Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-05
MARKETS BY WIRE.
A Spnrt of Activity in Wheat and nm Adj
vance Scored-Pork Picks Up, but
settles Back Agnin.

was unsettled and decidedly nervous. hishei
prices were reached, but the full advance was
not sustained. The opening was about tnt
same as the closing yesterday, ruled strong and
advanced 34@5sc, then with some fluctuations
declined 7sc, ruled stronger and closed &c
| higher than yesterday. Shorts covered very
| freely, and one prominent trader, who Oh iate
has figured on short side, it Was claimed pousn'
| heavily.
A good deal of realizing was INDUCED IN, ana
had it not been for the desire on the part .,
| the longs to take their profits, prices "ouiu
have reached q still higher range. Last caoles
| quoted firm feeling and moderate demanu,
with July and August deliveries trine higher
and the rest unchanged.
Corn-There was very little interest TO note
| in the market, and trading was dull and
| drarpinp the entire session; the undertone was
weak and had il not been for the frmer feeling
| In other speculative articles, the market no
| doubt would have sold lower. Transactions
were in the main local. but few outside orders
| being on the market and fluctuations were
limited to kc range, closing 1sG14c lower than
yesterday.
Oars were slow and steady and without new
features of special importance. The offerings
were not large and the demand not of a charac-
ter to inspire large transactions.
Mess Pork-Only fair trade was reported.
Early the feeling was stronger and prices sold
c1Sc higher. Later the offerings were slightly
increased while the demand slackened and
prices settled back again and closed steady at
inside figures.
Lard-A stronger feeling was manifested
early in the day and few transactions were
made at slightly advanced prices. Later an
easier feeling was developed and prices receded
again and closed quiet.
Short Rib Sides-Trading was fairly active.
Prices ruled about &c higher, but outside hg-
ures were not fuily supDOrted.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT-No. 9, March, 7S1I@7sss@7S97S5sc;
May. 7s16GSO14@7s7s97ss4c; July, 7714G7s1s9
Corn - No. z March, 2sH@2sk@SG2sc;
Ma May. 291sGSOGes24Q2s5sc; July. SOs@SOS9
oSTs@No. 2 March, 9O11@2OH H@2g1 1@2Oll &c;
May. 2I2s92l2s@2ll4 492l3se: June, 2O6G207s@
MISS Pork, per bbL-March. 50 S5@s S5@
9 S21a@9 IS: May. $40 l09lO i5@lO lO4lO 10;
LARD, per 100 Ds.-March, S. 90@5 921a95 80
as 80; May. Sc 0O@6 05@6 0O@6 90; June,
Sc l096 lO96 0715G6 O71@.
4 921l@4 S71&@4 90; May 81 921514 97J<R4 a2115
"a 921?: June, IS OO@5 0O@4 971S@4 975<.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour-Firm;
advance l0c per barrel. No. 2 spring wheat.
7s55zc: No. spring wheat Csc: No: red, 7s55sc.
No. corn, 2Sc. No. oats, 2U1z@20ssc. No. 2 rye,
421Sc. No. barley. nominal. No. / faxseed.
81 As Prime timothy seed. 81 l4@l 10. Mess
h,
IS O2k Short RIBS sides Qoosel, 81 S5@4 30.
Short clear sides (boxed). S. l0a5 l5 Sugars,
cutloaf. f@75sc; granulated. 6s4c; Standard A,
6he. Recelpts-Flour. l4,oO0 barrels: wheat.
bushels; rye, 1000 bushels; barley. $1,000
bushels. Shlpments-Flour.S s. 900 barrels; wheat.
&c 600 bushels: corn 900 bushels; oats 264 900
bushels; rye, 1000 bushels; barley. $1,000
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was steady; fancy creamery, 26Q3613c;
finest Western. 2313925c: fine: 2lQ23c; Kaine's
finest, lsG22c; fine. l4QlSc. Eggs, l215c.
NEW YoRK-Flour stronger, in instances SO
l0c up and fairly active. Cornmeal steady
and quiet. Wheat-Spot unsettled and dull;
options unusually active and irregular, closing
unchanged to &c off: liberal selling by hitherto
Rye strong; western, 55@57c. Barley quiet;
western, 47Q6Sc; Canada, 5S@73c. Barley malt
quiet; Canada, 72@7214c. COrn-Spot steadier
and fairly active; options moderately active
and unchanged to &c up and firm. Oats
Spot fairly active and stronger; options dull:k Is
G14c up and firm. Hay quiet and easy. Hops
quie: and about steady. Coffee-Options
SO Bags o ncuSns Rqs Mapeh s5 April
16SO9l690c; Nav, l6.70@l6s0c; June. 1859
167Oc; July, l66O@ l6.65c: August. 1860; Sep
tember. I6.509l6.55c; October, I645c; No
vember, 1850; December. 1890: January
l6.SOc; spot Rio steady and quiet;
fair cargoes, 2Oc; No. fiat bean, 1S15c
Sugar-Raw firm, fair demand; fair refining
D 3-lOc: sales, IUU 80 test, at
5ll-l6c; three cargoes do for Philadelphia at
5-l6c, and refined firm: Contectioners A. SIC
Molasses-FOreicn firm; so test New Orleans
firm Rice fairly active. Cottonseed quiet;
Rosin dull Turpentne quiet, 42l42l<c. Eggs
easy; large supply; Western, l515@l6c; receipts,
j, l67 packages. Pork fairly active and steady;
prime, SO 25@9 70. Cut meats quiet: picked
shoulders, i2sc. Lard-FirmeT, and closed
easy; moderately active; sales. l;OOO tierces
Mss':5 a Sc bS sa% 10 1' 500 sefces sSses
March, s6 Is; April, S6 80; May. Sc 81
@6 S5 closing at 81 "a; June, s6 40; July Sc 45
Q6 49, closing at s6 45; October, Sc 63@6 S.
steady at 2Sc; Western dairy. 6@lSc: do cream
ery l3G261ac; do held, S1l5c; do factory,
GlSc. Cheese firm; good demand; Western 100
lOHc.
PHILADELPHIA-Flour firm; with fair de.
but strong; rejected, GO9TOc; fair to good
milling wheat, 7SGS2c; prime to fancy. S5@91c;
ungraded. on track; soc; No 2 red. export ele-
vator. S3c; No. red, March. S234lSS15c; April,
Si@Si1ac; May, S514@S534c; June, S5A@S5slc.
Corn hrm; car lots lor local trade quiet but
steady; No. mixed, track and grain depot,
2S9291ac: No. 8, in export elevator, 3S1Sc, No.
yellow. in grain depot, Soc; steamer, In export
elevator. 35c; steamer No. mixed. in grain
depot, Soc; No. . high mixed, in Twentieth
street elevator. SIC: No. mixed. March, 355s@
355sc; April, 355s s&355sc; May. 36@S614c; June,
81 I G36I%c Oafs-Garlots dull; No. mixed
2yc: No. 3 white. 291Sc; No. white. 3015c: do.
on track, 3lc; futures quiet but steady: No. 2
white. March. 2S3z@29l4 c: April 2S1%l29c; May,
June. 2S1a929c Eggs quiet and
easy, Pennsylvania firsts, l41ac
ST. LoUIs-Flour strong, but uuotably no
higher. Wheat higher; there was n rush to
sell during the session that broke the market
&c but there was a quick rally and the close
was 1s@4c higher for May and &c for June
and July over yesterday: No red. cash, 7TsSc
bio; May closed at 773sc bid; June, 7715c; JULY.
743sc bid; August AZ C bid Corn quiet; No.2
mixed. cash, 25114c; MAY, 261s@26 &c, closed at
c61sc bid; July, 27l4@2713c. closed at 2714c bid;
easy. and not sale reported. Rye, No. 2 40llc
bid. Barley dull; Minnesota, 4O650c; Iowa, Soc.
81 s. Provisions nominally irmer.
but buyers and sellers apart and no trading to
speak of.
MINNEAP of wheat for the
day were l53 cars and shipments 80 cars. Cash
wheat was in good demand. but buyers held
back somewhat owing to the higher range of
prices asked. Still, with little shading, most
of the good milling wheat was moved. Prices
obtained in most cases were &c above those of
yesterday. A little wheat that hung along to
the last had to go a little lower, in sympathy
with the break in futures about noon. Closing
quotations: No. hard. March, 7S12c; April. 79c;
May, S0334c: on track 7g334@S0c; No. Northern,
7S34c; No. Northern, March. 751%c; April,
7534c; May. 1870; on track, 751aQTc.
MILwAUKEE-FIour quier. Wheat firm: No.
2 spring. on track, cash, 72l7Sc; May, 1870; No
] Northern, Sic. Corn steady; No. 8, on track,
2715@2Sc. Oats steady: No. white, on track,
223c Rye easy; No. /. in store. 1870. Barley
quiet; No. 2 in store 4015c. Provisions firm.
Pork, So S. Lard, s. 80. Cheese unchanged.
ToLEDo-Cloverseed dull and steady; cash