Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-20
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Ing Wheat-Corn and Oats Firmer-
Pork Getting Into n Rur.

CHlCAGO-A strong feeling was developed
in wheat to-day, and prices were all around
higher. July is now taking the lead, and the
interest centered principally in this future.
Outside business was fair 1t was claimed that
a prominent local operator sold quite freely
both for May and June delivery and at the
slime time credited with buying freely for
July. the impression being that the selling Of
the former was done to hold the market in
check some to enable the buying of July. The
market opened &c higher for May. and 1Ql5sc
higher for July than the closing on change
yesterday. May declined nc, recovered some
and closed about Nc higher than yesterday.
July further advanced 1c above opening fig
ures. then declined 11sc, fuctuated and closed
nc higher than yesterday. Bad crop news,
strong cable advices and rumored large ex-
port purchases at the seaboard yesterday
stimulated buying and assisted IN advancing
prices. The anticipated decrease in the acre.
age OF wheat in the Northwest continues to
have its effect upon the market.
Corn was traded in to a fair extent, but the
range was narrow The feeling was rather
firm, and the Undertone, If anything, was easy
at times. The selling was quite general. while
the buying was confined mostly to two or three
large commission houses. The market opened
about &c better than the closing yesterday, was
firm and sold up slightly with wheat, eased on
nc, rallied again, ruled steady, and closed &c
better than yesterday.
Oats were active, stronger, and prices ranged
higher. The feature of the trading was the
sharp demand for May from shorts, also from
longs, who wanted to get prices up. The former
were scared at the light stocks of contract
grades here. On the advance of &c for May
there was good selling by receiving houses, and
prices yielded under the pressure, but the mar
ket closed 1l@ssc higher than yesterday. The
more deferred futures were helped bv the
strength in May, and prices advanced ss8Hc,
but receded slightly, and closed steady.
Very little business was done III pork. and the
fluctuations in prices were slight. Early in the
day prices declined nc, but rallied again, and
closed at about medium figures.
A quiet and easy feeling prevailed in lard. On
the whole range prices declined 21a05c, and the
market closed steady.
Trading was fairly active in ribs. especially
during the early part of the day. Early sales
were made at 27a95c decline, but this reduction
was quickly recovered. Later the market ruled
lower, closing at about inside figures.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT-No. 2 April. S919Go973 39SS1498814c;
May, Sg54G90@SS3lGS9c June. 9U(l9O1l lgS9Q
s911Ic; July, S75s9So199 9S7asQS15sc.
CORN - No. Z April. 32112Q3253s s9S23sG32114c;
May, N: ,SS2274@325s9S29sga24c; July Sa74g3S1s9
o2Ts@No. 2, May. 24692lN@24s6@2H5c
June. 2414@2l4924@24c; July, 241592l14G2I0
MESS PORK. per bbl.-May. sl3 2O0I8 25@
l3 l215Ql3 Is: June. sl3 271laI3 35Ql3 25lI3 27S;
July, sl3 4O@13 45@13 35g9l3 40.
LARD, per loo bs.-May, So 5O96 Az;
June, Sc 55@6 55a6 5211g6 5215; July. s. 671S
as 60@6 55@6 IS.
SHORT RIBS. per 100 Bs.-May. IS 521s95 600
50Ap5 5212; June. IS 571315 6715Gl5 55Q5 57755;;
July, So 6711@5 7211@5 6OGgo 621&.
Cash quotations were as !u.iows: Flour dull
and unchanged. No. 2 spring wheat. SS159S9c;
No. 8 spring wheat. firm; No. 2 red. 8817@S9c.
No. 2 corn. 3217ac. No. oats, 2414. No.
2 rye 4S@l9c. No. barley, nominal. No. l
haxseed, 81 80. Prime timothy seed 81 II.
Mess pork. per Dbl, Sl3 1213913 10. Lard, per
100 lbs. S6 AZ. Short ribs sides Qoose), IS 5OQ
5 50; dry saIIed shoulders (boxed), S595 %;
short clear sides (boxed). S. 90Q6. Sugars
Unchanged.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was weak. Fancy Elgin creamery, 17l0
171zc; finest Western, 169l7c; finest dairies,
1213915c. Eggs. l2115c.