Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-25
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Wheat Higher on Reports Of Damage TO the
Crop-Pork Opens Weak, but Rallies
m Trif1 /. mud CIo~,. Staody.

Crop-Pork Opens Wenk, but Rallies
Trifis and Closes steady.
CHICAGO, March 24-Wheat-A moderate
business was transacted to-day. and the market
ruled steady and firm. There was no lnolVlou-
ality to the market, excepting that promlneh'
local operator bought fairly of May and quite
freely of July, and it was his purchasing "nich
did much to sustain the market. The opening
was AG3sc higher than Saturdays closing anu
ruled quite strcug, with May advancing nc
more, while July. which showed tne most
strength, advanced &c more, and the closing
was PC higher for May and lc higher ior July
than the closing figures of Saturday
| The firmness was due to some extent 70 tne
numerous crop reports received. most OF whlcn
| noted damage to the growing crop. I from miGn-
igan, Missouri, Illinois and some sections Oh IN
| diana damage by winter killing was reported,
Cable advices did not report any speciai
| change.
| Corn-A moderate business was reported,
| trading being rather spasmodic within LQLc
| range. The feeling prevailing considering the
| influences brought to bear on tie market, was
relatively firm. The market opened at a9out .i'ol
| SATURDAYS closing prices was easy for tllne
ruled steadier, aud closed about the same as
| Saturday.
Oats were quiet and steadier, with trading
| mainly in a professional way.
| Pork-Early In the day the feeling was easy,
and prices ruled 21aG5c lower. Later the De
mand improved somewhat, and prices rallied
! Lard-A moderately active trade was re-
| ported. and the feeling was somewhat unset
| tied. Opening sales we're made at 212c decline,
hut the market showed more strength later,
and prices were advanced 71@lOc, and closed
comparatively steady.
Short Rib SIdes-Trading was only moderate.
The feeling was steader, and prices ruled 21aQ
SC higher.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT-No. 2 March, s9S03sQSe1sg gSOHc;
May, sOA@Sl1S@SO3S9slc July, 7S14g7s1s@
GoRsSNo. :, April. 2s1@2s6@2sN@2sNc;
May, 9s774@2s24G2s3s92s74c; July. Si1s@Sl1s@SQS
OATS = No. May. 2l7s@22@2lH@22c
S,, June 2l5sG2l1a92l2s@2l1lc; July. 2lss@2l149
MESS Pork, per bbl-May, $40 45@lO 55@
10 421s@lQ dn s.: June, $40 50@lO 65glG 55GlO 65;
LARD, per 100 Ss.-May. s6 l214@6 22129
6 l21S66 20; June, s6 l5G6 2215@6 l5@6 221166;;
July. Sc 20@6 3O@6 2OG6 80.
SHORT RIBS. per 100 ns..May; IS 0534@
3 l505 071S05 ID: June. IS 1215G35 1895 1212@
S III: July. IS '171695 2215@5 f11@5 2211.
Cash quorauons were as follows: Flour
dull but firm. No. spring wheat. S0@SO15c;
sSlc. @ So Sp2s coTn %n'a sc ao G OATS 2S@2le sa
No. 2 rye, 42Sc. No. 2 barley, nominal
\ No; haxseed, 81 48H. Prime timothy seed;
81 90 Mess pork, per Dbl. $40 SO. Lard, per 100
dry salted shoulders (boxedl 81 4094 so; short
clear sides (boxedl, IS 40G5 so. Sugars-Un-
changed. Receipts - Flour. 1900 barrels:
wheat. q 600 bushels: corn, 434 600 bushels; oats
I3I, COO bushels; rye, 5000 bushels: barley So
600 bushels. ShIpments-Flour. 1900 barrels:
wheat, 10000 bushels: corn, l75 900 bushels; oats
III 600 bushels; rye, 5000 bushels; barley, $4,000
bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was unchanged. Eggs. lac.
NEW YoRK-Flour steady and quiet Wheat
Spot dull and a trihe easier: options quiet;
&c down on early, H@5sc up on late months,
Barley active; sales. 5000 bushels Canada at
5S@62c. Barley malt quiet Corn-Spot quiet
and easy; options dull and 1zc down. Oats
Spot steady and fairly active. Hay steady and
quiet. Coffee-Options barely steady 10G35
points down; sales. AZ 500 bags. including March.
lLS0Gl7.S5c: April. 17.25@l735c; Nav, l7.00@
hl0c; June. l6.75@l6S5c; July, l6.55@l6 CSC:
August. l6S5Gl6 45c; September, l6; 2ogl6 SOc;
December 1565@l575c; January. l5.65c; Feb
ruary, l5.55c; spot Rio steady and quiet: fair
ca goes, 2O1lc; No. Z fat bean, 1S32zc. Sugar
Raw moderately active and lower; fair
refining, l5-l6c; centrifugal, $50 test;
SIC: sales, 300 hogsheads Muscovado. SO test,
4szc; S9o test, l5l6c; 5000 bags centrfngals, 96
weak; off A, S 9 l6@57zc; mold A, 62Sc. Molasses
weak and quiet; SO test, 2l1tc: New Orleans
quiet and steady. Rice quiet. Cottonseed oil
strong. Tallow strong and quiet. Rosin quiet.
Western, l41z@l475c; receipts. 5l74 packages.
Pork quiet and strong: mess, old. $40 25@l0 rs;
do new, Sll 50Ql2 90: extra prime, So 50910 co.
50; do shoulders, 81 75@4 S2115; do hams. So Is
az 90. Lard active Oh Western speculative
buying: July sold II points higher, other
as 55, closing at Sc IS asked. Butter quiet and |
offered freely; Western dairy, l2@lSc; do cream
cry, l3G25c; do held. 7Gl5c: do factory, 7Gl9c; |
Elgin, 261fc. Cheese firm.
PHILADELPH1A-Flour- for desira- |
BILE brands, and prices ruled firm under moder- |
clear.
90; do do straight, 81 1908 IS; winter patent,
81 35q4 80: Minnesota clear. So 50@4 90; do
do. do. favnrIte brands. s. 1895 I5
Wheat steady but quiet; fair to good milling,
149S2c; prime to choice, S5693c: No. 2 red. |
HS March S8s4@ssi1sc; April S41a@S5c; May. S5h
and firm: carlots for local trade scarce and |
firm, with moderate demand; No. 4 at 2S93Oc; |
No mixed. on track. 3S1zc; No. glow mixed. |
S6! &c; April, 9e1s@S6s6c May, S63g@S656c: June,
365s4365sc. Oats-Carlots firm, but demand |
only moderate; No; white, 2911c: do. on track. |
firm but quiet; No 2white. March, 3O1l@3lc; |
April, 30Q3Ol4c; May. 293sG295Sc; June, 500 |
29sSc. Provisions firm. with better demand |
PorkmMeSs. new, sll 5O9l2 90: do prime mess, |
Smoked, 10G1lc. Lard-Western steam Sc 50. |
Butter firm ana in fair demand; PENNSYLVANIA |
creamery, extra 26927c; do prints extra, Sig |
S5c. Eggs firm under scarcity; PENNSYLVANIA !
L
observation-disclosures of wheat for the |
two days, including Sunday, were 290 cars. |
shipments l3 cars: against 2S6 received and 20 |
shipped during the same time one week ago. |
Cash wheat was fairly active, in demand and a |
good deal of it changed hands during the day, |
though there were times of considerable dull |
ness. Prices averaged about the same as Sat |
urday. Local mlllers were the principal buy |
ers, not much being taken for outside account. |
Closing quotations: No. hard March and |
April. 7913c: May, size; on track, SO1%c; No. l |
Northern March and April, SIC; May. 7934c;
and April, 1910; May, 7754c; on track, 7616@7Sc.
ST. LoUIs-Flour very firm, in sympathy |
with wheat, but not quotably higher. Wheat |
opened higher and advanced, then reacted, |
fuctuated. but closed ssG7Sc higher than |
Saturday: No. red. cash, 7S3S@7S15c; May, |
7SG7S7sc; July, 75l4976ss. Corn easy and tame.
May, 265s@265sc closed at 1850 bid; August,
2S1ac; September, 291sc. Oats-Cash, nominal;
May steady at 221fc. Rye quiet at 40L5c bid
Barley-Firmly held, but no sales. Flaxseed |
sold at 81 40 Provisions very quiet Pork |
in job lots, $40 so. Lard nominally at IS 80.
MILwAUKEE-Flour steady. Wheat strong
bid; No. L Northern, SIC. Corn firm; No. 8, on
track, 29c. Oats firm; No. 2 white, on track,
24c. Rye higher; No j, in store, 4I@441<c. Bar.
ley steady; No. 2 in store, 4215Gp43c. Pro-
visions higher. Pork $40 35. Lard, s6 Is.
Cheese steady; cheddars, lOQl014c.
Observation-Disclosures firm and unchanged.
Butter steady and unchanged. Eggs strong at
20hc. Receipts-Flour. II, ,066 barrels: wheat,
25 600 bushels; corn. 5000 bushels; oats, L 200
bushels; rye, 1900 bushels. Shipments none
ToIEDo-Cloverseed dull and steady; cash
and March, IS IS.