Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-02
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Wheat Dull, But n Trife Higher - Coru
Moves Up-0ats Featureless Hog
Products Active, But Prices
Weak nud TInsefrIed

Weak and Unsettled.
CH1cAGo-Trading in wheat to-day was be-
low the average of the past few. days, and
quiet and duh feeling prevailed Fluctuations
were confined within narrow limits, the entire
range being &c, and closed about &c hlgner
than yesterday. There was no outside business
to speak of and only limited local traoihg.
The deliveries of wheat on March contracts
were light There was lack OF outside news
Corn ruled ouiet and inactive early in the
session, but fairly active toward the Close.
Trading was quite large, but connneo 10
transactions between local operators; Inc teel-
ing generally was very hrm, oneIlngs usins
only moderate while a very fair demand ex-
isted The market opened at yesterday CLOS
ing prices, declined H614c. advanced Hc, ruled
steady and closed gc nlgner ith Ie
tendency There were no deliveries on march
contracts.
products. but the feeling was rather unsettled.
The weakness in the hog market had some
effect early In the day, and sales of the speGu-
latlve articles were made at lower prices. Inc
deliveries on March contracts were limited, ana
the prospect of the report of stocks on hand
showing only slight increase had strength
ening influence later and prices rallied again
Outside prices however, were notsupporoeGi giat 70
The leading futures ranged as follows
WHEAT-No. 2 March, 81 04ss@l 041s: May;
s. o SSS1 oi S52SS5 & GSI SBv rs SSRss q sS
CosS-No. 2 March. $4l@Si5Sc; May, $50
= 6STsSNO; : March: .as{lc; May. 274@z7l@
Mss Pork, per f66lNMarch, sl1 G5@Il Is
oil O5@ll Is; May, sll 2O@n 3711@ll I71a@
II 80; June Sl1 309u 40@ll 3O9I 40.
LARD. per 100 ns.-March. S. 6I996 70
g6 s6s S5@6 90 q; May, Sc 7a@6 SOG6 1895 SO June
SHORT RIBS, per 100 Ds.-March. S $50
S 90; May, Sc Ooa6, ,O5@6 OO@6 O5; June, IS O715@
Cash quotarions were as Follows: Flour
firm and unchanged; No. spring wheat.
81 o4}2Ql oa5s; No; 3 spring wheat, nom nominal;
No 21ed 8 SSSl o4 No 1s;zc corn m sc 5iG,
nominal. NO naxseed, 81 4S. Prime timothy
sll l218@ll .. Lard. per 100 lbs. IS 20. Short
shoudeTs SS SasS SOSed 1Osd s S5 sSS short S oear
sides (boxed), S6 1215@6 25. Sugars, cut loaf,
unchanged. Receipts-Flour. 5000 barrels;
oats. 1000 bushels; rye, 5000 bushels: barley,
$1,000 bushels. Shipments-Flour. 1000, bar
rels; wheat, l4,000 bushels; corn. lO6, 600 bush
els: oats, 5000 bushels; rye. 5000 bushels;
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was easv: fancy creamery, 2o@26c;
good to choice. 20@2l1Sc; fancy dairy. 2O92lc;
good to choice. lS@A Eggs steady at l2sz@l3c.
NEW YoRK-Flour firm and fairly active.
Wheat-Spot dull; options A95sc higher, Bar.
ley and barley malt quiet. Corn-Spot dull and
easy; options firm and quiet. Oats-Spot dull
and weaker; options dull and steady. Hay
quiet and steady; shipping, 65@70c; good TO
choice, S0@95c. Coffee-Options opened steady
and points down to 5 points up, closed firm, Is
@2O points up; sales, 80, $50 bags, including
March, lG30@16 Soc; April l645@l650c; MAY,
l630ai655c; June, l6.50@l6.6Qc; July, I6.50@
1670c; August, 16.60@3l6.S5c; Septem Der, 1880
1886; October, I6S0@l7o0c; December, 1880
@l7.0Oc; January, 16.S59l7.O .OOc; spot Rio strong
and higher; fair cargoes at ls15c. Sugar-Raw
strong; fair refining. sc: centrfrugals, 96 lest,
55sc;refned quiet and steady. M Molasses-Foreign
firm and quiet; New Orleans quiet. Rice firm
and quiet. Cottonseed oil firm. Tallow lower;
sales, 200 hhds. city at 45sc. Rosin in fair de-
mand andsteady. Turpentine firm; small sales
at 491%650c closing at Soc. Eggs dull and
weaker: Western, l4@l414c; receipts. 6, 4T pack
sl2; new mess. SD 50@l2 rs; extra prime Sl2 90
1l2 25. Cutmeats frmer; picked shoulders,
55s@554c: picked hams, 94@l0c: picked bel
lies, Il lbs ave-, 7c. Middlss dull; short clear,
S. 40. Lard quiet and about steady; western
at s. Z; April, 81 Il; May, 81 li@7 IA, closing
3SS a. 4 1S 5upe Rnras lig7 g @ S sapsember spsinS
Butter about steady fair demand; western
dairy, 1392Oc; do creamery, l6@2S12c; Elgin,
29159SOc. Cheese quiet; western, lO@ll14c.
ST.LoUIs-Flcur quiet and unchanged Wheat
The opening was better but at once weak
ened of and subsequently was very dull with
little change: later the market stiffened up on
reports of a cold wave coming, closing quiet at
about Ac above yesterday; NO. reQ4 caSn,
$3.50; May. 9S3s99Ss4c, closing at 9Sssc bid;
June, 954c, closing az 95s4c bid: July, S51z@S55s
@s5ssc, closing at S55sc asked. Corn firm; No.
mixed, cash, 2s7s@Shc; March. 2S1s@2Sssc,
closing at 2S3se bid; April, 2S5sc, closing at
297sc bid: May. 305s@3l1sc, closing at 3l1sc bid;
july, 321S1325Sc, closiug at 323lc bid. Oats
steady; No. 2 cash, 25c; May. 2714c. Rye lower;
No. = 45c. Barley slow: Iowa. 55c: Wisconsin.
7lc Flaxseed quotable at 81 so. Provisions
quiet and essentially unchanged.
CINCINNATI-Flour easy Wheat dull: No.
2 red, 96c; receipts, 800 bushels; shipments 500
bushels. Corn quiet; No. 2 mixed. 33c. Oats
heavy: No. mixed, 26c. Rye dull; No. 2 SIC.
Pork dull at Su so. Lard dull at S6 60@6 70.
Buikmeats and bacon firm and unchanged.
Butter easier and lower; fancy Elgin creamery,
and firm. Eggs quiet. Cheese steady.
PHnADELPHIA-Flour dull, and prices ruled
in buyers favor. Wheat very dull, and prices
weak and closed shade lower; car lots dull.
Oats dull and barely steady. Butter dull and
weak; Pennsylvania creamery extra, Sc; Penn
sylvania prints extra. SOc. Eggs weaker; Penn
sylvania firsts, 14c
MnwAUKEE-Flour steady. Wheat firm;
cash, 943zc; May, 963zc; July, 9Ac. Corn firm:
No. 8, 3l63l15c. Oats easier; No. white, 2715@
2Sc. Rye easier: No. l, 44Ac. Barley steady;
No. 2 593Ic. Provisions steady. Pork quiet at
Sll l211S. Lard, St 90 Cheese firm; cheddars,
101$011c.
BALTIMoRE-Provisions unchanged. Butter
firm; best roll, l3@1Sc; creamery, 2062Sc. Eggs
easy at lac. Coffee strong; Rio. fair, lS@lS14c.
ToIEDo-Cloverseed dull and steady; cash
and March, 81 so; April, 81 IS. Receipts, go
hapS. ghinmentS Q44 baQs.