Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-13
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Wheat Active. Irregular and Lower-A BIG
Shortage md Bad Weather News
Smash the Boom-Hog Pro-

Saturday. May and June ruled 215G3c lower,
recovered some and closed about PC lower 1or
May. and &c lower for June than closing ng-
ures Saturday.
The decline and early weakness were attrio-
uted to the Government crop report. IL was
estimated that, according to this, and making
a conservative allowance tor the acreage
| plowed up the yield of winter wheat wouio
indicate a decrease of 5000 900 bushels as
compared with last year. While the average
condition was one point lower than last report
operators had expected a much poorer show
ing. The weather news from the Northwest
was decidedly bad and the weather map shows
indications of colder weather:
Corn was traded in to fair extern, Dut tne
range was narrower than for several days DacK,
price changes beng limited to K@Hc range.
The feeling prevailing was easy early, lnnu-
enced some by wheat, but hrmed up some
later. The better tone was attributed some 10
a predicted cold wave and to rumors of frosts
in Iowa. A prominent local operator was Dotn
buying and selling. but probably sold more
than he bought. selling one lot OF lOo,VuO pusn-
els of July at 35LSe. An exporting house also
bought 100 0OO July on the opening at S5c. The
market opened under Saturdays quotations.
was easy for a time, then became hrmer and
advanced sc. ruled steady and closed 1sH9sc
better than Saturday.
Oats were traded in fairly and a rather un :
settled feeling prevailed. The opening was
weaker and l4Gssc lower, but steadier tone
@5sc. yielded slightly, but closed steady at
about outside figures.
Nothing of consequence doing in pork. Prices
favored buyers.
Very little was doing in short ribs and the
feeling was easy. Prices inclined in favor OF
BUYERS.
and the feeling was tame. Prices inclined In
favor of buyers
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEATaNo. May. sS}z@s555fGss55+. 4. s3sS55fe; S5f}s
CoFN-No. z May, 8415@s4A@s4ss@ s@s455sc;
June, Siss@S45s@S4lGs43sc; July. s41S@S64S
''t OATS No. 2 May. 1A@zA@219271Sc;
June; 261s@269s92e1f@267se; July 251s92SS
p 76Si2 So: j June. p si2 soGi$ ooGla soaIS 90;
July, SIS l0@1S l5@13 05@l3 10.
LARD per 100 SsIMay ss;-s y,,S % sSgs 2SgS aS1 zSg
Saig ss 4SsS a 5gas gaas s sSs s9Ss S0SS S
SHORT RIBS. per 106 bs.-May. IS S5@5 IS;
June, S s75g5 a s7zf95 s71105 s71fi July. IS As
changed; No. spring wheat. S2@S5c; No. 2
red. 9569515c;No. 2 corn. 94ssc: No. oats, 71sc;
No. 2 rye, SIC; No. barley, nominal: No. l
Mess Mes s'Tc pork per bbl. si2 S71lai2 90. Lard per
loo lbs. Sc 221& Short ribs sides (loosel, IS $50
5 40; dry salted shoulders (boxedl, S. 0095 10;
short clear sides (boxed), IS SOQ5 80. Sugars
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was firm. Eggs l2c.
NEW YoRk-Flour irregular and moderately
active. closing steadier. Cornmeal steady.
Wheat-Spot unsettled and dull, closing frmer:
options moderately active. irregular and l3Q
21fo down, reacted 2ssc, closing unsettled, with
May and June H@Lc above Saturday; other
msnths 2k65c down. Rye firm. Barley quiet
Barley malt quiet. Corn-Spot unsettled and
active closing firm; options dull, H@15c higher
and firm. Oats-Spot dull; options unchanged
to Kc down. Hay firm and in fair demand.
Hops firm and quiet Coffee-Options opened
steady unchanged to 5 points higher, closed
steady 5@l0 points down; sales. IL, $50 bags, in
Guiding May, 16.40@l6.5Oc; June, l630@l6 40c;
tober. 10. 75@l5s5; November. l5.5O@l555c; De-
cember. l555c; March, 1535c; spot Rio dull
and steady; fair cargos, 20c. No. z
fat bean, 1Sc sugar--Raw dull and nom
inal; sales, 700 hogsheads of Muscovado
so test at 4szc; 5.250 tons of domestic molasses
sugar, $40 test. 33zc; refined more active;
standard 4, &c; confectioners' A. 5 ll-l6c:
Cuba, 1916 for 500 test; New Orleans steady.
Rice firm and in fair demand. Cottonseed oil
strong; yellow. S7l4c. Tallow firm: Rosin
1S14@l31<c: receipts, 5. .494 packages. Pork firm.
Cutmeats quiet and weak Lard flrmer; West
ern steam So 52114; sales, 800 tierces; options.
sales, lT50 tierces; June, s6 81 bid; July. So 66
September Sc Sc; October S. 90G6 81, closing
at Sc 80 bid. Butter easy and in moderate de-
mand: creamery, S@lSe; do held, 5@sc; do
factory 43@9c; Elgin. lSQlSc. Cheese quiet
ard easy; Western nominal.
PHIlhDELPHIA-Flour firm and quiet; West
ern winter clear. S4 1904 so; do straight, 81 500
4 s.; winter SOS 35; Minnesota, 81 20Gl4 80; do
straight, 81 5Cg5 10; do patent, s. 2og5 Is
the market reacted and recovered most of the
early decline, closing firm but nominal in
absence of speculative or export business; re-
prime prime to choice, ssc@si 90; No. f 2red, IN eS.
port elevator. early, 9315c: No. red, May, 94@
Csc; June, 939941zc; July, 98Ge4c; August 924
sSc. Corn-optiOns opened shade weaker and
then recovered with wheat. closing firm; car
lots for local trade quiet but firm: No. mixed.
in Twentieth street elevator, 39lc; No. 2
mixed, on track, 4S31c: No. mixed; May, 400
August 42Q4211fc. Oats-Carlots steady though
quiet; No. 8 white, 35c; No. 2 white regular
3G54c: futures dull and lower; No. white, May,
S454GS5lc; June, SSGS424c; July, SS5lGS4Ic:
Mess, new, Sl3 00Ql3 so: do prime mess, new,
So so; do family, sl3 50Gl4 So Hams-Smoked,
1lQl2Hc. Lard-WesIern steam, S6 65@6 20.
Butter dull and easy; Pennsylvania creamery,
extra, l7@lSc; do prints, extra. 2l@26c. Eggs
frmer; Pennsylvania hrsts, l31Sc. Cheese dull;
part skins. 6G71c.
MiNNEAPOlIS-The receipts of wheat over
sunday were 2oO cars, shipments 80 cars. The
demand Tor cash wheat to-day was not active
Still. with few local mills buying and a better
outside demand, fair business in No North.
ern was done. Low grades were dull, no one
appearing to want them. No. l hard was doing
little better than Saturday, yet buyers were
not at all anxious Elevator people did not
appear to be touching anything. Prices were
lower in sympathy with the lower range in the
futures market Closing Quotations: No.
hard. May, slHc; June. 929Sc; July, 93sSc; on
track, 92l4c; No. 2 Northern, Nav. Ssc: June
SSc; July, SOc; on track, SSG90c.
ST. l0UIS-Flour steady and uncbanoad
Wheat opened lower, advanced lator and
closed firm, but &c below SATURDAY.: No Q cash
9313c; July closed at 90l<c the highest point
reached; August, S91ac; December, 92lLc bid.
Corn opened lower and weak, but advanced
later and closed H@15c above Saturday; No.
cash, S313c; MAY, S2s4Q33c; July. 32Ic: August.
3S14c bid; September, 331&c. Oats slow: yery
htile done; No. cash; Z51l92S1Ic; July, 25Ic
bid. Rye lower: No. 8, ACC. Barley dull: sam.
pie sales Iowa 43c. Flaxseed quiet ar 81 az
Provisions duh generally; prices weak. Pork.
at Sl3 90.
MILWAUKEE, - Flour quiet. Wheat nm.
July. 92115c; No. l Northern, slc. Corn scsTce,,
No. 3. on track, 35c Oats firm; No. white. on
track 291S@295zc. Rye steadier; No L IN store
523c. Barley higher; No. 2 in store x5iIc'
Provisions steady. Pork, Sl2 95 Lard 81 N
Cheese steady; cheddars l0c w W.
TOLED0-Wheat dull; cash and Nav a5c.
June 9615c; July. 93c; August Gle. sen
tember. 9U15c. Corn active, steady. cash S8c.
May $3.50; July, 361sc. Oats quiet: cash. S0c
Cloyerseed firm, higher; cash, IS 6O octo.
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