Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-09
MARKETS BY WIRE.
A Coed Movement In Wheat-Mny Higher
and July Lower Traders Ratified
by the ST. Louis FaiIure-Pork

and somewhat feverish. Fluctuations at uihes
were rapid and frequent, and the failure Oh q
prominent ST. Louis trader helped to unsettle
affairs somewhat. The market opened rather
weak at shade under yesterdays closing ana
immediately declined I6ssc, and then ad-
vanced sS61Sc, fiuctuated some little time, and
then receded &c for May and sc for July, out
later advanced 1c for May and &c Tor July,
and the closing was nc higher 1or May
and &c lower for July than yesterday.
There was not much news of any kind from
the outside and the market was governed pf
speculative influences.
Corn was traded in to a fair extent. the mar
ket ruling a little irregular wlthln compar-
atively narrow limits. The bulk OF business
was in May and July. the latter IN particular
receiving unusual attention. The straits were
reported open and vesselmen were preparing
to move out the fleet. /. .
Oats-The market was inactive and ateadier,
but prices were confined to q smaller range.
Closing prices showed slight gain ovrr those
of yesterday.
A fairly active business was done in FORK, but
the feeling was somewhat unsettled. Early
prices advanced l0c, later the feeling growing
easier. prices settled back again '199iOc To-
ward the close the feeling was stesdler and the
market closed with the greater portion OF the
advance lost
Trading was light in lard and the feeling was
steady, price changes very slight.
Only fair business was transacted In ribs
and the feeling was steady.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT-April, No. ., GS0A@793l@S01c;
May. Se3sQSlhSSO16Gsl14c; June, S04SSlA9
GcRNgNo. z April. 8Oa8O14 4@soasO1lc; May,
3Ozs@SlG303z@Slc; July. 321F@S2l4 gS2@S2Ac;
oATsaNo: May. 225s9a5s @22ssQZ25ze;
:5.n June; n;,: :227s@22AS22hS2274e; July 22'S9SS
MEss PORK, per bbL-May. $40 659lo $50
10 65@l0 IS: June. $40 75@l0 S21a@l0 T59
90 75 July, $40 S50lo so@lo S215al0 S.
Sc 22l666 22l6616 2216D6 DIX: JULY Sc 2M6l6 so
SHORT RIB SIDES. per 100 bs.-May. IS l715@
s 9Og2 9O2 oI71s@5 20; June. June. IS 2565 Is; July,
Cash Quotations were as follows: Flour
firm, with an advance of l0c asked by dealers
in some brands. No. spring wheat. so
2red SO@SO15c. NO. z corn. So1s@oO5Sc. No
oats, 2215Q225sc. No. 2 rye, 4S115c. No. 2 bar
ley, nominal. No. ! Aaxseed, 81 4s. Prime
timothy seed. 81 % Mess pork. per bbl $40 Goa
sides Qoosel, IS 1905 20; dry salted shoulders
(boxed), 81 5O@4 90; short clear sides
(bo1ed); s. 5OGS &C. sugar,Unchanged. Re, Re-
SnsSss e%T5 S Goo ea5.ss S1s, wsss' aass
bushels; rye, 5000 bushels: barley, 3S 900 bushels.
ShIpments-Flour. II. 900 barrels: wheat, 24l,0O0
bushels: corn, 10000 bushels; oats 2l2, 900
bushels; rye, $1,000 bushels; barley, $1,000
bushels
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was weak. Fancy Elgin, 20@N1Sc:
finest Western. lS9lsc; fine 7@l713c; finest
dairies, lSG2Oc; fine, l4Q11c. Eggs, lO1ac.
NEWYoRK-Flour active for export and home
and firmer. Wheat-Spot stronger and irregu-
lar, closing steady; options active in protecting
contracts with few outside orders: most of
the business was done early in the day; prices
advance for May and 1s@14c decline on later
months. Cornmeal steady. Rye strong: West
ern, 57@5S14c. Barley firm; Western, 45G62c:
Canada, 6Og70c. Barley malt steady: Canada,
firm md nnda oroix
active; options dull and frmer Oats-Spot
fairly active: options fairly active and frmer.
Hay quiet; steady. Hops weak; quiet. Coffee
closed steady; unchanged to 10 points down.
Sales, 20750 bags, including April, 17.7O@
lz.75c; May, lz5O9l7.6Oc; June l7.s5c; July.
I;l5@l7.2Oe; August lI05c; September, 1880
December. l6S5@l64Oc; January, l625@
fair, 2o1sc; No. I hat bean. 1s@isIse.
sugar-Raw steady: fair demand; fair refining.
test, 53sc; refined weak; off A, S 1l-1695 $3.50;
confecnoners A,534c; powdered. &c. Molasses,
foreign dull, New Orleans steady. Rice firm,
steady: Rosin steady, strained common to
good. 81 25dsl 30. Turpentlne firm; 4Sc, spot;
4@4l13c to arrive. Eggs auIl, weaker: West
ern. ll49ll15c; receipts, l4655 packages.
new, sIl 75@l2 Is; extra prime 50 5OGl0 co.
Cutmeats strong; picked bellies, 51a@54c: do
shoulders, she; do hams, 94GlOc. Lard
tierces: options, sales $3.50 terces; April S. 10;
S. Ss96 S. closing s. 60; August S. 81;
S s eon IS Sa BSsteI ae beEa sDp
ply, weak; Western dairy. 715@l3c; do cream
cry. l0@l9c; do held 6@12c; do factory, "A
lac; Egin, 2lc. Cheese strong, active; Western.
l014@lV34c.
RE-Wheat--western, firmer; No.
2wlnter red spot and April, S4143S4s+e; May,
S51l@S51<c; July, S214c bid. Corn-Western,
firm: mixed. spot and April. S71sG3714c; May.
S72sgS,34ssS;, SOY June Ss1sgssssc; July ss5s9SSe;
firm; Western white. 3O@3lHc: do mixed, zig
2sc; graded No. white, 3lc Rye quiet at 55Q
56c. Hay, steady; prime to choice timothy,
Mess pork-Old, $40 rs; new, sl1 rs Bulk
meats loose shoulders, &c; long clear and clear
ribs. side, SIC: sugar-pickled shoulders. 515@
SSe; n sgsaris!neksd EDS shoulders 61soe4c; hams,
tive and lower; Western, l3@l5c; creamery,
l9@2lc. Eggs quiet at l3c. Coffee dull; Rio
fair at 2O1492O1zc.
MINNEAP0LIS-The receipts of wheat for
There was good demand for better grades of
cash wheat, with local millers taking the most
of low grades Low grades were generally pro-
nounced dull and dragging The smallness of
buyers, and prices show slight advance over
those of yesterday for high grades. Reports
from the country show bad roads, and very
The closing quotations: No. l hard, May,
size; July, s3l4c; on track. lSl15c; No. i
Northern, April 7g1zc: May, 1870; July, size;
on track, S01<c; No. Northern. April, &c;
May, nc; July, 7s1sc; on track, 76@7Sc.
ST. LoUIS-Flour very firm, but quiet.
Wheat-Higher, from wild and higher curing
caused by the failure of prominent terminal
broker; the market opened steady for May
and &c up on July from yesterdays regular
close: the market was rather nervous through
out, and closed with May, June and July 3zG02c
and August &c above yesterday; No. q red,
cash, Sic; May, 7915@SOAc; closed, sO1sc asked;
June, closed SO14c bid; July, 775ssc asked; Au-
gust, TIC. Corn better; No. mixed, cash,
2Sc; May closed at 2Sssc; July, 24l<0243Sc
asked; August. 301sc. Oats higher; No. 2 cash,
22c bid; May. 2315c. Rye. No. Blower. at
steady and firm. Pork, $40 90.
MILWAUKEE, Flour dull Wheat hc
higher; No. spring, on track, cash, 75G71fc;
bid; No. 1, northern, Sic. Corn firm; No. 3, on
track, 33c. Oats quiet; No. white, on track
244@25Lc. Rye firm; No. /, in store, 44c bid
steady. Pork. $40 20. Lard, Sc l2H Butter
lower; dairy, l5@l6c. Eggs-Market lifeless;
fresh, lie. Cheese unchanged; cheddars loo
l54c. Receipts-Flour. s. 300 wheat, II. 60O bar
ley, u,20O. Shipnents-Flour. l3, 100; wheat,
2, 200; barley, $500.
PHILADELPHIA-Flour easy. Wheat ruled
firm under small supplies and a good demand
wheat. Il, 900 bushels: corn, 1000 bushels;
oats, 1900 bushels; rye, 5000 bushels. Ship
ments-FIour, $50 bushels: wheat, 200 bush
els corn, I32 900 bushels. SSales-Wheat, Il, 600
bushels; corn, $4,000 bushels.
ToLEDo-Wheat active and easier; cash and
May. S25zc: July. Sic; August, S01sc. Corn dull
and firm: cash. SIC; May, 32l1c. Oats steady and
firm; cash, 235zc. Cloverseed dull and steady;