Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-15
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Speculative COmmodItIes Stronger Undsr
= Rally All Along the Line-kven
Hog Products show Up Bet.
ter-Good Trading.

BpeculAtlY0 COmm0ditieD StrOuBor OHooE
= Rally All Along the Line-Kvsn
Hog Products show Up Bet.
ter-GoOd Trading.
CHICAGO - Wheat - Trading was larger
and the feeling unsettled to-day. with the
tendency of prices not altogether SO one
sided as OF late. Outside orders were more
numerous and local operators also showed
more disposition to trade. The market opened
a shade easier than the close yesterday and
prices soon declined Zc, then under good buy
ing the market reacted and prices were ad-
vanced with numerous fluctuations TQlc,
and the closing was about HGsse higher than
yesterday.
There was active buying by the short inter-
est and large lines were covered. There was
| growing feeling tina prices are or ought to De
| pretty close to the bottom, and this belief no
| doubt induced some buying on long account.
The influences were again mainly in the inter
| est OF holders and some quite bulllsh news was
received, but there was a hard tight between
| the bull and bear interest to gain the mastery
| of the market. The weather bureau Indicated
colder weather, and this following the rain OF
| last night was taken as strengthening feature.
| COrn-AnOther large trade was transacted,
| and though fluctuations kept within Nc range,
| large quantities of property changeu hands,
| The easier feeling was attributed mainly to the
large movement. The large sales OF proIn1-
| nent local trader early in this section had some
influence, though the same operator purchased
| later in the day
Oats were active but unsettled, and sold "a
| &c lower at the opening, but later the market
became stronger and the loss was more than re-
| gained The interest centered chiefly in May.
Speculative trading was more active in May
| pork, and beyond and under free covering by
shorts and some investment demand prices
ruling frmer. There was net gain OF 715Q
1278c in prices.
There was fair interest shown in lard. but
trading was of smaller volume than noted In
pork and ribs. Prices were hrmer and stronger
and there was more dong in cash property.
Moderate activity characterized the market
for short ribs. and prices for futures improved
23z@5c.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
75S; %HNay-H2 nay 45E7Ss; ESS7Sa5g 51Sn2l sGls 7s
CoRE@So. { February, 27N@zN@27N@HAc;
May, 3O1s@SO14G GSOgSO1sc; July. sl@Sl1s9SOH
OATS No. 2, February, 2O09g4@OG2Clc;
May. 2l@2lk@2OH@2l9Sc: June. 2Oa4@2l1s@2O9s
MESS PORK, per bbL-FeOruary, 50 S0@
SO@9 S21I; May, $IO OO@lO 0216Q1O O01l0 VIZ
LARD, per 100 Ds:-FebruaTy, s. so@5 S2Mg
SsoSS s2 Sgas MaTch a7S s. S2@5 IS; May IS S'S
SHORT RIBS. per 100 Bs.-February. q TH@
4 SOa4 7711Q4 so; March, s4 T771@4 SOG4 T71
"a 80; May, 81 S574 9O04 S216G4 90.
and unchanged. No. 2 spring wheat, 7511c;
No. 8 spring wheat. CSC; No. 2 red. 769761zci
No. 2 corn. 2774c. No. oats, 2O1S@9OAc: No. q
5 ssed, 81 IS. Prime A timothy EU seed, 81 70 Meas
pork, per Dbl. SO S21409 IS. Lard, per 100 lbs,
S. 8O05 8211. Short RIBS sides Coosel, 47716Q
80 Dry salted shoulders tboxed), un-
changed; short clear sides (boxed) unchanged
Sugars, cut loaf, unchanged. Receipts-Flour,
IL 900 barrels: wheat 1900 bushels; corn $4,000
bushels; oats, l69 900 bushels; rye, 5000 bushels;
barley. AZ. 900 bushels. Shtpments-Flour, II, COO
barrels wheat q, 900 bushels; corn, III 900 bush
els oats l54 900 bushels; rye, 1000 bushels; bar
ley, 5000 bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was firm and unchanged. Eggs, 1916.
NEW YoRK-Flour heavy and fairly active;
free sellers. Cornmeal dull. Wheat-Spot
quiet and Ac up; options active and 5sG7Gc up,
closing strong. Early in the day there was free
Russian crop reports strengthened the position.
Rye steady. Barley steady. Barley malt quiet
Corn-Sp0t active, lower and weak; options
active, TQ1zc down and weak Oats-Spot less
fairly active and trmer. Hay weak and
quiet Hops quiet and steady. COffee-Options
opened steady, SOLO points up, closed firm,
March, I8.O5@i6.lO lOc; May, IaOO@i6.05c: July,
15.9Oc; August, l5.S5c; September, 15.S0c; De
cember, 15.70c; spot Rio higher and active; fair
cargoes l94c; No. Z l77$c. sugar-Raw steady
gSo %o, test at o G. oe; f.; tSyl bags t st.
refined firm and fairly active. Mo-
strong. Rice firm and in fair demand. Cot
tOnseed oil quiet. Tallow quiet. RosiD firm.
Turpent1ne firm. Eggs firmer and in fair de-
mand; Western, l5c; receipts, 43l7 packages
Pork firm and moderately active. Cutmeats
dull; picked bellies, SIS 0OQ5 so; picked shoul-
ders. 81 l21594 %; picked hams, IS 29s Is.
Lard frmer IL quiet; m sales 133lS S tierces; West %
ruary, S6 Is bid; March, 50 Is, closing at 50 10;
April, So "a; May, So 30; June So S5; july So "a.
Butter firm, in fine demand; Elgin, &@81zc;
doir do Jas
do held, S0l5c; do factory. 6@l8c. Cheese
hrmer and more active; western, 8010c.
Observation-Disclosures of wheat were l5s
cars, and shipments none. Demand for sam
pies good and choice No. l Nort hern sold
higher than grade wheat for May delivery.
The offerings were all picked, excepting some
off grade stuff that went slowly as usual. Closing
quotations: No. hard, February. 7671c; March.
ern, February, 75c: March. 76Nc; May, 76alc;
on track. 76Q761Se; No. Northern February
7211c; March, 722zc; May, 7414c; on track, ,7SQ74c.
ST. LoU1s-FIour firm. Wheat, cash, lower;
options higher. Market ruled firm on outside
advices and closed with May II. June sc.
July L63Sc, and August ssc above yesrer-
days, Corn lower. Rye firm, 4l74@a42c.
EsoHs Ssiss rmer bn e9iet Pork higher at
SO I21S010 25 No essential change in other
hog products.
MILWAUKEE, - Flour unchanged. Wheat
easier; No. spring, on track, cash, 7l@79c; May,
track, 28c Oatg steady; No. 2 white. on track,
23c. Rye steady; No. l. in store. 430431%c. Bar
ley easier; No. in store. Axe. Provisions
easy. Pork, 50 20. Lard. S5 80 Cheese-Ched-
dars, 90911c.
PHILADELPHIA-Flour dull and weak.
Wheat dull and prices of options nominal:
choice milling grades continue scarce and firm;
rejected 60@70c; fair to good milling wheat
7SGS5c; prime to fancy Western, S7092c; No.
red, February, 7914@S0c: March, SO1$9S1c;
April, 8l13G82c; May, 827a@83c.
BALTIMoRE-Provisions steady. Mess pork,
shoulders, IS 90; long clear and clear rib sides,
SIC. Lard-Refned, nc. Butter steady; west
ern packed, 16Q2lc; best roll, 169l8c; cream
cry, 26@2Sc. Eggs easy at l2144l3c. Coffee
quiet; Rio cargoes fair at 1870. .
ToLEDo-Cloverseed easier; cash and FebruN
AIRY, So 30