Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-25
MARKETS BY WIRE.
May Wheat Lower and July Higher-Corn
Steady and Unchanged-Oats Easier
Hay Products Firm, With
Prices Moving Upward,

1 Irfces MOVING upward.
CHIcAGo-Wheat ruled quiet. There was a
noticeable lack of outside orders, and local
trading was also of a restricted character. The
market opened up stronger and prices were
| l@l1sc higher than the closing figures Thurs
day, influenced by the change to severe cold
weather, but the advance was met with pretty
fair offerings, under which the market became
weak, and after numerous small fluctuations
gradually touched lower point with each re-
action, until decline of l1Sc was scored on the
top prices of the day, and closed about &c
lower for May than the closing figures Thurs.
ing specially in outside news to influence the
market
Transactions in corn were chiefly confined to
room operators. The market opened at Thurs
days closing figures and gradually declined
&c, reacted 1ll3sc. and ruled steady, closing
about the same as Thursday.
Oats were dull and easier. Prices for May
receded H@l4c and closed quiet.
A quiet ana firm feeling prevailed in hog
products and prices averaged higher in the
leading articles. Prices were advanced early
in the day owing to fair buying on the part of
shorts" but the improvement was not sup
ported and about the middle of the session the
advance was lost. Later, prices rallied to the
outside, but settled back again to medium fig
ures and closed quiet.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT-No. March, 81 0S5@l OS3z@1 O6Ss
81 O6 Nay o;l 81 lOsl Sss9l IC9l S1s o4@l Oss;
CoRN-No. 2 March. 34sss@3411ac; April, $50
@351lc; May, 355s@355s@
oATs--No. 2 March, 255s; May, 2T34@27szc;
June. &c.
sll S21!@ll 4OGl1 221a@ll S271a; June, Sll 4G@
LIRap. per M 100 bs-March. Sc so@s 771b@
6 ~: May s. sog6 s275@6 S5G6 80; June,
S2ISg5 90; May, S. O5@6 1895 OO@6 071z; j June,
Sc O715@6 1896 0719@6 l21S.
Cash quoJauons were as follows: Flour
firm and SI gneSangsd M6 No spring osea w6ea
No. 2 red, 81 O6Q1 O61s; No. corn, S414c;
No. 2oats, 253zc. No. rye, 1870; No. 2 barley,
nominal. No. / faxseed, 81 56. Mess pork,
per barrel, Sll l5Gll 20 Lard. per 100 lbs.
So 1905 ~: Short ribs sides Qoosel. IS S5@
5 95; dry salted shoulders (boxed), S. 25@5 3715;
short clear sides (boxed), S6 1906 2515
Sugars, cut loaf. unchanged Receipts-Flour,
It, 600 barrels; wheat, $1,000 bushels: corn, l9O,
600 bushels; oats l6l 900 bushels; rye 5000 bush
els: barley, 10000 bushels. Shipments-Flour.
Il, 200, barrels; wheat $4,000 bushels; corn, 2S2
600 bushels: oats, Isl. 900 bushels; rye, 5000
bushels; barley, So. 600 bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was steady and unchanged Eggs
steady at l3c.
Spot frmer with a fair milling demand:
options 1S@1zc higher and firmer. Barley quiet
at 75QS3c. Corn-Spot firmer and moderately
active; options 1s@lzc lower. oats-Spot dull
and steady; options neglected. Hay steady and
quiet; shipping, 65@70c; good TO choice, SOC.
Coffee-Options opened firm at l5@2O points up;
closed steady at l5920 points above Thursday;
sales, &c, QUO bags, including February at l62 25c
March, l6.40@l6.45c; April. l635@l6.40c May,
l635dl6.45c; June, l6.506l660c; July, l6556
l6.6Oc; August. l6.70@l675c; September 1850
1886; October. l6S5@l7kpc; November, 1890;
and quiet: fair cargoes, 175Sc. Sugar
Raw strong; fair refining. 13l6c; centri-
fugals. 96o test, 9l6c; refined steady and quiet.
Molasses-Foreign firm; New Orleans dull.
Rice steady and quiet; domestic. 4N@6s$c;
Japan, &c Cottonseed oil steadier; crude,
prime, 40c; yellow, 4sc. Tallow quiet and
steady city, 9zc. Rosin qpiet and firm