Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-26
MARKETS BIZ WIRE.
Wheat Braces Up a Little, but Operators
Waiting on the wenther-Corn aud
Oats stronger-HoE Prod


Oats stronger-HoE Prod
ucrs Steady.
CHIcAGo-A steady feeling existed in the
wheat market to-day, with prices averaging
slightly better than yesterday. Trade was falr,
including a number OF outside orders, but most
of the business was local. The opening was
about &c higher than last nights closing, eased
off trifie, then ruled stronger, prices advanc-
ing ssG1zc, held steady and closed &c higher
than yesterday. There was less pressure to
sell, no very large lines being offered, operators
evidently feeling inclined to wait and see what
the weather will do.
Corn was traded in to a moderate extent
within narrow limits. the feeling prevailing De-
ing somewhat firmer. The bulk of the trading
was local, though on the opening moderate
amount of outside business was executed. The
market opened at yesterdays closing prices,
was firm and sold up KQ9sc, as offerings were
limited, eased off some, ruled steajier and
closed 1G%c better than yesterday.
Oats were traded in with less freedom, and a
quiet but firmer, feeling existed and prices aV'
eraged a shade higher.
Only a moderate business was reported IN
mess pork and a steadier feeling preValled
early and prices were rallied later 2Hgoc put
an easier feeling developed and the advance
was lost
Not much interest was manifested in the lard
market and the feeling was stronger and prices
slightly higher.
4 fair business was done in short ribs. Prices
were advanced about 21Ic, and were fully sup
ported to the close.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHKAT-No. 2 February, 75g70A@75g
75Ac; May. T71lG77KG1k97Ts4c; July, 76G76Z
@769761Zc
CoRN@No. z February. 27JS@27I927I@NIc;
nd Nay @99S}sG29|@2ssSG2s7Sc; July SO71@SC40
Oars - No. 2 February, lg5z@ls5S@l95S@
I9ssci May. 2O5s@2OT@2O5sG2O1sc; June, 2O2s@
May. s. s151@io o215@s s751aiO 90; June
$40 021z@lO O5QlU 0z15@l0 OK.
LARD, per 100 Ds.-Alarch, IS I215@5 70; May.
IS 90@5 SO@5 S71695 90; June, IS 95@5 971<g6 s5
SHORT RIBS, per 100 ns.-March, q 1904 70
June, 81 S714@4 9214@4 ST15634 921S.
Cash quoJatIons were as follows: Flour quiet
and unchanged. No. spring wheat, 751<@75Hc;
No. spring wheat. 64@66c; No. red, 751Sc.
No. corn. sc. No. oats, l915Ql99sc. No.
rye, 421Sc. No. barley nominal No l
haxseed. 81 40 Prime timothy seed. 81 1901 IL.
Mess pork, per bbl. 50 rs. Lard, per 100 lbs,
IS 75Q5 771S. Short RIBS sides Qoosel, 81 20.
Dry salted shoulders tboxed), 81 2544 30 Short
clear sides (boxed), IS 0OQ5 O5. Receipts
Flour l9 600 barrels wheat. q 600 bushels; corn,
$4,000 bushels; oats 307, 900 bushels; rye, 5000
bushels; barley. 10000 bushels. Shipments
Flour. 10000 barrels; wheat. 5000 bushels; corn,
40S,OOO bushels; oats, $4,000 bushels; rye, 2OOO
bushels; barley, 5000 bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was steady and unchanged Eggs, l4c.
NEW YoRK-Flour steady and quiet. Corn
meal steady and quiets Wheat-SpOt active,
%@%c up and strong; good export demand;
Rye steady. Barley quiet; western, 4SQ4S1zc.
Barley malt steady; Canada, 721S@90c. Corn
Spot hrmer and fairly active; options quiet,
&c lower on February and March, &c ur on
9Th he "a E,,,
quiet and scarce; options moderately active
and H@7zc mp. Hay quiet and easy. Coffee
options opened barely steady, unchanged to 10
points down, closed barely steady. 5@25 points
down; sales, 1900 bales, including February,
I66OGl6.7Oc; March, 16.55c; April, l6.4O@l6.5Oc;
May, l635@l6.45c; June, l640c; July, 1880
@l64Oc; August l630@l635c; September,
ISd2glS2Sc; IS 20 0ctoDer l6loSS2Oe; November
fair cargoes, 2Oc; No. Z fiat bean, Is1S0lsIlc.
Sugar-Raw, quiet and steady: fair refining,
l-l6c; centrifugal, SO test, SIC; refined steady
and quiet Molasses-FOreign firm, 50 test,
2211c. Rice strong and fairly active. Cotton
seed oil steady; crude, 2Sc: yellow. 34c. Tallow
strong Rosin dull; strained, common to good,
$40 y. TurPentine dull and nominal. Eggs quiet,
weaker; Western, 151z9l511c; receipts, S25g
packages. Pork more active and firmer. Mess,
old, $40 O0@l0 so; do, new, $40 759ll Is; extra
prime, So 25@9 So Cutmeats inactive; picked
bellies, 5G55sc: picked shoulders, 4sS@DSc;
picked hams, Slz@S5zc; middles slow, short
clear, IS Is. Lard stronger exporters quiet,
speculation brisker: Western steam, S6 Is; op-
tions, sales $500 tierces; March, So 06 closing,
Sc 0S bid; April. s6 Is. closing, Sc Is bid; May.
So 20 closing, S6 q bid; June Sc q; July, S6 81
@6 80, closing. Sc 80 bid; October. So So Butter
quiet and about steady; Elgin, 2S92SHc: West
ern dairy, SG17c; do creamery. 12Q27c; do held,
S4l5c; do factory. 56l6c.s Cheese stronger and
fairly active; Western. SG10c.
PHILADELPHIA-FlouF dull and in buyers'
favor. Wheat firm: rejected, 6OG70c: fair to
good milling wheat 7SGS5c: prime to fancy, SO
092c; No. 2 red, on track, S3c; do in export ele-
vator, SIC; No. 2 red, February. slszQSZAc;
March. s21<9s254c; April, SSZ@S35zc; May,
S4lzQS45zc. CONCEPTIONS steady; carlots
however &c lower under light demand and
increased pressure to sell; No. 4 mixed, in
grain depot. 291Sc: No. 3 mixed, in export
elevator 33c: steamer, in do 341Sc; do in grain
depot, S51zc: No. high mixed and yellow. in
grain depot SIC; No mixed February. S5l<@
35&c; March. 351<@351<c; April, 351S@35s6c;
May 35szG355sc. 0ats-Carlots firm, hut de-
mand light; No. white 29@2956c; No. 2 white,
301Sc; futures dull; No. white, February
2ss7Q291Sc; March. 2S42SHc; April 2S@2SAc;
May 271z@2Sc. Provisions in moderate re-
quest and steady. Pork-Mess, new, s1l 500
So 90; 90 prime mess, new Sll 90; do family,
$l2 50Ql3 90; hams, smoked, SO 750l1 90 Lard
Western steam, Sc 81 Butter dull and
irregular; Pennsylvania creamery, extra, 270
GSc Epps Ouiet and easier.