Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-14
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Wheat Receivers From the Panic und Closes
Slightly Higher-Corn md Oats
Score Advances-Hog Pro-
ducts Weak and


than yesterday.
1t was again what might be termed local
market. There was less wheat offered, ana
parties who were sellers yesterday were cred
tied with doing the buying to-day. covering
of short sales comprised the bulk oil the trad-
ing. This accounted for the frmness, assisted
some byt the impression that. after all, the prin-
| cipal bull traders may not have sold out their
holdings.
A fair degree of speculative activity was wit
messed in corn during the early part OF the ses-
sion, and the feeling displayed was quite firm,
later becoming more easy. Opening sales were at
slight advances over the closing prices OF
yesterday, and under good demand, chiefly
from shorts, advanced &c, eased off 14@ssc,
ruled firm, closing Agssc higher than yester-
day.
Trading in oats was of local character; The
market opened firm, with fair demand, and
prices for May advanced sc. After the urgent
| buyers had been filled up the demand
slackened. A Quieter feeling developed, and
recession to almost opening figures followed,
and the close was steady at &c over yesterdays
last sales Trading was quite active In pork,
but the feeling was unsettled and prices lrregu,
lar. The demand was quite active early. and
figures of yesterday. Later the feeling was
weak, offerings free, and prices receded S715Q
40c, with liberal trading at the decline Toward
The close the market was steadier, and prices
improved 5@lOc and closed rather quiet.
In the early trading lard advanced 21a@5c, but
subsequently receded 5@711c, and closed quiet
Short ribs were unusually active. Early sales
were made at 216@5c advance, but a recession OF
l213@l5c followed. This was succeeded by an
advance of 215@5c, and steady close.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT-No. 2 March, Csc; May, 969975s
@969sI}4e June, 9S@9S34@s2a4GSS15c; July, S71I
CoRNENo. 2 March, SEC; May, 36@S6X@
355s@S61sc; June. S5sz@S5Ic. -->-
june, 9ars5Ss ssS }afy 5ss
MESS Pork, per bbl.SMay, So 5O@12 6215@
Y 2O@l2 2715; June, sl2 621l@l2 621z@l2 2o@
II S21155; July. $l2 656l2 65@l2 S71s@l2 S71E
June, % s 1897 s6 ~ fS5s s@af O5sa G gTIfa july rs rs
2O@7 I215G7 I7112: August, 81 2O97 10
SHORT RIBS, per 100 fbs.-May, s6 5@6 45@
SS SEes g SO ss SpRs 5sS Sc aS 1x5SgS S 9S S9O S''
Cash quoJauons were as1oIows: Flour steady
and unchanged: No. . spring wheat,
9944@s5c; No spring wheat, SS@9Oc: No;
oaFs 6sd ae eSS SS No rye oGEn 9sa SG ' barley aG
nominal. No. l faxseed. 81 S. Prime timothy
seed. 81 80. Mess pork, per barrel, Sl2 25
@l2 30. Lard. per 100 lbs. S6 95G6 9715. Short
ders (boxed). IS S71%@5 so. Short clear sides
(boxed), S6 621996 IS. Sugars-Cut loaf, 20
SIC; granulated &c; standard A. 71sc. 90 Re, Re
bushels; corn 1872 600 bushels: oats 100 600 BUSH
els; rye, 1900 bushels: barley, 5000 bushels.
Shipments-Flour. 5000 barrels: wheat, ZOO
bushels; corn. $4,000 bushels; pats, 5000
bushels; rye 5000; barley, A. 600 bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was weak: fancy creamery, 25@26c;
choice to fine, 2O@2lc; fine dairies 2092lc; good
to choice, lS@2Oc. Eggs firm at lS11@l4c.
NEW YoRK-Flour heavy and dull. Corn
meal steady and dull. Wheat-Spot dull and
Barley quiet. Barley malt dull. Corn-Spot
steady and less active; options firmer and dull
Oats-Spot quiet and heavy; options steady
and dull Hay demand firm. Hops quiet and
firm! Cofee-Options opened steady and un-
changed to 10 points down; closed steady and
unchanged to 10 points down: quiet; sales &c.
l7.25@I7.SOc: June, 17.9O@l7.4Oc; July, I7.45c;
August, l7.55@@l7.60c; September, 17.65G17.70c
spot Rio unchanged; fair cargoes 1870. Sugar
Raw strong; refining firm and in fair de-
New Orleans, dull: open kettle good and fancy
2S@42c. Rice steady and quiet Cottonseed
oil strong; crude, 42c; yellow, 4Sc. Tallow firm;
city, 414c. Rosin firm and in fair demand;
strained common to good, 81 1713@l 20. Tur-
pentine firm and quiet at 5215c. Eggs in
moderate demand and lower; Western, lac; re-
ceipts, s,444 packages. Pork firmer. Beef
Besf Bf nans Sn duI1 mes ss SIS C oa@ @ So Cut es
55s@5%c; picked Ii hams, ms @S@ioc. S Middies
stronger; short clear, IS 80 Lard stronger and
March, 81 Sc; April, 81 So; May, 81 56@7 81, clos,
ing at 81 Sc; June. 81 3S@7 40; July, 81 Al: Au-
gust 81 1907 45, closing at 81 4S. Butter
quiet and easy; Western dairy, l5@2lc; do
creamery, lS92715c; Elgin, 2S1%@29c Cheese
steady and quiet; Western, 916@llAc.
ST. LoUIs-Flour quiet and easy but I'M
changed. Wheat higher. All other markets
were strong, advanced, and cold wave was
reported as coming, SO that though cable
advices were unfavorable and local traders
selling freely. there was a reaction; the close
was firm, with May &c and July &c above yes
teI terdag; No: red. cash s4994zsc; May. $3.50
ing at 9lc bid; July Sl3s@s211zc, closing at sc
Corn better, but speculative operations small:
No. mixed, cash, @1s@29l4c; May, 3l@3l1sc;
2 cash, 351ac: May closed at 26zsc bid Rye
Nothing doing. Barley-No trading. Provis-
ions-Market opened sharply higher; later ad-
vices from Chicago were unfavorable, and buy
ing ceased as sellers maintained prices.
CINCINNATI-Flour dull. Wheat dull: No. 2
red. CSC; receipts, 500 bushels: shipments. 500
bushels. Corn weaker: No. 2 mixed, S46345c
Oats barely steady; No. mixed, 26Q261<c. Rye
dull; No. 2 ACC. Pork firm at Sl2 50. Lard easier
at Sc s. Bulkmeats and bacon firm and un-
changed. Butter easier; fancy Elgin cream
cry, SOC; choice dairy roll, 17@lSc Sugar steady
and firm. Eggs steady. Cheese firm.
MnwAUKEE-Flour steady. Wheat frmer:
cash, S656c; May. SSssc; July, s754c. Corn firmer
No. 8, 32@3212c. Oats steady; No. 2 white 276
271zc. Rye more active; No. i, 435z@44c Bar
ley dull: No. ., 57c. Provisions steady. Pork
at Sl2 ~, Lard at S. 80 Cheese quiet; ched-
dars. u@l2c.
PHILADELPHIA = Flour unsettled and ir-
regular. Wheat firm, but quiet Corn-Car
lots quiet; futures quiet, but steady Oats in
fair demand for car lots at steady prices;
futures quiet, but steady.
BALTIMoRE-Provisionsf firm and unchanged.
Butter. firm; western packed, lS022c; best
roll, l4@lSc; creamery, N@2Sc. Eggs easy at
l3Gl31zc. Coffee firm; Rio, fair, 1910.
March, 81 IS; April, 81 80; receipts, 2OS bags;
shipments, 094 bags.