Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-26
MARKETS BY WIRE.

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Wheat Lower All Along the Lne-Good Re-
ports Concerning the Growing Crop
Hog Products Stronger and
Active - Corn and
Oats Steady.
! CHICAGo-A moderate business was trans
acted in wheat. and the feeling was weaker
with prices averaging somewhat lower al
round. The opening was A@ssc lower thar
Saturdays closing. declined Nc more. then
rallied 1c, declined l34c, and closed about lssC
lower than Saturday. Domestic markets were
all weaker. and Minneapolis, which has beer
| sac over Chicago, is now selling on par with
ChicaEo prices. Reports were also received OF
rain "a California, and that the winter wheat
| crop In the South and Southwest was looking
well.
Corn was quiet and steady all day, trading
being rather light and almost entirely local.
/ There was nothing new of importance de-
| veloped, and fluctuations did not show much
change from those of Saturday.
In oats during the first part of the session a
the May offered. Prices advanced fraction.
After early BUYERS had been filled up dullness
| prevailed. Offerings became larger and prices
receded 1s@1c and the market closed quiet
A little more life was manifested IN hog
| products, and the market was stronger in a
general way. A fairly active trade was re-
| ported in mess pork, but almost exclusively in
contracts for May delivery. Early the market
was strong and prices ruled 71a@l0c higher, but
gradually settled back again l5Gl71zc, and
closed quiet.
moderate trade was reported in the lard
market, and the feeling was steadIer. Prices
were advanced 21$@5c early, but receded
again, and closed quiet.
Less interest was manifested in ribs, and
trading was steady. Early sales were made at
215@5c advance, but prices were not supported
to the close.
The leading futures ranged as follows
WHEAT-No. 2 February, 81 04s4; March,
81 057$; Nay: 81 o91fgl 0sX9l 07s4@l 0S1s;
July. 95%@951z@ z@9STGs4c. la
se; SSsSnSs Nav s5asSssyssSs sssaSs5y ss MARCH, '0
7524c: May, 27Sz@2734@a5s@2tssc.
MESS PORK, per bbl-March, sll 05; May
Il II 42sIl s%sii $5aSi s5Gb IS 2'sl 2' June s 40@
LARD. per 100 ns.-March, So 771l; May,
sS s29S s., s21S9S s774@6 s74 June, s. s7SS
SHORT RIBS, per 100 rs. - March. s. s71S
s O5; June. IS f5Q6 i25<
Cash quotauons were as follows: Flour
81 0lss4; No. 8 spring wheat, ss@Sc; No. 2 red,
u O45s. No. corn. 34ls@34llc; No. Goats, 25zc;
No. rye. 4Szc; No. barley, nominal. No.
iaxseed, 81 81 Prime timothy seed. 81 42Gl 43.
Mess pork, per barrel, sl1 05@ll 10. Lard. per
100 lbs. s6 1896 771S Short ribs sides (oosel.
Sc S5@6 95; dry salted shoulders (boxedl, IS Esq
8 S115; short clear sides (boxed), S6 121zQ6 Is.
1900 barrels; wheat, 80 600 bushels; corn, ia
600 bushels: oats So 900 bushels; rye, 5000 BUSH
els: barley, g., 900 bushels. Shipments-Flour,
L0oo barrels; wheat. 10000 bushels; corn. 157,,
QUO bushels; oats, loo bushels; rye. 1910
bushels; barley, q. 600 bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was steady and unchanged. Eggs
steady at l3@l315c.
New YoRK-Flour fairly active Wheat
Spot dull and PC lower; options &Glc lower:
Barley Gull. Barley malt quiet. Cornmeal
steady. Corn-Spot steady and quiet; options
dull and sac lower. Oats-Spot more active
and stronger; options moderately active and
lower. Hay quiet and steady; shipping, 65G70c;
good to choice, SO@95c. Hops steady and quiet
Cofee-0ptions opened barely steady at 5@l5
points down; closed steady at 10G25 points
down; unsettled cables, fair business; sales, 65-
go bags including February: at I6N@l6. 9c;
1890; June, l635Gl645c; July, l645Al655c;
August, l655@l665e; September, l665@l6.SOc;
October, l670dl6S0c: November, l670@l6.75c;
December, i665@l6.S0c: January, 1675c; spot
Bio strong: fair cargoes, l75sc; Sugar
fugals, So test, 9-i6c; refined quiet and easy.
Molasses-Foreign strong; 500 test 2lc; New
Orleans quiet Rice quiet and steady.
Cottonseed oil firm; crude, 40@42c; yellow,
4Sc. Tallow lower; sales l64 hhds city at 5@
SEC. Rosin dull and nominally firm: strained.
common to good, 81 1901 1215. Turpentine
firm and quiet at 4Sc bid. Eggs in fair demand
and frmer; Western, l515c; receipts, 5,647
packages. Pork quiet. Cutmeats dull; picked
shoulders, 55s@534c; do hams, 9A@i0c; do
bellies II lbs. 634@7c; 10 lbs Sc. Middes steady.
s. 25; CITY, Sc 50: February, 81 o; March. 81 %
April, 81 2; May, 81 %; June, 81 25; July,
81 E; August, 81 %: September. 81 81 But
ter in moderate demand; choice steady; west
ern dairy. l3@2Oc; do creamery, 16@29c;
Elgins, 3O@3lc. Cheese quiet and easy; west
ern, l0&ll14c.
ST. LoUIs-Flour quiet and unchanged.
Wheat lower. The market opened lower and
declined owing to weak markets elsewhere and
snow, then held quiet and firm, but late went
of again ana at the close May was Nc and July
lc below Saturday: No. 2red cash, 965lc NOM
inal; May; sS1sgss 4@ss1sc, closing at 994@
July, S5ss@S614c, closing at S513c bid; August
S415c Corn quiet and unsettled: No. mixed,
cash, 271z@27ssc; March. z7sS@277c, closing at
275sc bid; MAY. 301S@3O55sG3 closing at 303Sc
bid; June. 3l1zc; July, 32sssc. Oats frmer; No.
No. Eat Sc. Barley SIi quiet Iowa, 4sc; Cu Minnie,
sofa, 60c. Flaxseed quotable at 81 So Pro-
visions firmer, generally with demand fair.
CINCINNATI-Flour heavy: family S. l5@
80: fancy 81 1904 go. Wheat dull and nomi-
nal: No: 2red 97c; receipts, $500 bushels; ship
mentS. l,UUU DuSnelS. Corn easy; NO. mixed.
s215933c. Oats lower; No. 2 mixed, 261Sc
Rye dull: No. 2, &c. Pork neglected, nominal
1t Sll 50@ll 6211a. Lard active and stronger at
'6 20. Bulkmeats firm; short ribs. s6 90. Bacon
quiet: short clear, 81 3716@7 50. Butter steady:
iancy Elgin creamery, 33c: choice dairy roll. 16
1l7c. Linseed oil steady at 55G57c. Sugar
irm and quiet; hard refined, 71s@7s4c: New Or
cans, 51z@55zc. Eggs stronger. Cheese firm.
PHILADELPHIA-Flour firmly held,
lut demand light Wheat dull and opened kc |
over. Corn weak. Oats dull, but steady. Pro.
VISIONS dull. Pork-New mess, SIS; do prime |
ness, new, Sl4 50: do family Sll So Hams, |
smoked, sll@l1 So Lard, pure refined. S. But |
er inactive and weak; Pennsylvania creamery,
,xtra 2SgS0c; PENNSYLVANIA prints, extra. 500 |
'lc. Eggs higher; PENNSYLVANIA irsts, l5c. |
Jheese dull; part skins, 6@Sc.
MILwAUKEE-Flour unchanged. Wheat |
.asy: cash, e41Sc: May, 9611Sc; July, 94c. Corn |
lull; No. g. 298@3Oc. Oats quiet; No. 2 2S |
l2S113c Rye steady; No. l, 45c. Barley firmer; |
No. ?, 59c. Provisions easier. Pork, Sll 40. |
lard, s6 TN Cheese firm; cheddars, lO1S@llc. |
BALT1MoRE-Provisions quiet and easy. |
Butter steady; western packed, l6@20c; best |
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