Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-25
MARKETS BY WIRE.
A Bulge in Corn and Wheat Due TO Bad
Crop Reports and BuIIish Cables
Free Selling Nips a spurt

Crop Reports and BuIIish Cables
| Free Selling Nips a spurt
| iu Oats.
! cHicAGo-Wheat-A very good speculative
business was transacted to-day, but it was con-
\ nned to considerable extent to local pro-
fessional traders. The opening was about 20
higher, and prices steadily advanced under a
fair demand, light offerings and the general
character of the influences 12<c more, ruled
hrm, and the closing was about &c higher than
Yesterdays closing figures Cable advices were
favorable to holders. The advance in corn had
a strengthening effect on wheat.
Corn was active and rather unsettled price
changes being frequent. The sharp advance
was attributed largely to bad crop reports. The
market opened wild and excited at an advance
| Oh 2s@79c over the closing prices of yesterday,
was hrm for time, selling up L03sc, became
| easier, declining &c, again ruled stronger, sell
| ing up 7203sc, reacted &c, again advanced A@
| &c just before the close and closed z0lc bet
| ter than yesterday.
Oats were active but unsettled The feeling
was rather bullish in sympathy with corn.
1arther appreciation of 1S@14c was recorded.
| Inc bulge brought out free selling, and despite
tne advance III wheat and corn prices re-
| ceded nc and the market closed quiet but at
| A01ac advance
Mess pork-Rather more was doing. Near
months showed little change, but January
/
| fully maintained
Lard-A fairly active trade was reported.
Prlces advanced z1z95c on the near and 59714c
| on January delivery, and the appreciation was
moderately well supported.
snort rib sides-The market advanced 5Q711c,
and the advance was fairly well maintained.
Ihe leading futures ranged as follows:
@9iS@89% SsiEc.. f5Sc. .'e'''1S'S'O'' ''p'''' ''>S
OoRS-No. 4 July. ssA@89H@ A@8s1Sc; Au-
gTSt easosS sSSssgggSasa3Ss@S97Sc; September. $3.50
oATs-No. z July 8lz@a2HaalZ@a2s
sSS15a; Asggs5 segSo5s@SOas@SO15c; september, %1s
II 25@ll 25; August. $40 4O@I0 4OQl0 S5@1O 40;
| September, $40 20Ql0 20@10 10@lO 20.
oat kARD AR per lOObs.-August. s. 771@5 sO@5 71S
tober, s6 G216@6 O71zSs OS5{@6 OK. ~ ~
SdI SHORT T RIBS, per lOO bs.-August, S. 00@5 05@
OOQ5 05; September, IS lOQ5 171l@5 I005 Is;
october. IS 1905 22h@5 H1595 70.
and unchanged. No. spring wheat, s91Sc;
No. spring wheat. 7s@S4c; No. 2 red, 9O15c
No. 2corn, 391sc. No. 2 oats, 32s6@S2Xc. No.
rye 4s94S11c. No. barley nominal. No. | fax
Mess pork, per bb1, s1l 25 Lard, per 100 lbs,
IS so. Short ribs sides (loose), IS OOG15 10. DIV
salted shoulders tboxed), s5 62h@5 rs Short
| No. white oats 34s4@35Ac.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
maj ket was steady and unchanged. Eggs, l3%
@14c.
NEW YoRk-Flour active; chiefly home
trade higher and strong. Corn meal firm;
up and strong; demand chiefly for exports;
| options more active 1%02c up and firm: re-
ports are bullish from Oregon and Western
markets, and active covering has taken place.
Rye firm; Western, 5815@6Oc. Barley malt
dull. Corn-Spot fairly active. s4011sc up and
| firm; options fairly active, 1@l56c up and
strong bullish feeling on crop reports. Oats
Spot stronger and quiet; options quiet and
firmer. Hay quiet and easy. Hops steady and
quiet. Cotfee-Options barely steady and un-
changed to 20 points down; sales 2l $50 bags.
including July. 1L2Oc; August, 1705@l7 10c;
September, 16.55@l6. 60c; October, l5.9O@l5.95c;
December, l5.45@l5.50c: March. I5l0Ql5l5c;
April. l5.1Oc; May, 10l5c; spot Rio dull and
steady; fair cargoes, 20c; No. T. fiat bean, 1S3Sc
Sugar-Raw active at l l-6 cents advance; fair
refining, c; centrifugals, S6 test, SIC; sales,
3l8 hogsheads; refined, quiet and steady. Rice
Fair demand and firm; domestic, 5sSQ7Ic;
Japan. 51496c. Eggs firm and quiet; Western,
prime to fancy. 1714@lSc. Pork firm and
active; mess. sl2 5Oe0lS 80; extra prime, $40 OO@
10 So Cnt meats strong and active: picked
bellies, SH@52sc; do shoulders, 514955sc; do
hams 1OA910h; middles dull and easy; short
clear, 5.75c. Lard stronger and moderately
active: Western steam, s6 O5 bid. Butter
steadier and more active. mart sEims QSS51/c.
Ohio fat 566l<c p oe'|ae'
hlLaDELpHh-Flour nrm, but quiet.
Wheat Agls4c higher, closing with 9434c bid
for Sngnsf 9as%c hid and aSc asted ~ ~ askeo S
tember e5I-c I'D and 95sIo asksd TO- Oo.obopp.
nnoraded On dock 95c. do in Twentiat6 s1reat,
elevator 95c. No 2 red on dock a5c. DO cbn;oo
on dock eSc. No red In eTnort sIey1a,or o1To'
Corn strono and nrices Of both snot Ints "a
on,ians o9y,anca5 iSIiIc. NJ ~ Ph;rh to.s anu
pJ ,aI,o,' =, or.i Ja1ot Szi<o. nAeu
iSi nu Jaro+ ~. d. +raoL, "a T.; 80 ; IIIAeu'
to NJ o b,1h ',o;raJ l., 80 n-ai - sd,t. ,e u0pos, ~,
ny D i r,iad IN aIno+ $780, asiIp' 1ocj
~ i1e, I'll, LII as1IS571/o WI; 72,aeSe1I M1
Aeu te, f11ssIcn2 4ogsso912c'
september, 4o44Io4ci oetoper, 4o74Q479c;
oats ssious. sIu pa1ue' p,. =, t Gon sPos toss anu
oPtions cioseu aDuus ou 2eo nlsneI; NO. Wnlte,
4lzsc; No. "n5.e, snort s1oraGe 1zci 40 regn-
lar 4z15c NO: wnte uIS ~ t1ci AuRusL 81
@5l1sc; SePtemDer, ooz2Yooci OctoDer, 5o9
So73c. Eggs scarce anu nrm; pennsylvania
nrSts, HVloc.
ST IOUlS-Flour nominal, Wheat opened
i/6sLc. advanced steadily: reacted sIiohtiv and
nsNsaS Arm at oains over nnaning fienrss ~ sIS
IIo. No cas5 500 bnver. AnSusf s17Io 6iS.
Seantember S9ISc bid: December S2I5c hid
CornWThe market opened firm and sIG1%c nm:
fnctnated irreqularly: Improved and fook a
sharp upward turn and closed strong at an ad-
vance of Z0Is6c over Yesterdays close; No 2
cash. 351Lc asked; August, 965Sc bid; Septem-