Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-04
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Bulge in Almost Everything on the specu-
lative Bonrd-News in the Wheat
Pit of a Builish Tenor

Bulge in Almost Everything on the Specu.
lntive Bonrd-News in the Wheat
Pit of BuIIish Tenor
Throughout.
CH1cAGo-Trading in wheat was active
to-day, and the market was firm. A
larger business was transacted than for some
time. prominent local trader was reported
as having sold freely most of the day, but the
market absorbed offerings and prices reached
higher point with each. The market opened at
about closing figures of Saturday, eased off nc,
then with some fluctuations advanced 1ssc, re-
ceded slightly and closed about 5sc higher than
Saturday. Cables were encouraging to holders.
All the news in fact favored the bulls.
Corn was traded in moderately at slightly
higher prices, the market ruling frmer in
sympathy with the advance in wheat. A large
local packer and warehouseman was rather
free seller on to-day's bulge. The market
opened at Saturdays closing prices, was steady
but soon became stronger and advanced &c,
eased OF some and closed shade better than
Saturday.
Oats were traded in quite freely tor May, but
other deliveries were slow. A frmer feeling
developed and prices advanced sc for May and
the market closed steady at intermediate prices.
The more distant futures sympathzed with the
May. but price changes were small.
A fairly active trade was reported in mess
pork and the feeling was steadIer. Early the
was quickly recovered and the market closed
steady at outside figures.
A stronger feeling was developed in lard
owing to stocks reported being lighter than
prices advanced 21fQ5c and the improvement
was fairly well supported.
A fairly active trade was reported in short
ribs and the feeling was firmer. Prices ad-
vanced 214@5c on the whole and closed steady.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT-No. 2 March, 77@7s@H9114c:
May. 7s24@7sM@7s1z9791Sc; July, T@77A@76A
CoRN = No. 2 March. 2s1s@2s%@2H@2sAc;
s5SSs5gsse Msy; 52gsseS9%Sas7eS0o' July so7l@sl%@
Stas al M.Esn Ssns. '?&ss Msy s
M EsS PORK, per bbl.-March, SO 9O(l9 90;
May, M SO o5@IO lO@lO OoalO 10; June, $40 O5@
as 80; May. IS 95@6 OO@5 95G6 90; June,
S6 05@6 O71d@6 O5@6 OH.
SHORT RIBS. per 100 March, q So@
sS4 s.? 9gns s04 6 a5S Oda May s 8 90 sOa4 sSaa s0a
Cash quoratlons we're as follows: Flour1Firm
and unchanged. No. aspiring wheat, 78@5s1Sc;
No. spring wheat. Csc; No. red, 7S16c. No.
No. 2 barley. nominal. No. daxseed. 81 45
Prime timothy seed. 81 14Q1 Is. Mess pork,
per Dbl. SO S5@9 90. Lard. per 100 lbs. s. go
sasss shoss 1os sides 9oss = SCI DRY
clear sides (boxed). IS 10. Sugars, cut loaf,
unchanged. Receipts-Flour, 10000 barrels:
wheat 10000 bushels: corn. $4,000 bushels;
ley $1,000 bushels. shIpments-Flour. 5000
barrels; wheat 5000 bushels; corn, $4,000
bushels; oats q 600 bushels; rye. 1000 bushels;
barley. 1900 bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
l21zc.
NEW YoRK-Flour stronger and more active.
Cornmeal dull; yellow western. 81 25@2 55.
Wheat-Spot dull and 3l@lc up; options active
and 1QAc higher on local manipulation: clos
ing firm; Rye firm; western, 55@57c; Barley
quiet. Barleymalt dull. Corn-Spot irregular
and less active. closing easier; options moder-
fairly active, IQ1ac up and firm. Hay easy and
quiet. Coffee-Options opened steady, lO@l5
points up. closed firm. 1O@25 points up: sales,
April, is.sSc: NAY, is75@iss5c; june. is 7SS
16s5c; July, 1665al6.75c: August. l66o@l665c;
September, 1655@l66Oc; October, I64 45c; No.
vember, l6 4Oc; December, l6.35G16.4Oc; JAN
fair caggoes. 3Oc; No. ! fiat bean. 1SHc.
rs ,si bags; cesnt5ifugals: Ss test.
&c; granulated, 6ssc Molasses-Foreign firm;
New Orleans strong; common to fancy, Sl@45c.
Rice firm n, and in fair demand Cottonseed oil
! 5.l6c. Rosin dull TGrpentine 1 tin nominal. nominal.
Eggs in good demand and firmer: Western, 15A
@l6c; receipts, 6,6S8 packages. PORK quiet;
mess, old, sl0@l0 50; do new $40 75@1l so; extra
prime, 50 2S@9 70 Gut meats dull: picked
but quiet; Sales, $50 tierces Western % Steam at
So 90 closing at s. 2275 bid: options-sales 1000
@6 80, closing at s6 SO; June, IS 80; July, s6 40
closing at SIS 40 bid. Butter quiet and about
steady; Elgin. 27k@28c; Western dairy, ca
lse; do creamery, 1a9261c; do factory, 3
1O11c.
PHILADELPHIA = Flour - Firm: Western
winter. clear, 50 75@4: do do straight, 81 100
4 IS; winter patent, 81 1904 80: Minnesota clear
g se@4 DO straight s. bEi 25@a s5 do
milling wheat, 75Gs2c; prime to fancy, S5@9lc;
ungraded. in grain depot, SAC; do prime, S515c:
No. red. March. S219S3c: April, S3@831ac:
srade pas stesd9 Eo
high mixed. on track, aOc: steamer No. 2
mixed. in grain depot S6c; No: high mixed, in
Dc sc; No mixed ssse7 March, $a@s5Ac; April,
Oats-Car lots steady but demand light No. |
white. 301ac; No. l white 321ac; futures quiet |
but steagy; No 2 white. March. 2S7s92eAc;
29c. Provisions steady and in moderate de- |
mand. Pork-Mess, SI1 5O6l2; do prime mess, |
new. sl1; do family, Sl2 5O@l3. Hams smoked, |
}A@l1c. Lard-Western steam, s6 81. Butter |
dull and unsettled; PENNSYLVANIA creamery,
extra, 26@27c; do prints, extra, 3l@36c. Eggs |
hrmer and in better demand; Pennsylvania |
irsts, H@l415c. Cheese tirmer; part skins, 81 |
&c.
MASSACHUSETTS, receipts of wheat, in
,luding Sunday were 234 cars; shipments l |
EAR. Cash wheat was strong and track samples |
we're picked up early at prices averaging rather |
better than Saturday. A good local milling de-
nand existing and most of the samples were
Of outside orders were here for the purchase Of |
milling wheat, with a reasonable number of
hem supplied from the large arrivals. There
was some increased firmness on the part of
FOLDERS caused by the excitement and upward
urn in the speculative markets Flour was
rot much quickened, but millers felt more con-
Quotations: No. hard March. 7s115c; April, zoe;
Nay, soc: on track, 7915c; No. 1 Northern,
March, SIC; April. 7615c; May. 7S1Sc; on track.
SIC; No. 2 Northern. March. 7514c; April,
SIC; May. 1910; on track, 750761ac.
ST. LoU1s-Flour firm but unchanged. Wheat
higher; the market closed with May nc above
saturday; No 2red cash, IS 4-5@77c; May closed
7@7715c bid; June. TIC nominal; July.
AZ asked. Corn quiet; No. 2 mixed. cash. 25l4
.skod: September, 2S54c bid. Oats nothing do
ng; No. q cash. nominal, 2019c bid. Rye, 1910
lc. Barley unchanged. Flaxseed, 81 35. Pro-
'isions firm, but quiet and essentially un-
hanged
70. spring, on track, cash. 72174c; May, 7515c;
So Northern, Sic. Corn firm; No. 8 on track,
TIC. Oats quiet: No. white on track, 2215c.
Rye quiet. No. l. in store. 441sc. Barley quiet;
Io 2. in store. 4O15c. Provisions easier. Pork,
so. Lard, S. s715. Cheese steady; cheddars,
G914c.
BALTIMORE - Provisions steady and un.
hanged. Butter steady. Eggs strong at 14c.
,otfee firm; Rio fair, quiet.
ToLEDo-Cloverseed active and frmer; cash,
1arch and April, So 20; October, So 40.
Brazilian Coffee.
Rio DE JANEIRo, March 3-Corfee-Regu-
lr tirsts. 1900 reis per 10 kilos; good second,
$50 rels. Receipts during the week, $1,000
ags; purchases for the United States, Al, GOO;
took. III. 600 bags.
SANTOS March 3.-Coffee-Good average,
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