Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-04
Whent Fairly Active but Fluctuations
Nnrrow-Reporis of Fifty Per Cent
Damage TO the Crop Hog
producf. I,af Co.

ceived from Illinois and Missouri, advices from
some sources estimating 80 per cent damage.
Weather in the West is generally favorable.
Temperature is spring-like and plenty of rains
Corn-A rather nervous. unsettled feellng
prevailed in this market, prices fiuctuattng fre-
quently within as@1Sc range with the volume
of business quite liberal. The undertone to
the situation appears to be quite firm. and the
buying was more general than for some days
back. The market opened active and strong at
a slight advance over yesterdays closing prices,
and under good local demand. prominent
trader buying May freely; The market ad-
vanced Nc. A reaction of H@3sc followed the
early advance. the local crowd becoming long
and sold some, after which the market ruled
strong and closed shade better than yester-
day.
Oats were moderately active and steady for
May but stronger and shade higher for July
during the early trading. but in the latter part
an easier feeling developed, and closing sales
were at about inside figures and nearly the
same as Yesterdays close. MOST Oh tne pus,' IEi
July received more attention and sold at one
time within A@3sc of May. There was good
demand for round lots for shipment, one lot OF
100000 bushels No. 2 white being sold for ex-
port
Pork-Trading was only fair, and the course
of prices was quite the reverse of that of the
previous day Early sales were made at yesIeIT- ynaT
oped later and a decline of DC was submitted to,
and the market closed quiet
Lard-A fair trade was reported and the feel
y,
On the whole range reduction of 213c was
submitted to. and the market closed steady.
Ribs-The market attracted more attention.
Sales early were made at yesterdays closing
figures, but gradual reduction of 211a95c was
submitted to later in the day, and the market
closed steady.
The ieading:tutures ranged as follows:
WHEAT-No. 2, May. 795s@T9HQI9A@79A
June. O9sO1s@791d@7915c; July, 7S5sG7S549
''GGsg GoRS No. 2, April. 2s@aOa2gA@2sAc;
May. SSo74@8laSO5sS8OAc; July. Slsgs27s@
otN oGTsgNo. 2. May. 22s6@zN@2A@22ssc
June. 22922@2l1s@2l2sc; July 221s@221s@z29
MEss PORK. per bbL-May. $40 6o@lO 600
10 55@IO s.: June, $40 76@lO 7O@lO 65@
10 65; July, $40 SO@lO sO@1O 75llO IS
LARD per 100 tbs.-May; Sc l7Ia96 ~ @6 15
@6 e; Jgne s. o2 221s9e 22@6 1'$@6 2O July
SHORT RIB SIDES. per bs.-May. S. 171a@
5 2OGl5 1906 Is; June. IS 25@5 25@5 1I1a@
S 20: July, IS SO@5 3O@5 221@5 &
steady and unchanged. No.. 2 spring wheat,
5S2s97Ssec: No; spring wheat: at. eSg72e % NO NO
No daxseed. 81 4S91 4s115 Prime timothy seed.
81 2O@1 81. Mess pork, per bbl. $40 50@l0 So
Lard. per loo lbs. S. 10@6 l271. Short ribs
sides 0oose), nominal; dry salted shoulders
(boxed) Unchanged; short clear sides (boxed),
unchanged. Sugar-Cut loaf unchanged. Re-
ceipts-Flour 1900 barrels: wheat, $1,000
bushels; rye, 5000 bushels: barley. $4,000 bushels
Shipments-Flour. 13. 900 barrels: wheat, l43, 900
bushels: corn, 600 bushels; oats, 135, 900
bushels; rye. 5000 bushels; barley. 5000
bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was weak; fancy Elgin creamery, 221a@
23c finest Western, 20@2lc; fine. l9@2Oc: finest
dairies, lS92Oc; fine, l49l7c. Eggs, ll7a9l211c
NEW YoRK-Flour dull and unchanged, clos
ing heavy. Corn meal more active and
weak; yellow Western; 81 1902 IS. Wheat
Spot dull and irregular, closing easy;
options fairly active . and H9Ae3 HA.3,p' ,Ep' closing closing
strong; Western 45@62c; Canada, 6O070c. Bar
ley malt quiet; Canada. 759S714c. Corn-Spot
steady and less active; options fairly active and
unchanged to 1sc up and steady Oats,Spot
firmer and fairly active; options firm and mod
er&tely active. Hay quiet and steady. Coffee
Options opened barely steady, unchanged to
changed to 20 points up; sales. 2s, $50 bags. in
Guiding April, 17.4O@l7.5Oc; May, 17.30@17. .40c;
June, Hl0@H25c; July, 1690@l695c: August
l6.S5c; September, 16.4O@l6 CSC; October, l6. Is
@16.45c; December, 15.904l6. l5c; January. 1880
@l60Oc. Spot Rio quiet and steady; fair car
goes. 2O15c; No. fat bean, 19c. Sugar-Raw
fairly active and steady; sales, 25O hogsheads
and 2SO0 bags Muscovado, 81 test. 4ssc; 100 hogs
heads do. SO test. 2 11-l6c and f; 800 hogsheads
and 900 tons do, SO test, 13l6c: 1878 bags GEN.
trlfugals, 96 test, &c and f, and 5sc; BOO hogs
centrifugals SO test. Sc G and +. and 57sc;
1875 bags molasses sugar, 81 test, 24c, C
and f: Refined lrmer and fairly ac-
tive; Of "a" 5A@5 i :l6c; standard "a" a,
powdered. slice; granulated, 6 1-16c. Molasses
Foreign. steady; New Orleans quiet and
steady. Rice active and firm. Cottonseed oil
firm Talow steady; city Cs2 for for packages.
at 4O@4U4c. Eggs less active and weak; West
firm. Cutmeats strong; picked bellies. 5k@
mSiddles frmer: short clear, s6 So Lard in
moderate demand and easier; Western steam
sold at s6 521 for $50 tierces, closing at S6 So;
oPIons sales ESQ e les april 10 4e ss NAY
81; July, s6 5S@6 81, closing at s6 s.: August
So 81; September. s6 20; October, Sc 10. Butter
quiet and weaker; Western dairy. SQl6c; do
creamery. 1l@22c do held, 7@l4c; do Factory,
5@l6c; Elgin. 23@2S11c. Cheese firm and in fair
demand; Western. 1019@1OAc.
Observation-Disclosures of wheat for the
day were 145 cars with 63 cars shipped out
There was pretty fair demand early in the
day for choice samples of cash wheat, but it
was soon satisfied, and considerable dullness
prevailed during the rest of the session. The
offerings being considerably IN excess OF the
demand, a good deal of urging was necessary,
and toward the close lower prices had to be ac-
cepted in order to effect sales. On the whole
it was a pretty hard day to sell wheat, and
those who were able to sell early were feeling
on track, 79@791lc; No. 2 Northern, APRIL.
7S1ac: May, 7y13C; July, ol12c; on track, II12U
7S%c: No. 2 Northern, April, 74c; July, TIC; ON
track. 74Q76c.
PHILADELPHIA-Flourw weak. Wheat strong.
with good demand from millers; options 30
1c higher, and closed firm; rejected. 60@70c;
fair to good milling, 74@82c: prime to fancy.
S5@9lc: No red, April, S41a@84S4c: May, S413
@S5c: June, 8i]5@S5c: July. S3@S4c. Corn strong
and higher; No. A low mixed, on track. 2916c;
No high mixed, in gram depot S4zac; steamer
No. mixed, in grain depot, S6c; steamer, in
Twentieth street elevator. 3Sc; No. yellow,
in do, 3S@3S11sc; No. 2 white. April, 3634@S7c;
May, 3714@371ac: June. 3734@SSc; July $500
39c. OaIs-Carlots 1@s4c higher; No. white,
3lc; futures L@3sc higher: No. white, April,
3g54@31c; May. 2g54 @3011 G; June. 2sza@3Oc July,
29AQ30c. Butter duh and weak; Pennsylvania
creamery extra, 24@25c; do prints extra. 29@
33c. Eggs steady; Pennsylvania firsts, l51a@l6c.
ST L0UIS-FlOur firm and held higher and
quotations unchanged. Wheat opened firm
and a shade higher, advanced a fraction, but
later reacted and closed with May steady and
July s@14c below yesterday; cash was higher
and in urgent demaud No. red. cash. 19ssc;
May, 7l4@.75s closed 7714977ssc; July, 7o29@
fluctuations were narrow and the close was a
fraction higher; No. 2. cash. 21H0N16c;
May. 2715@271Sc closed 2734c bid; July, 2e34@
29c, closed 2Szsc bid. Oats easy; No: 2, Cash.
22ss@221Sc; May. 22ss@225sc, closed 221Sc. Rye
quiet at 42c asked. Barley excited and higher;
sacked lots of mill CSC. Flaxseed steady at
81 40 Provisions hrmer. Pork, $40 55@10 60