The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-28

10 France = coastwsse. l.iSs
ATTAxrA. February -.-cotton steady. mid
ding. 90; receipts Ia
General Markets
CHICAGO. February s7.-Abont the emily
signs of activity on strength in eithes the gram
or provision markets up 70 noon tl-day was
! immediately after the opening The bulls had
an argument for each leading grltin nit The
cold snap was counted on to send wheat up
somewhat. aud the Burlington strike, BY cut
ting on receipts. was expected to boost corn
Wheat opened scent higher and sold 4 cent
over the opening. thus touching 81 for May
In less than an hour. however. hbe0 selling
and offering by bears caused the price to drop
10 soss4slte, reaeting 70 stss after the
announcement of a decrease of l,i0s.0lo bush
els in the visible sunni and closing at s0Ss-
Corn was rather iuFing NEST Of the ses-
sion. the feeling sz4@szs influenced mainly by
heavy receipts and an increase of el3,taG bush
els in the visible supply. Trading was chiefly
local, aud fluctuations with IS to y cent range
Oats were quiet and featureleSs-
Trading in provisions was lighter and the
market destitute of new or interesting fea-
lures. Arrivals of hogs were lighter on ac-
count of the Burlington strike. and prices 10
cents higher. There appeared 10 De a falr sup
ply of local and outside buying orders for
nerk ar ga and l;feraI SELLING ones M SIt ID
and over. This kent the market for May bob
bling between these prices. Snd the closing
Lard and short ribs were quiet and steady,
with prices confined to a small range Lard
sold at S7.solt7-s5. and closed at S9.ssFs Ssls.
May short ribs sold at s. .Ssls0s 40 and closed
al S7.55.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
75ss94s; No. 9 Spring Wheat, -; No. 2
red. St4. No Corn. 1870. No. Oats,
s.9s9s9.s. Mess Pork, sI3sa96. Lsrd, $40
shoulders, boxed s5sOa6i0. Short clear sides.
boxed, s7.5e97 .ds5k. Whisky, sll5.
Leading futures closed as follows:
wheat-Fehruary, s5ls; March, 'sis: May,
s0ls; June, SOS. Corn February, =; March,
Ns s May s Nav Jnse i SI p ea5sfes msss or
May, s:Aos. Lsrd%fsebruary, 49,; March, March,
February. Sis; March. Sis; May. s. IS; June,
81 4s,e.
NEW YORK. February 27-Southern Flour
stronger ana early advanced y 10 y, later
and fairly active 2 red. March, se3ss $3.50;
March, syssagS95f; May, 81 3-l6G9i S-I6- Corn
options I4G1tS cent lower and moderately ae-
siye-No < February $50; March, es2s; april,
s3Sss Na sot So "a. miSei wy
ern, $50 90. Hops dull Coffee = fair Rio
nominal; options less active and &C to 80 points
SI0el11I; April. Sl0Sl6 10lea May. S10-7Ue8
1854; June. Slu.5ufl 1850. Sugar firm and more
active; fair refined, 1916; refined firm and in
good demand: c, 53s85l4; extra c, Sic; yellow
non inal; of \, ) 9-i6; mould A. :; standard A,
Us; confeetioners' a. 69s; cut Loaf aud
cubes :. Moia sses dulI-50 test, ~. Rice steady.
Cotton Seed Oil, 81 for crioG; 4lfe42 fuSRfefinei.
Rosin duh at 81 l5aIaO 'furpentine dun at
quiet. Wool quiet but steady-domestic fleece,
2ssI3s pulled, 1904; Texas. 1902. Pork easier
and moderately active-meS SlAt5Gla, one
year old. Sl5Sol5.25 for new. Beef dun. Beef
hams steady at SI6.509 1915. Tierced Beef
quiet. City extra India mess, slJ6ls. Cut
meats steady. Picked bellies, "a. Aiddles
dull and nominal. Lard lower and only mod
erutely astiye-western steam, $500; March,
tinentai freights duh.
NEW ORLEANS. February 27.-CoGee quiet
and weak RlO cargoes common to prime,
ll34017l@. Rice-nIarllet duh and lower
Seed PRODUCTS dull and nominal; prime crude
oft, S3st: summer yellow oil. nominal +: cake
and meat, 2l62iG. Sugar lower Louisiana
): prime, l4-lG0; fully fair, good fair, 4 ala
ass; good common, 4i401t bio common,
SS406; Louisiana eentrilugais, choice white,
$50 on white, l-b96ls; gray white.
55ss76; choice yellow clarified 8; prime yellow
clarified Isis; of yellow clarified, 5lGg5 9 %,
seconds, 446151s. Moiasses = Louisiana open
kettle choice, s5d55; strictly prime, sNbs9:
good prime. 2fteS6. prime, 2las:S3 TAR 10 good
fair, 1000; common 10 good common, l4dl1;
Louisiana centrifugais. strictly prime, 20t3,2
prime TO good prime, Is; fair TO good lair,
l61ol7; inferior TO good common, l#0l5.
ST. LOUIS, February Flour quiet but firm.
| Wheat firm-No. . red cash, S1ls; February =;
| but Unchanged cash, $3.50 10; April. nominai
| May, 1870 as. closing at 465s. Oats steady
whisky steady at sI.O6. Provisions easy.
| Pork, new, sl4.25lb. Lard. $3.50. Dry salt
meats, boxed. shoulders, s5s5g5; long clear
| Sissy. Bacon-boxed shoulders, S6-3s15; long
clear, S7S11S9S; clear ribs, Ss.12ls; short clear
| Ss-0Gs.55. Hams steady at sl0.59Gl2.
| WILMINGTON. reb. 27.--Iurpenune steady
\ 50. Tar firm at Si.15 Crude Turpentine rln
| hard. Sl.l0: yellow din. e.. 10: virgin. S2.l0
! CHARLESTON, February 25-TurpentIne firm
at 39IS.
SAVANNAH, February q. -Turpentine qniet
| ut So asked Resin firm at a21&.
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