Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-03
MARKETS BY WIRE.
More Life In the Wheat Pit, md Prices
Strong aud Higher-Corn Also Moves
Up-Pork Favors Sellers.

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for May was Ac lower than yesterdays closing
and prices further declined &c, then rallied un
der sharp buying l1Zc, held steady and closed a
higher than Monday. July. which closed rs
below Mondays, sold to-day within Aglc
the May price, closing strong and fully A
higher than Monday.
The frmness in July was due to some exten
to the Illinois crop report, published day o.
two ago. which was considered unfavorable
A prominent local trader was reported al
having bought July and sold May; in fact
there was considerable selling of wheat at thu
opening and shortly thereafter. Later there
was more general trading which resulted in The
advance. The early decline was attributed tt
the easier tone of foreign advices and the
increase on corn passage,
Corn was quiet, active and firmer. very
good demand existed from shorts ana otnel
sources, and as offerings were quite meagel
the market ruled strong. The market opened
/ active and strong at Mondays closing prices
and under GOOD local demand. mainly for May
and July, advanced 5s@13c. eased of little
and closed 1a4ssc higher than Monday.
Oats were active, firmer and 900 higher
| but outside figures were not maintained until
the close There was good buying by shorts
| both for May and July, and those months
| showed the most strength.
! Pork-Trading was comparatively light, and
prices exhibited little change-rather favored
| sellers.
Lard-There was fair business. demand
! only fair, and prices declined about 21Sc on the
near deliveries, and the market closed steady.
Ribs-A moderate trade was reported, and
| the market was steady Prices ruled about 2Lc
lower early, but rallied again and closed rather
| firm.
The leading.futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT-No. 2 May. 79@795s@79ss s@791c;
June, 20, ,791SSGsO@7s1sg7S2sc; July, 7734a709s9
GoRS1So. 2 April. 2sX@29sza2s%@
May, O24Q3O3s9301s@3Ossc; July. 3l$4@S21s9
0GTsGNo. 2 NAV. 22s6@z2ss@22Aa22s6c;
June 2ls4G2l5s92l7z92l5sc; July, 22@229z29
MESS PORK, per bbI.-May, $40 6OGIO cog
10 20; July, $40 759lO sO@lO 750l0 So
LARD. per 100 bS.-May. Sc I715@6 1715@6 Is
G6 l715: June, Sc 20a6 2215Q6 2UG6 221b; July.
SHORT RIB SIDES. per fbs.-May. So 1715@
2O@5 l5@5 20: June. IS 22k95 25@5 221f9
Is: July, IS 271a@5 9O@5 271a@5 80.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
7Sl4@7Shc: No. spring wheat. 69975c; No.
2red. IS1z97S1ac. No. corn. 1880. No. oats,
221f@22hc; No. Frye, 421ac; No barley, NOM
81 20. Mess pork, per Dbl. $40 55@l0 80. Lard.
per LOO lbs. Sc 121f. Short ribs sides Qoose),
IS Is: dry salted shoulders (bo1ed), 81 4eG4 So;
short clear sides (boxed), IS 45@5 So Sugar
Cut loaf unchanged. Receipts-Flour, $1,000
barrels: wheat, 5000 bushels: corn 9S3, 600
bushels oats. 262 600 bushels; rye 10000 bushels;
barley. 1900 bushels. Shipments - Flour. a.
600 barrels: wheat, 1900 bushels; oorn 10000
bushels; oats 39s 600 bushels; rye 900 bushels,
barley, 6S, 900 bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was weaker, but not quotaoly lower.
Eggs, l2@l2Hc.
NEW YoRK-Flour firmer and dull. Corn
meal steady and quiet: Brandywine, So IS
Wheat-Spot dull and sc up; options more
active, 1sG34c up and strong, on shorts covering
and untavorable crop reports. Rye strong:
Western, 559571ac. Barley malt quiet: Canads,
7215@Sc. Corn-Spot fairly active sc up and
strong; options active, 3s@Ic up and strong.
Oats-Spot stronger and more active; options
more active and higher. Hay steady and quiet
Cofee-Options opened steady, SOLO points
down, and closed barely steady. sails points
down; sales. 1920 bags including April,
July, 17.0O0l7.2Oc; August. l6sOc; Sep
tember, l6zOGl65Oc; October, :I6.2Oal6 25c;
December, l5s59I6oOc; January. l3sOc.
26ISc; No fat bean, 1sc s1gar-Raw quiet
and steady; sales 325 hogsheads and 7S0 bags
muscavado, so test, 45sc: refined in better de-
mand and steady. Molasses-Foreign steady;
active. Cottonseed oil firm. Tallow quiet.
Rosn quiet. TurpentIne dull at 4O14c. Eggs
easy: with large supply; Western. lf4@l4Hci
extra prime dull at 50 5O6lu0O. Cutmeats firm;
shoulders. SIC; do hams. S1IG954c; middles
dull; Western steam. Sc so; sales, 1000 tierces;
April. Sc As; May. Sc 1896 50, closing at Sc 49:
June. s6 IS; July. s6 81: August, Sc 66; Septem-
Der, s6 II bid Butter dull but easy; Western
dairy. S@l6c; do. creamery. l2@2215c; do. held,
7@l4c; do, factory 5@l7c: Elgin, 24@2415c.
Cheese strong; Western, l01d9l03lc.
PHILADELPHIA-Flourd dull. Wheat firm,
with spot and April No. red 15@]4c higher, ,un-
der good demand; later futures nominally un-
changed; rejected. 6O@70c: fair to good milling
wheat, 74GS2c: prime to fancy, S5G9lc: un-
graded, in grain depot, SEC; choice do, in grain
@Sl1zc; June, S3z@S414c: July sl1d@S21fc. Corn
Options firm and higher; carlots for local
trade ruled steady with fair demand; No. 4 low
mixed, in grain depot 2SG29c; No. mixed in
do. 3012c; No. 3low mixed, in Twentieth street
elevator, S4c; No. mixed, on track. 35c;
steamer. in export elevator. "a: ungraded yell
low, in grain depot, 3Sc; No. 2 mixed, on track,
mixed. April. 36IlG5615c; May Sss4aS7c: June. Gi
37@371zc; July. 37sz@3Sc. Oats-Carlots gem
orally held llG14c higher, but the advance
checked business: rejected white and No.
white, 301c: No. white, Sll4c; futures A@1zc
higher: No. 2 white. April: 3O24@3lc; May, 2s3ss
@293zc; June, 2AlZ@2924c; July, 29lxG30c. Eggs
steady; Pennsylvania frsts. l6c.
ST LoUIs-Flour firm but unchanged.
Wheat higher; light receipts, coupled with un-
H@ssc higher: the market ruled unsettled, but
finally closed firm with May 297Sc and July IA
@lc above Yesterday; No. red. cash, 7S15c; May
closed 7714@777ssc bid; July, 759s@7554c: August,
May, ,2734c bid; July, 2S5sc bid; September. 3Ossc
bid. Oats higher and active; No. 2, cash, 221Sc;
May 225sc. Rye-No. 2 41sz@42c Barley
Demand good; Wisconsin, 49952c; Minnesota,
SIC. Provisions-Demand moderate at un-
changed prices; very little done.
Observation-Disclosures of wheat for the
day were IS5 cars: shipments, 26 cars. The de-
mand for cash wheat from the sample tables
was good early for the better grades but
millers' requirements were limited and soon
filled. after which the market was inclined to
considerable dullness. The outside demand
was rather smaller than usual Poor wheat
was called slow and hard to sell. Closing quo
tations: No. i hard. April 79c; May 795Sc:
July. SlsSc: on track, 791zc; No. ! Northern.
April, S715c; No. Northern, April 75c; May,
T6c; July, 7Sc; on track, 74676c.
MILwAUKEE-Flour quiet. Wheat unset
tied; No. 2 spring, on track, 73G74c; Nav
7313c: No. /, northern SIC. Corn higher. Oats
steady; No white, on track, 2i14024szc. Rye
steady; No. ], in store, 44c. Barley irregular
Provisions steady. Pork. SO Co. Lard, Sc lO.
Cheese steady; cheddars, l0Ql0Hc.
BALTIMORE - Provisions steady and un-
changed Butter easy and unchanged. Eggs
steady at l49l41Ic. Coffee quiet at zoe.
TorEOO-I,loversand dull and easiar, n,eh