Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-28
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Wheat Bnlled by Reports OF Damage 10
the Growing Crop-Fioods in the
Ohio Valley Give Corn

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CHIcAGo-There was a good business in
wheat again to-day, and the feeling was
stronger. with prices averaging higher than
yesterday. The opening was &c lower than
yesterday, but soon better feeling began to
develop, and prices were advanced Xc then
eased off &c, again ruled frmer, and the clos
ing was ssc higher than yesterday.
One of the principal reasons for the advance
to-day was the record of telegram from AL
bion, Mich. cancelling an order to sell wheat,
and which reported the growing wheat in that
vicinity badly damaged. From Randolph
county all crops were reported in fair condi-
ton. The early speculative offerings were
quite large. but were steadily absorbed by
prominent trader, who was credited as being
seller in yesterdays market. Later it was
found there was but little wheat for sale,
which. together with the bull news, started
shorts to covering, the advance holding until
the close.
A large business was done in corn. the mar
ket being more active than for several days
past. Transactions were largely in May,
though July received attention, and the frmer
tone was due largely to receipts not running up
to the calculations of Nav. the strength in
wheat, and the rumors of floods in the Ohio
Valley. The market opened at yesterdays
closing, was firm, advanced in all &c. eased on
little. ruled strong, closing Z@Hc better than
yesterday.
Oats were active, strong and higher May
Vsnced van ed %a%e. " On the BULGE Ad otfsrines m in.
creased and prices receded Zc, but the market
closed steady at &c higher than yesterday.
But little was uone in pork. Prices were
favorable to sellers. Not quite so much doing
IN short ribs. The market was stronger. Prices
were advanced 215@5c on deferred deliveries,
and the improvement was fairly well sup
ported.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT-No. 2 February. 7514@761s@75l@
@1SN@76Ne; 60. .' 's.'>N
SsA99OA@2sA@SOAc; July. SO74QSl149SOA
oars No. 2, March, 2O4@Nk@2OA@97kc;
May, 2l@2lH@2l@2lssc; June, 2U4G2l1z920s4Q
2lNc.
MESS PORK, per bbL-March. 50 6599 721S@
9 65@9 79116: May, 50 95@lO OO69 9215GIO 90;
June, $40 0219@l0 0714@9l0 O213@l0 05.
LARD, per 100 Ds.-Mareh.s 50 75@15 7714@5 III;
SHORT RIBS. per 100 6s.-March. "a 700
4 771S@4 7Ut94 7713; Nav. S4 S0G4 S71494 500
S7511; June, 81 S594 1904 S5@4 20.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour firm
and unchanged. No. 2spring wheat, 761z@765Ac;
No: spring wheat. 6596715c: No. red, 761l
@7654c; No. corn. ZS3sc. No. oats, 2Oc. No.
rye, 4211c. No. barley nominal No. l
faxseed, 81 42@1l 49, Prime timothy seed. 81 II.
Mess pork, per bbl. SO 70d9 75 Lard. per 100 lbs,
S. 7711. Short ribs sides uoose), 81 1904 so.
Dry salted shoulders (boxed), 81 1212Gl4 25.
Short clear sides (boxed) S. 90 as co. Sugars,
cut loaf, unchanged. Reeeiprs-Flour. 5000
III,
600 bushels; oats. 5000 bushels; rye, 1900
bushels: barley. 28.0O0 bushels. Shipments
Flour 10000 barrels; wheat. e 900 bushels: corn,
100000 bushels; oats, $4,000 bushels; rye, 1000
bushels: barley, 5000 bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was steady and unchanged. Eggs,
13@i4c.
NEW YoRK-Flour stronger and more active.
COrnmeal quiet Wheat-Spot higher; options
active and 5s@7sc higher; good outside buying,
stimulated by better export position; closing
strong. Rye velk; western, 54055c. Barley
weak; western 4S@63c; Cauada, 39675c. Barley
fairly active. %c up and firm; options more act
i've, M4Mc up and firm. Oats-Spot quiet and
quiet and easy. Coffee-Options opened steady,
5points down to 5points up closed steady and
unchanged to 5polnts up; sales, AZ, $50 bags. in
cluding February. l66O@l6.70c; March, 1850
@l655c; April, 16.45@l65Oe; May, 1900
l6.45c; June, l6.40@I646c; July, 1885
@l6.40c; August. 1625@l6S0e; September, 1920
@l625e; December, 1605@I0l0c; January,
l6.1Gc; spot Rio firm and in fair demand;
Sugar-Raw, firm and quiet; centrifugal, 96 test.
5 11-l6; sales, steamer caTgOes centrifugaIs for
Boston, 96 test, at 5-16c and C. f.; refined firm
firm, 50 test, 22A623c; New Orleans firm. Rice
fairly active and firm. Cottonseed oil steady.
Tallow steady. Rosin dull. Turpentine nominal
Western 144@l4111c; receipts, 6,357 packages
Pork steady and active. Cut meats dull;
picked bellies 5@53sc; picked shoulders, 4sSc;
picked hams, SI@S34c; middles slow. Lard
steam, s. l5@6 Tx closing Sc Is bid. Options
sales $50 tierces; March, IS IA; April,
s6 Is bid; May, 50 %; June, Sc %; July, Sc 80
bid; October; So 81 Butter quiet and weak;
Elgin. 2Se: Western dairy, S@l7c; do creamery
1292614c; do held, 8Ql5c; do factory, 5GlSc
Cheese strong and in good demand; Western,
S1SQ10c.
PHILADELPHIA - Flour Very quiet
Wheat-OptiOns weak aud lower; fancy milling
grades were in fair request and firm, but car
good milling wheat, 75@82c; prime to fancy. IS
@91c; No. 2 Pennsylvania red, IN export ele-
vatorr S6c; fancy ungraded Western, in grain
depot, 9lc: No red, in export elevator. size;
SIC; April, Sl74@S3c; May. S349S418c. Corn
Options HG1zc higher; car lois for local trade
quiet but steady; No. mixed, track, &c; No.
4yellow, track, 30c; No. 8, in export elevator,
quoted at &c., steamer, in export elevator, S41Sc;
No. high mixed and yellow, in grain depot,
SIC: No. 2 yellow, in Twentieth street elevator.
35sz@S5Ac; April, 3515Q35Ic; MAY, S5759361Sc.
Oats-Car lots firm but quiet; No. white.
2954c; No. white, in Twentieth street elevator,
3013c; do. in grain depot. Sic; options ruled
firm and futures beyond this month advanced
%Q71c under good speculative demand; No. 2
white, February. 3O03O19c; March, 2S7s9291Sc;
April, 2S1SQo9c; May, 2S14@2S14c. Eggs dull
and weak; Pennsylvania tirsts, 14@l41@c.
MINNEAPoLIs-The receipts of wheat for the
past "a hours we're I75 cars, with 1873 shipped
out. The demand was good for spot wheat all
around with prices advancing in sympathy
with the general upward movement in other
markets. Local millers were good buyers at
the small advance and advance orders we're in
here from the outside TO buy wheat for ship
ment. A few of them were limited too low TO
773lc; March and May, 79c: on track, 7S15c;
No. Northern, February, S6c: May, 18Ac; June,
773S6l7Sc; on track 75@7614c; No. 2 Northern,
February. SIC; March, T41ae; May, 754c; on
track. 7SG7516c.
ST. LoUIs-Flour unchanged; demand and
business light. Wheat higher. after advancing
and receding frequently during the session; on
outside advices the market closed with May
and July at &c above yesterday; No. red,
June, 76ilc closed, 761Sc bid; July. 7314@74c, |
closed 731s@274c bid. Corn higher; No. mixed, |
cash, 241sc; February closed e5c bid: March. |
251sc bid: May. 263sc; July, Z719c bid; August, |
2S1c; September, 2SS55sc bid. Oats higher: No. |
2. cash, 2O19c bid; May; 2lQ2lzse. Rye quiet;
FIaxseed strong, 81 81. Provisions quiet and !
unchanged.
MLwAUKEE-Flour quiet. Wheat firm; |
No. spring. on track, cash, 7lQ73c; May, 73c; |
No. Northern, SOC. Corn firm; No. on track. |
271Ie. Oatg steady. Rye-No. !. in store. 4312 |
@44c. Barley quiet; No. 2 in store, 401204lc. |
Provisions firm. Pork, So 20. Lard, s. IN. !
Cheese unchanged; cheddsrs, 9Q913c.
BALTIMoRE-Butter steady; Western packed, |
I6@2Ic; best roll, l6@lSc; creamery. 25G27c. |
Eggs quiet at 13@l31Zc. Coffee firm; Rio car |
goes, fair, 19sz@20c.
ToLEDo-Cloverseed dull and firm; cash, |
March and April. SO 10.
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