The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-03-29
GRAIN AND PROVISION MARKETS
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, March = ON the whole this was "A
very excellent day Of trading on Change. Markets
opened with fTactiunally higher prices for all lead
ing articles on the llOora Buying was OF COR
Gus character and very material advances Were
made during the fret hour in the grain pit but pc
before noon reactions followed, and al mld-dsy
prices were very near the closing prices of last night
but reaction was followed by another advance,
and closing prices were about the test OF the day
There was good active market IN wheat 3Ht IL
was purely Chicago market and the pit made It's
own priCea. May opened &c beter,at az land on
good stiff buying advanced toTac, then reacted 10
i6bC where IL rested about noon. towards the
cloee the ma ket again iirmed up rapidly and May
reste! at 11AC.
Corn showed unmistakable signs Of firmness ON
the curb this morning after the lie advance OF yes
terday afternoon. General eagerness 10 purchase
gave sharp tuTl - the market during the nIs'
hour. Trading was brisk and In large quantities.
from &c the opening price for May, II went up TO-
52iac. After time the price dragged down 10 pc,
hut or ce below that point, sellers became excited
and prices went quickly down to 81 &C. There was
a rally het re the close, and closing prices we're
52A6g12&c.
Less interest was manifested in provisions to-
day. Shorts in pork eviuCed more desire to cover
than to cell The biz bears were conspicuous
for their absence Prices advanced l5c, but re-
coded &C. and the market closed steady at net al,
vance of lee over yesterday close. ralee ranged
at 10 3gI.GI s1I5, and closed at 1850. larger
business tranepired in lard, the feature being ON
call, where one operator sold le,o,O uer'eH year
lard at 22H0G21, better demand existed lor
caeh lard and transactions showed good increase
August cold AT 40. and January at ~. short
ribs were qn!et, at 7lOlg,l5 closed at iltH@' %,
an advance Of 5GtRc.
FUTUREe.
Following are the highest closing prices in lead
Ing fltnree:
Wheat, No May, IKE; June, ,S'lc; July,
iaic.
Corn May, 524c; June, sc; July, 5?c.
Mese pOrK-Per bArrel-May, II 10; June, 1862.
sla :,
short rbs..-Per 100 ponnds-May, nv; June,
T21h July, 1.3'
CASH QUOTATIONS..
Flour Unchanged except for winter wheat flour,
which is about lODljc higher.
Wheat-NO = red, SHE
COrn-No ., 50aic.
Mess Pork l33OMl3 3d.
Lard-Per 100 pounds, 80.
Short ribs, sides Loose ,.OiWi OK.
shoulders BoXed-5.i5@GOO.
Short clear sides Boxed 6S.D'35
ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, March 9i.-FIour-Firm and I'M
Wheat. Opened stronp and held up firm for
some time just before the 80 call broke and
fell &c; "A slight reaction toward the close advanced
prices &c but at close was &c below yesterday
No = red, cash, SO1sMSlAC; May, SOMWeOAc
closing at S0l &C; June closing at i9kc; July, i0's
GJ75c, closing at i64c; August, 1bAmUc, cosingiii
tG'i December, NlNg0lHC, ClutlhR ~ 81 81.
Corn advanced &c but closed only sc better
May iiA@iGilC, closing At i5Bc; June ! Hc
closing at l61Sc; July, Gl@tiec, closing At it &c
Oats Quetbut ii m cash, 3O4 03OHC; May, @'c
Lard Common s,H refined, / no.
Corn Meal-25O.
Whsky-lOi.
Provisions Steady.
rk-l37jNl3,SId.
Lard-I3O.
Dry Salt MeRts- Boxed shoulders, > G)Q5,ij; Ions
clears, 7O5Gi ~; clear ribs 'l5Ct, - short cears
Z tNfI1jO
Bacon Boxed -hOu ders, 6.3'ls; long clears
oS1B@715; clear ribs 1,,OGcs,la; short clears
1,9iaSl2R.
IIRms- Steady, ~ COWl2OO.
Afternoon board-Wheat firm; April SJlgc May
s0lIc; July, 1iac. Corn Higher; April, l5hc
MAY, i6i6c; July, iiicc. Osts-Dull; May, 29c.
NEW YORK.
New YORK; March - .-COfTee-Spot fair; Rio
steady, lie: options iODl2 points higher, hut very
Qniet Sales, 30 800 bags. March, lOs56lO %
April 10. 1O6JlOSj; May, III. i5GlOs5 June, lO,Gj4
10 IS; Julv IN. iOGglO.45; August, II. l5dllO2j.
SugAr-Dull and rather weak; centrifugal, "
test, - 6c. fair refining quoted at l4c.
MOlaaees- Grade, Mi'sc; refined, dull; c, 5H@
> . tic; extra c, ll-lGG5 Is l6c white extra
r,f. as II