Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-28
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Wheat Touches the Lo west Point on the
Present Decline-Corn and Oats Easy
Hog Products Quiet,

large decrease as had been expected, anC
there was rumor that the Government croI
report was out and showed an increase of pei
cent in the acreage of winter wheat and condi
tion l02 against 96 the corresponding time las
year. There were some doubts Of the reliabil
lty of this report, but nevertheless it had it:
effect. Prices for May declined H@5sc, but re
covered, and the closing was about the same a:
Saturday
Coma moderate trade was reported, and
the feeling was somewhat easier. Transactions
were in the main local, and fluctuations con
fined within 1s614c range. Receipts were con
siderably in excess of expectations. The mar
ket opened at SATURDAYS closing, was steady
for a time sold off 1s914c, and ruled quiet
closing quotations being a shade below Satur-
day.
Oats were quiet and easy with lighter vol.
ume of business in all deliveries. Most of the
business was in May, but price changes were
small JaDuary and February, although not
offered with any degree of freedom, met with
less demand. A weaker feeling developed and
prices receded 1sG1Lc.
A quiet feeling prevailed in the market for
hog products, and the changes in prices we're
slight Offerings on speculative account were
light, both from local and outside sources, and
the demand was confined to selling a few
shorts, Prices averaged trife higher on the
leading articles, and the market closed quiet at
was In May.
The leading futures ranged as follows
WHEAT-NO 2 January. 751Sc; February,
755s@7534@751 May, 7esss s@7915@79@7 @791lc.
CoRN-No: z January, 2sAG2S4 g2s54 49as57c;
Tes6EgaTy; P,sy1T 52gsztG2s492s1SG294c; May, Sl5s@
0ETsNNo. Z January, 2O5S@2OsSc; February,
2O5sc; NAV, 2211s9224 4@22h@&
Mess PORK, per bbL-January, 50 7OG9 20
70; Nay, siO l5sio i5Sai0 i6Si6 iSg 10 G-7a'' 'O
LARD, per 100 Ds.-Ianuary. S. 90@5 900
5S716@5 S719; February, IS 9OG5 90; May.S6 l2155
az I215@6 1906 10.
SHORT RIBS. per 100 Bs.-January, 81 S215
"a S212Gl5 S0&4 so; FEBRUARY, 81 S215@4 so; May,
IS o214G95 O2119G5 OOG5 90.
Cash quoTauons were as follows: Flour un-
changed. No spring wheat, ,7515c; No. 8 spring
wheat. 66Q75e; No. red. 7514c. No.2 corn.
No. barley, 55957c. No. l faxseed, 81 S5
Prime timothy seed. 81 20. Mess pork, per bbi
sg 1908 70. Lard. per 100 lbs, IS S711. Short
RIBS sides Qoosel, 81 SO@5 90. Dry salted
shoulders (boxed), 81 1904 40: short clear sides
(boxed), S. O565 10. Sugars-Cut loaf, 71I@Sc.
Receipts-Flour, 1900 barrels: wheat, 20,O
bushels: corn. $4,000 bushels; oats, $4,000
bushels; rye, 1000 bushels; barley. 1900
bushels. Shipments - Flour, 1000 barrels;
wheat 25OOO bushels: corn, lS4 900 bushels; oats,
$4,000 bushels rye, 5000 bushels; barley, g. 900
bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
S92Oc. Eggs were quiet at 14Ql416c.
NEW YoRK-FIour 5@l5c down and dull.
Corn meal quiet and steady. Wheat-Spot dull
and irregular, closing steady; options moder-
ately active, 1sGZc down and weak. Rye
strong; Western. $4,000; Canada. 57@6Oc. Bar
ley firm. Barley malt strong. Corn-Spot low.
er and fairly active. closing steady; options
quiet and EG13c lower closing firm, Oats
Spot weaker and fairly active; options dull,
weak and lower. Hay quiet and steady. Coffee
III Nsrr,C vzaA c#,, Il Z
points M, closed steady 5@l5 points down: sales
1920 bags, including January, l6 050l6 l0c;
February, Is 9OGl5 Csc; May, is 90Gl5 Csc;
April. Is 90@l5 95c; Nav. Is 90@l6 lOc; June,
IS 95Gl6 00c; July, Is 959I6 0Oc; August. Is g5c
ole 90; September, Is 959l6 1Oc; October.
10 95@l6 0Oc: December, Is 95@l6 00c. Spot
Rio quiet and steady: fair cargoes, 100
1870; No. 4 171sc. Sugar-Raw quiet and firm:
leans, easy. Rice steady and quiet; Cotton
seed oil steady. Tallow depressed; city ($2 for
packages), 1901 5-l6c. Rosin quiet Turpen-
tine dull and nominal. Eggs quiet and easier;
% od rsEeR s 6e M 5 PaGEage ok sS P05
Oil 25; extra prime, $40 90. Cut meats quiet;
picked bellies. So l215Q5 S7115; middles. dull.
Lard quiet and STEADY, sales, $50 tierceS;
options, sales. $50 tierces; February, S6 % bid;
March, s. 30 asked; April, So 81: MAY, S6 43.
Butter-Demand fair; Elgin. 2S1Sc; Western
dairy, S9l6c; do creamery, l2Q27c; do held l6c.
Cheese unsettled and dull; Western, SGlOc.
PHILADELPHIA-Flour quiet and weak;
Western winter clear, So s594 Is; do, do
Minnesota clear, So 5O64 90: do straight 81 25@
81 rs; do patent, 81 S5Q3 TO- Wheat-Options
largely nominal; choice grades firm and in fair
demand; rejected, in grain depot, 677zc; No. 2
uary SO14@SOAc: February S1@Sl1zc; March,
S21Z@S254c; April, SS141S4c. COrn-Options a
shade lower: car lots quiet but steady; No. 8
low mixed, in grain depot &c; No. yellow.
n y
mixed, on track, 361%c: No 2 mixed.
in Twentieth street elevator, 3Sc; steamer
February, 35c; do March, 1870; No. mixed for
March loading; ADJ S6Ae in elevator: No; mixed
56ssg363zc; April. 361s@371sc Oats-Car lots
steady; No. l mixed 29c: No. 8 white 2S15c;
No. white in Twentieth street elevator. 2g15c;
IN gram gram Depot SOc tatgGeS quiet steady; No
929c; March, 2S3z@29c; April, 2S5S@2S1Sc Pro
visions steady and in moderate demand Pork
mess (newl, Sll 5O@l2 90; do prime mess (new)
sll 90; do family, SI2 5O3l3 90; hams smoked,
l014@l2c. LarG-Western steam Sc SIX. But
goods steady and in. fair demand;
Pennsylvania creamery, extra 26@27c: DO
prints, Sl1a934c. Eggs steady, but quiet; Penn
sylvania tirsts, lie. Cheese dull; part SKINS
7@S15c.
Observation-Disclosures of wheat for the
two days including Sunday. were 2O4 cars;
shipments, 33 cars. The arrivals at Duluth
we're Is cars. Local millers were active BUYERS
ana seVeral lnlllerS were In from outside points
in person, looking after purchases. Low grades
we're slow, and though the amount offered was
small, some of them hung on until late in the
day before they were taken up. The feeling in
the market of low grades was dull and buyers
complained that they could see no profit in
them at the price. Closing quotations: No. /
hard, January, 1870; February, 79c; May size; |
IN track 79c; No. Northern, January, 76Ic:
February 1910; May 7S5Sc; on track. TIC;
No. Northern. January and February 73c; |
May. nc; on track, 7364T5c.
ST. LoUIs-Flour-Trading fair, but prices
Easy and unchanged. Wheat better; under good |
demand the close was &c higher for May and |
-l6c for July over Saturdays closing; No red, |
;ash, 1910, nominal; January closed 765Sc bid; |
Nay, 1880 asked; June, 1910 bid; July, 75l[c |
Lsked. Corn frmer; mixed, cash, 2614c; Febru- |
closed 26ssc bid; May 26c. Oats lower and easy; |
No. 2 cash. 1910 bid; May, 2l1sc, and that bid |
or more. Rye steady at 4ls4G421zc. Barley |
157c. Flaxseed, 81 80. Provisions firm but very |
luiet; pork, SO 81 bid.
MILwAUKEE-Flour dull. Wheat frmer; No. |
spring, on track, cash, 72l74c; May, 741lc; No. |
Northern, Sic. Corn steady: No 3, on track /
Rye quiet: No. !. in store. 441zc. Barley quiet; |
70. 2, in store. 4l34c. Provisions steady. Pork !
Cash. 50 6714; May, $40 10. Lard-Cash, IS 80: |
iay, Sc l2E% Cheese unchanged; cheddars, |
G915c.
ToLEDo-Cloverseed dull and steady; cash
As; March, IS AZ.
Brazilian Coffee.
RIO DE JANEIRo, January 27.-Corfee-Reg-
lar firsts. $500 reis per 10 kilos; good second
$50 rels. Receipts during the week, 5000