Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-12
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Wheat Active, Excited and Unsettled-Corn
and Oats Lower-Hog Products Un.
dergo Slight Decline on Un-
uEnallH Hna Il ereinfs

and Oats LOwer-Hog Products Un.
dergO Slight Decline on Un-
usually Heavy Receipts.
CHIcAGo-A large business was transacted
in wheat to-day and the feeling was nervous
and unsettled, with prices lower. The open
ing was weak, influenced by lower cables and
fine weather here and abroad. Financial
affairs in Paris are still unsettled, and had a
tendency to create weakness. The first sales
for May were at Ease decline from Saturdays
closing, and quickly declined Ac more, but
good buying, chiefly from the shorts" started
the market up, and prices were advanced 1ssc,
but again became weaker, declining 17sc under
a renewed pressure to sell. prominent local
trader being credited with selling freely.
About this time reports were received Of ex-
port buying in New York, and a rumored sale
of -four in Minneapolis for export. This
started shorts to covering, and prices advanced
l3sc, fuctuated some and closed about Ac
lower than Saturday July ruled comparatively
closing, advanced 115c receded lc, ruled strong
and closed &c higher than Saturday. There
was good buying for July most of the day.
A very fair business was reported in corn,
and slightly lower prices were established The
feeling developed was somewhat easier, though
fluctuations were narrow, within nc range.
Oats were active. The feeling was weak and
the range of prices lower. The best buying
came from the shorts, but had no effect on
values until prices had declined s4e, when
rally of 1Sc followed. June received more at
tention and commanded premium at 1s@ssc.
The market Tor May closed steady at 1s9h<c
below Saturday, but June was steady.
Only moderate trade was reported in hog
products and the fluctuations in prices were
eral days past The receipts of hogs were
larger than generally expected, with prices
favoring buyers, and this had weakening in
f1uence and caused slight decline in prices
for the leading articles.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
= WHEAT-No.2 March, 965s Q96l4c; May,e81s@
992s9g79I G9S34 &c; June, uly,
CokSgNo. 3 March. s45kas45S@S4l@S496c
May, 35sz63515c; June. 3519@S5ssc.
OATs-No. 2March, 24s4c; May, 257s@26@25N
@2534c; June, 2534 @26@2519@26c.
Ii 9OGil S7I5; June, sI2 CO&Is l21Sgn $50
Y O5; July, SO 17189i2 l71a@l2 O5Gl2 1Z1s,
LARD, per 100 bs.-March. s6 so; May, Sc S715
6 9OG6 S5d6 80; June 6 95Q@6 95.
SHORT RIBS, per 100 fs.-May, Sc 20Q6 2715
at 20G6 25; June, Sc 2596 1906 25@6 30.
Cash quoJauons were as follows: Flour steady
and unchanged; No. 2 spring wheat, 96
) 'TetL red, 96Ss65lc.% % No. 2 corn. 8lIzG8l5Gc;
No. 2 oats, 241zc No. rye, 42c. No. barley,
nominal. No. l faxseed, 81 81. Prime timothy
seed; 81 S5. Mess pork, per barrel, , 81 95
ribs sides Qoosel. Sc 20. Dry salted shoulders
(boxed), IS 25@5 371%. Short clear sides
(boxed) S6 5006 62% Receipts-Flour, Il, 900
barrels; wheat, $1,000 bushels: corn, 5000 bush
els: oaJs. 81 600 bushels; rye 1900 bushels; bar
ley, 5000 bushels. Shipments-Flour, 5000
barrels; wheat, $1,000 bushels; corn. 10000
bushels: oats, 5000 bushels rye. 1000; barley,
1000 bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was steady and unchanged. Eggs
hrmer at l219Gl3c.
NEW YoRK-Flour weaker, with a moderate
business Cornmeal heavy and dull. Wheat
411--
regular and lower. Rye quiet. BARLEY and
barley malt quiet Corn-Spot lower and
quiet; options dull and H@3sc lower. Oats
Spot dull and weaker: options easier and dull.
Hay fairly active and firm; shipping at 65c;
good to choice, 95c. Hops quiet and firm.
Coffee-Options opened firm and 25@30 points
up, closed easy and 20@25 points above Satur-
days; sales, As, $50 bags, including March and
I745c; July, I7.456176 60c; August, 1755@@ @l7.70c;
September IT700l790 October, 17.S0@lZ90c;
November, I7.S5@l7. 9Oc; December, I7.S5@l7. .95c;
January and February, lS.OOc; spot Rio
stronger; fair cargoes, 191Sc. Sugar-Raw
firmer; fair refining 1-16@51Sc; centrifugals
$50 test, 5lSl6Q51sc; sales, 1000 tons do,
mestic molasses sugar at 4Ac; refined refined
strong; 500 test, 22lc; New Orleans,
dull; open kettle, good to fancy, 2S642c, Rice
firm and quiet. Cottonseed oil firm. Tallow
steady; sales of city at 415Q4 l3-l6c. Rosin
steady: strained, common to good, 81 15@l 20.
Turpentine steady at5l15652c. Eggs quiet and
steady; Western, l434115c; receipts, 4, 592 pack
ages. Pork firm; old mess, Sl2 so: new mess,
Sl3 00Gl3 .; extra prime, SD so. Cut meats
steadier; sales of picked bellies at &c; do
shoulders, 5Ssc; do hams, eSz@l0c. Middles
quiet; short clear, Sc 90. Lard easier and dull;
MaTch aT s. %: April s. 2May. s. q: June. s. q
a. o. closing at 81 25; July, 81 "a, closing at
81 %: August, 81 Is; September, 81 2907 SO,
closing at s. 30 Butter fairly active and steady;
Western dairy, 1592lc; do creamery, 1S@2Sc;
Elgin. 29c. Cheese quiet; Western, 915@ll114c.
ST. LoUIs-Flour quiet and unchanged.
Wheat-Various depressing influences put
prices down to-day, but the buying being ac-
tive, this was reaction from lowest figures
still close was 1s@3sc below Saturday: No. 2
red. cash, 94l4c; May, 93sz@94ssc, closing at
I 94llc: June, 9l@9l5zc, closing at 9lssc: July
Sl15@sl5gc, closing at Sl5sdSl3zc. Corn lower,
with free selling for May: No. cash, 2S15c;
April, 2914c; May 3O5s@3lc. closing at 3O5zc:
June, 311sG3l15c closing at 3l1sc: July, 32ll
32ssc; August, 3215c. Oats lower: No. 2 cash.
24c bid; May 2654G27e, closing. at ,267Sc. Rye
seed steady at 81 As Bagging excited and
higher, with large sales, SG10c. Iron cotton
ties, 81 10. Provisions dull, with only a job
trade.
C1Nc1NNAT1-FIour dull; family, 81 OO@4 Is;
fancy 81 6O@4 75.. Wheat dull; No. red. 95c;
receipts, 500 bushels; shipments. none. Corn
easy; No. 2 mixed. sac. Oats easier; No. .
mixed, 26@261@c. Rye dull and lower; No. 2 SOC.
Pork firm at Sl2 %. Lard in light demand at
Sc 1916 S71I. Buikmeats firmer; short ribs,
S6 371S. Bacon steady; short clear. 81 621637 70.
Butter quiet; fancy Elgin, SO@3lc: choice
dairy T@lSc;. Lnseed oil firm at 55Q57c.
Sugar steady; hard refined, T1s@754c; New Or
leans, SIC. Eggs l11ac. Cheese firm.
MILWAUKEE - Flour lower Wheat easy:
cash. S7l4c; May, SS5zc; July ,s775c. Corn steady:
No. s, 3l149S2c: Oats easier: No. white, 20
271%c. Rye dull; No. !, 1870. Barley very dull:
No. 2, Sc Provisions steady. Pork at Sll so.
Lard at Sc so. Cheese firm but quiet; cheddars
at ll@l2c.
PHILADELPHIA - Flour dull and weak.
Wheat weak and lower. Corn steady with q
fair demand for local consumption but little
or nothing doing for export; speculation was
tame. Oats steady.
BALTIMoRE-Provisions quiet and steady.
Butter, medium in demand; western packed.
I6a22c: best roll 14@2Oc; creamery, E@2Sc;
Eggs in good demand at l31zQl4. Coffee hrmer;
Rio, fair, 19c.
ToLEDo-Cloverseed dull and steady; cash,
March, 81 so; receipts, 4S7 bags; shipments, 4S4
bags
British Breadstuffs.