Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-27
MARKETS BY WIRE.
wheat Fairly Active, Weak and Unsettled
July the Favorite Option-Corn and
Oats Fractionally Lower-HOg
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decline was attributed to fair selling. some
realizing by the smaller holders, with appar-
entity but little demand from any source.
This let prices ease of gradually, but when
the inside price was reached better buying
checked the decline, causing reaction and
stronger feeling Around 79c for July there
was quite an effort made to preventive market
going higher, but there was sufficient demand
TO carry prices over that figure. Later, how
ever. free offerings created weakness and the
advance was lost
A good business was transacted in corn, and
the feeling developed was considerably weaker.
A much lower range of prices was established,
and fluctuations covered wider range than for
several days past. The easier tone was attrlo-
uted mainly to increased movement Offerings
were heavy, the crowd being long, and in the
absence of any outside support the market
ruled weak. The market opened rather e1-
cited, with sellers at yesterdays closing prices,
and declined quickly, with slight reactions, &c,
recovered Zc, ruled weaker and closed Hc low
er than yesterday.
Oats were depressed by heavy receipts. The
opening was weak and 1s@1zc lower, first sales
being made at about outside figures of the day.
Prices declined irregularly, and May sold nc
below yesterdays closing figures. June and
July declined 1c. There was a large business.
There was no support to the market except
that given by shorts and they showed no dispo-
actions occurred from the extreme inside
prices but last sales were on an easy market at
about the lowest figures.
Mess pork was stronger early and prices
ruled lOG l5c higher. Later the market ruled
easier and prices declined 5Q7hc, and closed
comparatively steady.
Trading was only moderately active in lard
and the feeling was frmer Prices were ad. q:
medium figures.
Short ribs were fairly active and 21z@5c
higher, closing rather steady.
Inc leading FUTURES ranged as rollowE
WHEAT-No. 2 May. S01S@Sl @SOA A@S0Nc;
7SkS7sszsi year 7SS7szS S552ls5Ss: 60, I,,.oT-
June, S56s5989 1G8slc; f$s July, So ssSsSH HsSslSS
345sc.
,,{ 6ATsaSS; s5Ssa.3, Ma May,
MEss PORK, per bbL-May, sl1 go; June,
Sn 65Gu 70; July su 75@l1 S2K@n 7216@
LARD, per 100 As.-May. IS s5@s s71<; June,
IS 9O@6 go: July. IS 921S@6 1896 9214@8 95.
SHORT RIBS, per 100 bs.-May, IS y716@5 9715;
June, s. 0219@6 05@6 G215@6 %; July, S6 LOG
1906 071&@6 TO-
Cash quoJarons we're as follows: Flour dull
and unchanged. No. 2spring wheat SO@SO4c;
Ss9Ac; No 2 corn; S87l&SS%c: No. oats,
2l5sc- No. rye 4S4c. No. barley nominal.
Sll 60. Lard per 100 lbs, s6 S71S. Short
ribs sides Qoosel, SIS 95@6 co. Dry salted
shoulders (boxedl, S. 25@5 so. Short clear
y,
Receipts-Flour, 5000 barrels; wheat, 1900
bushels; corn, $4,000 bushels; oaus 5000
bushels; rye, 1000 bushels; barley, 1900 bush
els. Shipments-Flour, 5000 barrels; wheat,
900 bushels; rye. 5000 bushels; barley, 1900
bushels
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was weaker; fancy creamery, 2S@24c;
choice to fine, 2l@22c; fine dairies 20@2Sc; fair
to good. l5@lSc. Eggs weak at l09l015c.
NEW YoRK-F1our steady and quiet. Wheat
Spot steady and quiet; options dull and irreg-
ular for early months, weak forlate months and
2sQ4c higher. Rye quiet; Barley quiet Bar
scarce and wanted; options more active and
K@3sc lower and weak. Oats-Spot dull and
weak; options active and $3.50 lower and
lions steady and unchanged to S points
down; closed steady at last nights prices,
dull; d. sales, lies, 5000 bags. including April,
lS4s1e6O0i RaSast ss6 sM.y S5s july 5c: @
October. l6.s5c; December, 1ZO59l7 l5c;
January, I7.O5c; February, I.!Oc; spot Rio
quiet; fair cargoes, 1876. Sugar-Raw steady
s6O test, nc; refined strong and quiet. quiet.
Molasses-Foreign firm; New Orleans quiet.
Rice quiet Cottonseed oil quiet: crude. 4@42c;
city at 4Slc, Rosin steady and quiet. T1fc
pentine dull at 4S18c. Eggs firmer; western,
12gl21zci receipts, 4IS packages. Pork
a 1Ss S GSies; % 6cpeG s1eGa bses
61z67c: do. hams, 10@1012c; do Shoulders, ska
55sc. Lard stronger; better export; dull
speculation; sales, western steam, export, 81 20;
June, 81 q asked; July, 81 Is asked; August,
81 26Q7 q, closing at 81 2S asked: September,
81 2S@7 81, closing at 81 80. Butter-Moderate
creamery, l7@24c; Elgins, 25@26c. Cheese quiet
and unsettled; western, S1zQ1Oc.
ST. LoUIs-FIour quiet and easy with little
demand: unchanged. Wheat-The new crop
options declined though the market was irres-
ular and unsettled. Gables were firm but weak.
Outside markets caused prices to ease off early
afterward reacting on stronger advices and
the export sales made here. Later gave way
again, and at the close July was 5S01Sc: Au-
gust rs ana year re below ysstessIday No
at 1870; June, 1873. closing 76c5zc bid; July,
742zc, closing at 749sc; year, 741Sc, closing
May, 01z@3054c closing at 301s &c asked; June, 81
Q3l1sc, closing at 30sz@307sc asked; July, 3I5s@
SIC; closing at Sl2sc; August. 325s@SSc, closing
at S24ci September, SS249SSAc, closing S834c
May, ,22IQ24sc; June, 22A@2Sc. Rye-Demand
limited; No. 2 423zc. Barley-Nothing doing
Flaxseed-Very little doing at 81 45 Provisions
quiet
PHILADELPHIA-FIour dull and weak.
Corn-Spot and April No. mixed in elevator
ruleo firm and shade higher, but futures
DeyonQ bnls month Is41zc lower. Car lots dull
and 1zc lower. Oats-Carlots dull, and weak:
sales No. white 3015c; do. short storage, 3O1Sc:
No. whito regular. SSc. Futures weak and
NQ15c lower. Provisions very quiet. Pork
Family. Sl550 Lard-Pure city refined, 7s<6
SIC; western steam 7071zc. Butter dull and
easier; Pennsylvania creamery extra, Csc; do.
prints extra, 2SQ29c. Eggs steady; Pennsyl-
vania irsts, n14@l2c.
CNCINNATI-Flour weaker. Wheat heavy
and dropping; No. 2 red. S3115c; receipts, none;
shipments, 1000 bushels. Corn firmer: No. q
mixed, 36@3b15c. Oats quiet; No. mixed,
2602615c. Rye dull; No. 2 4S0z9c. Pork quiet
at $l2 25. Lard active; current make. S6 67%,
Bulk meats and bacon quiet Butter steady
Sugar firm. Eggs strong and higher at 1870
lie. Cheese steady.
MmwAUKEE-Flour unchanged. Wheat
frmer; cash. 77sSc; May, 775Sc; July, 7SSc.
Corn firm; No. 8, SAC. Oats steady; No. white
&c. Rye firm; No. ], 421Sc. Barley steady;
No. 2, 561Sc. Provisions firm. Pork, Sll 60
Lard, s6 So Cheese steady; cheddars. lOQ1lc.
BALTIMORE - Provisions steady and dull.
mess pork, SIS 75 Butter dull and easy; West
ern packed, lSG2Oc; best roll, 14@l7c; creamery
24@26c. Eggs steady at lie. Coffee dull and
easy; Rio fair, ls11Qlo5sc.
ToLEDo-Cloverseed dull; cash and April.
81 90. Receipts, II bags; shipments, AIS bags.
No Rise This Time