Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-05

vices from South Dakota report the ground dr.
as powder and high winds blowing seed out o
were received from the Northwest TO offse
these adyices, however, harvester compan.
claimed that if rain came within week or tel
days the crop would be all right. The acreage
In the Northwest while smaller in some sections
is larger in others, and may on the whole be al
large as last year.
There was another day of activity witnessed
in corn, the feeling being nervous and unset
tied, prices fuctuating sharply within ss9At
range. The trade was mainly in July. though
there was more doing in August and Septem
Der than on yesterday. Business was in the
main local there being less doing on outside &C
tic sellers of July at 35c around the opening
and the market hung around 3434Q35c some
time. afrerward declining to 3411c up to 351H to
| 3424Q341sc, and final Quotations on all futures
cables and the advance in wheat were the lead
| ing factors.
Oats were active but unsettled. prices iuctu-
atlng freely within range of Tc. The COL
tlnued reports Of dry weather in the Northwest
made operators. nervous, and although no ac-
| Iual damage has resulted, shorts were anxious
to cover and bought freely. Opening sales
were at the same to a slight decline from yes
| terdays close Offerings were light and the
demand good. both from local and outsiders,
| and prices advanced 1d@Xc. May sold to 2616c
and round lot of 100000 bushels brought $3.50
| 26Ic at private sale. The advance induced
free selling by longs, and as good many of the
earlv buyers had been filled up, prices receded
H@Ac bnt again rallied, and the market closed
steady at fractional decline from yesterday.
very little business was transacted in pork.
| Early sales were made at Fridays closing fig
| ures and few transactions were made later
at lOQl5c advance. Toward the close the feel
ing was easier and prices settled back again,
closing quiet.
A fair business was done in lard, but the
feeling was unsettled. Prices ruled 5@711c
lower, and the market closed tame at medium
figures
Trading in short ribs was moderate with the
interest centering in July. Prices declined 5@
nc, and the market closed quiet.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT-No. 2 May S3l@l OO@93L@973Ic;
June, s51aQsSGsSh0s7c; July, 9l@s4A@sf@
0oRs1No; 3 May ssA@sA@ssHess
@s4Ic. SSO'>Ats''' ''' '->SNS'''4'S''7a
OATS II No. 2. May. 25sSa2sL@25h@25kc;
June, June. l25S@25S925h@251sc; July, 25@25%@
;. MESS less PORK, per bbI:.May, sls 9C@1s 2o@
July. sl3 35@13 5O@13 3Oe1lS 90
aARD azs sz Per loo 100 Ss1Msy b May IS sS9s S7@
July. So 55l6 55@s 4776@6 50.
SHORT RIBS. per 100 Ds.-May. IS 4OG5 40
g. TX 9i saly e 5ss5 aSps sS5 SS 5fSS 3SS5 s5 & 1910
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour firm
and l0@25c higher; No. spring wheat. 97@98c;
No. 3spring wheat. s4@S9c; No. red. 976ssc;
No; SS55oS4 HS5G; s5s4c. No; oats, 25492Ysc No:
timothy seed. 81 2s Messpork per Dbl, sl3 10.
Lard. per loo lbs. s8 35@6 371z. Short ribs sides
uoose), IS 40; dry salted shoulders (boxed) IS 90
as Is; short clear sides (boxed), S5 7Ol5 75
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was firm and unchanged. Eggs. lie.
NEW Y0Rk-Flour less active and IO@l5c
higher. Wheat-Spot higher and unsettled;
options fairly active; early excited and 100
1s4c up; reacted 56@Ac and closed unsettled at
lLS12c higher than YESTERDAY Rya strong
western, 5S14@60c. Barley firm, western,
nominal; Canada. 60@75c. Corn-Spot dull,
H up snd and sssaG GBSns sz % as'T
less active: options active and firmer. Hay |
sTIss. gSiss; steady shipping 4oe; good to choice,
opened steady % Unchanged @ ssUoP.dGas to 10 P.ints
down; closed barely steady; to 10
points down: sales, H,750 bags. including |
N May, 1s:so@le Csc; June 1s55@l66Oc; July,
1625c; October. 15.9O@l6.OOc; December 1565@
Is. 7Oc: March, 55Oc; spot Rio quiet and easy;
fair cargoes, Zoe; No fat, 1S@lS1sc. Sugar
powdered CSC; granulated, 216c Molasses3
Foreign quiet: 500 test, zoe; New Orleans firm:
common to fancy. 3l@45c. Rice firm and fairly
tonseed oil strong. Ts1iow strong; Sc csy 2 for
steady and anIet at ssIassXc. Eggs arpseah sseadS;
Sd sSsgs ss a sg
Ola 25; extra prime, ,sll 90. Cutmeats quiet
and steady. M1ddies strong Lard easier and |
quiet; Western steam, s6 6711; options, sales
IS SO; August. $6 9l@6 "a, closing at s6 9i; Sep,
tember, IS 96; October, 81 o. Butter moder-
ately active: choice firm; Western dairy 7@l2c;
DO creamery. sQl9c; do held at l0c; Elg1n. 1oc.
Cheese dull and easy; Western old, 814@9c.
Observation-Disclosures but quiet.
Wheat-Quiet but strong under bullish man
pulation in Chicago and prices closed nomi-
lally 1@2c higher; rejected, 73@S0c; fair to good
~1.1sz- 40
red. May s614G97cl lJune, 95@96c; July, 94a95c;
August, 9l11G9214c. CONCEPTIONS firm but
Iuiet; carlots stronger with good local trade
lemand: No. 4 low mixed. on track, 35c; No.
rack, SIC; No. 8 mixed on track, 331SQ39c; No. |
mixed, in export elevator, 38c; steamer No. 2
'ator, 4Oc: No. 2 mixed. in Twentieth street eie-
'ator, 42c; No. high mixed, on track, 4215c;
70. mixed. May. 41@4l14c; June, 4l041Tc;
uly. 4I1%@41sc; August, 42@421lc. Oats-Good
isher: No. white, s4@s41c: No. white. $50
SIC; do clipped, 3575c; futures strong and 20
6 higher; No. 2whlte, May. 34sS@3474c; June.
,ggs-Dull and steady; Pennsylvania firsts, 12c.
2, 400 barrels and 90 200 sacks;
heat. 2 400 bushels; corn, s., 900 bushels; oats
900 bushels. Shipments-Wheat5 :. 100 bushels;
orn, 1853, 700 bushels: oats, 5000 bushels.
MINNEAPoLIS-Receipt of wheat were 179 c
ars; shipments Al cars. Nearly all of the
evator companies were active buyers of No.
-
nything else. The quality did not appear to {
1t much figure, the better class not bringing s
ny more than the poorer. As long as it was i
,ntract grade they took il. Sales were also ?
ade to arrive at about the same price cash !:
as selling at. Other grades were dragging.
losing quotations: No. l hard. May, 92c; q
Inc. sS14c; July. 9411ze; on track, 9415c; No. p
orthern, NAY, 92c; June 93c: July 93l5c: =
track. 94c; No. Northern, May, 90c; June,
C; July, 9l14c; on track, sOc.
ST. LouIS-There was no regular session of
erchants' Exchange to-day, having adjourned
'rt in the formal opening OF the merchants :,
idge, but there was back door entrance. '
hich grain dealers took advantage of, and the V
was as full Of traders as on other days. No Y
sh wheat was sold, but options were active.
be price huctuated greatly; the advance for
lily was Sc. The close was &c below the top
SS5sc. August sold at S5T@SSc and closed
S7Zc. Corn was also higher; May, 321sc | -
d; July, 32ssc; August 3234c. Oats firm; May,
4c bid; July, 257ac. Provisions steady. but n
ere was only retail trade. i
Wheat-Western strong; No.
winter red. spot, 96c; May, 9515c; July. 92slc.
strong, mixed spot 4314Q4S5sc;
ay, 42c; June, 4lLc; July, 4l11c; August 4l54c;
Gamer, 4Oc. Oats strong; Western white, $40
;; do mixed. 33Q35c; graded No. white, BIC.
rly active and unchanged. Eggs tirmer at J.
4Ql2c Other articles unchanged. Receipts
nur, 5,036 barrels; wheat, 1000 bushels; corn, OF
900 bushels; oats, 8.0U0 bushels; rye, 1000 ci
shells; he Shipments-Flour, SlS barrels; corn,
1000 bushels. Sales-Wheat, 1900 bushels;
IN, 5000. A
= Flour flrm. Wheat - No. Vi
prlng. on track, cash, $4,000; July, S51zc;
!, Northern, 94@95c Corn steady; No. s. on F.
OK, 3311c. Oats firm; No. white ON track, In
e. Bye Steady No ], blHQ5lHc. Bar