Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-15
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Easier Feeling In Wheat, with Price Con-
cessIans All Round-Crop News Of
All kind.-Other Commodities
Lower In sympathy.

rallied &c again eased of ruled irregular an(
closed lQl16c lower than yesterday. Ma!
closed Nc lower and June about zc lower
Within the established range the fuctuationl
were quite frequent but withsl steadier feel
ing existed at the decline than has been noted
for several days. Only q fair business wal
transacted. All kinds of crop news was re
ceiyed, good and bad, but the market was hard
ly as susceptible to these reports as Tor som'
days past.
There was weaker feeling in corn tnan ioi
several days. Only fair business was trans
acted and lower prices were the rule In al
futures. The temper of the local crowd wa
4 bearish from the opening which was Ae undel
| yesterdays closing prices, and unoer tne iret
offerings sold of &c, later ruled weaker ane
declined another &c, and final quotations were
KG$Sc lower than yesterday.
| There was fair animation noted In OATS
Price changes were confined to nc range
| The weakness in wheat and corn and nne
weather had depressing defect ana lnouceo
a free selling by several operators, put Iree
buying by another heavy operator absorbed
most of the offerings, but failed to prevent
| decline.
Trading was only moderate in pork, and the
| feeling was unsettled. Offerings were fair anc
| prices receded l5@20c. Later the market ruled
firmer, price&allIed l5G2oc again, and closed
| quiet at outside figures.
Only a fair trade reported In lard. Price:
ruled PIC lower early but rallied again ano
Trading was mere active in short ribs than
for several days past. Early the feeling wa;
easy and prices receded 21@@5c. Later the
market was stronger and prices rallied again,
| closing steady.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT-No. 2 May, $685. z@93@9S15c
June, s29s24g9l34@s214c; July, sl1a@s29slg
coRs-No; z May, s415@s499sSs4gssg!sse g
June, Sf4&s44@SS74& 4&Ss2sc; July S474SS4SG
okTsNNo. 2 May. 27k@274@26%@27c
June. 2616@265S@ S@261s s@2G14c; July, 261sQ26EG
MEss PORK, per bhaMay sl2 s5Sl2 so2,. 7SS e
July, sI2 9O9l3 OO@l2 SNepl2 95.
8 25Ss Is: June. Sc 8oas s5,1@6 2755@e 50;
July. S6 375z66 40Q6 3715@6 40.
SHORT RIBS. per 100 hs.--May, IS s5G5 a5;
June, IS S71@5 429z@5 1906 40; July, IS As
Cash quotauons were as follows: Flour un.
changed; No. 2 spring wheat, 9369315c; No. 8
spring wheat, S3@s9c; No. 2 red, 93@95}{c; No.
corn. 341sc; No. oats, &c; No. rye. SIC: No.
barley s1Sn nominal; No fax Mss. seed 81 IS:
Dbl. sl2 IS. Lard. per loo lbs. s6 2215@6 Is:
Short ribs sides tloose), IS 3545 40; dry salted
shoulders (boIed), SIS 0095 10; short clear
sides (boxedl. s. soQ6 80. Sugars UNCHANGED.
Or the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was easy; fair creameries, l61sGl7c;
finest, l5@l6c; tne, l49l5c; finest dairies, l24
lac; fine, s@llc. Eggs llGllhc.
NEW YoRK-Flour quiet and heavy Corn
meal steady. Wheat-Spot lower, with a
moderate demand and closing steady; options
moderately active, opened L@s6c down, fell q
ale, and closed steady at hsa55c under yester-
day: trading local. Rye weak Barley dull;
Western nominal; Canada, 60Q724c. Barley
malt dull Canada 75el9Oc. Corn-Spot moder-
ately active and weaker; options active, ss6lc
down and weak. oats-Spot frmer and fairly
hrm and fairly active. Hops quiet and strong.
Coffee-Options opened barely steady and 10
points up to down. closed steady and un-
changed 20 10 points down, sales. IL. 500 bags. in
Guiding MAY, l6.404l6.45c; June, l6.85Gl6 40c;
July l625Gl6.S5c: August. l6l5c; September,
I6. 6.o59l6. l0c; October, la75Gl5 50; December:
l5.40@ l5.5Oc; January. l5.3O@lh.35c; May, l500
goes, zoe: No. fat bean. lSc. Sugar
raw on the spot dull and nominal; fair refining
lSl6c; centrifugals. $50 test. 7-l6c; sales. 800
dull and steady. Molasses-Foreign quiet; 500
test. lS1zc: New Orleans quiet. Rice brm and
active; domestic 546ssc. Cottonseed oil firm.
Tallow quiet. RosIn firn. Turpentine dull at
401zc. Eggs in fair demand and firm; West
ern. lS1E@lS3zc; receipts. 6,956 packages Pork
quiet; mess, new. Sl4 00Gl4 so; extra prime,
sll 90. Cutmeats quiet and weak; picked bel
lies 5L@55sc: do shoulders, SIC. Middles easy:
short clears, Sc l5 Lard inactive. but steady;
Western steam 50 so; sales. $50 tierces; options,
no sales; June, s6 56 asked; July, $6 IS bid: Au-
gust. S6 IS asked; September, S6 sc asked; Oc;o-
S6 92 asked. Butter quiet and easier; Western
dairy T@l2c; do creamery. 69l715c; do held, ~
@615c; do factory, 43Q9c; Elgln, lS4lS15c.
Cheese firm and in moderate demand; Western
nominal.
PHILApELPHIA-Flour steady but quiet.
Wheat weak and unsettled; options closed nom-
inally l1ac lower; rejected, 72Glsc fair to good
milling, SsG93c: prime to choice. 9599Sc; No.
red May 92G93c: June, el5SG9215c; July, Gig
92c; August 9049lc. Corn duh, weak and
lower; No. mixed. on track, 3sc; steamer No.
mixed, in Twentieth street elevator. .ungraded
I5sS4IIc: Sss june 9Oslelissc; July. 4oSS4lIsc:
August, 4NQI34c. Oats quiet and lower;
No. white, S41lc; No. white: 344c; futures
SS%c; July S8GSS<c; August, SOG3Oslc. Pro
visions in moderate request and steady. Eggs
firm and in good demand; Pennsylvania frsts,
lz@I41lc.
ST. LoUIs-Flour quiet and easy but un-
changed. Wheat opened lower, washed down.
still lower, and closed at l@l1zc below yester-
day: No. 2 red, cash, 921zc; July closed at
S75SGSSc: August, $3.50; December, S91ac. Corn
opened lower for options, still further declined
and closed at N@sSc below Yesterday; No. .
cash was better at S41s@34l4c July closed at
S2ssc; August, S23zc; September. S51lc: Oats
1Spay firm 516 mot nGthInE doas; go No nd cash
higher at 53c. Barley entirely neglected. Flax
seed steady at 81 IS. Bagging nominal at 61zQ
SIC. Provisions quiet with only = job trade.
Standard mess pork, sl3 Lard-Butcher
grades, So 9O@6 co.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of wheat were l43
cars; shipments, S6 cars. The demand for No.
Northern wheat was fairly GOOD at the start
several local millers buying, but as the weak.
ness became more developed in futures, they
withdrew and sales were slow to make except
at concessions; No hard was not in active de-
mand; the under grades appeared to be doing q
little better at the lower range of prices
Closing quotations: No. ! hard, May, S915c;
June 90%c; July. 9lHc; on track, 9l@9l1zc;
No. Northern, May, S9lzc; June, 9Ossc; July,
9I5sc; on track, 90@9O15c; No. 9 Northern, May,
Soc; June SIC; July, SSc; on track, S5@oSc.
BALTIMORE Wheat-Western easy: No.
winter red, spot and MAY 92@921zc; July,
yl1I@9i75c: August. 90c. Corn-Western quiet;
mixed, spot 4l34@42c; May. 4l1zc bid; June,
4O3z@4lc; July, 405s9407sc: August, 1870 Ale;
steamer, 40lzc bid Oats inactive and un-
changed. Rye quiet; prime to choice, 6lG62c;
good to fair, 5SG60c. Hay weak; prime to
choice timothy, sl3 00@13 so. Provisions steady
and unchanged. Butter weak; creamery, fancy,
I7c: fair to choice, l5@l6c; imitation, l3@l5c;
ladle fancy, l2c; good to choice, S@4l0c; store
packed. 6@ll0c. Eggs strong at 13c. Coffee
dsll; Rio cargoes, fair. 1870; No. z, 17s4@lsc,
MILWAUKEE, - Flour quiet. Wheat dull;
lac lower; No. spring, on track, cash, SSGS9c;
July, SS7kc bid; No. l Northern, BIC Corn
scarce; No. g. on track, 35c. Oats weak; No. 2
white, on track 2g14G29Hc Rye firm; No. i,
IN store. 5234c. Barley higher; No. 2, in store,
4534646c. Provisions weak. Pork, Sl3 "a.
Lard. Sc 30. Cheese steady; cheddars. l0c.
ToLEDo-wheat dull and firm; cash May,
93c; June, 921Ic; July. 9l1lc; August S914c.
Corn dull: cash and May, S554c: July, 36c.
Oats quiet; cash. SOC. Cloverseed dull and
steady: cash So so: October 81 TO-