Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-18
MARKETS BY WIRE.
A Large Business in Whenr, With Prices
Irregular and Erratic-Corn and Oats
Gain n LitIle-Pork Ncrv.

Large Business In Wheat, With Prices
Irregular and Erraric-Corn and Oats
GaIn n Litle-Pork Ncrv.
Gus and SIendy.
CHIcAGO-Quite large business was trans
acted in wheat to-day. and the feeling was un-
settled. The course of prices was irregular
and the erratic nature of the market was due
largely to speculative influences. Outside bus-
ness continues good. There was considerable
interest among local dealers to decipher the
movement of a certain operator here. The
opinion seemed to prevail that the party in ques-
tion was trying to sustain the market and get
rid of some line of long wheat, and as soon as
traders discovered an attempt to unload, the
market quickly weakened and some rapid and
sharp changes occurred.
The market opened k@}Ic higher, and ad-
vanced &c more then became weak and de-
clined l34@2c for May and June. and &c for
July, rallied some and fuctuated frequently,
closing about 11sc lower for May, and lc higher
for July, than closing figures on Change yes
terday. Trading centered mainly in July, most
of the transactions being to effect settlements.
Corn was fairly active and a little unsettled,
prices fiuctuating frequently within sa@Hc,
but the market on the whole was trmer. The
bulk of the trading was local, and prices were
governed largely by the changes in wheat. The
market opened firm at an advance OF Nc over
closing prices yesterday, and under good de-
mand gradually sold up 1sG4c, reacted on in;
easier. closing H@14c better than yesterday.
Oats were active, stronger and higher. There
was no pressure to sell and good demand.
The advance in, wheat also had good effect on
values and assisted in advancing prices I0Ac.
On the appreciation offerings increased and
slight recessions followed. but the market
closed steady at a net gain of 1s@Hc.
The mess pork market was unsettled and
nervous, with frequent fluctuations in prices.
Opening sales of July were made at 10c ad-
vance and followed by further Improvement
were larger and prices declined eOae5c TO
ward the close they rallied SO435c, but settled
back 7h@l0c. closing rather steady.
Considerable interest was manifested in lard.
Prices were Irregular advancing 5Q715c early,
then settled back 7]d9l0c. Later they rallied
59l715c and the appreciation was moderately
well sustained.
but the feeling was unsettled and prices irregu.
lar Opening sales were at 5Gl0c advance, but
with more pressure TO sell reduction of l5c
was submitted TO. Later the market showed a
little more strength wirh fair buying by local
operators and prices rallied 71a@l0c, closing
easy.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT-No. 2. April. 89Ie9@S7@S7c; May.
S91a@9O@SS@SSc: June. s@9O@SS1s@SS15c;
Corn : No. Z April. s221s@S22s s@S2aS2c;
M May oss222a@s2M@S2H9s21c; July. ss9s@Sa1s@
oATs-No. 2, May. 2sI@2474@2SM@23Mc
June. 2sA@24@2sh@2S5zc July. 2Ssss@244G2ss's
@23Ac.
MESS PORK. per bbI-May, sl3 0O@13 $50
l3 00@l3 so: June, sl3 45@13 45@lS l0Ql3 4211
July, sl3 75@13 5O@13 l50l3 IS.
LARD per 100 bs.-May. s6 521@6 GOO
5O@6 IS; June s6 55@6 65@6 55@6 50; July.
So 6O6l6 721a@6 55@6 67k.
SHORT RIBS. per 100 hs.-May. s5 1905 701
55sp5 10: June. s5 7713@5 771d@5 621a@5 Sc;
July. SO SO@5 S5@5 7O@5 TN.
Cash Quotations were as follows: Flour dull
and unchanged. No. spring wheat. SIC; No.
8 spring wheat; 76@79c: No. I red; SSc.
No Q rye, 4sc. No. 2 barley, nominal. No. l
haxseed. 81 40. Prime timothy seed, 81 rs.
Mess pork, per bbl s13 25@l3 30. Lard. per
100 lbs. IS IS. Short ribs sides (loosel, S. go;
dry salted shoulders (boxed), "a SO@4 90;
short clear sides (boxed). 81 80@4 S5. Sugars
Unchanged.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was weak; fancy EIgin. HQlSc: finest
Western, l5@l7c; fine, 14@l5c Eggs. l01a9llc
NEWYoRK-Flour moderately active. Corn.
meal quiet. Wheat active, closing easy: options
fairly active, closing weak and unchanged to 10