Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-05
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Big Business and Low Prices in Wheat
Corn Dull and Declining-Outs Open
Shade Higher-UnsettIed
Feeling In Pork.

a Shade Higher-Unsettled
| Feeling in Pork.
| CHICAGO-Wheat-Al large business and
| lower prices were the characteristics OF the
market to-day. Feeling decidedly nervous and
| feverish, and while the movement of the market
| was attended with numerous ups and downs,
| the tendency mostly favored loweE prices.
Speculative offerings were heavy, some Of the
prominent traders selling freely supposed to be
short wheat. and some parties who bought a
day or two ago at higher prices were selling
| out. The market opened steady and rather
| firm with sales at "a better than the closing Of
| yesterday, but weakened quickly and sold OH
1@l1s then rallied ], but again became weak,
this time reaching point 13462 below the
highest figures touched at the opening. held
steady and closed about N lower.
Corn-There was fair trade, though at
times the market was rather dull The feeling
developed was easier and lower. Prices were
established on all futures. The decline in
prices was due to free realizing First trades
were at slight advance. but weak feeling
followed and prices dropped off Hc, rallied
some. ruled steady and closed with h95sc de-
| cline.
Oats were traded In with less freedom. The
| opening was stronger and shade higher. A
weaker feeling developed, and prices receded
1850 and after numerous changes within a
small range. the market closed quiet and easy
| at about inside figures.
Mess pork-An active trade was reported,
| and the feeling somewhat unsettled Early
prices ruled 215@5c higher. but later prices de-
| clined 25@30c. The market closed rather tame
| at inside figures.
| Lard-Trading was fairly active early, prices
5@7Tc. 7'' lawn ~
Short ribs-A rather quiet and steady feeling
change to note. About the middle of the ses-
sion. prices declined 71s@10c The market
| closed quiet at about inside figures.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT-No. 2 September. 81 0l1lQ1 0lA9
ssA@ss9Gc; December. 81 Oa5s@l o3I9l Ol5s9
1 021; May, 81 O7ss@1 07ss@1 66@l O6I
CoRN-No. 2 September. 51S@451s@45@451lc;
October, .J 454945A045@451sc; May, 4S1fG4S1s0
''36SSrsSSi 3STsNsSo. 2. September, s5Kes5K0sal@
$He; (Sss3 0esobe5; S2ssS0aH0a5c; May
MESS PoRK. per bbl.-september $40 0O@
Q IS; January, sl2 l21IaI2 i5Gi1 S5@i1 S7K
LARD, per 100 n. s.EseDtem6er: g 2222Hgs 22S 22S
s 80; January. IS 725S@6 75@6 65@6 671155.
SHORT Ribs, per 100 ns.-September, s. 3211
@5 S23g5 221495 221s; October, s. 45@5 459
as 3565 35; January. s. 85@5 S5@5 75@5 20.
Cash QuoraIlons were as follows:
Flour nominally unchanged. No. 2 spring
wheat. sS3sc: No spring wheat, S7qsSe; No.
s No. s rye sS &C. NO sor2 ba2sS 7se &c. Sa Sa's
fiaxseed 81 4315. Prime timothy seed, 81 "a.
Mess pork per Dbl, $40 90. Lard per 100 lbs,
So 22h. Short rib sides, loose. IS 25@5 35; dry
salted shoulders. boxed, s. 7565 8713; short
| clear sides. boxed. S. 65@5 70. Sugars un-
changed; No. white oats. S619@S7c; No 3do,
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was steady; fancy separator, 2311Q24c;
fine. 20@21c; fine creamery, 1S090 fancy daires,
lS0l9c; No. l, l@l6c. Eggs, 1611c per dozen.
NEW yoRK-Flour dull, heavy and 5@lOc
lower: Cornmeal dull. Wheat-Spot dull.
| 1H@lkc down and weak; options lower by lss
| @l5sc; depressed by weaker cables and free
selling by longs. Rye firm. Barley nominal
Barley malt dull; country. s0@S5c; city. $4,000.
weak at 14@2sc decline, longs realizing. Oats
Spot dull and heavy: options dull and weaker.
Hay dull and easy. Hops quiet and strong.
5points advance, closed firm. unchanged to Is
| points down; sales 2625O bags includ-
ing September. 17.SO@l7s soc; October.
So@74'fs III Ss9 zSSIs MSye%ber s0a IsS5@lssOc; Pee
February, iSs5@Ise; March, iG75Si5sOc; 52H &p2f
l575c; May. 1565c. Spot Rio quiet and
steady; fair cargoes. 2o74c; No fat bean. 1sc.
$50 bid; centrifugals. 96o test &c bid; sales.
10000 bags centrifugals, $50 test, &c; refined
active and 10 higher; e. g3G; extra g. 59ls@
5sSc: off A, S l5-l6@6Isc; mold A. exc; standard
A. a16c: confectioners' A, 6sssc cutIoaf, 1-l6c
crushed, l-l6c; powdered, l5lec; granulated.
@ GaIet Rice act1e and trm Cottonssed oil 9aII
fallow steady; city ls2 for packages), 47sc.
Rosin quiet and steady. Turpentine dull aud
lower at 8s1f@doc Eggs about steady and dull:
Pork quiet and steady: mess, sl2 OO@12 IS; ex-
ira prime, $40 5O@l1 90. Cutmeats dull and
| steady; middles weak. Lard-Spot firm; futures
| options sales. $3.50 tierces; September. Sc IL
bid; October, So 55@6 60 closing at s6 81 bid;
November, S6 63. closing at s6 "a; December,
s6 1906 n, closing at Sc "a asked; January s6 90
| as 95. closing at s6 90 Butter in moderate de-
| mand and steady: Western dairy, 91S014c; do
| creamery. 12@24c; do factory 715@13c. Cheese
irregular; light skins. 4A@67zc; Ohio flats,
6@77lc.
ST. lOUlS-Flour quiet and steady Wheat
The business transacted was large, and early
the feeling was irregular and weak. Later
some strength was developed but before the
close a reaction set in and final figures were
lower than yesterday. The opening was at ad-
vances OF Nc for December and Nc for May.
and after selling up 3-l6c for December and &c
for May, decline set in and later prices de-
ciined still further, until near the close. when
they advanced slightly. December and May
closed %@Ac down; No. cash, 99zs@Sl O05ss;;
October, 81 oOH bid; December. 81 O2H bid;
and prices lower. The market opened firm for
all options, but eased of later and closed weak
at declines of &c for September and Novem-
ber, Nc for December and Nc for May from
bid: December, 4415c bid; May, Acc nominal
Oats quiet and weak: October was nomInally
worth 33c at the close; May, 381Ic. Rye-No.
2, 31c Flaxseed, 81 81. Provisions-Pork,
s1l25. Lard, Sc.
PHILApELPHIA-Flourw weak and unsettled.
Wheat and prices declined 14114c; No 2 red,
in car lots and EXPORT elevator, 9Sc; No. red
September, s724@9se; October, s919c@sl 20;
November, 81 0l17Q1 W; December, 81 0S@
l O315. CONCEPTIONS shade lower; closed
barely steady. Car lots for local trade Nc lower:
No. 8 white. short storage in grain depot, 54c;
No. mixed and high, IN grain depot, 5611e;
No. yellow, in do, 5714c: No. mixed, Septem-
ber. 5254@5311c; October. 52N@5S1lc; November,
5s@5S11c; December, 5$@6$11c. oats-CarlOts
white, 42@4glc; do, on track, 4211c; do. on
track, 43c; No. l white, 1910. Futures dull
but steady; No. white. September, 405s@40zsc;
October, 405sl401sc; November, 401zQ4l1zc;
December 4l14@4la4c. Butter dull and weak:
Pennsylvania creamery extra, 2lc. Eggs scarce
and firm; Pennsylvania hrsts, &c. Cheese
firmer; part skins 6Q7c.
MINNEAPOLIs-Receipts Of wheat were z5s
cars for the last "A hours and shipments, So cars;
hard. 80 cars No. Northern, 81 cars No. 2
Northern. 10 cars No. 8, cars rejected and 19
cars no grade The demand was slow. except
ing for choice old wheat samples, and old No.
hard was scarce. Closing quotations-No. i,
hard, September, CSC; on track: 81 06@l o.;
Soc: December, 9s1zc; on track, 81 0l@l 02; No.
2 Northern. September, soc.
BALTIMORE-Wheat-We Western weak; No. Q
winter red. spot, and September, S15c asked;
October, 941zc asked; December, 81 021z asked.
Corn dull; mixed, spot, SIC; September. 53c;
October, 525l653c. Oats firm; Western white,
4a@44c: do do mixed, ll@4Sc; graded No: