Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-23
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Wheat Stronger on Decrease in the Visible
Supply-Coru and Oats Unsettled
but About stendy-Pork Active
Medium EiQurek.

being Just to their liking. A prominent local
weaker and priccs about 1l@ssc lower later ad-
vanccd lLGl%c, eased off again and closed
about zGIc higher than Saturday. The early
weakness was due to the unfavoraole tenor OF
European advices. The frmness later in the
session. or which developed soon after the npen-
ing, was attributed principally to the decrease
in visible supply
Corn was moderately active. the markets
ruling rather steady. The prevailing tone was
somewhat frmer. First trades were at &c de-
cline. after which prices advanced with some
reaction lc, sold of sSc, and closed with nc
loss.
Oats were active, stronger and higher. They
opened at 1s@ssc advance. advanced nc, re-
ceded &c. became firm and advanced Ac, then
receded AQAc: The near deliveries were
stronger, especially September, which ad-
vanced lZc, and the market closed easy at Hs9
&c below outside figures.
Mess Pork-Quite good trade was reported
Opening sales were made at 2215c decline, and
was quickly followed by a further reduction of
DC. At this decline prices rallied AQ25c and
closed rather steady at about medium figures.
Lard-A fair business was reported. Early
sales were made at 215@5c decline. Later prices
rallied 211SG5c. Near the close the advance was
not supported,
Short Ribs-Trading was fairly active. Open
ing sales werc made at sc decline, quickly fol-
lowed by further reduction Of SC. Later
prices rallied 5G71ac. and closed comparatively
steady at medium igures
The leading futures ranged as follows:
ooN WHEAr-No 2 sePtem6er s74SssY @s7I@S SS
May, 81 05Ss@l O65s@1 05sS@l 061a.
CoRN-No. z September. 4S94S34 S34@4S@4Slc;
October, 4S94S34@4S@4s1lc; May, 5OQ5l@5O@
5O14c.
OATs-No. 2, September, SS1S6S911z z9SS1f@
SS16c; October, 3s4@39@SSAG AG3Sssc; May, 41Q
Mss Polk. per bbl-october 60 e59s Esp
9 65G9 IS; January, Sll 65@ll S5@ll 6O@ll 10;
May SD 25Gl2 4215@l2 25@i2 g.
LARD, per lO0 bs.-October. So 1906 2214@
6l71fG6 20: January: S. 6O@6 6214@6 5714@6 6O;
May. 81 O0Q7 O0@7 0Od7 co.
SHORT RIBS, per 100 bs.-October. S. 32133
as 35@5 3Oa5 3215: January IS 75@5 1895 7OQ
IS: May, s6 lOG16 1896 1906 10.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour unchanged. No. 2 spring wheat, 9S1<c;
No. spring wheat, S5G93c: No. 2 red, yS15c;
No. 2corn, 4S4c; No. 2 oats, 3s15c; No. 2rye,
Gle; No. . harley, 75c; Nc. I faxseed 81 5l15
per bbl, 50 75 Lard per 100 lbs. s6 I715G6 90
Short rib Sides loose IS 30@5 IS; dry salted
shoulders boxed, s. 1895 S71a; short clear
sides, boxed. S5 zoos 75 Sugars. cut loaf, II
2 white oats, 3912 Q40c: No. 3 white, 3S@39lIc.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was steady and unchanged. Eggs at III
@lSc.
NEW YoRk-Flour-Receipts. 2s.7so pkgs.;
exports, $3.50 barrels and e0l5 sacks: sales
Il, $50 barrels. Wheat-Receipts. 81 $40 bushels;
exports, u. 7SS bushels; sales, S.776OOO bushels
futures; 1900 bushels spot; spot market firm
elevator: 81 Oi1l9l O47s afioat; sl7O511S6l O5Z
f. o. b.; No. red CSC; ungraded, 81 Olk@
! O5244; No. Northern, 81 M; No. hard,
SatuI day: No. cred. September, 81 6f155l O25z.
closing, 81 02s34: October, 81 O2115@l O2ssss.
closing 81 Os1s; November, closing 81 O41SS;
December. 81 0I1l@l O511s, closing 81 055s; Jan.
al IO1l, closing 81 lOl4. Rye quiet and firm;
Western, 69G7lc Barley steady and quiet:
sales $4,000 bushels; ungraded Western at 7S@
oSist 6SG and Canada ssoo a. Sc Barley malt
l22,SOO bushels; exports, 2d.6o2 bushels;
saIes 100000 bushels: futures. $1,000 BUSH
els spot Spot market firm and quiet and Nc
higher; No. 2 55A@56e elevator; 5614c afoat:
&G7ac up on rumors of poor crop reports; Sep
tember closing 5611sc: October, d1sG56c, closing
$3.50; November 5514c@56c. closing 55334c; De-
cember: 55A@56lc, closing Sc; MAY. $500
els; exports, 465 bushels; sales. 295,oOO bushels
futures. l4l 600 bushels spot. Spot market
firm and moderately active and X@ssc up; op-
tons frmer and quiet; September, 445s@45c,
closing 44sssc; October. 44GA1ac, closing 4H[c;
white do z4GI5c; No. 2 Chicago. Acc Hay
weak and quiet. Hops unsettled and quiet
Coffee-Options barely steady and down
to Is up: sales, $500 bags. including
September. lS20@lS.25c; October, l740c; No
vember. l67O@l675c: december. 16.40@l850c;
January. 1565@l5S0c: March, l5l5@I525
April, i5.o0c; May, l4.75c. Spot Rio dull and
Sugar-Raw, dull and nominal; refined quiet.
Molasses-Foreignn nominal: New Orleans quiet.
Rice firm and in fair demand. Cotton seed oil
firm; crude 2.g2Sc: Tallow strong and scarce;
steady at 4015@4lc. Eggs firm and in fair de-
mand; western, 2lQ2219c; receipts, 6l3O pack
ages: Pork qHiet and steady; mess.
n n nd Jlod hall al
&c; do shoulders, 514c; do hams 10sl@ll14; short
clear, Sc 90 Lard opened weak and closed
steady: Western steam. s6 Is; sales, $50 tierces
at IS 4215@6 IS; options sales 675 tierces; Octo-
Der, Sc 4Od6 ~, closing So 1906 43; November,
So SOS IS; December, S6 67@6 IS, closing IS IS
as 20; January, Sc S0@6 IS, closing Sc S4G16 sc;
March, 81 90. Butter steady and fairly active;
Western dairy, lO9l4c; do creamery, l2@22c;
stronger and quiet; light skim, 597lzc; Ohio
fat. 611@SLc.
ST. loUlS-Flour unchanged. Wheat
opened A@ssc lower. but improved later, and
closed HIGHER than Saturday; No. 2red cash, 99lI
81 0OA; December closed at 81 02 bid: May,
81 O7ss Corn opened firmer, then declined,
but reacted later, and closed at slight advances
over Saturday; No. cash. 47c; October closed
451sc; May, 4S14c. Oats higher. and May option
active and excited; No. 2 cash. 3S1Sc bid; Sep
tember Ss14c; May closed at 4214c: Rye nom
inally high; No offered at 604c. Barley dull;
sample lots of Iowa at Csc; Nebraska, 64672c
Hay steady: prairie, 50 OOGlO 80; timothy, SlO 90
@l0 40 Bran firm; sacked lots f. o. b.. S6 So
Flaxseed steady at 81 AZ. Lead firm at IS.
Butter unchanged; creamery, 17Q24c; dairy, 9@
81 30Q2 40. Whisky steady at sll 80 Bagging
quiet at S2 3O93 "a. Iron cotton ties, 81 306l 35.
Provisions quiet: Pork. In job lots, sl2 so.
Lard, Sc OO@6 10. Dry salt meats-Boxed
shoulders. g 45; longs, s. IS; ribs IS 90; short
clear, s. 5O@5 Is. Bacon-shoulders. s. Is:
longs s6 O5G6 %: ribs s6 fo@6 TX; clear, s Is;
sugar-cured hams, $40 5O@l2 so.
PHILhDELPHIA-Flour inter grades fluIl:
old wheat Minnesota patents in better demand.
Wheat firm and prices advanced A@lc; No. 2
Der, 9ssss@9s15c; October, 9S5zG99J1c November,
81 O0H9l 0l; December, 81 0lN@l o. Corn
CARROTS ruled firm and futures advanced %(1Ic:
No. mixed and yellow, in grain depot, SIC;
No. mixed, September, 56@561lc; October,
November and December. 55114Q56c. Oats firm
and prices, both carlots and options, kc higher:
No. 8 white, 42sz943c: No. 8 white, $50
44c; No white September, 43lag4s3lc; octo-
Der, 45@4511c. Provisions steady, with fair
jobbing business. Pork, mess new, $l2 25@
II 30; do prime mess new, Sll So. do family,
sl3 50@A Hams, smoked, l11f@l21zc. Butter
20@22c; do prints extra, 2s@z7c Eggs steady;
Pennsylvania irsts 2l159l22c Cheese firm and
in fair demand part skins, 6G7c.
clNCINNATl-Flour quiet; family, SO 9064 Is;
fancy firmer at 81 55G4 75. Wheat-Demand
fair and market steady: No. red, Csc. Corn
in fair demand; No. mixed. 5I1aG52c. Oats
in good demand and firm: No. 2 mixed, &c.
Rye more freely offered; No. 2, 66467c. Pork
dull at $40 so. Lard duh and nominal at So 10.
Bulkmeats easier; short ribs, IS so. Bacon
steady; short clear, S6 rs. Butter firm: fancy
creamery 24@25c: choice dairy, 12@l3c. Lin
seed oil firm at 60G62c. Sugar steady and in
more active demand; hard refined, 65sG716c;
New Orleans 5@55z
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of wheat includ-
ing Sunday, were 40 cars; shipments during
sar,e time, los cars; spot wheat sold slowly
from the opening to-day. dragging along
steadily through the day: after an advance of
&c in futures during the forenoon, the selec-