The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-28

| eelptS, net oSj DaleS; exports, Great Britain
2770 bales; stock on hand, SO ,l54 bales. Sales
543 bales.
Futures closed very steady, at the following
| quotations:
January 10 2oa bid Nav. s5a1o. s;
February. 10.44@10.4s June. Il. 02911.0 O.
| March. 10. 43GD10.47 July ....1.15e11l Is
April. .1O.6501o.66 August. .11.O4
| WOol-Quotations nominal.
| Cattle.
| KANSAS CITY, Feb. %. - CattIe-Receipts
| 1857 pounds average, IS 10G5 621s; stockers and
feeders, 81 65@5 05; cows, So 1904 %.
| Sheep-Receipts, 1900; market steady and un-
| changed.
market active, steady and higher; exports,
Sc 1907 90; heavy shipping, S. 1895 80; light Oh
| cOrn-fed Texans, So 00G5 75.
Sheep-Receipts, 5000: market active and
| firm; fair to medium, 81 0094 80. good to
choice, S. OO96 90; fancy, Sc %.
CHICAGO. Feb. 2I.--Cattle Receipts, 5000;
mea Choice eaS s6pp Imports sss s. gESa
to medium, s. 2505 Is; Texans, IS OO06 90.
sheep-Receipts, 5000; market active. 25c
lower; inferior to fair % OO94 60; medium
, Observation-Disclosures; wheat far, de
mand quiet, opened about u lower; declined
4: advanced y; ruled irregular; closed about
4
March9lx G92ss; April 93S@93li; May 1850
ss%; June 99%010OA; No 2 red winter $40
102.
Corn-Fair- demand unsettled; opened easy;
declined = later; rallied about u; closed i
higher than yesterday; Cash 5sS94; Febru-
Oats-Dull and steady; cash 80; February
| and March 81; April 32Ss May 36as@367I.
Pork-Fair, Demonstrating chiefly: May
March do; May IS 05@1S 20; June 1S 15011S Is.
-Weak-15020 lower early; dealing Ia
ter rallied 5@1l; cash 50a9 So; March 9 500
o 55; April o IS; May $500 771a; Bulk meats
fair; demand averaged SOLO lower; shoulders
7 20; s. r. 0 as; s. c. 70.
NEW YORK, February MISUNDERSTANDING
ss7o-SupDy not equal to wants; trade market
firm; slow at advance from Monday EQUAL to
strong quarter; common to prime steers sold
got 80; tops 1907 SO; bulk business was at
SCOT; even at those prices all western bought
cattle made loss, Exporters used "A car
loads
SHEnP-Receipts 96Oo-Slow trade; easier
prices; all receipts good and prime stock; nothS
ing like clea' ance made; ordinary to prime
sheep sold 5Nd7; extra 5047 12M common
to extra lambs 5oqs25.
FLouR-Steady-Wh spot firm; options
opened \ to u lower; later stronger; recover
ed most declined: closing steady. ungraded;
red 1901 II; No 8 red 03h; No 2 red 10L 1871
CoRE.Opened A9x lower; afterwards re:
covered from decline, closing firm ungraded
ass
..Cofree.spot fairIRio steady, 12!f@12S; op-
tions 10O15; points lower; fairly active, Rio No
7.spot II; sales $50 bags.
Provisions, Grain and Feed Stuffs
s41sc bid cash; March s53851le; May ss1z.
Corn-Steady: 40%c bio cash; 41c for
March; 44Zc for May.
OatS-Dull and nominal; 2e5sc bid.
ST LOUIS. Feb. 27.-FlOur-Un changed
Wheat-Market lower and hen advanced,
closing higher than yesterday, except for the
year,. No. 2 red, 81 09lsQl 90 cash; 81 90
fer April, 81 1OI closing; 81 1855 for May;
81 os3s91 os5s TO June 81 o6S91 O7a: 81 O6a-
Corn.Weak and generally lower; 49c cash;
491Se February; 49l4 G497sc March; 5014c April;
51S@51%sc May; 521.c June;
Oats Dull; 33H@334c cash; 36h May.
Whisky Firm at 81 l6.
Cornmeal-LOwer at 80 60.
Proyisions-V+ry slow: no movement in
round lots, and very small job trade done at
p New Orleans.
New ORLEANS, Feb. q .-FiOur-Steady;
fanny, 81 5o@4 20; high grades, IS 500
Ccrn-steady, with good deman; mixed, SOC;
Osts-Quiet, firm; choice, 47@48c.
Corn mpal-Easier, at $31OG315.
Pork-Good demand and higher, at 1850
Lard-sready; tierce, refined, shc; key,
Bulk Meats-Good demand and scarce;
shoulders, packed. 1'sc; long clear and clear
Bacon-Fair demand and scarce: no should
ersj log clear and ear ribs, 1913.
Hams.ohoio1 sugar cured canvassed, frn,
Whiskey-Steady, and unchanged.
Coffee-Good dema I'd. easier; Rio cargoes,
common to fair, 1lO14.
Sugar-Quiet, steady; common to good COM
mon, 4Ss@5c; fair to fully fair, 5ls@5ssc; prime
to choice, 5h45ac; yellow clarified, 61a06Ac;
wht'e clarified, &c; graduated, 7Kc.
Moassesesteady with good demand: cen
trifuga. 1880; common, 2cG22c; fair, 2562sc;
prime to cho ce, 3514Sc.
RIee.Demand active and strong; ordinary
Brau-scarce, and firm at 81 10.
Cotton Seed Oil-Prime crude, S611@s7c.
Financial
ExCHANGE-New York, Nev ur4eans. Gai
weston and Houston, buying for 4 per cent dis
count; selling ng at DER cent premium.
railroad certificates 600 aeresl-
Confederate lylsao acres)-scarrce >. 7se 50
Veteran (12sO acres)-moderate de-
mand. ....::.................. 275esz
mand. ........................ 4Oo@45
Silver coin: at par
Mexican halves. Observation-Disclosures. 40
Mexican quarters. :. ....... -. 20
New York exchange, bankers. par, toh
New Orleans exchange...... a
st. Louis exchange :. ........
Galveston exchange, selling par on pay
STATE BONDS.
1nlrty-year S.. ....,..-...... ..1O
InlrJy-year 6S. ...................-....lD
IWenty-year 43........... 1900 :. 1Dl
Deficiency of 1901 ..............128 1sC
Deficiency of 1928. ...........130 121
County courthouse bonds-9 per cent
psI
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 27.-Cotton-spos clos ed
firm and unchanged. Sales, 1900 bales; Amer
iGan, 5000. Exports speculation, 1000 bales;
imports. 1000 bales; ALA merlcan,. Quota
lions unchanged.
Futures clio ed firm and to points hi CHER
NEW YORK, February 17.-Cotton-Spot clos
ed steady and lie higher; sales $50 bales; or
binary 8S good ordinary 10 1-S low nliddiing
10 81; middling IL 1-8; good middiing II 3-s;
middling fair 12
Futures closed barely steady.
February. 0.90Ql10.91 august. II 43l1l1. Al
March. 80. 10000 - September. IL .12Q111. 13
April. 80. .1O.97G510.9S October " TO- a1l0T3
May. 80. 1.13O - November .1062l11O.64
June L. 25@ - December. 10 $50 ~. 65
July. II. 450l -
Sales 1000 b aies.
NEW ORLEANS, February 2T.-Cottoa-spot
closed 4 m and unchanged. Sales 1870 bales.
bales. Futures closed barely steady, Sales
GALVESTON COTTON MARKET.
GALVESTON, Feb. 2T.-Cotton-Set receipts
At all United States ports.