Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-01
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Wheat Lively MS n Cricket bur Prices Let
Go-Realizing Pulls Corn Down
Oats Average Lower-Pork
Best mt the Finish.

settled. The opening was weak and prices
5000 lower than yesterdays closing, and later
after some fluctuations. further declined A@
| lc, but the market developed strength, and
| and closed about 1c lower for December and
&c lower for May than the closing figures on
Change yesterday.
Corn-There was good trade atlower prices,
very weak feeling prevailing early, after
which better tone was manifested, but the
market closed with N@ssc decline. Offerings
of all futures were heavy. while the demand
was limited to local shorts. and rs the inquiry
from that source was only moderate the mar
ket had but little support. Most OF the selling
cline. when the market sold off quickly &c,
catching good many spot orders on the de-
cline, then the market turned on buying and
closed, as noted above, but ruled weaker toward
the close of the session.
Oats were traded in to q fair extent. A
weaker feeling existed and prices averaged
| lower. There was free selling by two large
traders and good buying by another. A good
part of the business consisted of transferring
| trades from September to May, and the free
selling of the first named month made it rela-
the rest of the list, and after selling at Nc de-
cline was bid up Nc by shorts. but at the close
buyers
Mess Pork-Quite good business was trans
acted at irregular prices. Offerings were rather
free, and the demand was fairly active. A
weak feeling prevailed early, and reduction
OF 2OQ3Oc in prices was submitted to- Near
deliveries were rather slow. Later the de.
mand improved considerably; prices advanced
35Q40c on near and 12]z@15c on the more de-
ferred deliveries, and closed comparatively
steady.
Lard-Trading was fairly active. Offerings
were fair and the demand was moderate. Early
the feeling was rather easy and prices receded
l0@l5c on deferred deliveries. Later the market
was stronger and prices rallied 5Q718c, and
closed rather steady.
was transacted, and the market exhibited a
more active feeling. Traalng was quite liberal,
demand being fairly active. Prices ruled 218c,
lower early in the day, but rallied again and
closed steady.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT-No. z August. 81 02@l 021s@1 Oh
al 0lss September, 81 02Q1 02zsl1 Ol@
olss December, 81 05@1 06gl 041a1I 0474:
September. z79z71ss7s1l lS461c; Nay, 6t1@5ttSS
oATs-NO. 2 August ss4@s74@Ss1l l@s71lc;
ssspPasl sssspse@bsT, S5sesoSs5ss@ssc; May $50
Mss PoRk, per bbl.-september. $40 OOQ
10 25@9 s5@lO 20; October. $40 250lO 35@1O 90
@IO IS; January, sl2 25@l2 25@l2 OOGl2 10.
Q8 10 Ge Is: October, ss 500 3o@6 25G6 80;
January, S6 721d@6 721d@6 6216@6 671z.
SHORT RIBS, per 100 0Ds.-September, S. Esq
as @ % 5a1Dars. @ T s. % a%s5 slS5 3 SS zSS5 5' S. ''
Cash Quorarons were as follows:
Flour unchanged. No. 2spring wheat, 81 0l1SS;
NJ No o,s< spring wheat CSC; es No. red 81 0iH
$S5A@S5c. No. 2 rye, SIC. No. 2 barley, 74c.
No. l faxseed. 81 Al Prime timothy
seed, 81 35@l 40. Mess pork per Dbl, $40 25. Lard
IS 25@5 80; dry salted shoulders boxed, s5 75@
S s711; short clear sides. boxed, S. 45@6 IS.
Sugars, Sut i0af 7@aAS; granuiased s79c:
No white oats ess ss@se MS "ni'e 0"'S'
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was steady, with good demand. Eggs,
NEW YoRk-Flour dull. and weak. Corn
meal quiet and steady; yellow western, 81 so
sold of at l@l14c on weaker cables, realizing
by longs and expected large receipts. The
close was steady at &c advance from the
Barley malt dull. Corn-spot dull at 4@4c
lower and easy. Options weak and L61c
lower on realizing; moderate trading. Oats
n@ ssidy o aGs Sssn and d0p'SSn Sn weak aav
steady and Quiet; shipping. sso0S5; good to
choice. s65@9O Hops firm and wanted.
closed firm at l0@l5 points up. Sales 5000 bags
including September. 1ZS50l7.9oc; October,
I5sO@lzzOe; M DssemeeT; sce,,z OK la7o9le 75c
quiet, firm, fair cargoes. 9oIc: No. fiat
bean. Ice. Sugar-Raw firm, fair demand. Sales
400 tons muscovado $50 test SIC: refined ac-
tive and generally l.lec higher; *C,"5 Sl6c;extra
yellow l5-l6@5 Lie off 5%@6c; mould "A"
65-l6c: standard "A" &c; confectionery
"a" &c; cut loaf, 6s4c; crushed, 6slc powdered,
Foreign nominal; New Orleans quiet, firm;
common to fancy, 26015c. Rice firm and active;
domestic fair to extra. 515@65sc: Japan, 6@64c.
Taiiow dull and easy; city is2 for paciingS, Sc
Common to good sI 4o@f s. s Turpsntine 1fsi quisi
aRs It % feoeps Esss @ ss' aas padkssy
Pork quiet and steady: mess, s12 25Q13 90;
extra prime. $40 So Cutmeats steady; picked
bellies, .62s@61lc: do shoulders. SIC; do hams.
1l@llHc. Middles easy and dull; short clear,
S6 ~. Lard opened lower and closed steady
and quiet; Western steam, So 421< bid; options.
sales, 1250 tierces; September, SIS 40 bid: Octo-
s. CLOSING I ss Sc S SI IS
Sc "a, closing at So 95@6 81. Butter less active,
but steady;Western dairy. 9@l4c; do creamery,
quiet; part skins, $4,000; Ohio fat, 51%@7E
Trading was good and the market irregular
and unsettled. The market opened at decline
of H@Ac. fell nc further and as buving be-
came general mounted steadily up until a gain
of 51Q4c had been recorded; there was another
relapse of SQl4c, and values hardened again
and fluctuations varied but little till the close
which was &c decline on December and May,
while September was 1ac up; No. cash. 9SQ99c;
September. 9S3zc; December 81 0316 bid; May
81 09 bid. Corn-A fair business was reported
and the feeling weaker. Opening was at de-
clines of 12@Sc on free selling and limited
orders, and there was rush to sell that carried
prices down H@Hc further, but reaction set in
on advices that the recent rains had come too
late and that only small portion of the stand
would be free from frost before September To-
The close, however, was at declines of II per
cent asked for September, and II per cent for
May. while October was steady; No. 2cash, 4Sszc;
September. 441sc asked: October 45c, nominal;
May, 47@47Hc Oats-Lower for September
which opened sc down, declined &c more but
advanced &c before the close: May opened &c
OH broke sc 81! further M improved Ac and closed
3234c, buvers; May. 3SA@3Sssc asked Rye
No. at 70c. Flaxseed, still advancing 81 $500
l 81. Provisions-Pork, S11 So Lard, Sc co.
Dry salt meats and bacon. steady. quiet. Re
els; corn. 1000 bushels; oats. $4,000 bushels;
rye, 1000 bushels; barley. 1000 bushels. Ship.
ments-Flour, H. 000 barrels; wheat s 900 bushels:
corn, none; oats II, 900 bushels; rye, 1000 bush
els; barley, none.
PHiLADELPHIA-Flour nominal. Wheat
weak and unsettled; No. red, on track,
81 17g S1Sl "a; AZ No red August ard September,
vember, 81 0S11l@I 033z. Corn - Options de-
clined 15G34c and closed nominal Car lots
for local trade scarce and generally held lc
higher. but local demand was light; No. 3
dd %1sS &c. e gtsn aepG SS geSy s in
November, 54@55c. Oats-Carlots quiet; No.
white, ,42Ixc; No. white new, 4Sc; old dc, 45%c;
futures quiet and weak; No. white, August,
424Q4215c; September. 40X@4lHc; October,
4ozS@aSc; November. 4lZ@4lNc: Butter dull
PENNSYLVANIA print do, 23@27c. Eggs steady
and firm; Pennsylvania flrsts, Nc.
MlNNEAPOLiS-The wheat market had very
little strength to-day. TIE opening was lower