Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-18
MARKETS BY WIRE.
A Small Boom In Wheat, Caused BY Local
Infuences-Corn Lower-Oats Steady
Hog Products Close mt Me-


CHICA GOA very fair business was trans
acted in wheat to-day and the feeling was
firmer with prices ruling above the closing
figures of yesterday. The opening was just a
shade easier, but from the start showed firm
ness, and with some fluctuations prices for
May were advanced 2ssc, receded nc, huct-
uated slightly, and closed about 11Sc higher
than yesterday. June also showed considerable
strength, advancing ls4c, and closed about nc
higher. July ruled steady, advancing lc, clos
ing about Ac higher than yesterday.
Local influences again controlled the market,
and the frmness was attributed mainly to the
free buying of a prominent local trader. though
at the advance operators found the speculative
offerings quite large, which resulted in develop
ing weaker feeling.
A fair trade was reported in corn early in the
day. after which the pit became very quiet and
inactive. The feeling developed was generally
weaker and transactions were at a lower range
OF prices The easier tone was attributed
largely to the receipts being considerably IN
shade lower than the closing price OF yester-
day for time, then declined &c, reacted 1sQ
Nc and closed Nc lower than yesterday:
Oats were fairly active but unsettled. The
market opened a shade lower for May. Two
large traders bought freely, and it was sus-
picioned that the bulls who have taken part in
the market for some time past were again buy
Ing. Il1S reversed L0o 1eellnR anu caused an
advance of Nc on May and H914c on the more
deferred futures. decline of Z@ssc on May
followed, and the market closed firm at about
the same prices as yesterday.
the feeling was weak during the greater por-
tion of the day. Prices declined 1715@20c and
the market closed quiet at medium figures. A
quiet and easy feeling prevailed in lard and
trading was light. Prices ruled weak and de-
clined 5@711c, and the market closed steady at
inside figures. Only moderate business was
transacted in short ribs. The feeling was easy
and prices receded 5@715c, the market closing
steady at medium figures.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT-No. 2 May. 95N@9S9S9951 1@971Sc;
June, 971s@9S1999I4gsSc' July, S014@S7H@S615
a58@s57s@a576c; July, S61S@sS z@ss@ssc;
1Sne oArsaNS; Mag 5S1Ssg22Sg 1SiS ss2Sszs
@i2 o25lai2 III f35S: E june. sl2 S5l@i2 52Si2 TS
Z ~; July, sl2 So@l2 s211s12 1S@l3 M2<
as june, RS5 s. ooS7 0OSs ssSsS S sS s5: july. 1is
SHORT RIBS. per 100 ss.-May. s. 9o@e 0o@
S. 323S@s 821I@6 25@6 IS
Cash quora1ons were as follows: Flour
steady and unchanged: No. Q spring wheat,
9414@945sc: No. spring wheat, Sc; No. 2
6sds 1ss: sSs4 No; ssc corn ss; bst1s3 SG
nominal. No. iaxseed, 81 5O@1 S. Prime tim.
othy seed. 81 1901 40. Mess pork. per barrel,
81 o5@l2 10 .9a.i Ld per !. 100 Ss se SOSs
shoulders (boxed). IS 5O@5 Is. Short clear
sides (boxedj, IS 5O66 62111. sugars-Cut loaf,
| unchanged Receipts = Flour, 5000 bar
rels; wheat, 5000 bushels: corn. $4,000 bushels:
oars. sS 900 bushels; rye, 1900 bushels: barley,
N06O bushels. Shipments-Flour, 1900 bar
rels wheat, IS, 900 bushels corn, SO, 900 bushels
pats, $4,000 bushels; rye. none; barley, A.0O0
bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was weaker but not quotably lower.
Eggs weak at l21a@l3c.
NEW YoRK-Flour dull and heavy Corn
meal steady and quiet. Wheat-Spot firmer;
dull. Barley dull. Barley malt quiet Corn
| Spot steady and moderately active; options
firm and dull Oats-Spot quiet and steady;
firm. Coffee-Options steady; sales, 500 bags,
including March, l6s5@1690c: April, l6SO@
1886; May, l69O@H0Oc; June, f6.95Ql7 O5c;
tember. 1725@1730c; spot Rio barely steady;
fair cargoes. 19c. Su-gar-Raw firm: fair re-
filming. 5S16051lc; refined firm; active demand;
G. SgSs5Ys; ; extra I c. eess@s5c; white extra G,
| eign firm so test 24c; New Orleans quiet; open
kettle, good to fancy, 28@42c. Rice steady
and fair demand: Cottonseed oil firm: crude,
42c; yellow, 4s@49c. Tallow steady; city, 47-16c.
Rosin steady and quiet. Turpentine quiet and
steady at 5215Q52Ac. Eggs quiet and weak;
Western, 12s4c; receipts, 636S packages. Pork
more aCGlVe. OlQ mess, Sll 10, new mess, 1l0 ~.
Cut meats steady; sales, picked bellies, exc;
picked shoulders SIC; picked hams, SAQl0c.
| Middles quiet. Lard dull and lower; Western
st. steam, am g 25; : city, , g. S 80; March s. 2; April,
81 "a; July 81 25@7 Is, closing at 81 rs; August,
| T& Butter quiet and weak; Western dairy,
l4Q2lc; do creamery, lS@Nc; Elgins, B@281zc.
s16@llHc.
ST. LoU1s-FIour steady but unchanged.
| Wheat irregular. Reports that Brddstreets
| figured the visible and invisible supply of
wheat l09, 900 against 2l0, ,0000 900 year ago,
| together with sharp advances elsewhere put
| May higher this morning, but it dropped back
on denial Of above estimates, and at close was
H@14c above yesterday; July showed little
weather and closed &c off. No. 2 red, cash..
93c asked: May. 9254G9311c, closed ly2zsc bid;
| June, 90@901Ic, closed 90c bid; July, 811z@
SIC. closed size bid; August, sOc, closed 7Ss{c
bid. Corn lower: No. m1xed cash, 29c; March,
291Sc; April. 2918c. closed 2914c bid; May, 3011@
3O3zc, closed 3015@SO5sc bid: July. 21zG32Xc,
closed S2asc bid; August, S3k@3S7le, closed
| 26G2614c. Rye-No. 2 415042c. Barley-Noth-
| ing doing. Provisions dull and weak.
| PHILADELPHIA-Flourd dull. Wheat opened
| weak, and futures beyond this month declined
nc, subsequently recovered and closed firm at
an advance of %9lc on yesterdays final prices
! Corn steady but quiet. Oats-Car lots steady
but quiet; futures quiet and steady. Butter
dull and weak; Pennysylvania creamery, extra,
| &c; Pennsylvania prints, extra 28c. Eggs dull;
| Pennsylvania firsts, 13@1315c.
CINCINNATI-Flour weak. Wheat nominal:
No. red. 95c; receipts, 900 bushels; shipments
none Corn in moderate supply; No. q mixed.
SIC. Oats scarce and firm; No. mixed, nc.
Rye steady; No. 2. Acc. Pork barely steady at
| S12 6211. Lard easier at S. go Bulkmeats and
| bacon firm and unchanged. Butter quiet.
| Sugar firm. Eggs dull. Cheese firm
MILwAUKsE-Flour steady. Wheat easy:
cash. S634c; May, SSc; July, S7]zc. Corn weaker;
| No. 8, 3lI@32c. Oats steady; No. white. 271&
| @2Sc. Rye firm; No. i, 4411@441<c. Barley duff;
| No 2 SIC. Provisions easy. Pork, Sl2 Lard
So T15. Cheese steady; cheddars. 11@12c.
Observation-Disclosures firm and unchanged
| Butter very steady; western packed, 1S025c;
roll, l5@l9c; creamery N@2Sc. Eggs easy at l21%
| @l3c. Coffee firm; rio, fair, lSszc.
ToLEDo-Cloverseed active and steady; cash,
March, IS 90; receipts 3S4 bags shipments, ], ,662
bags.