Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-26
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Wheat Active and Higher ON Good Local
Buying-COrn' Makes Small Spurt-
Oats About steady-Hny Prod

more fullv developed to-day, and prices snow q
further Improvement but the full advance was
not sustained. June was advanced &c over
yesterdays closing, and closed 1c higher. July
opened Nc higher, fuctuated within small
range for some time and then advanced 1zc
more. receded sc, and closed Ac higher than
yesterday.
AT the opening there were pretty fair offer
ings of May wheat, but June took the lead in
the advance and May followed. The trading
was mainly of a local character, the outside
business not being on as large scale as yester-
day. The buying was credited largely to the
short interest, with some buying no doubt for
investment. The selling was done chiefly by
parties who had bought at the lower prices for
a reaction, and not by any large longs
A fair degree of activity was manifested in
corn and transactions were at slightly higher
prices The market opened at yesterdays
closing prices, steady for a time. then ad-
vanced Lc ruled steady and closed &c higher
than yesterday.
In oats larger business was transacted in
the way of buying May and selling June at a
premium of &c but the amount of new busi-
ness was small A stronger feeling developed
early and prices advanced 1s@1zc, but increased
offerings caused recession and the close was
steady.
A fairly active trade was reported in mess
pork and prices fuctuated considerably within
a moderate range. Opening sales were made
at Sc advance, and the demand to fill orders
was sufficient to further improve prices 10c
Later the market weakened, offerings were in
creased, and prices declined l215@l5c. Toward
the close the market was steadier and closed at
about outside figures.
More was doing in lard, and the feeling was
stronger. Prices ruled about 275c higher, and
the market closed steady.
A fairly active trade was reported in short
SteQQleT. RrlCeS
more favorable to sellers.
The leading futures ranged as rollowG
WHEAT@Mo; Si1IyS ,S,, Nay Sl@slA@SShgsS5e;
7S54Q7915c; year, 76a761z z@76@76lc.
June, S5@S51S@S4S@S51Sc; July, z@S5T@S5sS
oXTs-No. 2 May, 22az@2274@@sS@22Nc;
June. 2s1s@SH@S@2Sc; July, 2SsS@2SH@28ss@
Mess PORK, per bbl.-May. s1l 4O@n 5O@
July, sll 571zGn 671z@lI 521%9ll s.
8 50; June; g Sa55@s s716@6 S5@6 S71z; July,
SHORT RrBs, per 100 bs;-May, $ s7H@5 s5@
July, S6 O217@6 O711@6 0214@6 OK.
and unchanged. No. spring wheat. SO5sGsIc;
No. spring wheat 72@79c; No. red, S01s
@Slc. No. corn, 3i2zc. No oats,
2c No rye 49s No; 2iR. barley ay,SO nominal 6asd
81 S4@1 IS. Mess pork per barrel, Sl1 So
Lard, per 100 lbs, S6 S21I@6 IS. Short
ribs sides uoose). IS 9O@6 CO. Dry salted
sides (boxed), Sc 25@6 S715 Sugars-Cut loaf,
91S@934c; granulated, Sssc; standard A, S5Sc.
Receipts-Flour, 5000 barrels; wheat 1000
bushels; rye, 1900 bushels; barley, 1900 BUSH
els. Shipments-Flour. 32, 900 barrels; wheat
1900 bushels; corn. 1900 bushels; oats, H.
600 bushels; rye. 1000 bushels; barley, 5000
bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was weaker, but not quotably lower.
Eggs weak at 10@l015c.
NEW YoRK-Flour dull and weak. Wheat
Spot dull and firmer; options dull and ga
sc higher. Rye dull. Barley and barley malt
quiet Corn-Spot f1rmer and quiet; options
fairly active and stronger. Oats-Spot firm
and quiet; options steady and dull. Hay
opened barely steady and lO@l5 points down;
closed steady at 15620 points down; sales
81, 200 bags, including April l650Gl6.55c; May
l6.459l6.55c; June. 16559l665c; July, 1860
l6.70c: August, 1680@I6 S5c; September. 1900
I7.OOc; spot Rio quieti fair cargoes, 1sszc.
Sugar-Raw firm, sparingly ohered; fair
refining, 67-l6c; centrifugals, $50 test,
nc; refined tlrm; good demand. Molasses-
Foreign firm; 500 test, &c: New.Orleans quiet;
open Kettle, good to fancy, 2S@42c. Rice steady
and quiet COttonseed oil quiet. Tallow more
dull: offered at z5szc. Eggs weaker and quiet;
western, l2c; receipts, 7,fI3 packages. Pork
steady. Lard dull and barely steady; sales
western steam, 81 1907 20. closing at 81 Is; city
S6 20; May, 81 1907 IL closing at 81 IL; June,
81 1907 Is; July 81 17Q7 l9, closing at 81 I9;
August, 81 q; September, 81 25@7 26. Butter
weak and in moderate demand; western dairy
1lQ2Oc; do creamery. l7@25c; Elgins, 26c. Cheese
unsettled and dull.
ST. LoUIs-Flour quiet and easy: xxx, 81 50
as 90; family, SS 15@9 25; choice So 4O63 so:
fancy, So 95@4 05; extra fancy, 81 1904 25; pat
ents, 81 50Q4 s. Wheat better; there was less
pressure to sell and better demand, as cables
were better and all other markets stronger but
trading was light, and no interesting or new
feature turned up; late in the session consid-
erable wheat came out for sale and the price
declined, though the close was 1SG1lc above
yesterday; May was dull and neglected most of
the session: No. red, cash, soc; May, 1870
at 76]zc bid; july 747S6751zc closing at 75c bid;
August 745s@741Sc, closing at 74szc bid. Corn
firm May ADVANCED DssS @ with Mav fai5ly sstye
closing at S0szc; June. Sic, closing at 3llzc
Oats higher; No. cash, 2315c bid; May 2S5Sc
bid; June, 24c. Rye dull and easy; No. 2. 4l@
42c. Barley-No market. Flaxseed quotable
at 81 45. Cotton bagging in good demand; N
pound SsSc; 2Z-pound, 10Ssc. Iron cotton ties,
81 10. Provisions dull.
CNCNNATI-Flour in light demand. Wheat
duh 66 and neglected; No red ed S4@S5c; receipts,
firm: No. mixed, 36c. Oats heavy; No. 2
mixed, 26c. Rye easier; No. 2, 4S@50c. Pork
quiet at $l2 % Lard firm, with a good de-
bacon quiet Butter quiet Sugar strong
Eggs firm. Cheese steady
MnwAUKEE-Flour steadv Wheat firm;
cash. 1870; May, 7S5sc; July, 791sc. Corn quiet:
No. 8, SIC. Oats dull; No. white, 271Sc. Rye
quiet; No. l. 1910. Barley dull; No. 2 5615c
Provisions steady. Pork, sil As Lard, S6 s.
Cheese steady; cheddars, lOQl1c.
BALTIMORE - Provisions quiet and un-
changed. Butter quiet and about steady; West
ern packed, lSG2Oc; best roll, l5QlSc: creamery
2s@2c. Eggs dull and steady at lie. Coffee
quiet and easy; Rio fair, lS11@lS5sc.
PHILADELPHIA-Flou weak Wheat firmer
Corn firm. 0ats-Carlots dull and a shade
weaker.
ToLEDo-Clover seed dull; cash and April
81 60. Receipts, IS bags; shipments l56 bags
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