Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-28
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Wheat Slow but Stronger All Around-Fn-
vorable Crop Ncws-Corn and Oats
Shade Better-Pork Weak

| CHlCAGO-Only a moderate business wal
transacted in wheat to-day but firm feeling
existed anG prices averaged higher all around
| May and June made some rather sharp fluctua
tions, but July ruled steady within narrow
range. May and June opened SG4c higher
and advanced 1ss@lszc and closed firm at al
most outside prices. July opened ssQ9st
higher, ruled firm and closed about 5sc higher
| than yesterday.
The tirmness was attributed to the natu-e o.
| the crop news and favorable advices iron
abroad. Crop news from the Northwest re
ports favorable progress, though to-day dis
patch from Minneapolis said tha. seeding II
| the Jim River valley had been stopped on ac
| count of dry weather.
Another dun day was witnessed in corn
| though the feeling was somewhat nrmer. Up
| tions were confined largely to local operators
| and fluctuations were kept within narrow lin
| its. The market opened at trifie above yes
terday's closing, was easy for a time, then sold
| up &c, one or two prominent traders buying
| freely of July and some May. which started the
crowd TO covering, eased OFF some then, closing
AG3Sc better than yesterday.
Oats were fairly active, and stronger feel
| ing prevailed. Prices advanced ss91sc for the
distant futures, but May held easy; The feat
ure of the trading was the free selling of May
by large holder. His operations prevented
prices for that month from advancing, and they
held ut about the same to &c above yesterdays
close
A weak and unsettled feeling prevailed In
pork, and prices receded 40G50 cents. At a re-
ductIon there was little more inquiry. and
prices rallied 2OQ30 cents and closed compare
lively steady.
A fairly active business was reported in short
ribs Prices early receded 5@7%c. Later a
steadieT feeling prevailed, but trading was
rather light and prices slightly improved.
The lard market ruled rather weak early,
and prices declined 5Q712c. Later they rallied
slightly the market closing steady.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
sele; aE4ImN0 Nav ssaeoessssOe AsE %SUsS SuHs ss@
SSssGSS@Ss1lc; july s7@S715 5@SGA A@s7Ac.
UoRN-No. 2, April 325s@3255 s@32tz z@321&c
May, S22s9S25s@S214Ga214c; July. SS3S@aS5sG
OARS > No. 2 May. 2455@241@2lss@24zc
June, 524@257s@24G2414c; July 2S3s@2Issa2335E
MESS PORK. per bbI.-May. s1s ooaIs $50
July, sl3 7O9lS 7O@l3 2211zal3 AZ.
LARD per 100 rs. : May. IS 35@6 s5@
8 S0g6 $2h5; June, Sc 1905 4o@B S5@
SHORT RIBS. per loo Bs.SNay. IS S215@5 S2hS
as 25Np5 271S; June. IS 1905 40@5 35G5 3715;
July, IS 1906 5O95 1896 As.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour firm
and unchanged. No. 2sgring wheat. SS34@9Oc;
No. corn. S25sc. No. 2 oats, 245sc. No. 2 rye,
4914@5Oc No barley nominal. No. l fax
seed, 81 49. Prime timothy seed 81 35 Mess
pork, per Dbl. SIS 40. Lard. per loo lbs. Sc 600
6 321a Short ribs sides Qoose), IS 25G5 80;
dry salted shoulders (boxed) S. 00G5 25; short
clear sides (ooxed). IS 70Q5 rs. Sugars un-
changed.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was firm and unchanged. Eggs. 1013c.
NEW YORk-Flour dull and barely steady.
Cornmeal dull; yellow Western, 81 45. Wheat
Spot more active and firm; options dull; May
lc up; Others, L95sc up and firm; local trading;
advance on MAY caused by more liberal ex-
port demand. Rye strong; Western 5SG5S1zc
Barley strong: Western. nominal: Canada. 6O@
75c. Barley malt firm: Canada 75Q90c. Corn
Spot fairly active, lower and heavy; options
dull. 1s9Ac down and weak. Oats Spot
weaker aud quiet; options dull and steady.
Hay steady and quiet; shipping, 40c; good to
choice, 7O9S5c. Hops dull and steady.
Cofee-OptionS opened steady, points
down to points up. closed steady
u, $50 bags, including May, 16S0@l6S5c; June,
1670@l6.75c: July, 16.60c; August l6.45c; Sep
ten.ber l6250l6.3Oc; October, 16.0O@l6. 05c;
Rio dull and nominal; fair cargoes, 2Oc; No.
fat bean. lSe. Sugar-Raw firm; fair demand:
refined dull but steady. Molasses-Foreign
quiet and steady; 500 test, 2lc; New Orleans
nestle, nestle 4SS6kc; III j, Japan, "N 5@6c. Cotton @
seed oil strong; crude quiet; yellow, S5c
bid. Tallow strong. Rosin firm. Turpentine
dull at S9c. Eggs fairly active and firm;
Western, l21z@l21zc; receipts, 6s25 packages.
Pork strong and i'll moderate demand. Mess,
old, Sl2 250l2 20; new, Sl4 00dl4 25; extra
prime Sll co. Cut meats firm and fairly active;
picked bellies, 51a@6c; do shoulders. &c; do
hams lOc; middles firm: short clear. Sc 20.
Lard weak and quiet; western steam, So 671s;
options, sales. 15p0 tierces; May Sc 5S96 60.
closing at s6 56a6 IS: June, IS 6S. closing at
Sc 6406 &c; July. s6 1905 "a: August, SO 81;
September S6 49, closing at Sc IS; October, Sc 80.
Butter-Fine fresh active and firm; state dairy
old, 59l2c; do new, lo@lSc; western dairy, 20
12c; do creamery. l06lS1ac; do held, 54l0c;
do factory. 49lOc; Elgn. le1a92oc Cheese
easy and in moderate demand; western, S150
lOc: new full cream. Sl0@l0asc.
PHILADELPHIA-Flour dull. Wheat ruled
firm, prices of options nominally %@lc
higher; rejected 746S0c; fair to good milling,
SS@94c: prime to choice, 96@Sl; ungraded in
grain depot and Twentieth street elevator. 94Sl
SIC; No; o:goT red April s!1S9s5e; May; s8@9ic;
April firm. Later months weaker; car lots
steady; No. low mixed, in grain depot, SOC;
40. mixed In Twentieth street elevator, 8S54c:
No. 2 high mixed. on track. S9c; steamer No.
mixed in grain depot. 40c: No. high mixed
in Twentieth street elevator. 41fc; No. 2
mixed in export elevator, Ale: No. 2 mixed
April 4054@il14c; May. 4O@4O14c; June ,Sssl9 l94Oc;
3416c; No. white S51ac; futures dull; No. z
white, April, 3i9S47sc: May 32I@32%c:
June 3?@S21zc: July, 321l93211Sc. Eggs steady;
Pennsylvania firsts. 1216c.
ST. LOUIS Flour firm but unchanged.
Wheat-Cold weather damage to crops and
other influences put prices up, but trading was
slow and the close, L@szc above yesterday,
was K914c below top prices; No. red, cash,
S. S574c; May, S55s@s5c; closed s6Hc bid; July;
S3Ic. Corn higher and closed firm; No.
cash, 30ss@Slc; May closed at 3Os6c bid;
July 3la3l1sc; August Sl1ac. Oats held firmly
May, 25114c asked; July. 241sc bid. Rye in ur.
gent demand and sharply higher: No z cash.
sic bid; sales of No. ranged 4594Sc. Barley
dull and nothing done. Flaxseed firm; 81 40.
10 arfriD cix,
with only small job trade. Pork sl3 Is. Lard,
S6 10.
E-Wheat-Western strong; No.
2 winter red, spot and April and May 9O16c;
July 81. Corn-Western spot strong and fu-
lures easy: mixed spot and April, 4I14Q4l15c;
May, 4014@4Q55c: June, 3934@40c: July, 4O1zc;
August 401594034c. Oats firm and unchanged,
Rye steady and unchanged. Hay firm; prime
steady and unchanged. Butter fairly active
and unchanged. Eggs very weak at lI16c
Coffee and others unchanged. Receipts-Flour,
:, 900 barrels; wheat. 100 bushels; corn $1,000
bushels: oats. 5000 bushels; rye, LOCO bushels.
Shipments-Flour. $500 barrels; corn, 1900
bushels Sales-Wheat, 6s,000 bushels; corn,
%, 600 bushels.
MINEEAP POLIS-Receipts of wheat for the
day were 800 cars: shipments 43 cars. The de-
mand was pretty slow for cash wheat to-day.
Prices varied during the day somewhat to cor
pond with the changes in futures. There are
some 275 to 800 samples on the tables. and some
hung there to the last for BUYERS who wanted
the different descriptions. Some cars were
taken toward the end for shipment. Clos
ing quotations: No. l hard. April, S614c: May,
s71%c; July, SSc; on track, S715c; No. Northern,
April. S64c; Nay, $3.50; June, S715c; on track,
No. 2 Northern. April and May,
Sic; July. SEC; on track, Sl@S2c.
CINCINNATI-Flour in fair demand. Wheat
in good demand; TO- red. 90c; receipts, $500
bushels; shipments, 1000 bushels. Corn firm;
No. 2 mixed, SIC. Oats barely steady; No.
Mixed 27@2715c. Rye scarce and firm; No. 2,
i6c Pork easier at Sl3 621& Lard firm at
IS O5. Bulkmeats and bacon firm. Whisky
steady: sales. l. .0i barrels; finished goods on
basis, 81 o. Butter quiet Sugar steady and
firm, I,.r.rs steady ar 4lzc lIheests Il irIn