Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-02
'Ex-dividend.
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Wheat Duh and Lower. with Free specula I
tive Offerings and Oats Drop n
Point-H Hog Products Unset

Wheat Dull and Lower With Free specuo
tive Offerings Corn and Oats Drop n
Point Hog Products Unset-
tied and Weak.
CHICAGO = Only a light business in
wheat was dong to-day and while the fuctua-
tions most of the day were confined within mar
row limits a rather easier feeling was devel-
oped. The opening was rather strong and
prices H@3sc higher for July than Monday's
closing, but the speculative offerings were quite
free, considering the demand, and prices de-
clined X@lc. then ruled steady and closed 80
lower than Monday.
There was nothing in outside views to create
weakness and the market was governed princi-
pally by local influences. Advices from the
Northwest continue to report lack of rain.
ground dry and the growing wheat in need OF
moisture Cold and unreasonable weather is
also reported in the Northwest.
A fair business was reported in corn and the
feeling developed was relatively firm early and
weaker later. Deliveries on May contracts
were reported as only moderate. The market
opened at Mondays closing prices was quite
firm and advanced Nc. but later reacted &c,
ruled steady and closed ssQ1ac lower than Mon
day.
firm and H@l<c higher early, but later became
maintained until the close.
"A fairly active trade was reported in mess
pork, and the feeling was somewhat unsettled
and weak. Opening sales were made at2%Q5c
decline, excepting for July, and prices rallied
217@5c. Later the market weakened and prices
declined 25Q2712c, closing tame.
A comparatively small business was reported
in lard and the feeling was quiet and easy.
Prices ruled about y &c lower.
Quite an active trade was reported in short
nbs. Prices declined 711Q10c.
The leading rurures ranged as rollows:
WHEAT-No' June, S21s@s214 14@Sl1S@sl19c;
July 798@7sA@7S1s@7sc September. T1s0
79@771a@7715c; year, 765s@764c.
CoRN-No. 2 June, S4AQ9411@337 @S37Sc;
July, 35@S5A@34s4@S434c; August S51s@S6g
i oxTs1So; 2 June, 2a@2sH@2A@22lc; July,
2S1f 4@2211@2213e;, ,,
II 52146ll 5215; July. s1l s0@1l S718epll COG
IL 90: August, 4Sll s2%@ll 921S3l1 721zQ11 721S.
LARD, per 100 Bs.-June, Sc S519@6 S215;
July. IS sO@6 s6; August. se s5@6 s71s96 s211Q
SHORT RIBS, per 100 ns.-June, s5 s71S@6 0o@
921a@5 92115; July, IS 0715@6 1906 00@6 w; Au-
gust, IS 1896 1906 1896 10.
and unchanged. No. spring wheat. sl]5@Sls4c;
e 81 Sg &o c0rn. %nsas sse RSmins sG 10 oats s e
No. rye. 40l9c No. barley nominal, No;
/ tiaxseed. 81 S. Prime timothy seed,sl $50
40. Mess pork, per barrel, sll 456l1 so. Lard.
per 100 lbs. s6 T1S@6 S. Short ribs sides
Qoose). IS S21z@5 S515 Dry salted shoulders
IS Sos s. s9gaPs-cut, loaf y s@slo; Ssss granu,
lated. Ssse; standard "a" Sssc. Receipts
Flour. 1900 barrels; wheat, 10000 bushels;
corn, 26OO 900 bushels oaJs. 296 900 bushels; rye,
ments-Flour, 1000 barrels; wheat. 125Ooo
bushels; corn. $4,000 bushels; oats 10000
bushels; rye. 5000 bushels; barley, 1900
bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was weak; creamery, 20@22c; choice
to fine, lS@2Uc fine dairies. l6@20c; fair to good,
12Ql4c. Eggs firm at 1I@ll1c.
characterization dull; prices weak
and unsettled. Wheat futures dull and NOM
inal; No. 2d red, May and June. Sa9soc; July and
No, high mixed, in grain depots. 44c; No.
high mixed and yellow. in Twentieth street
elevator, 44Ac; No. 2 mixed, May. 4l1a@4l4c;
4315c. Oats-Carlots dull and weak; sales No.
mixed, 291zc; do choice, 30c; No. 3 white. 2915
@3015c; No. white. track and in grain depot,
S2ae' futures dull and steady; No white,
32ssc: August SOGS2c Butter dull and weak;
Pennsylvania creamery, extra, 22@23c; do
prints. extra. 26c. Eggs steady; Pennsylvania
irsts, l2c. Cheese dull: part skins, 517c.
ST. LoUIs-Flonr quiet but steady. Wheat
as compared with Mondays close; No. red
cash, SOC; May closed SOC asked; June, nc
asked; July, 74szc asked; August, 74Jsc asked.
mixed cash, .3O1s@30l@c; May closed at 3o5Sc;
June, a0s3zc; July, 3lsl@3l7sc asked; August,
327zc: September, 33H@S35sc bid. Oats better;
No. cash, 222sszc asked; May, 22A@23c; June,
25c asked. Rye dull; No. 2, 42G43c. Barley
neglected Provisions dull and essentially ur-
changed.
CNc1NNATI-Flour barely steady. Whea.
firm; No. 2 red. S4c; receipts 500 bushels; ship
ments, l. 500 bushels. Corn scarce and higher:
No mixed, SIC. Oats dull: No mixed, 26c.
Rye steady; No. 2, 4S@49c. Pork quiet at
So 25 Lard easy at S6 go. Bulkmeats and
bacon quiet. Butter fancy creamery, 24@25c;
dairy, l5QlSc. Sugar steady and firm. Eggs
weaker Cheese easier.
BALTIMORE = Provisions steady. Butter
dull; Western packed, l5c: creamery, 22@25c.
Eggs firmer as llHc. Coffee dull; Rio, fair,
1o5sc.
ToLEDo-Cloverseed dull; cash, 81 5215 nomi-
nal.