Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-01
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Wheut Drops In the Fnce of BuIlish Crop
News-More Interest in Corn
Hog Products Quiet ut

News-More Interest in Corn
Hog Products Quiet ut
Medium Figures.
CHIcAGo-1here was only light business IN
wheat to-day, and the market ruled quiet ana
easier. Outside business was light, and local
operators manifested but little inclination to
trade. No outside news was reported to stimu-
late trade or excite action. The opening was
just about the same as closing figures Satur-
day, ruled weak and declined &c, rallied &c,
again eased off and closed NGSc lower than
SATURDAY.. The weather in the West was re-
ported rather unfavorable to wheat Inc
season generally is reported backward ana less
seeding of spring wheat done than at TINS tiine
last year.
More intereat than usual was manifested in
corn, and trading was of larger volume tnan
Tor some days past. The feeling was nrnei'
and transactions were at higher prices, WnIcn
were well maintained until near the close. The
better tone was attributed largely TO the pack-
ward spring which induced New ork local
shorts to cover, though on the advance July
longs were said to have sold freely. The mar
ket was firm at Saturdays prices, eased on &c,
ruled firm and closed L8ssc higher than Satur-
day
Oats were quiet and steady at about the same
prices as Saturday. The offerings were iair
and the demand was not particularly urgent.
Only moderate volume of business was done
IN pork, but the feeling was stronger ABOUT
the middle of the session prices were advanced
54711c, the market closing comparatively steady
at medium figures.
A moderate business was transacted in lard
and the feeling was f1rmer. Prices were au-
vanced PIC, closing steady.
Short Rlbs-Quite good business was done.
stronger feeling being developed. May and
July deliveries were traded in quite freely.
Prices were advanced 21a@5c and the market
closed steady at medium figures.
The leading futures RANGED as follows:
WHEAT-No. 2 March, ,791sG7s1s@lss4@5Ss4c;
May. 793S97s5s@791s97S14c; July. 7Sa7oG"5s
fJ713Sr.
CoRN-No. z April. 2sassg@aG29Ac; May,
s93O1a92S1s@S01sc July. Sl14Q53s4@Sl4@
oArs-No. 2 May. 22ss@2K@227s9227Sc;
June. 2lszG217s@2ls4 4G2l5Sc; July. 2lsl @2l3zc.
MESS PORK, per bbL-May. $40 6O@lO 6114@
10 10 s7S S39G So lime SO soS S@l9 52lO 6S
LARD, per 100 ns.-May. s6 2O@6 2066 l778
@6 IN; June S. 221a@6 25@6 2215@6 221e; July.
IS 2711G6 30@6 2715@6 m.
s SHORT RIBS. per 100 rs Ss1May 50 FL ls4G Sa
July, SIS 25@5 30@5 25@5 30.
Cash quorauons were as follows: Flour
steady and unchanged. Nc. spring wheat,
sS16@7ss4c: No. spring wheat. 7297Sc; No.
2red. 7S14G7gszc. No. ? corn. 2sllc. No. oats.
2214G2219c. No. barley. nominal No fax
seed, Isl 4S11. Prime timothy seed. 81 Is. Mess
So l21{@6 Is. Short RIBS sides Qoose), s. Is:
dry salted shoulders (boxed), 81 1904 so;
short clear sides (boxed), 81 45@4 50. Sugar
unchanged. Recepts-Flour, 5000 barrels:
oats, III, 600 bushels; rye, 5000 bushels; barley.
25.000 bushels Shipments - Flour. 5000
barrels: wheat 1900 bushels: corn. 5000 bush
els; oats, ll3 900 bushels; rye 1000 busheis bar
ley. Il, 900 bushels
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was weak: fancy Elgiu, 221a923c; finest
Western, 2O@2lc; fine 1920: dairies' finest, lS@
2Oc; fine, l4@l7c Eggs, lS@l315c.
meal steady; yellow Western. 50 25Qs2 55.
Wheat-SpOt dull and weaker; options dull,
quiet and sc off, closlngweak. Rye strong;
state state Western 55@571ac -, Barley strong.
Spot firm and dull; light offerings; options
moderately active and firmer. Oats-Spot
quiet and easier; options dull and unchanged
to &c up, and steady. Hay steady, quiet;
steady, unchanged to points up; closed dull,
points down to points up: sales. l9, 500 bags.
including April, T:65; May, F.5OGH.75c;
June. l7.25@l7.SOc; July, l7.OO6l7O5c: August.
December, 1590@l600; February, l5.S5c: spot
Rio steady. fair demands; fair cargoes. 2O95c;
No. fat bean, Isc. sugar-Raw, fairly
960 test 5Ssc; sales, 1,046 hogsheads and 6,1O0
test test ani'"'sqs and sis:lse AZ for S' SO test:
test at 52sc. and Sc c. and f.; refined in fair de-
mand and easy; granulated, ll6c. Molasses-
Foreign fairly active; sales, five cargoes Cuba
at 2lc for $40 test; New Orleans steady and
strong and active. Tallow dull Rosin quiet.
TurpentInc dull: offered at Ale. Eggs in fair
demand and firm; Western. l41agl434c; receipts,
:; Ss9g @ packages. Pork quiet; old mess. sll cog
@lO co. Cutmeats strong and active; middles
strong. Lard stronger and quiet; Western
sales. 800 o tierces I os APRIL S. a. Ma s S JUns
s6 55; July, Sc so: August, s. IS; September.
Sc IL; October. S. IS. Butter in good supply, but
weak: Western dairy. S@lSc; do, creamery. l3@
IN. a hald 4 fao Co. EIrri,,
2592517c. Cheese strong and fairly active;
Western. l014@l03zc. q
PHILADELPHIA - Flour quiet but steady;
western winter clear. Sc 1904 0O- do do straight,
81 1904 S5; winter patents. a 35@4 81: Mime
sofa clear, So 5O@4 90: do straight. 81 25@4 IS;
do patent, 81 7595 90: do do favorite brands,
IS l0G5 Is Wheat steady with a fair demand
for desirable grades for milling: options quiet
and prices largely nominal; rejected. 60@70c:
fair to good milling wheat at 74@S2c: prime to
fancy, S599lc: prime ungraded, in grain depot,
S5c; fancy do. on track. 9lc; No. red, March.
SSaSSAec;, APril, SsGSSHc; May s4l@sE4c;
stronger; car lots for local trade quiet but
steady; No. mixed. on track. 3Oc: No. mixed,
on track. S415c; No 2 high mixed and yellow.
mixed m I'nss9 SaTen s'rss5 sse sisEs!0I kpf ssas s
May, s61I@S65zc: June. S63s@87c oats~Car
lots firm. but local trade demand very moder-
quiet but firm; No ? white; March, 500
Bic; April, SO1s@3Ossc; May, 2s2sG29Hc; June,
29@29L4c. Provisi0ns-Jobbing fairly steady
Pork-New mess, sll 5O6l2: do prime mess
new, Sll; do family. sl2 50@l3. Hams-Smoked
10G12c. Lard-Western steam, Sc 80. Butter
quiet and easy; Pennsylvania creamery, extra,
25c; do prints, extra. 3O@35c. Eggs firm and
in good demand: Pennsylvania firsts. l5156l6c
Cheese steady; part skins. 7@S54c.
Observation-Disclosures of wheat includ-
ing Sunday. were 229 cars; shipments for the
same time were 46 cars. The early demand
was fair, with buyers bidding about Ic under
Saturdays prices and holders handing out for
full figures. Later, upon small concessions by
both sides, fair movement was effected
Closing quotations: No. l hard, March and
April 761lc; May. 7911c: on track, 791zc; No. l
Northern, March and April, TIC; May, 773lc;
on track. 7S15c; No. 2 Northern, March and
April 75c: Nav, 75s4c: on track, 75G76c.
ST LoUIs-Flour-Demand and business
light at unchanged prices. Wheat lower, May
closing L@14c and July &c below Saturday;
No. 2 red, cash, 7Sc; May closed at TIC; June,
77c asked; july, 741sc; August. 743lc asked
Corn higher: No. mixed, cash, 2t5sc; April
closed at 261<c; May. 265sc; July, CSC bid; Au-
gust, 2S1sc asked. Oats scarce and firmer; No.
2, cash. 2l1Ic bid; May, 2215c. Rye-No. 2
hard, 4l34c bid. Barley steady. Flaxseed
steady at 81 40. Provisions firmer. in sympathy
with Chicago, but demand languid ami little
done.