Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-24
MARKETS BY WIRE.
A Break In Wheat Followed by nm Advance
Due to Active BuyIng-Nervous
Feeling In Pork, Which

moderate range of prices. All sorts OF IN
nuences were brought to bear upon the Market
The opening was weak and 1f@5zc lower than
yesterdays close, but good buying turned tne
market and prices advanced 49lAc, ruled
weak, and declined l@l1Ic, finally closing Ae
lower for May, Nc lower for June and &c lower
for July than the closing yesterday.
The early weakness was attributed to rather
free offerings, and influenced some by the re-
ported rains pretty much over Minnesota and
Dakota The advance which followed the
break was attributed partly to active buying, a
prominent local trader purchasing freely.
There was light business in corn. most OF
the trading being local, and fluctuations were
limited to &c range. The undertone was
rather easier, though no decline of consequence
was recorded The market opened a shade
lower than the closing price OF yesterday, was
easy for a time, then advanced sc, reacted ssc,
ruled steady, closing 1sG14c lower than yester-
day.
Oats were active and stronger, and prices
ranged higher, but outside figures were not
maintained until the close. The most interest
centered in May and June. Offerings we're not
large and the demand was brisk, especially
from shorts, and prices advanced A@ssc, June
out liberal increase in offerings and prices
yielded little.
A very nervous feeling prevailed in pork.
Opening sales were made at lO@l5c decline. but
trading. Toward the close the feeling was cas-
ier and prices receded l09l213c, but the market
developed considerable strength at the extreme
close and prices ruled higher.
Trading in lard was fairly active, but prices
ruled irregular and averaged lower. Prices re-
ceded 5l71Ic. At this reduction the inquiry
was a little more active and prices rallied again
5G715c, but finally settled back again to inside
figures and closed quiet.
Considerable interest was manifested in short
ribs but the feeling was unsettled. Offerings
were free early, while the demand was fair and
prices declined 71a@l0c. AT the reduction
prices were advanced 5@7c, but the market de-
veloped weak feeling, closing easy at inside
figures
The leading futures ranged as follows:
SsIs@SSGSSc: July, SSs@s75z@ z@sSt5 5gs65sc.
MAY ssassI@s25Sssz5sc; July. s554Ss5gsS Sss sa'
oITssNo. z May. 24ss@2z6@A56@24s1c;
June, 2S5sG24S@2Ss@2414c; July. 2i92H4aa
924c.
MESS PORK. per bhl.-May. So 7OaIS O59
Juy j. GysI - % saIs sGs Sol ~ sos s$ '2 S'0i'
LARD, per 100 bs.-May. SC S2h@6 3211@
s2S; July. s0 421s6S 45@e 1896 S71;;
sHoRT r,F RIBS per lo9 esaMay S sS95 s0@
July, IS 1895 1895 371a95 40.
Cash quotauons were as follows: Flour firm
and unchanged. No. 2spring wheat. SS@SShc;
No. Sspring wheat. T79scc; No; 2Ted SS9SSI3c.
No. corn. 33c. No. oats, 2414@245sc. No.
rye, SOC. No. barley, nominal. No. l
haxseed, 81 4S@l 4SH, Prime timothy, 81 SO.
Mess pork, per bbl. Sl3 90. Lard. per 100 lbs.
dry salted shoulders (bo1edl. S 0oG5 Is; short
clear sides (bo1ed), IS 6ag5 Is. Sugars un-
changed
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was steady and unchanged. Eggs,
lO19c.
NEW YoRK-Flour dull and steady. Corn
meal steady. Wheat-Spot dull, lower and un-
settled; options fairly active; 34@lAc down
and weak. Rye firm; Western, 5SG5S1ac. Bar
ley firm. Barley malt strong. Corn-Spot firm,
scarce and quiet; options dull. k@Lc down
and weak. Oats-Spot firm and quiet; options
fairly active and easier. Hay steady and quiet.
Hops quiet and steady. Coffee-Options opened
steady, UNCHANGED to 10 points up; closed
cluding April. .l5c; May, l6.S5@l7.05c; June,
l675Gl690c; July, l6.659l6 Soc; August, 1850
@l6 6Oc; September, l6So9l6; 45c; October.
l6l0@l6.20c; November, l590@l5.95c: Decem-
ber. l5.S5@l595c: February, l575c; March, 1855
@l5S0; spot quiet; fair cargoes, 201sc nominal;
nat bean, lS14c. sugar-Raw firm. fair de-
$50, go bags centritugals 96 test, at51; refined
firm. MOlasses-Foreign active, lower sales,
cargoes, 500 test; New Orleans, drm. Rice
active and firm. Cottonseed oil-Crude, Sic
41Sc Rosin firm: Strained. common to good
81 37%. Turpentine dull and lower; offered at
40c. Eggs weak; large receipts; western, llL
9uiei mess Old . sS oeais 5o do new s 5o@
IA 90; extra prime, Sll 90. Cut meats in good
demand and firm; picked bellies, IS 5Og6 90;
do shoulders. s6; do hams. $40; middles firm;
short clear, Sc %. Lard easier; moderate de-
mand: western steam, SC 621@@6 IS; sales $50
tierces: options sales, $500 tierces; May, S6 Co.
June. s6 Sc: July, Sc 72@6 %. closing at s6 70
IL
asked. Butter active and firm: western dairy.
7@71@c; do creamery. 1SHc; Elgin, 100000.
Cheese easy and in moderate demand; western,
9Gll14c.
PHILADELPHIA-Flour firm. but quiet.
W Wheat.offerings very light and all deliveries
grades scarce and wanted at full prices; re-
jected. 74@S0c; fair to good milling, SS@94c;
prime to choice, 96Qsl 0O; rejected, Soc: prime
ungraded, in grain depot, 96@9Sc; choice do, in
grain depot, 81 90: No. red, April 941k@s5Kc;
May, 93094c; June. 9399ic; July, 89x@901zc.
Corn 1sQ1zc higher; Nc. mixed in grain depot,
86c; do on track, &c: No. mixed in grain depot,
SSc: do on Port Richmond track, SS13@39c;
steamer No. mixed in grain depot 40c; steamer
No. yellow on Port Richmond track, Ale: No.
high mixed and yellow in Twentieth street
elevator, 4lc; No. 2 mixed. April, 40L@i015c;
May 4O114a4O11c; June. 4Oss@405sc; July, 4O15@
403lc. Oats quiet; carlots &c lower; No.
white, 3415c; No. white, in grain depot 36c;
futures quiet; Nc. white, April, 3i54@351sc:
Eggs firm and in demand; Pennsylvania frsts,
l3c..
ST. LOUIS - Flour firm and unchanged.
opened 5sG34c lower, then recov-
cred and advanced 14c, but later there was a
and July and August &c below yesterday; cash
was better; No. 2 red, S6@S634c; May closed at
SIC; July. SS5Sc, asked; August. SS14c. Corn
higher with an active export demand, go 900
bushels having been taken for Europe; No. 2
cash, 3l@3lLc; May closed at 73@734c; July,
3l34c. a>ked; August. 32ssc, asked. Oats
opened firm, but eased off; No. 2 cash, Csc, bid;
May, 2S@S2sc; July 24sSq4zsc: Rye Rye scarce
lots of Nebraska sold at 29G3417c. Provisions
dull and depressed. Pork, Sl3 90.
MiNNEAPoLlS-Receip of wheat 325 cars
during the last "A hours, with 45 cars shipped
out. Some good No. Northern sold early at
not willing TO accept that price. Later, how
ever on the weakness in futures, they came
down, but the buyers we're then also a little
weak. Take it all together. it was slow day
and a hard one to sell wheat. Low grades were
very dull. Closing prices were: No. l hard,
April and May, S622sc: July, s734c; on track,
SsH 5y NS Sc NS5tiesc on .esck agE sSac and NJ Nay
Northern. April and May, SIC; July, SIC; on
track, SlQS1c.
BALTIMoRE-Wheats steady; No. red, spot.
'934c; May, S934c; July, S91ac. Corn-mixed,
Rot APT Nay RYe T@ 'py ryms g4 eSoica A
57Q5Sc Hay firm; timothy, Sl3 5O@l4 Pro
Yisions steady and unchanged. Butter strong
md unchanged. Eggs weak at l2c. Coffee
lull and unchanged.
MIlWAUkEE-Flour easier. Wheat quiet;
No. 2 spring. on track, cash, S3GS5c; May. SIC;
No. Northern. S9@90c. Corn easy; No. 8. on
rack, 33115c. Oats steady; No. white, on track,
&c. Rye-No 2, 5Os4c. Barley higher; No. 2,
n store, 441zc. Provisions steady. Pork Sl3 co.
lard, Sc 3215. Cheese steady; cheddars, 9@lOc.
TOLEDO-Wheat dull and easier; cash and
NAY, 9O15c; July. S6l5c; August, S514c Corn
luli but steady; cash, 35c; May, 34Lsc. Oats