Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-12
MARKETS BY WIRE.
The Government Crop Report stirs Op the
Grain Pit-Advnnces All Along the
Line-Psrk steady, With q Little
Marc AnimatiOu,f

| to cause occasional reaction, the market IeCof-
| cred from lowest prices. The shorts recovered
and sold freely, and afterward the market was
held within moderate range The opening
was 21f@3c higher. was steady for awhile and
then eased OF &c, advanced Nc, declined 20
&c, advanced Tc and closed Sc higher fer Sep
| tember and 25zc higher for the December.
The advance and buoyancy OF the market
was attributed to the Government report
which, although not making as bad q showing
for spring wheat as expected, the reduction
since the July report was estimated az A,VOO,-
900 bushels and the crop of winter and spring
centages to be 5000 600 bushels short Of last
| year, or a crop of Az, QUO, 600 bushels.
Corn-There was a good trade, the market
ruling active and unsettled the greater part of
the session. The firm opening was due largely
to the strength in wheat and the Government
| crop report which indicates shortage OF 625,-
| 600, 900 bushels. The opening was 1@lLc bet
ter than Saturdays closing figures, afterward
advancing NC sold off l1sc, became steadler
| and closed E@1c higher than Saturday.
Oats-0perators were bullisn, and as wheat
| and corn opened high oats sympathized. The
| up turn was not backed by sufficient buying
orders to hold and prices receded l0llIc, and
the market closed easy at about inside figures,
but at 1s9hc gain over the last sales on Sat
urdAy.
Mess Pork-Quite good trade was reported
| in January and May. Prices advanced 80QS5c,
receded l5G20c but rallied again 51l0c and
| closed comparatively steady.
Lard-A fair trade was reported. Early sales
were made at 5@71<c advance, but later in the
day prices declined again 211@5c.
Short Rib Sides-Quite good business was
transacted. Prices advanced l09l21<c, settled
back 5971zc and closed rather steady at me-
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT - No. 2 August, 9SH@9S15@97N
@9S1sc;' September, 9e1s@9s116 6@9sasQ sQ9essc; De
CoRN-No. Z August ssH H@5Ok@ @4sN@5ONe;
| September, 50K@5I1l@50ss sG505Sc; May, 55@
55l6@54s6@54sEc.
September, 4Oe4O93sgSsAc; May, 42Ag4SA
MESS PORK, per bbl.-septembst. sll oO@
II 20@lI 0O@l1 20; October. Sll 0GQll OO9lO 70
@lO 90; January, Sl2 95@l2 95@l2 75@l2 so
LARD, per 100 fbs.-September, S6 30Q6 32@
27]xg6 30: October, So 1905 50@6 1895 As;
January, s. S2H96 9216@6 S2&@6 s716
SHORT RIBS, per 100 Bs.-September, SIS 521S
S o21S@5 65; January, IS 05@6 0716@6 OCQ6 05.
Cash Quotauons were as follows: Flour firm;
dealers ask lOQl5c advance; No spring
wheat. 9SG9sAc; No. 8 spring wheat $3.50
No. oats, $3.50. No. 2 rye, Gle. No. barley,
6SG70; No. / faxseed. 81 4016@l Al: prime TIM
othy seed, 81 40: mess pork per Dbl, sll 0O9
loose IS 4O@5 IS; dry salted shoulders, boxed,
S. S71496 90; short clear sides, boxed, s. 75&
8 80; sugars cut loaf, unchanged: No. white
oats, 40Q40Zc; No white oats, 39439hc.
L
market was steady and unchanged: Eggs, 1917
@l4c.
NEW N0Rk-F1our - Stronger and dull;
some sales 5@l0c over quotations Cornmeal-
| Firm and dull. Wheat-Spot higher, unsettled
and dull; options advanced 22e@SAc on Gov;
and cold weather West. but reacted:l@lSkc on
realizing. closing unsettled at l5sG2c over Sat
urday; trading active. Rye-Strong; Western,
591z@6lc Barley Malt-Dull. Corn-Spot firm;
moderately active and lGl14c up; 571s@571S
afoat; ungraded mixed, 56@571Tc; steamer
mixed, 5634@57Ac; options advanced Hc on
crop reports closed STEADY at over sat11 sst
October, 571s@57Ac.. closing 571Sc; May, SO.
oats-spot dull and firm; AGlc up; options
quiet and stronger; August, 451Sc, closing 451Sc
S4sc closing ess%e; spot, No. z white, ls1sea;
mixed Western. 44947c; white do. 4S653; white,
state, 4S@53c; No. 2 Chicago, 494711c. Hay
Quiet and steady. Hops-Steady and quiet.
to 10 points up. closed barely steady, 5@S5
points up, better cables, fairly active; sales,
a75O bags, including August lSl5@lSd dOc;
i675ci February, iasOc; March, I66Oc;
May, l645c; Spot Rio frmer, active;
fair ,SsSSgOe caTgOes' 2Oci No Mo- ,,a, - fiat G
quiet;rehned fairly active and armer; cutloaf,
&c; crushed SIC. Molasses-Foreign nomi-
nal; New Orleans quiet. Rice firm and active.
closed s21so for September. Cottonseed oil
Quietand firm. Tallow stronger and quiet;
city Cs2 for packagesl lll6@4Ac. Rosin
quiet and steady. Turpentine steady and
| quiet. Eggs-Llghs receipts; frmj Western,
l61S@l9c do poor, per case. 81 oO@3 90; receipts,
| 2627 packages. Pork strong and quiet. Cut
| meats firm and active. Middles firm. Lard
higher because of corn crop news; Western
steam, So 45asked; options. sales, $500 tierces;
August s6 4l@6 IS; September,s ,s6 So closing, IS 81
October. So 6696 II, closing at S. 20; November,
| Sc IS; December. s6 96 closing s6 "a; January,
81 1907 IL, closing 81 IA Butter firm; choice
cry, 16lSc; do factory, 79llc; Elgin, l914G2Oc
Cheese nominal; part skins, 2sz@Szci Ohio fiat,
$1,000.
| PHiLADELPHIA-Flours strong with an up
| ward tendency; western winter, clear, 81 ESQ
65; do do straight 81 75G5 10; winter patent,
IS l5@5 go; Minnesota clear, "a 5594 60; do
straight, 81 75@5 10: do patent, S. 2505 IS.
Wheat opened about 2 cents higher but subse-
quently reacted Ac from the highest point and
closed unsettled; No. red. in export elevator,
9Sskc; No. red, August 9S11 1@9S1Sc; September,
991z@9915c; October 81 00115; November, 81 OK.
| Corn strong on unfavorable crop prospects, as
indicated in the Government report; futures
| advanced lc and car lots 2x@3c; No. mixed,
in grain depot, 5Sc; do in grain depot and
Twentieth street elevator. Soc; No. mixed
and yellow in grain depot early, SOC; No, 2
mixed in grain depot, later 6Oc: DO in export
September. 6@571fc; October, 571SG5Sc; No
vember. 5S@5S15c. Oats strong and prices ad-
vanced lGlEc on car lots and A@Kc on fut-
ures; No. white. 46c; old de, 46Gl7c; No
white, August, 4S@4S112c: September. 43@43j<c;
October, f11@44c; November, 4S11!944c. Pro
visions In good jobbing demand and firm.
ST. lOulS-Flour quiet and unchanged.
Wheat-A large business was transacted, and
the market was spirited and unsettled The
| opening was 3ls@SAc higher, eased of, i'm
proved slightly and closed unsettled at ad.
| yances of PIC for August &c for September
SsSc for December and SIC for May; No.
cash, 96lbc; September, 9S1Sc bid; December.
81 OBJ asked; May. 81 0S3s bid. Corn-A fair
business was done. and the market sympathized
with wheat From an opening of XRlLc
higher, prices advanced Nc further, then de-
| clined but rallied at the close, which was Ia
| nc higher; No. 2 cash, 4Sc; September 47JSo
| bid; May, 535Sc asked. Oats quiet with prices
steady, and &c higher; No. cash, SOC bid;
September, 3sAc; May 43111c bid. Rye, No. z Sic
bid. Flaxseed 81 36 Proyisions-Pork, sll So
Lard. IS S71f.
past 4S hours. 80 cars; shipments SO cars. Cash
| wheat was firmly held with sellers asking a
considerably Saturdays prices. There was q
pretty fair demand for good old wheat though
the high prices shut OF the demand somewhat.
Among the offerings were Is cars of new wheat
Holders mostly found it slow work to dispose
of such samples at the relatively strong prices
| they were asking as compared with the price
old wheat was selling at. Closing quotations
No hard, August 81 e2i SoGa on track, 81 oS@l o4
December, 96skc; May, SOC; on track, 81 60@
/ OIL; No. 2 Northern. August 99c.
BhLTIMO4E-Wheat- strong. M
2 winter red, spot and August 9S6eSlIc
| September, 9S1SG9S3zc; October, 9ssz6sI 20
December, 81 0361 051I<. Corn-W estern firmer
mixed, spot, August and September, 551S@
| white 44646c: do do mixed 4264ac. GRADED