Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-22
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Wheat Less Active and Slightly Weaker
Corn md Oats Gain Ground-Re-
ports of Rain md Frost-Pork
Quiet but Firmer.

Wheat Less Active and Slightly Weaker
Corn md Oats Gain Ground-Re-
ports of Rain md Frost-Pork
Quiet but Firmer.
cHIcAGO-Wheat-Th was good trading
to-day, but the volume of business was not as
large as yesterday. The opening was rather
steady and firm and prices were advanced
about nc, but later became weak and declined
154e, again rallied to about outside prices,
fuctuated and closed about Nc lower for De-
cember than yesterday.
Corn-There was fair business. the market
ruling somewhat unsettled. The speculative
market opened with slight decline advanced
Nc. then sold off &c. Influenced some by the
| raains in the West and predictions OF rain in
some localities. A rally followed this decline
and the market sold up H@l1sc upon rumors OF
frosts said to be in Iowa, ruled steady and
closed with 7k@14c gain.
Oats were traded in fairly. The market dis
played considerable weakness at the start. and
prices declined as@1ac. There was good buying
on the decline, especially of September, and as
offerings decreased, prices were bid up H@lc,
the strength being in a measure due to the ad-
vance in wheat and corn.
Mess Pork-Trading was moderate. Opening
sales were made at yesterdays figures, but
firmer feeling was developed and prices rallied
15@20c. Later an easier feeling prevailed and
prices receded l5@l7Hc, and closed compare
lively steady.
Lard-Offerings were moderate with good
| inquiry in quiet way. Early sales were made
at yesterdays closing figures and gradual ad-
vance of 214Q5c was gained latter. Toward the
close prices receded slightly and the market
closed quiet
Short Rib Sides-An active trade was re-
ported. Sales were made early at yesterdays
| closing figures but later in the day trading was
brisk at 214@5c advance. Prices settled back
slightly. ana the market closed at about inside
| figures.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT-No. 2 August 81 03349l 040l O2I
| al O3ssS: September, 81 OSzQl 041l01 O3Ql 0S1S;
| December, 81 O7s4Q1 OS1sG1 065sgll G75S
CoRN-No. q August, 49G49ss94Szs @49l4c;
september. SHOWS sS@4S1S SQ4s9sc; May, $50
'H69SHszsSo.7sss 61Ts@No. : August. a@aAessAeaNc;
ssPss%beT. Psga ss61s@s6A9a5%@so1ac; May SsA9
IL 3OaII 3OgIi 80; October. $40 9O9lO 9c@lO 90
| 91O 80; January, sl2 5O@l2 7O@l2 509l2 sly.
LARD, per 100 Ss.-september So 271l@6 s31
Ss 2gS 30 osts1e5 s g az a2gS szl8 4Se sS 49
! SHORT RIBS. per 100 Ds:-september So 4og
S 45@5 4O@5 40; October s. 55@5 571S@5 5215Q
5s55; January. s6 021196 05@6 OO@6 W.
| Cash QuoraIlons were as follows:
| Flour firm and unchanged. No. spring
wheat 81 o8s5; S kMo spring wheat; aS, slcqSl Oo
6 No rye 3 e. @ FrSms So Ot1sy t1mS;b2 ~
1 =
' seed, 81 40 Mess pork per Dbl, sl1 2o@ll 90.
! Lard, per 100 lbs Sc 20. Short rib sides,
| loose. s5 85@5 40; dry salted shoulders. boxed,
s. 75@5 S711; short clear Sides boxed. s. 70G5 80
, Sugars cut loaf, unchanged; No. white oats,
/! 371%@3S11c; No. white oats, 36437c.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was steady with good demand for
fancy grades. Eggs-Southern, l51aG16c; North
ern, 16Ql61Sc.
| NEW YORK-Flour firm with light offerings
| and fairly active; chiefly home trade, clos
| ing dull. Corn meal quiet and unchanged.
Wheat, spot unsettled, dull, and Tgle down;
| closed 1S9z6c lower than last night and weak
on account Of restricted speculation through
high rates for money and rumors of returned
nominal. Barley malt dull. Corn, spot market
dull. weaker; options declined 9sQ15c. which
was afterward recovered, closing steady. Oats
options dull. firmer and steady. Hops wanted:
strong Coffee-Opened steady, unchanged to
10 points down, closing weak, 20035 points
cables tight Il Hoi4 quiet AngS
1850; December. 165OQl6. Toe; January. 1605c;
February, l6O0@l605c; March. l57OQl l595c;
April. 16SOc; May. la6o9laSOc. Spot
5cSc; Sss 4oiso No. 7Da fat bean. isc Sugar
Raw quiet and easy: sales. 4,5O0 bags
centrifugals for Boston, $50 test. SIC G. & F.;
cargo for Philadelphia at SIC for 96o test CEN
trifugals, and 255sc for molasses sugar. G. & F.;
refined quiet and steady Molasses-Foreign
nominal; New Orleans firm; good demand;
common to fancy, 2O@45c. Rice firm. Cotton
and quiet; city, s22 90: for packages, 1876
Rosin quiet and steady. Tur-pentlne quet and
steady at 4G4g4l15c. Eggs-Choice in demand:
steady; mess si2 5O@is IS; extra prime, $40 OO@
10 so. Cutmeats-pckled bellies 5G53sc; do
hams, u@ll4c; middles firm. and quiet Lard
unsettled and quiet; Western steam, So 5211;
sales, 1850 tierces at IS 52H@G 65; ontions
sales 500 tierces; September, SO 5296 So closing
at Sc 56; October. So 6SG6 10 closing at s6 10;
November. S6 IT. closing at So so; January
firmer; Western dairy. s11@l3c; do creamery,
12@22c; do factory, SGl2c- Cheese. stronger
and more active; part skins. 2N05A; OHIO
fiat, 5lQ574c.
PHILADELPHIA-Flour firm but quiet.
Wheat irregular, and after frequent though not
wide fluctuations left off steady: rejected "a"
in export elevator. 92c; ungraded in grain depot,
81 07@l 08; No. red, in export elevator, 81 O4;
No red. August, 81 0415@1 w; September,
81 039l ~ W October 81 O69i O62S; S November.
car lots for local trade steady but quiet; No.
mixed, in Twentieth street elevator. Sc; No. 8
high mixed, in grain depot, 561ac; No. mixed,
on track, 5711lc;No. 2 mixed and high mixed.
in grain depot SIC; No. 2 mixed, August. 55140
55szc; September, 5514G554e; October. 569564c:
November. 561l@5624c. Oats-Car lots strong
and advanced 15c: old No. white, 44c; do, do,
45c; new No. 2 white, regular. 44e; futures
quiet but firm; No. white. August, 425404312c;
September, 421S@425sc; October, 41E@427sc;
November. 42@425Sc. Butter firm; Pennsyl-
vania creamery. extra.2lc; firsts, l8920c; Penn
sylvania print, extra, 24@28c Eggs scarce and
firm; Pennsylvania firsts, l91d020c.
ST. LOUIS Flour unchanged. wheat-A
fair business was transacted. principally in De-
cember and May and the market was about
steady. The opening for December and May
was at declines of ss@11c respectively. Prices
advanced, declined anu closed the same as at
opening. Coma moderate business was re-
ported and the market was stronger. From4an
opening of Z@7sc lower, prices further de-
clined 1611ac, then steadily advanced and
closed &c bid better for September; October,
&c up and May firm. Rye-6414c bid. Hay-
Firm and unchanged. Cornmeal-Firm, s. 10
az IS. Butter. eggs and cheese unchanged.
Flaxseed-S1 "a bid. Lead-Firm at 81 so bid.
Whiskey. 81 l3. Provisions - Steady. Pork,
slI 70. Lard. IS OO06 TO- Dry salt meats and
bacon unchanged.
BALTIMORE Wheat - Western firm at de-
cline;No. winter. sppt and August, 81 O314;
Septemer, 81 0314@s1 0311; October 81 05a
l 051I; December. 81 0S4. Corn-W estern
dull and easy: mixed. spot. SIC; sellers August,
55Xc; September. 55g55Ac: October, $40
55Zc. Oats firmer; Western white. 42945c;
do do mixed, 40@42e; graded No. white
44c. Rye stiff; prime to choice, 7O@72c; good
to fair. 66@6sc Hay fairly active; prime to
choice timothy. sl1 OO9l2 co. Provisions firm.