Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-25
GENERAL 81 ARKa rs


ST. LOUIS, Mo, Feb. 24-Florr- QEiet
ana prices unchanged at g l0G4 10. Wheat
ouepeI easy hut gained strength early and ad-
closing ga &c above yesterdar. Nc. , rcd
cash S0&aS &c; March, 5 ga 60Ic, closing
at sn4"; April CLOSING al sli4G asked
| closing. SIS asked: July. IsE 97S}ac. closirg
7S4C AUGUST. ISlsc; December S22GS2xc c,
closing, S2Hlc. COrn--SnorR and !. a. &C higher
cash 4jlGG45t=c: Mar h, clcsin. a 45s bid;
Aprll closing. 49,. ;, May, GlG484<r. closing
465Sc Oats-Firm and active 3cGGH%c; May
29i4 G291ic. Cognmea' 3 o. WHISKY steady, 81 o.
Provisions. steady. Pork nav Sl4 %. Lard,
s. 8l}zG7 40. Dry salt meats, boxed, shoulders
81 IS; long clears 81 Is; clear ribs. s. SIX
should-' s. s. BIZ; Long clears 81 e75lGs %;
cesr TlbsS' 0CGs I2ls; short clears s. Z56S So.
II M 50Gl2 ~. Ate noon board-Wheat
firm: March sA3So: May 81 &c. July 7S5Ic { Orn
firm; Mach 45isc. NAY 46Ec. Oats quiet;
May 22;sc.
spring liEe weather nd Liverpool cab es which,
reported corn and wheat rs dulI anu tending
downward, al had depressing effect on early
grain market. May wheag was 80 lower at
T4Ssc, and Msy corr was lower at 503Sc. The
first ceiling CT era was by local traders who
were hort n the market. In wheat here was
also some selling OF long wheat that was ughi
Yesterday, This combined selling broke May
| from 797sc to I95z G79%c. At this the e was
| 5000 yinC by several large hUuses. Reports
Of gCoi export OF VI heat from Ne y York came IN
caused an advance IN May to S01sc, at WI leu
| figure II c'osed. In he corn pit professionals
| were selling themselves short early, buS Httle
! buy ing later by one or two house start OF
ali shorts to buying May corn, which had pre-
J vlousIy sold eff to 500 q vanCeu 10 5U1<d50ESc
| inside Uf an hour, Trading IN corn was not
| wy heavy but there were periods CT strength
during which good m5ny email lots changed
\ hRL DIS, the advance which the covering of
shorts caused was not checked til May
| had e Uched 5O75G5lc Wi en- Closing bulge In
wheat occurred. May corn was carried up to
| 5l5zC where 1t closed. TIE On.y trad ng In
provisions during the fret hour was IN shors
| ribs, ar Il q sale of , 0 0,0O0 pOun"s of May In
\ lump was = &C c at S 3 al 32E. There wa big
| bu- ITess in chan. from one future TO anoth-
| er. tluctuaii0r " re We narrow, and trad
ing In pork snd ard was quei in consequence.
The weak fe7tGre In ribs was the weAAness OF
arch. People who were long on this future
/ were looking around for place for them. and
| they changed them with more remote futures
alta wlcer difference. May soIk sold at Si3 esq
Is % and closed dull a, latter figures. Nay
lara sold at 81 sOa7 IS, and closed
ct 81 s2A. My snort ribs sold
al 81 8 al as, AID closet at 81 s.
/ March 757zc; MAJ sO1lc; June sJH5. Corn, No
! ., March47c; Stay 5I3I;i June axe; July 5lIc
/ Ness PORK per barrel. March Sl3 S2H; MAJ
! Sl4 02Iz; June 81 10 Larc, per leo rounds
Marcn 81 I2Is Nav s. sly; Juue 81 sly; July
/ 81 Tx; Msrch 81 IN; May 81 IS. Cash quota
/ lions were as fOllOws: Fur duil and price,
unchanged. Wheat No red soc; No. corn
4S3.c: Mess ? TX: par barre, SlS TX. Lard
! pes 100 pounds s. 10. Short ribs. sqes, loose
/ 81 12Hd7 Is. Dry salted sbouIdsIs, boxed
/ s. g0Gf o.. short cl- sides, boxed 81 as 90
NEW YORK, Feb. Cofe--Spot fair; Rio
nominal; options fairy active and 30 to 4
points higher; Gales l24 $50 bags; Feb uarysil u
! al IS; March Ii OlGil IS; April 10 giaiI %
Nav ~ 900ll 20 June 10 S06Ii 10: JnIy 10 5u0
! 0 10 August 10 25Glo 80. Sugar firm; fair re