Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-06
Boston stocks.
MARKETS BY WIRE.
More Life in Wheat and Prices FRACTIONAL.
Hfgher-COrn and Oats Featureless-
Hog Products Attract More
Interest Mt Generally
Medium Figures.

CHICAGo-A stronger feeling was developed
in wheat to-day and the market exhibited more
life. Influences, on the whole, were more ia
vorable to the interest of holders, and induced
long buying and covering of shorts. The open
ing was about the same as yesterdays closing,
and, with only slight fluctuations. prices were
advanced l5sc, ruled slightly easier and closed
I1sc higher than yesterday. The change in the
market was attributed to better export buying,
firmer foreign markets and rumors Of less IA
vorable European crop prospects.
A fair speculative trade was reported in corn
early in the day. most of the business occurring
within the first hour, after which the pit be-
came quite lifeless. The prevailing feeling
was firm, but fluctuations did not vary materi-
ally from yesterday. being confined within go
1zc range
Oats we're quiet and steady and without new
features of Importance, price changes being
small. =.
A little more interest was manifested in mess
pork. Prices were advanced I1aQlOc early, but
increase of sales caused decline. Prices closed
quiet. ,.
Very little business was transacted in lard.
Early prices were advanced 215@5c, but settled
back again to medium figures and closed
quiet.
shortrib sides early In the day. Opening sales
were made at 21915c advance, and a further
improvement of 719@l0c was gained; A0ouS sE
the middle of the session prices reeeded z7aQ
SC, but the market closed firm.
The leading rurures ranged as rollows
WHEAT-No. 2 July, @7619Q75zs@161zc g;
August. 74975@74@741sc; December, 76G6'4@
'VGS,RlsN GoRlNsGNo 2 July. S41S@34l l@341S S@S9sc; Au-
gust S452s9S44@ @S43S@S4Ac; September S09
0V6sSSsNs2 oITsWNo. July, 22A@@sS@2g1@2g4c Au,
gust, 22156221lc; September, 225sQ229sQ2212Q
MEss PORK, per bbL-July, s11 75@ll s71l@
IL 75Gll STJ%: August, Sll 9O@ll 95@1l $40
IL 921E; September, sll 95@l2 O215Gn SOQ
LAID, per 100 Bs.-July, Sc 1905 1906 700
rs; August Sc s0@6 S219@6 SO@6 S213i Sep
tember, s. S21zQ6 S754q6 S21996 y. g ozos o,,lca
s S5@5 921b; August, s. 9215@5 e71&@5 92714Q
5 971@: September, IS 95G6 O5@5 95@6 10.
Casn uuorauons were as roIlows Flour steady
and unchanged. No 2spring wheat. I719@1Se;
No. spring wheat, 70@72c: No. red, TI1sQ
2rye. SSc. No. 2 barley, nominal N0;l max
seed. 81 Sc. Prime timothy seed, 81 z Mess
pork. per barrel, S1l SO0ll S715. Lard. per 100
lbs, Sc 65G6 6715 Short ribs sides loosel. S. $50
5 60 Dry<salted shoulders (boxed), So l219Q
5 Is Short clear sides (boxedl, Sc 1906 l216
Sugars-Cut loaf, unchanged. Receipts
Flour l4OO0 barrels; wheat, 1900 bushels;
corn, S6S 600 bushels; oats, 2O6,OOO bushels;
rye 5000 bushels; barley, 5000 bushels. Ship
ments-F'lour 6000 barrels; wheat, $4,000 bush
els; corn, $4,000 bushels; oats, s., 23SOGO bush
els: rye lBQ0O bushels; barley. 5000 bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was weak. but not quotably lower.
Eggs firm at l2@l2115c.
NEW YoRK-Flour generally unchanged. but
less doing Wheat-Spot strong and 1N@l12c
higher; options more active and strong and u
6l15c higher. Barley nominal. Barley malt
quiet: Canada, 90c@S1 10 for old and new. Corn
Spot strong and ss634c higher; light offerings:
options moderately active and firm. Oats-Spot
unchanged and weaker; options dull and
easier, closing steady. Hay quiet and weak.
Hons fairly active and firm. Coffee-Options
opened dull unchanged to points down, closed
steady, sails points down; sales 3S,25O bags, in;
GLIDING June, l6.65@l .65; uly, $500 60: Au-
gust IS 656l6 20: September. l6 6S0@l6S5; October
I6S5@I6 IS; December. .l6 anuary, II. so;
February and March. l7.l0; spot Rio quiet
steady; fair cargoes, 1870. Sugar quiet and
strong: refined active and firm. Molasses-
Foreign quiet; New Orleans dull. Rice steady
and quiet Cotton seed oil irregular; yellow,
47%@i9c. Tallow steady; sales 30 hhds. city at
415c Rosin steady and quiet. Turpentine quiet
at SS1l@ l@3Sszc. Eggs quiet and firm; western,
l41@@l454c; receipts 25S4 Pa6ekages. &C Pork hgm sI
@l2 Is. Cutmeats active; sales picked bellies,
10 pounds at Sc 25@6 so; picked shoulders, S.;
picked hams, S1l 75; middles dull; short clear,
Sc so. Lard stronger and in moderate demand;
81 O215; city, Sc so; June, closing at 81 OF bid;
July. 81 O6@7 or, closing at 81 06 bid; August,
81 Ii: September, 81 IA bid. Butter quiet and
steady for best: western dairy, 9Gl3c; do cream
ery i2Dl715c; western factory. T15Gl2c. Cheese
firm and in fair demand; western, 71z@814c.
PH11ADELPHIA-Flour steady Wheat firm:
No. 2 red June, 90@9O15c; July, S0@Slc: August,
SOGlS03lc; September, S013@S2c COrn-Car lots
quiet: futures dull; No. white in grain depot.
DC: No 2 high mixed IN grain depot, 421ze; No.
o ;x-ad ondh n iph m TWp0flnfh
elevator, 421Sc; No. 2 mixed, June, 4l1s@4ssc;
July 4l1S64l3zc; August, 4lH@4l5zc: August,
4lsi@4215c; September. 4214@i254c Oats-Car
lots firm with fair demand; No. 2mixed, S01ac;
No 8 white, 32c; do choice, 3Sc; No. white,
34c; futures quiet and steady; No. white June,
321S633c: July, 321l@323zc; August. 32@S254c;
September, 31H@32c Eggs strong; Pennsyl-
vania firsts. l6c.
ST. LoUIs-Flour unchanged. Wheat higher,
the market influenced by advices from abroad,
ruled firm and closed XQle above yesterday;
No. red, cash, 75c asked; June closed 1870
asked; July, 721zQ725zc bid; August, T27s@7Sc;
September, 7356c asked. Corn firm. but very
quiet; No. 2 mixed, cash, 3l14c: June closed
3lIc: July, 31ssc; September, 3234c bid; May,
| 1890 3415c. Oats frmer; No. cash, 23c: June,
22slc asked; July, 221zc. Rye-No. 2, 40c bid.
| Provisions-Dry salt meats and bacon frmer,
but very little trading. Pork, unchanged. Lard,
frmer.
CNcNNATI-Flour quiet andI unchanged.
| Wheat scarce and firm; No. 2. S0G81c; receipts,
4.5OO bushels: shipments. l,600 bushels. Corn
firm: No 2 mixed, 35c. Oats firm: No mixed,
24@26c. Rye dull; No. 2 46c. Pork quiet and
ribs, Sc 90: short clear, S6 25@6 30 Bacon firm;
short ribs: 65S161Sc: short clear, 634G6Ac. Lard
stronger at $6 1895 Az.
BALT1MoRE-Provision quiet and steady.
Butter steady: western packed, n@l2c; cream
ery, I7@lSc. Eggs firm and scarce at 1o15@l6c.
Sugar strong; A soft, SIC.