Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-14
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Bullish Features Prcdominate in the Wheat
Pit-Pork More Active But Early
Prices Not Maintained
Lard Sfrou0ar.


was transacted, but very firm feeling existed
most of the session. The opening was the same
as the closing yesterday, and declined nc,
then, with slight fluctuations advanced nc,
held quite steady, and the closing was Hc
higher than yesterday. Rather liberal clear
ances and good export inquiry at the seaboard.
with some business doing here were the prin-
pal influences affecting the market. Foreign
advices did not show any special change. A
moderate milling demand existed here for the
lower grades of wheat to 60 to interior winter
wheat points.
Detroit wired that country deliveries of wheat
were being readily absorbed by millers. and also
noticed an improved trade in flour. The
weather Bureau reported considerable rain
and cloudy weather in the lake region and Ohio
Valley, colder in Northwest and working
Southeast. Predictions for cold weather to-
morrow. Reports of crop damage were again
received from Tennessee and Central Illinois.
The last half hour of the session the market
developed decided strength, due to the receipts
of good many buying orders from the winter
wheat sections, st. Louis being reported
heavy buyer supposed to be on bad crop news
that quarter.
Corn was traded in to a moderate extent
within narrow limits. The feeling was steady
early and tirmer later. Operations were of
local character, the selling being mainly by par
ties against purchases in the country, and de-
mand confined to room operators. large
trader sold freely of May and purchased April.
The market opened shade under the closing
prices OF yesterday, was easv AMI sold off some,
ruled frmer and closed trife better than yes
terday.
Oats were traded in with more freedom, but
narrow A large operator sold May freely at
2lA@2lssc. This prevented advance. A
little more trading was noted in June and July,
and sales were at 1sc advance. March re-
mained neglected.
Mess pork trading was moderately active but
the feeling was somewhat unsettled and prices
fuctuated considerably. Prices were ad-
vanced 159z0c on May and 714@l0c on more de-
ferred deliveries, but prices settled back 21a9
DC, and the market closed comparatively steady.
Lard-Qulte good speculative business was
transacted and the market ruled stronger. The
transactions were made within about yester-
days range. and the market closed quiet at
about medium figures.
Short rib Substituting was active. Prices
were advanced 59711c, and appreciation was
moderately well supported.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT - No z March, I7sa9!S2s9I3s9
sss; Nay 1sss97s7s@7S1ss7c; July 1880
GoRNSNo. April. 2sss@2sAQ2s%a2sAc;
Ma May y ~ ,2agg5s2s7SSahs2s7Sc; July. soAsSoSs
oSTs.No. 2 March. 2ossc; May. 21Ia27s
MESS PoRK, per bbL-March. $40 221z; May.
so Se@Io 5o@lG 27aSlO 4 June. $40 s21a9
LARD. per 100 Ds:-March, s. o5; MAY, s. 10
@6 15@6 0714Q6 10; June, Sc l596 1896 1Z1a9
l215.
SHORT RIBS. per 100 ns-March. IS O2111
g5 024@5 ooe5 o215; 81 MAY ,C. s. oog5 g711@4 s71
Cash quorarlons were as follows: Flour
steady and unchanged. No. 2 spring wheat.
7S4@7S5sc: No. 3spriDg wheat 67@671ac: No. 2
red. ISl497SAc. No. 2 corn. ZS1sc: No. oats,
nominal. No. faxsesd. 81 &: Prime timothy
seed. 81 Is. Mess pork. per Dbl. SO 2O@l0 %
Lard. per 100 lbs. s6 O715. Short RIBS sides
(boxedj, 81 4og4 So; short clear sides (6oxedJ.
IS S0@5 35. Sugars-Cut loaf unchanged.
Receipts-Flour: 1000 barrels: wheat, 10000
Sushes bushes bafey s.
els. Shipments-Wheat,2 205, 600 bushels; corn,
III 900 bushels; oats, 5000 bushels; rye, 1900
bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was lower; fancy Elgin creameries.
25@2515c: finest Western, 23@24c; fine, 2l922c;
finest daires, 2O@23c; fine 14@lsc. Eggs 12111c.
NEW YORK - Flour steadier: moderate
business. Cornmeal quiet. Wheat-Spot more
14@5lc up. Rye firm; Western. 55@57c Barley
quiet. Barley malt quiet; Canada, 724@S715c.
Corn-Spot firm and moderately active; options
Spot % firme- and % moderately active; options dull
and firm. Hay quiet and easy. Hops easy
and quiet. Coffee-Options opened steady; 10
@20 points up; closed barely steady. unchanged
F.95@iS.O5c; June. ESO@l79Oc; July, 17.7O@
l7.75c: August l7.55c: September, lz409 SOC;
December. i7.lO@l7. zoe; January, iaO5@l7i5c;
February, H@lz05: spot Rio unsettled
easy, fair cargoes. 2O1lc; No. fiat bean, 1870.
sugar-Raw firm and quiet; sales, 966 hogs
SO test, 53-l6c: 1900 bags do centrifugals, y6
test, 11-l6c: refined steady and in fair demand;
off, l3l6c; confectioners' A, 8 l-l6c; powdered,
65sc. Molasses-Foreign firm; New Orleans
firm fairly COttO0Soad
oil firm. Tallow strong. Rosin quiet. Tur-
pentine easy at 4211@4254c. Eggs steady and in
moderate demand; Western. l4@l44c; receipts,
S,062 packages. Pork quiet and firm. Cut
meats quiet; middles dull. Lard steady and
quieter; sales, l.5O0 tierces; Western steam,
Sc so, closing at S. so; options, sales. 2750
s 46 closing at Sc "A bid: June. So a; July.
IS 5l@6 50, closing at s6 so bid; August, S6 56
asked; September, IS u asked; October, So Is
asked. Butter--Finest. demand fair; Western
S@15c; do factory, 6@l0c; Elgin, 2714c. Cheese
firm and in fair demand; Western 1Oa1O15c.
PHILADELPHIA - Flour very quiet. for all
grades except Minnesota patents, which are il
fair demand. Wheat steady but quiet; re-
jected. 6O97Oc: fair to good milling whear. 75@
SIC: prime to fancy. S5@9lc; No. red, in export
elevator. SEC: No. red. March. S214@S234c:
Apr All ma sSesSy S&ne g
301Sc; No. high mixed 3lc; No. in GIrard
Point elevator, 33c; steamer No. high mixed
in grain depot 36c; steamer in Girard Point
elevator, 341lc; No. in export elevator. 3515c;
No. 2 high mixed in grain depot; a6s4e; No. 2
May, s51l@S9lc; June, S55S@361sc. oats~caar.
lots steady; No. white, 2sc; No; white,
changed. Eggs dull and weak; Pennsylvania
frsts, 1314@l4c.
Observation-Disclosures OF wheat for the
day were 2l2 cars and shipments 80 cars. The
market for spot wheat was in better form and
home millers were buying more freely. A few
buyers for outside account were in the market
but their purchases were not large. few
local mill concerns took greater part of the
offerings and that. with firmer general markets.
was the cause of the improvement. Prices
were about the same as they were the day be-
FORE but more of the offers were taken earlier
in session. The closing quotations were: No.
l hard, March. 77c; April, TIC: May 79c; on
track, 7Sc; No. Northern. March. 757Sc; April,
76c:May.75c: on track. 7G34977c;No. :, Northern,
March, 1870; April, 74c; May, 76c; on track, "a
@751ac.
BALTIMoRE-Butter steady and unchanged.
Eggs weak at l2@l21ac. Coffee firm and strong;
Rio, fair. 2019G2GAc.