Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-06
MARKETS BY WIRE.
A Feverish and Unsettled Feeling In the
Grain Pit, With Wide and Frequent
Fluctuations - Crop News
Wnrlrad h. h. mil

market suddenly became stronger and ad-
vanced about 2c above inside figures, then
eased of some, and closed about 1sGssc higher
than yesterday.
1t is difficult to give reasons for the various
changes which occur in the market while in its
present condition. The early decline and weak
ness was attributed to desire to realize by
local parties, and some selling orders from out
side points were received. Then buying orders
became more numerous and up went prices,
with shorts anxious to cover. The basis for
bull speculation now is the condition Of wheat
in the Northwest. and the possible outcome OF
the crop there. The news generally was un-
favorable.
Corn was fairly active and stronger. The
strength was due largely to the firm feeling in
wheat but a good many outside orders were
on the market to buy corn which also had
some influence. No rains of consequences
were reported in the corn belt but the tenn
perature was said to be lower and more favor
able. The market opened 1s@llc above the
closing prices of yesterday, was easy for q
short time, selling OH &c, then frmed up, ad-
vancing in all lA@l11c, ruled very firm and
closed ll40l15c better than yesterday
Oats were active, stronger and higher. Open
ing sales were at about the lowest and closing
at nearly the highest, and recorded net ad-
vance of lss@l5sc.
Mess PorS-Considerable interest was mani
40G4Sc. and the market closed rather firm.
Lard-Trading was active. Prices were ad-
vanced l0@l5c, and the advance was fairly well
supported to the close.
Short Rib Sides-Quite an active business
was transacted The feeling was firm and
prices were advanced l5@l715c, and the appre-
citation was fairly well supported.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT-No. 2 August s3@94kG93@sz
September, 945s@9615 Q941a@96c December, S72s
Corn q No. August 47@4ssS@E@4s1lc;
September, 734@4s@4754@4S1sc; May, 6l7s9
oATs3No. 2, August. s5l@a6k@S5@ss1Sc;
September; S59S6A@34H9S614c; May, SS14@
MESS PORK, per bbl.-August, sll 75@l rs
oil 60gll so; September. Sll 5OGn 75@ll BOG
II IS; January. sl1 S73S@l2 S216@l1 sOQl2 90:
LARD per 100 bs--September. Sc 20Q6 $50
2OG6 S5; October. s. S214@6 5OG6 S214@6 so;
January, s6 7096 S566 7O@6 s.
SHORT RIBS. per 100 Ds.@.September; s. S5@
4565 35G5 45; October. S. 55@5 55@5 47110
s IS; January, IS 75@5 9211G5 75@5 92.
Cash Quotauons we're as follows: Flour firm
and unchanged; No; spring wheat selc; No;
corn, 4S1sc. No. oats. 36@36Hc. No. Q rye,
SIC, No. barley. Csc: No. l faxseed, 81 S6
Prime timothy seed, 81 42@l 49, Mess pork, per
ribs ribs sides IS uoose5. ] IS sC@5 S. Dry saIted
shoulders (boxed), IS S71S06 co. Short clear
sides (boxed), S. 65@5 rs. Sugars, (cut loaf,
unchanged. No. white oats, new, S5G36c;
No. 8 do do new, 331f@3415c
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was higher; fancy separator, 20@2lc:
fine, l7GlSc; fine creameries. l49l5c; good, 12@
l3c; finest dairies, lSQl4c; line, l0@l2c. Eggs,
l2Gl21Sc.
NEW YoRK-Flpur generally held 56lOc
over quotations. restricting business. although
there is fair trade demand Corn meal quiet
and firm. Wheat-Spot active and &c up; op-
tions closed firm at 11s@l11c advance; early
there were foreign selling orders. but the after
noon brought freer buying orders from abroad
and the West Rye firm. Barley malt quiet.
Corn-Spot quiet, higher and firm: options
opened A@ssc down, and closed strong at l1s4
1szc advance; active still on crop deals. Oats
Spot fairly active; options moderately active
steady. Coffee-Options opened barely steady
and UNCHANGED 70 20 points down; closed
steady to 1920 points down; fair business;
l7.7O@l7S5c: September. 17.l5Gi7 9Os; Oc-
tober, 1650@l670c: November, l60O4l6 2Oc;
December, la9O@l6l0c; January. l565c;
l5.OO@l51cc. Spot Rio firm and in fair demand:
fair cargoes 20Izc. No z fiat bean, lSszc. Sugar
Raw, frD and quiet; far refining. 4sc; CEN
bados Mnscorado &C. SS test at 4y5c: refined % quiet %
and unchanged. Molasses-Foreign New Or |
leans, quiet at SOC. Rye in good demand. |
Cottonseed oil firm. Tallow quiet and steady. |
quiet and easy; Western. l61z@lsc; do poor,
per case. 81 OO@S 90; receipts, S,S72 packages.
Pork firm and quiet. Cut meats strong and
wanted; middles quiet and firm. Lard higher
and active speculations; Western steam, Sc Az
sales, $50 tierces: to arrive, 648; options sales
go tierces; September Sc 5o@6 go. closing at
Sc 60; October, S6 69Q6 "a, closing at S8 "a;
ing at s6 95; January. IS SS7 TO- closing at 81 10
bid. Butter quiet: fancy firm; others steady;
Western dairy. 69llc; do creamery, 9@l7c; do
5@lO1sc; Elgin. lS16c. Cheese quiet
and rather easyi part skins, SQ5Hc; Ohio fat,
5G615c.
ST. LoUlS-Flour unchanged. Wheat-The
market was strong and prices reached the
highest point touched, August excepted, for
months past. The opening was 141Ic higher.
The market 1uctuated irregularly previous to
the noon call, but afterward developed remark
able strength prior to advancing at the close,
which was ssQl15c above Yesterday; No. 2cash,
9S15c, nominal; September. 94sSc bid; December
9S5s; May, s. 0954c. Corn-Though the opening
was &c higher and subsequently improved N0 |
&c, the market did not display its usual activ-
ity. The early improvement was lost. but late
accounts caused an advance of lc. |
Before the close loss of &c was recorded, but |
final prices were A@6c higher; No. 2 cash, |
Oats-There was no abatement in the buoyant |
feeling and from H@l<c higher opening prices |
A@lc and closed &c above yesterday; |
No. cash, S55sc; September, 361S asked; May.
4Ol &c sellers. Rye unsettled; no demand. Flax |
seed firm. Provisions steady and firm. Pork |
-sl1 50. Lard-s5 80. Others unchanged
BALTIMORE-Wheat-We strong: No.
. winter red, spot 9Asz@94zsc; August 94sl@95c; |
953z@95zsc; October. SIC bid; De- |
cember, 993f@991zc. Corn - Western strong:
mixed, spot, 525zc; August. 523zc; September,
October. 525<c bid. Osis firm; West
ern white, 47@4Sc; do do mixed, 45Qz7c; graded, |
No. 2 white. 4Sc; do do mixed, 17c. Rye strong;
outside prices for choice new Western 6O(1 |
621Sc; good to prime, 57G59c; common to fair.
54955c. Hay steady; prime to choice timothy, |
sll 50Gl2 so. Provisions firm; mess pork new,
eI2 O0: old SO q Bulkmeats-I ,oosa sh honIdera
SIC; long clear, 6lz@6Hc; clear rib sides, 6%c;
sugar picked shoulders, 7c: sugar cured smoked |
Sc. Hams-Large, 111z@lls<c; small,
l21S@l3c. Lard-Crude. &c. Butter firm and |
steady; creamery fancy, T@1715c; do fair to |
choice, 14@l6c; do imitation, u@l3c; ladle
fancy, lie; do good to choice, S9lOc; store |
packed, 6@Sc. Eggs steady at l61z@l7c Coffee
arm; Rio cargoes. fair, 2oc; No. 2, 1S9s6ls3Sc.
PHILADELPHIA-F1our firm. Wheat strong
and 15c higher No. red. August 9534696hc;
e61<@g61<c; October, 96szQ97lzc; |
November, 9715Q9Sc CONCEPTIONS strong |
and closed 5zGlc higher. Car lots for local trade
quiet but firm; No. mixed in Twentieth
street elevator Sc; No. 2 mixed in grain depot,
SIC; No. yellow in Twentieth street elevator,
541Ic mo mixed August, s21f@5Sc; Septem- |
ber. 5S15054c; October. H}6G55c; November, |
536551fc. Oats-Carlots quiet; No. white, |
i2@4215c: do choice. 427zc; do on track. 43c; |
No. clipped white short storage, &c; No. |
white A11c; futures beyond this month strong, |
and closed Mc higher; No. 2 white August, |
S95z640c; November 395614Olzc. Eggs scarce |
and firm; Pennsylvania firsts l9@l914c.
MINNEAPoLIs-wheat arrivals for the day