Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-01
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Wheat Weaker In the Face of Damage
TO the Crop by Cold Weather
Pork Was More Active md
Prices Were Stronger,


the established range, and the closing was
about &c lower than yesterday. Cold weatner
was reported in Missouri-thermometer down
to zero. Reports of damage to the crop were re-
ceiyed again frop Michigan. From CepSrai IN
diana advices were received reporting damage
to the growing wheat.
fluctuations being LG15c with the oulk OF m, rhe
business confined to local operators. tne
market opened the same to shade ABOVE .ne
closing prices of yesterday. was nrm 1or a tlne
and advanced trife, eased off ssQ1sc-a prom
inent local packer selling freely-ruieo STEADY
and closed LG15c lower than yesterday.
Oats were active and firm early, but weaker
and lower later; but last sales were at about the
same as yesterday.
An increased business was transacted in pork,
mainly in contracts for May, and the feeling
was stronger Prices ruled 21l@5c higher, and
closed comparatively steady at medium ng-
a good business was transacted in lard, and
the feeling was decidedly stronger. Prices
ruled 2114G5c higher, and the market closed
Considerable interest was manifested in short
ribs. The feeling was stronger, and prices ruled
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHKAT-No. 2 February. 76AGT@I6M@
767sc; May; 7S15G7Ss4@7s1s97S1sc' July, 771s0
CORN - No. February, 2s14@2sA@2sN@
2s34c; e: May ;Ssoss9sO7s92s2sge92ei July SIG
oars No. 2. March, 2Oh@21 5@2O7s@2O7sc;
Nav. 2I1z@2l5s@2l149 492l3Sc: June. 2l1S@2iH9
Mess PORK, per bbLma,a5ch. 50 1923 57K@ e
June, $40 GE21<@I0 O7ISQlO oO@lO OK
LARD, per 100 bs.-March, IS 1906 S9113@5 759
5 S21S; May. IS 90@5 95@5 871465 50; June,
IS g74G6 oO@5 s715G6 90 a
4 sc@4 75G4 50; NAV. s4 s5@4 s21Sa4 $50
4 80: June, 81 925194 1894 921$G4 9215.
Cash quotatlops were as follows: Flour firm
NJ q A<.t lTn.N
spring wheat. 6S@6776c; No. 2 red, 7611c; No. 2
corn. ZS1lc. No. 2 oats, 2U14 4G203sc. No. 2 rye,
42Ec. No. barley nominal No. ! faxseed.
pork, per bbl So 75Ss 50. Lard per ioo lbs. IS 50
as S2Lz. Short RIBS sides Qoose), 81 1904 SO.
Dry salted shoulders tboxedl, 81 1904 20.
Short clear sides (boxed). IS 90 as 05 Sugars,
cut loaf, unchanged; granulated, unchanged;
standard "a" unchanged. Receipts-Flour.
1000 barrels: wheat 10000 bushels: corn, 403.-
600 bushels; oats, 1SS, 600 bushels; rye, 5000
Flour. 1000 barrels; wheat. 5000 bushels: corn.
206, 600 bushels; oats $4,000 bushels; rye. 1000
bushels; barley. 25.000 bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was steady and unchanged. Eggs,
l2154i3c.
NEW YoRK-Flour strong and fairly active.
Wheat-Spot quiet and irregular, closing easy,
options fairly active and unchanged to 5sc OFT;
and weak. Rye,ueak. Barley dull. Barley malt
quiet. Corn-Spot active and weaker; options
moderately active, LqHc off, and weak. Oats
Spot unsettled, quiet and easy; options fairly
active and easier Hay easy @ and quiet: Coffee s
firm, 1920 points higher up; cables quiet;
sales, 81, 900 bags including March, 1655@l665c;
April, l6.50@l6.60c: May, l6.50@l6.55c; June.
l640c; September. l6.30@l6.35c: October. l6.25c;
November, l62Oc;. December. l6.l0Ql0.2Oc;
spot Rio firm and quiet; fair cargoes. 2Oc;
and quiet; sales, 5000 bags Cuba centrifu-
Boston: ESi go eS hossnesds a. SHi0' Melado. - p
test Sc refined iarg y ,ac, active and %s firm U1
leans strong; common to fancy, SlQ45c. Rice
firm and in fair demand. Cottonseed oil steady.
1allow weak, city tS2 90 for packages), 414@
mon to good, 81 l5@l 20. Turpentine dull;
nominal at 421z@43c: Eggs Receipts, 3.47l
packages. Pork quiet and firm; mess old,
shoulders 4ss@416c; picked hams. Ss4G9c Lard
higher, stronger and quiet; sales. 6VO tierces;
options-saies i,5OO tieTces; March. IS IG bid;
April, Sc IL, closing. Sc %; May, So 2l@6 26,
closing. So % bid; June, So 81; July, s6 81;
offered; EIein. 2Sc: Western dairy, Sale; do
creamery. lS4261ac; do held. SGl5c; do factory.
54lSc Cheese strong and active; Western,
S1sQl0c.
PHILADELPHIA-Flour-- wheat pat
ents firm, with a good demand; desirable winter
options 1a5lc higher: rejected, 6Od7Oc; fair to
good milling wheat, 759S2c; prime to fancy. s.
@9lc; ungraded, in grain depot, Soc; steamer
No. 2 red, in export elevator, 75c: No. 2 red,
IN export elevator, SIC; No. 2 red, February,
S2@S21%c; March. S2I54S3c; April, S3GSS19c;
May, S41s@S434c. Corn-optionS firm: car lots
for local trade quiet but steady; No. 3, in ex-
port elevator 3313c; steamer, in do. 35c; steamer
No. yellow. liz gram depot. SEC; No. high
mixed and N yellow. in do. SIC; No ? mixed,
3554936c; May, 36G3G14c Oats-Car lots quiet
bus firm; No. white, 2934c; No. white. in
Twentieth street elevator, 3o14c: do. in grain
white, February 3O@5O15c; March, 2S55@29l4c;
April. 2S15@29c; May, 2s14@2S1lc. Butter dull
and weak; Pennsylvania creamery extra, 260
&c. Eggs dull and weaker: PENNSYLVANIA firsts,
14c.
MINNEAPoLIs-The receipts of wheat for the
day were l2S cars: shipments, u cars. The de-
mand for spot wheat was good with the bulk of
the offerings taken by home millers. Some
orders were here to be filled for shipment, part
of which were not filled, because the buyers
were unable to find the exact qualities re-
Quired in sufficient amount to fill them. A few
were limited below the mark. Altogether the
purchases for shipment were light. Closing
quotations: No. 1hard. February, 7Sc: March.
7S1lc; May, 79c; on track, 7S1sc; No. Northern,
February &c; March Arc 7Se; May 51e; on
74c; March, 7illc; May. 751lc; on track. 74Q76c.
ST. LoUIs-Flour quiet and unchanged
Wheat lower. the close beng 1s@Ac below
yesterdays; No 2 red. cash, 76c; May closed
761l@76ssc; August 7s1ac asked Corn firm;
No 2 mixed cash. Pc; March closed s5c bid;
MAY, 26c bid: July, 271sc; August, 2Sc bid. Oats
No. 2, cash, 2C113c; May 2O54@2O5sc. Barley,
light demand: Iowa. SIC; Minnesota, 46c. Flax
seed strong. 81 3d. Provisions frmer. Pork,
$40 0OQl0 1213.
MILwAUKEE--F1our unchanged. Wheat quiet
No. 2spring, on track, cash, 7lQ73c; May, TIC;
No. Northern, Soc Corn firm; No. 8 on track
271&c. Oats steady; No. 2 white on track, 2215c
Rye firm. No. i. in store. 441sc. Barley quiet;
No 2 in store. 4lc. Provisions firm. Pork,
S9 ~. Lard, S. "a Cheese steady; cheddars,
9@91ac.
ToLEDo-Cloverseed active and steady; cash,
March and April, So Is; October IS 3d.
Wool Market.
BosToN-The market has been very quiet