Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-16
MARKETS BY WIRE.

Wheat More Active, but Early Options
Lowcr-Corn Qaiet and Oats Higher
Hog Products Neglected and
Barely Steady.
CHIcAGo-There was quite q good trade in
wheat to-day, but principally on local account
Outside news was scarce and outside business
light The feeling developed was weaker, IN
nuenced by fine and favorable weather for the
growing crop here, good weather abroad ano
| dull and easier cables. The opening was 9sU
| &c lower than yesterdays closing, and under
free speculative offerings prices further oe-
clined l5zc, though not without numerous
slight fluctuations. Around CSC for May, now
ever, prominent local trader bought reeiy,
which started the market up and prevented
4 further decline.
The buyine was evidently to cover shorts as
the party was credited day or two ago with
being large seller. From the inside prices tor
| MAY recovery of l1Sc followed, and closed
about llSc lower than closing figures OF yester-
day June closed about Nc lower, and July
| closed about Nc lower. l..
There was but little interest manifested IN
corn, fluctuations being within narrow limits
| and trading almost exclusively local: Inc
| feeling on the whole was somewhat easier, the
| fine weather having tendency TO increase Oh
| A fair volume of business transpired in oats.
| The opening was weak and rather unsettled,
| but at inside figures of the day. OnerlnRs
were fair; but the buying BY large mouse prU-
| duced change in the sentiment A stronger
| feeling developed and prices advanced &c. a
recession of nc followed. Later in the session;
however, a stronger feeling developed, ana
at a net gain of L<@5sc over yesterdays last
| sales.
Hog products attracted very little attention,
| and trading was light Local operators were
/ int fad in a maj
| side orders were smaller than usual Prices
| declined slightly on all the leading articles;
Later the market showed more steadiness ana
prices rallied again, with purchases credited 70
those who sold early. Tne market closed quiet
at about outside figures
The leading futures ranged as follows
| WHEAT-No. May. 963s@965s H@g5Hc;
June 921z@S2z@ z@sI4 4@slAc; July, S634@S7@S64
| @S65so; year, S0@SONc.
CoRN-No. May, s5z@s5Nc: June, $3.50
S52SGS51SgS gS5ssc; July, S6119S64c; o=,<eoz,>..
June. 253s025sSc; July, 251SG255s s@2514 4Q25ssc;-
MESS PORK, per bbl-May, $l2 I71z@2 25Q
u l0Ql2 20; June, Sl2 25; July, Sl2 25Ql2 S211Q
LARD, per 100 As.-May, So 95; June, 81 90;
July, 81 05@7 O5@7 021S@7 o.
SHORT RIBS, per 100 hs.-May, S. 20G6 2212Q
1906 221I; June. s6 2711; July So 90@e S216.
steady and unchanged: No 2 spring wheat,
SS1z@9312c; No. 8 spring wheat, 9l@92c: No
red, 9S1z@937&c. No. corn, 341z@34Ssc: No.
Oc Oo@ina az No NO ayyseed Iys S 81 S. S. Prime Sefs ti
othy seed. 81 SS@l 49, Mess pork. per barrel,
Sl2 l5@l2 20. Lard. per 100 lbs. s6 S714@6 80;
Short ribs sides Qoosel. Sc 1896 %. Dry salted
sides (boxed), s6 621F@6 IS Sugars-Cut loaf,
unchanged. Receipts - Flour, 5000 bar
rels; wheat $1,000 bushels: corn, $4,000 bushels;
oats, 81 600 bushels; rye, 1900 bushels: barley,
5000 bushels shipments-FIour. 5000 bar.
rels; wheat, 1900 bushels; corn. SO 200 bushels:
pats, 5000 bushels; rye. 5000; barley, 5000
bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was weaker but not quotably lower.
Eggs lS1<@l4c.
NEW YoRK-Flour heavy and 5615c lower.
Wheat-Spot heavy and quiet; options freely
offered at lower prices and N@Ac lower. Barley
dull; Canada, 90c@S1 10 for old and new. Corn
Spot dull and 11@lc lower; options dull and
1s@zSc lower. Oats-Spot dull and lower; op-
tions firm. hay moderately active and firm:
steady and 20930 points down; closed steady
and 20@30 points below yesterday; lower ca
bIes; GOOD Business; % sales 7S25O bags i@ncluding @
l6S56i695c; June, l6.96@I695c; July, E.OOG
Il0c; August. lz10@@720c; September, l7.2C
@l7.SOc; spot Rio easier: fair cargoes, lsc. Su-
eentrfdsais tess a 5f5n6o! 5f5ne Tened
| in active demand and Nc higher; C, 516G55zc;
extra G, 6@9zc; white extra &, 61z@6 5l6c; vel.
low, 53s@575c; off A, 67-l6@6ssc; mould A, nc
II
loaf, SIC; crushed, SIC; powdered. 7ssc; granu.
lated, nc; cubes, ne Molasses-Foreigr
strong: New Orleans dun; open kettle, good &c
Cottonseed oil strong: crude. &c; yellow, 4Sc
Tallow irregular; city, 4ss@41zc. Rosin quiet
and steady. Turpentine steady and quiet al
receipts. 5665 packages Pork strong; old mess,
Sl2 IS: new mess, Sl3 so; extra prime, Sl2 rs.
Beef quiet; extra mess, s6 1907 oOi plate, s. 25G
So Cut meats steady and quiet: picked
ers, 61Sc; picked hams, 9sz@lOc. Middles firm.
Lard trifle lower and dull; Western steam,
81 z7<. closing at 81 80; city, s6 80; March and
June, 81 3O@7 80; July, 81 S2@7 "a, August, 81 36;
| September. 81 IS. Butter quiet and easy; West
ern dairy, l492lc; do creamery, lS@27c; Elgins,
| &@2S12c. Cheese firm and in moderate demands
Western, e16@ll1zc.
demand and trading. Wheat-Cash lower
options fuctuated considerably; owing to con.
tinued fine spring weather, lower cables and
declines in all other markets selling was free
sSa1<c; the market improved later. and May
and June closed 13c lower and July 1-l6c better
No 2 red cash, 925Sc; May 92999c, closed y25z0
gc gS os s SHas SSs sSsed oqTsa sc, S9S Iue%s, Sa
7y5l@sOc. Closed Soc bid. Corn lower; No.
mixed. cash, 20 &c; April. 2s56c, closed 291Sc
bid; May, SO3z@30Ic. Oats lower; No. 2, cash,
dun; No. 2. 42szc asked. Barley-Nothing do.
ing. Provisions very dull.
CNCNNATI-Flour very dull. Wheat, mod
crate demand; No. red, Csc; receipts, $500 bush
els; shipments. none. Corn weaker; No. 9
mixed, SAC. Oats stronger and scarce; No.
mixed, 2615zz pic. Rye dull; No. 2 4Sc. Pork
barely steady at So 621<. Lard dull, lower to
sell, S. IS. Bulkmeats and bacon firm and
unchanged. Butter quiet Sugar firm. Eggs
dull. Cheese firm.
PHILADELPHIA-Flourd dull and weak Wheat
Options neglected and closed nominally %G
&c lower. CONCEPTIONS opened shade lower
but subsequently recovered and closed firm
under fair export inquiry and light offerings
car lots dull but held firmly. 0ats-Car lots
firm with fair demand; No. whites were
scarce and 7sc higher; futures quiet but steady
MnwAUKEE-Flour steady. Wheat easier
cash, S61sc; May, S7ssc; July. S71Sc. Corn firm
No 5, 32T@S3c. Oats steady; No. white, 271S
@Sc Rye firm; No. L &c. Barley dull: No
9 Sc. Provisions easy. Pork, So 12A, Lard
Sc IS. Cheese quiet; cheddars. ll@l2c.
BALTIMoRE-Provisions firm and unchanged
Butter firm; western packed, lS@23c; roll l5d
Ice; creamery easy at 26@2Sc. Eggs easy at l315c
Coffee quiet at define; fair, lSszc.
ToLEDo-Cloverseed, steady: cash, March
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