Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-18
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Bullish News nf Home and Abroad Causes n
Bulge In Wheat and Coru-Oafs
Active and Irregular
Pork still IifeIasa


CHICACO-Wheat-A fair volume of busi-
ness was transacted to-day. Trading chiefly
local, though outside business including some
little trading on foreign account was reported.
The opening was H@15c higher than yester-
day s closing, advanced nc more and then
eased off some, fuctuated and closed about
nc lower than yesterday, excepting December.
which closed &c higher than yesterday. The
advance was due to frmness in European
markets, change in the weather again causing
some uneasiness and stronger feeling.
Corn-There was large speculative trade.
There were good buying orders on the market
on reports of dry weather. little or rain fall
| ing In the West. The market opened L0Hc
above the closing prices of yesterday. was firm
and sold up &c, reacted, declining L0ssc,
! rallied and advanced Nc became easier and
closed 542sc better than yesterday.
Oats-1he market was active, but trading
went by hts and starts. Crop reports were not
| at all encouraging. There was quite demand
Tor July and prices advanced 1c. August and
September only advanced Hc, and May Nc,
and the market closed steady at about outside
figures for the distant futures, but at 9sc de-
| cline from the top.
Mess Pork-very little business was trans
acted. Prices exhibited very little change, and
| rather favored buyers.
Lard-Trading was very light Prices ruled
| steady.
Short Rib sides-only moderate trade was
reported. Prices averaged trife higher and
the market closed steady.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT No. 2 July. s6141S64 4QS69S6c:
asSRssi ass@ssikS SSsss'aS7Ss7'' September $50
CoRN.No z July. s7k@ssa571zaS7szc; Au-
g1Ist gsIea.S SSzzsSSSsS@8749a74c; sS September. $3.50
0ATs4No. 2, July, s1k@a2Hgs1h@s1zSc; Au-
MESS PORK. per bbl.zJuly. sl1 so@ll 600
@ SO 5S@S SOLO sS 9oSfS S0 g. ''i'
LARD, per 10y Bs;-July. s. s095 s095 SO@
tember, IS WIGS G1S@5 S715@5 S71<.
@ oS5 o5 Ems Ausns gsT LOO S OS5 5 ieSs Ss5 1;
September. s. 22T@5 22HG5 3O@5 ~.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour firm
snd No spring wheat s9@s
No. corn, 371sG3Sc. No. oats. 31AQ3l1Sc.
No. 2 rye, 4S15c. No. harley nominal. No. l
fax seed, 81 80. Prime timothy seed, 81 80.
100 lbs. IS So Short ribs sides (oose), s. 6O@
10. Dry salted shoulders (boxed), So 40 Short
clear sides (boxed). s5 As Sugars. cut loaf,
unchanged No. 2 white oats. S59s515e: No. 8
do. sac. On the Produce Exchange today the
butter market was steady and unchanged. Eggs
1311@14c.
NEW YORK-Flour quiet and unchanged.
Cornmeal firm. Wheat-Spot firmer and
moderately active; chiefly export: options
closing steady. Rye firm. Barley malt. quiet;
Canada, 7735Q90c. Corn-Spot strong, in good
demand ana &c up; options dull and 5sG5sc up,
closing firm. Oats-Spot fairly active and 15tRlc
up, and scarce; options quiet and stronger.
Hay easy and quiet; shipping. 25@4Oc: good
to choice, 6OG90c. Hops steady and quiet
Cofee-Options opened steady, unchanged to
10 points down; closed steady, unchanged to
July. 17l5@17.20c; August, l7.000l .06c; Spot.
l6.5O@16. 45c; October, 15.S5c: November, 15.45c;
December, 15.4Oc: March, Is. l0c: spot Rio dull.
lS1l@lSssc. sugar-Raw, quiet steaky. Sales,
S,4d0 bags. concrete. $50 test, SIC. Refined,
easier, moderately active; of "a" ll-l69
e mould asarr.;a5 "a" 81 sSdc' powdered s,ed
Molasses = Foreign, nominal; New Orleans
quiet Rice firm and in good demand. Cotton
seed oil dull and weak. Tallow firm and steady.
Turpentine dull and easier at 4S94s15c. Eggs
Fair scarce and firm: Western prime to fancy.
16110l715c: do fair to good, 14149l6c; do poor
per case. SG2 90; receipts 5,567 packages. Pork
in fair demand and unsettled; mess. sl2 759
active; sales, 14S, 900 rs picked shoulders at 5k
@5Ssc: picked bellies, 51s@51<c; do hams. 9sslQ
l0c. Middles weak; short clear, s. so. Lard
steady and quiet; no sales; Western steam,
Der. S6 2446 25; October, S6 80 bid; December,
SO SO asked. Butter-Extra steady; others
quiet; Egin, T@l711c; Western dairy 60llc;
DO creamery. 10617. Cheese weak and dull;
PHILADELPHIA-Flour firm. Wheat opened
about Nc higher. but subsequently eased Off
Nc from the highest, and closed quiet. Old
red in do: s2tsc; No; red. July. sIX@825Sc;
tober, g216G9Sc. CONCEPTIONS advanced 1@
Ac. Car lots extremely scarce and wanted at
full prices. Ungraded yellow in grain depot,
56c; No. mixed in export elevator. Soc: No. 4
mixed July, 4674@49c; August, 4415945c; Sep
tember. 44115G45c: October, 45@4515c. Oats
Spot firm; No. white, 4OG4O1Sc; No. do, Ale;
options advanced H@1c; No. white July,
4O9llc; Auggst, ag9ss SeG3e5; September. sogS51c;
and firm; faulty qualities dull and weak; Penn
svlvania creamery extra, lie; do prints extra,
2l@25c. Eggs-Cboice stock scarce and frmer;
Pennsylvania frsts, 161@l7c.
ST. LOUIS-Flour quiet. Wheat lower, except
for December, which closed higher: the market
opened Nc up, but soon declined A@11c. stiff
70 the close, WHICH xss Hssse fGoes& lossr
but nc up for December; No. 2. cash, SIC; Sep
tember, SSc bid: December, 905sc. Corn-Re-
ports OF damage advanced the market, which
opened 5000 higher, weakened. recovered,
yesterday; No. 2 cash. 3575sc asked; August 36c;
September, 1910 asked; December, 3716c bid.
Oats &c up; No. cash, 33c bid; August, 1870;
sssptsSSsr &C. F{sN 59 a1iss
s11 Lard-Steam; s. so: butchers, IS IS.
MINNEAPOLIs-Receipts of wheat were 70
oars; shipments. so cars The cash wheat mar
ket was dull and weak, and was generally pro-
nounced very hard one to sell on. There was
very little demand for anything excepting No.
Northern o. w. b. Low grades were fiat.
Only one miller was observed buying anything,
and he wanted it very cheap. There was some
demand for outside, but orders were smaller
than usual. Closing quotations on wheat: No. l
hard, July and August, S8c; on track, &c; No.
l Northern, July and August, 8511c; Septem-
ber. S4zsc; on track, SQS715c; No: Northern,
July and August, Sic; on track, SlGS3c.
BALTlMORE-Wheat-We estern firmer: No.
winter. red, spot. 93c; July 9ls192c; August,
9Os4@9Oc1s: September. 9l@9l1zc. Corn-West-
ern. strong; mixed spot. AZ: July, 451zc; August,
4414c; September. 444@4475c; steamer. 43c bid.
mixed 360S711c; graded. No. white. 3915c.
Rye steady. Hay fairly active: prime to choice
S11 000l2 So Provisions steady. But
firm f gSGfs G": eteds stesdy qRRe Es
fair. l9554120c: No. 7, 1S@1s1S9sc.
MILWAUKEE-Flour quiet. Wheat quiet;
No. 2spring. on track. cash, S66S67ac; August,
S4slc: No. l Northern, SIC. Corn firm; No. 8, |
on track, 3i15c. Rye quiet; No. /. in store ACC.
Barley firm; No. 2 in store. 45c. Provisions |
easy. Pork cash. s11 70; August, $40 20. Lard, |
cash, s5 IN: August. s. Us. Cheese steady;
ToLEDo-Wheat active and lower; cash and |
July, SSc: August. Ss1sc; September, sS34c; De- !
cember 9l3sc. Corn dull but steady; cash and |
July, S911c Oats dull; cash, 35c: No. white, |
81 g IS oi0''fSs'o n0"'0A CASH. % ''' o''00'r'
DULUTH-Wbeat was quiet to-day. but q |
little frmer closing about &c higher than yes |
terday; closing quotations are: July, 9015c; |
August Ole; September. $3.50: No. l hard, |
9OAc; No: Northern. sszac; No: 2Northern: Sc. |
WHOLESALE = HOUSE, |