Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-25
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Wheat steadier and FractionaIIy Higher ON
Improved Outside Trading-Corn and
Oats About Hold Their Ground
Hog Products Quiet.


Improved Outside Trading-Corn and
Oats About Hold Their Ground
Hog Products Quiet.
CHIcAGo-A good business was transacted
in wheat to-day, and some operators re-
ported improved outside trading. The mar
ket evidently is now considered on q safer basis
for business, and operators. especially outside
traders, have more confidence in the market at
present prices and a larger and more general
business is expected. The feeling developed
was somewhat stronger.
The opening was a shade better and sold
about sc above yesterdays closing, then de-
clined &c for July rallied &c, eased on &c,
and closed about 1Sc higher than yesterday.
May closed about nc higher than yesterday,
and June commanded 1@5zc premium over
May Shorts covered freely and some Of the
traders who have figured on the selling side for
some time were credited with having taken on
some long wheat for reaction.
There was only moderate trade in corn
fluctuations being within 1z@ssc range, and
values showed but little change from yester-
day. The prevailing feeling was firm, though
no advance of consequence was established.
Oats were slow and easy, and without new
features of Importance, trading being lighter
and governed entirely by local influences. The
feeling was easy, but fluctuations slight
hog products ruled lower during Ene early
part of the session, but after the bulk of the
offerings were disposed of the market temper.
arilY showed more steadiness and prices rallied
slightly. Toward the close the market ruled
easier again and prices receded to medium
figures and closed rather quiet.
The leading FUTURES rangeu as roIlowS
WHEAT-No.2 May, ,SOl1 1@s012 @SO@S014 4c;Ju une
S033g@Sl@SO14 49sgAc; July, 7S1s@7SAGH1sQ
GoRN-No: May, S41s@s4szc; June, s47l
@S5c; July, S579@S54@ @S5sg@ g@S5alc.
oATs1So rs; No.. May 22sS@22Sc; June, 2Sc
Mess PORK, per bbl-May, sll 3O@1l 42HQ
II 2719@n IS; June, sI1 42E@l1 50@ll 1870
II As; July, Sl1 5091l 6O@1l 4713G11 521S.
az ta s SGns loo s. s'MAg sss Sos ssSs ss g. 4B 50
IS S715G6 e066 S71z06 80.
SHORT RIBS, per 100 Bs-May IS SO@5 S775@
SO@5 IS; June s. 9711@5 s714@5 s21z95 S2115
July, S. OO@6 0211@6 00@6 90.
Cash QuoJauons were as Follows: Flour nomi-
nally unchanged. No. spring wheat 7934QS0z4c;
No. spring wheat, nominal; No. red, 793z
S No 30 rye 4e corn s8 sc DaTI.2 NS nomins Gasi
No. 1axseed. 81 S. Prime timothy seed.
81 S49l S5. Mess pork, per barrel; sll $50
II 40. Lard. per 100 lbs. Sc sO@6 S21S. Short
shoulders (boxed), SIS 25@5 so. Short clear
sides (boxed), s6 25@6 BY. Sugars-Cut loaf,
gzs@s24c; granulated, SIC; STANDARD A, Sac;
bushels: corn, 2oS,OOO bushels; oa1s. 10000
bushels; rye, 5000 bushels; barley, 1900 BUSH
els. Shipments-Flour, 10000 barrels; wheat,
5000 bushels; corn. $4,000 bushels: oats, 9S,-
geo bushels; rye. 5000 bushels; barley. 5000
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was weak; fancy creamery, 23Q24c;
choice to fine, 2l@22c; fine dairies. 20923c: fair
to good, l59lSc Eggs steady at lOQl0Hc.
NEW YoRK-Flour dull and heavy. Corn
meal steady. Wheat-Spot frmer and quiet;
options more active; new months unchanged;
July and later months A@15c higher. Barley
and and barley malt quiet. EOrn,spOt steady and
Spot steady and dull; options firm and mod
erately active. Hay quiet and firm. Hops quiet
and firm. Coffee quiet; options opened barely
points down; sales, $500 bags, including
April, 1870; May 16.656l6.70c; June, 1850
1880; July, 16.S0c: August, 17.OOc; September.
lEalogI7.l5e; Rio quiet; fair cargoes, lss5c.
refining, 7-l6c; centrifugals $50 test
nc bid; sale of 2750 hogsheads; $500
mats and bags at &c for Muscovado, &c for
molasses sugar, SIC for concrete, 5@5Hc for
centrifugals c. l. f. and 81 for Manila; refined
firm and quiet. Moasses-Foreign firm; sales,
!, go hogsheads; New Orleans quiet Rice quiet
and depressed; sales 100 hogshead city at 41Sc,
closing at 45sc. Rosin steady and quiet. Tur-
pentine steady and quiet at 46c. Eggs quiet
and easier; Western, l2A@l215c; receipts, 5.S72
packages. Pork lower; old mess nominal; new
mess, Sl3 00@l3 .; extra prime, S12 000l2 %.
Cut meats slow: picked bellies, 615@773c:
picked hams, 10Dl015c; picked shoulders, 51a
S Lara steaSy "a az Sna a duiI; s saIes y western
at 81 l1@7 l3; June, 81 l5@7 IL; July 81 1897 20.
August, 81 2l@7 %; September, 81 rs, closing at
81 5@7 26. Butter quiet and easier; Western
dairy, l1@20c; do creamery, 17125c Elgins, 2613c;
Cheese quiet; Western, S15@l0c.
ST. LoUIs-Flour dull and weak, but un-
changed. Wheat-Trading was heavy in July
which declined early on the large offerings
The feeling was weak any way as other mar
kets were off, the weather fine after last nights
rain and cables dull and lower. There was a
rally from the early break, but again weakened
off late, closing ll6c below Yesterday, while
August and year were the same. May was
hammered down, though strenuous efforts
were made to sustain prices. No. 2 red, cash,
1870 askedi May, 793s@SOAc,> closing at 1910;
75c, closing at 745zc; August 74@74sSc, closing
at 7415c bid; year, 1896, closing at 741zc asked
Corn-The market was weak early and declined
Sszc; May, 80TG8o3Sc, closing at SO5Sc CD bid; J.
June, BIC, closing at 3IAc; July. SIC, closing
at S2c bid; August; g SS@3S1sc, closing at 331sc;
June, 2S1kc Rye dull; No 2, 43c Barley dull;
sales Minnesota at 40c. Provisions dull and
lower.
CNCINNATI-Flour dull. Wheat weak; No 2
red. S415GS5c: receipts. none; shipments, none.
Corn firm: No mixed, 96c. Oats active; No.
mixed, 261c. Rye dull and lower; No. 24S@5Oc.
Pork easier at $l2 rs. Lard barely steady; cur
rent make. $6 6218 Bulk meats and bacon
steady. Eggs stronger. Cheese weaker.
MIwAUKEE-FlOpr steady. Wheat firm;
cash.773zc; May, 7Sc: July, 7s3sc. Corn dull; No
8, S4c. Oats dull; No. white. 27@2Sc. Rye
steady: No. !, 42c Barley firm; No. 2 size
Provisions unchanged Pork, slI 35. Lard,
81 s. Cheese steady; cheddars lO011c.
PHIADELPHIA-Flour weak and unsettled.
Wheat market neglected by both Spectators
and shippers. and options wholly nominal; car
lots dull. Corn-Carlots very strong with a
good demand; nothing doing in futures. Oats
CARROTS dull; futures quiet, but steady.
BALTIMoRE-Provisions dull and steady
Butter quiet and easy; Western packed l8a120c;
best roll 140l7c; creamery, 24G26c. Eggs dull
and easy at lie. Coffee dull and easy; Rio, fair,
ls11@ls5sc
ToLEDo-Clover seed dull; cash and April
81 65. Receipts, bags; shipments, 263 bags