Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-10
MARKETS BY WIRE.
The Wheat Pit Badly Handicapped by Con.
flctinE Crop Reports - Nearly
Everything Dull nnd on

The Wheat Pit Badly Handicapped by Con.
'flctinE Crop Reports - Nearly
Everything Dull md on
| n Lower Level.
CHICAGO "A moderate business was
transacted in wheat to-day, although al
times the market ruled very quiet; the feeling
was rather weak and prices averaged slightly
lower than yesterday. There was no special
demand and the offerings were fair, and the
market acted as though somebody was unload
ing some wheat ard trying to sustain the mar.
ket as much as possible at the same time.
| The market opened the same as yesterdays
| closing, eased off 1s@Hc more, then rallied &c.
declined ss@15c held steady and closed about
| &c lower than yesterday. Reports regarding
the growing crop are conflicting. Kentucky
| reports winter killings; Tennessee reports con-
| siderable damage, and from different sections,
though many operators look upon these reports
| with suspicion.
A moderate business was done in corn, the
tone of the market being easier. The weaker
feeling was attributed mainly to the anticipated
larger receipts The market opened at yester-
| days close, was steady for a time, but the un-
dertone was weak, and when the receipts for
Monday came in sold off H@Ac, changed some
| and closed shade lower than yesterday.
Oats were active, but weaker and prices de-
clined A@5sc and the market closed tame at al
| most inside figures of the day and week.
There was a little more interest manifested in
the market for mess pork and the feeling was
stronger. Prices ruled 5@713c higher early in
the day. but settled back again during the latter
part of the session and closed quiet.
fairly active trade was reported in lard and
frmer feeling was manifested. Ptices were
advanced aQ5c,and the appreciation was fairly
well supported.
and the market exhibited considerable strength
Prices were advanced 5@711c, the market clos
Ing steady at medium figures.
The T leading futures ranged as follows:
77l14e; May. 7SsG@7S15@7s1sa7S1le; july, 7elS
SSEs@No; ? March 259@NzSe; May: 2s77ss
OATs-No. 2, March, zoe; May. 2IZ@2lZ@
2l@2lc: June. 2O5a@2O74@2O5s@205sc
NESS 7S Pore per ,1;H bbL@MaTeh 81 s2@s s2
LARD. ser 100 Ds.-March, S. 95Q5 95@
sz1a@5 941aa; May. s6 OO@6 O5@6 OOG6 O21122
June, s6 071166 O715@6 O5@6 OH
al z Mas May. 81 s%a4 Ia Dsi6ts1 s5sa sa4 4 ss ss
June. 81 9715@5 oO@4 97115@4 975%-
Cash quorarlons were as follows: Flour dull
No. spring wheat. 7sc; No. 2 red. 77ilg771Sc.
No. corn. Nzsc. No. 2 oats, 2Oc. No 2
rye. 4215c. No. barley. nominal. No. flax
seed. 81 4S. Prime timothy seed. 81 II: Mess
pork, per Dbl: 50 s5a9 90. Lard. per 100 lbs.
S. 95@5 971. Short RIBS sides Qoose) 81 S5@
30; dry salted shoulders (boxed), 81 20@4 25;
short clear sides (boxed(. IS 2O@5 25. Sugars
wheat, 1900 bushels: corn,\ 24S.OOO bushels;
oats, 1l9, 600 bushels; rye 5000 bushels: barley.
A.OO0 bushels. shipments-Flour. 1000 barrels;
oats. $4,000 bushels; rye, 5000 bushels barley.
$4,000 bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was steady and unchanged. Eggs, 13c.
New YoRK-Flour moderately active and
steady. CoTnmeal steady; yellow Western,
So 25@2 IS. Wheat-Spot steadier; options dull
and UNCHANGED to &c up and weak. Rye firm.
zoe. Barley malt quiet: Canada, 721z@S616c.
Corn-Spot steady and moderately active;
options dull and firm. Oats-Spot steady and
moderately active; options dull and firm.
Hay quiet and easy; shipping, 35@40c; good to
choice, 6OGS5c. Hops quiet and weak. Coffee
Options opened steady, points up to points
down; closed steady unchanged to 10 points up:
T.25@l7.30c; May, 17.109l7.2Oc; June. 17OO@
1z.l0c: July, 1695@lZ05c: August, 169ODl7 GOc;
September, 16S5@l695c; October, 6SO@l6 9Oc;
cargoes, 2OAc; No. fiat bean. 1SA@ls7Sc.
sugar-Raw firm 1 and quiet; fair refining, SlBc;
lated, 6 7-l6c. Molasses - Foreign firm;
500 test. 231Sc; New Orleans firm, common to
fancy. 3l@45c. Rice fairly active and firm; do
oil firm: crude, 2714@2Sc; yellow, 3s11a@s4c Tai
low steady; city (s2 for packages), 5-l6c. Rosin
steady; strained. common to good, 81 1O@1 Is.
ern, I6ll@is5Sc; receipts 1907 packages PORK
firm; mess old. $40 00@10 50; do, new. $40 rs
OIL Is; extra prime. 50 25@9 75 Cut meats in
asrF as5v1 Pched bellies g5 pieklsd s1G1 @
short clear, So IS. Lard stronger and quiet:
cash is scarce; unusually large exports taking
place; Western steam; S6 35; sales, 2250 tierces;
ing at s6 35: June. s6 Al; July. S. 49, closing at
So 45; October, So 80 asked. Butter steady and
fairly active; Western dairy. 5@lSc; do cream
cry, l5@26c; do held at S@l5c; do factory, 6dl
lsc. Cheese strong and in good demand; West
ern l0Q10Hc.
PHILADELPHIA-Flour quiet. but firm.
W Wheat quiet; fair to good milling wheat, 75@ |
S2sl lG83l4c; April, S3149S4c; May, Si34@S5Lc; |
June S454@S51lc. Corn-Market shade f1rmer |
under light offerings and fair inquiry for export;
m for roa Local demat qaet but sendy No
3oc; No high mixed in grain depot. SIC: Ma. 2 |
mixed; March. 35zs@961Sc; April, S5A@361sc;
May. S61s@S6z4c; june, S614&S6Ac; Oats-Car-
DO. choice SO11c; futures quiet but steady: No. |
white. March, 2S34@29l4c; April. 2S13@29c; |
May, 2Sss@2S34c; June. 2S13929c. Butter fairly |
extra, 26@27c; do prints. extra. 31@54c. Eggs
steady; Pennsylvania firsts. l5c.
IS-Wheat-Receipts of wheat
,or the day were 2l3 cars; shipments % cars
The demand for spot wheat was unusually
light, with millers and shippers all holding of.
It was late in the day before it took hold much
% buy, and then the purchases were slow and
Usually after more or less concessions had been
made by holders. Altogether it was the hard.
,st day in wheat that has been experienced in
time. Closing quotatlons: No. l
lard, March, TIC; April, ne: May, TIC: on
rack, 7S1&c: No. l Northern, March. 76c; April.
&c; May. TIC: on track, Tc; No. Northern.
March. 74c; April, 74c: May. 7514c; on track,
4114@7511c
ST. LoUIs-Flour quiet and unchanged.
Wheat easier; May 1-16c and July IG3sc below
No. red, cash. 764c: Nav closed
31sc asked; June, 761zc bid: July. 73L@733sc.
,orn quiet and easy; No. mixed. cash, 245sc;
March clUsed ut 25c asked; May, 251Sc bid:
July. 271sc; September, 2755sc Oats dull; No 2,
ash, 2Oc bid; May. 2O74 @2O5sc asked. Rve un,
hanged. Barley slow; sales of Iowa at S5637c
Tlaxseed higher, 81 Al. Provisions strong at
unchanged figures. with the excep-
ion of pork, which was 10@l21Sc higher
MILwAUKEE-Flour unchanged. Wheat
teady: No. 2 spring, on track, cash, 72a73c;
lay 7234c; No. l Northern, Sic. Corn dull;
No. i, on track. 2735c. Oats easier: No. 2
7hite. on track. 2234@23c. Rye lower; No. l,
n store 43@43Ac. Barley quiet; No. 2, in
tore, &C. Provisions quiet. Lard, IS 95
,heese steady: cheddars, 9@915c.
Observation-Disclosures firm and unchanged.
butter active for fresh. Eggs strong at l41sc
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