Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-09
MARKETS BY WIRE.
The Downward Movement i'm Grain Con.
tinued, Due to the Weaker Tone OF
Foreign Cables-Pork Active
Trrau n nd Wep Eer.

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Foreign Cables-Pork Active
Irregular and Weaker.
CHICACO-wheat-Al large business wa!
transacted to-day, and the market ruled veal
and lower with considerable realizing and
some selling short The market appeared tt
be broader one, outside orders being well
represented. New York was reported heavy
buyer at one time during the session, and II
was claimed that st. Louis parties were rather
free sellers. The market opened s@1zc lower
than yesterdays closing, Influenced no doubt
by the weaker tone of European advices but
good buying checked the decline and prices
were advanced llz6lssc above opening figures.
Large export and cearances helped the upward
tendency, but the speculative offerings became
heavy again at the advance and prices receded
1850 from the outside range, were weak and
closed ss@Xc lower than yesterday.
Corn was active and unsettled. No action
was reported in Kansas or Nebraska, and light
rains in parts of Iowa. Missouri, Illinois and In.
diana. First trades were the same to a shade
under the closing prices Of yesterday, but soon
sold of &c, rallied, advancing 13sc. sold of
again Nc advanced 75c, fell off l5s@21sc, and
closed l13Q2c lower than yesterday.
Oats-Trading was liberal, but the feeling was
nervous and the market unsettled, especially at
the opening. The free offerings caused opening
sales to be made on range of H04c. Prices
receded 74@3zc with only a few sales; but re-
acted s4@1sc. again weakened ss@lc, and closed
easy, with a net decline of lGll<c from yester-
days closing figure.
Mess Pork-A fairly active trade was report
ed, Prices ruled irregular, and declined 20@
2O79c, and closed comparatively steady.
Lard-There was only moderate action. IT de-
clined 5Ql0c, and the market closed at about in
side figures.
Short Rib sides-Quite good trade was re-
ported. A reduction of 2x0oc was submitted
to. and the market closed rather tame at
medium figures.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT-No. 2 August 9f4@s41z@e31s@
9S1se; September, $685. 91z@94ss@945sc; Decem-
Der, 9S@99ssG 499754c.
CORN = No. August, 4s7s@4s4@ 4@4S@4Sc;
sIsfR5SEa55fs ssPss@SsT; 55fgsS5eSa4sS@4Sse; May Ss4
oATs~No. 3 August. sszl@sg4 4@Ss1k@ssSc;
September, SSGSsGS75s@S75sc; May, A31942
MESS PORK. per bbl.-september. sll SOD
II 5O9iI 5Osi1 70; October sle sc@lii coalo S
QlO 80; January, sl2 5O@l2 62119Gl2 S7a@l2 AZ.
LARD, per lU0 U0ns.-September. s. Z1a@6 N15@
2O96 221a; October, S6 427S@6 42k@6 35@
45@5 37]IQ5 421S; October, IS 55@5 55G5 471S9
5219; January, S. eO@5 92la@5 S5@5 90.
Cash quorauons were as follows: Flour quiet
spring wheat SO0Sy4c; No. red, $3.50: No. 2
corn, 4S@4S1sc. No. oats, 3s@3S5lc No. rye,
591ac. No. 2 barley, Csc. No. faxseed. 81 3S.
Prime timothy seed. 81 43. Mess pork,
Snort eG RIBS Sill SIDES SG tnsS dSes per s @ s So 81
salted shoulders (boxedl, s5 S71606 co. Short
clear sides lboxed), IS 70@5 SO. Sugars un-
changed: No: white oats, 5915@40c; No 3 do
do new, 3S1z@3915c: DID, 39c,
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was steady and unchanged. Eggs, 13@
1916.
NEW YoRK-Flour dull and lower to sell,
Cornmeal quiet and unchanged. Wheat-Spot
quiet weak and %@lc down; options moderate
ly active, H@lZc down and heavy; all parties
waiting for the Government report, due to-
morrow afternoon. Rye steady; Western, 5915
@6lc. Barley malt dull. Corn-Spot dull and
heavy; options less active, 1c downtand heavy.
Oats-Spot dull and heavy; options dull, heavy
and lower. Hay quiet and steady. Hops dull.
Cofee-Options opened steady on near; barely
steady on late months. points up to Is points
sales, 16. $50 bags Including August, I775@izSOc;
September, 1695@H.l5c; October, 16. 6.30@l650c;
November: la75c; December. l57O9l59Oc;
Spot Rio more acaas caaBeh iS2Gs & FAIL cargSs;
2o1zc; No. fat bean. IS74c. Sugar raw;
firm, fairly active; sales, 567 hhds and 29l2
ss2c c. f.: Os5 bags Bahia. T So test as4 516c;
6lS bags, molasses sugar S9o test. at 25-32c; re-
eign nominal; New Orleans quiet. Rice firm
and quiet. Petroleum fairly active: crude in
barrels, Parkers, 81 50; refined here, 81 30; Phil.
adelphia. 81 80; Baltimore, 81 80; United closed
at 92szc for September. Cottonseed oil strong
and quiet; crude, 30c; yellow S5c. Tallow firm
and quiet. Rosin quiet and steady. Turpen-
aud weak; Western, I6@l71Sc; do poor, per case.
s. 00@3 90; receipts, 39lS packages. Wool dull
and weak; domestic fleece, 3S@3Sc; pulled, 26Q
S4c; Texas, l7@2c. Pork quiet and firm;
hams, 10159llc; middles firm; short clear,
Sc Is. Lard easier and and quiet; Western
steam, So S5; sales, 800 tierces; at Sc 35@6 371;
closing, s6 A asked; October S6 g. closing, $6 81
asked; November, Sc 20; December, So IS; Janu-
ary, 81 90 bid. Butter-Choce fairly active and
firm; western dairy, 719@llc; do creamery, ll@
Cheese dull and weak part skins. 2sz451zc;
Ohio fiat, 5000. f..
ST LoUIS-Flour unchanged. wheat-The
market opened A@3zc lower, declined A@3sc
rallied; but sold down again later, the bottom
decline Of 10l1sc; No. 2 cash, $3.50; Sep
tember, 931zc asked; December, S9ssc asked;
May 81 0S asked. Corn-Lower, in sympathy
easing off slightly, but advanced 5000; later
the market was broken and closed at the bot
tom and l@lssc below yesterday; No. cash,
c seRss%OeT z May sc asked a,,,OsS 0s5
and closed at the lowest rates, 3z41ssc under
yesterday; No. 2 cash. 39+c; September,
3S1sc; May 4l15c asked. Rye, No. 2 60c. Corn
Flaxseed active; spot, August and September,
81 3T Butter unchanged. Eggs lILGl2c.
rovisions-Pork, siI 50. Lard, S. SIX. Dry
salt meats and bacon unchanged.
PHILADELPHIA-Flour firm. sOc Wheat
weak, and prices OF options declined Ac. Home
grades I0c lower; No. 2red. S615c; do Iongberry,
on track and in grain depot 97c; No. 2 red, Au-
gust. seQs6A A@sSgS&4c; October, sS0SS14c;
quotations largely nominal CARROTS for local
trade in good demand and firm: No. mixed in
Twentieth street elevator. 5513@56c; No. 2
mixed. in Twentieth street elevator, 56@5615c.
with 5615c bid and 57c asked for No. 8 red in
grain depot; No. yellow, in grain depot SIC;
No. Mixed August. $685. l@6S5S@6S4c.
Oats-Carlots dull. and prices declined 15c;
new No. white, 4415@43c; No. 3 white offered
at 451lc, and old No. do at 4415c. Futures
shade firmer, with fair demand. No 2 white
August, 421SQ43c; September, 42sz@43c: Oc-
tober, 425SG431sc.
BALTIMoRE-wheat-w steady: No.
2 winter red, spot and August, 951s6951zc:
September, 95sz@96c; October, y71l@g7sSc; De-
cember, 9915c. Corn-W estern dull; mixed.
spot, August and September, sac; ctober. 55c
asked. Oats quiet; Western white 45Q47c: do
do mixed, 43@45c; graded No. 2 white, Acc;
graded No. 2 mixed, 44c; new white 4l@43c; do
mixed, 40@42c. Rye steady: choice, 6l@62c;
Provisions fairly active. Coffee quiet and firm;
Rio cargoes, fair Zoe; No. z, 1870.
MINNEAP0LIS-Receipts of wheat for the
past "a hours were 81 cars; shipments SO cars.
CaSh wheat was urmly nelQ, DGt rather dull.
There was fair early demand for choice
samples. both for home and outside accounts.
but it was soon filled. Poor samples were
found hard to sell. One car new No. wheat
hard, August. eS111c; on track, 99c; No North
ern, August, 9234c; September, Gle; on track,
96c; No. 2 Northern. August, SIC; on track,
S7@92c.
No. 2 spring, on track, cash. 9yG95c;
September. 9l5sc; No. Northern, 81 90. Corn
firm; No. 8. on track, ole. Oats firm; No.
! in store 59c Barley quiet: No 3 in store