Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-05

Cash quotations were as Follows:
wheat e73971Sc: No. 8 spring wheat, Ss@9lc;
No. RED, 9s1a@9sL1c: No. 2corn. 57ssc: No. 2
oats, 4Ssss9iSsssc. No. 2 rye. SRSsc; No. barley
nominal; No. fa1sesd, 81 %; prime timothy
per 100 lbs. S. 72H Short rib sides tloOseJ.
81 65G4 20; dry salted shoulders (boxedl,
81 05G4 10; short clear sides (boxed), "a S564 90
Sugars unclaimed. No. 2 white oats, Acc:
@7l1sc: No. 4, f. o. b., 65@6Sc On The Produce
Exchange to-day the butter market was steady;
extra creamery, 30@32c; extra frsts, 260zsc;
flIsts 22S24c; @ extra dairy. 2eG2sc; extra hrsss,
NEW YoRk-Flour strong and active. Corn
meal firm and fairly active; yellow Western,
g S5Q3 S5. Wheat-Spot market lZ@lxc
higher. strong and dull; No. 2 red, 81 M In
elevator; 81 l21s afnat; 81 121s9l lSsz f. .. b.;
81 ii: No. i Northern, 81 Is[; No. hard.
81 221aa: options 1@lssc higher. closing strong
through maninulation at the West; No. 2 red
MaTcs 8 gs9I II el9,pS a. q III May
closing at Oisl; Aurust. s4&Qss1Sc, CLOSING
9S1fc; September. g79sGsS1sc, closing at ss1sc;
Bsfs%ss Bsfisy Sa sSa % ssss aiHsas ct sass
ungraded Western, 75@Slc. Barley malt dull:
Canada country made, 81 Go@1 05. Corn-spot
66a67c elevator; 6706Sc anoat; ungraded
mixed, 66@6Sc; steamer mixed, 66G67Ac:
No. 8, 651aG661lc; options excited on light sup
plies and anxiety to cover contracts with
6Sjsc. closing at e61Sc; May, ss@saz. Closing
at 641sc: June 62IfG631lc. closing at 6S1kc;
July, 62@63lsc, closing Al 621c; August 631sc.
Oats-Spot market active and higher. Options
55c, closing at SIC; July. 5s15a54c. closing NJ
SIC; spot No. white, 5Sss@555{c; mixed
Western. 5s@561e; white do s59621lc: No. 2
Chicago 5S1Sc. Hay weak and quiet. Hops
nd Nrr rit
(s2 for packages), 2S-32c. Eggs weaker, Wes-
tern, 1734QlSc. Hides steady and quiet. Pork
firm, talr demand; old mess, 50 264l0 90; new
meats quiet and steady. middles hrm. Lard
firIner, more active; Western steam, s6 05;
March, SO 05 bid; April, ss 10; May sell06 Is,
closing at g Is; June. IS 2s; July. s. 81 bid;
in fair demand and firm; Western dairy, l6@
26c; do creamery. 25@35c; Elgin. S5638c. Cheese
strong. good demand; light skins, 5091zc; Ohio
fats, S9lo1Sc.
ST. LoUIs-Flour very srroag and higher
foT some grades. Wheat opened unchanged to
&c lower. The market was nervous but fiuctu.
ations were within a narrow range until just
after the noon call, when there was rush to
buy, and the market became wildly excited,
values advancing hy big jumps. closing. strong
at the highest of the day; No. red, cash. 91ssc,
nominal; Nav. E119s9ssc closing at 99}<G99ssc;
July. s7149Se15c, closing at Ss3Sc: August, S61f@
the opening, but good buying orders and out
side markets started an advance. which con-
tnued throughout the session; the closing
f4Sns was SU eass as
6543sc; May, 53lI05i7Sc. closing at SEC: July,
52ssg5S14c. closing at 55l1c bid. Oats excited
and higher, but trading light: No. cash. 46ss@
fc: May, 4Sl<@50c, closing at 49z<G49Ec. Rye
No trading. Barley nominal Hay steady
and unchanged. Bran dull and lower; sacked.
f. o. b.. S715@SSc. Butter higher: creamery
81 d.., a suo o oVSo, S ssS1sn Sres zoY
at l5c. Coz inmeal firm at g 1907 so. Provisions
Fair business done. Pork steady: standard
Dry salt meats quiet and easier; boxed shoul-
ders. S. rs: longs and r.bs "a S71a; short clear.
IS So Bacon good demand and firm; boxed
shoulders. 81 50; longs and ribs. IS Is; short
clear, s. S1
MINNEAPoLIs-Cash wheat was slow to-day.
Receipts were again large, and there was more
wheat on the tables than sellers could find buy
ers for Local mlllers were apparently fully
supplied and bought very sparingly. Prices
were somewhat lower than yesterday. notwitb-
standing futures were stronger. Fancy No. l
Northern generally sold at N6xc above May,
but the common lots went at about the May
price. Poor wheat and low grades were dull
Take it all around it was called the slowest day
for spot wheat experienced in a long while.
There was less than the usual buying for out
side account. Closing Quotations: No. hard,
March, S9c: ON track. Csc; No. ! Northern,
March and April, CSC; Nav. yb7kc; on track, 96c;
No. Northern, March, 9S1zc; on track 931z0
94c.
PHILADElPHtA-Flour weak. wheatsteady;
ri NJ 6ss red MnT March 81 o S529l Ss April q % %SS
higher; No. mixed. track and in grain depot,
641fc; steamer No. yellow, in grain depot, 64c;
steamer. in export elevator, &c: No. mixed,
in grain depot. 6434c, and No. yellow in eleva.
tor, 654c: No. mixed. March, 64lI@8fzzc;
April, 6496415c: May. 62Q621zc; June. e2Q621c.
Oats-Carlots strong and higher; futures closed
lc higher hut quiet; No. white, 549541zc; No.
white. Hz655c: do prime, in grain depot.
5515c: No. white. March, 54ItG5454c;A pril, 55sf
G5o3ss"; May, 55ss@55ssc; June. 55sS S955ssc. But.
ter quiet hut firm under scarcity; Pennsylvania
print, extra, 3603sc. Eggs steady; Pennsyiva-
mia frsts. 1Sc
CiNciNNhTi-Flour quiet Wheat strong;
No. 2 red. 9Sc. Corn active snd higher: No. 2
mixed. o715Q5sc. Oats firm; Nc. mixed. Acc.
Rye strong at BIC. Provisions firm. Pork,
$40 co. Lard. s. 621z. Bulk meats, a s004 IS;
bacon, IS 1906 30 Butter strong and higher;
fancy Elgln creamery. y763Se: Ohio and Ipdi-
ana, 2s9S0c; prime dairy, 22025c. Eggs active
and higher at A14c. Cheese scarce and
stronger.
lWAukEE- Flour, unchanged. Wheat
higher: No. spring. on track, cash. 95@97c:
May. 951zc; No. i Northern. 81. Corn frm;
No.2 on track, SIC. Oats hrm; No. 2white.
on track, Is1fc. Barley frn; No. 2, in store,
67xc. Rye hrmer; No. L in store. SSxc.
Provisions quiet Pork-May, % s7hl. Lard,
May, s5 s7h.