Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-08
MARKETS BY WIRE.
DIscOuraging Cable Aavices DemoralIze
the Wheat Pit-Corn and Oals Let Co
Hor Prod.c,. nail :, "A nnfet

sion, when 'shorts" took advantage OF th'
break and covered some lines
The opening was about the same as the clos
ing yesterday. held firmly and advanced &c
then became weak, selling of N@Me, and the1
&c more improved Ac, held steady and closed
1z@kc lower than yesterday. Cable adv1ce'
were not as encouraging to holders as yester
day, and under the general conditions sur
rounding the trade number of bull traders LEI
90 of their holdings.
Corn-The market opened shade under tbs
| closing prices of yesterday, was easy, though
no decline of consequence followed, price.
fiuctuating within 1sG1zc range. and closed
| H@Zc lower than yesterday Inc Weatnel
continues cold and favorable. Trading wa:
largely in May though there was some chang
| ing of January and May
Oats were traded in to q fair extent and
early weaker feeling prevailed IN sympathy
with wheat and corn. There was free desire
to sell May at Z2c, and, fair buying to cover
| shorts at 2lJSc and the market held about al
the session between those prices. The neal
| futures were slow.
| tie feeling was tame Prices were 21T@5C
higher earlier in the day, but receded agair
| and closed quiet
Trading was comparatively light in lard
| Prices were steady.
steady. sss
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT-No. 2 January, 77H@T16@7624G
TsS5c; February. 7s9s97ssse7SG7Sc; May, S24l
SS34s9 SSST4gSISSgSl5c' ,.nn.rr Oo7laOoza0oa>a
2ssIc; February, 2sJE@sg< <021 SSs9ISc; May
Sl15Q3l5z 5zQSl1f@Sl5sc.
May, 2lH@2@2lHQ22c.
2oSs 20; % February, ps % Sos So Nay Il rs 8 6Sg 3
LARD, per 100 Ds.-January. IS. 77H@5 sOG
| 5 771f@5 TX; February, s. 65@5 S21S; May,
S6 O21S66 O213G36 O0G6 021S.
SHORT RIBS, per 100 bs.-January. 81 521z
"a 55@4 5216G4 s.; February, 81 621{@4 671<@
4 6211S@4 IS; May. 81 S216G4 S5G4 s21G4 S.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
steady and unchanged. No 2spring wheat 1870;
No spring wheat, 64e; No. red, 1870. No. 2
corn. 2S7sc, No. oats, 2O92OHc. No. 2 rye,
44c. No. barley 55@57c NoN flaxseed,
81 81 Prime timothy seed 81 20. Mess pork,
per Dbl. So %. Lard. per 100 lbs IS NJ. Short
shoulders Cboxedl, 81 l21S@4 Is: short clear
sides (boxed), S4 9014 s. Sugars unchanged.
Receipts-Flour, 1900 barrels: wheat, M,OOO
bushels; corn, 10000 bushels; oats, $4,000
bushels; rye 5000 bushels; barley, Al OO0
bushels. Shlpments-F1our 2l,OOO barrels;
wheat 1900 bushels: corn, Al, 900 bushels; oats,
10000 bushels; rye, 1900 bushels; barley. 49,
900 bushels.
market was dull: fancy creamery, 27gIxc;
fair to good, TQ2Oc; finest dairy, l9920c, Eggs,
l6G1B1Sc.
NEW YoRK-Flour unchanged and quiet.
Wheat-Spot dull; options moderately active
and &c lower, closing weak. Rye firm; West
ern, 57@60c Barley steady. Barley malt dull.
Corn-Spot steady and quiet; options active,
HQHc lower and steady; longs, selling. Oats
Spotdull and steady;optlons dull and easier. Hay
steady. Coffee-Options opened barely steady
at 56l5 points down, closed barely steady at 5
@l0 points down; sales, $3.50 bags. including
January 15S09l59Oc; February, 16S0@l690c;
including January, l9S5@i&SSOc: Febrg,
SnTS9 Ma & 55S e ss AgE ssSc May l5s
9l6.OUc; October, 1880 @l60oc; Decem-
and in fsiE demand; fair carsoes
1870: No. z, l7c. Sugar-Raw firm and in
fair demand; sales, 1000 bags centrifugals at
3 S-l6c c. and f.; refined fairly active. Molasses
New Orleans quiet. Rice quiet and steady.
Cotton seed oil active and higher; yellow 34c.
Tallow easy. Rosin quiet. Turpentine dull.
Eggs quiet and weak; western, 17@I71Sc; re-
ceipts, Ass packages. Pork quiet and firm;
mess. old, 50 75@lO %; do new, $40 5O@l1 90;
sales of picked bellies at 5l@9Fc: picked
shoulders s1%c; picked hams S1Se; middles
quiet at IS 50. Lard about steady ami dull;
sales 200 tierces: western steam S6 027S: options,
sales $500 tierces; January, IS II; February,
Sc ls closing at IS Is bid; March, So Is, closing
at Sc Is bid; May, Sc 36. Butter quiet; Elgin,
&@$15c; western dairy, 9@l7c; creamery, 100
2615c: do held. l0QlSc; do factory. 60l7c.
PHILADELPHIA-FIours steady yith-a light
demand. Wheat-Options steady but specula-
tion very tame; desirable milling grades scarce
and firm with fair demand: fair to good MIL
ling wheat, 7SGS5c; choice and fancy longberry,
SS@9Sc: No. red, January, 601<66lc; Feb
ruary, S2@S215c; March, S31f@64c; April, $50.
Corn-No. 2, in elevator, 1s@1zc lower: specula-
with a moderate demand: No. mixed, in
Twentieth street elevator, 2Sc, No. 4 yellow in
grain depot SOC; No. 8 mixed. on track,
S4c; No, 8 yellow, in grain depot, S4c;
No. mixed in Twentieth street elevator and
grain depot, 3Sc; No. mixed January. 35s<6
S6c: February, S6A09615c; March, S65s@S1c;
No. white. 25c; No white, soc; futures un,
settled and 1zQ1ac lower; No. 2 white January,
29Q2yxc: February, 29@2914c: March, 29@29%;
April, 29ssG295sc. Butter dull and unsettled:
prints, extra, S2QS6c Eggs dull and weak;
Pennsylvania frsts. l71z@lSc. Receipts-Flour,
l4OO barrels; wheat 200 bushels corn, 107, 400
bushels: oats, 1900 bushels. Shipments
Wheat l2OO bushels; corn, !, 200 bushels; oats,
13 200 bushels. ~
MINNEAPoLIs-Cash wheat was not in the
usual demand to-day. 1t was evidently wanted
though buyers were disposed to hold back for
lower figures. Sellers held out against conces-
sions, Notwithstanding the decline in the fu-
lures market to some extent but not sufficient
ly TO move the offerings well Reports from
the country show that no wheat to speak of
the timber sections of Minnesota The past
days receipts were go cars, and shipments 80
cars. Closing quotations: No. hard January
7916c; February, Soc; May. S35Sc; on track.
SO15c; No. Northern January, TIC: February.
7Sc; May, size: on track 7816@79c: No. 2
Northern, January, 75c; February, 751<c; May,
TS15c;, on track 76Q77c.
ST. LoUIs-Flour very dull Wheat lower;
the market opened with some pretense of
strength. but after few trades in May at &c
advance the feeling ruled easier and decline
commenced. The close was weak, with May
%@15c. and July 1c below yesterdays; No. 2
red, cash. 773sc asked; January. .775zc, closed
at 775sc asked; March closed at 79skc asked;
May. S01s@Sl5sc, closed at Sl96l1Sc asked: June.
S01zc; July, TIC. Corn active; No. 2mixed
cash, 251sc; February closed at 251<6255kc;
May, 2Sszc. Oats lower; cash, 20c; May 2i5<c
bid: January, 2lc asked. Rye lower and dull
at 4O1zc. Flax. 81 3d. Provisions quiet and
easy.
CINCINNATI-Flour quiet. Wheat quiet; No.
red, 76077c; receipts, 2 200 bushels; shipments,
!, 500 bushels. Corn in rair demand and strong
er; No. mixed, S2@321<e. Oats easier; No. 2
mixed, 23@24c. Rye steady; No. 2 50c Pork
quiet at So 6215. Lard easier at IS 60@5 20
and unchanged. Butter steady. Sugar easy
Eggs in excessive supply and dull at &c.
Cheese steady.
MHwAUKEE-Flour steady. Wheat lower:
No. spring, track. cash. 74@75c; May
755sc; No. 1 Northern, SSc. Corn steady;
No. 8, track. &c. Oats quiet; No. 2
white, on track. DC Rye quiet; No. !,
in store. 441zc. Barley quiet, No. 2. in store,
451z@46c. Provisions quiet. Pork. So 20. Lard,
IS so. Cheese steady; cheddars, BIC.