Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-08
MARKETS BY WIRE.

NEW YORk-Flour-Market stronger and
fairly active. Cornmeal firm and in fair de-
mand. Wheat-Spot market 1Q11zc higher,
firm and moderately active; No. 2, red, 81 l61S
Gl IS1S in elevator, 81 ISGl I93I afioat, 81 IgG
! 205s + o. b.: No. 8 red, 81 llQl ll13; ungraded
red, 81 ll1I@l 201a; No. / Northern, 81 2434;
No. l hard, 81 27s4; it being holiday at Chi
cago on account OF city elections, most buying
orders were turned to this market, and large
business was done with wild and excited mar
ket; prices advanced early ls4G2$sc on account
of an advance on the other side anu large export
buving of futures. There was only reaction
of SsG5sc. which was on realizing: No. red
May, 81 l31z6l Il ll-l6, closing at 81 AZ;
June 81 llls9l l23s, closing at 81 Il; July,
81 OS1SGl I015 closing at 81 O91S; August 81 O45i
al 05% closing at 81 O55S; September 81 "a
al 051s closing at 81 045z; December, 81 0514
81 O., closing at 81 o612; Nav, 1892. 81 OS1zg
l Gs71, closing at 81 G913. Rye quiet and steady.
Barley steady and quiet. Corn = Spot
market %Glc higher, firm and dull; No .
7s18c in elevator; 791@c afloat: ungraded mixed,
"gSOc; steamer mixed, 7SQ79c; options ad-
vanced 7s9lc and ruled firm but dull; the rise
was caused wholly by the excitement in wheat;
April 7315Q1Sc, closing at 7Sc; May. 73lIGQ74c
cio,inE at 7S1sc; June, 7l719707sc closing at
Receipts. 1000 bushels; exports. 200 bushels;
sales. ll5000 bushels futures lOl. 900 spot: spot
market higher, frmer and quiet; options quiet
aud stronger; z3Ap, AAprl, 5915e; Nay. 5924G5s2sc,
ing at 59J4c; July, 595 @595sc, clos
ing at $3.50; spot No. white, 6l@62c:
mixed Western, 51G6lc; white do, 60G65c;
No. Chicago, 6U(36O1Zc. Hay quiet and
steady. Hons quiet and firm TaiOw
steadIer. Eggs large receipts and lower; West
ern, l4Gl5c. Pork firm and unchanged; old
mess, $ll 75Ql2 %; new mess, Sl3 Z5Gl3 rs;
extra prime, Sll 5OGl2 co. Cut meats strong
and wanted; middles dull, but strong. Lard
fiTB;er and quiet: Western steam, Sc IS; city,
So 80 bid; May, s. s., closing at S6 Sc; June
closed at s. el; July, s. llG1 l6 closing at s. Is:
August. 81 y; September, 81 3l17 3S, closing at
s. A. Butter quiet and about stoady; Western
dairy. l2G22c; do creamery, elG261ac; do fac
tory, l2G24r Elgin, &c. Cheese IN moderate
demand and firm; skins, 616Gl0c; Ohio flats, s
GLE
ST. L0UIS-Flour-Holde firm for an aG-
vance. Wheat-The opening was &c up for
May and unchanged for July as compared with
yesterdays close. Buying orders were plenti-
full and prices went rapidly up and although
there was an occasional reaction the demand
continued good and the general tone strength
eDed and fluctuations violent No. red,
cash. 81 059l G513; May, 81 04156l O516 clos
ing at 81 054@l 0531; July, 961S@99c; closing
at 9Sc; August, 9534 G965sc; closing at 961lc.
Corn was ZG1ac higher than yesterdays last
prices at the opening this morning and started
on the up grade Immediately, the advance not
being checked until IL o'clock, when values
weakened but recovered again and ruled ir-
regular to the close which was quiet and above
Yesterday; No. cash. 6715@6Sc; May, 65sl@
6656c, closing at 66ssc; July, 621zQ6S3Sc closing
at 633zc. Oats quiet but firmer; No. 2 cash.
CSC; May, 543s@542sc; closing at 5415c. Rye
dull and lower; No. 2, SIC. Barley hIm; Min
nesota, 75c. Provisions quiet but trmer Pork
higher: standard mess, Sl3 271aQl3 %. Lard
Prime steam, S6 25@6 80.
RE-Wheat-Western strong and
higher; No. red winter spot April and May,
& l2l44 121%; July 81 01@l 07I4. August,
Il O3A bid. Corn-Western frmer; mixed.
spot and April, 74@T41zc; Nay, 731l97S119c; July,
I2c bld: steamer, 72c Oats quiet; Western
white 6cG62c; do do mixed, 5sG6Oc; graded Ne.
white, &c; do do mixed. Gle. Rye quiet;
choice, SScQSl 90; good to prime, 95Q9Sc; COM
mon to far. 75g90c. Hay fairly active and
hrm; caoIce aGd timothy, Sll 5oGl2 %; good 10
prime, $40 50@u 80. Provisions active. Mess
pork, old, Sl2 50; new, Sl4 co. Bulk meats,
loose shoulders, 554c; long clear and clear rib
sides, o24c; sugar pIciled shoulders. Gzc: sugar
cured smoked shoulders, TIC; hams. large. lie:
small, HOS. Lard, refined. SIC; crude. &c.
Butter steady; creamery fancy, &c; do fair to
choice. 25G26c; do imitation, a4c; ladle fancy.
23c; do good to choice, 26G22c; rolls, fine, 24c;
do far TO good, 22929c. Eggs dull and weak;
at l56l6c.
PHILADELPHIA - Flour quiet Wheat ad-
vaBced lgl12c under bullish speculation in
other gram centers There was little demand
from any source, and prices were largely nom
inal; No. red, April, 81 l2Gl l21s; Nav. 81 l21
l3; June, 81 l2Ql l3; July, 81 O5Gl OS. Corn
Spot strong and higher; futures nominal: No. 2
high mixed, in elevator, 7SG7S1Sc; No, 2 yellow
held at 7sc; No mixed, April. 751%6761Sc:
May, 73G7511c: June. T@7l52c; July, T0G7fc
Oats strong and higher: No white Ol596lc:
No. 2 white. April, 6l@6l1<c: Nav. 6lJIGSIlZc:
June 6l96lszc: July. 6l15d6l5zc. Butter HiiIl
and weaker; PENNSYLVANIA creamery extra. 26c:
DO prints extra, 3OGS4c Eggs dull and easier;
Pennsylvania frsts, l6c.
MINNEAPOLIS-The wheat market was
stronger to-day on light receipts. The demand
was fair, Local millers were in the market.
and good deal OF wheat was picked up to 60 .