Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-07
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Wheat Active bur Weaker on n General
Desire TO Unlond-Weaiher Reports
Unsettled Corn-Oats a Shade
IIovvar-ParE

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Lower-Pork Stronger.
cHIcAGo-Wheat-Quite good bushes.
| was transacted to-day, mostly on local accounts
The market opened firm and prices No higher
than yesterday, sold off a rrife and then started
up. advancing 5s@1sc, became weak and prices
declined 10lLc. fuctuated some and closed
about L45sc lower than yesterday. There nc
doubt was an effort on the part OF operators
who bought yesterday and before to get rid of
some Of their wheat at the carly advance, but
others were not disposed to take this wheat.
and as soon as they saw what was going on a
sharp break followed, there being a more gen.
eral desire TO sell. Some advices reported
the Northwest as buying on account of bad
weather there, others claimed the Northwest
had sold expecting. more liberal receipts next
week. Milers, il is'said. sold here against their
purchases of wheat UP there,
Corn was active but unsettled and fiuctuating
frequently within a lc range. The influence on
the market on the one side was the favorable
weather and the free selling Of May by two
large local operators. which had a depressing
influence. On the other hand the apprehen-
sions of colder weather, a dispatch from St.
Paul predicting tall of l8 to 80 degrees, and the
good buying for st. Louis account had stimu-
lating effect to the market First trades. were
at slight advance, after which decline of T
&C was reached, then declined &c, and again
ruled frmer and closed with 1I@ssc gain.
for May, in which the bulk OF the business
transpired. Prices for the last named month
fiuctuated freely within range of &c, and
closed shade lower
acted, but the feeling was unsettled and
nervous. Early prices declined l5@2Oc. Prices
rallied Ng2211c. but settled back again 5@71ac.
Nearly the close the prices rallied to outside
fiures and closed strong.
Lard-A moderate trade was reported, chiefly
in the early deliveries. Early a reduction OF 5
Q71c was submitted to. Later prices rallied
again, and closed comparatively steady at out
Short Rib Sides-A fair degree of activity
was manifested. Opening sales were made at
yesterdays closing figures, but later prices de-
clined PIC. About the middle of the session
prices rallied 21Q5c, and closed firm at outside
figures.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
esse beSenSe1 sepssHssF s. 6sG sGS! S S
o.; May, ST 0sT@i O7Is@i GSgl 6e1s A"
rs; oe.essr nay TX
=. o1Ts = 10. 3 September s5ss9sssgs@
Ms M5ss s RSRK per g sSs s
10 90; January. sll 6OQIl 7o@l1 3715@11 70.
22gs "a 9es9bsr s4 s. sSSs se@S ao@6 3d.
SHORT RIBS, per 100 Ds.-September, s. IN
as 221S@5 221S@5 221S; October, S. 35@5 35@
as S21a65 IS; January. s. 7O@6 721SQ5 671S9
TN.
Cash quotaulons were as follows:
Flour steady and unchanged. No. 2 spring
wheat. $3.50; No. spring wheat. SG94c: No.
red, 9s5sc. No. corn, 1870. No. 2 oats. $3.50.
No. rye. 5911c. No. barley, 75c. No. l fax
seed. 81 43@l 49, Prime timothy seed, 81 32@
80. Mess pork per Dbl, SO 70. Lard per 100 lbs,
S6 2235. Short rib sides, loose. S5 2515 35; dry
salted shoulders. boxed, s. 75@5 s711; short
clear sides. boxed, So 50@5 90. Sugars un-
changed. No. white oats. 35@35Ac; No. 8
do. 34@3454c.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was unchanged. Eggs, 16H