The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-05-11
TELEGRAPHIC MARKETS
NEW YORK.


NEW YORK, May o. Governments ir-
| regular. Railroad bonds irregular. State
securities firm. The share speculation
| opened with prices irregular, the Kansas
| and Texas and Wabash, preferred, being
| " lower and the Michigan Central "
higher than yesterdays closing prices.
In the early dealings prices continued
irregular, but In the main higher. The
Manhattan elevated advanced 3 points,
Shore q per cent. At IL O'Clock there
was a slight advance, the Michigan Gen.
| trail and the Denver and Rio Grande be-
| ing conspicuous In the upward move
ment. The Lake Shore and Manhattan
| fell off 1801S1 per cent. Later the Lake
| Central and Lake Shore leading the
downward movement. The list again re-
covered Ha1N per cent, the latter was
| for the G. G. and L. During the after
noon speculation was rather dull and
prices irregular, but generally lower, the
Michigan Central, Delaware and West
| ern and Hannibal preferred being promi-
Dent in the downward movement. The
Wabash preferred declined per cent,
and then advanced u per cent. The New
Jersey Central and Wabash advanced 4,
and the Delaware and Hudson Bay "
per cent. During the late afternoon,
while speculations grew little more ac-
Western Union declined N per cent,
the Denver and Rio Grande TX, and the
New York Central II per cent. The mar
ket closed generally weak, prices being
Ha2H per cent. off from the highest point
OF the day. the latter for the Denver and
Rio Grande.
ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS. May 8-Flour dun and
weak. Wheat higher and firm; No red
q 4 10 H.
June, S113H for July, sI.OoX for Au-
gust, Sl.O9X for September, SI.07& for
the year, No. 3 do $1.2l1fd1. %, No. 4 do
Slip bid. Corn higher AZ 744c cash, TAG
for May, 7211sc for July, 721c Tor August
Oats higher; SIC cash, 6l%c June, 4Se
81 0891 10. Lead dull at 4 90. Butter
dull; creamery 25a27c, dairy 17a22ic.
Whisky lower; SLIT. Pork strong;
$3.50 bid cash and June, $500 bid July.
Dry salt meats firm at S7.60a10. b0a11 90.
Bacon strong at SS.50a1l.60al2.0 Lard
higher at $11.121.
Keceipts-Flour 5000 barrels, wheat
IL 900 bushels, corn $4,000 bushels. oats
5000 bushels, rye none, barley 1000 BUSH
els.
Shipments-Flour 5000 barrels, wheat
5000 bushels, corn $4,000, oats 80, 900 BUSH
els, rye none, bsrley none.
LIVERPOOL
LIVERPOOL, May Breadstufis: al
business at q lower price. Flour 10Ql12s
Cd. Winter wheat 9a9s 10da10s 4d; spring
do 9a10s. Corn new Is.
Pork S2s Cd. Beef IS I'd. Lard Sos Cd.
Bacon: low clear mIddles 61s Cd; short
clear middles 53s Cd.
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, May 9.-The Chicago eleya-
tors, according to official figures, have
hal n w a..
els Of corn, LAT 800 bushels of oats, 1885,
900 bushels of rye and 10000 bushels OF
barley, making q total OF $4,000 BUSH
els, against 1912 900 bushels last year NJ
this time. The decrerse during the week
was only 1900 bushels. Grain In sight
gates 23,OOO,OO0 bushels, slight increase.
Hogs-Receipts $4,000 head; shipments
5000. The market IL steady, with fair
demand. Common to good mixed $4,000
7.5O, heavy packing and shipping 1880
100, light $6.S5@7.45, skips and culls
CatIle~Receipts $500 head; shipments
1900. The market is quiet and weak.
Exporters S7.OO97.75, good to choice
shipping % 7008.77, common TO fair $500
06.0O, mixed butchers weak at $4,000
500, grass Texans S3.501575, steady
and all sold, stocKers aud feeders S2-004
$50, dIstillery cattle s5 b0a7.10.
Pr0duce-fl0ur bteady ana uncnhbgou.
Wheat unsettled and generally lower, but
closed strong; No Chicago spring " zSH
al rs cash, 81 % May, 81 271S June; 81 "a
@1.24X July, s1.14H August. November
81 .14ai.1 Corn unsettled, but generally
higher; 73K0731fc May. 721(c bid for
June, 721c bid for July and August.
Oats moderately active and higher; b31<c
cash, May 521fa521Sc, June 401fa481Sc.
July 3s1kc, August 355<c, 359le for the
year. Rye is dull and shade lower At
f8c. Bar.ey dull and nominal. Pork ac-
tive, firm and higher; $is 65@1e 70 cash,
S1s 50 June, $3.50 July, 80 20< August
Lard in fair demand and higher; oil BIZ
Oil 40 cash. Sl1.325< June; receipts III
600 tlerces, exports IL. 200. Oats NalHc
higher and fairly active; receipts 1900
bushels, receipts none, mixed western
69a621fc. Coffee firmer, Rio cargoes. So
10Hc. Sugar quiet and unchanged. MO
lasses in fair demand and firm. Rice
quiet and firm. Pork fairly active, new
$1e.75a17.00. Beef quiet. Butter dull
aud dropping at l0a29c. Cheese dull.