The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-09
General Marke 8

CHICAGO, February S.-There was a feeling
of uncertainty and nervousness m the grain
markets to- day, and provisions acted largely
in sympathy with grain.
In wheat there was a sort of ''even up" mar
ket to-day; speculative offerings were large,
at the same time there was considerable long
wheat coming on the market, and there was
some selling from other sources; at the same
time there was good demand shorts covering
rather freely, so that in the agg1 egate pretty
fair business was transacted; trading, howeves,
was principally on behalf of some of the large
room traders May closed at sO19-
Corn was more active than for some time,
and trading was quite heavy during a greater
weaker, though for some time after the open
ing the market was quite firm owing to the
actions of large local operators and firmer
tone of wheat. May opened at 5lS., sold to
5l1sdD5114, advanced to 5l1S65lSs. then ruled
weaker; considerable corn coming on the mar
ket reacted slightly again, became weak and
finally closed at 50l5-
Oats exhibited ! marked improvement to-
day, the decline in prices having awakened
interest in the market; trading in near options
was inactive, but in May there was big trade.
The feature in provisions was increased busio
ness in short ribs one house sold 100000
pounds, and another bought about an equal
quantity. Pork and lard were dull and without
feature. Prices rallied slightly at the opening.
but later dealings were in sympathy with
grain.
quiet and unchanged. No; Spring Wheat,
red. 77s4G. No. 2 Corn, 461a. No. 2 Oats,
ss5sa. Mess Pork, sl4.l5;. Lard, s7;s71zD7; 7o
shoulders. boxed. S6a6O5. Short clear sides,
boxed, 81 -q50S whisky, SLii.
Leading futures closed as follows:
Wheat-February, 54A March. -: May,
| SOFA; June. -. Corn-February, 455s; March,
=, May. 50Ix: June, -. Oats February, =;
| March, -. May, 81 June, s1ss. Mess Pork
year. -; FEBRUARY, S14.250 March, -;
| May, s.A25. Bard-Eebrgary, $3.50, March
-; May, SISSY June, =. Short Ribs
| February. S7.45, March, =; Nav, 81 621s.
NEW YORK, February g. -Southern Flour
! quiet-eomnon to fair extra, $500: good
| TO choice extra. S4.l005. Wheat = options
| featureless, closing e to y cent lower; spot
| Il to y cent lower; No. red. February, 5szsd
| ASA March. SS3sGSg34 May, 80 13-IeGal9s
| Conceptions opened steady, later declined
| laa34. closing weak; spot l4G1a cent lower and
| fairly active; No. 2, February, 6t591ss
| March, 5sss65sss: May, 5sssGJgS4- Oats 146D1s
| lower. closing steady: No 2. February, 3s5.6t
| ISIS; March. 3754G5S3s: May, 81 13-l6des5s; No
| 2, spot, 3SSl.9Ls; mixed Western, 3f04l. HOPS
| unchanged Coffee spot fair Rio steady al
ID: options closed heavy; No. Rio. February
SI3G13 10; March, Sl2-s0113; May. SIC 4oQ Il. 70
| Sugar dull and nominal: refined easier. C, 81
Co.'S, extra c. 5S4G55z: mould A, rs; standard
| A. 6ta: confectioners' a, SIS cut loaf ant
| crushed s; powdered, ~. Molasses nominal-5s
| test. -. Cotton Seed oil quiet at 35 for crude
| 4uIfl for refined. Rice firm. Rosin steady al
81 01t@a1.l5. Turpentine dull at 40. Hide
| in moderate demand. Pork steady and mod
erateiy active Wool dull and heavy-siomestf,
fleece, SsfI3s. pulled, l5tD40s latter choice Tcxa
/ 1870 Beef dull Terced Beef quiet. Bee
hams steady at Sis-500I7. Cut meats firm. Mid
lies dull Lard closed duh and weak-WesterI