Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-27
MARKETS BY WIRE.
Wheat Slow but Stronger All Around-Fa-
vorable Crop News-Corn and Oats
q Shade Better-Pork Weak

and Unsettled.
cHlCAGO-Only a moderate business was
transacted in wheat to-day, but firm feeling
existed and prices averaged higher all around.
May and June made some rather sharp fuctua-
tions, but July ruled steady within a narrow
range. May and June opened HG1lc higher
and advanced 1ss@l34c, and closed firm at al
most outside prices. July opened 1890
higher, ruled firm and closed about 10 higher
than yesterday.
The firmness was attributed to the natuye Of
the crop news and favorable advices from
abroad. Crop news from the Northwest re-
ports favorable progress, though to-day q dis
patch from Minneapolis said that seeding in
the Jim River valley had been stopped on &C
count of dry weather.
=Another dull day was witnessed in corn,
though the feeling was somewhat frmer. Op-
tions were confined largely to local operators
and fluctuations were kept within narrow linn
its. The market opened at a trifie above yes
terday's closing. was easy for time, then sold
up ssc, one or TWO prominent traders buying
freely of July and some May, which started the
crowd to covering, eased OFF some then, closing
AGSc better than yesterday.
Oats we're fairly active, and a stronger feel
ing prevailed. Prices advanced sk3%c for the
distant futures but May held easy. The feat
ure of the trading was the free selling of May
by large holder. His operations prevented
prices for that month from advancing, and they
held at about the same to Nc above yesterdays
close.
A weak and unsettled feeling prevailed in
pork and prices receded 40Q50 cents. AT re-
ductlon there was little more inquiry, and
prices rallied 20930 cents and closed compare
lively steady.
A fairly active business was reported in short
ribs. Prices early receded 6Q7Hc Later
steadier feeling prevailed, but trading was
rather light and prices slightly improved.
The lard market ruled rather weak early,
and prices declined 507Hc. Later they rallied
slightly, the market closing steady.
The leading futures ranged az follows:
.WHEAT-No. April. sslg9O9ss19
ss29e; sSS9:;O0eNd1sy Nay STs4Sso@SsHgsoe; June, $50
GoRNeNo. z April. 825SgSzsFgS2E Eaa2xc;
n, May. ,ss2Nas2ss9s2149s2hc; July. s8sSgS35sS
'Vss;U OATS swNo. 2. May. 24x@24s<a24,sa24s<c;
June. .i249247sG4a244c; July, 25s6@24sa@255S
MESS PORK, per bbI.-May, slS Ooals $50
l3 00@13 35; June, sl3 7O9l3 700l3 80Ql3 3715;
July, sl3 7O9lS 7O@l3 22314G13 471<
, LARD, .AId, per 100 bs. = May. 50 35@s $50
s7s: Ss July, s. 475Sss 479sSs s sOgs IS a30 ''S
SHORT RIBS, per 100 ns.-May. s5 325195 S2111
@5 25ta5 2715; June. S. 4O@5 4OQ5 35G5 371S;
July, IS 471&Q5 5O@5 1896 IS.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour firm
and unchanged. Me- spring wheat SS3I69Oc;
No. spring wheat. 73G75c; No. red. S85lc;
No. corn. 325sc. No. oats, 2455sc. No. 2 rye,
49m@50c. No. barley nominal. No. 1 fax
seed. 81 40. Prime timothy seed. 81 IS. Mess
8 3211. Short ribs sides Qoose), IS 25Q5 30;
dry salted shoulders (boxed), S. 0OG5 %; short
clear sides (ooxed). S. 7oQ6 rs. Sugars un-
changed.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was firm and unchanged. Eggs, l01fc.