Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-03

SHORT hIDS
Cash quotations were as Follows:
Flour firm; dealers asking advance of l0c. No.
2spring wheat 81 04@i 05: No. spring wheat; IS
Qe9c: No. red, 81 Oill 05; No: corn 6Sssc:
No. oats. SIC. No. white 541z@55lc; No.
inai; No: Z, ilS7sc; Ec, 'G Nominal; 10. HaI-
por Dbl. sl2 CO. Lard. per 100 lbs. s6 20. Short
rib sides (oose). IS 90l5 IS; dry salted snoul-
ders (boxedl. IS 1895 20; short clear sides
(boxed), S. 20Sl6 21 Sugars unchanged. On
the Produce Exchange today the butter mar
ket was steady and unchanged Eggs, l6Gl7c.
NEW YoRK-Flour firm and held higher;
moderate trade. Cornmeal quiet and frn
Wheat-Spot market s44lc higher and quIet;
No. ., red, 81 l75s in elevator. 81 lS1 ahoat
81 lS19 I. q. h.: No. red 81 l015: ungraded red
81 Osl 49l 10; No Northern, 81 24sss; No. hard,
81 271a; options showed rather All excited mar
ket without especially large transactions and
an advancing tendency, which amounted to %sQ
sc for the day, and wholly on the tone of
he cables and especially those from France.
Foreigners were chief buyers: No. 2 red April,
closing at 81 l654; May 81 II 3-l61l lS1, closing
at 81 lSs4; June, 81 IL l-lsGl ll1s, closing at
81 O59S: September 81 04al 04sS. closing at
81 0415; December, 81 05sI@l 06 GIG, closing at
waukee, S36S4c; ungraded western, 7712GS5c;
Canada. SsG9Oc. Corn-Spot market 1lc higher
and quiet; No: 2 7s@7s19c in eleyator.
Steamer s r0a fed unSssss s m'1sa ea;ous Sdf ssssd
lily advanced and closed H0l1sc up
on very light receipts at the west of
reserved offerings and steady wants of shorts;
closing at 75c; June: 7l%@72alc. closing at
7234c; July. 7lA@7lXc, closingat 7l1sc; De-
cember, 6l1sc: Oats-Spot market quiet: op-
tlOns aniet at 11@7sc higher: May, $3.50. closing
af Inl nl ut
August. 45c: spot No 2 white. Ol4@62c; mixed
Western, 57G6lc: white do, 6OG65c; No. 2
Chicago, 6O06O1zc. Hay quiet and steady.
to snoee %e 2SOc :ePs Pasc eass %
Tallow stronger, city (s2 for packages), I-I69
51sc. Eggs quiet and steady; western, 2lL@
2l1Sc Hides quiet and firm. Pork firm ana i'll
moderate demand; old mess. sll 75Gl2 Is; new
mess sl3 75Gl4 90; extra prime, sll 50@l2 90.
utmeats firm and quiet; middles quiet and firm.
Lard lower. closing firm: Western steam, S. 95;
bid: June s. IA; July 81 24G7 %, closing at
81 26 bid; August 81 40; September, 81 ST. But
ter quiet; Western dairy. l3G24c; do creamery,
22a27c: do factory, l3a241@c; Elgin: 2Sc. Cheese
moderate, active and firmi skins, 61zGloc; Ohio
skins, S1llc.
ST. LoUIs-Flour firmer; xxx, s. 2O@3 25;
family, S. 50GS 60; choice. So S084 70; fancy,
81 30a4 40; extra fancy, 81 60G4 40: patents,
81 9095 %. Wheat opened firm and Nc above
yesterdays close and advanced still further,
but eased of later and ruled easy until noon,
when a sharp reaction took place and prices ad
vanced rapidly and the close was strong at lc
above Yesterday; No. red. cash. 81 0S189l 041f;
MAY. 81 04Gl %. closing at 81 05: July, 975s
G9S5sc. closing at 9S1ac; August 9554G96ssc,
closing at 9615c. Corn opened sc higher
than yesterdays last sales, weakened soon
afterward with wheat and ruled easy for the
first hour. after which prices advanced and
closed frm at the highest point of the day; 20.
2. cash. 651SG6615c: May, 647aG66c, closing at
66c bid; July, 63s4@64c. closing at 6419c hid.
nato f.ad ND Ia srha No oael,
May. 535s closing at 5Sc asked; july, 540545sc,
closing at 471sc. Rye quiet. Barley quiet but
steadv: Minnesota, 76c. Provisions fairly
steady but quiet. Pork-Standard mess Sl2 IS
Ql2 90. Lard-Prime steam, S6 80 bid.
PHILADELPHIA - Flour quiet but firm.
Wheat options opened lc higher. but ;reacted
&c and closed nominal; choice milling grades
firm. No red. April, 81 0s1<9l 10; May and
June, 81 ll1&8l Il: July 81 0S1I9l 05. Corn
Spot and April hc lower; futures beyond this
month neglected and wholly nominal; steamer
No 2. mixed. in grain depot, 7sc; No;
mixed and high mixed, in grain depot and
elevator, 7S1Ic; No. 2 mixed, April T515@76c;
May, T4@75c: June, 729721dc; July. 7IG272c.
No. 2 white, 6uc: do. cash, 6O1S@61c; No. 2
white. April, 59549601Sc; May, June and July
6O96O15c. Butter dull and weak: Pennsylvania
creamery, extra, 29G30c; do. print extra 343
&c. Eggs firm and higher; Pennsylvania firsts,
2lc.
EAPolIS-Receipts of wheat were
small and considerable went to supply sales
previously made, SO that offerings were below
the requirement. Local millers were active
buyers at from 81 03 to 81 0315 for good milling
No. / Northern and 81 0l 10 81 O2 for No.
Northern. The outside demand was only mod
crate. Closing quotations: No. i hard April
81 o.; on track, 81 059l 06; No. / Northern,
April. 81 U2: May. 81 O21s9l O214; on track,
81 036l 0316: No. Northern, April. 99Hc; on
track, 81 0lQl o. July, 81 O45s91 04s4.
BALTIMoRE-Wheat-We frmer; No.
May, 81 1l169l 1ls4; July. 81 O6lz@l O6]%; Au-
gust, 81 o. Corn strong: Western mixed,
spot and April, 34G75o: May, 7414G741dc; July,
7l1507l3zc; steamer, 73c. Oats fairly active
Rve firm. Butter easier: creamery fancy, 28c;
do fair to choice, 26G27c; good TO choice, 229
2Sc. Coffee quiet. Eggs firm at l9c.
CIkCINNATI-Flour stronger. Wheat strong;
No. red 81 C6tS. Corn scarce and strong;
No. mixed. 1886 Oats steady and firm;
No. mixed, 5Sc. Rye firm; No. 2. 92c. Pork
barely steady at sl2 25 Lard nominal at So 25
96 90 Bulkmeats firm at s. 25. Butter easier;
fancy Egin creamery, Soc. Eggs strong at 15c.
Cheese strong.
WAUKEE Flour unchanged. Wheat
No 2 spring. on track. cash. 81 90; May,
81 Oe1&: No. l Northern, 81 o.. Corn firm: No.
5, on track, 70c. Oats firm: No. white. on
track, b515c. Barley higher; No. 2, in store,
Provisions firm. Pork-May, SIS U.s. Lard
May, s. 05.
ToLEDo-wheat firm; cash. 81 or; May,
81 OS3l: July, 81 O3ll; August. 9916c: Decem.
Der, 81 OSH Corn dun and firm; cash, 72c; May,
Csc. Oats quiet; cash, size Cloverseed steady;
cash, 81 As