Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-08
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Better Reports From the Crop Districts
Cause n Reaction In the Grain Pit
Everything Moves Down

Better Reports From the Crop Districts
Cause n Reaction In the Grain Pit
Everything Moves Down
Peg Pork Unsettled.
cHIcAGO-Wheat-An easier feeling existed
to-day, and the advance of yesterday was lost.
The market was governed mainly by specula-
tive influence. The Northwest was reported as
selling, and foreigners also sold for future de-
livery. The market opened about the same as
yesterdays closing to shade less but became
weak, and prices declined, with only slight
fluctuations. 114@l3sc for September and I15c
for December, rallied slightly, prices advancing
Hc. again eased off, declining 11sc, and closed
about lss9lAc lower than yesterdays closing
figures.
Coma good. general speculative trade was
witnessed in this market. The feeling prevail
ing was little unsettled, the market ruling
firm early. but easier as the day advanced.
prominent railroad official states that corn in
Iowa and Illinois and generally west of the
Missouri river will be fair crop. eastern half
of Kansas and Nebraska will be very moderate,
and half of these States practically nothing.
The Cincinnati Price Current estimates the
crop at l600 1000 bushels, or about 1000. 600
bushels short of last year. The market opened
A@lLc better than the closing prices OF yester-
day, was firm for time then ruled easier, and
prices receded 23sG215c, rallied and ruled
steady, and closed 5931c lower than yesterday.
Oats were fairly active but weaker and lower,
but exhibited more steadiness than on yester-
day. The opening was unsettled and ZG34c
higher. A weaker feeling developed, and was
increased by the decline in wheat and corn, and
prices receded l@l5sc from the highest figures.
but rallied slightly and the market closed
steady at nearly inside prices and 1Q11c lower
than yesterday.
Mess Pork-A fairly active trade was re-
ported. Sales were made at 20@25c advance at
the opening, but later in the day gradual re-
duction of 50@55c was submitted to. Toward
the close prices rallied 5@l0c, and the market
closed quiet.
prices ruled 23a@5c higher, but was followed by
a decline of l5@20c. Near the close prices
rallied slightly but the market closed quiet
Short Rib Sides-The demand was quite
active early, and sales were made at 190l21&c
advance in prices. A reduction of 2214925c
followed. The market rallied slightly and
closed rather steady.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT-No August. ss@e69e4Ge4c;
September, g@M11gs5ss9s515c: december. SIG
ssHsssesl 5iasi1SssSsse; Sssa Ray 1sssg&
O1Ts-No. 2 August. 4o@4OA A0ssH9 9ssSc;
ssptember SsN@4oGasH9Sszsc; May, 4279@
MESS Pork. per bbl.-August. slI ecgl1 80
OIL 60@11 90; September. s1 4O91l 50@ll 409
II so; January. sl3 OO@l3 00Ql2 45@12 5711.
5as 90! s octo6sf g 5Sas $40 S es sa L.
January, 81 0007 0096 S0@6 so.
SHORT RIBS per 100 ns.-September, IS 60@
5 6O@5 4O@5 M; October. $ 6595 72h@5 52160
Cash quoraIions were as follows: flour duh
and unchanged; No. spring wheat. 94c: No.
spring wheat SS@9O15c; No. 2 red, 9i11c: No. 2
corn, 481ac. No. 2 oats. 39G39Hc. No. 2 rye,
SIC. No. barley, nominal. No. 1 ha1seed. 81 49,
Prime timothy seed, 81 1901 As. Mess pork,
per bb1 sll 80. Lard, per 100 lbs: $6 20
sassd shss Ios sides ooss s. S5 90 Dy
clear sides (boxed). IS 7O@5 50. Sugars un-
changed. No: white oats, new, a916@4Oc; No.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was unchanged. Eggs, 12@l211c.
NEW YoRk-Flour held steadily, with de-
mand light. Cornmeal dull and steady. Wheat
Spot weaker; freer sellers; moderately active,
ss915c up; declined 1A@21sc, and closed weak
at T@lNc below yesterday. Rye firm and
quiet. Barley malt quiet. Corn-Spot fairly
Nc up; became weak and sold off 17l611sc.
closing %@11c under yesterday and weak.
Oats-Spot steady; fair trade; options fairly
active ana irregular. closing firm Hay-Prime.
opened steady Is points down, to points ND,
closed steady Is points down, to 10 points up.
September, l7.0O@i7. .iOc; October, i6. 4Oc: No
April, 152Oc; May, l62Oc; Spot Rio quiet
and easier; fair cargoes, 2014c; No. Z fat
sales, 54S 6hds MuscoTado at 2i8.i5c, c. &
f. and ], 400 bags molasses sugar. S9o test at
45sc, and a cargo centrifugals. 960 test SIC:
C. & f. refined active and firmer; confectionery
"a" 5 3-l6c: powdered, 7-16c: granulated,
;1-l6c. Molasses-Foreign nominal: New Or
leans dull. Rice active and firm. Cottonseed
oil firm and quiet. Tallow strong and quiet;
city (s2 for packagesl: 4ssc. Rosin steady and
quiet. Turpentlne active, steady at 4U7l@411sc.
Eggs easy and dull; Western 16@l711c; do poor,
per case. 81 0o@S 90; receipts. s,56S packages:
and active; picked bellies, 5s4@55sc; do
shoulders. 6Q64c; do hams 10199llc; middles
quiet and firm: short clears So Lard lower.
weak we and quiet essern ste steam, 70 40; sales,
s6 4l16 43; September. S6 52@6 So. closing at
So 81 bid; October, So 7246 78, closing at S6 6S
asked: November, Sc rs bid; December, s6 $50
90 closing at s6 Us; January, 81 1907 15 clos
ing at 81 20. Butter fairly active and firm;
Western dairy. 714@l1c; do creamery, u@1714c;
do factory, 7QlIc; Elgin. lS159l9c. Cheese
more active and easy; part skins, 3G51sc; Ohio
ST. L0uIs-Flour steady and unchanged.
Wheat under small receipts and firm cables.
September, May and December opened H8Ac
the bears later jumped on the market with
both feet, and the close was 80 for August,
Xc for September. no for December and ls5sc
nay SS
ber. 94fc; December. eSSz99Szc; May, 81 on
bid. Corn-September opened Nc higher. but a
decline soon set in; and although there was
partial recovery, the close was ss9lc below yes
terday; No. cash, 4804SZc; September clio ed
at 4S54c; October. 1850 asked; May, $3.50 bid.
Oats dropped in sympathy with wheat and
No. q cash. sec; AUGUST. 40c; September,
391sc; May 421sc bid. Rye neglected; No. 2
nominal, 5Sc. Whisky higher at 81 Ia Pro-
sl1 90. tard-Butchers' steady at IS s71<
PHILADELPHA-Flour strong, but quiet.
Wheat options opened 1sc higher, but subse-
quently lost the advance and closed weak; No
q red, August, 965zG97c; September, 9734998c;
October, 9ss4c; November. ssAgsl 0OA Corn
yanced 1HQ2c; No yellow in grain depot,
53c; No. mixed 10 grain depot and Twentieth
street elevator 56ci No. white in Twentieth
pot 56657c; No. mixed August and Septem- |
Der. 56@561lc; October, 5611057c; November,
57@57lc. Oats-Carlots, strong and higher; |
Old No white. 46c; No clipped white, 4sc; |
sc. Futures advanced H@ae; No white
August, 425SQ43r; September, 423<@4Sc: Octo- |
ber, 425S@43c; No 8. 43Q43Hc. Provisions firm |
ana in good jobbing demand.
a Sc: ~eI septsmSer, s%@ss1c; October. We; We
December, 81 00Lc. Corn-Western easy; |
mixed, spot August and September, 541Sc bid; |
October: S!5s@55c. oaIs very dg%; western
No. 2white. 4sc; do mixed, 47c. Rye firm; |
choice, 6l062c; good to prlme 5S06oc: common |
to fair, 55g 57c. Hay quiet; prime to choice |
Ter frm and scarce Eggs firm at I6x@i7c. |
Coffee steady. Sugar strong, granulated, &c. |
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. receipts for the day |
we're % cars; shipments were SO cars. Cash |
wheat was little weaker than yesterday. in |
with the drop In futures, though in |
! few instances higher prices were realized on |
rery fancy offerings. The demand was not /
arge and mostly for gilt.edge stuff. Some No. |