Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-07
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Wheat Takes n Downward Bulge-Corn
Gains Ground-Oats Fentnreless-
Pork Steady and Neglected.
Lard in the Dumps.


| CHICAGo-Trading in wheat was of q re
strlcted character to-day, and fluctuations al
the end of the session within narrow limits
Changes, however. were of frequent occurrence
within the established range. There were
pretty fair offerings, but no large lines pressed
| on sale. and there was pretty good buying
| New York was reported to have sold fair
| quantity in this market to-day. The market
| opened at about closing figures of yesterday,
| held firmly, advanced 1S91Ic, then eased of
&c, advanced Sake, again ruled easier and
closed about &c lower than yesterday.
Corn ruled quiet most of the session, trading
being light and in the main local The feeling
prevailing was very steady, and values did not
show any material changes from Yesterday.
Market opened steady and advanced 1s91lc,
| ruled firm and closed shade higher than yes
terday.
Oats were quiet and steady. with trading
mainly of a local character. The demand was
not urgent, offerings moderate and price
changes small,
Very little interest manifested in pork and
trading was exceedingly limited. Prices ruled
steady and unchanged.
Trading in lard was limited and credited to
local operators with no particular change to
note in prices.
Only limited business done in ribs and the
feeling was steady. Prices were without ma
terial change.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT-No. 2, March. 777s@7sH@7A@
7Sc; May. 7S5s@7s14@7SA@7S7sc; July, 1890
767S97614@7614c.
CoRN-No. 2 March. 2S1S@2S1sc; May 2g74
@291s@e934G293lc; July, 3G34 43U5z 93O5Sc.
OATs-No. q March, 2Oss@2Os5c; May. 2Is1
@2l7s@2lss@2l2ac: June. 2l@2l@2O7s@2O7Sc.
MESS PORK, per bbl.-March. SO T14@9 80;
May. $40 O219@lO 05@lO 021aGl0 O5; June, $40 O5
@l0 lO@lO O5@lO 10.
LARD, per 100 Ds.-March, s. S715@5 GOA
Sa1aqss S5}7 81 May. s5 95@5 s74@5 s5G5 9774;
SHORT RIBS. per 100 Bs-March. s4 $50
S5; NAV, s4 S71IGl4 9O@4 S71494 80; June, 81 80
a. 9213@4 90G4 921S.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour firm,
and unchanged. No. spring wheat, 7Sc; No.
3 spring wheat. 6614471c: No. 2 red. 7Sc. No.
rye. 421c: No. barley. nominal. 10. flax
pork, per Dbl, SO SDG9 So Lard. per 100 lbs.
S. S715Gl5 90. Short RIBS sides (oose), 81 S50
4 9O dry salted shoulders (boxed) ST 2004 25;
short clear sides (boxed). So 2O@5 25. Re-
ceipts-Flour. 1900 barrels: wheat, 5000 BUSH
els: corn, 223.000 bushels; oats, 5000 bushels;
rye, 1000 bushels: barley. 1900 bushels Ship
ments-Flour. 1900 barrels; wheat. 5000 bush
els: corn, 174, 600 bushels; oats 10000 bushels:
barley. 1900 bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was steady and unchanged. Eggs, 139
1910.
NEW YoRK-Flour less active and weaker
Wheat-Spot quiet and easier; options
Rye strong; Western, 55@57c. Barley quiet.
Barley malt quiet. Corn-Spot steadier and
moderately active; options dull and steady.
oats-spot firm and moderately active; options
Options opened steady, 10@l5 points up: closed
steady, l5@eO points up: sales, $3.50 bags, in
Guiding March l7lO@l7.2Oc; April: I7.OO@l7. .l5c:
1&SOc:August. 1860; September. I6SOc:O October,
I660@l670c; November, 16.5560l6.65c; Decem-
Der. 16.50@l6.60c; January, l64Oc; spot Rio
higher and fairly active; fair cargoes. 2O14c;
No. Z fat bean,, 1896. sugar-Raw firm and
in fair demand; sales. 50 hogsheads Mus
cavado, $40 test. at Sc; 200 bags mo-
,asses hsss sqgar oeo test at se; 400
firm and fairly active. Molasses-Foreign
firm; New Orleans firm. Rice strong and in
good demand. Cottonseed oil steady. Tallow
firm. Rosin quiet. Turpentine steady at
42140421ac. Eggs firmer and active; Western
16@l614c; receipts, 1916 packages. Pork
quiet and steady; mess, old, $40 00@l0 80; do,
new. $40 75@u 80; extra prime. 50 2599 70.
Cut meats dull; picked bellies, 4HA5Lc;
picked shoulders. 43sc: picked hams, S54a9c;
middles firm and quiet; short clear IS 81.
Lard stronger and quiet; sales. l,750 tierces;
teTees: MaTeh s. S bd 2pr S. sa7es az cosing
at ST u bid: May. s6 3O@6 81. closing at IS 81
bid: June. So SO: July, s6 H. closing at S6 Al
bid; October, s6 So asked. Butter. fine. steady
and in moderate demand; Elgin, 2715c; Western
dairy 5@lSc: do creamery l3@26c; do held at
@l5c; do factory. 6G9lSc. Cheese strong and in
good demand; Western l0@10hc.
PHILADELPHIA-Flourf firm. Wheat steady.
fair to good milling wheat, 75@S2c; prime to
fancy S5@9lc; No. 2 red. IN export elevator.
GS4c: May S4249S54c; June. S434@S51lc. Corn
Options t1rm: car lots for local trade steady,
but demand only moderate; No; low mixed.
track, 29c; No. high mixed. on track, 2916c;
No. 8, in export elevator, 3314@3315c; steamer.
in do. 3i34935c; No. 2 mixed, in Twentieth
street elevator: 961zc; No. 2 high mixed. in
do, SIC; No. 2. in export elevator 3J31 G136c;
No. mixed. March, S534938c; April. 35s4 9S6c;
May. 3693614c; June, 3614 G361ac. Oats-Carlots
verv quiet: No. while, 2y14c; No. 2 white
March, 2S54@29114c; April. 2S14@29c: May, 2s5s
@2S5sc: June. 2S15Gl29c. Eggs quiet and steady:
Pennsylvania tirsts, l41ac.
Is-Wheat-Rsceiptsl l67 cars for
the day, and shipments 26 cars. The demand
was less active and with the lower sale of fu-
lures prices on spot wheat declined. A few
early sales were quite well up, but later the
market dragged lower. Local millers were the
chief buyers. A few small lots were taken for
shipment, but shippers mostly held off for
further break. Considerable wheat was Of
fered by elevator companies with several lots
sold to arrive. The sales to arrive were about
as HIGH Us Lle same CraueS WOulQ Or1nn Tor MAY
delivery Reports from the interior indicated
a small but steady. firm tone. Closing quota
tions: No. Northern. May, SOC; on track, Sic;
on track. 7915c; No. l Northern, March, TIC;
April. TIC; May, 7S1sc; on track, 7S14@7815c;
No. 2Northern, March, 75c; April, 754c; May,
76c; OH track, 754777ac.
ST. LoUIs-Flour in fair demand and firm
all around. Wheat easier, the close being
weak with May &c, June about steady and July
May closed at 7624c bid; June, 7GAc asked;
July, 73]s07354c asked: August, 1876 Corn
easy; No. 2 mixed. cash, 254c; March closed at
251c bid; April, 251sc; May. 26Gl261sc; July, ,s7c
asked; September. 2Si4c bid. Oats firmer; No.
2 cash. zoe bid; NAV, 207sc bid at close. Rye
No. . 4Ollc bid. Barley dull; little doing
Flaxseed higher at 81 40. Provisions-Notwitii-I
standing favorable advices from Chicago this
market was dull. There was some demand for
bacon for future delivery. Pork $40 l215@
10 %. Lard-Prime steam not quotable over
So 6215.
MnwAUKEE-Flour quiet and easy. Wheat
easy; No. spring. May. 73c; No. Northern,
Sic. Corn quiet; No. 8, on track. 28c. Oats
1uiet; No. white, on track, 221%323c. Rye
quiet; No. !. in store 49, 4@431Sc. Barley quiet
No. 2, in store, 3919c. Provisions easy. Pork, |
80 10. Lard, s5 3D. Cheese steady; cheddars, |
3915c.
ToLEDo-Cloverseed dull and steady; cash |
and March, So 30; April, 50 271a; October, |
sS Az.