Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-03
MARKETS BY WIRE.
A Better Feeling in the Grain Pit, and
Most of Mondays Loss Recovered
Buyers Scared by Predic.

side. Inc opening was 96Q%Sc n1gner Euan 1es-
terdays closing, and after fuctuating some lit
tie time within a &c range started up and ad-
vanced nc above inside figures, held rather
firmly and closed about Nc for August, lssc
for December and lssc higher for May than
closing figures yesterday.
Corn-There was fair business within u
@ssc range. and the feeling developed was some.
what stronger, the bulk of the trading being at
higher prices The better tone was due in a
measure to the advance in wheat and to rumors
of colder weather predicted IN the West, which
created an increased demand from shorts and
other sources. First trades were at slight ad-
vance. Afterward the market sold up with
some reaction A@6c, reacted some, ruled
frmer and closed with H@lc gain.
Goats were fairly active and steadier, the
change being only the natural reaction after
the severe decline of yesterday. The offerings
were not so free, and the demand at times quite
urgent. especially from shorts. Most OF the
trading was in May, but there was also fair bid
ding for October, and sales were at about the
same figure as September. Opening sales were
about the same figures as yesterdays close, but
advanced &c, and the market closed steady at
almost the outside prices.
Mess pork-A fair trade was reported in Oc-
tober and in January options. Offerings were
moderately free, and the demand fair. Prices
were steady at the opening but receded 715Ql0c
under the influence of more liberal offerings.
Toward the close they rallied 215Q5c, and closed
steady.
Lard-Demand was moderate and offerings
not very large. The feeling was rather steady
and prices exhibited only slight changes. Trad
ing was only fair, and the market closed steady
at medium figures.
Short Rib Sides-Trading was only moderate
and there were no marked changes to note.
Prices fuctuated within about Mondays
range. =,
WHKAT-No. 2 September, 81 0lQl 02A@
! 0lQl 021z; December, 81 03A@I 05G1 03ss9
l 04S4;,May, 81 O715@I oSA@l U711@I 0s5s
CoRN-No. 2 September. 45x@461l l@45A@
161Sc; 5 oetober 451a@46asQ451E@461sc; May, 1875
OATs-No. z September, s4Kes514 4@s41s@
S5Hc; October, S4ss9a54Gs45s9S51sc; May.
SSQSS34 4@SS@3S5sc.
10 l5GlO 0OGlO 90; October, $40 l5@lO 25GlO 10
@l0 10; January, sl2 05ll2 0f1f@1ll 971S@12 co.
LARD. per lO0 Ds.-September, s6 1895 20
@6 171S G6 20; October, S6 3O@ s 321aG6 3o9
SHORT RIBS, per 100 Obs.-sepse@beI, S Zh@
2711@5 2215@5 271f; October, s. 40G5 52N@
( Ss sos 1l05 421s; January IS "'sS5 s2'sS6 7S@
Cash quotauons were as follows:
Flour unchanged. No. 2spring wheat. 81 or;
No; 8 spring wheat. SsH0s2Hc: No. red,
81 o211z. No. corn. 461<c. No. 2 oats. 351zc.
No. rye, Gle. No. barley, 74c. No. fax
seed 81 a Il, Prime s0 ~ ag seed 10 ~ Msss @
Short rib sides, loose. IS 2535 30; dry salted
shoulders boxed, IS 75@5 S71S; short clear sides.
boxed, s. 5066 go. Sugars unchanged. No.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was steady; fancy separator, 24c; fine
separator, 20@2lc; fine gathered cream, lS9e0c.
Eggs, i6Gl611c.
NEW YORk-Flour dull, and heavy Corn.
meal dull Wheat-Spot market dull and
cries on .ontracts caused a decline of l55s@15sc,
from which there was reaction of A@lLc on
decrease in visible supply and the amount on
passage, closing steady at 1s@5sc decline from
Corn-Spot market lower and unsettled closing
stronger and fairly active; Oats-Spot market
dull, irregular and weaker; options dull and
easier; Hay steady and quiet. Hops firm and
in demand. Coffee-Options opened steady. 10
points down to 10 up, closed barely steady and
unchanged to 10 points down, sales, 26-
500 bags. including: September. l1S5@l7.95c: Oc-
tober, 17.35@l7. SOC; November, 1880; December,
l675@l6S5c; January 16 Csc; March Is. .sO@l5. .95c;
May, lSS0c. Spot Rio quiet and steady; fair
cargoes. 234c: No. fat bean. l9c. Sugar
Raw held Ac higher; light offerings: fair re-
asked; no sales; refined active and l-16c higher;
"C.g SIC; extra &C" s l-l6@51lc; white extra
&c, 5ss@5 ll-l6c; yellow 5Q51sc; off A, 5 1-l6@
SIC: mould A. 62ac; STANDARD "a" A S 5l6c; con
6 l3-l6c; powdered, 1l-l6c; granulated, 5l6c;
cubes, 615c Molasses-orleans firm and quiet.
Rice active and firm, Cotton SEED oil
for packages). 45sc. Rosin quiet and
steady: Turpentine quiet and steady at
40I@4lc. Eggs-Liberal receipts, easy; western.
and sssd msss ls R Ss Co. sHTs pSs
prime, $40 so. Cutmeats weak ana dull; pick
led bellies, $4,000; do. shoulders. SIC; do.
hams. lie; middIes quiet and weak. Lard firm
sales. 1000 tiercesi September, Sc 42;
October g s. SOve%bsT So De:
crate demand: Western dairy, 9H@l4c; do
l@24c; do factory, 71@l3c. Cheese
excited and higher light skins. 4a4963sc; Ohio
fats, 6@7Ac.
PHILhDELPHIA-Flour steady with light
demand; Western winter clear, 81 65@5 20;
Western winter straight, S. 20@5 so; Winter
patent IS 50@6 go; Minnesota clear, 81 70@5 90:
Minnesota straight, IS 1895 IS; Minnesota
patent, S. 1896 Is. Wheat opened 15@3zc low
but s Sqp yed ses, sSRy nS
red, September, 81 O0@l O015; October, 81 Ol%
al "; November, 81 0314@l 0334; December,
81 04Gl 04H CONCEPTIONS dull and nomi-
nal. Car lots for local trade quiet and 1Q1c
2 mixed and high mixed, in do. 561f@57c; No. 2
mixed, September. 52s4@5S1zc; October, 52A
@SS14c; November, 5S14g54r; December, $50
white, 4l1Sc; No. 2 white, 421l@421Sc; do,
choice, on track. 4SKc; No. 8 white. 43@4S15c:
futures weaker; No. white. September, 4016
@4GAci october October 49Mz9S94Ossci MzS9s November. 4OA
jobbing demand at steady prices. Pork-Mess,
new, Sl3 00@l3 so; do. prime mess, new Sl2 so;
do. family, sl4 0O914 SO; hams, smoked. ll16@
creamery extra, DC; PENNSYLVANIA print do,
23l27c Eggs firm; Pennsylvania frsts, 22c.
Cheese firm and in good demand; part skins,
5@6c.
EXTRAORDINARY Western steady: No
ber, 81 oO5SGi 0G5S; December. 81 o4Si I G or.
Corn higher and dull; mixed spot 5Sc asked;
September, 53Q534c; October, 5215@52Ac.
mixed. 4O@ i2c; graded No. 2 white, 44c: do do
mixed, 42c; No. white, 42@44c; do mixed 4I@
4S1lc. Rye weaker; choice to fancy, 73675c;
good to prime 6aQ7lc; common to fair, 65967c.
visions strong and active; mess pork nominal
at sl3 90; old do, So so. Butter firm; creamery
fancy, 22923c; do fair to choice 13l2Oc; store
packed 9QlOc. Eggs fairly active at 2lc. Cof-
fee quiet: Rio cargOes, fair; No. z. l9c.
MINNEAPOLIS-Wheat receipts we're 200 cars
and 85 were shipped. Inspections of new
wheat were 264 cars the previous "a hours, and
graded % No. l. hard, 81 03: No !, Northern, 7Sc;
No. 2, Northern, 9; No. 8, rejected and 81 no
grade. The largest number of no grade was
due to early threshing after the rains Old
wheat was in good demand for local milling,
with offering rather scarce. and prices held
Closing qnotations-No L hard August 81 90;
on track 1O7: No. j, Northern. August 961Sc:
&c; December, 991Sc; May 99slc; on
track, 81 02@l Oh; No. 2. Northern, August, elc;
on track. 81.
cINcINNATI-Flour quiet. Wheat easy;
No. red 500 4; receipts. 6, 200 bushels; ship
ments, $500 bushels. Corn. barely steady;
No. mixed. 4s1S@49c. Oats easy; No,
mixed, 3S14c. Rye quiet; No. 2 &c Pork
steady Sl075. Lard firm S6 90. Bulkmeats
and bacon steady. Whisky steady: sales 722
barrels finished goods on basis 81 Ii. Butter
ermer; fancy creamery, 26@27c; choice DAIRY.
l6GlTc. Sugar firm. Eggs easier. 155S@l6c.
Cheese active. firm.
MILWAUKEE - Flour unchanged. Wheat
eteady: No. 2 spring, on track, cash. 97@9Sc;