Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-31
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Wheat Less Active and Weaker-A sharp
Advance In Corn Not Fully Sustained
Oats Firm-AuEust Pork Higher
TcIv

| ceding days The character of the news wal
rather mixed and the situation just at presen'
very uncertain. Operators are apparently In
clined to be cautious and are watching the
market closely News from the other side II
somewhat contradictory, and the same can be
said of the Northwest. The opening was He
Lc higher than yesterdays closing figures, bu'
became weak and prices declined 1QlHc, nuc
| tuated some and again became weaker, declin
| ing l@l1zc more and closed about l11Qzc lower
| than yesterday.
Corn was active and unsettled. with trading
| heavy both on local and outside account. The
| feeling early was quite strong, and sharp ad
vance was recorded. but later ruled weaker
| and closed easy. The influences on the market
were much the same as noted of late, mainly
the weather conditions in the corn belt The
market opened l@l14c higher than the closing
| prices of yesterday, but soon sold off Nc on
free realizing. A prominent local trader took
large quantities on the decline, and the market
reacted 1S@ssc, ruled easier, but closed NQtc
better than yesterday.
Oats-There was fair trading and an un
settled feeling prevailed. The opening was
| frmer and N615c higher and further appre-
| citation Of 1E@Lc was recorded. Anlncrease In
the offerings and small demand produced
weakness. and prices declined HQlc. but be-
| came stronger, rallied Hc, receded MQskc and
finally closed steady at the same to a slight ad.
vance over yesterdays last sales.
| August ruled 25@5Oc higher. July attracted
most attention and closed 2G@25c lower.
Lard-Only fair business was transacted.
Prices ruled rather irregular, advancing 211@
&c early, and then receding 71SQl0c and closed
| quiet
Short rib sides-Trading was moderately
active The market was strong early and
prices advanced PIC, but later reaction of 5g
| 719c was submitted to. Toward the close prices
rallied slightly and closed quiet
The leading futures RANGED as follows:
August. 9S@9S1 $685. 4@9O34c; September, $50
Corn ~ No. z July. 4s@46@45k@45No
August 463l@4614@459451sc; September. 4e74@
''o6sa:rs.So oATs1.So. July, sax@a4s@sHS@s9Ic: Au-
gust gust, s4aS!549ss149Ss1Sc; September $3.50
S4@SS1zGSSac. o., ooa,, ooo,
IL s0@i2 90: August 1 sii 75aH 259lI 7S6l2 O5;
September $40 75@I1 3O@l0 75@1I 80.
LARD. per 100 bs.--August, sg o5g6 059
So i71S: October. IS S2N@6 s21Sa6 271fG6 30
SHORT RIBS, per 100 ms. August, s5 20@
5 20@5 121<@5 l216; September, s5 S2HQ5 $50
firm and unchanged; No. 2spring wheat. 9016c;
No. spring wheat, S4@S5Sc; No. red, &c.
No, zcorn, 451lc; No. oats 5S16@3411c: No 2ryee.
81 36s. Prime timothy seed, 81 42@l As. Mess
pork, per bbl Sll 90 Lard, per 100 lbs. S66 0215
Short ribs sides Qoosel. S. l09o l6 Dry salted
sides (boxed), S. 60@5 rs. Sugars unchanged.
No. 2 white oats 36@3615c; No. 8 do. 3415Q36c
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was steady and unchanged. Eggs,
12Gl251c.
NEW YORk-Flour quiet unsettled and
lower. Cornmeal dull; Brandywine, S. Wheat
Spot dull, unsettled and lower, closing heavy;
options depressed; July declined 23zc; other
abroad and fine crop weather; foreign houses,
the West and local crowd anxious to realize.
Rye firm; Western. 5S1sG60c. Corn-Spot quiet
and unsettled closing steadier; options, sensi-
tive to bad crop reports, advanced early H@s6c
and closed 1s@l4c under yesterday as following
depression in wheat Oats-Spot fairly active
and unsettled, closing weaker; options quiet
and weaker. Hay steady and quiet Coffee
goes, 20c; No. fiat, lshc. Molasses
Foreign nominal; New Orleans quiet.
(s2 for packagesl 4 e16c. Rosin steady. Tur-
penune more active; steady at 4l1SQ424c. Eggs
Fancy in demand; firm; Western, prime to
fancy. lS16c; receipts o.579 packages. Pork
prime, $40 006l0 50. Cut meats strong, good
demand: picked bellies, 5ss@55Sc; do should
ers, 6Q614c: do hams. lO14Qllc; middles firm;
short clear, &c. Lard depressed on large re-
ceipts of hogs: exporters quiet Butter quiet;
firm for extra: Western dairy 6Gllc; do cream
cry, 9Gl7c; Elgin. 17@l714c. Cheese firm and
quiet; part skins, 3Q5Hc; Ohio fiat, 5061fc.
ALTIMoRE-wheat-w weak: No. 2
December, 9715c Corn-Western dull; mixed,
Sept septem5er, se % 4sSisc. oats % very arm; western %
white 47@4sc; Western white mixed. 45@47c;
graded, No. white 4Sc; graded No. white,
mixed, Ee' so Rye firm; choice: S695Sc; good
Hay dull; prime to choice timothy. Sl1@l2 so.
Provisions active and firm. Mess pork-New,
sIS 90; old. sl2 25. BulkIneats-Loose shoul-
ders, 63zc; long clear, 61l@61ac; clear rib sides
61Sc; sugar picked shoulders, Sc; sugar cured
sT'oked shoulders, 7c; hams, large, ll1zQ,l34c;
small, l27f6l3c. Lard-Refned. 716c; crude,
&c. Butter very firm for choice goods others
weak. Eggs active and scarce at lie. Coffee
steady.
PHILhDELPHIh-Flours strong. Wheat-Op-
tions opened a shade firmer. but subsequently
lost the Improvements and closed k@sSc lower
than Yesterday; high grades scarce and nomin-
ally firm at former rates: old steamer No. red,
in export elevator. 9215c; No. red, july 96@
sGlzc; August; s5S4Ss6c; September, 96Qs61sc;
shade tirmer. but closed nominally Nc lower;
car lots for local trade firm but quiet; No. s
mixed on track, 521zc; No mixed and high
mixed il grain depot. 53c; No. 2 mixed July,
5015@5lc, August, 50m@5lc; September, 5l16@
SIC; October. 52@5214c. Oats-Options opened
firm and 14@16c higher but afterward lost the
improvement and closed weak: car lots firm,
but local trade demand light; No. 8 white. 42c;
white, 441fc; No. 2 white, ,4414@4415c Eggs
scarce and firm.
ST LOUIS-Wheat-The market opeued
L@54c higher, declined irregularly, rallied Nc,
and later fell 2H@2Zc from the top. The
close was at bottom figures of the day. No
cash. S934c; August. S95zc; September. 81 bid
December, 951E@954c. Corn-The opening was
higher; advanced 2Q9sc. declined T@lc. re-
acted sz@5sc, and closed 1sQ24c above yester-
day; No. 2 cash, 4l73c: August 431Sc; nominal
September, Assc bid. Oats higher at opening
of 5sG3zc, was followed by decline of1L@s<c'
rallied N@Hc. and closed easy at %G5sc above
yesterday;cash. h.341fcbid;August andSeptember,
S4Ic. Flaxseed. 81 3O@1 81. Provisions steady
and quiet. Pork, Sll Is. Lard, IS T5
MIkNEAPoLIs-Receipts of wheat were SO
cars; shipments n cars; cash wheat was quiet
with small offerings of fresh arrivals; the mar.
ket was firm on choice grades, with such offer
ings small The general range OF prices will be
seen by the list Of sales below, was about the
same as yesterday. Poor wheat was slow to
SELL Closing quotations: No. hard July
and August, 94c; on track, SIC; No. Northern.
July and August, e01zc; September. sec; Decem,
ber, 9lc; on track, 92c; No. 2 Northern, July and
August, S5c; on track, S5QSsc.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. higher Wheat un.
settled; No. spring. on track, cash, SO6elc:
August S91<c; NO. Northern, S5c. Corn firm:
No 8. on track, 45Q46c. Oats dull; No. 2 white
on track, &c. Rye quiet; No. ]. in store, 541sc.
Barley quiet; No. 2 in store, SIC. Provisions
frmer. Perk-August s11 rs. Lard-Augusr.
So TO- Cheese frmer; cheddars. 7sz@8c
ToLEDo-wheat weak and lower; cash and
July and August. el11c; September. 9216c; De-
cember, 9513c. Corn dull; cash, August and
september. 4sc. Oats quiet; cash, s5c; August,
341<c. Cloverseed active and firm; cash, 81 l5;
October, 81 40; November, "a so.
DuLuTH-Wheat was strong at the opening.
but very weak at the end Of the session; de.
cline during the day of &c Closing prices are.
July. 95c; August, ,95c; September, s25zc; Decem-
Der, 935sc.
Drygoods-