Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-16
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Wheat Dull mud LOwer-Crop Advices
FnvOrable-Corn HiFher-oats Weak
at the Close-Hog Products
Ahnuf Hold Thelr Own

| ACeoA
Prices evidently are considered reasonably low
and operators are reluctant about putting out
large lines on the short side, and at the sam,
time do not take to the buying side, and ar
content to await developments.
Prices again touched lower point and the
\ feeling was easy. Illustrations were slight
being confined within sc range most of thu
| day, but at close sold off Tc more suddenly
and the closing was X@lc lower than yester
! day. The weakness was attributed TO lack Of
/ support Crop advices are generally favorable
A steady feeling prevailed In corn, trading
being only of moderate volume, and most OF
the business was transacted early in the session
after which the pit became rather quiet. Inc
prices were governed chiefly by local influences
| The market opened 1t yesterdays close, was
| firm for time, advanced 1sQAc, ruled easier,
| reacted N@3sc, partially recovered, and closed
a shade better than yesterday.
Oats were traded in moderately and q
stronger feeling prevailed. There was little
desire to sell, and the buying by local oper.
ator caused a firmer feeling and an advance OF
Z95sc in prices, but it was not maintained
until the close.
A moderately active speculative business was
reported in pork. Opening sales were made al
l2L@l5c decline, and a further reduction of SC
session the market showed more steadiness,
and prices rallied 71S@l0c, but toward the close
prices settled back again, and the market
closed quiet
A quiet and dull feeling prevailed in the lard
market. Prices ruled 5971zc lower, the market
closing easy
short ribs, and the feeling was easier. Prices
ruled 5Q71Sc lower. and the market closed
quiet at inside figures
The leading FUTURES ranged as Follows
WHEAT = No, 2 June, S26@S2&QS2s6@
S22sc; July, 7Sss91S2S@17SG775sc; August. 20
CoRN0No. 2 June, S4sS@S45Sc; July. $50
@S54GS5@S4sse; August. 355a@355Sc.
oATs--No. 2 June, QZSss@2Sl@ l@2ssc;
July, 2SssQ2S3s92S%@239sc; September, $3.50
MEss PORK, per bbL-June, 81 5O@11 IS
GIL 4O@l1 40: July, s1l 6O@l1 6215al1 5O@11 so;
August sll 65@lI 6771Gll 559n So
August Sc 921@6 80; September. s6 s755gs s75S
at 921S@16 VIZ.
SHORT RTss, per 100 ns.-July, IS $50
s5@5 90G5 90; August, IS 0O@6 00@5 65G5 9714.
NEW YoRK-F1our dull and unchanged. Corn
meal steady. Wheat-Spot quiet, heavy and n
gle lower; options dull, heavy and H@1c
lower. Rye quiet; western, 50c Barley malt
dull; four-rowed State, 9S15c@Sl 90: two-rowed
do, S56921$c; Canada, 90c6$I 10 for old ana new
Corn-Spot moderately active and ZGxc lower
on canal; options dull and steady. Oats-Spot
weaker and dull; options steady and fairly
active. Hay steady and quiet; shipping, $50
mand and firm. Coffee-Options opened dull
and unchanged to points up, closed dull at
@lo points down; sales, 17.75O bags, including
May. !6.4i5gl6s55e; gsl6s55e; June, 1856; July, 1890;
cember, I7.lOQlz25c; February, 1L25@l7.S5
spot Rio steady; fair cargoes, 1870. Sugar
Raw unsettled and quiet; fair refining, 5-l6c;
sales, 500 hogsheads, English Islands, so test,
S1ze; cargo centrifugal, s0o test, c. and f., SC;
goo bags concrete, SIC; refined lower and
extra 6. 7lS7 ls-1Sc; yellow sS 6zS7c; of of
s; saSf ssonfectiUners %S1e S: cutioaf stafdisG sc
crushed, &c; powdered, &c; granulated, SIC;
cubes Sszc Molasses-Foreign steady: New
Orleans quiet. Rice in fair demand and
yellow, 49G5Oc. Tallow firm; sales $50 hogs
heads city, 9-32Q4 5-l6c. Rosin quiet and
steady. Turpentine dull at 39c. Eggs frmer
and in fair demand; western, l3s4@l4c;. receipts,
Ii Is; extra prime, Si2 OOQI2 Is. Cutmeats in
active; picked bellies, 615974c; picked
shoulders, 52s@516c; picked hams, lie; mid:
oles qglet&; & SNORT ciear, 90 Lard d1 depressed
steam, 81 l5@7 TX closing at 81 l71S; sales of
city at Sc 55; May, 81 Is closing at 81 13 asked;
June, 81 Is, closing at 81 II asked; July, 81 16,
sSseg at = 50 cOag3s Agus At asked
Butter in moderate demand and easy; western
dairy, 9Gl3c; do creamery, lSQl61Sc: western
factory. 713@llc. Cheese weak and dull; part
skins, 716@9c.
Cash quoJauons were as follows: Flour steady
No spring wheat, nominal; No. 2 red, S4@S4Zc
No 2 corn, 34szc bid. No. Q oats, 2SISc No.
rye. A15c: No. 2 barley, nominal No. fax
seed, 81 634l 81 Prime timothy seed, 81 3d.
Mess pork, per barrel, s1 456ll 50. Lard. per
100 pounds, sc 771S@6 S. Short ribs sides (loose)
S. S5G5 go. Dry salted shoulders (boxed) S. 25
as so. Short clear sides (boxed), s6 121SG6 25
standard "a" sic. Receipts-Flour, 2l,6OO
barrels; wheat II, 900 bushels: corn 402 600 bush.
els; oats 200 0O6 bushes;r 900 bushels; barley
1900 bushels. Shipments-Flour, 10000 bar
rels; wheat 1910 bushels; corn. 402 900 bushels;
oats, O,OQO bushels; rye. 1000 bushels; barley
s 800 bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was weak; fancy creamery. l5Ql6c;
choice to fine, l275@l4c; fine daries, l2@l4c; fair
to good, SQlOc. Eggs firm at 1l15Ql2c.
ST. LoUIs-Flour quiet and unchanged
Wheat-Little done in the old crop months. as
sellers were scarce and asked high prices. The
new crop months declined and were dull and
unsettled. Late all outside markets were dull
the close was nc below yesterday; No. red
June, 763zc closing at ne: July, 7311l@7S5Sc,
asked. Corn irregular; No. mixed, cash, 3I5Sc;
May, sc, closing at 32GS21sc bid; June, BIC,
closing at 3l5Sc bid; July. S2l4@325sc, closing
at S21lc; August SS@SSA@SSAc, closing at
SS16c bid. Oats strong: No. 2. cash. 24c bid;
Nav, 2S55sc bid; June, 2S5sc bid; July, 2Slzc Rye
No. 2 40c Barley-Nothing doing Pro
visions dull and dropping.
CNcNNATI-Flour steady. Wheat lower to
sell; No. 2 red, SIC; receipts, 1000 bushels;
shipments l500 bushels. Corn a shade frmer;
No. mixed. 351l0S515c Oats firm; No. 2
mixed. 271z@271Sc. Rye frmer; No. 2 4Sc. Pork
dull at Sl2. Lard weak at So 627S. Bulkmeats
easier at So 1906 Is. Bacon easy at 81 IS.
Butter dull and unchanged. Sugar active.
Eggs dull. Cheese steady.
MILwAUKEE-Flour steady Wheat easy:
cash, June and July. 7Slzc. Corn firm; No. 8,
85c. Oats steady; No 2 white. 2Sc. Rye quiet;
No. l, 46c. Barley dull; No. 2 50@5lc. Pro
visions easy. Pork, SIl s. Lard, So 70 Cheese
steady; eheddars, old, 90l0c.
BALTIMoRB-Provisio quiet and steady.
Butter quiet; Western packed, l2G13c; cream
cry. lSc. Eggs weak at 2215@2Sc. Coffee-Rio
fair, 1S5s9lS34c.
PHILADELPHIA-Flour quiet. Wheat quiet;
prices largely nominal. Oats-Carlots steady
but demand very moderate; futures quiet but
irm.
ToLEDo-Cloverseed nominal; cash, 81 Is