Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-30
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Apathy in the Wheat Pit and the Feeling
Rather Shaky-Pork Featurelcss
and Prices in Favor

of Buyers.
CHICAGo-There was a light business in
wheat to-day. At times the demand was fair,
but at others SO limited that aggregate trading
was less than yesterday. The feeling, too, was
easier, but the market was held within narrow
limits, good buying at the inside figures and
rather free offerings at the outside prices pre-
venting the market from passing either limit.
The opening was about &c lower, and declined
about HG1Ic more, advanced Nc, again eased
off to inside prices, and the closing was about
5sG15c lower than yesterday.
A moderate business was transacted in corn,
the bulk Of which consisted of changing the
near futures to the more deferred deliveries.
The feeling was firm. July in particular being
wanted, and ruled stronger.
There was a marked increase in trading in
oats and stronger feeling developed. which
resulted in higher range of prices Offerings
for future delivery were conspicuously light
most of the session, and the demand from sew
eral large operators was quite urgent. May re-
ceIved the most attention and prices advarced
sc which was all maintained until the close.
Only moderate trade was transacted in hog
products. Local operators were not inclined to
do much business on either side Of the market
and the orders from outside parties were some
what limited. The general surroundings of
the trade were rather more favorable for bet
ter prices, but there was some disposition man
ifested by manufacturers to sell for future de-
livery, consequently the Improvement in prices
was slight. Prices exhibited very little change
jim some cases slightly favoring buyers.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT-No. 2, January. 1870; February,
1910; May, 7934Q79554 4@79sss@795sc.
OoRN-No. Z January 2S5SQ2S1Sc: February,
29zs929S@2s@2a1sc; May, Sl5s@3l24@5l5s@
OATs-No. 2, January 2Ic; February 2l@21Q
2lG2lc; May. 2z1z@225S922H@ H@2226c.
MESS PORK, per bbl-January, 50 T06P9 7O6
65Qg IS; February. s9 1899 1893 70G9 20;
May, SO i21zQ9lO I71l63IO IO@I6 I21S.
LARD, per 100 Bs.-Ianuary. IS 85@5 S715@
S5@5 S712; February, IS S714@5 IS; May, S6 10
as 077I@6 Oh.
SHORT RIBS, per 100 Bs.-January, 81 771S
May. S. OOa5 OO94 g715G4 97y5. '/H'
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour un-
changed; No. spring wheat. .552sc; No. spring
go %eeaf No. eS oats N? Gsc EsG % 70; oGE6 91o
No barley 55957c. No. fiaxseed. 81 &c.
Prime timothy seed. S. %. Mess pork, per bbl
Sg 7Oe39 70. Lard, per 100 lbs. s. S716. Short
sSss 1 ' So Ps clear s5sa sSs
(boxed IS 05R5lQ Sugars-Cut loaf, unchanged
Recelpts-Flour, 1900 barrels: wheat, 1900
bushels; corn, 10000 bushels; oats, 1850
bushels. Shipments Flour, 81 600 barrels:
wheat 1900 bushels; corn, 1875, ,00O bushels; oats
10000 bushels; rye, 1000 bushels; barley 42 900
bushels.
NEW YoRK-Flour dull and heavy. Wheat
Spot dull nominaIly lower and weak: options
Barley strong; Western, 4S36Sc; Canada, ,59@75c.
Barley malt strongSsCanada, T215G9Oc. Corn
Spot irregular, easier and quiet; options dull
and steady. Oats-Spot fairly active and
steady: options moderately active and weak
Hay weak and quiet. Hops firm. Coffee
Options opened steady 50l0 points down, closed
cluding. January. I595gl6c: FEBRUARY, I675@
l5.S5c; March, l570@l5 75c; May. I5.70Gl5.SOc;
June, l5.7531S0c; July, l5.706l5.75c; August,
Is: 75c; September, l57e9l5S5c; October, 1895
sPos Rio 7Of barely Ps's%sST s9esS7
and quiet; fair cargoes, Ig34c; No. !,
Sugar Raw quiet and
firm; refined, quiet aud barely steady. Mo-
Orleaus, quiet. Rice steady and quiet Cotton
seed oil firm. Tallnw. weak, city (S2 for pack
ages), 4 7-32944c. Kosin steady. Turpentine
WESTERN receipts kss qsss aae paoksrsys sasy
Pork firm and quiet. Cut meats slow; picked
bellies. 51sQ53sc: pickled shoulders, 4941sc;
picked hams, S4@S5zc; -middles dull. Lard
western steam, S6 221S@6 25, closing at s6 2215;
options, sales. 80 tierces; February, S. l66
G l9. closing at S6 l9 bud; March, s. 2T06 2S,
closing at S6 Is asked; April, S8 35; May. St $50
6 Al, closing at Sc 40 asked; July. So 53 asked.
Butter in faiT demand; fine flrm;, ,E!gin, 2S@
2S14c; Western dairy, S@l7c; do creamery. l29
27c; do held. S4l6c; do factory, 5@l7c. Cheese
quiet and irregular; Western, SGl0c.
PHILADELPHIA - Flour quiet. Wheat
Choice grades scarce and firm; Ungraded in
grain depot sec. No. 2 red. January,
ESPEuary ESP ss,sfa S5SsSe; oIHSh Ma5eh
ions quiet and firm: car lots firm;
No low mixed on track, 33c; No. mixed
on track, 36c; steamer. No. 2 high mixed on
track. SIC: No. 2 mixed in Twentieth street
elevator and grain depot. 3715C; No. high |
mixed in grain depot. 38c; No. yellow on |
track. 3S15c; No. mixeu, January, 35s4d36.; |
February, 3693C14c; March, SG12gSGt4c; April. |
OLts-Car lots STEADY; No white |
rrap futures vii fhru inn
DOrtant change; No white, January. 2S54@ |
SIC; February, 2S12@29c; March, 2S5z@Z9G; |
a pril. 2S7S@291sc. Butter firm; choice goods |
wanted; Pennsylvania creamery extra. T@2Sc; |
10 prints extra, 32G35c. Cheese easier and |
Iuiet; part skins, 7qSc. Eggs dull aud weak; |
Pennsylvania firsts, l6c. Receipts-FIour, 1000 |
sls; oats 1000 bushels. Shipments-Wheat, |
1870 bushels; corn, l57, 500 bushels; oats, 1850
bushels.
ST. LoUIs-Flour quiet and easy. Wheat |
over, in sympathy with Chicago; the opening |
was 1sQ14c lower; there was slight recovery, |
lut later the market weakened and closed with |
May 72@5sc and June &c and July %@75c |
over than yesterday; No. red. cash, 7615c;
pc asked. Corn tirmer; No. 2 mixed, cash,
'o7ae; May, 2SG2S1sc. closed 2S1sc askel Oats
lulet put hrm; No. 2 cash. 1870 bid; May, &c
.sked- Rye firm at 4215G43c. Barley dull and
Provisions ruled quiet and un-
hanged
MILwAUKEE-Flour dull. Wheat quieter;No.
spring, on track, cash, 72474c; May, 74c; No.
sS9s N9si 9ern; & Ole; Corn stsauy; No: 9 on track
3QZS15c. Rye nrmer; No. !. in store, 44lIc.
3arley quiet; No. 2 in store. 42c bid. Provisions
teady. Pork, 50 20. Lard, IS S71S. Cheese
teady.
nd January. s. 4Si February, IS az; May