Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-07
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Wheat Values Based ON the State OF the
Weather-A Higher Range of Prices
Established-Corn and Oats

day again hinged on the weather, and from the
contradictory reports received the market dur
ing most Of the session ruled quiet. In the alb
sence of general rain, however. operators were
not disposed to sell, in fact, the buying exceed
cd the selling, and higher range of prices was
established. The opening was sz@l1sc higher.
and advanced lc more, declined 1ssc and closed
about l11Sc higher than Saturday July opened
5SGszc higher, advanced Kc, fuctuated within
a small range and closed about s4c higher than
Saturday.
Only moderate business was transacted in
corn, transactions being chiefly local ana nuc'
tuations limited to ss@5c range. The feenng
was firm and trading at slightly advanced
prices.
Oats were active, stronger and higher. In
terest centered chiefly in June and July, which
advanced 5SG3<c. Offerings we're moderate,
but on the bulge they increased slightly and
reaction of sc followed, but the close was firm
at MG3zc above Saturday.
The feeling was somewhat nervous and un-
settled in hog products, and prices fuctuated
considerably within a moderate range Inc
market opened rather weak, showing later con-
siderable temporary strength. About the MID,
die of the session the feeling was easier and
prices settled back again to medium figures,
but toward the close considerable strength de-
veloped and prices were well supported
The leading FUTURES ranged as rollowE
WHEATeNo; 2 June: SlsE@S@Sls@Sz4e;
Q77IG77IZc; wear. 76G781Zc-
CoRS-No. 2 June, S4k@S4sz@s4l@ l@sf&c;
July. S5@S3A@S4N@S51sci August, S5s4GS5E@
oxTsSNO June. 22NG2s%G2aN@2sa6c;
MISS PORK, per b6l:-June, sII 421x@lI s219@
huEas 4S9 81 S Sai 5SE So soS SES s1a a g. OO0 'O'
LARD. per 100 ns. = June, s. 1905 50;
july s6 S211@6 sO@s S215@e 80; August IS 80
SHORT RIBS, per 100 Ds:-May. IS IS; June,
6 0219@5 e215Q6 021s; August $6 021zQ6 LOG
Cash quoJauons were as Follows: Flour steady
and unchanged. No. 2 spring wheat S21sc;
No. spring wheat, 76c; No. 2 red, S211SS;;
No 2 corn, S44c. No. 2 oats. 23c; No.
rye. 4O24c No. 2 barley nominal. No. l fax
seed. .sl55. Prime timothy seed. 81 80. Mess pork,
per barrel sll 5O6ll S. Lard.per 100 lbs.
IS S716G5 go Dry salted shoulders (boxedl,
SIS 25G5 So Short clear sides (boxed), s. 256
3712 Sugar-Cut loaf unchanged. Receipts
Flour, l05.0OO barrels; wheat, 10000. bushels;
corn, $4,000 bushels oaJs. l34,0O0 bushels;
Shipments-Flour, 1900 barrels; wheat, g.
900 bushels; corn. 6O6,0 900 bushels: oats, 2740Q0
bushels; rye 1000 bushels; barley. I,OOO
bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was very weak; fancy creamery, WQ2lc;
choice to fine, F@lSc; fine dairies. l69lSc; fair
to good, l2Gl4c. Eggs firm at ll15@l2c.
New YoRK-FIour steady and moderately &C
tive. Wheat. spot dull and steady; options
quiet, L@skc higher and steady. Rye easy and
quiet; western, Soc. Barley quiet; Canada, 67Q
74c. Barley-malt dull; Canada, 90c@$l 10 for
old and new. Corn-Spot stronger and quiet;
options dull, 1s@3sc higher and steady. Oats
0ntiOns moderately e.
tive and stronger Hay steady and quiet: ship
ping 65Q70c; good to choice S0c@Sl co. Hops
quiet and firm. .Coffee--0ptions opened steady
and unchanged to points down, closed steady
and unchanged points down to points up;
sales S4,75O bags, including May, l6S5@l6sOc;
June l700c; July, E.l0@l7.l5c; August, I7.25@
17.3Oc; September, 17S5@lL45c; October and
November, 1750c; December lz.55G17 60c;
January 17.6Oc; March, 1850; spot Rio
steady; fair cargoes, lSAc; sqgar-Raw wholly
96 test, 7ssc asked; bids. I@1&c under; refined,
dull and lower: mold A, S1{6s5sc: standard A,
sc; confectioners' A, SIC; cut loaf, &c;
crushed, &c; powdered, Sc; granulated, SIC,
Molasses-Foreign strong; so test, &c; New Or
leans quiet Rice steady and quiet; Cotton
Turpentine dull at 4O16c: Eggs firmer and in
far demand; western, l4@l415c; receipts, $3.50
packages. Pork more active and steady; mess,
$lS@lS 25: extra prime, Sl2@R 2a Cutmeats
63z665sc for l2O lbs; picked shoulders, SIC;
picked hams, 101Sc; middles quiet; short clear.
S6 55. Lard opened weak, but closed strong at
an advance; quiet; sales western steam, 81 l5@
June, 81 Is; July, 81 2li August 81 "a; septem-
Der. 81 1907 q, closing at 81 q bid. Butter
quiet and lower; western dairy, 9@l6c; do
creamery, 15@20c: Elgins,, 2l@22c. Cheese
stronger and wanted; western. out of stock.
ST. LoUIs-Flour quiet, steady and un-
changed. Wheat opened higher. The news
from the Northwest was not favorable, and
there were some complaints In from winter
wheat sections, though general advices con-
tDued extremely fine. Other markets ad-
vaneed and this soon followed, though cables
were dull and the visible decrease of 74S,0O0
less than expected, The close was %Q%c above
Saturday; No. 2red, cash, 7714c nominal: May
TIC; June, 761SG783zc, closing at 1910 bid
July, 745s@75@743zc; August 74@75c, closing at
74szc; year 74c, closing 74c bid. Corn was higher
and strong on advances elsewhere, and light
receipts and rapidly decreasing stock sharp
ened the demand; No red, cash, 8OsIc; Nav,
3l@Sl14c closing at 3O1s@3016c: July, Sl1s@S23sc,
closing at S2Ss; August. SSc, closing 33E bid;
September, 3SA@3SHc, closing at 33Zc bid.
Oats firm. n June closing 1ac above Saturday; No.
2S1S@28xc. Rye-May offered at 4lIzc. Bar
ley-No market. Flaxseed, quotabe at 81 IS.
Bagging firm: prices range SSE@l05sc. Iron,
cotton ties, 81 TO- Provisions dull and weak.
PHnADELPHIA-Flour weak and unsettled;
Ohio and other Western clear, 81 50@4 rs; DO
straight 81 75@5 90; winter patent. fair to
choice, SIS 00@5 so; Minnesota clear, 50 1904 25;
do straight, 81 5OG5 %: do patent, IS 35@5 IS.
Wheat firm but quiet; No. 2red in export ele-
July, SS9S4c: August, SS@s4c. Corn quiet but
firm; sales, ungraded mixed on track 1910; No.
2 mixed and yellow. in Twentieth street eleva-
tor. 441{e; No 2 mixed on track. &c: No, 2
4211@i8c; August, lS1S@4Sc. Oats eGl strong an: and
higher; sales, No. 3 white, 3l7zc; No. white,
3221c; No. white May, S214@S28c; June. S2@
visions quiet but steady. Pork-Mess, new,
Sl4; do, prime mess, new, $13 so; do, fairly
SIS 00@l5 so. Hams-Smoked, l015@l2c. Lard
Pure city refined, 7sz@s1zc; western steam,
extra, 2Sc: do prints, do, 25626c Eggs firm;
good Pennsylvania frsts, 137z@l4c. Cheese
steady; part skins, 6@73c. Receipts-Flour,
2 500 barrels; wheat, 5000 bushels; corn. 5000
bushels; oats, "a, 600 bushels.
CNcNNATT-F1our barely steady; family,
S. 50@3 IS; fancy, 81 O0@4 25 Wheat stronger;
No. 2 red, S4@65c; receipts, 800 bushels; ship
ments. none. Corn easier; No. mixed. $3.50
Sc oats stronger N0 so NS semiFsd PS1 2@g9
sl2 25. Lard firm at S. 62%. Bulkmeats steady;
short rib, S6 90 Bacon firm; short clear 81 S71%.
Butter in fair demand; fancy creamery. 24@25c;
Soc. Sugar easy; hard refined, Ss<@92sc: New
Orleans, 74@7ssc. Eggs firm. Cheese steady.
MnwAUKEE-Flour steady and dull Wheat
firm; cash, 7sc; June, 7sssc; July, 7S1sc.
Corn quiet; No. white 27G271kc Rye firm;
No. l 445zc. Barley nominal: No. 2, 5l@52c.
Provisions firm. Pork, sl1 80 Lard IS 80.
Cheese easy; cheddars, 9Gl0c
BALTIMoRE-Provision dull and unchanged.
Butter dull; Western packed, l5@l8c; creamery,
22@24c. Eggs firm at l3c. Coffee dull; Rio
fair, 1s5sGle%c.
ToLEDo-Cloverseed dull but firm; cash,
"a 25. Receipts, none; shipments none.