Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-13
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Wheat Tumblss Under the Influence of Rain
In the eNorthwest-COrn and Oats Fall Into
En-. Soun-Hoo prnducfu Eaa


the soup-Hog Products Easier.
CHIcAGo-wheat was lower to-day under
the double weakening influence Of favorable
crop report by the Agricultural Department
and heavy and general rain over most Of
the country last night. The opening was l1sG
1sSc lower, ruled steady most of the session al
the decline, later sold on Nc more. advanced
&c, and closed nc lower than yesterday.
There was very general selling but at the
same time there was good buying, and the first
half hour witnessed pretty active trade, after
which the market ruled quiet and steady.
Advices from the Ohio Valley, parts Of Indiana
of rain. Five boatloads were reported taken
for export at the seaboard with prospects OF
more doing.
market opened Kaskc lower than the closing
prices of yesterday and sold OF nc, ruled
steady and closed A@5sc lower than yester-
day.
Oats were weaker. First sales were at 1S@
Kc decline. Offerings continued free, although
trading was fairly active. Prices continued
on the downward course and further decline
of N@16c was recorded and the market closed
at about inside prices
Only moderate trade was reported in hog
products and the feeling was easier. Prices
ruled lower, though fluctuations were confined
within a comparatively narrow range.
The leading FUTURES ranged as follows
WHEAT : No. June, S3@S3H@S2H@63Nci
July, 79l4979%@7S74@79Hc; August, 79s@771
G7H9771Sc; year. 76076c,
IaIS. GSas0sS s.e, Aasa. 51ns sssSssss
oATs-No. June. 23Hg2S1Q221s@22zSc;
July. 2s}5@2SsE@2sS@2S1sc; September, 2s11@
Mess PORK, per bbl.-June, sl2 OO@I1 s71<:
July. So l2llQl2 l5@l2 OO@l2 O5; August,
sl2 0711@l2 1713Ql2 077z@l2 Is.
LARD, per 100 rs. June, So 921106 30;
July. s. s711@6 IS; August " 021497 O211@7 90
SHORT RIBS, per 100 Ds.-June, IS O21S@
g o.; July. So 10@6 0715; Augustus 1906 1715@
Cash quorauons were as follows. Flour steady
and unchanged; No. spring wheat, S5@S51zc;
No. 8 spring wheat. 72Gs0c; No. red.
S5@S5kc. No. 2 corn. S411@s45sc. NO. 3
Sari Ssrisy 2s 5Smins aG No. rye aa2.s.d @ NSi s. So
per barrel, So 90. Lard. per 100 pounds,
Sc 92%. Short ribs sides Qoose), IS 90
as 05. Dry salted shoulders (boxed), IS 250
5 so. Snort clear sides (boxed). IS 25Gs az.
Sugars-Cut loaf, unchanged. Receipts-F1our
5000 barrels; wheat 1900 bushels: corn, I69 600
blshels; oats. 96 OO0 bushels; rye, 5000 bushels;
ts-,sy, Il, 600 bushels. Shipments 1000
barrels wheat AZ 900 bushels; corn. 464 900 bush
els; oats. $500 bushels; rye. 5000 bushels;
barley. 1900 bushels
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
choice to fne, l3@l5c; fine varieties, 14@l6c;
fair to good, 10@12c. Eggs unchanged.
NEW YoRK-Flour moderately active and
steady. Cornmeal quiet; yellow Western, 81 so
az IS. WheateSpot dull and Il and &c lower;
options dull, sS@Xc lower and weak. Barley
dull; Canada, 67Q74c. Barley malt quiet: Can
ada, 9OcGsl 10 for old and new Corn-Spot less
active and Z@11o lower and barely steady; op-
tions moderately active, H@56c lower and
heavy. Oats-Spot firm and dull; options quiet
and lower. Hay quiet and steady; shipping, 65
@70c; good to choice, ,85c@Sl 90. Coffee-Opened
steady and 39l5 points up closed si6 dull and un-
ing May. 16.60@l6.70c; June, 16.70016.75c July
16S0@1685c; August, 1IO0c; September. 17101
@l72Oc; October and November. 1E25c; Decem-
Der, 17.3Oc; February, HS5@H4Oci spot Rio
quiet; fair cargoes. 1870. Sugar-Raw firmer;
fair refining. 6516@65Sc; centrifugaIs $50 test
nc: refined quiet and unchanged. Molasses-
demand: domestic, .47l@6ssc; Japan. 4N@5Xc.
Cottonseed oil dull; crude, Ale; yellow, Soc.
Tallow quiet; city, 516c. Rosin quiet and
steady; strained, common to good, 81 1901 1211S.
mand western, 1311z@l354c; receipts, 5.45l pack
ages. Pork quiet. Cut meats steady. Pickled
hams, .lOsz@11c: picked shoulders, 5sS0511c;
clear, IS So Lard ard lower and duh; sales ESQ Of
western steam, 81 30: city, So 20; May, 81 30
asked; June. 81 2697 28, closing at 81 26; July,
81 2S@7 81 closing at 81 2S; August. 81 S2@7 IS,
closing at 81 80; September. 81 S5@7 3S closing
at 81 35. Butter weak and quiet; western
dairy 9@14c; do creamery, 1311@l7c; Elgins,
1771@l8c. Cheese strong and scarce.
ST. LoUIs-F1our quiet and unchanged
Wheat-The Government crop report and gen.
eral rains in the West had bearish effect early
and pressure to sell resulted; after a sharp
decline the market rallied very little, and at
the close was 12s@lNc below yesterday; No.
red, cash, nc: Nav. 7714@7711c, closing at 7711c
bid: June, 7674@7714c, closing at 76a4c; July,
749s@751{c, closing at 7411Q745sc asked; Au-
gust 747s@7434c,. closing at 74ssc bid; Septem-
ber.. 7511Q7Ssc, closing at 759Se; December. 78c.
closing at 7Sc: Corn lower; No. mixed, cash,
321I@32szc: May, 3151@3l7Sc. closing at 313Ic;
June, 811l@31ssc. closing at BIC asked: July,
321l@325sc closing at 3214@32asc asked; August,
331s@3317c, closing at 331sc; September, 33Z
@341lc, closing at 335sc asked. Oats lower;
No. 3. cash, 2311c bid; May, 201zc; June. 23sI6
231Sc, closing at 23Ic asked; July, &160235lc
Rye in fair demand; strong; No. q Ale bid.
Barley-No market. Flaxseed, 81 45. Provisions
unchanged.
MILWAUKEE - Flour firm. Wheat easy:
cash, 7S5lc; June, 79c; July, 791zc. Corn quiet;
No. 8, 3414035c. Oats firm; No 2 white. 271A6
2Sc. Rye steady; No. l, 451zc Barley very
dull; No. 2 50@51c. Provisions easy. Pork,
Sl1 30 Lard, So 80. Cheese unchanged; ched-
dars, old, 9d10o.
CINCINNATI-Flour quiet. Wheat-No. red,
soc; receipts, none; shipments, 500 bushels
Corn dull; No. mixed, 3515c. Oats firm; No,
mixed, N@271Ic. Rye steady; No. 2, &c. Pro-
visions easier. Butter dull Sugar firm. Eggs
firm. Cheese steady.
BALTIMORE = Provisions in fair demand.
Mess Dork, $l3 %. Butter easy creamery, 19c
Eggs easy at 1916. Coffee frmer; rio fair,
lS5s@1S2c.
ToLEDo-Cloverseed nominal; cash, a 25