Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-08
MARKETS BY WIRE.
May and July Wheat Active and Higher
Corn Scores an Advance, While Oats
Move Down-Pork Stronger
and Lard Wenker

May and July Wheut Active and Higher
Corn Scores an Advance, While Oats
Move Down-Pork Stronger
and Lard Weaker.
CHIcAGo-A fair business was transacted in
wheat to-day, and the market recovered some
what from the recent decline. May delivery
sold to point PIC higher than yesterdays
closing and closed about lssc higher. Most OF
the trading centered in the May future and
there was pretty good buying which forced the
short interest in. One large trader bought
freely at the inside figures OF the day.
ana was also credited with having been large
purchaser yestei day, but at the advance of to-
day sold out fair quantity. For July the mar
ket ruled rather quiet, and after. selling to a
point lc above yesterdays closing declined lc
and closed about &c higher than yesterday.
Corn ruled fairly active with the feeling
stronger, in sympathy with wheat and provi-
Sions. Trading was more general than Tor
some days past there being more doang on out
terdays closing prices, and gradually advanced
1Sc, eased off sc, ruled steady and closed Zc
higher than yesterday.
Oats were active, but weak and lower Prices
for NAV declined &c. rallied L@ssc, but re-
ceded &c and the market closed easy at ssc
below yesterdays last sales.
A very brisk trade was reported in mess
pork Early in the day the market was
stronger and sales were made at 10@l215c in
advance and followed by further apprecia-
tion of 715Gl0c. Later the market weakened
with free offering and reduction OF SF7aQ4Oc
were submitted to. From this point prices
rallied 106l215c, but soon weakened again, and
a reduction of 30@3214c was reported. Toward
the close the market was stead1er and prices
advanced 21S615c, and closed rather quiet
A week and unsettled feeling prevailed in
lard during the greater portion of the day. and
material reduction in prices was submitted
TO. The close was tame. Short ribs were ac-
II. ,sA&1 ~
The leading furures ranged as follows:
WHEAT-No March, 81 003z; May. 81 O2z2@
! 04@l 0214@l 0315; June, @9S15Q97SzG
July, 9O@yO19@S91a a@S93zc. ooa,o,
@S6@361sc; June. 355S@36@35A@ @35Ic.
OATs-No. 2 March, 251&G25lc; May, 271s
@271s@2615 5@265sc; June, 26sE@267sc:
MESS P9EH SPP per b6M1Ech on 81 20 NAY q
oil 975a.
LARD. per 100 Ds.-March. s6 9211@6 g1S
@6 S713@6 S7zzzi May, 81 1907 1906 9213@6 921s;
June, 81 1907 l0@@7 OO@7 90.
SHORT RIBS, per 100 rs-March S6 Is: May,
Sc 4O@6 45@6 214@6 Is; June, Sc 1896 471z@
2774a6 80.
Cash quotauons were as Follows: Flour quiet
and unchanged: No. spring wheat 81 0Q15
Si rsd e s. So Gosi fPGeRe Co RsA NO % corn. 9 Sc;
No. . oats, 251@c. No. Frye, 42c. No. barley,
nominal. No. l faxseed, 81 4S Prime timothy
seed 8 1901 49, Mess pork per aos Sa55el 55s
Short ribs sides Qoose). s6l5@6 Is; dry salted
shoulders (boxed), IS 25@5 S719; short clear
sides (boxed), s6 5O@6 62112 Sugars, cut loaf,
unchanged. Receipts-Flour, 200 barrels;
oats. 1856 600 bushels; rye, 1900 bushels: barley,
5000 bushels. Shipments-Flour, 1000, bar
rels: wheat, 1900 bushels; corn. 5000 bush
els: oats. 5000 bushels; rye. 1000; barley,
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was steady and unchanged. Eggs
unchanged.
New YoRK-Flour firm and moderately
active Wheat7sgot l@hc higher active riOt! and
ungraded Canada, 75@SSc. Barley malt dull.
Corn-Spot %@3zc higher; options less active;
hrmer on early, easy on late months. Oats
Spot A615c higher and firm; options steady
and dull Hay steady and quiet. Hops firm
with moderate trade. Coffee-Options opened
barely steady, points up to 10 points down,
and closed steady and unchanged to points
up; better cables and fair business; sales $3.50
bags, including March, 1I15@l7.25c; April, IL. Is
@I7.25c; May, 17.l5117.30c; June l7.30@l7.4 .45c;
July, f7.406l7.55c; August, 17.55c; September,
l7524l7 soc; October; L;15Gl1.s1c; @ Novem6eT, 6eT
$500; February, 17.S5@lS.00; spot Rio firm; fair
cargoes, l9c. Sugar-Raw firm; refined strong
and in good demand. Molasses - Foreign
strong: New Orleans quiet. Rice quiet and
sales of city at 4 9-l6c Rosin steady. Tur-
pentine steady and quiet at 5013c. Eggs in
moderate demand and easy; Western, 1424c;
Tees mess 81 nd@ nsss SIS 6S 0s 'S s. extra 2
prime, Sl2 50. Cutmeats fairly active; sales
picked bellies. Is fbs., 64c II Ms SIC; Is ms.
&c; picked shoulders, 6sSc; picked hams, so
steam, s. so: citv. s6 IS: March. 81 Is: April,
81 2S; May, 81 1907 30: June 81 30; July, 81 81
az S3 closing at 81 81; August, 81 81; Septem-
Western dairy, I492lc: do creamery, new, lS@
2Sc; Elgin, 29@3Oc. Cheese dull; Western, 93f
@llAc.
ST. Lou1s-Flour steady, but demand and
business light. Wheat higher; an advance in
Chicago started the market in higher, though
the weather was fine and cables dull; the close
was weak, with sales at advances of TG0lc
for May and sc for July: No. 2 red, cash, $3.50
9414c bid; May, 955S@965Sc, closed at 969s99611c
asked; June, 99@95hc. closed at 99c; July, s39
SS1lc, closed at S319GSS14c asked. Corn higher
and firm; No. mixed cash, 2S1Sc; May, 30A@
307S63l@3l1sc, closed at Bic bid. Oats lower;
No. cash, at 2515c: May closed at 271Sc bid.
Rye, No. 2, at 44c. Barley-No demand. Pro-
visions stronger.
CINCINNATI-Flour steady. Wheat steady:
No. red. 95@97c; receipts, 800 bushels; ship
ments 300 bushels. Corn stronger; No.
mixed, 35c. Oats firmer; No mixed 2662615c
in light demand and lower to sell at Sc S06
6 S71I. Bulkmeats quiet and firm. Bacon
steady and unchanged. Butter in good de-
mand. Sugar firm. Eggs firm. Cheese steady.
MILWAUKEE, - Flour dull; cash, 9OHc;
NAV. 92c; July, SS1ze. Corn steady; No. g. 36H
oslo. Oats dull; No. 2 white, T@271zc Rye
fairly active; No. !, 4315@44c. Barley steady;
No. 2, 36c. Provisions easier. Pork at S1l so.
Lard at Sc 80. Cheese firm but quiet; cheddars
at lie
PHILADELPHIA j Flour dull and weak
Wheat dull, but options advanced &c in sym.
pathy with Improvement in other grain cen.
ters. Corn 1zc higher, with fair inquiry from
shippers: speculation quiet Oats steady but
quiet. Eggs steady; Pennsylvania frsts, 14@
149%c.
Observation-Disclosures firm. Butter steady
western packed, l6@2lc; bst roll, 14@lSc; cream
cry, 27@2Sc. Eggs steady at l3@l315c. Coffee
strong; Rio, fair, 1Ssz@l9c.
ToLEDo-Cloverseed steady and dull; cash,
March and April, 81 So