Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-01
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Too Much New Years lin the Wheat Pit for
Bnsiness-Mny Higher and De.
cember LOwer-POrk

Bnsiness-Muy Higher and DEE
cember LOwer-POrk
Stronger.
CHIcAGo-Trade in wheat was light to-day,
and a quiet steady feeling prevailed, fuc-
tuarions being confined within Ic range.
Few features were presented and the pit
was given over to the usual closing Of the
year celebration. The closing was Nc higher
than yesterday for May, but closed Ic lower for
December Cable adVices were favorable.
A still further decline was recorded in corn,
the feeling being weak on near deliveries, with
the volume of business quite large. The in
huences on the market were the same as noted
yesterday, namely, the heavy receipts and fine
weather and selling out of December longs,
this future being quoted at Nc discount COM
pared with January. The market opened 10
No under the closing prices of yesterday. was
easy and declined IN all NQ15c, ruled steady
and closed H@le lower than yesterday for near
months. Distant futures are unchanged.
Oats were slow but steady, most of the busi-
ness being in the way of evening up trades for
May. The near futures were neglected, and
hardly enough changed hands to establish
quotations. There was fair buying orders for
May. and about all the offerings were readily
absorbed.
Trading was moderately active in pork dur
ing the early part Of the day, and the feeling
was strong Prices were advanced 714@10c,
more particularly for May delivery, and the
market closed steady.
Only moderate business was done in lard.
@NS-S@
favored sellers.
There was fair trade in short ribs, and the
feeling was strong. Prices ruled 21z95c higher,
and the market closed steady.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT-No.2 2 December. 7714077%477ss@
7IzAc; January. 1s07SQT5sQ77szc; May, w
@82H@S25S@821c.
- CoRN--No. 4 December 2sk@sgs4@2s1S@
3lT032@31GQS2c.
0ATs-No. 2 December, 2O@2Oc: January
2C199G4 4@9oA@2O4c; May. a93s@32@i2299e;
8 275S: May. So 55@s S21<@S 5255a9 621S. >1S
dARD, add per 100 Ds.-January sEy g sS395 $50
IS O21lQ6 O5a6 O21<@6 o.
SHORT RIBS. per 100 Bs.-January. 81 62X
"a 6711@4 621404 50; February 81 6715Q4 72111
"a 671604 7211; May. 81 s504 9O@4 S5G4 go
dull and unchanged. No. 2spring wheat, 77ssc:
No. 3spring wheat, 6696Sc; No. 2 red, 77ssc; No.
2 corn. 294c. No.2 oats, 2O1sc. No. Frye. 4411c.
No. barley, ,5Sl6Oc. No. l haxseed.S 34115 Prime
8 127z. Lard, per 100 lbs, IS S2M. Short RIBS
sides Qoosel. 81 65@4 20. Dry salted shoulders
lbo1edl, $4 l217@4 25; short clear sides (boxed),
81 95@5 90. Sugars UNCHANGED. Receipts
Flour 1900 barrels: wheat, "a 900 bushels; corn,
478000 bushels oats, l45 900 bushels; rye q. 900
bushels; barley. 81, 600 bushels. Shipments
Flour % 900 barrels; wheat, 25 600 bushels corn.
4O6 OO6 bushels; oats, 2z7.OOO bushels; rye 1000
bushels: barley, &c, 900 bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was dull and steady. Eggs, 1701715c.
NEW YoRK-Flour active and steady. Corn
tons dull: near months ISc lower: far months
1910 up and steady. Rye quiet. Barley
quiet Barley malt quiet Corn-Spot easier
and active: options active, unchanged, to nc
active; options dull and irregular. Hay quiet
and steady. Hops firm. Coffee-Options opened
steady and unchanged to 70 points down; closed
nnU krNni ninfo dnr fO x i1fG r1T1s %
bags, including January, l565@15.75c; Febru-
AIRY. 15.55@150 00c; March, 15.60c; May, 1575@
15.S0c; June, l560c; July. l5.85c; August 15S0c;
September Z Is SO@I5 90c: October, 1580@15S5c;
spot Rio steady and quiet; fair cargoes, 1896.
No. T. 17c. Sugar-Raw dull and steady; re-
fined, steady and in fair demand. Molasses-
Foreign nominal; New Orleans steady: Rice
steady and quiet. Cotton seed oil steady. Tallow
steady. Rosin steady. Turpentine steadier at
441&@45c. Eggs in moderate demand and steady;
western, 2214Q22Hc; lined. 15@l614c; receipts,
3, 3,695 packages Pork steady and quiet. Cut
meats steady; middles dull; short clear, IS IS.
Lard stronger and fairly active; sales, western
steam, S6 1211; January, S6 Is; February, S6 20@
8 26 closing at sS "a bid; March, S6 81; May,
Sc 40, closing at S6 35 asked; July, Sc 50@6 81.
closing at S8 55 asked. Butter dull and easy;
western dairy, 6@18c; do creamery, 14QZc: do
held, 10@lSc; do factory. 6QlSc; Elgin, 2S029c.
Cheese quiet and unsettled; western, 8@l0c.
PHILADELPHIA-Flou weak. Wheat firm
and no grade, 5OQ55c; rejected, 55@65c; fair to
good milling wheat, 7S@S5c; choice and fancy
longberry. S8@937zc; ungraded in grain depot,
&c; No. red December, 8lQSlAe; January,
Corn quiet and options declined Ac; car lots
dull and unsettled; mixed in grain depot, 294- |
3Oc; No. 8, 3318478c, as to color and location;
steamer No high mixed in Twentieth street
elevator, 3615c; steamer No. 2yellow, track.
371%c: No. 2 IN grain depot, S6c: No.
December, S6@3613c; January, S6QS616e: |
February, 861z zQ361&c; March, 36ss@37c. Oats |
Car lots weak, with aIight demand; No. 3white, |
3Oc: No 2 white. Bic; futures dull and un- |
changed. Eggs quiet and easy; Pennsylvania
frsts, 25c. Butter-Fancy grades firm: other |
grades dull; Pennsylvania creamery, H@2Sc.
ST. LoU1s-Flour dull wheat-Market ruled |
strong during the brief efsession, but the close |
soc: May, SlM@S2c, closing at size. Corn |
lower: No. mixed cash, 25c; December closed |
at 251S@2514c asked; January, 2514c bid; Feb |
ruary. 2615c bid; March, &c; May, ZSsc: July, |
I9xc; May, 2lszc bid. Rye frmer at 42@42Hc. |
disposition to trade. Flaxseed |
steady at 81 30. Provisions dull and essentially |
unchanged; no disposition to trade.
MILwAUKEE-Flour quiet. Wheat steady; |
NG spring on tTaes & case Corn eassr Mas
3. on track, 81Sc. Oats steady; NO. white, on
track, 2216@22%c Rye firm; No. I. in store.
SIC. Barley firm; No. 2, in store. 4I9c. Pro
visions quiet. Pork, So %. Lard, % 7779. Cheese
unchanged.
MINNEAPoLIs-The demand was fair for
samples considering that it was the last day in |
the year. Receipts amounted to l5S cars, and
shipments, So cars. Duluth had in these II ears
9ny The wheat Of good did IlRg Rs stsT
ngs bad to go over as the band struck up before
It was all disposed OF
ToLEDo-Cloverseed active, but lower: cash
and January, So 30; February, 50 30; March.
s3 40.