Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-28
General Markets,

PhiIadelphia-Flourf firm ahd quiet; West
ern winter clear, So 2503 s.; do do straight,
S. 65Q3 go; Winter patent, "a 0094 25: MInne-
sofa clear, S. OOG3 so; do straight, So 6O64 co.
Wheat-Speculation strongly bullish, prices
closed 1N@l%c higher on call; better in
qulry for export, but advance checked b9st-
red in 90, 7513c: No. red December, 751l9
1910; January, 75s4976c; February, 77@771zc;
March, 7SZ91S13c. Corn-Options firm and
advanced 501ac in sympathy with wheat
Local car lois quiet and steady with ample
offerings; steamer, No. high mixed in
tradesmen's elevator, 4s14c; No. 2 yellow in
grain depot, 4S3Ill49c: No. mixed in grain
depot, 4S115c; do in export elevator, spot and
January, 4Sc: No. 2 mixed, December, 47sI0
4sc; January, 4754Q4Sc; February, 4s64SZc;
March. 4s94s1lc. Oats-Market for car lots
steady; trade quiet; futures dull; No.
mixed. &c; No. white, S711c: No. white,
4Olz84912c; No. 2 white. December. 395l940c;
January, 39Q3g11c; February. S97493791c;
March, 393z14Oc. Butter quiet and sLeady;
Pennsylvania creamery, extra, SO03Ic;
Pennsylvania print extra. 34@S7c. Eggs
scarce and wanted; PennsylvanIa first, S2c.
Cheese, 6@Sc.
ST. Louis-FIour dull and unchanged.
Wheat opened strong and ~ up; the buying
was very active; later there was let down
of 1880 and the close was 75G5Sc above
Frl0my; cash, 672sc, December, 671Sc; Janu-
ary, 675sc; February, 69c; May, 7416c: July,
7S5lc Corn opened firm, like wheat, but
trading was light and prices soon turned
and the close was Z@9sc under Friday; cash,
5O21ci OecemDer, 061sc. 'ianua Jo%sc; FED
ruary. 575sc: May, 4l14@4l9sc; oats, sample
lots No. sold at 3316c; May closed lower,
4c Rye quiet. 4SHG49c. Barley quiet; Min
nesota sold 53055c. Bran slow; sacked lots
at mill brought 6U46lc, and on east track,
Gle. Hay firm; timothy, $40 OO@l3 OO; prairie,
81 50@l0 90. Flaxseed higher 81 O7. Corn
meal quiet, 81 so. Bagging, 51I96Ac.
New Orleans-Rice steady; ordinary to
good, 25s@31&c. Sugar steady; open kettle
strictly prime to choice, SIC; fullv lair to
prime, 393 l-l6c fair to good Iair, 21s@2 l5-l6c:
common to good common, 25s9254c; centri-
fugHI Off white, 4sQH4c: gray DO, 33494c;
choice yellow CHARMED, 8 13-l6G31sc; prime
do. 33-l6@35lc; of do. 8 7-l6@S3sc: seconds,
25sG314c. MOlasses strong; open Kettle fnncy,
33c; cnoice, 30lSlc; strictly prime, 2S@29c;
good prime, 25@27c; prime, 24925c; good COM
mon to good fair, 20@23c; centrifugal choice,
lSc; strictly prime, 2S@29c; good prime, 269
&c; prime, 24935c; good common to good
fair, Z0023; centrifugals choice. 1Sc; strictly
16c: prime to good prime, 12@15c; fair to
good fair, 90l1c; common TO god common,
6GTc; fermenting, S95c; syrup, 23@2Sc.
BaItimOre-Wheat strong; No. 2 rcd, spot,
1870; December, 1870: January, 75szc: May,
8OAc. Corn quiet: mixed spot, 4S@4s1Sc;
year, 4S@4SZc; January, 4754c; May, 5O15c
asked. Oats quiet; No. white Western,
1880. Rye slow; No. 2, 5S13c asked. Hay
quiet and steady, $l4 5O@l5 so. Grain
freights dull; Steam to Liverpool per
quarter, 81. Provisions firm; mess pork,
$16 %. Butter quiet; 30@3lc. Eggs firm,
&c. Coffee frmer; No. ., 1870.