Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-15
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Wheat Active, Nervous and Higher on
Cold Weather Prediction-Pork ke-
ceiving Marked Attention and
RriDrinr Mara MonPy,

CHIcAGo.-Wheat-Qu ute a large business
was transacted to-day, and the feeling was
nervous, particularly so during the early part
of the session. The market was very sensitiVe
and yielded readily to bull influence. Inc
opening was rather excited K@Hc higher 1or
May, ruled easier and declined ssq1ac' sofa up
| Nc, then fell back &c, again advanced and
closed &c higher than yesterday July oeh'-
| cry for time showed proportlonately greater
advance than May, the former selling to point
| lc higher than yesterdays closing, Whlle may
showed only &c advance.
This extra squirt in July was attnouted 10
rather free buying by st. Louis parnes, "no'
it is claimed were heavily short for that oeiiV-
erv. A prominent local trader was reported as
having sold considerable wheat at Ine toP
| prices. The Weather Bureau again predlcted
| cold weather and this to a considerable extent
stimulated buying, and especially shorts, VINO
were rather nervous at the ease Win whIcn
\ the market responded TO the DuyinS VI bne
| past day or two. ,
Some reports of damage to the crop were
] again received from Tennessee, Kentucky and
| Michigan. The Illinois State department OF
| Agriculture reported the Fultz variety of
| wheat in Central and Southern ILLINOIS as nav
| ing been damaged. The reported inquiry :or
export both here and at seaboard had some
effect on the market.
Corn ruled quiet the greater part OF the ses-
sion, nothing new of importance being deyel-
oped. and values showed little change COM
exclusively local, and the feeling prevailing was
firm. The market opened at yesterdays closing
prices was steady for time. then advanced
Ii tie and became strong, closing 1sg14c hlgner
than yesterday.
Oats were traded in to a moderate extent. A
quiet and steady feeling prevailed. A proml-
nent operator was a liberal seller, and accom-
modated all the buyers who appeared and pre-
vented further fluctuations in prices Prices
for March were bid up 36c, but only few sales
were made. There is little disposition to trade
in the deliveries; hence prices could be
bid up L01Sc without getting many oats.
Mess pork-A fairly active trade was re-
ported, accompanied with frequent fluctuations
in prices. Prices opened 5@71ac higher for
May, and further appreciation of l5Gl1Rc
was gained later, an easier feeling was devel-
oped, and prices settled back again 71a@l0c. and
closed rather steady. Other deliveries met
with some favor and sold at 71@@l0c advance.
Lard-Trading was moderately active and the
feeling was firmeT. Prices ruled 71a@lOc
higher but rece6ed 2LG5c during the latter
part of the session, though the market closed
steady.
Short rib sides-The market attracted consid-
cradle attention and trading was quite brisk,
though prices were somewhat irregular. Prices
ruled 5@715c higher early in the day, but
settled back again 213g5c, and closed compara-
lively steady.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT - No. 2. March, 7S3s979l4@7S5s@
7sllc: May. 79]5G7s7s@797sG7955sc; July, 77ss9
GoRNSNo : April, 2S7s@2sIG2sA@2sIc;
May; Ma oaa a2a95sS2s'sS997zG2s34e' July SC1SSSlS
0xTs8No. March, 2o15@2l@2O15@2lc; May,
2l5s@2lsS@aS4G2l3sc: June. 2l@2l@2l@2lc.
10 Mss zsIe POE P PfE IT, nGMaTSh Nav so 5O slS sS 8
10 55glO G215; June, $40 5O@l0 5214GlO 450
LARD, per LOO ns.-March, SO l21l@6 121<
@6 1925 10: May:s6 l596 2OG6 1895 l71a; June,
SHORT RIBS. per 100 Ss.-March, IS va
as 1895 O71I95 10; MAY. IS O71IQ5 i5@5 OK
as 40; June. IS l5Q5 1905 15G5 10.
quiet and nrm with an advance OF lOc asked
7sg7s9e: 3 No. Ss Spring wheat. sssas51c; No.
2lc. No. 2 rye. 421dc. No. 2 barley nominal
at l4c No. faxseed. 81 4s. Prime timothy
seed. 81 19. Mess pork, per Dbl. $40 50@l0 60.
Lard, per 100 lbs. S. 1906 Is. Short RIBS sides
boxed, 81 4Og4 50; short clear sides (6OIed).
So 35G5 40. Sugars-Cut loaf unchanged.
ReceIprs-Flour. 1000 barrels: wheat, $1,000
bushels corn, 2s4.OOO bushels; oats. $1,000
bushels; rye, 1000 bushels; barley. 5000 BUSH
els. ShIpments-Flour. II, 900 barrels: wheat.
10000 bushels corn, $50 Geo bushels: oats 10000
bushels rye 5000 bushels; barley, 39. 000 bushels
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market unchanged fancy Elgin creameries.
25@2515c; finest Western, 2S@24c; fine, 2l@22c:
finest dairies, 2OG23c; tine 14@lSc. Eggs, l214c.
NEW YORK = Flour held irmer on light
tive for export; options fairly active and firm.
Rye strong. Barley quiet; Canada. 57G70c.
Barley malt quiet. Corn-Spot steady and
and firm. oats-spot firm and quiet; options
quiet and firmer. Hay easy and quiet. Coffee
Options opened irregular 5@25 points down;
closed barely steady 259S5 points down;
1885 @ lS25c: April, 17.75 a l8c; MAY,
I7.6O@I.. .S5c; June. I7:5O@l7.75c: July, 1890
1850; October, I7OU6l7IO December, 1850
17.0Oc; January, l6759l6S0c; February, IL 6Oc;
spot Rio steady and quiet, fair cargoes, 201Ic;
No. fiat bean, 17llc. Sugar-Raw quiet aud
Foreign firm; New Orleans strong. Rice firm
and in good demand. Cottonseed oil firm.
Tallow firm. Rosin steady. Turpentine quiet
and steady at 421a@4234c: Eggs quiet and
weaker; receipts, 1871 packages. PORK strong;
mess, old, $40 25@lO IS: do new, sll 25@ll 70;
do prime, 50 25G9 IS, Cutmeats active: picked
bellies bellies Ssc' @ IsN% niek5sd shoulders 5@4c
strong: sales, 20GO tierces; Western steam,
Sc 50Q6 So closing at s6 521& bid; options, sales,
1000 tierces; March. Sc 49 bid; April, S6 40 bid;
Sc 50 asked; July, S. 54G6 55, closing at s6 81
bid; August. Sc SO; September, Sc 81; October,
S6 81, closing at Sc So asked. Butter steady;
moderate demand; Western dairy, 5GlSc: do
creamery, l3G26c: do held at S@l5c; do factory,
6Gl9c; Elgin, 279N15c. Cheese fairly active
and firm; Western. l0G10Hc.
Observation-Disclosures 90 cars
and shipments 80 cars. There was a very good
count. Several lots of low quality were taken
for shipment, and there were orders here for
some milling wheat to 60 out. with few OF them
filed. Tine frmness in the market for futures
during the greater part of the session was the
cause of considerable strength and briskness in
samples. The tables were quite well cleaned
up before the close Closing quotations: No.
L hard. March and April, 7Sc; May, soc; on
track, 7S34c; No. Northern, March 1910; April,
1910: May, 1880; track, 7716@7T3lc; No
Northern. March, 7419ci April, 7s>4c; May, 1890;
on track, 7416@76c.
PHILADELPHIA-Flour dull. Wheat firm,
and options advanced NC to &c: rejected. 6O@
70c; fair to good milling wheat, 75GS2c; prime
to fancy, S5q9lc; No. 2 red in export elevator,
SIC: No. 2 red. March. SS9SS14c; April, SAG
S41Ic; May, S5@S51ac; June, S5GS51zc. Corn
Options firm and prices generally shade
higher; carlots for local trade quiet but steady;
No. mixed. Soc; No. high mixed. 3lc; track,
35c; steamer in down river elevators 3515c; No
mixed. March. 351a@3574c; April S51@355zc;
May, S514G3534c; June, 560361sc. Oats-Carlots
steady. with moderate local trade demand; No.
mixed, 2Sc; No. 5 white, &c; No. 2 white. 3Oc:
futures quiet and unchanged. Eggs dull and
unsettled; Pennsylvania firsts, l21a@l3c.