Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-31
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Traders Waiting for Something to turn Cp
Very Little Life In Anything, and
Few Changes i'm Prices.

| CHICAGo-Wheat-Trad was very llght
and the market was quiet without any special
change in prices. There was nothing new IN
| outside news to stimulate trade, and operators
| were inclined to hold off and await new deyel-
opments. The market opened at yesterdays
closing figures, advanced A93sc, eased of and
closed at about 1se higher Tor May and &c Tor
July than yesterday.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT-No.2 2 March, 79lz@7979Afsz4@ @lsl]c;
May, 7s1997s34@7s199793sc; July, 779sG7o0'79s
.coRN-No. 2, April. 2s@29@29@2Sc; May,
o., ,S-92ssS2sA@29zzc; July 0lA@Sl7s@0i4@
oATs-No. 2, May. 22sS@z1S@ s@22s9c;
June, 2ls4Q2Is@2l34@2l1sc; July, 2lS4G2l>s@
MESS Pork, per bbl-May; SO 571k@lS o,S cog
10 6713; July, $40 70GlO 75Gl0 70Gll0 ~.
6 6HB2 1 sPa per 100 s. SsMa2 5oG 6 e SOS Juy
s. 25@6 3O@l6 25G16 80.
SHORT RIBS, per LOO Bs-May, IS l21S@
I7H@5 !219@5 IN; June. S. 2O95 22zfq5 2O9
221@ July, IS 221@95 271a@5 221a@5 2719.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
dull anu steady. No. spring wheat, 100
7914c: No; spring wheat. 1l19c; No. red,
79G79l4c. No. 2 corn. 29c. No. oats, &c. No.
2 rye. i25c. No. 2 barley, nominal. No. l fax
seed, 81 49, Prime timothy seed, 81 20. Mess
pork. per bbl. $40 55@l0 Co. Lard, per 100 lbs.
s. 1896 10 Short RIBS sidestQoose),ss5 121aQ
short clear sides (boxed), unchanged. Sugar
Cut loaf unchanged. Recepts-Flour. 1900
barrels: wheat q 600 bushels: corn, 4s4 600 bush
els; oats l50 600 bushels; rye 5000 bushels bar
ley. 5000 bushels. Shipments - Flour 5000
barrels: wheat IL 600 bushels; corn, lS6 600 BUSH
els; oats 22l 900 bushels; rye 5000 bushels; bar
ley, 81 900 bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was weaker but not quotably lower.
Eggs, 1S1Sc.
NEW YoRK-Flour dull and unchanged.
Cornmeal dull; yellow Western, 50 25@S2 80
Wheat-Spot dull; options dull and unchanged,
closing firm. Rye firm; Western. 55G571ac.
Barley firm; Western, 45@62c; Canadian, SIG
60c. Barley malt quiet; Canada, 7215@S71ac
Corn-Spot dull and steady; options dull and
firm. Oats-Spot firm and dull; options firm
40c: good to choice, 65@S5c. Hops quiet, easy
Coffee-Options opened steady, lO9l5 points
up, closed barely steady, unchanged, to 10
iZSO@17 sOc; April, l7.65@I7.7Oc; May, 1l5O@
ll75c; June. Iz30@l7.S5c; July, l7.00Gl7.O5c;
August. l6.S5c; September, l6.5O6l6.55c; Octo-
Res sS s1S KS sfasG SsS @e f5T 5hnuo5y cary
goes, 2O15c; No. fat bean, l9c
Sugar-Raw, quiet; fair refining. SIC; centrifu-
gal, $50 test, 57-l6c; refined quiet and firm.
MolaSses-Foreign dull: 500 test 2lc; New Or
leans steady; common to fancy, Sl@45c. Rice
strong; domestic, 413@6c; Japan, 454@515c. Cot
tonseed oil steady. Tallow steady: city (S2 for
packages). 4Rc: Rosin quiet; strained com
offered at 4l1zc. Eggs steady; Western, l41ac;
receipts, s. l16 packages. Pork quiet and
stronger; old mess, sl1 00@ll 25; do. new, sll 70
Gl2 Is; extra prime, So 5O@1O 90. Cutmeats
strong and in fair demand; picked bellies, 5H
@55sc; do, shoulders 514c;middles strong; short
clear, SIS 20. Lard easier and quiet; Western
steam, s6 so; options, sales $50 tierces; April,
S. as May $ 4S June S. s.; July s. oS@S ss SS SS
October. Sc 72. Butter quiet and easy; Western
dairy. S@lSc; do. creamery. 1S@241ac; do, held,
7@75zc; do, factory, 6@l9c; Elgins, 251a@26c.
Cheese in fair demand and firm; Western, 1015
@1O34c.
PHILADELPHIA-Flour- quiet and
steady. Wheat-Option market dull and feat
ureless, with prices largely nominal; desirable
milling grades continued scarce and firm, with
fair demand; fair to good milling, 74@S2c;
prime to fancy. S5@9lc; prime ungraded, in
grain depot S51Sc; choice do. S9c; No.3 red.
March, S23zGS314c; April, S254@SSl4c: May, S414
@S5c; June Si14@S5c. Corn firm; No. mixed.
No. 2high mixed, in Twentieth street elevator,
SSc; No. mixed, March, 353z@36c; April, $3.50
361sc; May 36l4@3613c; June, 3616@37c. Oats
CARROTS steady. though very quiet; No. white,
3G3zc: do. in grain depot. Sic; futures a shade
stronger; No. white March, 3015GD3lc: April,
S014@S054c; May, 29l4@2915c; June, 29@291ac.
Eggs steady; Pennsylvania frsts, 151ac.
MINNEAPoLIs-Receipt of wheat for the
past "a hours were l66 cars, with is shipped out.
The cash wheat market was rather quiet most
of the session, being affected somewhat by the
dullness in the futures market. The demand
for good milling wheat was only moderate.
Low grades were very dull and extremely hard
TO move at the prices asked. The buying
was principally confined to home millers,
with a few orders from outside points
Closing quotations: No. l hard, March. 79c;
May, SOC; July SIC; on track, soc; No. North
ern March, T15c; May, 7S3sc; July, S2ssc; on
track, TS1%67S31c; No. n orthern, March, 751lc;
Nav, 1910; on track, 7514@77c.
ST LoUIs-Flour unchanged. Wheat steady;
advanced 15c, reacted somewhat and closed Ac
higher for May, &c for July than yesterday;
No. red, cash, 7754c; May, 77@7714c. closing at
771SG7714c bid; July, 743s@75l4c, closing at
75c asked. Corn advanced sac and closed
firm. Oats dull; No. 2, cash. 2l15c asked, 2lc
bid: May, 2214c. Rye higher; No. 2. 4lAc bid.
Barley-Demand fair; Minnesota, 1870. Flax
seed 81 40. Provisions dull ami unchanged.
MILwAUKEE-Wheat strong and No. 2
spring, May, 373lc bid: No. L, SIC. Corn firm;
No. 8, on track SIC. Rye firmer; No. l, in store,
44c. Barley higher; No. 2. in store 45lIc bid.
Provisions steady. Pork, SO So Lard, 10.
Cheese some grades higher; cheddars, loo
l0hc.
Observation-Disclosures firm and unchanged
Butter easy and unchanged. Eggs steady at
lac. Coffee quiet; Rio cargoes fair at zoe.
ToLEDo-Cloverseed active and steady; cash
and March, So 81; April. IS Is.