Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-17
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Wheat Ratified By n Berlin Dispatch, but
Strengthened BY n Cold Wave
Corn and Oats Lower

T Pork Fentureless.
CHIcAGo-Wh feeling was unset
tied. The opening was weaker, which was due
partly to the warm and pleasant weather, con-
siderable wheat having been bought in expec-
tation of freeze. First sales were at about
nc deduction, and prices declined Hc deduc-
tion and declined 1Sc more. But stronger
feeling developed and prices advanced A@4c,
then eased off Tc under large realizing, fuctu-
ated some and the closing was about Hc lower
than yesterday The volume of trading was
quite large and well scattered, good many
outside buying orders including some on for
eign account being received, and outside par
ties who have been watching the market for
favorable opportunity showed more inclination
to invest
There no doubt was lnconsiderabIe realizing
by parties who had bought at lower prices yes
terday, and some of the prominent bear traders
also fought against an advance and the feeling
was unsettled and uncertain. A Berlin dispatch
was received reporting heavy frosts in Ger
many and damage to the growing crop. and this
induced some good buying, largely from shorts,
which helped to force prices to the top notch,
as did also the Weather Bureau report here,
which reported cold weather in the Northwest.
Coma large volume of business was trans
acted In this market, the pit ruling quite active
ings being very liberal, especially of May,
which sold freely at 2934@30c, probably 5000
bushels. A good inquiry existed from shorts.
market opened weak at nc under the closing
prices of yesterday, and under free offerings
sold off %Q1zc rallied little with wheat, and
closed weak at n9e Lover than yesterday
but it fell slightly below that of yesterday. The
feeling was unsettled, the opening being weaker
and N@1lc lower. There was free unloading
by prominent local long, and the market for
time became very weak. Shorts bought freely.
and prices advanced N@31sc. Later in the ses-
sion the weakness in wheat and continued load
Swnn-
ceded sharply.
Mess Pork-speculative trading was under an
average and the market was weak, closing at
inside prices of the day.
Lard-A rather quiet trade was witnessed in
all futures, and the market was 211605c lower at
the close.
Short Rib sides-There was quite a clever
trading, but most of it was late in the session.
Prices ruled very weak, closing nc of for fut-
ures
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT-NO. 2, February. 75l751z@7414@
7419c; May. 771597S16@77H@T14c July, 1870
'65eSaSSoCzsiF 6oRS@aSo. February .271s@zk@g7<@a7<c;
May, May, SO1s@SO1s@2s2s@2s5sc; July, S1gSl@SO%
OATs-No. 2, February, 2Oa9Oc; May. RlA
@2las@205s92ONc June, I@2lH@20HQ2O
MESS Pork, per bbL-March. So 80g9 500
June $40 l21f@iO 121l@I6 65@lO O5.
LARD, per 100 Ds.-March, S. S5@5 s21S; May.
s.. .971z@5 g731@5 921<@5 9211f; June, IS O0@6 025
4 s21S; May. 81 S715a1 S5a4 871Ig4 SIX.
Cash quoratlons were as follows: Flour firmer
c sprns RSass sPFE Ted 3
1910; No. corn. H11c. No. 2 oats, zoe. No 2
rye, 42c. No barley 55@571<c. Prime tim
GGthy seed. 81 20; Mess - Pork; per bbl. So IS
QOOssl, 81 1904 Is: Dry saited shoulders
iboxed), unchanged. Sugars, cut loaf, un-
changed; Receipts-FlOuT; II,OOO barrels;
1888 600 bushels; rye. 1000 bushels: barley. $1,000
bushels. Shipments Flour, 10000 barrels;
wheat, 1900 bushels; corn, 100000 bushels;
oats. ISL 900 bushels; rye, 1000 bushels; barley.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was firm and unchanged. Eggs, l31S
@I4c
NEW YoRK-Flour dull and weak. Cornmeal
quiet Wheat-Spot dulli options fairly active
steady; western, 54@5Sc Barley steady: sales,
1900 bushels ungraded Canada at 8O@82c.
steady; options dull and steady. Oats-Spot
firmer and dull; options firm and moderately
active. Hay dull and weak; shipping, 35@40c;
steady Coffee-Options opened steady and un-
changed to points down. and closed steady to
10@l5 points up: sales, q. .25O bags. including
April. l6.l0@l6. 15c; May. l6OO@l6 l5c: June,
1695@l6l0c; July, 16.00c; August, I585@l5 95c;
September, 15S0@l590c October, l5.8OQl5s s5c;
December, l97o@l6SOc; spot Rio irmer and
Sugar = Raw quiet and steady; refined
lasses-Foreign firm; 500 test, 22c; New Orleans
and in fair demand; domestic. 41S@61zc; Japan,
1860. Cottonseed oil dull; crude, 28c; vel
low, 34c Tallow dull: city (S2 for pkgs). $2@
firm and quiet at 431&@44c. Eggs firmer; West
ern. l51I@1515c; receipts, 2,241 packages. Pork
quiet Lard quiet and firmer; Western steam,
2 G ae 80 GgtGn z % saes S
May, S6 30. closing at So g, bid; June, S6 35
nominal; July,S6 Al. Butter-Finest firm and
tairly active; Elcin, 28@2815c: Western dairy
do factory. 5@l8c. Cheese firm and in fair
demand; western. S@10c.
ST. LoUIs-Flour unchanged. Wheat opened
Hc lower, but later, under strong cables and
bad crop news from Germany, prices advanced
sharply. Subsequently decline set in and the
advance was lost and the close was L0s6c be-
low yesterday: No. red, cash. 75ss@755zc; May
July 73ss074c, closing at 733s@7S15c. Corn
declined and sold at lowest prices ever known
in this market; No. 2. cash, 251Sc; May $40
SMs: se 'SSsng S at CASH a6c d auY Ms7S S e5sSe a 9
Rye dull at 401Sc bid. Barley lower; nothing
DONE Flaxseed better at 81 3O@l 321%. Provi- |
sions very quiet.
MILWAUKEE, = Flour dull Wheat quiet
No. spring, on track, cash, 7l@7Sc; May, 7g1ze;
No. Northern, SOC. Corn quiet; No. 8, on |
track. &c. Oats steady; No. white, on track, !
2215@23c- Rye dulI No. l. in store. 49c Bar. |
ley easy; No. 2, in store. 4lHc. Provisions |
firm. Pork, cash. 50 ": May, $40 OH. Lard, |
cash, IS 80: May, S. 95 Cheese unchanged; |
cheddars, 9e1915c.
PHILADELPHIA-Flour quiet and weak |
Wheat-Options dull and prices largely nomi- |
nal: choice grades scarce and firm, but demand |
from millers light; rejected, 60070c; fair to |
good milling wheat, 7S@85c; prime to fancy, |
S6@92c; prime ungraded, S615c; No. 2 red, Feb |
ruary, S0@8015c; March, 81l<QS13zc; April, S2L |
@S2Zc; May, S314@8SAc.
BALTIMORE = Provisions steady and un-
changed. Butter steady and unchanged. Eggs |
easy at 121z@l3c. Coffee firm; Rio fair at |
19%c.
ToLEDo-Cloverseed active and lower; cash.
February and March, So 80