Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-19

MARKETS BY WIRE.
Wheat Quiet and About steady-Corn and
Oats Depressed, the LATTER Closing
Easy-Hog Products Dull and


Prices a Little on.
CHIcAGo-Wheat quiet and dull to-day, with
| fluctuations confined to narrow limits. Nothing
| specially new was developed. The feeling was
weaker early and prices declined 1<c from
| opening figures, which were the same as yester.
days closing, recovered again and ruled firm,
closing about the same as yesterday. Some ex
port demand was again reported at the sea.
board There was a good demand for cash
wheat on milling account, and sales comprised
| mostly winter wheat, which sold at 1A@2c
premium over June prices.
A good business was transacted in corn, and
at stlll further decline In prices. The weaken
ing influences were much the same as yester-
day-the large receipts and favorable weather.
Speculative offerings were heavy, and the vol
ume of business quite large. The market
opened 1s@Ac lower than the closing prices of
yesterday, was steady for a time, but soon be-
came weak, declining %@1Sc, ruled steady and
closed 12c lower than yesterday.
Oats were traded in rather sparingly for
future delivery. A quiet and easier feeling
prevailed and prices declined L@s6c, more
from an absence OF buying orders than to in
creased offerings and the market closed easy.
Only fair trade was reported in mess pork
and the feeling was easier. Prices declined Is
@l71Sc and the market closed quiet at inside
"A quiet and rather dull feeling prevailed in
",
while the demand was light, and prices receded
60711c and closed rather quiet.
Trading was only moderately active In the
market for short ribs. Prices declined 5071&c
and the market closed steady at inside figures.
The leading ruIuTes ranged as Follows:
WHEATzNo. 2 June, S0A@S1@S0M@ @S1c;
July, 774@7A@7eA9771Sc; August. 74N@74A
CoRN No. 2 June, sSA@SSN@S3%@S @SsSc;
July, S4sgs44Gs4A@S47so; August. s4A@slA
o1Ts~No. ? June, 229S@22zSc; July 29Aa
2NQ2294@22ssc; August, &1zc.
MESS Pork, per bbl.-June, s11 571z@l1 so
@ll N9ll ~; July, $il 72169lI 7274@Il 55@
II 55; August, Sll 7O@l1 7713@ll 7OQ1l 6211.
LARD. per 100 bs.-June, s. 771106 75; July,
60 S71z@6 s716@6 s006 80; August s6 s774@
SHORT RIBS, per 100 Bs.-June, IS s2k@
8 50; July, IS 9219@5 s271@5 S5@5 IS; August.
IS 95@5 921z
Casn quotauons were Is Follows: Flour quiet
patents, 81 7515 so; bakers, So 20@3 80; No. 3
spring wheat, S274QSSc; No. 3spring wheat, 7O@
Soc; No. 2red, 8254@S3c. No. 2 corn, 1890. No.
oats. 221Sc. No. z rye 4012c. No. barley
nominal. No. faxseed, 81 81. Prime timothy
seed, 81 36. Mess pork, per barrel, s11 55@
II 50. Lard. per 100 pounds, Sc %. Short ribs
(boxed), s5 i21<05 25. Short clear sides (boxed),
Sc l21<@6 Is. Sugar unchanged. Receipts
Flour, 5000 barrels wheat, II, 900 bushels; corn,
3S5 600 bushels; oats, 19S, ,0O0 bushels; rye 1000
bushels; barley, 5000 bushels. Shipments-
Flour 5000 barrels; wheat, 102 900 bushels; corn,
2l5 coo bushels; oats 238 900 bushels; rye, 1900
bushels; barley. none.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was very weak; fancy creamery, 15@9l6c;
choice to fine 1214@l4c; fine dairies, 12914c fair
to good, SQl0c. Eggs hrmer at 12c.