Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-18
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Wheat Unsettled md Nervous-A Fair TRADE
in Corn-Oats Decidedly Stronger
Comparatively Little Doing

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unfavorable European market advices, and IN
fact influenced by continuation Of the weak
ness which set in yesterday. Later it became
frmer, and prices were advanced 1ssGl8c
held quite firmly and closed about ssGs4c
higher than yesterday. Trading was quite
active, both on the early decline and also after
| ward on the upturn. The early weakness again
brought out considerable '1ong' wheat and
the failure of a firm on the long side assisted
| the early declone.
Corn was traded in to fair extent the mar
ket ruling quite active and the feeling unset
| tied. The market opened weak, and under
| free offerings sold of Nc. A better demand
covering in July, and It sold up ss954c, ruled
steady and closed ss915c higher than yester'
| day.
Oats were active and decidedly stronger and
higher particularly for the new crop deliveries
OferIng were not large operators being AFRAID
TO sell with any degree of freedom. ana prices
tanned until the cluse The near futures SYM
pathized with the others to a moderate extent,
but prices only advanced Nc.
| tied little change.
A fair trade was reported IN lard. Prices
favored buyers, though the close showed a
little more steadiness
with feeling steady. Fair offerings early
caused a slight reduction in prices, but q little
more inquiry about the middle of the session
The leading futures ranged as follows.
! WHEAT-No. 2 June. S5QS61S@Si15 5@S6c;
July. SS1sGs65s9sS14GS6s4s; August. S5s4@s7G
CoRN-No. z June. Ss%@34l l@SSsz zG341Ic;
July. }4 ~ 4}14gS42sGSI1s@3434c; August, S4sS@a5SsG
oATs-No. 2 July, 2sA@2S%@2s1s@2s1lc;
Anggsts AL gust 26926s925%926ssc; September, 29'3g
MESS Pork, per bbL-July, sl2 s5g12 $50
y sOsl2 so; August, sl2 1922 75@l2 7O@l2 70;
September. Sl2 S5@I2 so.
LARD, per 100 ns-JuIy, IS S71S@5 9o@5 s71S@
80; August IS s715@6 90; September, s6 log
SHORT RTBs, per 100 bs.-July, IS OO@5 0211@
IS 1895 2OQ5 l5@5 20.
Cash quotations we're as follows: Flour
ssa No rbsst a0 sgTSs So raSs 1sd
S5s4@S6c No 2corn, 34ssc. No. 2 oats, 2s1sc
No. Frye, z519c. No. barley nominal: No:
faxseed, 81 49, Prime timothy seed, 81 So
s5 S214@5 IS. Short rib sides (loosej. 81 95@5 90
Dry salted shoulders (boxed). s5 00Q5 TO- Short
clear sides (boxed), 50 4015 IS. Whisky.
distillers' finished, per gallon, 81 0s Sugars, cut
&c. No. 2 white oats. 2911593Oc; No. white,
29G291zc. On the Produce Exchange to-day,
the butter market was steady and unchanged.
Eggs. 12c.
NEW YoRk-Flour heavy and dull; pack.
ages, free sellers; winter wheat, low grades
81 35@2 20; fair to fancy, SO O0@4 IS: patents
81 25Q5 25; Minnesota clear, IS 5O64 So;
g e'st 90 Do pass4 = lsS eadT 49,
Wheat-Market fairly active, but unsettled
closing higher; options fairly active, 5s97sc up,
frm; free buying early by foreign houses; later
the early sellers were covering contracts. Rye
dull. Barley dull. Barley malt dull Corn
Spot market active. irregular, closing steady.
oats-Spot market steady, quiet; options
quiet, irregular, closing firm. Hay easy and
quiet. Hops quiet and firm. Coffee-Options
opened barely steady, 5Q25 points down; closed
barely steady. lOQ25 points down; sales, 30, $50
b bag So,7 INCLUDING 1S June l1S5@l5 45c; July.
ber, l6.55Ql6.7Oc: October, l615@l620c;
November. l595@l60Oc; December, 159Oc;
March, l5.7OGla 75c; April, l5.7Oc; spot Rio dull
and nominal; fair cargoes, Zoe; No fat bean,
1S15c. Sugar-Rsw steady and fairly active:
So test 51ac; 2500 hhds and 5000 bags musco-
yad0, S9o test o 41Sc; 500 tons do at breakvater
demand. Molasses-FOreign quiet; New Orleans
quiet Rice quiet. Cottonseed oil irmer;
crude, S21fGS3c. Tallow easier; city (S2 90 for
packagesl, 1904 ll,l6c, Rosin firm; strained.
and dull at S9939l4c. Eggs tirmer; Western,
1i72gi32zc; receipts, g. 15o packages. Pork dull;
mess, SIS 75Gl4 25; extra prime. slI co. Cut
meats firm. Lard barely steady and dull:
sales 200 tierces Western steam, 50 10 spot, and
6U& C. l. F.: options, sales. 200 tierces; July,
60 a; August, s6 "a: september, Sc 80; October.
S6 As: December s6 3S. Butter firm and in
good demand; Western dairy. 6G1O15c; do
creamery, TGl5c: do factory, 4llOc. Cheese less
firm and quieter; Western. 7GSc.
PHILADELPHIA - Flour-Demand slow and
market weak. Wheat-Spot steady with a
moderate inquiry from millers; futures wholly
nominal in the absence of business but closed
firm; rejected, 72G78c; fair to good milling, SS@
93c; prime to choice, 95l96c; ungraded In grain
depot 93c; No. red, June, 90q903zc; August
SS159S9c; September, eS13@s9c. Corn-Some
inquiry for spot and June No. mixed to fill
engaged freight room; prices firm; futures be-
yond this month were shade easier: carlots
for local trade ruled steady, though quiet; No.
3mixed in grain depot and Twentieth street
steamer in do, 4Oc; No. in o.4lc; No. mixed
on track and in grain depot, 41c: No. 2 high
mixed in grain depot. Ape; do on track, 42c;
August, 4l5s@4l5sc; September, l2@42%c.
Oats-Market ruled steady with a good local
trade demand; No. white, 3ic: do on track,
Si1sc; No. 2 white. regular, 3415@34s4c; do on
quiet but steady; No. 2 white June $40
3414c; July, 3I5lQ35c: August, 32@S214c; Sep
tember, 3O93O1Sc. Butter firm; Pennsylvania
Eggs steady; Pennsylvania frsts, l5c
ST. LoUIS-Flour easy. quiet and unchanged.
Wheat opened 1sc up for July, but sudden
break in Chicago caused drop of HG5sc On
reports that Minneapolis mills were TO resume
operations price advanced &c, sold down 1Sc
and then rallied &c and closed July and Au-
gust 3s91Sc and December Lc above Yesterday:
No. cash, SSc; July closed at S51S@S55sc asked;
opened weak at a decline of 1z@1c for near
and 1sc for distant months, but later the early
loss was recovered, closing firm; No, 2 cash
32ssc; July closed at 327s@33c; August 32sZc
bid; September. 33ssg331ac. Oats AQ5c higher:
closing firm; No. 2 cash, 2Sc; July. zS1Sc bid:
August, ZIG Rye-No. 2, 47c bid. Hay-Best
grades steady; othors dull and weak; prairie
sS 5099 so; timothy, So 00@l5 co. Bran lower:
sacked, 50@5lc. Flaxsesd steady: cash. 81 Is:
August, 81 go Butter advancing; dairy. IlGl9c.
creamery, IlQl4c; Elgin, l6@l7c. Eggs un.
changed Cornmeal firm at sa O032 O5' Pro-
visions dull Pork lower at Sll So Lard-Prime
steam nominal at So IS. Dry salt meats and
bacon unchanged.
RE-Wheat-western, No rad
winter. spot and June, size: July and August
9OG905sc Corn-Western steady; mixed. snos
and June, 4O1ac; July. 4Olz@4O5sc; August. 4CI
@4lc; September, 4lH@4l14c; steamer. 36c
Oats dull; Western white, 33435szc; do do
mixed. S2@S4c; graded No. white. 35Sc. Rye
nominal; choice. 6O@62c; prime, 5S959c: GOOD to
fair, 54058c. Hay dull; prime to choice tim.
othy, Sl2@13. Provisions steady Mess pork
old, So IS; new, SIS So Lard, refined. 71Sc:
crude, 6G6lzc. Butter firm and active; cream,
cry fancy, l5c: do fair to choice, l2@l4c; do
imitation. ll@l3c; ladle fancy lie; do good to
choice. S@l0c; rolls fine. l0@l2c; do fair to
good, S@9c; store Sacked, case: grass. TG1ec
Eggs steady better feeling at Ike Coffee
dull; Rio goes, fair, 2Uc; No. Z, lS1sQlSHc.
MINNEAPoLIs-Receip of wheat, for the
day we're 81 cars; shipments. 81 cars. In a gem
eral way the market was dull, owing to the de-
preston in futures and the slow demand for
flour. There was limited demand from local
millers and some inquiry for choice wheat from
outside, but ordinary lots and off grades were
left on tables. Closing quotations: No.
hard, June. S31zc: July Sac; on track SEC: M
on track, Sac; No. 2 Northern, June and Jniy
soc; on track, Sic.