Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-05
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Wheat Active and Dull by sDehs' put
Weaker All Round-Corn and Oats
Follow Suit-Pork Moves

was active, at others very quiet 1he Ao0A"s
was weaker and prices ruled somewhat lower
ali round. The local crowd was rather oearlsn
with St. Louis and prominent local operator
here reported rs being free sellers. outsioe
orders generally were not as numerous.
The market opened 1fa34c lower than closing
on yesterday and with some fluctuations de-
clined s<45sc more for the various deliveries,
then held steady and closed 115c lower for July.
1c lower for August, 11sc for September ana
nc for December than yesterday. There was
nothing special in the nature of the news re-
ceived from outside points to affect the marker.
and the changes were due to local speculative
influences.
Corn was traded In to fair extent. though at
times it was very quiet The feeling was rath-
er weaker early around the opening put IAter
the demand improved and prices ruled strong,
er, advancing AQsSc became quiet ana nnaI
quotations were a shade lower than yesterday.
Oats were fairly active and steady Tor June
and July, which met with good demand. Inc
light arrivals and the large outward movement
had good deal to do with the strength in the
futures and prices advanced ss013c. but out
SIDE ngures were not maintained until tne close.
A light business was transacted in mess pork,
and prices ruled lower. Early sales were made
at Csc decline but later transactions were made
at an advance of l5620c. Near the close prices
declined again, and the market closed quiet.
A fair trade was reported in lard, with an un-
settled feeling. Offerings were liberal early
and the demand was moderate, prices declining
2k@5c. Later prices rallied, closing steady.
Trading was quite brisk in short ribs. Prices
ruled weak and declined 6@715c. At the reduc;
tion the market exhibited more strength, and
prices rallied and closed steady.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT-No. 2, June. 92Q92G90HG9l14c:
July, e224Q9S9s28s21zc; August, s224@923sgs2
@S41l@841Sc; August, S5GS@S5fl @S4IGS5c.
OATS No. June, A4@2715G251s@272S
J,I July. M927ssG26SG271sc; August, A7sG24%g
Mss Pork. per bbl.-June. sl2 s21{gl2 $
Is 90; August. sis 2O018 20.
b1 L1RP per s6s iVS Ss rs 9 A g sg@5 @
Sc 1896 20@6 1896 20.
SHORT RIBS per 100 ms. June. 81 ESQ
oO94 s5Q5 90; July 50 1905 l214@5 o5g5 l21a;
September, IS 30G5 321a@5 25Q5 80.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
steady; No. spring wheat. 9O24@9Illc; No. s
spring wheat, 7S@S2c; No. red, 905zG9lIc;
No. corn, 3374c: No. 2 oats. 27ssc; No. 2
faxseed, 81 4S; prime timothy seed, 81 AZ.
Mess pork, per Dbl, sl2 s.. Lard, per 100
lbs, s. S5G5 S15. Short rib sides Qoose),
IS 90. Dry salted shoulders (boxed). IS l03
IS 20; short clear sides (boxed), IS 40@5 so.
2S15@2sc.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was steady and unchanged. Eggs,
l2@l2Lc.
NEW wYoRK-Flour-Fur offerings. few buyers
and weak. Wheat-Spot weak at K@szc de-
cline; six loads taken for export: options de-
pressed, A@lc To- er; West selling freely here
on bette- crop news. Rye quie,: Western, $50
591fc. Barley dull Barley malt dull. Corn
Spot steady with fair export demand; options
slow and steady. Oats-Spot irregular and
fairly active: options firmer and in fair de-
mand. Hay in fair demand and rirm; shipping,
4OQ45c; good to choice. 65@9Oc. Coffee
faod du ot mir nm
closed for near months steady and far months
barely steady; sales, "a 500 bags including June.
17.30@17.35c; July, l7059lZ10c; August, 5000
1886; September, l670Ml 75c: October It, l54
l5S5c; March, l555@l565c; spot Rio firm;
fair cargoes, 20c; No. fat bean, 1S12c.
Sugar-Raw firm and in moderate demand:
sales, 800 hogsheads and !. $50 bags Cuba, SO
trifugals. 96o test. at 515ci refined active and
frmer: &c" 47s@51sc; OFF "a y SIC; standard
A &c: powdered, 9-l6c. Molasses-For-
eign firmer; 500 test, at zoe; New Orleans quiet,
Rice steady and quiet: domestic, 5I@6Xc;
Japan, 51S@61sc. Cottonseed oil steady. Tallow
steady. Rosin steady. Turpentine firm at
S7@S74c. Eggs quiet and weaker; western.
l4159l454c, receipts. 10.4S5 packages. Pork
quiet; mess. Sl3 75@l4 Is; extra prime, sll co.
Cutmeats quiet and easy. MIddles quiet. Lard
opened weak, but closed firm and quiet; west
ern steam, Sc ID bid; sales go tierces at S6 Is
fieTces Rt any july Sc 2@s a closing a; @ s. IS tU bid:
August SO 36 bid; September, S6 45Gs6 IS,
closing at s6 4S bid: October, s6 5lQ6 So. clos
ng at S. 81 bid. Butter-Choice, fairly active
and about steady; western dairy: 6Gi0c; do
6Ql4c: do factory. 4@l0c; Elgin,
lac. Cheese weak and in fair demand; western,
65z@7szc.
PHILADElPHIA-Flou weak unsettled and
zoe lower. Wheat dull and prices unsettled
closing &c lower in sympathy with the decline
in the West: rejected. 72@7Sc; fair to good
milling, SsG92c; prime to choice, 93@96c;
steamer No red, in grain depot, Sic: un-
graded, In grain depot. s4c: do choice, CSC: No.
. red. in export elevator. 9C3zc; No. 2 red. June
July, 901<@9l1sc; August, 9lGlgl15c:
September, 91@92c. Corn-Options quiet: car.
lots for local trade quiet but steady: No.
mixed, in grain depot. SSQ39c: No. 8 mixed, in
grain depot, 3915c; No. 5, in export elevator.
S711c; steamer. in do. 3S15c; No in do 4Oc:
No. mixed aud yellow, in grain depot and
Twentieth street elevator. 42c; No. mixed.
J June, 4094OIc; July. 403k@4o1zc; August, 4llzQ1
4Iszc; Sep ember. 4215@43c. Oats-Carlots de-
clined A@15c; No. white. 81; do do clipped.
S5c; No. white S5c; futures nominal; No, 2
white. June. 3S34GS4c; JuIy, 33sl@S4c: August,
BOZ 4@S054c; September 29sz@3O15c. Eggs dull:
firsts l54c
ST. LoUIS-FIour weak but unchanged
Wheat was again irregular and unsettled: fjuc-
tuated widely at times, was generally lower
and closed with July l5sc, August l5lc and De-
B4c; July closed at SS5sc bid; August, SsISc: De,
cember, &c. Corn was somewhat unsettled. but
prices we're generally maintained; No. 2 cash.
341sc; July closed at S2s4c: August, 32sSc; Sep.
Iember. 331zc. Oats declined early but recoy
cred later and closed steady; No. 2 cash. 27IIc
bid: August, 25ssc Rye quiet; No. cash. Sic
Barley-No transactions; the season is closed
Bagging and iron cotton ties unchanged. Pro-
visions very dull and weak, with only a small
ob trade at previous quotations.
MIkNEAPoLIs-Receipt of wheat for tho
lay were IS cars; shipments, 2S cars The cash
wheat market was rather quiet under the
mall offerings. There was more demand
rom local millers for the better grades of mill
ng wheat Elevator buyers were not in the
market. being able to compete with others on
rate. No. 2northern grades below
hat were very slow saie.' Winter wheat was
Ilso dull. Closing quotations: No. / hard, June
I'm, June, S7zc; July, S53sc; on track SSlIc.
70. 2 Northern, June, S5c; July, SEC; on track
5@S6c.
ORE-Wheat-Western steady. No
winter, red; d., spot s and June, s924@9Oc: July
ember, 94c bid. Corn - Western firm: miTed
pot Ale; June, 4U5sc asked: July. 4OIS61osIc.
august, 40H94l1sc; September, 4iJEc bsd.
teamer, S71zc asked: Oats quiet and firm;
Sed esseTE Nv white S,ts gsec' DO mixed s2@s3he
DC: prime. 6lQ62c; good to fair, 5S6160c Hay
teady; prime to choice timothy, Si2 50113 nj
PROVISIONS quiet Butter steady ara in better
emand- Eggs steady at l41ac. Coffee firm;
NO CdIkoce, Iall, @oCt 4NO. ., lo1eC.
MILWAUkEE-Flour quiet Wheat easy: No
spring. on track, cash, S9GSS15c; July. $3.50.
Jo.l Northern, 94c. Corn dull; No. on tra,.E
2115c. Oats dull; No. 2white, on track, 2Sc. Rve
ulet; No. l. in store, Sc. Barley quiet. No
in store, 4Sc. Provisions easier. Pork sig s5
ard. SIS 80. Cheese lower; cheddars, T3I61scs
ToLEDo-Wheat duh and lower; cash glc. |
une. 9lL5c; August 9l1fc; September. 9lsSc
)orn dull and steady; cash and july. S5sEc
bats inactive; cash, 29c. Cloverseed quiet and
teady; cash, s. so; October, IS IS.
Metal Market,