Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-05
MARKETS BY WIRE.
An Unsettled Feeling In the Grain Pit,
Due to Weather Reports - Prices
Generally Higher-Pork Loses
Ground-Ribs Advance.

became firm, prices advancing 2Ac, and tn'
closing was about &c higher than SATURDAY
closing figures The market opened strong or
the large decrease of $4,000 bushels In the
stock of wheat at Minneapolis. But reports o,
rain and colder weather, together with the oe
cline IN corn, with which the market has sym
pathized some, influenced weaker 1eenng
and the decline above noted occurred. bu'
operators got short on the decline. ana Wner
they wanted to cover the market generally re-
covered, the late advance being assisted some
by the reported buying by exporters at the sea
board and the buying of prominent loca
trader here.
Corn was active and the feeling prevailing
was weaker early, but later ruled very much
stronger. The weaker tone was due to reports
of rains. Good rains were reported throughout
the corn belt west and southwest of here. The
opening was weak and off 1Z@115c compared
with the closing prices of Saturday, and gradu.
ally declined 5s0l71c. rallied. advancing l2s9
lsc, ruled steady and closed 1aglc lower 'nan
Saturday.
Oats were active but unsettled. The early
weakness in wheat and corn caused de.
pressed feeling, and opening sales were at Hg
sc decline, and further depression OF &c
was recorded. This brought in fair buying,
and toward the close the advance In wheat
produced an advance of 15Qlc from opening
figures This was followed by a rec ession to
rally of 5S@lc and the market closed steady.
Mess Pork-Trading was only moderate.
Prices declined 20@25c early, but rallied Esq
30c and closed steady.
Lard-A moderate business was transacted.
Early in the day prices receded 2k@5c At the
close prices rallied 5@7c. and closed compare
lively steady.
Short Rib Sides-Quite a good trade was re-
lower, rallied TIC near deliveries and l211c
on January delivery. and extreme figures were
fully supported to the close.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT-No. 2 August, elz9Q93A@9lH9
sSszc; September, ss14@s515 5G925z z9s5ssc: lie
cember, s616@9s14 4Gs515 539sI4c.
SsssS' Ssssa ss3 5S
52@5O16@5l1fc
0ATs-No. 2 August s41s@s51s@s94@ @sSc;
ssgfe@hsT, S4aa5Ss4@s41sc; May S71s@sSA
MESS PoRk, per bbl-August sl1 sOgl1 80
II so; January, sll SO@u S5@l1 55G1l %
dss aasR S5 per lSe g s 2s S 1S
IS 20; October. IS 25@6 s21k@6 25@6 81
SHORT RIBS, per 100 Ds. = August. S. 22<@
25g5 29G5 2 Is; segss1mber, g 224gS a449 s5@
Cash quorauons were as follows: Flour firmer.
unchanged; No. spring wheat, 93slc; No. 8
spring wheat. S3QS4c; No. red, s413c. No.
Sss SSEG S.2s7 SS; Nsss S SessS s5 s1,ssS sS
@l 3Ssl Prime timothy seed, 81 42@l 4S. Mess
pork, per bbl sll rs. Lard, per loo lbs, IS 05
Short ribs sides Qoose), s5 20@5 % Dry
clear sides 1So1ed1 % S 55S5 60 tsS Sugars (cut
loaf unchanged. No. 2 white oats, new. S5@
351Sc; old, S7G371Ic; No. do do new, 3S5@
3412c; old, 3515@S7c.
market was steady and unchanged Eggs,
12@l21Sc.
NEW YORk-Flour moderately active and
held higher with the advance in wheat. Corn
meal firm and in fair demand; yellow western,
81 5O93 90. Wheat-Spot dull and unsettled
crop reports, which scared the shorts;
the close was firm at about Ihe
Corn-Spot quiet and unsettled closing frmer;
options fairly active, H@lc down and steady.
Oats-Spot fairly active and higher; options
Options opened firm, ,1OG2O points up,closed firm,
leQ20 points up moderately active. Sales. 3d.
600 bags, including August 17.7O@I7; SOC: Sep
sember, l72o9l1 9Os; October ISSb9l675c;
FeSraaPs @ &sSc ssgosf ssTeS IS SSSssSS SSss6Sc
April, la45@l55Oc: May, l64o01545c; June,
l520c. SPOT Rio frmer and quiet;
fair cargoes, 2O14c. No. fat bean, 1870. Sugar
Raw, firm and quiet: refined. quiet and
steady. Molasses-Foreign nominal; New Or
leans, quiet; common to fancy, 2S@45c Rice
firm and in good demand: domestic, 55s@71zc;
Japan. 6G61zc. Cottonseed oil firm and quiet.
Tallow steady. Rosin steady. TurpentIne dull
and easier at 411l@A7lc Eggs quiet: fancy
firm; Others easy; Western, 161s@lSc; do poor,
PORK firm: mess. si8 O01f4 90; extra prime,
10 00Gl0 50. Cut meats strong and quiet;
niddles firm and dull Lard excited and active;
Western, S. 2712G6 30: sales. $50 tierces; options
1t 4@6 points advance on early months and 14@
Is points rise on December and January; sales.
900 tierces; September, S6 40@6 45, closing at
IS A; October, s6 5l@6 co. closing at IS 57@6 SO;
November, S6 IS. closing at S6 SO; December,
Is 6S@6 80. closing at Sc 1895 50; January. IS IS
az 90, closing at S6 go bid. Butter, fancy firm
and quiet; Western dairy, 6Gl1c; do creamery,
l@17c; do factory, 4z9lo1zc; Elgin, l711@lSc.
Cheese quiet; part skins, Sa51c; Ohio far, so
iSc.
PHILADELPHIA Flour firm but quiet
Western wheat clear, 81 1894 so: do 81 60@4 80;
winter patent, s595 IS: Minnesota clear. 81 100
4 so; do straight, s4 600s4 IS; do patent. IS O0Q
IS 40; do do favorite brands higher. Wheat
Options declined Nc. but closed steady. High
grades scarce and firm. No. 2 red. August, 95@
35zc: September. s5G951lc; October, 95Gs6slc;
ecIineG Sfc Gar lots for local trade ese stesdy
No. s mixed and high mixed, on track IN grain
lepot, and in Twentieth street elevator $50
SIC; No. high mixed in Twentieth
nsed on eiexasS sTaef 5s No 10 mixed hgn ag
gust, s1@51xc; September. 5154G5214c: October,
520521c; November, 521Sc. 0aGs Z@1Ic lower
No I Shse % H ipDes 1esraSea sse Nh White &c. No
ss5S6sS74c; November, 3S34G5s4c. Pro.
vIsions' firm and in good io6bing de-
prime mess new, sl2 so; do family, sI4@Sl4 SO;
hams, smoked per pound 1l15@l25kc Lard,
western steam. S. so. Butter dull; Pennsyl.
Tanla creamery extra @ lac; @firsts, l49l6c; Penn
irmer; Pennsylvania frsts 1870. Cheese dull,
part skins 506c.
ST. LOUIs-wheat-The market opened
ower, but subsequently strong, strengthened
and closed l@izsc E higher for Angus. Ic for
NJ ay; No. cash, 92c nominal; September 933Ic
bid; December. 973zc bid; May 81 O2H. Corn
The opening was 1ss@l5sc lower: light decline
1l@l5sc higher than the opening, but %6Ic |
over than Saturday; No. cash, Az: Seplem-
Der. 1910; December. 4Sc bid: May, 5O3Ic nom- |
nal oats-A lower opening of nc was quickly |
sember and &c for May. Rye-No. 2, 55c bid. |
Provisions dull and easier. Pork-slI Is. Lard |
SO rs.
BAL oRE-Wheat.,Westerns steady: No. |
xinter red oo spot and August s3G9s1Sc: |
,ember, 97A@9711c. Corn : Western easy; |
mixed, spot and August. 5lHQ5I1Sc; Sep |
,ember. 51@5lIlc; October. size asked. oatsE
5@47c: graded. No. white. 4Sc: do do mixed
&c Rye quiet and firm; choice, 5S@6Oc; good |
Q prime, 55Q57c: common to fair, 50g5Sc,
5ay steady; prime to choice timothy, sll 5O@ |
irm for best goods; others weak. Eggs steady
It l6749l7c. Coffee firm; Rio cargoes, fair. 2Oc:
No. Z, 1880.
MINNEAPOLIS-Receipt of wheat over Sum-
lay, 50 cars; local demand for sample Western
light. There was some outside buying of selec-
ions of No. hard. Considerable bleached hard
Western offered was very slow to sell. Closing
quotations: Mol hard. August. 961zc; on track,
&c; No. l Northern, August. 9215c; Septem-
Yer, sIZc; December, 9314c; on track, 93G94c:
No. 2Northern. August, SIC; on track, s7@s4c.
Milwaukee - Flour firm. Wheat firm:
80. spring, on track, cash, S9690c:
har An