Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-27
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Wheat Receivers Lost Ground, but the En.
tire Advance Not susrniued-Corn on.
settled by Reports of Rain nno


Frost Pork Steady.
cHIcAGo-wheat-Tr was not SO large
to-day as yesterday, but a fair business was
transacted, The feeling developed was
stronger and the entire decline of YESTERDAY
was at one time recovered, but the iuii ao
vance was not sustained. The opening "as
about h@1zc higher than yesterdays Closing
then advanced SIC for September, ana oni!
about &c for December, then eased on 24VIsc.
huctuated and closed about 214c hleneI l"t ~
September. lssc higher tor December any a.
higher for May than closing figures on OnAhge
yesterday.
Corn was active ard unsettled, price changes
being frequent within an Irregular range: 1ne
market opened weak, with free selling ol MA!
a good deal of long property being disposed OF,
influenced largely by rainy weather IN tne corr
belt and the weakness in wheat NotnhhR W'is
reported last night, but the temperature was
low. On the decline several orders for Septem
Der being on the market, and offerings OF ieaL
ures light a firm feeling was developed ano
shorts endeavoring to cover forced prices up
ward. The sharp advance IN May from olA to
526c was due to reports that the Signal service
predicted frost for Nebraska
Oats was quiet but stronger, and prices ad
vanced %@lc, and closed with most OF the gam
maintained at the close.
Mess Pork-Rather more was doing and
prices ruled regular within moderate range.
Offerings were fair and the demaad moderately y
active. Prices at the opening ruled 5QI12c
lower and further slight decline was SUD
mltted to. Later the demand was active and
prices ruled l5@l712c higher, and closed com
paratively steady.
Lard-Trading was fairly active and the feel.
ing was somewhat settled. Offerings were moi
very large and the demand was fair. At the
opening the feeling was easier and prices re
ceded about 214c. Later the demand was con
siderably improved, and prices rallied 21a@5c
and closed comparatively steady.
Short Rib Sides-Quite good trade was re
ported. At the opening the feeling was easy
nd ri0 rulad 0lLEDEr l0Nar later the mar
ket showed more strength and prices rallied 5d
I1sc. and closed comparatively steady at me
dium figures.
The leading rurures ranged as follows:
WHEAT-No. 2 August. 81 041z@l 0S@l 041.
al O6sl; September, 81 041S0i 0S@l 0417G
O6sz: hecember, 81 O71S@i 0gssGl O715e9! Gs7l
CoRN-No. z August 1Sls0is2s@4S3 gg4s 4se
ssgtsmeer, 4S1z04sss@ @4SssG4sc; May, 6lSG
oATs~No. 2 August. se4@S7A A@S6s4@s7c
September, 369S615 G36@96ssc; May, $3.50
395z@3SI@395sc
MEss Pork, per. bbl.-September. $40 7O@
II 0O@lO 7UQll 90; October. $40 75glo 1910 Is
QlO rs; January, sl2 4216@I2 573f@l2 4o@l2 %:
LAs4 s1p ps[ lCS SoiSSe sePse%Ss5 s. 9s 4S s Ss 8
s 40: january. IS S5@6 S5@6 s216@6 So
SHORT RIBs, per 100 ODs.-September, IS 3214@
5 32k@5 2595 S215: October. S. SOS 5O@5 421a
as Az; January. S. 9215Q5 9715@5 g0@5 95.
Cash quoUauons were as follows:
Flour steady. No. 2 spring wheat. 81 o674;
No; 3 spring wheat, s5c@sl 90; No red,
q V6A: No. corn, 4Sc. No. oats,
No. / faxseed. 81 S61<. Prime timothy
per 100 lbs, So 221S Short rib sides, loose,
S SIX; short clear sides. boxed, s. logs rs.
Sugars. cut loaf, unchanged. No. white oats.
S715@3sc;,sNo. white oats. 3524@S7c.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
I2@iS Eggs-sOutnern, I5Gi6c; Northern, I6G
l6%.
NEW Y0Rk-Flour unchanged. Cornmeal
unchanged. Wheat-Spot unsettled, closing
strong and 5z@l1zc higher; no export but fair
milling demands: options opened at A@15c de-
cline on shorts selling recovered l7sc through
better cables and manipulation. closing H@lc
over yesterday and firm. Rye firm and quiet;
western. 65466c Barley malt dull; country Soc:
city, S5GyOc. Corn-Spot fairly active; chiefly
export, and higher; option firm on manipula-
tions west and increased export demand. Oats
Spot dull and lower; options dull and firm.
Hay steady and quiet. Hops quiet and steady.
Cofee-Options opened steady and unchanged
to 10 points down, closing nearly steady; late
irregular 106130 points down; sales, 19 go bags,
including August 1900 Bic; September. l7.7o
al7 sOc; October, l7.lOGl7 i5c: November.
1870; December. l6.5O@l66J; March. 156O@
@i5.s0c; April, l560c; May, l555@l560c: spot.
Rio dull fair cargoes. 234c: No. fiat bean. 19c.
Sugar-Raw held &c higher, checking business;
59zc asked: refined firm. Molasses-Foreign
nominal; New Orleans firm. fair demand.
Rice firm and active. Petroleum quiet and
steady; United closed S534c for September.
&c bid: city, (s2 90 for packages). Rosin
steady and quiet. Turpentine quiet and steady
at A@415c Eggs-Fancy firm, good demand;
Wool quiet and easy; domesti', fleece. S39SSc;
pulled, 26QS4c; Texas. l7924c. Pork easier
and active; mess. SO 25@l3 90; extra prime,
picked bellies 576@614c; do shoulders, SIC: do
hams, 1lQll15c. Middes dull and firm; short
clear, S. %. Lard stronger and more active;
Western steam, s6 so; sales, 1,5O0 tierces;
options sales l0.O00 tierces; August, S6 seas So;
September S8 5O@6 So closing at So 5l@6 81;
October, So 64Q6 it; closing Sc 66@6 81; No
vember, S6 1896 ~, closing Sc 49, December,
Sc S7@6 90 closing Sc 90@6 81; January, 81 100
II, closing 81 11@7 II Butter-Choice active
and firm; Western dairy 9@l4c; do creamery,
ll@23kc; do factory, 7169l3c. Cheese unset
tied and quiet; part Skins, 46Q6lc; Ohio fat
514G71.
sALTImoRE-wheat-w Western unsettled and
higher: No. winter red, spot and August,
81 02A@l 03; September, 81 O36l OS1k: October,
81 0434Gl 05; December, 81 0614@I 061S Corn
Western easy; mixed spot 5512c; August, 551zc;
September. 5i24955c: October, 65@551sc; year,
Soc bid. Oats firm: Western white. 43@45c: do
Western mixed, 40@42c; graded No. white, 44c;
do Western mixed, 42c; new white, 42@44c: do
mixed, 4l@z2c. Rye firm; choice to fancy 100
75c; good to prime, 69Q7lc; common to fair, ESQ
&c. Hay steady; prime to choice timothy
Sl1 0O@l2 90. Provisions steady; mess pork
old, Sl2 80: new, Sl5 90. Bulk meats, loose
shoulders, &c: long clear, &c; clear rib Sides
&c; sugar picked shoulders, 7c; sugar cured
smoked shoulders Sc; hams. small l367l31Sc:
large, llsz@12c. Lard, refined, 75zc; crude, 615c
Butter steady; creamery fancy 2l922c; do fair
to choice, 19120c; do imitation, l30I5c; ladle
fancy l2Ql4c: store packed, 7G9c. Eggs active
and scarce at 2l@22c. Coffee firm; Rio cargoes,
fair, 2015c; No. 2, l9c.
PHILADELPHIA - Flour quiet. but firm.
Wheat strong under bullish speculation in New
York and Chicago, and prices advanced 16c:
l O53z; October, 81 O615@l G6A; November,
81 071S@l 073z. Corn-Options firm: carlots for
local trade steady; No. s white In Twentieth
street elevator, 5515c; No. mixed in do, SIC;
ungraded in grain depot. SIC; No. mixed In
Twentieth street elevator and in grain depot
mixed August and September, 551S@56c; Octo-
ber. 56656zc; November, 564@56Ac Oats
CARROTS steady; No. mixed. 4l1Sr: new No s
white. 43@4316c; do choice. 1916; do on track
44c; new No. white, 44]%c; do short stopage
431fc; new No. white. SIC; futures steady; No.
October. 415@4l54c; November. 4lsz@4ac. But
ter quiet and irregular; Pennsylvania cream
cry, extra. 23c: good to prime, lS12lc Eggs
scarce and higher; Pennsylvania irsts 20@2l%c
ST. LOUISA large business was transacted
and the feeling was hrmer. The market opened
at declines of ss61zc, but the loss was quickly
recovered and values hardened and advanced
considerable though top prices was not sus-
tanned, the close was sole higher
September, 81 Oh and nominal: May, 81 llXc.
Corn-Trading was fair and the market firm
The opening was A@11c lower, but the market
not only recovered this loss but advanced IA
Zc more and at the highest price reached; No
2cash, 451zc asked: September, 45kc: May
dooIo aslrad Oats hiphar and Nov ,,o, ot;,,a,