Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-18
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Wheat Active bat UnsettIed-COrn stsady
and Oats Weak : Pork Strong
and Depressed by Turns With


Wheat Active bat Unsetiled-COrn stsady
and OnIs Weak = Pork Strong
and Depressed by Turns With
Narrow Fluctuations.
CHICAGo-There was large trading in wheat
to-day, and the feeling was unsettled in this
market There was considerable activity and
this stimulated trading. The opening was
quite firm and &c higher, ruled easy but again
recovered and advanced nc. The early feeling
showed considerable firmness, and was attrlo-
uted in measure to the Bureau weather re-
port which predicted . cold wave over the
greater portion of the winter wheat area by
Tuesday morning. The market held steady for
some time, but later weakened, prices deelin-
ing MG5zc under rather free offerings. Prices
later advanced &c. The market changed
slightly the last half hour, and closed shade
nrmer than Saturday
A fair business was transacted in corn, and
the market was quite active at times, the feel
ing developed being steady though there we're
periods when very weak tone was manifested.
The market opened active and lower, first sales
BEING about &c under Saturdays closing quo
tatlons. Prices later advanced nc. the demand
Tor May in particular at 2911c being very
urgent. and all purchasing orders were not
executed.
Oats were fairly active, but weaker and
lower. The early weakness in wheat and corn
and the large receipts had depressing etfect
on values and prices declined Il cent. There
was good buying to cover shorts, and prices re-
acted to about the opening, but the market
closed quiet and steady at about Saturdays
prices.
The mess pork market was active but unset
tied within moderate range, ruling weak and
for all months.
Lard was quite active and easy though fucu-
atoms were narrow. All futures other than
May closed 212c under Saturdays range.
49,, A large business was transacted in ribs and
the market was pressed by the packers. The
deferred futures closed 21&c lower.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
aNIzATr-No. MNIHEATZNo. February. 74ssc: May. 77sss
Q7I%@7eA@714c; July, 76@7U1S@75H@76c
Nay ssS5IsES S1l9 5osS5aS
ooS oSSxTsGNo. 2 February, 1sA@lsNc; May,
2M Msss gsIgpS2lc; pSRs D:r !PIy 2SGso 7a0o
90 7OQ0 75; May. 50 95@lO O21l@9 sO6S s7165;
June, SO 0O@lO 0715@y 81z@l0 o.
LARD, per 100 Ss:zMarch, IS SO@5 SO@5 723S
g SS oe Se; Nay IS 927995 9z11@5 sO@5 s211; June.
SHORT RIBS, per 100 Ds-March,S4 1904 7211<
ga 65Q4 20; Nav, 81 S004 821S@4 T34@4 80;
June. 81 S715@4 S5Q4 S274@4 IS.
slow and easy. No. 2 spring wheat, 75c;
NO. 3 spring wheat &c; No. red, 761Ic;
No. 2corn. NsSc. No: oats, l91zc. No: rye,
Prime timothy seed. 81 1901 20. Mess pork,
per bbl, 50 7O&9 IS. Lard. per 100 lbs, IS 77@
So Short RIBS sides Qoosel q 1904 75. Dry
cesr sdes 2a 7 cut sSof oa
Receipts : Flour. 1000 barrels: wheat.
1900 bushels: corn, I7l.OoO bushels; oats.
bushels. Shipments - Flour, 5000 barrels;
wheat, 1900 bushels; corn, 10000 bushels;
oats % 10000 bushels; rye. 1000 bushels; barley.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
l811c. D'
NEW YoRK-Flour heavy ard quiet. Wheat
spot dull and nominally nc OF: options mod
stsae. sEsteIy active A@SsS Of and weak Rye
ern, 4S@6Sc; Canada. 5y@75c Barley malt
quiet: Canada, 721<690c. Corn-Spot weaker
and fairly active on free seling;; options fairly
active, NQNc down and steady. Oats-Spot
dull and weaker; options weaker and fairly
active. Hay weak and dull Hops barely
steady and quiet. Coffee-Options opened
steady and unchanged to 10 points up. closing
June, l6. 6.l5@l6.20c: July, 10c; August, 1860
10 lOc; September, 15958l6.00c; October, 1880;
November. 15.9Ocs December, 15.854l590c; spot
Rio firmer; fair cargoes, 20c; No. I7szc. Sugar
Raw steady at 2Oc, sales, 1900 bags; St. Do
mingo centrifugals, $50 test, SIC: refined quiet
and weak. Molasses-Foreign firm; New Orleans
seed oil firm and active. Tallow firm: city tS2
for packages). 4 3-16c. Rosin firm. Turpen-
tine higher at 44@441<c. Eggs in fair demand
and firm; Western, 15hc. Pork quiet and
so 75@ll 90; extra prime. So 25@9 80 Cut
meats stronger; picked beef, 51<@51lc; picked
shoulders, 41zc; picked hams, 8H@SAc, Mid
quiet; western steam, s. TX; sales 500 tierces;
option sales, 2750 tierces; February. So IL;
March, 81 II: April. 50 q; May. So 25@6 20 clos:
y n Da az sS9s % Ss g s1.s:r Da jny IN ysS s.
mand; prime firm; ElgiD, 28@2S1fc; Western
dairy, SQl7c; do creamery. l2@27c; do held,
S@l5c; do factory. 5@lSc. Cheese strong and
in fair demand; western. 80l0c.
ST LoUIs-Flour fairly active; mixed. 81 20
@2 80; family. 50 1902 so; choice, 50 6O@2 70;
fancy, So 2O@3 80: extra fancy. So GO03 20;
patents, 81 O5@4 20. Wheat closed firm. with
Saturday: No. 2 red, cash. z51zc bid: March
closed at 75c bid: May. 76@761sc bid; June. 1910
bid; July, 7S15@73esc; August, 1880: nominal.
Corn lower: No. mixed. cash, 2434c; February
bid. Oats neglected; No. z cash, 1910 bid;
May, 2l15c bid. Rye, no movement. Barley
easy and in very little demand. Flaxseed, 81 80
@l 3214. Provisions dull and dropping; busi-
ness very light. Pork. $40 121S
Is-Wheat-Receipts, including
Monday were 263 cars, with % shipped out.
The demand was slow throughout the session,
but though the tables were pretty well supplied
during the session. Prices averaged about nc
lower than Saturday. There was nothing to
speak Of taken for outside account, sales being
almost entirely to local millers. Closing quota
items: ITEMS No hard, February; 757{c; March.
February, 7415c: March. 743zc: May, 1890; on
track. 7554@76c; No. 2 Northern, February, re:
March, 7214c; May, 741lc; on track, 7291@74c.
PHILADELPHIA-Flour-D very slow.
and the market ruled in buyers favor. Wheat
quiet. and prices of options declined Nc; fancy
milling grades scarce and firm, with fair de-
mand, but ordinary and common qualities dull;
no grade. 5O@55c; rejected, 60Q70c: fair to
good milling wheat 7SQS5c; prime to fancy,
S6@92c: No. red, February, 7915@80c: March,
SG159S1c; April, S111@S2c; May. 8215@S3c.
MILWAUKEE, Flour dull Wheat quiet;
No. spring. on track, cash, 7l@73c; May 731zc;
No. l Northern, Soc Corn quiet; No. 3, on
track. &c. Oats quiet; No. white. on track,
22H@2Sc. Rye quiet; No. l. in store. 1870. Bar
ley easier; No. 2, in store. Ale. Provisions
firm. Pork, SO 20; Lard. S. 80; Cheese un-
changed.
BALTIMORE - Provisions steady and un-
changed. Butter steady and unchanged. Eggs
easy at l212@l3c.
ToLEDo-Cloverseed steady: cash, February |
and March, So 30.