Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-04
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Wheat stIu Ncrvous, With Frequent
Changes, but Prices stronger-Coru
md Oats Show a Decided Inn
provement-P0rk Wenks


tween favorable weather and good crop reports
from the Northwest and bad crop reports from
the South and Southwest, the market is kept
in an unsettled and nervous condition, causing
frequent changes
The opening was about 1l@Hc lower than
closing figures of yesterday, and prices further
on. The decline was attributed to warm and
favorable weather, rains in The Northwest and
and West. and a comparatively light trade.
The crowd had rather oversold themselves and
with good buying at the decline a stronger
feeling was developed. and prices were ad.
vanced irregularly lsS914c, eased off and
closed about higher for July. &c higher foI .3I
September, 5c higher for August and 5sc
higher tor December than closing figures on
change yesterday. A prominent local trader
was reported as being good buyer. Cable ad,
wees were generally indicative OF STEADY and
firm markets,
Corn-There was good trade, and prices
ruled higher The influences on the marker,
the large receipts and fine weather 5 wouia,
weakening tendency, but good inquiry wnlch
existed for July and September from outside
sources, which held prices up, operations we're
almost exclusively in the months mentioned.
The marked opened a trif1e above the closing
prices of yesterday. was strong and gradually
sold up 15Gssc. eased of a little. ruled frmer
and closed 13c better than yesterday.
Oats-There was an active trade at .
higher range of prices on all deliveries. The
strength was the most marked thing in August
and September, which advanced XQ$<c, while
the nearer deliveries only gained H@sso. The
advance, was due mainly to good buying by
several operators, light offerings and belief
that arrivals will soon fall off.
Mess pork-A moderate trade was reported
and the feeling was unsettled and irregular.
Opening sales were made at 35@40c decline.
followed quickly by further reduction of Soc.
Later the market ruled stronger, and occa-
sional transactions were made until an advance
of S0GS5c was established. Toward the close
the market was quit and prices settled back
5Gl0c and closed steady.
Lard-Quite good trade was reported. but
feeling was weak during the greater portion of
the day. Offerings we're quite free early, and
prices ruled l0@l2Ec lower. Later, little
slightly. but near the close the market was
quiet aud the feeding rather easy.
short rib sides-Quite q good business WAS
transacted and the feeling was easier. Prices
ruled l0Ql2hc lower, and the market closed
quiet at about inside figures.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT-No June, 92Q93G92Q92Hc:
July: July: & &S254Gs4SGs21lGsS74c; August, s21z@sSA
CoRN- No. z June, s81l@s8X@ssk@ssXc;
SIsraENss Ivy ES4NesS47S@S4Ga4ac; August, S51s@S54@
% Oars = No 2 June, 2sH92zl l@9easg7SHc;
2IsS@2474c.
MISS PORK. per Dbl. June. sl2 so@ls Is
Sl2 g So@lS Is: July, sig 0o@ls s5@l2 5O@
@5 s711; July, So O5@6 O5@5 1906 90; Sep
tember, se 25G6 25@6 1906 Tx:
SHORT RIBS. per 100 ns.-June, IS 100
l2I5: September, IS 4O@5 4095 s21SG5 s21S
steady and unchanged; No. spring wheat.
Sed sSs2c &c Nd sprRs corn wnea ss Ne SS oats
No. i faxseed. 81 IS Mess pork, n.r b6i,
SIS l215. Lard, per 100 lbs: s5 S5@5 s7k:
shoulders tboxedl. SIS 10 as 20; short clear
sides (boxed), IS 5005 60 Sugars unchanged
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was steady and unchanged. Eggs.
12@l275c.
NEWYoRK-Flour quiet. Cornmeal quiet.
ately active. 54@lc up and firm. Rye quiet:
Western, 5SG59Kc. Barley dull; Western NOM
inal; Canada, 6O9721Sc. Barley malt dull; Can
np and % frm options moderately @ % active esg1 and
firm. Oats-Spot steady and fairly active;
options quiet and firmer. Hay steady and in
fair demand. Hops quiet and firm. Coffee
down, and closed barely steady az 2O@4O pOints
down: sales, 35 $50 bags including June. 17.20c;
July l6.9O9lI05c: August, l6S0Ql690c; Sep
tember, l6.55@l6S0c; October, 16l5Ql6.2Oc; De-
cember. I565@l5s5c; February, 1655@l66Oc;
March, 1560c; spot Rio dull and nominal;
fair cargoes, zoe; No. fat bean, 1S1Sc.
Sugar-Raw firm and fairly active; sales 400
lOgS1eaQS MuScOVa0O, 0SS TEST. at SIC, ZOVV
bags centrifugals. s6o test. at SIC; 1000 bags
molasses sugar, S90 test at 4ssc; refined active
and hrmer: cut loaf, 15-l6c; crushed, 15-l6c.
quiet: New Orleans quiet;
seed oil active and firm; yellow, 361Sc. Tallow
steady: city (S2 for packagesl. 415G4 916c.
Rosin steady. Turpentine dull at S715c. Eggs
steady and in fair demand; receipts, S04 pack
IA 90; extra prime, S1l co. Cutmeats dull and
weak. Lard depressed, lower and dull; cash.
s6 20; sales, 100 tierces; options, sales, 2750
tierces; June, S6 Is; July S6 25@6 30 closing at
Sc 4s, closing at s6 As; October, Sc 55Q6 81, clos.
ing at So s. Butter-Extra in better demand
and steady; Western dairy. 6@l0c; do creamery,
6Ql4c: do factory. 4@l0c; Egin, l4@1415c.
Cheese weak; Western, SIC.
PHlLADELPhlA-FIour weak; Wheat barely
steady; options dull and nominal; rejected, 72@
7Sc; fair to good milling. SS@92c; prime to
choice, 93Q96c; steamer No. red, afloat. &c:
unGraded, adoat, Sac; No. red, June 92s<c;
July, 9l@92c; August, 9l@92c; September. 9iH
trade quiet but steady; No. 4 high mixed. in
grain depot 40c; No. 8, in export elevator size:
steamer. in do, 3S11c; No. 2. in do, 4Oc; No. q
mixed in Twentieth street elevator, 42c: do in
July. 4O15Q4o54c; August, 4l1l@4l3zc; Sepiein-
Der. 42115l49c. Oats-Carlots dull and weak:
No. white. 4lz@341Sc; No. white, 35c: fut-
ures quiet and steady; No. white. June, $3.50
tember. 34634zc. Butter dull and easy; Penn
sylvania creamery extra, l31z9l4c; No. prints,
17@lSc. Eggs steady; Pennsylvania tirsts, 1870.
-Wheat-wester firm; No.
. winter, red, spot and June, S915@S93lc: July
cember, S4c. Corn Western strong: mixed
spot. 41c; June, 4O1zG40szc: July, 40lI64OlSc:
August 403z@4lc; September. 4lllc; steamer
3s15c. Oats-WesterE white 33G35c; do mixed
S2@S3xc: graded No. white. 351ac. Rye quiet:
choice, 6S@65c: prime. 6l@62c; good to fair. IS
@60c. Hay steady; prime to choice timothy.
sl2 50Ql3 0O: Provisions steady. Mess pork,
old, Sl2 70. Lard, refined. nc, Butter steady:
l3c; do imitation, l09llc; ladle, fancy. 96lQc:
rolls, fine 10@13c; do fair to good, SI9c: store
packed, 54Sc; grass, S9l0c. Eggs firm and
scarce at l5r Coffee frm; Rio cargoes, fair,
changed. Wheat opened lower. and under va |
rying influences rose and fell at one time he.
ing 2Lc above the bottom, and finally closed |
with July and August Kc and December SC |
closed at 903zc asked: August, SS5Sc bid: De- |
cember, 931fc bid. Corn active for JuIv and
August and fraction higher all around; No Q |
cash sl5ac: June &c; July, S25sc; August 32ssc.
&c; August, 251sc asked, Rye quiet: No. |
cash. sic bid: No. 3 sold at 4Sc RarieyNNo
market Flaxseed-Cash. 81 2S9l 20 bid for |
August and September. Bagging and cotton |
ties unchanged. Provisions quiet and easy.
MINNEAPOLIS-Posted wheat recein,s fo-
the day were 1876 cars with SO cars shipped ont
Cash wheat market was quite dull TO-DAY
The buying was principally by elevator com.
Danies of contract grades to go to the store q,
663lc under July. There was some bnv;ng |
Tor outside account of the different grades, bnt
he demand was not large and low erades and
winter wheat were low sale. Closing 0uota- |
ions: No. l hard. June, SSsIc; July. 90l5c. on |
rack. 90c; No. / Northern, June, $50: Julv
s0c; on track, Ss14c; No. Northern, June. SIC: |
July, SIC; on track, S5@S6c.
mILWAUkEE-wheat-No 2 spring on
track, cash. S9G901zc; July, S91Sc; No. / North |
srn, s4c. Corn dull; No. 3 on track 32iIc |
Oats dull; No. 2white on track, 2sc. Rye low2r.
No. !, in store, 521c. Barley easier; No. q
n n store, 471zc. Provisions easier. Pork