Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-17
ARTICLES.

| and Soc more for flour; No. spring wheat,
o'sa ed C q S S1 so sPsag oC4n Snea c o Os
oats, 2szsc; No. white, sl@a9c; No: 8 white,
500; No. 2 rye, 81 o.: No. 2 barley nom
inal; No 8. o: b., 62@57c: No. T. %. b., 45@ose;
| 81 25 mess pork, per bbl,, $40 25@l0 20;
lard, per 100 Bs. SO 65; short rib sides
| Qoosel, s. 65@6 70; dry salted shoulders
81 2O@7 30. Whisky, distillers' finished goods,
| per gallon. 81 II. Sugar unchanged.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the but
i41zc. A' Dn'"AAs'0 ~ 8
NEW YORK-Flour excited and unsettled;
In instances 15@25c higher asked; spot mar
ket unsettled, higher and quiet: No. red,
8 1921 1874 elevator; 81 Il9@1 Is 81 5atioat;
1 reS a Il 81 n S0 No rel Sorsein q s Ha
| arrive, 81 %; No hard to arrive 81 25: No. 2
Chicago 81 1s115: options remarkably excited
with an unusual advance, selling up to the
close of change after feverish fluctuations
fully 51s@519; No. ? red August. 81 1o@
! lSE, closing at 81 1S4; October, s. oSA@
1433ss, closing at 81 f4s6; December. 81 lI@
| Is, closing at 81 l47s;January. 81 l234@1 1873,
closing at 81 1875; February,'si 15@1 III, clos
8 ~; May, 81 1901 49, closing at 81 lsA
delivery, $11 20, CT. f. Corn-Spot market
higher and firm; light offerings: No. ., 76@
7sc elevator; T@79c afloat; ungraded mixed,
clined 1@@1h,- advanced 1a@Ac, closed
strong at 1@116c over yesterday; August
7S%@74c, closing at 74c; September. 7o97lc,
closing at 7O19c; October, 6s@6s34c, closing at
6s19c; December, 5914@6OAc,S closing at 5971c;
May, 5711c: after change, August, 76c to 775sc
september, 73c to 74c; December, 6O54c. Oats
Spot market unsettled, dull and lower;
options stronger and quiet, August closing
at 34l4c; September, S4L4c, closing at 3414c;
October, 335403414c, closing at 3fl lc: spot No.
2, white, 45c; mixed Western, 8$a57c; white
shipping, GOO; good to choice, 75@95c. Hops
quiet; State, common to choice, 15@19c:
Pacific coast 16@I91%c. Tallow weak and
quiet; city, lOc for packages; SC asked: Eggs
Hides in fair demand and firm; wet saIted,
New Orleans selected, As to 75 pounds,
6s@7Oc; Texas selected, so to 60
pounds, 6@sc. Pork dull and steady;
sl1 75@l2 25; extra mees,. $40 5O@l1 90. Cut
meats quiet. steady: picked bellies, 7A@Sc;
picked shoulders 6A@6f5c; picked hams, II
tember, s. 921&. Lard higher, firm dull; West
ern steam, Sc 95: September, So 9516 95, clos
ing Sc 96; october, 81 04@7 06, closing 81 OF;
81 S2@7 &c. closing 81 IS. Butter fairly active,
firm; Western dairy, 12@15c; Western cream
cry, 16@2Oc; Western factory, 12@4c: Elgin,
2Oc. Cheese fair demand, strong; Western,
5]a@7c; part Skins, 3@614c.
ST LoUIs-Flour largely higher and ex-
cited, but prices entirely nominal, as sell
ers were undecided; patents were held at
about a 1904 rs; extra fancy, 81 1904 so;
fancy, s. 05@4 10. Wheat-The opening was
as usual, excited; at the close the market
was 6l@6Hc above yesterday; No. 2 red,
cash, 81 09@1 O3; August, 99c@$l O4, closing at
81 021a bid: September 9s1ac@s1 OS, closing at
81 05H. Corn--This market had boom Of its
own this morning, largely due to the excite
ment in wheat and the close was at the top,
sA@.c sa higher so than YESTERDAY; No; ? cash,
ing at 551sc; year, 42@45c, closing at 45c bid
january, 4l1s@44c. Oats higher In sympathy
with wheat and corn, but trading light;
No. cash, 2S14c; August, 2Sc; September
231s@29c, closing at 29c bid. Rye neglected.
Butter in good demand, and unchanged
Eggs scarce, advancing to Ac. Provisions
strong and higher. Pork, $40 4O@1O so. Lard,
s. 25.
sympathy with wheat. Wheat strong under
higher cables and an active demand to cover
shorts. Prices advanced 5@5N cents, but the
rise shut out shippers and there was little or
nothing doing in the way of new business.
Steamer, No. 2 red, 81 0s11 0s11S; No. red,
81 12@1 l214; No. red, August, 81 12@l 13;
September, 81 1214@l l3; October, 81 I5@I IS15;
November, 81 1891 IA. Corn very Strong,
in sympathy with wheat, and prices ad-
vanced l@11ac: ungraded mixed, on track 74c;
No 2, yellow in grain depot and elevator, 75c;
7l@72c; October, 69@70c; November, 67156
6S12c. Oats-Receipts were more liberal and
local car lots dropped off, from yesterdays
extreme prices with very little demand; No.
2, new white, 53c; old, No. 8, white, light
weight, soc. Futures 1@11dc higher: NO
white, August, 3993919c; september, 3663615c;
October, S1@y55ae; November, Ss@$s1c.
KANSAS CITY-Wheat-On the call cash
No. hard, which closed yesterday at s6Lsc
bid, was offered at SIC and 9415c bid. Tie
closing prices were: No. hard, cash, 9415c
bid; August, 941ac bid; September, 94c bid
No. 2 red, cash, August and September, s5c
bid. Corn stronger; No. 2 cash, SIC bid.
Oats higher; No. cash, 27@2714c; August, y
@27ssc; September, &c bid. Eggs firm at
active, demand excited and buoyant; No. ? !
red, 81 OF. Corn firmly held; No. mixed. |
637ac. Oats. good demand, steady; No. 2, |
2 s5c. Pork quiet, but more firmly held at
$40 s715. Lard quiet, Sc 371a. Bulk meats |
higher, S. 75@6 s715. Bacon stronger and |
better demand, ~ 1907 20. Butter firm. |
Eggs quiet, 12c. Cheese quiet; light demand. |
MILWAUKEE-Flou quiet. Wheat firm:
No. spring, on track. cash. 81 02@l o. Sep
tember, 81 Ol; No. Northern, 81 O6 Corn |
firm; No 8, on track, 64@6415c. Oats steady;
lev firm; September 66c bid. RIVE firm. |
No. l State, 81 0l@l N. Provisions quiet.
s. s75S.
BALTIMORE-Whea strong and higher;
September, 81 121 4@L la1aa; October, 81 I234@ |
l 13: December, ST I5, steamer No 2 red,
81 Osh asked. Corn strong; spot. zoe; the
firm; No. white Western, 4Sc asked RYE
No, 2, 81 o.. Provisions unchanged.
MINNEAPOLIS-Whea Closing quota
tions were: No. l hard, on track 81 021511 O6;
No. Northern, August, 81 OIL; September |
1S7sc: December, 81 OH; on track, 81 O0l |
03; No. Northern, on track, 96c@S1 90.
TOLEDO-Wheat active and lower; cash,
81 OH; August, 81 OF; September, 81 O61%: De-
,ember, 81 0S1a Corn dull; cash, 6411kc. Oats
quiet; cash, SOC. Rye strong and higher;
cash and August, 81 05
DULUTH-Wheat was excited to- day, and
closed 6l4c higher than yesterday, Septem-
Der closing at 81 OF and December at 81 or.
The Drygoods Market.
NEW YORK, Aug. b.-Business in drygoods
was moderate and restricted as usual on
saturdays Agents were in receipt of good
many small orders for wide variety of
goods but spot transactions were few and
ight.
Wool Markets.
ST. LouIs-W ool-Receipts, 63,l42 pounds;
htpments, 81 500 pounds. The mar ket was
lu1et and unchanged. The demand contin-
les best for the bright woods.
Bar Silver.
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