Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-20
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Wheat Drops Under tho Influence of Re.
ported Continental Selling Orders
Corn Lower Oats Barely
Steady-HoE Products


terday's closing. but advanced &c, tnen oe-
cllned 21sc under rather free offerings, recoV-
cred &c, and closed about lc lower than yes
terday. June closed &c lower; July declined
1c, and closed Zc lower than yesterday.
The market started out easy, Influenced
by the continued favorable weather mere
and dull and heavy cable advlces. IL was
noticed that there was considerable wheat on
sale at the advance, and the impression was
that prominent local trader was the principal
seller. This, together with denial Oh tne
rumor alluded to about the California ship
ments to Australia and reports that there
were a good many continental selling orders
on the seaboard, caused a steady decline
Corn ruled active, and though fluctuations
kept within a narrow range, the volume OF
business in the aggregate was larger than tor
several days past. The temper of the crowd
was decidedly bearish, and repeated efforts
were made to break the market. Trading was
confined to the Mayfuture largely. while the
nearer deliveries were quite neglected at
times The easier feeling was attributed
| chiefly to large receipts, both present anu
prospective. The market opened at yester-
days closing, fluctuated within ssc range,
closing L@1zc lower than yesterday.
Oats were fairly active and unsettled. A
feature of the trading was the strength and ac-
tivity in May and the weakness and decline IN
June and July. The trmness in the former
was due to purchases by a local operator who
caused an advance of A@ac, an attempt TO un-
load, however. resulting in reaction and oe-
cline of 1zc followed. The latter part of the
session was marked by quietness and steadl'
ness and the last sales were at nearly inside
prices.
Only a moderate trade was done in hog
products, and weak feeling prevailed during
the greater portion of the session. Speculative
offerings were rather free early, and prices
declined materially on all the leading articles.
Later the demand improved somewhat and
id -, h,,fo 1ad hoaE IN a
medium figures. Near the close the feeling was
frmer, and prices advanced to outside figures,
closing steady.
The leading futures ranged as follows
WHEAT-No. May. s@97@94H@957zc;
June, 921s@921<@9l15@gl55 l55sc; July, S615@S6ss@
S55S@S534c; year, S014 4QSOc.
GoENSNO; 2Ap5il, s55Ee; May; $S7S@s516@
oArs-No; May, 2?1@25A@25H Hg255sc;
June, 25X@255s@224@2514c; July, 251SG25h@
al Mfss sSsi kosE s per guns SsMsg 81 sz 81 sG SSP @ "a
Il 90; July Si2 OO0l2 i21S@I S5GI2 10.
LARD, per 100 bs.-May, Sc S5@6 90; June
s6 1905 95@6 sO@6 s.; July, s6 9S96 s7H ,o,<
June Sc 2O@6 20@6 1896 I715;s July, Sc 2OS
6 221d@6 1905 ~.
Cash quopauons were as follows: Flour
Sg and S0 Sg0oaAngs6; sSTds ISe, Mo- sREBg wSea Se
red, SSA@9S11c. No. 2 corn; S4c; No. 2
nominal. No. haxseed, 81 so. Prime tim
sll sO@n 95 Lard, per loo lbs, Sc IS;
Short ribs sides Qoosel. IS 05Q6 TO- Dry salted
shoulders (boxedl. IS 5O@5 70. Short clear
sides (bOxed),s6 296 871<. sugars-Cut loaf,
rels; wheat 1900 bushels; corn, $4,000 bushels;
oats. l25,0O0 bushels; rye, none: barley, 2l,000
bushels. Shipments-Flour. 5000 barrels;
5000 bushels; rye. 1000 bushels; barley, 1900
! bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was easy and unchanged. Eggs weak
at l5c.
NEW YoRK-Flour dull. heavy and unset
tied. Cornmeal easier; yellow western, 81 500
2 S. Wheat-spot !@i16c lower: options de
clined A@l35c: Barley dull. Barley malt
/ quiet Corn-Spot weaker and quiet; options
| H@1lc lower. Oats-Spot steady and quiet;
options dull and unchanged. Hay in fair de-
mand and firm; shipping, CSC; good to choice, IS
| @95c. Hops steady and quiet; State, 17@22c.
Coffee-Options opened steady and unchanged
| to Is points down; closed steady points down
to points up; sales. $3.50 bags, including
March, l675c; April, :sl6 70@l67 75c; May, 1900
l6SOc; June, l6S56l6.9Oc: July, 1690@I6s5c
October, I7I5c; November, F.25@I7.S0c: De-
cember, I7.25@I73 Csc; January, I7.25c; Febru-
airy, 17.4Oc; spot Rio barely steady and quiet;
trifugals, So test &c; refined, quiet and easy. @
Molasses-Foreign firm, 500 test 24c; New Or
leans quiet; open kettle, good to fancy, 2@42c.
Rice in faAE demand and steady. Cottonseed
| oil firm. Tallow steady. Rosin steady and
quiet. Turpentine easier and quiet at 5234c
asked. Eggs dull and easier; Western, ,l211S@ @l3c.
receipts, 1888 packages. Pork steady. Cut
meats IN a. better demand; IU picked bellies Il
SIC; picked hams, 954@l0c. Middles quiet.
| Lard steadier and quiet; sales Western steam,
s. ~, closing at 81 25; city, IS 80; March,
at 81 %; June. 81 25@7 26. closing at 81 2i
asked; July, 81 25; August, s. 25@7 q, closing
at 81 q; September, 81 29@7 80, closing at 81 SC
asked Butter easy and dull; Western dairy,
i9Q2Oc; do creamery, 1S@26c; Elgins, 27G27Hc.
Cheese quiet and firm; Western, 915@llHc.
ST. LoUIs-Flour quiet and easy: demand and
business light. Wheat-Cash demoralized; op-
tions lower; there was weak opening, partial
recovery was followed by another relapse and
then the market was very weak, with all
pressure on the selling side and only shorts
buying; the close was l5sc lower for May, l%c
for June, Illc for July and lc for August: No. 2
| red cash, 9G5Sc asked; May. 9Os<@9O%c closed
at 905Sc asked: June, s65SQS9c closed at s75Sc
bid; July, SO1s@Slc, closed at 8O1sc bid; August,
| 791s@79ssc, closed at 7911c asked; December.
SIC; year, 7Sc. closed at 78c bid Corn lower and
quiet; No. 3 mixed, cash, 2s34c; April, &c,
closed at 29c asked; May, 3016@301< <@3O15c,
closed at soc bid; June, 30A@3lc, closed at
sO3zc; July, S21g@S2ssc, closed at 321Sc bid
and steady; No. 2 cash, 241zc; May, 26G26Lc.
Rye dull and lower to sell; No. 2, 4215c asked,
/ 4lc bid. Flaxseed quotable at 81 45. Provisions
CINCINNATI-F1our dull. Wheat easy; No. 2
| red. 85@S6c; receipts, 2 500 bushels; shipments,
| 2,50O bushels. Corn firmer; No. mixed, 34035c
! Oats stronger and higher; No. mixed, 2S@29c.
| Rve dull and lower; No. 2, 47c. Pork firm al
| SD so. Lard in light demand at S6 S71$. Bulk
meats in fair demand and unchanged. Bacon
| steady and unchanged. Butter easier. Sugar
| in fair demand and higher; hard re.
| fined, 71S@S1Ic; New Orleans, 51I@6c. Eggs
weak. Cheese quiet.
| PHILADELPHIA-Flour quiet. Wheat, Cd.
| tions opened 1c lower, but afterward recoyere ed
and closed firm at about yesterdays final prices
! Corn steady, but demand light. Oats-Car lots
! steady but quiet; futures quiet but steady
| Butter weak but very dull; Pennysylvania
| creamery, extra, 26c; do prints, extra &c Eggs
! weak; Pennsylvania frsts, l23z@l3c.
MILwAUKEE-Flour dull. Wheat steady
cash, S55zc; May. SIC; July. S71sc. Corn easy
| No. 8, 30@3lc. Oats steady; No. white 2715@2Sc
| Rye dull; No l, 44I<@455lc. Barley steady; No
! 9 57G5Sc. Provisions steady. Pork, $l1 So Lard
| Sc S2% Cheese firm but quiet; cheddars, Il
| @l2c.
! BALTIMoRE-Provisions firm and unchanged
| Butter quiet and steady: western packed, lSd
| 23c; roll. 15@20c; creamery 27@2Sc. Eggs steady
at l2@l21zc. Coffee steady; Rio, fair. 1870
] 1916.
ToLEDo-Cloverseed active and higher; cash
and March, IS IN; April, S. 10; shipments
| 2,l3l bags
BARRY's TRICoPHERoUs, pleasant tc
use, gives the hair a peculiarly rich gloss
preventing badness.
Spring Overcoats Have the Call.