Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-07
MARKETS BY WIRE.

III mAhAG1 ~ u W lhGs
Oats Excited and Higher on q Report
That the Crop is Being Devoured By
Lice Whent Easier and
Pork Unsettled.
CHicAGO-A fair volume of business was
transacted In wheat to-day, and an easier feei-
ing developed. The opening was somewhat
stronger. and early sales were about Nc higher
than yesterdays closing. but under free offer
ings the market became weak, prices declining
steadily.
Corn was traded in to a fair extent, though
business was not as large as yesterday, fuctua-
tions being withing 1f@ssc range
Oats opened excited, there beng numerous
orders from outside to buy. st. Louis parties
sent in reports that the crop in Missouri and
Tennessee had been greatly damaged by lice.
First sales were on an excited market at 10
&c advance over yesterdays close. There was
good buying and prices advanced A@19c more.
Inc eager buyers were soon filled up and
prices receded A@1c irregularly, July showing
tne most animation and widest range. Inc de-
preston pdHs was only temporary, as prices again
advanced &c for July, but weakened, and
closed at about inside figures.
Mess pork was somewhat unsettled ana
Rrlces Rn;a were irregular within small range.
frlces declined l5Q20c early in the day, but raj
lied again l0Ql5c, and closed comparatively
steady at medium figures.
Lard was stronger. Prices ruled 21395c
nlgher, more particularly for the deferred de-
liveries, but toward the close the market was
easier and the advance was lost
There was considerable interest manifested in
short ribs Prices ruled 211@5c higher early, but
toward the close tho feeling was easier and the
greater portion of the advance was lost.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT-No. 2 June. 9l9SQ911 14g90aSQ aSQ90ssc;
5ulys SS39sSAGslssGsl9sc; August. s216992ss0
GoRMsNo, 2 June. a4l@aaa9 Ngss5Se;
in July. Q35A@341s9345Sc; August. S51aQS54@
OARS No. 2, June, 2sH@2s@NAe27Ac;
Mss Pork. per bbl.-July. sl2 g5@l2 $50
Z s. ss 10; Snssis s Os al sa Ss oSs S 500
as ooGs C21; xugusr. i5aS 1z11S6 i5ss Is; s.
September: IS 2715G6 2714@6 2215S6 25.
5 271: September. IS 4O@5 4O@5 S5@5 81.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
steady and unchanged: No: spring wheat, 800
90g903sc; No. 2 corn. 337sc: No. white, 2S@
2911c; No. oats. 27s4@S277sc; No. 2 rye SIC; No.
barley, nominal; No. | haxseed. 81 4O@1 A.;
prime timothy seed, 81 81; Mess pork ner bbI,
So S5@5 S21f. Lard, per 100 lbs, S. O5@5 10.
Short rib sides loose). S. 1906 20. Dry salted
shoulders (boxed). IS 4OGs5 50; short clear
SlQeS (OO4eQJ, Sl w. sugars. cut lOa1, un-
changed. No. 3 white, Z915c
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was steady and unchanged. Eggs,
l2c.
NEW YORk-Flour easy and less active Corn
meal quiet Wheat-Spot irregular and dull,
closing weak: options dull. zsg4c down and
ern nominal Barley malt dull Corn-Spot
stronger quiet and scarce; options fairly active,
%c down and weak. Oats-Spot fairly active,
irregular and M@1c up; options quiet and
firmer. Hay firm; fair demand. Hops firm and
quiet. Cotfee-Options opened frm at 1O@20
points up, closed steady at l0@l5 points up,
dull; sales, 1880 bags. including June, 7,4Oc;
July, 17.l04l7. l5c; August, 1886; September,
l670@1675c; October, 16.30c: December. l5.75@
15sDc; January, l5.7091175c; March, l550@
l555c; spot Rio dull and steady; fair cargoes,
Zoe; No. 7 fiat bean, 1Sss@lS1zc., sugar-Raw
active and firm; fair refining, l5-l6c; centri-
fugals $50 test, at 9-l8c; sales 200 hhds
Muscovadoes. S9o test, l3-l6c c. l. f. 4S, 600 bags
molasses sugar, Ss0 test 9l6c. c. E.; 1000 tons
domestic molasses sugar $40 test, at 4c; refined.
active and highor; G, 5@514c: extra q 5-16o;
white extra c, 511@52lc yellow, &C; of A, 1915
TONERS A, &c; cut loaf. TIC; crushed TIC;
powdered, 15l6c; granulated. 611c;cubes, 65sc.
Molasses-Foreign firm; 50o test. l914Q2Oc;
quiet Rice steady and active. Cottonseed oil
dull. Tallow firm. ROsin steady. Turpentine
quiet at 371493734c Eggs quiet and weaker;
erte pork Quiet. % catneats % easy. MIddles % quies;
short clear, So 20. Lard easy and dull; sales
1000 tierces; spot, So l5Q6 2214, closing at
s6 l5 bld city S. 70; options, sales, 25OO tierces;
July, S8 26@6 28 closing at s. Is bid: August
So 3s06 40 closing at s. 80 bid; September, s6 So
ass 81, closing at s. SO asked; October, s8 So
asked. Butter-Choce in demand and steady;
factory. 4G955c; Elgin, l4c; imitation creamery,
7@1lc. Cheese, good demand and firm; west
ern, GNG754c.
PHILADELPhIA-Flour weak, with very little
doing. Wheat dull; rejected, 7297Sc; fair to
good milling, SS@s2c; prime to choice 95G96c:
gust ms; sSSssc; September. Sa@Ssc%. % Com firm
and higher; No. yellow, on track, 411c;
steamer in export elevator, 3S11c; No. in e1-
port elevator, 4O21c; No 2 yellow in grain depot.
street elevator, from 42Q4271c; No. high
mixed on track. 4214c; No. mixed. June, 1910
4Os4c; July. 4l@41Hc; August, 42g424c; Sep
spos and duy
white 341%c; ungraded white. 3415G343zc; No. 2
white, 35@35lIc: do clipped. 355lc; No. white.
June. 3419GS5c; July, 345a@341sc; August, 3las@
moderate request. Lard. Western steam, s6 30
66 40. Butter quiet and weak; Pennsylvania
creamery extra. 130l4c; do prints extra, l7@23c.
Eggs quiet and easier: Pennsylvania trsts. l59
l511c.
Kpceipts-Flour. 1900 barrels; wheat, 100
bushels corn bl 600 bust els; oats II 800 bushels
Shipments-Wheat, 2,s0O bushels; corn. $500
bushels; oats, 49, zoo.
ORE-Wheat-Western firm: No.
winter red, spot and June, 9O1l19O15c: July
and August, 99l4c; December, 94lc bid. Corn
Western firm: mixed spot. 411904l5sc; June,
41@419sc: July, 4l@4lLc: August, 4l1sc; Sep
tember 43c bid; steamer, 3Sc. Oats very steady;
Western white. 33G35c; do do mixed 320S3c;
graded No. 2 white. 35c. Rye quiet: choice, 60
@65c: prime. 6l@62c; gOod to fair, 5SG60c. Hay
dull: prime to choice timothy, 81 501l3 Pro-
visions steady. Mess pork, old, sl2 IS: new,
Sl3 50. Lard-Retined. &c; crude, SIC. Butter
steady and in good demand; creamery fancy, IA
@15c; do fair to choice. 12@l3c; do imitation, 1O@
lie; Iade fancy 90l0c; do goou to choice. 7@Sc;
rolls. fine l0@l3c; do far to good, S410c; grass
9Q10c. Eggs firm and in good demand at IA &c.
Coffee firm; Rio cargoes, fair, 2Oc; No. 2, 1870.
MINNEAPOLIs-Rsceipts of wheat to-day
were "a cars; shipments, 25 cars. The cash
wheat market was very quiet There was
fair demand for better grades early from
few local millers and to go outside, but they
only wanted small amounts. After they had
been supplied the market was very dull. No.
2 and grades below were slow and hard to SELL
Elevator companies were bidding u cent under
July for contract grade. Closing quotations:
No. hard. June, SSc; July, S913c: on track, S915
@90c; No. Northern, June. S716c; July, SOC;
July S61ac: on track, S5c.
ST. LOUiS-Wheat was again unsettled and
sharp and irregular fluctuations characterized
the days market; the close was %0Ac below
yesterday; No. red, cash, v3Ic; July closed
at SS16@S9c; August, S83sc; December 923sc.
Corn higher and strong, closing &c below yes