Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-27
MARKETS BY WIRE.
ApDrehensIOns of Blizzard BuIIish Fac
tor In the Wheat Plt-COrn and Oats
Stronger In Sympathy

tor In the Wheat Plt-COrn and Onts
Stronger In Sympathy
Pork TumbIes.
CHIcAGo-A strong undertone again existed
in wheat most of the session to-day, and prices
advanced another point or two above extreme
outside figures Of yesterday. Business was
good, though at times there were spells OF
quietness. The market opened the same as the
closing yesterday, advanced &c. then receded
ssc, ruled strong. improving ss@11c, receded
&c, closing Lc lower than yesterday.
Influences were more 3r less favorable TO the
interest of holders. Considerable apprehen-
sion was felt in regard to the growing wheat on
account of the changeable weather. Another
cold wave is reported by the Signal Service
over some Of the winter wheat districts though
tne Ohio Valley. where the most damage is
reared, has not been reched by severe cold
weather
being at slightly higher prices A very good
inquiry existed for both May and July and as
oHers Of the same were limited at times the
market ruled stronger The market opened at
Yesterdays closing. was easy for time, selling
of H@Lc the cold weather creating an easy
feeling, became firmer, advancing A@Ac, eased
on little, ruled steady and closed shade bet
ter than yesterday.
Oats were active stronger and higher, due to
the1 hrlnness In other grains. There was in
creased trading in May, one prominent operator
being heavy buyer both here and in New
YORK. Shorts were somewhat scared and
bought freely, and at the advance of asc one
large trader took good line. On the advance
the early buyers began selling and prices re-
eeded slightly. but the market closed steady at
small gain above yesterday.
Trading in pork was moderate and the feel
ing easier. Prices declined 59715c on the
whole range and closed steady at medium
figures.
Lard attracted very little attention and trad
ing was limited. Opening sales were made at
about last evenings closing prices, but trans
actions were at figures more favorable to buy
ers.
A fairly active trade was reported in short
ribs and the feeling easier. Prices receded 21S
g5c, and the market closed steady at medium
figures.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
-WHEAT-No. 2 February 7516@75A@z5l@
152sc; 7sS May T774@7S@T11@77ssc; July, 7611@76S
Corn mo. 2 February, 2S@28@2S@2Sc;
N; May. ,939%GSOG29'S@2s74c; July, 8Oz@SON@
OARS - No. 2 February, 2O@2O@20@2Oc;
May, May, 2O2s92l1s@2OA@2lc; June, 2O5sG2OM@2O5s
Mess PORK, per bbL-March. SO 9 1903 7O@
65G9 6712: May, $40 0O@l0 0O@9 9211@9 95;
June, $40 6O@lU 0214@9 9714@l0 90.
Is; May: IS 9O@5 sO@5 s71665 SIX; June,S5 92111
SHORT RIBS. per 100 ns.-March, 81 7214@
s994 7St q 72 SS. %ay Sa Gs> q S24@4 S54 sO@
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour quiet
and unchanged, except patents, which were lOc
lower. No 2 spring wheat, 75ss@75s4c; No. 8
spring wheat SSx@70c; No. red, 75szG7523c.
z rye, 42z5c No barley nominal No. l
haxseed, 81 Al. Prime timothy seed. 81 15@1 16.
Mess pork, per bbl SO 1909 rs. Lard, per 100 lbs,
1SI TX Short RIBS sides OS@s @ g 7S5 70
clear, sides lboxed), 81 95@5 90. Sugars.
cut loaf, 7@71zc: granulated, csc: stand
ard A.. SIC. Recsipts-Flour. 1900 bar
900 bushels; oats, 151, 900 bushels; rye, 5000
bushels; barley. 81, 600 bushels. Shipments
Flour. 5000 barrels; wheat q, 900 bushels; corn,
2O70O bushels; oats, 1885, 900 bushels; rye. 5000
bushels; barley. 900 bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was steady; fancy creamery. 2615@27c;
Western, 24@2515c; finest dairies. 19@22c; fine,
l40lSc. Eggs, 1916.
NEW YoRK-Flour fairly active. Cornmeal
closing weaker; options moderately active, 1s@
&c down and weak. Rye steady. Barley
steady Barley malt quiet. Corn-Spot
stronger and fairly active; options quiet and
steady. Oats-Spot active and stronger;
options active and higher. Hay easy and quiet;
shipping, 3504Oc; good to choice, 60985c.
Hops easy and quiet. Coffee-options opened
steady and unchanged to Is points up; sales, 49,
$50 bags. including February, l66O@l6.75c
March, 1645@l65Oc; April. 16.S5@l6.45c; May,
lS3Ogl64Oc; June, l6.S0@l6. .4Oc; July, 1875
is.I5sl69Oc; Noyember, 1sOiOc; December.
l6.00@l6.G5c; spot Rio firm and in fair demand;
fair cargoes, zoe; No. Z fiat bean, 1S9lS1lc.
Sugar-Raw, frmer and in fair demand; fair
refining, 8 1-16@51Sc; centrifugal. 96 test. 55s@
l1-l6c; sales, 500 bags English Island Musca.
vado 80 test, at l-l6c refined firm; fair de-
mand. Off "a, 55495 15 l6c. Molasses-Foreign
firmer, 50 test, 223zc; New Orleans firm. Rice
firm, fair demand. Cottonseed oil steady.
Tallow easy. Rosin dull. Turpentine nominal
at 4S11944c. Eggs weak; Western, 141I@l415c;
Mess old, SO 6O@lo 30; do, new, sio 75@i1 Is;
extra prime, So 25Q9 rs. Lard firner, moderate
demand: Western steam, closed at 80 10;
sales i.750 tisrees; March, 50 O0, closing,
June, Es6 n; July, S6 1896 "a; October, Sc 5OQ
81. Butter easy, moderate demand; Elgin,
2Sc; Western dairy S@l7c; do creamery, 12@
2614c; do held, S0l5c; do factory 5@1Sc. Cheese
firm, good demand; Western, 86l0c.
MINNEAPOLIS Wheat receipts for the day
los cars, and shipments 40 cars. Cash wheat in
good demand, and most of the samples of
varieties fit for milling purposes were cleaned
up early in the day. The general range of
prices was about the same as Yesterday. Local
millers were the best buyers, as usual, though
a large number of orders were here from out
side points, and in filling them the competition
between them and requirements for local use
made strong market Closing quotations:
No, hard, February, nc: March, nc; May.
7S34c; on track, 7Sc; No. Northern February,
IO14Cs nuaECu IO12CS u1dyt dOIbCS Ou LEdCk. lO1zU
TIC; No. Northern, February, 73c; March,
7S111c; May, 761zc; on track, 7215675c.
ST. LoUIs-Flour unchanged. Wheat lower,
weak and declining; dullness elsewhere caused
like result here and the close was about 1S@
&c lower than yesterday; No. red, cash, 751lc
bid; May closed at 76c asked; June, 7556l76c
asked; July, 7314@733sc asked. Corn opened
weak and closed lower; No. mixed, cash, 241ac;
May, 251Sc asked July, &c asked; September,
2S2sc bid. Oats irregular; No. 2 cash, 201Ic bid;
May closed at 2Oszc asked. Rye easier at 4lc
Barley steady. Provisions very quiet and no
essential change in values.
MILwAUKEE-F1our very dull. Wheat easy;
No. spring, on track, cash, 71@73c; May, 721Sc
nominal; No. l Northern, soc. Corn firm; No. 8
on track, 271zc. Oats quiet; No. 2 white on
track, 22c. Rye firm; No. l. in store. 44c bid
Barley quiet; No. 2 in store. 402c. Provisions
firm. Pork, SO 70. Lard, S. 72715. Cheese steady;
cheddars, 9@911c.
BALTIMORE - Provisions steady and un-
changed. Butter quiet; Western packed. I6@
2lc; best roll. 16@lSc; creamery, 25@27c.
Eggs weak at 1870. Coffee firm; Rio, fair ly5Ic.
ToLEDo-Cloverseed active and firm; cash,
So 20; March. So 1715
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