The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-04
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL,
Commercial ana Financial.
STOCKS AND BONDS.

NEW YoRK, March 3,---Stocks opened
irregular aud o shada lower. Atll O'Clock
the general list iell oil 4 TO l.
Money, to b; prime mercantile paper,
TO 0a; sterling exchange, u. H., quiet but
steady; iSli sight, 1884, Three per cents,
iOi; extended 5's, l03l; ils s,coupons, l9s'
IS, coupuug, i,l9!; governments irregular;
railroads generally strong state securities
neglected
AT midday there was rally in stocks ex-
tending TO per cent, followed in the earl,
afternoon by reaction oft 10 2, Northern
Pacific preferred lending In both instances.
Shortly before, 2 the market began to i'm
prove and gradually advanced | TO To the
close, Could sttcks, Northern Pacific pfr
ferrcd, and Delaware, I.ackawanna & West.
ern being most prominent in the upward
tnrn; closing prices, compared with yester-
day, without particular change, except for
Northern Pacific preferred, which is II per
cent. higher Transactions, 2l60OO shares
aEw YORK MARKET.
New YoRK, March 3.-Flour dull.
Wheat, cash, duh and lower. options
opened toa higher, afterwards reacted To
Z, closing firm; steamer No. Sred, 81. ii; No.
red, $llO!; steamer No red, 81 .lgI TO
Sl,D No. 2 red, $l,22s to $i.22l. Gorni 10
Z higher, and strong; No. 8, 6i TO CA,
Steamer, 70s to 'Qs; No. ?, " to- 72l. Coffee
quiet but llrm. Molaases strong aud active;
New Orleans, 30 TO go, Rice quiet but
firm. Pork firm; $3.50. Cut meats nomi.
mai. Lard higher; 1865.
ST. LOUIS MARKET.
Sr. LOUIS, March 3.--Flour firm and
unchanged. Wheat, cash, lower; options
better, but slow; No. 9 red, 81. .l2k to $l.ll9.
cash; 81 l3g to $l.li, April; $l.l6f TO 81 ,l6i
May, Corn better; 5is to 5ia, cash; 5il to
5lt, March 55l to 56l, closing; 5A,Apr,l; 6Gi
to 51s, May. Oats higher; ~, cash; All. April;
Az, May. Whisky steady at $l.l5. Corn.
meal steady at S2S5 to $500. Proysions
quiet and unchanged very little done
Cattle receipts small; very little done; some
corn-fed Texans sold at ~ to sis5; butch.
ers steers at Si25 to 50; cows
higher; heiiers, $3.50 to $3.50; no
shipping grades offered, but prices nomi.
nally firm. Hogs receipts, 200; iirmer;
light, S6St to SO packing, 5000 to $5.l5;
heavy, $40 S1.35. Sheep receipts, 1000;
steady; common TO medium, So sd to 81, so,
fair TO good, si75 to $3.50; choice to fancy,
S575 to $625.
KANSAS CITY MARKET.
KANSAS CITY. March Wheat weaker
No. 2 red, 05l cash; g6i bid, April; 90, MAY.
Corn quiet i5b to 75a, cash; IS bid, April
iS2, May. Cattle offerings light, Hogs re.
ceipts, 29oO; firm and higher; light TO
heavy, $3.50 TO SG.75; bulk sales at 81. 90 to
81 10. Sheep unchanged.
CHICAGO MARKET.
CHICAGO, March 3.--Flour quiet and I'M.
changed Wheat unsett led, but generally
higher regular, $lOsa to Sl.0sI, March,
u Ovl to. Sl,O9s, April; sl,li to sl.iia, May:
No; 2red, $l.l04 Corn steady and closed
higher, 6Ii 10 6sl, cash; 572 to 57I, March;
5ss, April 02s to G2i, May Fork unset
tied, hut generally higher, aud closed
steady; sls.l5 TO SIS 70, cash or March:
$lS.35 to sls.3s, April; $lS.51l TO $500
May. Lard unsettled, but generally higher:
II 80, cash or March; II AS to il.47S, Aplil,
Bulk meats in fair demand; shoulders, u;
short RIB, 1905; short clear, l0l. Droyers'
journal reports hogs receipts 800; weak.
fairly active; mixed, 50 10 to SO S5; heavy,
50 10 to Si75: light, $6.l0 to SO 20. Cattle
receipts, 2,6OO; brisk and iirmer; exporters
500 to ~ 40; good 10 choice shipping
80 10 to 70 I5; common TO fair, Si0O te
$780, butchers, So 10 800. Sheep re
celpts, 3,46o; quiet, but steady; common 1,
lair, S3 ~ TO 81 30; medium to good, 81 p
to So choice to extra, $5. % to S6l0.
LARD.
CHICAGO, March 3-Fairbanks .e On,
circular says the visible. supply Of lard II
this country Is 22i, 900 iicrces; same perio,
las, year, 100000; in Europe, oS D. o, apains
10000 same tiiue last year; estimate,
prime steam in this country, 100, ,OOO
against 5000 same time last year.
sEw ORLEANS MARKET.
NEW ORLEANs, March 3.-Corn In goo
demand and tending upward; mixede Sc
yellow mixed, G7; white, G7 to Os. CoiIs
active, firm aud higher; Rio carrocs. com
hon 10 prime, VI to l0l. Sugar steady wit
good demand: Others unchanged. Sight a,
change on New York steady and ur
changed; sterling exchange, b. B., 4.sl