Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-22
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Wheat Active and Lower, with Many Fiuc'
tuations-Corn Strong and Oats
Wenk-Pork Moves Up, but

averaged lower ana the general tone VIC S-S-~'i
the bullish feeling of Saturday not Deing SC
marked notwithstanding some bullish lnnu
ences were developed. The opening was lc
lower for May and about Nc lower for July.
May declined A6lc more, then advanced l7Sc
receded and closed lIc lower than SATURDAY.
July declined &c below the opening CURES, tnen
rallied l1sc, receded l5sc and closed l1sc lower
| than Saturday
New York wired that cash wheat was dlnculs
| TO be bad, being owned by millers and Shippers.
| On the other hand, the weather was nne lor tne
crop and rain was reported in pakota: SroP
| advices do not show any special changes, possi-
| bly, slight improvement in Kansas ana Mlehl-
| gan. From some sections advices say tnat alter
| 20 days of good growing weather the damage
heretofore reported is only the more apparent
| Coma good trade was witnessed, trading
being general and the volume OF business heavy
within range of 15@7sc. The feeling prevali-
| ing was strong and operations were at nigner
| prices. A good demand existed Tor local snorts
| for May, and shippers and houses having New
| York connections were free buyers OF July.
| The better tone was due largely to the ADVANCE
| in outside markets and large decrease In local
| stocks. A local warehouseman was noera,
| buyer to-day through brokers. A large local
trader was a free seller of May early. Inc
market opened a shade under the closing prices
some reaction, %6sle, eased off nc, ruled
steady and closed the same as on Saturday.
Oats were active, stronger and advanced
ss&1%c, but reacted and closed steady at an ad-
the execution of a good number OF outside buy
ing orders and moderate offerings. On the
bulge, however the selling became fairly large.
The weakness and decline In wheat also had a
depressing effect on values, which receded nc
from outside figures.
Mess Pork-A fairly active trade was re-
ported and the feeling was somewhat unsettled.
Early sales were made at 81 So a Soc decline,
and this was followed by further reduction OF
2jc on May and 55c on July. Later the market
WAS stronger ana prices rallied 3UN40c. but
settled back again 2O925c and closed COM
paratively steady.
Lard-Only moderate trade was reported.
The feeling was easy early in the day with fair
offerings by local operators, and prices de-
clined 216Goc Later the inquiry showed a
little improvement, the feeling was stronger
and prices rallied again, but the market closed
easy.
-hort Ribs and Sides-rhe market was un-
settled and rather weak early, and sales were
made at715@l0c on the closing figures of Satur-
day. Later the market showed strength and
prices rallied 21a@5c. Toward the close. how
ever, the market showed little easier feeling
and closed at about inside figures.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT-No, 2 April s711Gss@S6Ags1e;
N, May, SSSSSsags74gss5s9e; J1ne' SS9SS7aSs71s@
Corn No. April. s23ss@3Sss @S24 4@S2|c;
May, S29s9SSsz9S21sGS21sc; July, SS5s9Si14@
6STs@SS Msg & 2fsSaSs2S2ssss; fe9 SSgs
2i1sc. ''
Mess PORK, per bbI.-May, sl2 75@l2 9OG
z 5OQl2 65: June, sl2 S5@lS l0@l2 759l2 so;
July, slS 25GlS 25GI2 7O9l2 30: ana
s6 521z@s 55Se 1906 ~.
SHORT RIBS. per 100 bs.-May. IS 42H@5 ~
as 371at15 3715; June. So 50@5 1895 4595 45;
July, IS 5214@5 5711@5 5O@5 5215.
Cash quotations we're as follows: Flour firm
and unchanged. No: spring wheat. S7@S7s4c;
No 8 spring wheat. Hsa. 7ag7S; No. red s7@S'yc.
2 rye, 4S15c. No. 2 barley, nominal. No. l
faxseed, 81 SO. Mess pork, per Dbl. Sl2 6211
gi2 10 Lard per l99 lbs. S6 40 short 1,nns ribs
deTs 5ss s. 5S sAssa clear SsS sGes
(boxed). So 65@5 75. Sugars-Unchanged.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was unchanged. Eggs, lO19c.
NEW YoRk-Flour stronger; in instances
strong. Wheat-Spot unsettled and moderate
ly active, closing weak; options moderately
active and lAc down. Rye firm; Western.
Corn-spot l@l1Se higher and scarce; options
fairly active, Kg5sc higher and firm. Oats
Spot strong and higher: options fairly active
and higher. Hay steady and quiet; Hops
steady; unchanged to 10 points down; closed
steady, SOLO points down; sales, 81, 500 bags,
including April. Hl5@lL2Oc: May, 1850
IaS5c; September. isS5@I6 sOc; October i6i5c;
December I6SO@i5. S5c: January, Is 75c; Feb
ruary. l57Oci spot Rio. dull; fair car
sugar-Rasw' Rs' firm and fairly active: sales Of Of r
l65 bags of centrifugal SO test, at SIC; refined
quiet and easy: A, 9-l69554c; contectioners
A, 55sc, Molasses-Foreign firm: New Orleans
firm, Rice active. Cottonseed oil stronger;
crude. Soc: yellow. 34G35c. Rosin firm; strained,
common to good 81 S215@l 3715. Turpentlne dull
and easier at 4O1Sc. Eggs steady and fair sup
more active; picked bellies, 51l@6c; do shoul-
ders, &c; do hams. l0c. Middles trm; short
Pork quiet and firm: mess. old. Sl2 25@l2 SO: do
new, SIS 759l40O; extra prime, LOO. Cut meats
clear, S. 20. Lard easier and quiet; Western
steam, Sc 721S; sales 500 tierces; options, sales
4.50O tierces; May, Sc 65G6 6S, closing at s6 6S
bid; June. Sc 76 asked; July, S6 S4@6 81. closing
at Sc So nominal; August S6 81; September
IS SO; October, 81 O5, closing at 81 o. Butter
Choice firm and fairly active; Western dairy
7@l2c; do creamery, l0@lSc; do held, 5@l0c;
do factory 49lOc; Elgin, l992Oc. Cheese about
steady and moderate demand; Western, l0l<c
ST. LOUIS - Flour firm but slow. Wheat
opened higher, then advanced, fluctuated up
and down two or three times and closed with
cash and May lower and July and August q
fraction higher than Saturday; No. cash,
S53zc: May, S51l@S61Sc, closed S51Sc bid: july,
S3GSS1lc, closed s31zc bid; August sac bid;
August, S21s@S41ac, closed S274c asked. Corn
opened easy, then advanced 7a@24c with active
trading, but eased off again and closed weak,
but Nc higher than Saturday; No. cash, 3O55S
July. So74GSl5sc closed sIH@3I9Sc: August
wanfed; No. ? cash, 26c bid; May closed a,d
24slc bid; July, 2415c Rye-No. 2. 45Tc.
Barley easy; Nebraska, 30@3214c. Provisions
dull. Pork, Sl3 75. Lard-Prime steam nomi-
nal at IS %; dry salt meats, shoulders, IS 506
561E.
PHILADELPHIA-Flour firm. with light de-
mand; Western winter clear, S4@4 40; do
straight, 81 5OQ4 IS; winter patent, 81 75@05 25;
Minnesota clear, 81 30: do straight 81 35Gl5 IS:
do patent, IS IS; do favorite brand S5 60 Wheat
Options nominally firm, with spot No. red
about lc higher; fair TO good milling, SS@94c;
prime to Sa CHOICE sSgsi l 90; No red in export
94696c; July. 90@9lc. Corn strong and options
advanced 14@12c; No. 4mixed in grain DEPOT.
37c: No. low mixed, 3Sc: steamer No. 2 mixed
in Twentieth street elevator, 3S15c; steamer No.
high mixed in grain depot. 39I5c: No. 2 high
mixed in Twentieth street elevator 4Sc: No 2
mixed. April, 40Di015c; May 4O@l4O15c; july 40sI
@4lLc. Oats-Carlots firm: No. white, 351%c:
No. 2whIte, 36c; DO choice, 36Jsc: futures LQXc
higher: No. white, April, 3i12G351Sc; Nav.
S21sc; June, S215@3234c; July, s251aG3sc.
MINNEAPOLIS-The cash wheat market
days prices in sympathy with the decline in
the futures market. but the demand even at
the lowest prices was only fair at the hest and
during some of the time was extremely slow
No. and grades below were dull and difficult
to sell at the prices going. The receipts for
the past 4S hours were 2lS cars, with 81 shipped
out. The closing prices were: No. hard April
and May, $3.50; July, S7ssc; on track, SS@SS11lc;
S65sc; on track, SIC; No. 2 Northern. April
SIC; MAY, SIC; July, sS11c; on track. s2@S4c.
MILWAUKEE-Flour steady. Wheat steady
No spring m track, cash. S4@S6c: Nav. Sic:
Oats steady; No. white, on track, 2615c Rye:
firm: No. /, in store. 50Ic. Barley quiet:
No . in store 46c. Provisions easier Pork
Sl3 So Lard, Sc An. Cheese unchanged: ched,
dars, 934@l0c.
TOIEDO-Wheat active and lower; cash
Nav, 901lc; July. $3.50; August, S51lc. Corn
dull and steady; cash, 35c o b; May, 34c.
Oats quiet; cash. 25c; No. 2 white 2Sc Glover