Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-03
MARKETS BY WIRE.
A Dull Day All Round in the Windy City
Whcnt Weaker and Hog Products
stronger on Most of the
Leading Articles.

Leading Articles.
| CHICAGo-The wheat market held all DAY
within the limits established yesterday. EARLY
prices were about NQHc higher, advanced 1sc
more, then became easy, receding Bc, closing
about %c lower than yesterday.
The corn market opened active and a shade
under yesterdays closing prices, and gradually
declined A@5Sc, ruled steady and closing &c
| lower than yesterday.
Oats were slow and without feature Of inter
| est. Outside of light trade in May there was
nothing attractive to the market, and price
changes were limited to quarters.
Trading was only moderately active for hog
products. Early the feeling was stronger and
prices ruled slightly higher on the leading
articles due to slight advance in the price OF
hogs.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
VIZ %AT-No. 2 February, 75@75@74s4Q7424c;
March, 7E4@7E14@76@76c; May, 7SAG7Ss@
CoRN-No. 2 February, E@29@2SA@2Sssc;
March, 298@22s5sc; May, Sl9sG3l9s@0l3sGSlsc;
OArsZNo. February. 2lc; May, 2K@22%
@224@22zlc; June. 2211s@22c
MESS PORK, per bbL-February. So 6212@
9 7Og9 6211@9 20; March. 50 8OQ9 8219@9 75Q
S252 May, $40 O5@lO O216@lO OO@lO 65; June,
LARD, per 100 Ds.-February, IS 771z@5 80
as 77l@5 80; March, IS S77405 S71S: May
81 021SD6 0213@6 O016 02155; June, S6 O71a@6 TO-
SHORT RIBS. per 100 bs.-Febuary, S4 721
771&(54 80; May, 81 95@4 9544 021SGl4 95.
Cash QuoTatlons were as follows: Wheat flour
steady at 5@l0c lower. No. spring wheat, T455c;
No. spring wheat. 6S@7Sc; No; red. 7474e No.
4375c. No 2 barley, 55@57c. No. l flaxseed.
81 361S@l 81. Prime timothy seed, 81 20
Mess pork, per Dbl, So 1909 70 Lard, per 100 lbs,
s 80 tsG Short RIBS sides Goosel 8 s@ T59a azS 80
short clear sides (boXed), S. 00Q5 05. Sugars
Cut loaf, 714@Sc. Receipts-Flour, 1900, bar
rels: wheat, 25.000 bushels; corn. 49,, 600 BUSH
els; oats, $4,000 bushels rye, 1900 bushels;
barley. 4.0O0 bushels. Shipments - Flour. l5-
900 barrels; wheat, 1900 bushels: corn, 10000
bushels; oats l64 900 bushels rye, $1,000 bushels;
barley, 1900 bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was dull; creamery, 16@26c; dairy, SO
2Oc. Eggs weak at 12Ql3c.
NEW YoRK-Flour dull, irregular and
heavy. Corn meal dull; yellow western. 81 Esq
g. Wheat-Spot shade higher, dull and
steady; options mOderatively active un-
changed to Nc mp, closing firm; deliveries on
ern, 5OQ6Oc; Canada, 57@6Oc. Barley firm. Bar
ley malt strong. Corn-Spot moderately active
and stronger; options moderately active: Ac
up and firm; contract deliveries, l,5O0OOO
tions dull and LScup. Hay-Choice steady;
shipping, 4O@45c; good to choice, 65GS5c.
Coffee-OptiOns opened steady, 5020 points
up closed steady, lO9l5 points up; sales 1000
bags, including March, 167c; April. 1670c;
May 1570c; June, l5.7Oc; July, l565@l5 zoe;
August I5.70c; September, l565@l57Oc; Octo-
Der, l5.6o@l5.65c; November, 15.55Ql560e; De-
fempsT SPOf EG "a dun and sIeRay
quiet and steady; refined. quiet and easy;
MoIasses-ForeIgn firm; 500 test 2lc;
New Orleans, quiet. Rice quiet and steady.
Cottonseed oil steady: crude. 2Sc; yellow. $40
341Sc, Tallow steadier; city ($2 for pack
ages), 4zc. kosin quiet; strained common to
good, ST. 2O@l 2215. Turpentine steady. Eggs
quiet; western, 141l@1411c: receipts, 2O6O pack:
and easy; picked bellies. 51S@53sc; picked
shoulders, 4Q41Sc; picked hams, S1zSQ5Ic. Mid
dies, quiet; short clear, So Is Lard, quiet and
options, no sale: February, S6 Is; March, So 25Q
26; April S6 80 bid; May $6 IS; July, So 49,
Butter quiet; fine creamery firm; Elgin, 2S15c;
Western dairy, S9l6c; do creamery, l2@2715c;
do held. 8@l5c; do factory, 5@l7c. Cheese quiet
and steady. Western, 6@10c.
PHILADELPHIA Flour quiet but weak
Wheat-choice milling grades firm; options
nominal; ungraded, in grain depot, SEC; No.
red, in export elevator. S015c; no grade, 50@55c;
rejected, 6O@7Oc; fair to good milling wheat,
7SQ85c: prime to choice do at SSG92c; No 2 red,
February, S0A@SQAc; March, size; April,
s2A@S31zc; May, S3HGS4<c. CONCEPTIONS
firm with fair inquiry; car lots quiet; No. 4
mixed in grain depot. 34934Mc; No. mixed
track and in grain depot, S615c: No. high
mixed in grain depot, S8c, with 36c bid for No.
2 mixed in export elevator; March, 383SG365Sc;
April. 365S@371Sc: May, 371l@375zc. Oats-Car
lots firm; No. 8, 2S1zc; No white, 29H@292+c;
futures firm; No. white, February, 29929Hc;
March, 2S34@29c; April. 2S5sQ291sc; May, 2S%
@291xc. Butter-Fine goods firm; Pennsylvania
creamery extra, &c: do prime, extra. 32@35c.
Eggs dull and weak; Pennsylvania frsts l3c.
Observation-Disclosures for the past "a
hours were IT'S cars; local shipments, 80 cars;
is usually a dull day in the sample
market and to-day was no exception. The
general range of prices was about the same as
yesterday, though some parties thought a
better selection was required than yesterday to
mand. Closing quotations: No. hard, Febru-
ary, 7Ic; March, 7Sc: May, s01Ic: on track,
781<c; No. Northern, February, 79Ic; March,
76c: May 76c; on track. 78; No. Northern,
February 7Sc; May, 1880; on track, 7311@57c.
ST. LoUIs-FlOur moderately active and un-
changed. Wheat opened a small fraction high
er, but eased off later and closed TGNc lower;
No 2 red, cash and February, 1916; Nav, 723S
@721lc; June, 7634@767Sc; July. 74ss@74zSc. clos
ing at 745Ac. COrn-Cash frmer: No. 2, 1910;
options lower; February, 26sS@2615c; March,
May, 25S@2Sc, closing at 275S034c;
July, 285sQ2S4c. Oats firm; No. 2 cash, 20c;
May, &c. Rye dull, 43c asked. Barley slow;
er at 81 25 Pork; $40 G0@l0 121i. Lard quiet.
spring, cash. 72473c; May, 7s1ac; No. North
ern, Sic. Corn steady; No. s. on track. 280
2S15c. Oats quiet; No. white, on track, 223I.
Rye quiet: No. l. in store 44c. Barley easy;
No. 2, in store 4l16c. Provisions firm. Pork,
So gu. Lard, IS 80. Cheese unchanged; ched-
dars, 9G915c.
ToLEDo--Cloyerseed dull and easier; cash.