Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-16
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Wheat Rattled By BsrlIn Dispatch. but
Strengthened By q Cold Wave
Corn and Oats Lower


CHIcAGo-wheat-The feeling was unset
tied. The opening was weaker, which was due
! partly to the warm and pleasant weather, con-
siderable wheat having been bought in expec.
ration Of freeze. First sales were at about
ne deduction, and prices declined &c deduc-
tion and declined 20 more. But stronger
feeling developed and prices advanced N3Xc,
then eased on Xc under large realizing, huctu-
ated some and the closing was about Hc lower
than yesterday. The volume Of trading was
quite large and we'll scattered, good many
outside buying orders, including some on for
eign account being received. and outside par
ties who have been watching the market for .
favorable opportunity showed more inclination
to invest.
There no doubt was inconsiderable realizing
by parties who had bought at lower prices yes
terday, and some Of the prominent bear traders
also fought against an advance and the feeling
was unsettled and uncertain. A Berlin dispatch
was received reporting heavy frosts in Ger.
induced some good buying, largely from shorts,
which helped to force prices to the top notch,
as did also the Weather Bureau report here,
which reported cold weather in the Northwest.
Coma large volume of business was trans
acted In this market, the pit ruling quite active
all day. rhe feeling early was weaker, oher-
which sold freely at 293z930c, probably 5000
bushels. A good inquiry existed from shorts.
especially for July, around 30N@304c The
market opened weak at &c under the closing
prices of yesterday, and under free offerings
sold OF %915c, rallied q little with wheat, and
closed weak at HGssc lower than yesterday.
Oats-There was good volume of business,
but it fell slightly below that Of yesterday. The
feeling was unsettled, the opening being weaker
and N4Nc lower. There was free unloading
by prominent local long, and the market for q
and prices advanced N031sc. Later in the ses-
sion the weakness in wheat and continued load
ing produced heavy feeling, and prices re-
ceded sharply.
Mess Pork.speculative trading was under an
average and the market was weak. closing at
inside prices of the day.
Lard-A rather quiet trade was witnessed in
all futures, and the market was 21z@6c lower at
Short Rib sides-Tbere was quite clever
trading, but most of It was late in the session.
Prices ruled very weak, closing 771c on for fut-
ures.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT-No. 2 February. 76Q75HQ131Q
7435e; -LS May. 771I97S3<@77A97711c; July, 76159
CosN@So. & February, zhezKeN<eN<c;
sdsGI> MAY ao1s@SOS92s7s92ssSc; July. alSslGSJx
0ATs-No. 2 February, a@9Oc; May. I2l1l
MESS PORK, per bbl.-March. SO S0Q9 80Q
1893 70; May, SO 07719l0 OOgs TG9 s71z;
June, $40 l214QlO l211@l0 O59lO 05
S. 971l@5 @1505 8216@6 9211; June, sS O6g6 O25<.
4 75a4 1904 70; March, "a 1904 9O64 909
4 9211S; NAV. 81 S71fa4 9594 s71<G4 S71<.
Uash quorauons were as follows: Flour hrmer
but not quo abl higher. No. spring wheat,
75c; No: spring wheat 6711c; No, 2 red 100
1910; No. 2 corn. H1fc. No. 2 oats, zoe. No. 2
rye, &c No. 2 Soarley. 55@57<c. Prime tim
othy seed. 81 20. Mess pork, per bbl. 50 rs
Lard. per 100 lbs, IS 825f. Short rbs sides
QooseG "a 7094 70. Dry salted shoulders
(boxedl, unchanged Sugars, cut loaf, un-
changed. ReceIpts-F1Our, 1l,000 barrels:
wheat, 1900 bushels: corn, 229 900 bushels; oats
1873 600 bushels; rye 1000 bushels; barley. 1900
bushels. Shipments - Flour, 10000 barrels:
wheat 1900 bushels; corn, 204,OOO bushels;
oats 1Sl, 900 bushels; rye, 1000 bushels; barley.
5000 bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was firm and unchanged. Eggs, l3H
@I4c.