Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-28
MARKETS BY WIRE.
wheat Nervous and Lower Under Foreign
Advices-Corn aud Oats Weak-Hog
Products Unsettled, With n
Declining Tendency.


Declining Tendency.
CHICAGo-Just O moderate business was
transacted IN wheat to-day. and the feeling was
little nervous with prices ruling lower than
yesterdays closing. There was some little out
side business but trading was chiefly local. No
new developments occurred, though it was
claimed that May wheat was selling up moro
easily. The opening was A@1c lower than
yesterdays closing, advanced sc and then de-
clined lllc rallied l5sc and closed about l1sc
lower than yesterday.
The early weakness was influenced by rather
free speculative offerings, helped some by the
change in the tone of Liverpool advices, which
quoted a dull feeling and lower prices. The
subsequent advance to outside prices was in
fuenced by rumor that the market in Paris
was excited and the statistical situation grow
ing stronger. There were also some rumors
afoat to the effect that the parties who had
been known to be interested on the bull side
had made financial arrangements to pay for all
of the cash wheat to be delivered May l.
There was very little interest manifested in
corn. in fact, the pit was dull and neglected.
Fluctuations were limited to an 1sc range.
Oats were less active and fluctuations were
confined to a &c range, with the close 1rac-
tlon lower than yesterday.
A fairly active speculative trade was reported
in hog products, but the prices were irregular
and within a moderate range. In consequence
grades selling at further reduction, the mar
ket for products opened rather weak, and
few sales were made at lower figures. OHer-
ings early were not large, but increased some,
what about the middle of the session, and
prices receded to medium Egures. Inc
market closed rather tame.
The leading futures ranged as follows
81 c41l@i f1ai o.: May, 81 o75sai 0s1sGi osszG
/ OF: July, 94@e4Ls@ s@935s@93sSc.
CoRS-No FEBRUARY, Si@SiGS March. S4f1lc;
May 169S5l9@S5ssGS51c:
0ATs-No. 2 February, 25lzc; May, 2114@ZlZ
@HG2ISc: June, 26sSGasslc.
Mess PoRK, per 6bl.~March, sll 15@n Is;
sll 421s Oil 45G1I 4OGn 20.
1896 70: May, s6 s71l@6 s21sG6 S5@6 IS; June,
IS 9O@6 95@6 9O@6 30.
SHORT RIBS, per 100 rs. - March, s. S5@
sO@5 SS@5 90; May, s. 0596 O714G6 O5@6 o5;
4as Gssh g nOS lOs iSSS we're & follows. flour
firm and unchanged; No. spring wheat
10. Ss' red Isl s. os eo.n No oorn, nei ssc ''t No.
oats, 25llzc. No. 2 rye. 4334c No. 2 barley, NOM
inal;; No. ! fa5seed, 81 50. Prime timothy
slI lO@ll Is Lard. per 100 lbs, IS M. Short
ribs sides Qoose), s. 9O6D6 90: dry salted
shoulders (boxed), IS 25@5 371155; short clear
sides (boxed), S6 1906 25 Sugars, cut loaf,
unchanged; Receipts-FlOur, 1000 barrels;
oats l56 900 bushels; rye, 5000 bushels: barley,
1900 bushels. Shipments-Flour, 1900 bar
rels; wheat. 10000 bushels; corn. 5000 BUSH
els; oats, 5000 bushels; rye. 1900 bushels;
barley, 81, 600 bushels
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was steady; fancy creamery 25G27c;
choice to fine. 20@22c; fine dairies 20@l2lc good
to choice. lS@2O. Eggs steady at l21I@l3c.
NEW YoRK-Flour steady and quiet. Wheat
Spot weaker: options h@5sc lower. Barley
and barley malt dull. Corn-Spot L1lG34c higher
and firm; options firmer and moderately active.
Oats-Spot easier and quiet; options steady and
quiet Hay quiet and steady. Hops steady and
quiet Coffee-0ptions steady; sales 81, $50 bags,
including March. April and May l63O@l6 40c;
June, R406l6.50c; july l6.5OGl660c; August.
1900; September, l665@l675c; October, 1860
l6.S0c: November, l67O@l6S0c; December, 1879
@l6.S5c; spot Rio hrm; fair cargoes at 1s1sc.
Sugar-Raw strong; fair refining. 47sc: GEN.
trifrugals, 96 test S 9l6@55sc; refined in fair
demand, steady. Molasses - Foreign quiet,
firm; 50 test 2lc; New Orleans dull;
m kettle and good Sust to acy...S fancg @o
Tailow weak and dull; city at 5l-i6c.
Turpentine firm: sales at 49@4915c.
closing at 49, Eggs quiet and easier; West
ern, lH6@l5c; receipts, 46O packages. Pork
extra prime, sl2 0O@l2 Is. Cutmeats inactive;
picked shoulders. $1,000: do hams 9s4@l0c;
do bellies, II lbs, SIC Lard easier and quiet;
western steam, s. 20; city, IS 80; March. 81 20,
closing at 81 l9 asked; April, 81 IL asked;
May, 81 l9 asked; June, 81 2l@7 g. closing at
81 20; July 81 25 closing at 81 q asked;
August, 81 26@7 30. closing at 81 "a asked:
September. 81 %, closing at 81 26 asked. But
ter in fair demand and steady; western dairy,
so16c Cheese duh; western, foaiIzc.
ST. LouIs-Flour-Quiet and unchanged.
Wheat lower; the market was dull with specu-
lation light, and small fluctuations in prices;
the close was easy, with May 1zQ5sc and July
Nav. g77s@g7z z@9Sskc, closing at CSC; June,
9514c; July S51sGS54c, closing at S51Sc.
Corn better: No. mixed, cash, 2S@2SNc;
March. 2Sl@2s3sc, closing at 2S3zc bid; April,
SlIzc; July, S211zc, closing at 325S@3215c asked.
Oats higher; No. 2 cash, 21ac; May, N@271zc.
Rye-None offered Barley quiet; Wisconsin,
6Oc. Provisions firmer all around.
C1NcINNAT1-Flour in good demand. Wheat
dull and nominal; No. red, 96c; receipts, 1000
steady: No. mixed. 3211Sc. Oats weaker; No.
2mixed, 26c. Rye dull: No. 2 SIC. Pork quiet
at Sll So Lard strong at S6 rs. BuIkmeats
and bacon quiet. Butter easier Sugar steady
Eggs easier. Cheese steady.
MILwAUKEE-Flour firm. Wheat easier;
cash, 1850; May, s65sc; July, s35kc. Corn
Wste Ssaay a2sc NS IR Rge Quiet So o'i aS BsTiez ST
t1rm; No. 2 6Oc. Provisions firm. Pork, sll Is.
Lard, s6 50. Cheese firm; cheddars, 1O1SGllc.
BALTIMORE - Provisions quiet and un-
changed. Butter firm; western packed, l6@
zoe; best roll. l3@lSc; creamery. 2S@30c. Eggs
firm at l4115Ql5c. Coffee strong; rio, fair, $50
l811c.
PHILADELPHIA-Flour quiet Wheat dull
and options a shade weaker. Corn dull and
weak. Oats dull and barely steady.
ToLEDo-Cloverseed active and higher; cash,
81 so; March, 81 rs; April, 81 30. Receipts, 25
bags; shipments, SSl bags.