Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-14
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Wheat Active and Unsettled nj Lower
Range of Prices-Corn nud oais
sympathize In the Dowuwnro

general and the public is taking hand at
| speculation. While the offerings were noeIat
| at times, the demand was sufficient to prevent
any material decline until just near the close.
when the selling of large line OF ions mness S
broke prices &c. However, the premium 10,
December over September was Sn fur.nea to Sc and
closed at SIC premium.
The reason for this was the buying OF short
wheat for September and putting It out again
for December. The feeling was feNerlsn, ana
some fears of a squeeze TO: september may
have actuated this movement The opening
was tr1fe weaker, with sales at ZsQ9sc eelow
irregularity advanced PC for September and
Hc for December, eased off. declining i13gzc
for September and December, and the closing
was &c lower for September and Nc lower 1or
December than closing yesterday.
Corn-There was fair business at lower
prices and a weaker feeling was developed.
The easier tone was due largely to improved
were at M65sc decline, after which the market
ruled comparatively firm for time, innuenced
largely by the advance in wheat, put weak
feeling followed and the market sold on HGlc,
became quiet, closing prices being 1s@ssc be-
low those of yesterday.
Oats-The volume of business was lighter
and the range of prices lower. The opening
was weak at K@skc decline, and further drop
| of 1c was recorded. A slight rally followed the
depression, but the close was easy st lQlzc be-
low yesterdays
tive. Prices declined 20@30c and closed steady
| at inside figures.
Lard-only a moderate trade was reported.
Prices ruled @ easy and ranged 11sgioc lower: .n,
Tested. Prices ruled 713@l0c lower. and the
market closed tame at inside figures.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
@ssJSc; septem Der, 81 OoGsl O2Ssgi oCQsi OOssf;
CoRN-No. 4 Suguss 4s1l@zs56g g4S@4s7se;
ssptember, 4s1s@4S7tG4s74c; May, 627s@
0HTsSSo. z August sssz@ss%@S7A@s A@s7Mc;
September, ,EsSess1s s6S7l@S79sc; May, 4l14@AlsS
NESS PORK, per bbl.-september. sl1 r1l@
II lO@l0 071SGli TO- October. $40 7G9l0 So9
10 7O(1lO 80; January, sl2 5OQl2 5Oll2 30@l2 3z16
LARD, per 100 September. Sc 2219g6 Esq
ansarg ss sOSs SSsSss5 sSss iss 3 sSs t0SS S'S
SHORT RIBS, per 100 ns.-September, S 42h
as 45G5 4OQ5 40; October. IS 55@5 571s@5 50
as 5216; January. IS s5G5 a5@5 s0G5 90.
and unchanged; No. spring wheat 991sc;
No. spring wheat 9514096c; No. 2 red, 81 90.
No. corn, 4S1<c. No. 3 oats. S71S@S7Xc No.
srye ye sic No harley Sc NS s1,ssd
per bbl, sll 0v@ll Is: lard, per cwt Sc III;
short ribs sides, loose. IS 30G5 35 dry salted
shoulders boxed, IS S71466 90, short clear
sides. boxed: s. 7O95 80; sugars cut loaf,
white oats new, S7AGSSc.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was unchanged. Eggs, H11@l5c.
NEW YoRk-Elour Stronger and fairly
yellow, Western. 81 60GS is. Wheat-Spot un-
| settled and higher; moderate milling business;
options advanced lZ62c on bullish crop news
from Dakota, fell back on realizing and closed
Rye strong and quiet; Western, 62hQ64c-
| Barley malt dull. Corn active and weaker; No.
2 55955Ac in elevator: 551s@561zc afoat: un-
graded mixed, 55@561fc; steamer mixed, $50
| 0ntinDS weak
down; better crop. free selling on Western ac-
count. Oats steady and fairly active: options
dull and weaker; closing at 1870. Hay quiet
and easy; shipping 359l0c; good to choice, $50
90c. Hops strong and quiet. Coffee-Options
opened steady at points up to points down.
closed steady on near, strong on late; August 8
on crop advices: sales, "a. 900 bags including
August, lS.15@lS3oc: September: F.5oQ
Ia5Se; October. le.75@I6sec; November,
RscemRsT sc ssIrnl9I 69e M.ToS 1anS
I55O@l5sOc; April, l575c; May 15;5oc.
Spot Rio firm and quiet; fair cargoes, 2015c;
No: tiat bean, ls4@fsc. sugar-Raw active
e6o test. 55sc; sales. 227s hogsheads and IL a6l2
bags musc0vado $50 test, Sc; 1884 bags centri-
fugals $50 test 55Ec; 1000 bags do at &c. C. l.
iasses ses sugar, @ So test test 4zs4 lssc; fened
fairly active and ll6c up; Il" l-l6c: extra q,
51s@5 5l6c; white extra &C" 57-l6@51kc: yellow.
S,ISc; standard A. il6c; confectionery A,
SIC; cut loaf. l-i6c; crushed, Ill6c; pow
dered. 611c; cut loaf, 6l1-l6c; cubes, S-l6c.
Moiasses-Foreign nominal, New Orleans quiet.
Rice strong and active; domestic, prime to ex-
ira 6z@1zc. Petroleum firm and active;
United closed at Ole for September. Cotton
seed oil dull and easy. Tallow strong; city (s2
Turpene quiet. Eggs-Light receipts and firm;
Western, l61d@l9c; do poor. per case, 81 OO@
s 90; receipts, 2el2 packages. Pork firm and
more active. Cut-meats active. and strong;
l-,sn 1a6 hall 40 G. Il
dies easy. Lard weak and dull with corn;
tions. sales: 4750 terces; August, SO 40 bid; Sep
s%Sss eooSs sS ss g. so1smSsr SSsSs As dSs Gs
ing at Sc " bid: December, 50 S5Q
6 81, closing at s6 SO asked; January,
81 04. Butter firm; extra scarce: Western
7@Iic C6eese-steady and quiet; ipart skins.
| 2A@5Ic; Ohio fat. 454G61lc. Pig iron strong;
American. SIG oO@lS 90. Copper dull; lake
| August, SIG IS. Lead quiet and steady; domes-
tic. 81 AZ. Tin easy: straits, $40 90.
PHILAOELPHiA-FlourQ quiet Wheat strong
and prices advanced Nc: No. red. in export
elevator, 94@95c: No. 2 RED on track, 81 Oh; No
2red, in e1nort elevator. ss34e; No; red. Au-
vember. 81 O21fQl 025z. Corn-Options de-
clined 1Sc; car lots for local trade unsettled
and l@i1Sc lower; No. mixed, in grain depot
5, 5711c; No. mixed, August, 55G551Ic; Sep
tember. 551S@56c; October, 5665615c; Novem-
Der, 56k@57c. Oats-Car lots declined 1xc
under light local trade demand: old No. 2
mixed. 4315c; old No. 8 white. 45c; new do,
44c: old No 2 white, 461zc, offered at the close
at 46c; rev No. white, 45c. Futures weak and
generally K@1<c lower; No ?. white. August
43Zc; November, 4S11z@43%c.
ST LOUIS-Wheat unsettled and irregular.
closing steady for August, September and Nav.
but 5se lower for December; No. cash. 951Sr:
August 9514c asked; September, s75Sc asked;
December, 81 03% asked; May, 81 0SL bid
Corn-The market was weak, prices eariy were
at decline of 5a334c. rallied slightly but fell
off and closed l@lSsc under yesterday; No. 2
cash, 463<c; September. 1910; October 4sc
| asked; May. 5l5kc. Oats-Trading was mod.
| crate and the market lower; May showed the
greatest weakness; the close was decline of
s4@5sc; No. 2 cash, SS35c; September, sSssc
Flaxseed easier at 81 81. Provisions-Pork,
| $ll 50. Lard, S. 90.
MINNEAP0LIS-Receip of wheat for the
past "A hours we're q cars: shipments So cars.
There was considerable inquiry for good wheat.
| but buyers were rather slow TO take supplies at
| the advanced price asked. and the offerings
mostly went off pretty stoutly. The demand
was principally from outside millers. Among
| the cars inspected in yesterday were two of
| new wheat and three of new oats. Closing
quotations: No hard, August. 81 O5; on
track, g O614Gl OF: No. Northern, August,
| on track, 81 O29I OS; No. 2 Northern, August
| S5c; on track, 95@9Sc.
BALTIMORE-Wheat - Western unsettled
ana higher; No. winter red, spot and August.
99@99Ic: September, $3.50; October, 81 6iM6
| 0l3<; December, 81 0615. Corn-W estern ouiet 4:
mixed, spot, 553zc; August. 55ssc asked; Septem,