July Sc OF August S6 10;
September. Sc 26: closing S6 25 asked; October.
s6 So: closing, Sc "a bid. Butter freely offered
and quiet; Elgin. l7@l71ac; Western dairy 8
@llc; do creamery, 1OQ!7c. Cheese quiet and
weak; part skins, 31s@551c; Ohio fat. 5@81<c.
PHILADELPHIA - Flour - Spring wheat
barely steady; Minnesota clears scarce and
firmly held; desirable winter wheats firm.
Wheat stronger and higher; No 2red July,
93@931z; August 9S@9S115c: September. 99@S315c:
October, s4gs41c. Corn-oferings OF car
clined &c under light demand; futures steady,
but quiet; No. mixed in grain depot,
SOg, mo Mo- lsI2 yslew in grain dsgSt 5oG No
ber, 45A@I5sz; October, 45H046 Oats-Car
lots firm and under fair demand; No. white.
Ac; ungraded wnite; AN; j.: No. white,
higher, under light offerings. but later months
shade easier; No white July, 4l15@42c: Au-
gust. aS5H@SAc; september, se@S6,5c; octo-
firm; Pennsylvania hrss. 7c
LOUIS-Wheat-L opening II0l/c.
was quickly followed by an advance Of Z6lc;
the market then became easier, advanced "a
NC, then declined and closed firm at advances
over Yesterdays close Of 3e for July and Au-
S71zc asked; September, 8Szc, nominal; Decem-
Der. 9lssc. Corn-Reported rains lowered the
1n2rket 164N12c at the opening; an advance OF
N@1ac followed, and later free offerings caused
recession; and the market closed Lc below
yesterday; No. Q cash. 361lc; July 5611c asked;
August. 8sAc bid; September, 871lc. Oats-A
fair days business was transacted, and prices
sustained at the close; No. 2 cash, sa0aSc bid;
July. S6lc biz; August and September, So1lo.
Rye75Oc bid Flaxseed-sl 16>f. Provisions
steady and unchanged.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. strong: No.
winter. red. spot 9524@96c; July, s4IS@94sIc:
August, 93@9S1sc: September. 93Sz@sSZc.
Gorn-W estern, firm; mixed spot 471Sc BID;
44ssaG4434c; steamer. 491zc bid. Oats firm;
Western, white, 40@4211c; do do mixed, $50
3912c; graded. No white. 42c; do do mixed.
ssNc. Rye nominal; choice, 55@56c; prime, 81
to choice timothy, Sll 00@l2 so. Provisions
steady. Butter firm. Eggs firm; fine goods
scarce; l5xc. Coffee steady; Rio cargoes fair, |
at l934@20c; No. z, 1S@1SZc.
MIEnEAPoLls-Receipts Of wheat during the
past "A hours were go cars; shipments 85 cars. |
Cash wheat was quiet and rather slow to move |
to-day. The demand for local consumption |
was very small The principal buying was for
outside account AID took only the higher |