Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-25
MARKETS BY WIRE.
An Unsettled Feeling In the Grain Pit
Wheat Active and Higher = Corn
Bobs Up and Oats Steady


and closed 10 higher for December than yes
terdsy, while September closed &c higher.
Corn was quite active within narrow limits
and the feeling developed was little unsettled.
The opening was ssQ11c advance, but offer
ings were heavy, and especially of May, which
had depressing influence on the other futures
and the market sold of 40. better demand
then sprang up, shippers buying September and
this and the strength on the cash market had
stimulating effect on values, and the market
advanced ssQ1fc. ruled easy and closed with
Oats were quiet and without important feat
ures Of interest. Trading was lighter and
price changes confined to Nc range, and the
close was about the same as yesterday.
Mess Pork-Trade was moderate within a
narrow range of prices. Prices ruled 21<@5c
higher early but settled back again 71zQlec
Lard-A fair trade was reported. Early
sales showed a slight advance in prices, but a
weaker feeling was developed later and prices
receded 21lQ5c the market closing quiet at
medium figures.
Short Rib Sides-Trading was moderate.
fluctuations in prices were confined within
small range and closed at medium figures.
Inc leading futures ranged as follows:
WMEAT-No. 2 August. 81 051f@I 06H@l 05I
al 061z; September sl 051d@1 06s4@I 0516@
w: DECEMBER: 81 O91s9I IefS1 es5fgl Ss
sspssnees iSys5z AassSa Sss. rs
oATsSSNo.. 3 August: s5@a7l@ l@a@s71le g;
SEPTEMBER s., psgni% S674@a62s0S6S@s674c; May AUG
MESS PoRK, per bbl.--sentember. $40 621l@
10 S5@l0 62169I0 IS; October, $40 750lO 75@lO IS
@io Is; May dS s2 s5@l2 72aSl2 2@lS s.
S975S; JANUARY S. sa%Ge sSS6 1866 s5SS sss 0 ''
SHORT RIBS per 100 0bs.-september, s5 423fQ
90; JANUARY, S. o21<Ss o71<Ss o2{sg6 o5. ~
Cash QuotatIons were as follows:
Flour UNCHANGED. No. spring wheat. 81 o6Z
a. reG sG 81 os osREing NC Sh:at cofS gssSsl ss So &
nc, No: haxseed. ST 81 Prime timothy
seed, y, 81 4S Mess NJ pork per Dbl, sll 2a. Lard,
S5 35@5 40; dry salted shoulders. boxed, e5 25@
5 S71z; short clear sides. boxed. So 70@5 80.
Sugars; cut loaf, unchanged; No. white oats.
S18Q3916c; No. white oats, 3615437Hc.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was steady; fancy separator, 22@22zc;
fine, 1e lS1@2Oc; fine creameries, 161f@lSc. Eggs
NEW YoRK-Flour frmer; held 1o0l5c
Quiet Wheat-Spot dull and 1@2c up; options
closed l9sc up firm and fairly active; shorts
covering on Manitoba crop reports. Rye firm
country SOC; city. SSgsoc. % Cornyspos s firm' iu1,'
quiet ana &c up; options dull and &c higher,
closing firm Oats-Spot frmer, dull and
scarce; options quiet and stronger. Hops quiet
and steady. Hay steady and quiet; Shipping
S5@4Oc: good to choice 65@9Oc. Coffee-Options
opened steady, unchanged to 10 points up,
closed steady 6@D points up on better cables;
S8oc; September, iz%Sihs5 s October HTETsS iEisS
H.25c; November. 16751l6 S5c; December, 1855
@1665c; January, l605@l6 lOc; February, l8.OOc;
March, Mar i6sOc; April, l5.s5c; May; 1975c; spot
bean, l9c, Sugar raw, frmer, better demand;
fair refining, SC; centrifugal. $50 test SIC: sales
LAO hhds and ,065 bags: muscovado, S9o test
foreign nominal: New Orleans Arm, quiet; com;
mon to fancy, 26@45c. Rice firm. active; do
nestle prime to extra. e4@711c; Japan. 6064c.
yellow, S5c. Tallow firm and in good demand.
city, (s2 0o for packages), l5-lB@5c
Rosin steady and quet; straiued, common to
good y S711@l 46 Turpentlne qulet and steady
at 4l7fQ42c. Eegs-Choice in demand and firm;
Western. lS15@2Q1ac; receipts, 3.145 packages.
Fork quiet and steady; mess. s12 506l3 rs;
extra prime $40 0o@lO 50. Cutmeats quiet and
do hams, 1l@llHc; mIddles firm and quiet;
short clear: S6 20. Lard stronger and in fair
demand; Western steam, S8 60; sales, 1876
eTsss 81 Esi options p sales 4Seo terces
90 IS, closing at &c ss asked; December, 81 %
in good demand and L. trm; H Western dairy Ha'se5 s@
lac; do creamery, l2@221Ic; do factory, 86l2c
Cheese strong and moderately active; part
skins, 4@5Ac; Ohio fat, 5@7c.
PHiLADELPHlA-Flour dull but firm Wheat
advance in this market of A0lc per bushei;
No. red ,a, in grain g depot, 81 01: No; 2red,
October, 81 071z@1 G711; November, 81 0s1l@
l 0SM Corn-Options advanced L6Hc, but
there was nothing dong and quotations were
nominal; car lots held 3c higher. but local
trade demand was light; No. mixed in grain
depot, 60571zc; No mixed on track, 5Sc; No.
high mixed in grain depot, CSC; No 2 mixed
august Ag4gU and September. 5S4957e; October, 5eN
Nc higher under good local trade demand; new
No. white, regular 4415c; do on track, 45c;
old do 1870: futures shade firmer but quiet:
@421zc; October, 426425zc: November, 42L9
42hc. Provisions firm and in good jobbing de-
mand. Butter strong and advancing; Pennsyl
print, extra, 25@29c Eggs scarce and nrm:
Pennsylvania firsts, ~.
ST. L0UIS-Flour steady and in fair demand
Wheat-Trading was active and the feeling
healthy. The opening was at an advance of k@
receipt of bear news declined xQ3lc Later
there was an up turn, and the market closed
firm and H9Ic higher than yesterday. No. 2
inaE Dece@Ser, Il OK: May, 81 iSsS SsSsH asked. U
Corn-The volume of business was fair In Sep
tember and May and the feeling rather weak.
At the opening prices were trifie higher, but
later they declined, and the close was L1slc |
off; September, 455sc: May, 501kc. Oats-fower
dull and depressed; No. q cash, SIC; September
36c; May: 4oc; Rye-No; 69Ic bid. Flaxseed
easier at 81 So. Pork, sll 70. Lard. s6 OO@6 TO-
BALTIMORE Wheat at-Western firm; No. q
September, 81 0591 0514; October, 81 G6sz; De,
cember. 81 l0Q1 IU1s. Corn-W estern quiet:
mixed spot, 56c; August and September, $500 |
5554c; October, 551e@561sc.. Oats firm; West
ern white. 42Q45c; do do mixed, 40@42c; graded
No. white, 44c. Rye firm; prime to choice,
70@72c; good to fair, 66@6Sc Hay in good |
demand: prime to choice timothy, Sll 0O@l2 90. |
Provisions firm. Butter-Creamery fancy, &c. |
do do fair to choice, l9c; do do imitation, I4@ |
15c; ladle fancy. 1S@l4c: do good to choice, Z |
0l3c. Eggs in good demand at &c. Coffee |
I71Sc.
MINNEAP P0LIS-Receipts of wheat we're lib |
cars. Shipments, 66 cars. The inspection shows |
new wheat arrivals grade rs cars No North
rejected and car no grade. Cash wheat was
strong and higher to-day. Closing quotations.:
No. lhard, August, 81 II; on track, 81 Is; No. |
Northern, August, 81 o474: September, 81 o414;
December, 81 OF; on track, 81 07@l II; No. 2
Northern. August, 81 90; on track, 81 0l@l o.
cINcINNATI-Flour firm. Wheat strong:
No. 2 red, 81 0l14@l 0212. Corn barely steady;
No mixed, 53@5315c. Oats easier: No
mixed, 3S18c. Rye in good demand and scarce;
No. 2 72c Pork nominal. Lard firm at S8
Bulkmeats and bacon steady. Butter firm
Sugar steady. Eggs steady at l6@l615c Cheese
firm.
MILWAUKEE-Flour firm. Wheat firm; No.
2 spring. on track, cash. 81 02@l 04; September,
81 0SlS. No. / Northern 81 07. Corn firm; No. 3, |
On track, 5018c. Oats firm; No. whit e. on track.
37]5@3Sc. Rye firm; No. ], in store 66c. Barley
easy; No. 2, in store, 63Ac.
TOLEDo-wheat dull; cash and August,
Il 04; September, 81 05; December, 81 co. Corn
luiet; cash and August, 52c; September, 5l%c.
Oats quiet; cash, SOC; August. 40c. Cloverseed
lull and firm; cash, 81 80; October, 81 65; De-