The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-08-16

CHICAGO, August 14.-Wheat opened at va
rious exchanges in the country to-day from 14@
&c lower than closing prices Monday. Early ca
bles gave better weather abroad with free offerings
and selling by exporters at New York. the tone
of the news was bearish all round. There was
selling by the country of long wheat, and profess
SIGNALS thought twas going on down as on Mon,
day, and they Joined in selling. This took the
prices OF September to size and good point fol
certain parties to buy for covering, and they did it
Then the light estimated receipt, for Wednesday
we're known and there was more buying on that
The price went up about noon to the best point OF
! the day, Slh0S2Ic, but afterward fell below SIC
The surprise of the day was in corn. Angus
closed nearly &c over the bottom for the day. al
45Ac; September closed l1aC last night, at 45c
The low prices were shortly after opening wher
September touched 43Ac. The demand for cast
corn for shipping was soon felt. The estimate for
Wednesday was found to be but $50 CARS The
shorts turned in to cover and little corn fol
sale. Leading operators turned into big buyers
and the result was remarkable advance without
any special excitement
Pork was in small request and unsettled, afteI
declining 2Oc on account of the yellow fever scare
1t rallied in sympathy with the advance in corn
and closed steady. Short ribs were in limited re-
quest. After decline of ~ @D5c there was slight
reaction, but the market closed dull
FUTURES.
Following are the highest closing prices in lead
ing futures:
%nestMNo August $780, September 49, o.
Corn-No. 2. August, 45Ac; September, 4sc;
October, 443sc; May, 39Sc,
Mess porK-Per barrel September .13.421a Octo-
Der, 13.42h.
Lard-September, IS; October, S.72!s.
Short ribs-September, s .O2h October, S02Ia.
CASH QUOTATIONS.
Flour-Firm and unchanged.
Wheat--Spring, No. 2, SlBc; No. ., red,
SAC.
Corn-.-No 2, acc.
Mess DOrk-l3 30I1133
Lard-Per 100 pounds, 8.701S75.
Short ribs, sides Loose, s. 02h@ .05.
Dry sailed meats-Shoulders boxed, 74O97 As;
short clear eides, boxed, STO09 90.
NEW YORK.
New YORK, August 14.-Flour - Moderately
active and easy.
Wheat-Options less active Local selling
opened nc lower, advanced vas sc, closed steady,
76WAc under last night, spot closing stea dy;
export demand moderate. No. red, 935s994&C,
delivered. Options closed, August, 9lalc; Septem-
ber 9lac;. October, 92Ic November, 934c;
December, 94BC; May, $3.50.
Corn-Opened cay on options rallied 1880
on light offerings and free buying, closing stroa
al the best of the day. Spot active, 1ls01hC
higher, free, some buying and moderate export
Options closed: August, 532c; September, 53Ac
October, $3.50: November, $3.50; December, Sic.
Coffee,-options opened is points off on lower
cables, declined 500 points additional on heavy
receipts at Rio and Santos, closing steady. Sales
81, I5Obags. August 10.150lOS5; September 10 30;
October, $50; January, 9.15; February, $50;
March, 9.S5; May $50.
Sugar-Dull; offered sparingly; strong: fair re-
filming, 3l6c; centrifugal 96 test, 6 16G6hc;
sales 1000 bags; centrifugal. so test, 5%c 1900
bags mOlasses grade at SC; 500 hOgaheads Mus
covado at 54c; refined, lsc higher, fair business
G, 6l406Rc; extra c. SIC; white extra c, G.6!M
yellow, 612HQG.5O; off A, 6.12a standard A,
7.12%; confectioners' A, $50: cut loaf S95:
crushed S S25; powdered, 1874; granulaed, 1924
Molasses.Quiet for want of stock so test,
quoted at 22c.
Rice-Fair jobbing business domestic, 40
6l4c; foreign, 42sQ4Hc.
Cotton seed oil.stroEg; crude, Ale; yellow. ACC.
Rosin-Dull, at 10291.05 for common strained.
Turpentine-Lower; 36R@36Ac.
Wool-Little more active and steady; domestic
fleece, Sd36c; pulled, Texas, 130l29c.
Pork-Stronger; IA. 25 for old, and 1926 for new.
Cut Meats-Dull, but steady.
Lard-Opened firm for options, advanced 9
points and closed strong. Spot in light stock and
firm; spot . 10; August, 9 0009.03; September,
: s4GS.92; October, s 731S.s0.
NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, August 14-Flour- Quiet, but
steady; choice, SO@3 95; fancy, 4.2O04.2 extra
fancy, 4.50G460; patented, 4.66(14.S5.
white, nominal.
oats-Quiet, but steady: No. 2, &c.
corn meal-Quiet, but firm, at2
90. OO121.OO.
Hog Products-Easy, but not quotably lower.
Pork-1475.
Lard-Refned tierces, at S6H.
Bulk meats-Shoulders, 1874; long clear and
clear ribs, 662H
Bacon. Shoulders, S1ah: long clears and clear
Hams-Choice sugar cured canysssed, 12.75d
10 25.
Whisky--Quiet; western rectiaed, 1.O5@131.
15Hc.
Rce-ordinary to good, 3@4hc.
Sotton seed products-Nominally unchanged.
Sugar-Lower; open kettle and common, 4Ac;
Louisiana centrifugals and Schoice white, 7$c;
prime yellow clarified, nc ;seconds, 5hG6Ac.
Molasses-Quiet, but steady; open Kettle and
talr TO good fair, l962Oc; common to good com
mon, 1O0l5c.
KANSAS CITY.
KANSAS CITY, August 4.-Wheat-Quiet. No.
red, cash, 7Sc bid.
Corn--Quiet; No. cash, 35Ic bid; October,
35c asked; year, 2sc bid May, 3Oc bid.
ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, August 14.-Flour-Steady and IN
changed
Wheat Under influence of good foreign weather
advlces, liberal receipts here and declines In other
markets, prices opened lower and fell of &c, but
when co got strong there was sympathetic
rally, and the close was about as yesterday No.