Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-09
MARKETS BY WIRE.
A Bearish Feeling in the wheat Pit-COrn
and Oars Brace Up-Hog Prod
nets show an Advnnc.

the onerlngS we're not as heavy as Yesterday, ~
the same time the demand was also limited
most of the session. The market opened al
about the closing figures of yesterday, ruled
easy. and with only slight fluctuations receded
sake, held steady, and closed about 1s4Hc
lower than yesterday.
Corn was traded in to moderate extent and
the feeling was firmer. Transactions were con-
fined mainly to May delivery. though there
were changes in the near futures. buying OF
January and selling of February at zc differ
ence. The market opened a shade ABOVE the
closing of yesterday: was firm, though no ad-
vance of consequence was recorded, and the
final figures were a shade higher than yester-
day.
Oats were traded in moderately and slightly
nrmer feeling prevailed, especially on the near
futures, which sold at H@1zc advance. The
strength was due to liberal offerings and ex-
ports from New York yesterday. May held
steady at the same price as for several days
past with fair volume of business.
Very little business was transacted in pork.
Prices averaged a trifle higher and the market
closed steady at medium figures.
Trading in lard was light and prices were
without material change
A little more business was transacted in short
ribs, but the volume of business was light. The
market showed a lirtle more strength, and
prices ruled 215e higher, closing comparatively
steady.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT-No. 2 January. 7694@7634@763s9
7615c; February. 7I7s9771k@7718Q77Mc; May,
ls4@SlHGSlsSQSl5sc.
CoRNENo. z January, 2SN@2912sX@2S1Sc
Pls6gg,5yya?Sg9 Fes6Eg1Ty ~ 9@4S294G2s4ci May Sl9ss
0ErsHNo. 8 January. 2OsS@9ok0 k02Os6@2O1kc;
February, 2O14@9O1ze; May. 22@@@2l5S@22c:
255s Is; ; February. M s. $5gs s.: Nay. Il rs $ S7 8
@9 70@9 65G9 70
LARD, per 100 Ds.-January. s. 77S@5 SO@
7716@5 50: February, S S2k@5 S21S@5 S21S
&5 S2115; May, S6 021$@6 O2N.
Oar ne 60A
"a 65@4 55@4 60; February, S. 65@4 6715Q4 s.
"a 67155; May. S4 S5@4 S715@4 S5G4 SIX.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
steady and unchanged. No. 2spripg wheat. 1890:
NO ePTn TnfS No SaaSs SsSS NS Sc rec 9Sc re
44c No. barley, 55657c No. 1 haxseed,
81 "a. Prime timothy seed, 81 Is. Mess pork, per
Dbl, SO 3O99 371{. Lard. per 100 lbs IS T7%,
Short ribs sides Qoose9, 81 6215, Dry salted
sides (boxed), unchanged. Sugars UNCHANGED.
Receipts-Flour. $4,000 barrels: wheat, So 900
bushels: corn. $4,000 bushels; oats, 239.O 900
bushels; rye. 1000 bushels; barley, 60 900
bushels. ShIpments-F1our, 1900 barrels;
wheat 1900 bushels; corn 56S, 900 bushels; oats,
1900 bushels; rye, 1900 bushels; barley. 81,
900 bushels.
market was dull and unchanged, Eggs, l5@I6c.
NEW YoRK-Flour less active. Cornmeal
steady. Wheat-Spot firn1er and dull; options
dull and generally 1S11zc up; June and July u
61zc down. Rye firm. Barley steady; Western,
5OG62%c; Canada, 5SGT2c. Barley malt dull;
Canada, 7O@S5c Corn-Spot quiet and strong
er; options less active, H@Ac up and firm.
Oats-Spot stronger and quiet: options dull and
trmer. Hay quiet and steady. Hons firm
Cohee-Options opened steady at sails points
up, closed steady for nearby; barely steady for
far; SOLO points up; sales, AZ, 500 bags, includ-
ing January, l595Gl60Oc; February, 1690@
l60Oc: March. l59561605c; May. l60O@
l6. lUc; June, 16O5Gl6 iOc; September, 1900
l6I5c; October, 16.05Gl615c December l605G
l6. l0c; spot, Rio higher and fairly active; fair
cargOes, 1876; No. Z, l71s0l71zcs Sugar-Raw
frmer and quiet; fair refining. SIC; centrifugals,
96 test, SIC; refined firm and fairly acrive.
Cotton seed oil stronger; crude, 271<c. TaIlow
steady. Rosin dull Turpentine quiet at 44156
z5c. Eggs Quietaand about steady; western, 163<
firm. Cut meats in good demand; picked
bellies. SIC: pickled hams, SIC; middles dull;
short clear, IS IS. Lard quiet and steady; sales,
700 tierces: western steam, S6 1896 171 closing
Sc 26; closing January, IS Is; February, S. IS;
March, s6 Is bid; April, S6 80 bid; May S6 81
bid; July, S. 49 bid. Butter easy and in light de-
mand; Elgin. S02S15c; western dairy, S@I7c;
creamery, 13q261zc: do held, l0@I7c; do factory,
51SQ17c. Cheese quiet: western. SQlOc.
PHILADELPHIA Flour steady Wheat
Options dull and futures beyond this &c lower:
,hoice grades scarce and firm with good inquiry
rom millers: rejected 6O965ci fair to good
Milling wheat, 7SGSlc: choice and fancy long
berry, SSG93%c: grades in. grain depot. $40
SIC: and do track, at SSc; No. red. January
'0%@Slc; February, Sl15@62c; March. S2sz@
1ut very little speculation: CARROTS weak: No
yellow, in grain depot. 291<c: No. yellow. on
rack. 44c; steamer offered at $50 in grain depot;
No. 2yellow in Twentieth street elevator, 371Sc;
93615c; March. 363z037c; April. 373z03S1<c |
1ats-Car lots weak; No. white offered at 29c
No. white, 295zc in Twentieth street elevator;
No. 2 white, in grain depot 301zc; market dull |
md weak;No white January. 29@2s1Sc; Feb
nary, 29Q2912c; March, 29G29lz; April, 291<6
,915c. Eggs dull and weak; PENNSYLVANIA |
irsts. 1717@lsc- Receipts-Wheat. L.3O6 bush |
is; corn, 81. 200 bushels; oats, g. 100 bushels.
II 100 bushels; corn, 1900 |
bushels; oats, Is, 400 bushels.
Observation-Disclosures of wheat were ll2 |
,ars and shipments 43 cars The movement in |
he country was reported small. with hardly |
Inything doing in country buying outside of |
he timber regions of Minnesota. Samples of |
he higher grade sold quite readily and were |
picked up by local millers early in the session,
The small movement at Duluth is attributed to |
There was little outside buying of milling |
Wheat Closing quotations: No. hard, January, /
5kc; February, SOc;. May, sS1fc; on track,
sc; May, size; on track. 7654c: No. 2 |
January, 75c; February, 7515c; Nav.
SIC; on track. 75G76c.
ST. LoUIs-Business on the floor was almost
to-day owing to the annual election |
over; No. red, cash, 775Sc bid; January |
losed at 77ssc bid; March 79c bid; May, S0lc;
une. soc bid; July, TIC bid. Corn fairly ac-
i've; No. mixed, cash, 251sc; January closed
t 251sc bid; May. 277sc- Oats better; May 2lH
92l5sc bid. Rye dull and lower to sell; No. 2
ard, 4Oc bid. Barley-Nothing done. Pro
nothing done,
MILwAUKEE-Flour dull and steady. Wheat
uIet: No. 2 spring, on track, cash, 74075c;
lay, 1910; No. Northern, SIC. Corn steady;
70. g. on track, &c. Oats steady; No. q
7hite, on track, 22Ac. Rye quiet; No. l.
. store. 441&c. Barley quiet; No. 2 in store.
SIC. Provisions firm. Pork, SO 81 Lard
80 Cheese steady; cheddars, 99911c.
BALTIMORE - Provisions slow and un-
hanged. Butter moderately active: Western
acked. 2OG22c; best roll, 14@lSc: creamery, 2.
926c. Eggs quiet; Western, l5c
ToLEDo-Cloverseed active and steady; cash
nd January, IS 45; February, s. Az; March,