Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-19
CHICAGO CHANGE.
The Cereals Close Weak and Provisions
Rather Irregular.

The Cereals Close Weak and Provisions
Rather Irregular.
CHICAGO, Dec. H.-There was a good de-
mand for wheat every time it got down TO
f6sSc or lower, and millions seemed to be for
sale at 1910 for May. 1t closed with 7615c
bid Corn and oats were eas:sr. oats being
the weaker of the two toward the close.
Corn is about 1-l6c lower and oats are on nc.
Provisions were on the decline from soon
after the opening until near the close. Pork,
compared with yesterday, is l5c lower. JAN
uary lard is l0c higher and May 219c lower.
Ribs are of from 115c to l0c.
The conditions seem to paralyze operators
in wheat. Prices appeared too low to en-
courage selling and too weak TO warrant
much buying. Cables we're again weak ana
exports OF wheat an d flour were reported to
be about ], 100 00O bushels smaller than dur
ing the preceding week, while from the At
lantic ports the exports of wheat alone we've
mary markets for the week were about
1000 700 bushels less than last week. It was
estimated that the visible supply mlgnt not
show an In crease Of over 15oO,OOO to l,7OOO 900
bushels, though some parties calculated
upon 1000, 900 TO 2, 900 bushels increase.
The feeling early was tame, and prices de-
clined nc, then became stronger. and the
closing was about 10 lower lower than yes
terday. Some little support was given to
market by the taking OF 100000 bushels OF
wheat ut st. Louis at Hc advance on the
Corn was steady for while and declined
Lc later with wheat and provisions, rallied
slightly, and closed with fractional loss.
Trading was light.
Oats soon declined Lc, then rallied 1S9Lc,
declined &c and cI''sed Hc lower than on
yesterday The market was featureless.
For the closing day OF the week there was
quite an active business in hog products,
mainly ci edited to local operators. The
market was greatly unsettled and prices
huctuated onsiderably-averaging materi-
ally lower on all the leading articles. The
market opened stronger, but after Tew
purchases, lacked general support and
room ira ders" took advantage OF the sttua
ton to dispose of considerable property
At this juncture the "long" interest was
credited with rather FREQ Offering, and
prices declined quite rapidly, notWithstand-
ing some prominent manufacturers were re-
ported as making rather liberal purchases.
Toward the close, the market exhlD1ted
little more strength in q general way. Trad
ing was brisk, both in January and May de-
liveries and differences were wtdened some
what. The receipts OF hogs were fair, with
little change to note in prices-selling at
the highest figures of the season. Estimated
supply for next week only moderate.
cash quotations were as follows: Flour.
weak; winter patents, $S 5G63 30; winter
straignts, So 2O@3 4O spring patents, So !59
10; No. snring wheat, 701sc; No: 3 spring
wheat, 6l666c; No. red. 701sc. No, corn,
on track; No. 2 white, 3295s1lc. No. 2 rye,
I73Ic. No. barley, 64c; No. f. O. b., 40@66c;
No. A. o. b.. 34@46c. No. fiaxseed, 81 OsH.
Prime timothy seed. 50 OGB2 10. Mess PORK
per barrel, Sl4 75Gl5 70; lard per 100 pounds,
$40 90: short ribs sides, loose, g 25QS 3712;
dry snlted shoulders, boxed. 81 s7159S OO;
short clear sides. boxed, So so@s IS; WHISKY, Y
suaars, cut ioaf, 5%@5sse; granuIated. sc;
standard "A", 4Tc. Flour, combined spring
straights, s. 7595 90; bakers 81 OO92 10. No.
corn, 35c.
600 bushels; corn, 1872 OU0 bushels; oats, 1884, 900
bushels; rye, 1000 bushels; barley, $1,000 BUSH
els.
Shipments-Flour, 1900 barrels: wheat
% O00 bushels: corn $1,000 bushels; oats,
I55OOO bushels; rye. 1000 bushels; barley, g.
QUO bushels.
Pan1e OF the leading features furnished by John
M. Oakley Co.. bankers and brokers, No. IS
sixth streets. d.