Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-12
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Free Offerings Take the Starch Out Of
Wheut-COrn and Oats Meet With
Setback Pork Barely

Setback Pork Barely
StcadY.
CHICAGo-A fair business was transacted in
wheat to-day. and the feeling was a little un-
settled within a narrow range. The market
was quite firm, and prices advanced Nc above
the opening figures. Prices held steady for
while. but later, under free offerings, eased on
and declined &c from top figures. then ruled
steady, and the closing was about kc lower
than yesterday. There was nothing in the
nature of adVices received, and the market
was governed principally by local influences
A very tair business was done in corn, and
better feeling prevailed. Transactions were
not confined so much to the distant futures as
of late, the near by deliveries receiving more
attention. The distant futures were easy
early, Influenced some by talk OF lower rates
rom Iowa: The market opened M snaoe d unosi soid
of HQzc, ruled frmer, but closed trlne
lower than yesterday.
There was an active trade in oats in deferred
futures, but the nearby deliveries were slow.
A weak feeling prevailed, and declines of A@
&c were recorded. There was good buying
by two heavy operators, but the free selling
proved too much for the buyers early in the
day. Later, a steadier tone was developed and
slight reactions occurred. This was only OF
short duration. as offerings again became free
and prices rapidly declined 4@Hc. closing at in
side figures. An operator who purchased most
of the day, took one lot Of 10000 bushels May
at DC
The business in pork was under an average
and entirely between room traders. Fluctua-
tions in prices were SO narrow as to attract no
attention. and the feeling was barely steady.
Some little interest was shown in lard, but
trading was light and at q shade easier prices
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT-No. 2 May. s@7S9sQ7S1SQ7S1sc
July, TqTQ76ss@765sc. .
CoRN-N0. february, 2SsS@B1<@2S3S@
2S71c; May SOssQSG5sGSo13QSO11c; July. SIG
oXTs-NO. 2 February, 2Os6G2Oss@2OK@2O1fc;
May, 221z92A@2922c: June, 2ls0AM@2l<@
Mss PORK, per bbl.-February. 50 7211@
9 72115: March. 81 75@s 771l@s 1895 7716; May,
$40 OO6lO O599 9775@l0 05.
LARD, per 100 bs.-February, SIS T711@5 s0@
s 5M4@5 50; March, @ IS S21fG5 s.; May, s. s71S@
SHORT RIBS Der 100 bs.-February, s4 Tx;
March, 81 M; May. 81 S75Sa4 S71z@4 85@4 SIX.
Cash quorauons were as follows: Flour dull
and unchanged. No. spring wheat, 1S1Sc;
No. Sspring wheat Csc; No. corn. 2s1zc. No.
oats, 2O1Sc. No. faxseed, 81 3S. Prime
timothy seed. 81 20. Mess pork, per Dbl, 50 rs.
Qoose), s4Tk04 So Dry salted shoulders
(boxed), unchanged: short clear sides (boxed),
unchanged. Sugars, cut loaf unchanged. Re-
SepSsFoTgg SGO barrels wheat aH 66S 1SOSO bush
rye, 1000 bushels; barley. 5000 bushels. Ship
ments-Flour, 600 barrels; wheat l7,0O0 bush
els corn, 303 900 bushels; oats, $4,000 bushels;
rye, 5000 bushels; barley, 10000 bushels.
market was steady and unchanged. Eggs, l31z
Gl4c.
NEW YoRK-Flour weak ard moderately
active. Wheat-Spot dull; options dull. &c OF,
and weak Rye steady Barley steady; West
quiet; Canada, 721S@90c. Corn-Spot fairly
active and weaker; options less active. H@5sc
OF, ana heavy. Oats-Spot steady and quiet;
options quiet Hay quiet and weak. Hops
strong and in moderate demand. Coffee
Options opened steady and unchanged to 10
points down; closed steady points down to
ary. i60oGi6 March. i6.OO@i6O5c; April,
l59Ol1l695c; May, l59OGl595c; June 1880;
July, l5.90c; August, l5.S0@l5S6c; September,
15704l5.S0c; october, l670c; December, 1880;
No. :, I71z9l79Sc. sugar-Raw irm and quiet;
sales, 2 522 bags: San Domingo concrete. $50
test 4sSc; refined steady and in fair demand.
active. Rice active and firm. Cottonseed oil
active and firm. Tallow steady; city ($2 for
packing). 45c. Rosin steady. Turpentine firmer
at 42N@42kc. Eggs less active; Western,
a6d T%; f9SsP %ss Old 80 sSo s. PeT S
oil 90; extra prime, So 25@9 IS. Cutmeats
quiet; picked bellies, 5@51zc; picked shoul-
ders, 1904. Middles dull; short clear. IS Is.
Lard quiet and about steady; Western steam,
IS Tx bid; options, sales, $3.50 tierces, S6 l5S
bid; March, 50 Is: April, IS "a; May, $6 29@
8 80; June, S6 S5; July, IS 4l@6 42, closing at
crate demand; Elgin, 2SG2s1<c; western dairy,
S@17c; do creamery, I29H15c; do held, S3
l5c; do factory, 5@lSc. Cheese quiet and
strong; western, S@15c.
PHILADELPHIA-F1our-D from local
jobbers very slow. and general market weak.
Wheat quiet but steady; speculation very
tame; rejected. 60G70c;, fair to good milling
wheat, 7S@s5c: prime TO fancy western, G@
Gsis[c; Aprii. S2X&S2s<c; Nay, SSE@S4c.
Corn steady; No. yellow, in grain depot, 33c;
No. 2 mixed in Twentieth street elevator, SIC;
no No: yeli0S in Twentieth ssTsst esyatG5
April. 363s@S615c; May, 87@371zc.
Oats-Carlots ruled firm, but buyers holding
of; No. white held at 295Sc; No. white, 3O1zc;
SO. .OOO bushels Of which sold at 99c; No. white,
29A A@293Zc: March, 287S@21sc; april &5E6291Ec;
May, 29@291Sc. Butter-Fine grades drm and
fairly active; Pennsylvania creamery extra, %
@29c: do prints extra 3S@S7c. Eggs firm and
in fair demand; Pennsylvania hrsts, 1415@l5c.
MINNEAPoLIs-The receipts of wheat for the
DAY were l55 cars; shipments, 46 cars. Duluth
reported 81 cars received. The demand for
SAMPLES were slow from the start. but some of
them were worked of at higher prices in the
a great weakness was felt in futures
later that affected samples unfavorably and
made the market drag badly. After all the
lots Of samples were quiet well cleared up. most
OF it having been sold. Closing quotations: No.
l hard, February and March, 7611zc; May, 79s<c;
on track, 77Hc: No, Northern, February,
nc; No. Northern, February, 78c; March,
73lzc May, 75c; on track, 72@74c.
ST. DoUIs-Flour unchanged Wheat opened
3 small fraction better, but later became weak
and declined 1c, closing h@skc below yester-
day; No. red, cash, 75sz@7576c; MAY, 765S@
773sc: closed at nc asked; June, TIC bid: July,
74z9T41fc, closed at 741z6743sc. Corn lower,
with heavy buying of May option by shorts;
No. cash, 251<@25sSc; May. 26%@26Nc: July,
E5SQ27szc. Oats lower; No. 2 cash, 20sSc bid;
May, 2lss62lAc. Rye quiet, 4215c bid Barley
dull. Flsxseed quiet. 81 go Provisions very
quiet.
BALTIMoRE-Provisio and steady
Mess pork, SO 90 old: s11 90 new. Bulk meats,
loose shoulders, IS 90; long clear IS rs; clear
ribs sides, IS 75 Lard, refined, T<c; crude, &c.
best of grades higher; western
packed, l6421c; best roll, 16@1Sc; creamery
2692Sc. Eggs-kirmer, lS1<@l4c Coffee-Firm;
Rio, fair, 191&c.
MILwAUBEE-Wheate easy; No. 2spring, on
track, cash, 72@7Sc; May. 731<c; No. Northern,
S0c. Corn quiet; No. 5, on track, 2714@2Sc
0ate firm; No. 2 white. on track, &c. Rye
quiet: No. 1. in store 4S1<04S1fc. Barley quiet;
No. 2 in store. &c. Provisions steady. Pork
30 10 Lard, IS S. Cheese unchanged.
ToLEDo-Cloverseed dull and firm; cash and
March. S3 40.