Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-09
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Wheat Bobs Up and Down Several Times
and Closes at n Decline-Corn sus-
tains n Slight Loss-Pork is
SfiIl TJusertled

and prices declined l2sQl2zc, held STEADY anu
closed about nc lower than yesterday. Fine
weather in England and lower cables had a
tendency to create quiet and tame opening,
but reports of frost in the Northwest and some
unfavorable news from that quarter caused
the rally in prices alluded to. Then followed a
decline. influenced by liberal speculative offer
ings. A prominent local trader sold freely, and
others followed and did likewise. 1t was prin-
cIpally a local market, outside news being
scarce and not of a character to have very tell
ing effect upon the market
Corn-There was a fair trade, mostly in May.
within 5SQ5lc range. The feeling prevailing
was, on the whole, steadIer, but the free selling
of two prominent local traders, who have sold
prices. First trades were at H6zc advance,
after which the market sold up some, reacting
sc, advanced sc, broke quickly and sold with
a slight loss.
Oats were unchanged.
Mess Pork-Trading was moderately active,
and prices ruled about &c higher; later the mar
ket weakened, accompanied with reduction
OF l5Gll11ac; closing prices rallied 2HQ5c.
Lard attracted only fair attention, and there
were no particular changes to note in prices.
Short Ribs-There was moderate trade.
Early sales were made at slight advance, but
more liberal offerings caused an easy feeling
temporarily and prices receded 215@5c The
market closed quiet at opening figures.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT-No. 2 September, s914q9934@9s
@ssc; December; 81 02@I 0216@l OO2s9l OO5s;
CoRN-No z September. 45E@46k k@4515@
453le; October 457lG46]z z945H9451fc; May, Az
@4S3sQ41s4@4734c.
SS5s@3S11 63S1zc.
MESS Pork, per Dbl. = september 50 sO9
70 0OG9 sOGlO 90; October, $40 O0@l0 1711@l0 log
LARD, per loo bs.-september. s. 25@6 ESQ
JANUARY, S. S71sss s71sas S25s@s 81. & ~ ~
SHORT RIBS per 100 bs.-September, s. 30
as $7S@S 2I1sSS S October 5 8 79s 1872 4e 4e@
s2 ~. % 900 '''A' January % Togo logo ''~
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour dull and unchanged. No. 2 spring
wheat, CSC: No. spring wheat SGslc; No.
2 red. CSC. No. 2 corn, 451lc. No. oats, S5c.
No. rye, &c. No. barley. 76c. No. l fax
/ 30. Mess pork per Dbl, $40 co. Lard per 100 lbs.
dry salted shoulders. boxed, s. 75G5 SIN; short
clear sides. boxed. s. 60@5 TO- Sugars un-
changed. No. white oats. S6G37Zc; No. 5
do, 3411GS5lc
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was weak; fancy teparator. 2311@24c;
fine. 20@2lc; fine creameries. l8@2lc; finest
dairies, ,l6@lSc; No. /, l4@l6c. Eggs, I61f.
NEW YoRk-Flour dull heavy and in in
stances 5Gl0c. lower. Cornmeal dull. Wheat
Spot dull and lGl14c lower; options dull and
% RRs good feegH s5sD e ssd
Corn hrmer and moderately active on light
offerings options quiet and irregular; partly
&c lower. following wheat. Oats firmer and
moderately active; options quiet. Hay easy;
and quiet Hops firm and quiet Coffee
Options steady unchanged, to 10 points
l7.S59lh95c; @ @0ctober, l6 SOgl7.S5c; No No
Ts%Ser lSS0S6SS December lSs
l57Oc; March. 15.559l5 6Oc; May, 1535c. Spot
Rio quiet and steady; fair cargoes. 2OAc: No.
2, l9c. Sugar-Raw dull and nomlnal: fair re-
timing, 7-l6@515c; centrifugals $50 test.6 1-l6c;
leans quiet Rice firm and quiet Petro-
leum steady and quiet; crude in barrels. Park
ers. 81 30; United closed a. S21Sc for October.
Tallow strong and quiet RoSin steady and
quiet Turpentine quiet at S9@S94c Eggs
quiet and steady: Western. ls92Oc. Pork firm
ana quiet: mess, Sll 25@l2 90; extra prime.
$40 50@lI co. Cutmeats in fair demand and
unsettled; picked bellies, 6@6ssc; do shoulders.
sedS a DO snSs ha@ ces s aes lard %ee Gue' and and
quiet; Western steam, s6 O711 bid;sales. 2,25O
tierces; options. sales, $50 tlerces; October,
So 5l@6 50, closing sc 50 bid; November, s6 81
bid; Decem- Der, s6 &C. closing Sc IS bid; Janu-
ary, SO 62. closing So 81 bid. Butter quiet;
fancy and low grades STEADY; Western dairy,
913@l4c; do creamery, 2@24c; do factory, ~
@l3c. Cheese strong and quiet; light skins,
4334@63zc; Ohio fats, 6Q754c.
PHILADEIPHIA-Flour dull and weak;
w eSJern winter clear. ID 0U00 western
winter straight, s. OO@5 35; winter patent,
So S5@5 rs; Minnesota clear, 81 50@4 80; Mime
sofa straight, IS 0o@5 so; Minnesota patent,
s. 65G6 90. Wheat weak aud Nc lower; No. 2
red, in car lots in export elevator, s64@9615c;
No 2 red, September, 961s@963sc; October
975SG977zc: November, 9S15G99c; December,
81 0OaI OO15. Corn-Car loIs steady, though
demand OILY moderate; futures nominal; No.
vator, 5612c; No. 2 mixed September, 5211@
5Sc; October. 5214@53c; November, 5214@5Sc;
December, 52166l53c Oats shade lower; No.
white, 4lhc; No. 2 white, 42G42]16c; futures
M@3sc higher: No. white september.
4l55c; December, 4I1l@l2c. Provisions steady
and in fair jobbing demand. Pork-Mess, new,
sl2 5O9l3 W; do, prime mess, new, Sl2 90; do,
family, SlS 50@l4 90; hams, smoked. 1l1l@l215c.
Butter dull and weak; Pennsylvania creamery,
and in good demand; Pennsylvania frsts, &c.
Cheese dull; part skins, 5Q7c.
ST LoUIS-Flour quiet: xxx. So 1892 80;
family, So 2O@3 S5; choice, So 5O63 IS; fancy,
81 35@4 50; extra fancy 81 1904 80; patent, IS 90
as %. Wheat-A good business was done and
the market was weaker. The opening was Nc
higher for December and &c for May, as COM
pared with Saturdays clnse. Receipts were
light and there was a decrease in the visible
supply. Soon after the opening, however, with
dull and lower cables, together with declines
elsewhere, prices eased off and gradually de-
clined to the close, which was 11SG2c down.
No. 2 cash, 97I4@9S15c; September, &c; De-
cember 81 O07S@ ii 0l; May 81 057S. CorD-Trading
was limited and the market was weak In sym
pathy with wheat. The opening was at slight
advances but eased off and closed weak; No 2
cash. 444c; December, 44c; May, 46c Oats
Quiet, lower; No. 2, cash. 3Sc bid; September,
3S16c bid; October, S41sc asked; May. 3S55sc.
Rye-Dull, &c Flaxseed, firm at 81 40 Provis-
ons-Pork, $40 50. Lard, S6 co.
MINNEAP0lIS-The receipts of wheat today
were 455 cars; shipments 100 cars. New wheat
inspected, 29 cars; hard, 102 cars; No. l North
ern, IS cars: No. 2Northern, As cars; No. 2North-
ern, % cars; No. 8, rejected. and 4S no grade.
The demand was good for selections for ship.
ment and for local use, and there were carriers
in the market for the remainder to go to ele-
vators. Buyers, excepting for selections die
tated prices. Closing quotations-No !, hard.
September, 92c; on track, 81 O5; No. l North
953Sc; on track, 81 0l@l O2; No. 2 Northern
September, 9Sc on track. &c.
BALTIMoRE-Wheat-W quiet: No. 2
winter red, spot ard September. 951$l953c;
October, 97@g71sc; December 81 001S Corn
Western finn; mixed, SPOT, 5S bidc; Septem-
Der, 521S@52774c; October, 52652Ac, Oats active
mixed. 4l@I2c; graded No. 2 white 4sc: graded
No. 2, mixed, 42c. Rye quiet Hay quiet;
prime to choice timothy, $40 O0@ll CO. Pro-
visions strong. Butter steady. Eggs dull at Is
Gl9c. Other articles unchanged.
cINCINNATI-Flour weak; family. s. 9O64 25:
fancy; s4 55@l 70; Wheat quiet; No. red; s9c.
mixed. 37@3Sc. Rye firm; No. 2, &c. Pork quiet
at $40 rs. Lard firm at 81 5OG5 90. Bulkmeats
erm. Bacon steady. Butter easier; fancy
creamery, 25G26c; choice dairy. l4@l5c. Linseed
7G71&c; New Orleans $3.50. Eggs slow; heavy
fat, sG95<c.
MILWAUKEE-F1our quiet Wheat easy.