Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-24
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Business Rather slow In the Grain Pm and
Prices Lower All Round-Longs Do
Considerable Unloading-Pork


about the same as it closed yesterday to Nc
lower, eased off zc more. then rallied Nc, but
again became weak, and this time declined
about lss@lszc, ruled quiet, and the closing was
about l1ac lower than yesterday.
Corn was quiet and inactive the greater part
! of the session. only moderate business being
transacted, First sales were at yesterdays
closing prices, and under fair demand sold up
9sG1sc, reacted Nc, again advanced, ruled weak
and closed with a loss of 1sG1zc.
Oats were active but rather unsettled. with
good range Of prices. Tne offerings early were
| small. and prices advanced A@lc. AT the
| outside the demand slackened and prices re-
ceued 5000 and the market closed easy.
Mess Pork-An active business was trans
| acted. Prices ruled irregular and declined eO9
! Csc. and the market closed tame at inside hg-
ures.
Lard-More was doing. Prices declined 715@
l0c, and that market closed rather firm at IN
4 side figures.
Short Ribs-A brisk business was transacted.
Prices declined 71d@l0c- and the market closed
tame at inside figures.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
| WHEAT-No. 2 September. 9S14 4@eS34 @g1@
&c; December, 81 0ls4@l 021s4l 0Oss@l 00ss;
May, 81 06l4GI 065sG1 05@l O5.
CoRN-No. z September 4S2l@4SsS@4S@4Se
October, 4S14G4s7s04S@4Sc; May, 5o2sQ5o749
oSTsSNo. 2 September, sS%@Sss6G GSS5sg
SS55sc; October, SS15@Ss14@SS19@SSssc; May. 4l1a
@4214 4G4l5s@H15c.
as SO9s so; January, s1l 771S@i1 771@@l1 559
Ii sly; May. sI2 so@l2 SOGl2 f216@l2 ~;
LAEg per 100 Ss-ootSDey Isl g aI5aS szf .7S 3
~ 5ags Sa2 l2 Is ssasiFS s5sS s5Ss g s Ss$ s '
SHORT RIBS. per 100 Ds.-OclobeI. s. S0@
5 3O@5 221865 25: January. IS 7211@5 72H@5 $50
5 6755: May, S. lO@6 1906 0216@6 05s
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour steady and unchanged. No spring
wheat 97c: No. 8 spring wheat, 90@93c: No. 2
red. y7c; No. 2corn, 4Sc; No. 2 oats. SS5s@3S3a4c;
No. 2 rye, Gle. No. faxseed. 81 56. Prime
Lard per 100 lbs. IS 171S@6 20 Short rib Sides
loose. IS 2505 IS; dry salted shoulders. boxed,
S. 1895 S71a; short clear sides. boxed. IS 65@
TO- Sugars. unchanged No. white oats,
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was quiet. Extra creamery, 22@23c;
extra frsts. lS@l9c; extra dairy, 1SQl9c, extra
frsts, l5G16c. Eggs l61f9lsc.
NEW YoRk-Flour moderately active and
unchanged. Cornmeal more active and easier;
yellow Western. s. 5O63 20 Wneat-MarKet
dull and A@lAc lower and unsettled; No. 2
red: 81 Ol2 In elevator, 81 0S1< afloat, 81 02asQ
044 +. o. b.; No. red. &c; ungraded
No. l hard, 81 1901 1e14; options advanced &c
on decrease in amount on passage and Hutch
inson's buying, declined Nc and closed weak
on a large increase in the English visible sup
October. 81 O21l@l Os144. closing 81 O21l; Decem-
Der. 81 04s4@l O6, closing 81 043z; May, 81 G91s
81 81 lO2s, closing closing 81 o91s. Rye tirm and quiet;
Barley malt dull. Corn-Spot market dull. un-
settled and lower; No. 2. 55A@56c in elevator,
564Q565sc afioat: ungraded mixed 555z@57c;
options early advanced 14@Hc on decrease in
wheat; September, 554@55sSc, closing 551lc: oc-
tober, 5514 @56c, closing 551lc; November, 55ss@
561sc, closing 553sc; December 551SG56lIc,
closing 551ac; MAY, 56HG579sc, closing 561sc.
and hrmer; September. 44sz@45c. closing 445lc;
October, 4414@f f5c closing 4413c: November. 44z
@45ssc, closing. 45sssc; Nav. 4634@i71sc. closing
46334c; spor. No. 2. white. 45@451lc mixed West
and weak. Hops quiet and unsettled. Coffee
up to 10 down; closed firm SO
sepetember. e iss5SIs, ioc: October iz4o@i7. 45e;
November l66O@l6.S5c: December. 16 $50 soc;
January. 1869 Ia zoe: February, l5.40c; March,
10 l06I5.2 .2Oc; May, 14S0@l5.05c. Spnt Rio dull
and steady; fair cargoes, 2o7lc; No Z. ls5z@l9c,
as 7-l6c; centrifugals, $50 test, &c: sales, 600l
bags centrifugals, $50 test. &c for Philadelphia;
refined quiet. Rice in fair demand and firm.
Tallow steady and quiet Rosin quiet and
steady Eggs in fair demand and firm; west
ern. 2l@22c. Pork quiet and steady; mess.
Sl1 50@l2 Is; extra prime. $40 50@11 90;
cut meats dull, but firm: middles steady, but
dull. Lard depressed, realizing: Western steam,
s. 40: sales. 1000 tierces at S. 1906 As: options
sales. 1000 tierces: October, So 3O66 40 closing
Sc 80; November, s6 IS asked; December, Sc IS
asked; January, s. so asked; February. S6 S.
Butter-Fine steady and in good demand;
Western dairy. l0@14c; do creamery, 12922kc;
do factory, lo@l6c; Elgin, &c. Cheese quiet
and firm; light Skins. 5@71zc; Ohio flats,
61SQs16c. -
BAL ALTIMo1E-Wheat-Wes steady: No.
winter, red, spot ard September, 97lz@971Ic;
October, 975z@9Sc; December, 81 0l1S6ll Ol%
Corn-Western steady; mixed. SPOT and Septem-
n,N1 H.. l.. 4
Western white, 42G4S1fc: do, mixed. 4I@42c;
graded No. white. 43c: do. mixed. &c. Rye
fairly active; choice to fancy, 7S@75c: good to
firm. 70@72c; common to fair, eo9s7c. Hay
So 50Gl0 co. Provisions firm; mess pork Sl2 so
OH rs; bulk meats. loose; shoulders. exc: long
clear and clear rib sides, &c; sugar picked
Sc; hama. small. 121d@l3c Lard-Renned,
7szc: crude, sc. Butter firm: creamery fancy
2l@22c; do. far to choice l7@20c; do, imta tfon,
l4@l6c: ladle fancy, la9l4c: no choice. sGloc;
scarce at 2O@2lc. Coffee quiet but firm, Rio
cargoes, fair 2O1lc; No. Z. 19c.
PHILADELPHIA-Flour- clears and
straits scarce and firmly held. butquiet; winter
quiet. Wheat firm; ungraded in grain depot,
October, 9Ss4Q99Ac; November, 81 0O15GI 01;
December. ST 0lsI@l o. Corn quiet; No 2 high
mixed in grain depor. SIC; No. yellow on
track. 577ac; No. mixed, September, 553l6
56lc; October, November and December. 55N
@55c Oats strong and h,gher;s No 2 mixed.
4213c: No. white, 4S@4S14c: No. l white, 45c:
@44S4c; November. 45@45Ac: December, 451<@
&c. Butter tirmer and in better demand:
Pennsylvania creamery extra, 2l@22c: do prints
extra, 24c. Eggs-Peunsylvania frsts. 2l%
@22c.
ST LoUIS-Flour firm but unchanged. Wheat
trading light; the opening was quiet and
steady for December, and &c for May: sold up
&c and then reacted and weakened to the
Close final sales being 34@5sc lower than yes
terday's close; No. red cash, 99999%c; Decem-
opened firm and higher. but reacted and closed
at the lowest points of the session: M. 2 cash.
471Ic; November closed at 1870; December.
461&c; May. 4S3sc bid. Oats quiet and easier;
May. 42c. Rye lower; No offered at sc, bid
Sc. Barley unchanged. Flaxseed higher at
l5c. Provisions quiet and easy. PORK, $40 20
for standard mess Lard prime steam. S.
MINNEAPoLIs-During the past "a hours
wheat receipts were 24S cars; shipments "a
cars. There was large supply Of samples of
wheat in the market this morning. and 1t
poured in later. filling up the tables. The usual
classes of buyers were looking it over. 1t was
held above the reach of carriers and while il
was lower than yesterday, that class could not
handle it. Local millers bought considerable.
and shippers took some for their milling trade
Closing quotations: No. l hard, September.
99c; on track, 81 90; No. Northern. Septem-
ber and October. 931sc; December. 96c: on track.
951a@96c; No. 2Northern. September, 9Oc; on
track, 92G93c.
CINCINNATI-Flour steady. Wheat in light
mixed. SIC. Oats firm; No. mixed, 39@39lSc.
Rye in good demand and higher; No. 2 6S676c.
Pork barely steady at $40 so. Lard firm at S6 O5.
Bulkmeats easier; short ribs, IS 90. Bacon
dull and lower; short clear, $6 62x Butter
steady and firm. Sugar easier. Eggs steady at
l6Gl6hc. Cheese quiet.