Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-20
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Jack Frost Makes Higher Prices In the
Grain Pft-shorts Rush TO Cover
January and May Pork Active

| of the day. The market steadily advanced
with some slight fluctuations, SG31sc, ant
closed about SIC higher for September and 80
higher for December than closing figures OF
Change yesterday. Frost was the pr1neipa
bull influence on the market to-day.
Germ was active and much higher on al
| futures, with the value of business large, tn,
| bulk of which was in May. The stronger feel
| ing was due somewhat to the advance in wheat
but the principal strength appeared to come
from fears Of frosts in the northern edge OF tn
corn belt, Cash property was In good demand
with moderate offerings, and prices were vi
| 10 and closed steady. No. was in fair de
mand and sold at 4s@4sXc and closed at 4s15c
at 5Oss95lssc, and closed at sic; No. solo a
4s3z@4e4c, and closed at 491xc; No. yellow
sold at 501l@5lc, and closed at 60%c.
Oats-fhere was 2 good business, particu
| larly in May, which received increased at
tention. A feature OF the trading was the
| light offerings and increased demand from
shorts who have been selling quite freely Of
late, but became scared at the advance il
wheat and corn and wanted to cover. A irmel
| feeling developed. Opening sales were at
slight advance and sold up lN6l1c, MAY
| showing the most strength. A moderate re
cessson followed the advance but the market
| closed steady at almost the outside figures.
Mess Pork-An active trade was reported ir
the market for mess pork, with the bulk Of
business In January and May contracts. Open
ing sales were made at 2H@5c advance, and
was quickly followed with a further improve
ment of 2715@SOc. Toward the close prices re
ceded 71zGl0c. and the market closed steady.
Lard-Considerable interest was manifested
Opening sales were made at Mondays closing
figures, but the market quickly rallied and
prices advanced 7xQl0c.
Short Rib Sides-An unusually heavy trade
was reported. The demand was brisk and
prices rallied. Shipping demand was fairly
active, and cash lots were quotable at SIS 35G
As, according to weight
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT-Nn
81 05; September. 81 o2x@l 0516Gi o21f0I O51S
December, 81 053z@1 0919l 05sE9lI 095S
CoRN-No. 2 August 4S5f @4911@ 1@4S1z z@499Sc
septem6eI, 4s9s05Oa4SA@Asszc; May, 62ssG
0GTsSNo. 4 August. ssx@s7k@aez z@87sSc,
segtember s57EeS7GS574GS6zc; May, ss@40sS
MESS PORK. per bbl.-september. sll 2O@
II 35@I 1O@li 10; October, $40 9OQli 9C0l0 SC
GIO 90; January, sl2 4O@l2 7o@l2 40Ql2 62x.
LARD, per 100 bs.-September. Sc 20@6 S0@
January, IS 1895 s7,I@s 72ssgs s7T. 'tSO NJ
SHORT RIBS, per 100 bs.-September, IS 3OG
S 45Q5 S0Q5 As; October. S. 4O@5 6OQ5 4O@5 571S
January. IS 9O@6 05@5 90@6 OK.
CHANGED but strong; No. spring wheat, 81 90;
No 3spring wheat, 95c@sl; No. 2 red, 81 O516,
No. corn 4911c. No. Goats, 371sc. No. 2rye, sc,
No. barley 7Oc; No faxseed. 81 S61Ss; prime
lard, per loo lbs, Sc 20; short rib sides '
loose, IS 80@5 40; dry salted shoulders. boxed
S. 75G5 S71&; short clear sides boxed s. 75O5 IS:
sqgars cut loaf UNCHANGED; No. white oats,
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market for fine butter was steady with a good
demand; Iancy separator, 20%@2lHc; fine sepa-
rator, ls1f92Oc. Eggs steady at l55S@l8c.
NEW YoRk-Flour Stronger, lOQ25c higher
and fairly active. Coinmeal firm and more
active. Wheat-Spot market dull, closing
firm; options buoyant and active closing az
best prices of the day, fully S14Qs3zc above yes
terday; reports of frost in Minnesota and
Dakota and active milling demands in the in
interior prompted the advance; foreigners sold
early, but bought toward the close. Rye firm
and quiet; Western, 64@65c. Barley malt dull.
Corn-Spot market dull; higher closing firm;
options 11s@Issc above yesterday; not active,
but following wheat; crop news a little more
unsatisfactory. Oats-Spot market dull and
unsettled; options moderately active and
frmer. Hay easy and quiet. Hops strong and
and wanted. .Coffee-Options opened steady,
6Q15 points down, closed steady and unchanged
to 10 points down; quiet and lower cables;
1850: september. r.T5Sissnee; octeSsr.. oaeSsr.
E.l5@1T.25c; November, 16.S0@l69O; Decem-
Der, l6. 709l6.SOe: January. l630@l6 35c; Febru-
ary: l6l0Ql6l5c; March, 15s59l6O5e; May.
gGes R4e n mo- and qnet; naa OsaR sales 1S6
bags molAsses sugar, sc test, sl6c; 400 tons
fairly active and firm. Molasses-New Orleans
firm; better demand; common to fancy &c.
Oottonseed oil firm and quiet. Tallow strong
and quiet; city, 81 90: for packages, 4A@4Lc
Rosin quiet and steady. Turpent1ne dull;
steady at 4O1z@Ale; Eggs in fair demand and
firm; Western I7Ql91ac; receipts. 1924 pack
&c. Pork quiet and firm, mess mess si2 S 5o@ia t IS:
extra prime, $40 000l0 so. Cutmeats unsettled
and in fair demand; picked bellies, 5@5skc;
do shoulders, 5g51sc; do hams 1018@Ilc. Mid
dies quiet and firm; short clear, s. 20. Lard
near months steady; late months weaker;
Western steam, S8 so; sales, $500 tierces at
Sc 40@6 50; options sales, $50 tierces; Septem-
Der &c 1905 80; October ST. s. 44SS g 4S Novem
S6 S6Q6 81; January, 81 02G7 OF, closing at
81 06 Butter higher and more active; Western
dairy s@l2c; do creamery, n02lc; do factory,
part skins. 25z@51z; Ohio fat 5zG7c.
PHILADELPHIA-Flour stocks in first hands
are very light; market firm. Wheat open ed
strong on renewal of active speculative buying
by the continued rise In silver and
fuctuated considerably, and closed IKQ2c
higher than yesterday; rejected red, in grain
depot, 94c; ungraded red. on dock, 81 OF; No. 2
red on dock 81 o. No ), oos red August 81 os@
November. 81 06A@l W. Corn options
opened H@lc higher, but quickly rallied in
with wheat and on fears of frost in
the corn belt and left off firm at yesterday's
closing rates. Demand for carlots was light,
and prices were generally Xc lower. Export
orders were below the marx; No. mixed, in
grain depot sc; No. high mixed, in do.
55ssS; 55SsS5zc; september, 555SG5sc; October. SsS
5SE; November, 56561S SG56xc. OatsECar.
lots steady with a fair local demand; No.
white, 441fc; do choice, 45c; new No. white,
431c; No. 8 clipped, white, Az; No. 2 do, Acc;
new No. l white. .45c; options opened nc higher,
reacted Nc and closed hc lower; No. 2 white,
August, 4Z1Sc@43c; September, 4l1S@42c; DC.
tober 4l56@zlXc: November, 41sl@42c. Butter
firm for fine goods; Pennsylvania creamery
prime to choice, l8d2Oc. Eggs firm and scarce;
frsts, 1910.
family. s. lO@3 20. choice So SO@3 so; fancy,
81 2004 40; extra fancy, 81 1904 SO patents,
s5 O505 25 Wheat active: fair business was
the market though unsettled and
irregular was higher yet fluctuations were con-
September. 81 OK bid; December, 81 0s1s: Nav, law
81 l4s4. Corn-a moderate business was re-
ported; the amount on ocean passage showed
a decrease of 800 600 bushels and this coupled
with good buying and moderate receipts, ad-
ber 1870 bid; October 4sc bid; May, 52l[c.
Oats-Higher and stronger, with active trad
ing In May, whorts covering and good demand
from the country; No. 3 cash, 39@39llc Did;
September 3S16c bid; December, Bic. Rye
70c asked. Corn meal firm and unchanged.
lower, at 81 81 Bran lower at 74c
Hay quiet and grades below fancy weak, with
D downward tendency; prairie, choice to fancy
s6G9 so; timothy, prime to fancy, sl0@l3 so
ButtermFirm and higher: creamery, choice, II
Eggs-Quiet at 14150l5c. Lead-Higher but
irregular and unsettled at "a 421S Whisky
j lS Provisions-Pork Sl1 70. Lard, S6 90.
Dry salt meats and bacon unchanged.
MINNEAPoLls-Receipt of wheat were IS
ears and shipments II. Of yesterdays inspec-
from outside was good, but there was not
snough of il to clear off the offerings and local