Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-25
MARKETS BY WIRE.


Wheat Takes Favorable Turn and is Ac-
tive and HISher-Corn and Oats With
out Material Change-More Interest
Manifested in Hog Products.
CHIcAGo-There was favorable turn in the
wheat market for holders:to-day and prices
were higher. Trading was more active both in
covering shorts and in buying for investment,
The advance was looked upon mainly by some
operators as a bulge caused by an endeavor Of
the shorts to cover.
The opening was easy and 1s@1zc lower than
yesterdays closing, but turned quickly and
steadily advanced lskc above inside figures. As
the most urgent demand was supplied and the
offerings increased the market began to ease
up and prices receded &c, ruled steady and
closed &c higher for July than closing figures
yesterday. June closed about &c higher.
A moderate trade was reported in corn and
the feeling was firm. Fluctuations, however,
kept within sc range, and transactions were
mainly local. The market opened at yester-
days closing prices, was firm and advanced
Zc, ruled weaker, and closed about the same as
yesterday.
Oats were traded in moderately and an easier
feeling prevailed. Prlce changes were con-
fined to a 1zc range.
An active business was transacted in pork,
mainly in July and August contracts. Opening
sales were made at l215@l5c advance, and
about the middle of the session. Later the
market was less active and prices settled back
1719@20c and closed comparatively steady.
A little more interest was manifested in the
lard market Opening sales were made at 216D
sc advance, and a further improvement of 5@
TIC was gained. Later the offerings were
slightly increased and prices receded 219Q5c
and closed steady.
Quite an active business was reported in
short ribs. Opening sales were made at 5@713c
advance and further appreciation of sc was
NJ
and the market closed easier.
The leading rurures ranged as Follows
MHEATaNo: a. Ne. 2 June; S04QSlNgsoH@Slc
siGS47zc; year. 2zSSS4Szs9 ssssSc -1''>SV
July S4c; August S416GS424@s 5954sSc.
2assSas5lSS2i5Ec; Sept sepsen6ssT, n1ss sXS2saNa5zS az N
Mss PORK, per bbl.-June, sl2 OO6l2 O21<@
!! S795@n S718; July. Sll 9211@l2 2O@1 sO@
LARD, per 100 ns-June, S. 721<@6 rs: July,
S6 771z@6 S5@6 7716@6 so; August, IS S714Q6 S.
SHORT RIBS, per 100 Bs.-July, S5 S215: Au.
gust S. S5G5 S5@5 s798@5 S77S; September,
Casn quoIauons were as Follows: Flour uu-
changed. No. spring wheat Slz@S2c;
No. spring wheat, nominal; No::2 red, $50
SIC. No. 2 corn, 1870. No. oats. 22ssc. No. 2
rye. 3911zc. No 2 barley, nominal No. Ifaxseed,
81 81. Prime timothy seed, 81 SO. Mess pork,
per barrel. sll 90@l2 90. Lard. per 100 pounds.
as S5 Dry salted shoulders (boxed), S. 121z@
%. Short clear sides (boxed), S6 l21506 Is.
Receipts-Flour. 10000 barrels; wheat 5000
bushels corn, 592 600 bushels oaTs. 2OO, ,0O0 bush
Shipments Flour. 10, 900 barrels; wheat. 1900
bushels; corn. 45 900 bushels; oats, 142 900 BUSH
els; rye. 5000 bushels; barley. 42,0 900 bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was firm; fancy creamery 1515@1615c;
choice to fine. l215@15c; Ane dairies, RGlzc;
fair to good, SGl0c. Eggs firm 1t 101zc.
New YoRK-Flour dull and unchanged.
Wheat-Spot in strong demand, chiefly for
ng nnd sgIo9S TpS0n1B BarIey mat amy:
State. 9S15c@Sl 90; two-rowed. SS15Q90c; Canada
90c@Sl 10 for old and new. Corn-Spot frmer
and quiet with light offerings; options dull
active; options fairly active and firm. Coffee
Options opened steady and unchanged to
10 points down, closing firm at 5@lO
ge@ding gGiddss Mag P sls islss 5Sc @ Juns Da 1880
1850: July, l660@1665c; August, l675@l6SOc;
September, l6SOql695 October, 16S5Ql7.0Oc:
December SS@ 5c January ,o1E l5SOs; Feb
Rio quiet; fair cargoes, 1870. sugar-Raw
firm: sales 1,2lO tons, including 96 test centri-
fugals and +. s l-l6c. and cargo of Mus.
demand. Cottonseed oil stronger; crude prime,
40c; yellow, 49c. Tallow higher and active;
sales, % hhds; city, 43zc. TurpentiDe quiet at
SsGSSsSc aS Eggs quiet and about steady; receipts.
demand; sales, picked bellies, ll@I2 pounds,
6ss@61zc; picked shoulders, SIC; picked
hams, ll3zc Lard firmer and quiet: western
Closing = at S o.; July, s. fO Closing lat at s. s. II;
August 81 IA asked; September. 81 1907 l9,
closing at 81 Is asked October, 81 20. Butter
in good demand for extra firm; western dairy,
9613c; do creamery, l8@l77zc. Cheese steady:
choice cleaned up.
PHLADELPHIA-Flour dull. Wheat-Car
lots weak, near options wholly nominal, while
red, May, 9O@slc: June 9@9Oc; July, ,8O% %@Sl%c;
August, S013QSlc: Corn-Car lots dull and
weak; options quiet but steady; No. 2 mixed
and yellow in grain depot, 4lc; No. mixed,
August, $4,000 Oats-Car lots barely steady;
No. white. 3312@335zc; No. white, 34sz@S5c;
futures quiet but steady; No. 2 white, May, 33%
@S4e; June; S2z9@SSc; July, S2119SSc; August,
cry extra, l7c; do prints extra, 20@21c. Eggs
steady; Pennsylvania frsts, lac.
CINCINNATI = Flour steady. Wheat firm;
No. red, S09Slc: receipts, 1900 bushels; ship
S5A@S5Hc. Oats weaker; No. mixed, 25E@
26zc. Rye quiet; No. 2 47@4Sc. Pork held
higher at Sl2 Is Lard frmer at S6 IS. Bulk.
Short ngSe eear sRo 5 E s. S sTn D
Sugar firm and quiet. Eggs steady. Cheese
quiet.
ST. LoU1s-Flour steady. Wheat higher; No.
2 red, cash, TIC; options closed: June 76c bid;
July. Iz1z0f3cs AuguSIs IzS44IzEc Did. Corn
extremely dull; No. mixed, cash, 81 &c: August,
3l5S@32c bid; September, 3215@S2szc. Oats
strong; No. cash, 25c; May 2515c bid in settle
ments; June, 1850; July, 2255sc bid Provisions
firm and higher.
MILWAUKEE = Flour unchanged. Wheat
steady: cash, 7Sc: July. 765EQ763zc Corn steady;
No. 3, S33%c. Oats dull; No. 2 white, 27@271Sc
Rye steady; No. 421zc. Barley dull; No. 2, 51c
Provisions firm. Pork, cash, Sl2 00 July, SO o.
Lard, s6 rs. Cheese-Cheddars. old, 9@l0c.
BALTIMoRE-Provisions dull; mess pork.
Sl3 rs. Butter firm for choice grades: Western
packed, n@l9c; creamery: FglSc: Eggs, l2Q