Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-20
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Considerable Spccul t We Trading in the
Grain P.t. but Prices u Tri1s Of-The
Decline Due to Local selling
Pork FentureIess

a LrlHe unsettled ana generally weaker, ruilnR
lower than yesterdays closing. There was
nothing specially in outside news to cause the
weakness. which was attributed mainly TO local
speculative selling. home traders feeling rather
bearish. The opening was about nc lower
than yesterdays closing. and with few slight
fluctuations prices declined 3l@lc. due, it was
claimed, TO q little hammering process by the
local crowd. Then followed recovery of 20
lc again eased off 1H4lLc and closed 10
lower for September. lNc lower for December
and Nc lower for May than yesterday.
Corn was fairly active and firmer early, but
later ruled easy, then recovered part of the de-
cline and closed steady. A good trade was
transacted, almost entirely in May. not much
interest being manifested in the near futures.
Opening sales at ss019c advance, but offerings
were heavy, receivers and cribbers selling. as
also prominent local dealer, and the market
declined Nc. rallied some with wheat, ruled
steady and closed with shade decline. There
were some damage reports at hand from
Northern Nebraska, but did not have much in
fuence, neither did the freeze last night in
that section.
Oats were traded in quite freely and a firmer
feeling existed. Price changes were confined
to a &c range, but last sales we're at about in
side figures and at the same prices as yester-
days close.
Mess Pork-A fair trade was reported early
IN the day, but very quiet feeling prevailed
during the latter part of the session. Opening
sales were made at sc advance. but prices de-
clined lOc. The market closed tame at inside
figures.
Lard-A moderate trade was reported Prices
rather favored buyers.
Short Ribs-Trading was moderately active
early in the day, but only light business was
transacted during the latter part of the session.
Opening sales were made at 219Q5c advance.
but prices gradually settled back again and
closed quiet
The leading FUTURES ranged as follows:
WHEAT - No. 2 September. 9S34@9S3I@
9719@9Sc: December 81 O255Sgl O2549l Ol1a@1 0l74;
May, 81 O624@I 0714@I O6@I o. ,a
CoREmNS sspssmSsr 4S@4s@47@ 944a s1
OATs-No. z September. s7L@S7A0371S@
S71se; October, S77s9a7H9S7A9S72sc; May. 4O1s
o. 7O@s 70; January, sl2 O5@I2 O5@Il $50
Il s716; May. sl2 659l2 65@l2 6O@l2 60.
LARD, per 100 MS - October. s6 25@6 ESQ
622hg6 25; January. s. 6719@6 6774G6 65@6 67144;
SHORT RIBS. per 100 bs.-October, S. 459
S255; May. S. 221z@6 221468 221za6 III
Cash quotations were as follows:
No. spring wheat, S5a9lc No. 2 red. VIC:
No. 2 corn, 4754c; No. oats. 37@371sc; No.
rye, Gle; No. barley, 7Sci No. faxseed. 81 So
@l 81. Prime timothy seed, 81 3C@l 81. Mess
pork per Dbl, So IS. Lard per 10O lbs, S6 Is.
Short rib sides, loose. IS 35G5 45; dry salted
shoulders boxed, S. 75G5 S71l: short clear
sides, boxed So SO6D5 ST. Sugars unchanged
No. 2 white oats, SS16@3934c: No. white, $50
3S15c.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was quiet and unchanged. Eggs frmer
at l611@1Sc.
NEW k-Flour-Receipts. 24.OS6 pkgs.:
exports, 13.045 barrels and 1000 sacks: dull
and easy: sales, 1870 barrels. Wheat-Re-
GENTS. $500 bushels; exports none; sales,
276S QUO bushels futures and 69, coo bushels spot;
spot market unsettled. A@l14c lower and
heavr; No. 2 red. 81 O2@l 021s elevator: 81 O314@
99e: ungraded. 8Sc@sI 0314; No. 1 Northern,
81 l615; No. hard, 81 10. Options nc lower,
weak on realizing West and here, chiefly from
September, 81 0I14@l 029s, closing 81 OH: Oc-
tober, closing 81 o.; December. 81 051SGoI 06 1-16
closing 81 O51S: May, 81 U95sQ1 1O4, closing
Barley steady and quiet. Malt dull Corn
Receipts, 1850 bushels; exports, 37,499
bushels: sales, 76S,OOO bushels: futures. 136,OOO
bushels spot. Spot market weaker, mod
erately active; free sellers; No. 2 55%6
Soc elevator; 56@561zc afioat: ungraded mixed,
55H@5634: options 3S6Ac lower, and weak on
good crop weather and The belief that the crop
is out of danger from frost; September closing
55Hc; October 55G559sc, closing 55c: November,
55I@555sc. closing 55114c; Nav, 565s657c. closing
at 56sSc. Oats-Receipts 81, 900 bushels; exports
67S bushels; sales, 100000 bushels futures.
stronger; options firmer and moderately active:
A@4418c. closing 4471c; October 43115
a f35Ic, closing 1870: November. 433I644c,
closing Az; Nav. 457s@46c. closing at 46c; spor,
No. 2 white. 44l451ac; mixed Western, 4I6Q46c;
white do, 43@53c; No. Chicago. 455ac. Hay
steady and dull. Hops steady aud quiet. Coffee
barely steady, and 5@2o points down;
IS oeta6:r
IT, 665Gll6.75c; december, 16.40@l6.5Oc; January.
l5.8OQ Ql5.S5c; February, l555c; March, 15.200
l5.3Oc; April, l5.15c; May l475@l4.95c. Spot Rio
quiet and firm: fair cargoes, 2O54c; No. 7. 19c.
Sugar quiet and firm; sales, $500 bags; ceDtrif-
ugals for Philadelphia, $50 test, l-18c: refined
fairly active and firm. Molasses-Foreign
oilsteady. Tallow stronger and active: city (s2
for packages) 5sc. Turpentine steadier and
quiet at 4O1la4Gs4c. Eggs higher and more
active: Western. 2l15922c; recelnts, ,56S pack
prime, SO 5O@11 90; cut meats firm and quiet;
middles steady and quiet Lard-Spot firm;
futures weak; Western steam. S. Az; sales,
200 tierces; options sales. 2750 tierces Septem-
Der S6 Az bid; October, So AZ; November. s6 So,
December, S6 IA; January, S6 81. Butter in
better demand; extra steady; Western dairy, 10
9l4c; do creamery. l2G22c. Cheese irm and
u fair demand; light skim. 454g65zc; Ohio fats
i@7Ac.
oRE-Wheat-Western dull: No. 2
winter. red, spot ard September, g715c; Oc-
ober. ss@9S14c; December. 81 OI19I G2Is.
Iorn-dull; Western mixed. SPOT and Septem-
Der, SIC: October, 541l95415r; year, 81 bid.
)atsi firm: Western wnlIe. 42Q4S14c; do do
Mixed Al @4254c;: graded No. white, 4Sc. Rye
firm; choice 10 fancy, T3G75"; good to prime, 70
m roog OC0G re- nr Hay stesdy s 5
o co. Provisions firm: mess pork. Sl2 5O0
? 75 Bulk meats-LoOse shoulders, SIC: long
lear and clear rib sides. &c; sugar picked |
houlders. SIC: sugar ured smoked shoulders.
c: hams. small, 1Z1l013c: large, ll198l2c. Lard |
Refined, re; crude. &c. Butter quiet. |
20@2lc; do fair to choice. 150 |
DC: do imitation. 13@l5c; ladle fancy, l2@13: do
rood to choice. lO@l1c; store packed, S@llc. !
Epps fairly actIye at 10000. Coffee dull: Rio |
,argoes, fair, 201ac; No. Z, l9c.
PHILADELPHIA-Flour dull. Wheat weak |
md lower; ungraded in grain depot. 81 0I1&; |
70. 2 red September, 9S14@9S34c; October, 9969 |
i 621l@1 o. CONCEPTIONS firm but quiet: car |
OTIS Ior local trade 1c lower; No. Mixed in |
rain depot, SIC; No. white, in Twentieth |
treet elevator, SIC; No. mixed and high
-ator. 57@5711c; No. 2 mixed September. SIG |
&c; October, 550551Ic; November 55G55Lc; |
december 551Sc. Oats-Spot and September
all but futures beyond Nh his month sdyased
20. 2 white, September. 427sG4314c; October.
9ss9 431%"; November. 435E944c; December,
414@4419c. Butter dull aud weak; Pennsyl-
ana creamery, extra, l9Q20c; do prints. extra,
Irs s, 2l14Q22c.
ST. LoUIS-Flour quiet and steady. Wheat
"A large business was transacted and the
ndertone was dull; the market opened steady
or December and Hc down for May as COM
AIRED with yesterdays close; cables were dull
mt steady; receipts were better. though still
ght: orders we're moderate and trading
ragged within narrow range and closed l6
" lower for December and May: No. 2 cash, |
Jssc@sl 90; receInbcr. 81 OBJ; May. 81 07l.
was limited and the market
uled quiet and easy: fluctuations we're con-
ned to sInall range: No. cash, 4513c; Octo-
er, 4154c; May. 473sc. Oats quiet but steady;
10. 2 cash, 3619c; NAV. 4034c asked. Rye hrner;
10. 2. Soc offered. Barley quiet and steady;