Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-15
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Wheat Active, Unsettled and Lower--Corn
and Oats Let Go In Sympnthy-Pork
Moves More Freely and Closes

Moves More Freely and Closes
stendy-Features Unchanged.
CHICAGO-Wheat-A large speculative busi-
ness was again transacted to-day, and the feel
ing was unsettled. Prices fuctuated frequent
ly within the established range. The opening
was weak and prices 1890 lower than yester-
days closing and quietly sold off Nc more, un-
der rather free speculative offerings, then
rallied 1ss@17sc above inside figures, but again
eased off. ruling with some irreguIarity and
closed about 1l@11c lower than yesterday. No
new features were presented, and the market
was governed by the same character of indu-
ences mentioned for several days and assisted
by speculation.
Corn was fairly active with the feeling
weaker, though toward the close the market
ruled somewhat steadier. The market opened
with ssc decline, and under liberal offerings
sold off &c more, when prominent local
trader began to take on fair quantities, which
checked the decline and prices worked up ss@
&c, ruled steady and closed with decline COM
pared with the yesterday of Z9Ec.
Oats were fairly active, but unsettled. and
prices covered range OF ltsc The opening
was weak, with first sales at HG5sc decline,
and prices receded 1c. followed by reaction to
opening figures. Weakness again developed.
however, and prices receded nc. and the
market closed quiet at net decline of 3495ac.
Mess Pork-Trading was quiet and active. A
decline of 25a3Oc was submitted to, prices
rallied l215@1715c and closed steady.
Lard-Trade was fairly active. Prices de-
clined 215@5c, but rallied slightly and closed at
medium figures.
Short Rib Sides-Quite an active trade was
reported. Early reductions of 5@711c in prices
were submitted TO. Later prices rallied 5@774c,
and the maket closed comparatively steady.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT - No.. August, 99llc@Sl 0Oss9961S
@99c; September, 81 O0Q1 011499955 5999Sc; De-
cember. 81 O3ss91 O474G1 o31Ql 93A;
sspssmoef. $685. ssSs71Ss; Nay. 63S
o1TsSNo. Z August s7A@s7A @asssas7c;
September, 7@s71sG3s98e1sc; May. S91s@4o1s@
Mess PORK. per bbl.-september. sll 100
II 10@l1 100l1 10; October, $40 SC@l0 80910 20
glO 75;January, sl2 25@I2 259l2 oO@H 15.
hAap s M Psr oc,obss 9 sseRss%ss 81 g s g s 2s 2S
January, S. 3O06 1906 65@6 s711
SHORT RIBS per 100 ns.-September, S5 40@
5 4O95 3211@5 81; October, S. 5O@5 50@5 1870
4719; January, S5 8215@5 85@5 75@5 8214.
Cash Quotarlons were as follows: Flour firm
and unchanged; No. spring wheat. 99c; No.
spring wheat, 9l@9l5sc; Nc. red, s91zc. No.
No. 2 barley, Tic; No iAa1seed. 81 80; prime
timothy seed, 81 3sQ1 40: mess pork per Dbl,
sl2 25; lard, per cwt, s6 10; short ribs sides,
loose. So So@5 s5; dry salted shoulders. boxed,
sugars. cut loaf, unchanged; No. white oats
315Q3S1Sc; No, white oats new, 35493711c.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was steady and unchanged. Eggs 15H
@16c.
NEW YORK-Flour-Firm and less active.
Cornmeal dull and steady; yellow Western,
81 50@3 Is. Wheat-Spot unsettled and dull,
closing weaker; options early were H@11sc
lower on st. Louis selling, reacted 1L@11c on
manipulation, partly based on free export, and
closed weak 1505sc below yesterday. on real
izing. Rye firm and quiet. Barley malt quiet.
Corn-Spot quiet and lower. closing steadier;
options ss9l16c lower on improved crop pros
pect and pressure to sell, especially by the
West, and dull. Oats-Spot dull and lower;
options quiet and weaker. Hay weak and
quiet. Hops quiet and strong. Coffee-Options
opened firm, 10@25points up. and closed barely
steady; August and September unchanged;
others to rs points up, and active: sales, g.,
$50 bags, including August 1826@l8.4Oc: Sep
tember, T.75@l7. 90c; October, 1I05@l7 l5c; No
January, 16.lOais.Soc; February, 1sO5giS.i0c;
March. 1690@16.O5c; April. 159O@l5.95c;
May, 15.sO@l5.S5c; June, 1a75c. Spot Rio
frmer and active: fair cargoes, 2024c;
No; fat bean, sGlslc. sugar-Raw held
bid; centrifugals. $50 test, 55sc bid; sales, 400
hogsheads; muscovado, &c; refined firm, fairly
acIive. Molasses-New Orleans, quiet. Rice
Tallow strong; wanted. Rosin easier and quiet;
strained, common to good 81 371401 As. Tur-
pentIne dull and easier; 40I@4ll4c. Eggs
quiet; fancy and firm; Western. 1910; do poor,
case,
Pork quiet and steady. Cut-ueats strong;good
demand. Middles weak and quiet. Lard weak
ana dull; Western steam, So 3711; sales, 1000
tierces; part at s6 35@6 37]1: options. sales,
$3.50 tierces; August, s. 35 asked; September
S6 39@8 40; October, s6 81; November,S8 65;
December. s6 1896 70. closing at SO Is; January,
SO 81 Butter. finer grades fairly active and
firm; Western dairy. 715@l2c; do creamery 11Q
in little better demand. Ohio fiat, 1890.
ST. LoUIs-Wheat-A good business was
transacted; the market opened 5s01sc lower,
declined Nc farther, rallied Nc, declined Sc
and closed nc lower for December. and 9sc for
September and May; No. 2 cash, 9515c nominal:
May, 81 0S1< bid. Coma fair business was
reported: the opening was 5s@9sc lower, and
under free selling prices broke Nc further;
recorded, but it was lost and prices again de-
clined A1l1ac from the top; rally followed but
was not sustained at the close, which was 1ac
for September and 20 for May under yestsr-
celnber, 1910 bid; May. 505sc. Oats-Trading
was fairly active and the market, which opened
sharply lower in sympathy with declines else
01lfc below yesterday; No. 2, September. 3715c
asked; May, 401lQ40ssc bid. Rye higher; No.
2, &c. Flaxseed lower at 81 35. Provisions
Pork, S11 50. Lard, SO 90.
PHILADELPHIA-Flour firm. Wheat unset
tied and irregular. Options opened 13@Ac
tirmi No. 2red in export elevator, 9S14@99c:
No. 2 red, August 9s7s@991sc; September, S9zsQ
81 o01s; October, 81 007sQl 0l1s; November,
81 0l76@1 0211. Corn-Options closed about lc
lower; car lots for local trade dull; ungraded
mixed, in grain depot, 5616c; No. mixed, in
grain depot and Twentieth street elevator,
SIC; No. 2 mixed, August 54@5414c; Septem-
ber, 55c; October, 55Q5515c; November. 55@
&c. Oats-Onsettled and prices of options
closed l15Gl2c lower Car lots dropped off Ia
lc with very little demand. Butter-Fancy
goods scarce and wanted; faulty qualities dull;
Pennsylvania creamery extra, 1S@20c; do firsts,
15@lSc; Pennsylvania prints, extra, 23@28c
Eggs steady. Pennsylvania firsts, 19c.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of wheat were 4s
cars; shipments 81 cars. Among the cars in
spected were cars of new wheat, Gears of new
oats, 2 cars of new rye and cars of new barley
The demand for cash wheat was fairly good
with large offerings. Prices were a little
weaker than yesterday, in sympathy with lower
futures. The two cars of No. red that were
reported yesterday sold at 99c Closing quota
t1oHs: No hard, August. 81 Oh; on track,
81 06; No. l Northern, August, 981<c; Septem-
Der, &c; December, 991Ac; on track, 81 014l OF;
No. Northern, August, S5c; on track, 95@9Sc.
BALTIMORE-W Wheat-No. red, spot and
August, g7A@9Sc: September, 9sA@99c; Octo-
ber, 81 e04@1 OIL; December, 81 035zQl O4. Corn
Western dull; mixed, spot, 5415c bid; August,
55c asked; September, 531S@53ssc October, 54c.
Oats drm. Rye active. Hay steady; prime to
choice timothy, S11 50012 so. Provisions firm.
Butter active, strong and scarce. Eggs firm;