Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-13
GENERAL MARKETS.
Produce and Provisions

ST. LOUIS, NO., March 12.-Flour-Firm; NN
is no lorger quoted, range s. 50E4 p. Wheat
opened weak AMI declined steadily until near
the close when it reactedIa little but the close
was &c lower; No. . red, cash S2t46S35<ci
March 81 1s2Hc closing s2Hc; May S2XGs3Hc,
closing at S32sc; June s2H Gs2i4c, closing at
G2Hc; July 7o5S979c, closing al 7S%c; August
7S31 G79c, closing at 1850; December S3d 531lc
closing at S3]sc. Corn &C lower; cash 46S
46&c; April closing at453lc: May 463s a ne, June
closing 47c; July 477sG47ISc, clOsing at 47hc;
Oats steady; cal 3O163025c; Nav .93SG29}ac.
Bran 75Hc, Cornmeal, 81 SOFAS 80. Whisky
81 O9. Provisions quiet. Pork Sl4 1914 20.
clears 81 l26 clear ribs S725; short clears 81 40
az So Bacon, shoulders SC 37K; long clears
s7O7E; clear ribs, IS o.; short clears S. %.
Hams SO 5oal2 o.. Afternoon board: Wheat
easier april s2Hc; May s2Ic; July 7s%c. Corn
lower: April SIC; May 1910; July 4 80. Oats
dull MAJ 29kc.
CHICAGO. Ill, March I2.-Cables were dull
and weak, and brought no encouragement for
holders OF grain Oh tnis side Telegraphic com
municalion nitn the east was almost entirely
cut of by heavy storms In New York. The
operators were mostly bearish, and dizziness
and the abstn' of supporting orders tended to
make them more so, and induced liberal sell
ing by local scalpeIs. who had things their own
way. WheAi was heavy during almost the en-
tire session. Bnlls seemed to have lost what
EVER nerve they possessed, and manifested no
disposition to trade. The bears were embold-
and sold with moro than their usual
&c without much effort. The visible
supply was expected to snow decrease of $780,.
coo bushels. Complete returns east have not
arrived owing to the storm. Taking points
heard from, local statlsticiaus made decrease
about 100000 bushels. Large Operators sold
freely during the m 0rning, but after midday
business became Glow and fluc: uation narrow
and the lose being weak at most inside
figures Opening sa es were at slight decline
at SO5S GS0Izc 70 May, sold to T91sc, rallied TO
soc, broke al 79Ac and closedIat 1870. Deferred
futures came In for more attention AM were
sold with considerable freedom. Volume
of bus'Iess IN cern slightly exceeded
er, 81 \ for May; declined to 5l5%c occurred
in the first hair hour, but was followed be a
rally to op ming figures, Receipts were oil
cars, 3 considerable Increase over the estimate
and this tarteu q general selling movement,
and In less than an hour the pkice was down to
5l15c Shorts covered fIeelyon the break, ana
good deal of long stuff came out and the mar
ket RENAME d a nervous fluetuation for several
hours between 5lH65lxc, and finally touched
52c, but weakened and closed at 81 a5l1Gc.
The visible supply as far asmade up showed no
change ofimpOrtsnce either way. It was dull
day In provision circles There was little or
no oulsiue trading and, barring little buying
of pore early BIZ an old time house supposed
to epresenr the leader Of long side Of ceal, the
business transacted on local account was baEg.
rem of special feature. Dizziness held full coz
troll, and In short ribs and lard The fluctua-
son' GG 81 and hay closed sdh S0 at
si4lo; May lard stood at ST 20 most of
the session and closed at 81 IOGI TX I;
May short RIBS sold atsI Sa7 27%; Ihe H LEAD
April 75Sc; May 1870; June SOC; July 20 e.
c. rn-No. ,, May 5l1<c: June 5l3!c; July 5l1c.
Mess pork per barrel May 81 10; Jgne Z! 5ns
81 IS; July 81 45. Cash quotations were as
follows: Flour, neglected and unchanged: No.
2 corr, 50Ac. Mess PORK, per burel Si4 20
Snoul -ers. boxed, S. OO66 10. Short clear
sides, boxed, 81 6067 IS.