Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-24
9EHERAL MARKETS :.
Produce and Proxisio ns

ST. LOUIS, MO-, May % -Flour-The market
opened &c below last nights plices, and ad-
vaneed &c; then became unsteady and cropped
below the opening, but again re- vered partly.
and the close wa. about sc below last nights
close for July. The trading was heavy. No. 9
red, cash, $40; June sS1S0s91ic, nominal; July
47sas57sc, closing at soEc; august s43ss 6s51&c,
soc. Coru-The market opened firm ana closed
&c higher; cash was quoted at 54KG55c; Jun e
closing at 52Hc bid; July 521sa52zsc, closing
at 52as; for the year closing at 4Ohc ked.
Oats-rhe market was higher; cash wa quot
at 35a$hc; May 35Hc; June SAC; July *.
Lead frmer: Common g 75; refined 8 so
Provisions rong. PORK quoted az Sis 90. L, I'd
IS 80. Dry sal. meats. boxed 81 oulder., Sc GOA
l21z; long clears, 81 IS; clear ribs, 81 SIX ;
short clears S. cO0S 1eh. Bacon-boxed rhoul
short clears, s. 756s So Hams at $40 Ofa12 90
Afternoon boaro-Wbt at firm; June sec; July
s5.c; August s5.Ici December ss.zc Coin
52&. Oats .tesdv; NAV 35K; june 34H; July
29A; AugU PIX asked.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, May 23.-T aiding open ed brisk
situation in wheat was peculiar. Tho crowd
heaced by the Oudahy element attempted to
run away from July, and as no one appeared to
want that month very badly there was another
tumble of about 2cenis. J0ne open Tclower
than lat night, and with this start that month
also sold &c nader last night at IL O'Clock.
The feature of the day was the closing
up of August on July and increased premium
for December. At the dose yester day July was
Ike over august. and at noon to day both seld
at the same price, s5kc, ana at the "a time
Dec mber sold at lhc premium, at SIC. where 1t
openen this morning, Crop reports were ttifle
bsarieh, but those who Keep crop conditions
and visible supply uppermost IN their minds
believe that he present de sression 1, but tenn
poTary. July wheat opened SIG, sold
TO s51lc, reacted to $3.50, declined TO s5s.c. re
a,ted again and Closed At e6hc.
Corn was considerably higher early on
was weakness with wheat because Of large es
innate for to morrow. Ira. Ing on the whole
was not heavy, May cold at 56Ac. closing at
inside price; July 555< 656sc, closing at 551c.
the closing sales ware at slight declines. Re
ceipts of hogs were larger than expected and
prices &c lower. Tracing in cured product
was moderate and mostly by scalpers,
and prices were confined to small
and closed at IS 72k. 1t was reported that ex-
por.ers were reselling cash lard In New York,
and fair quantities Of country lard were
offered here Jay s snSr e Es: e
Leading futures closed: Wheat June, s54c;
July s6Ic; August S6Hc; December s7Xc Corn
May 57Hc; June 55Kc; July 55kc; August
557Sc. Mess pork. per barrel, June
sll IS; July s1446; August so 50. Lard-June
Short ribs. June s. SIX; July 81 IS; august
81 SIX; September 81 90. Oaeh quotations
were: FlouY-Quiet and UNCHANGED. Wheat
No. e red ssK6s9o. 70. 3 corr, 5SXc. Mess
PORK per barrel $l4 s716H 20. LARD per 10
81 e5. Vry salted shoulders, boxed. Sc 00ee q.
short clear sides. boxed, s. io6s Is isa u
NEW YORK, May 23.-Oonee-Spot fair; Rio
firm 1t l61<c; options were shade better and