Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-04
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CHICAGO, ILL.,. Jan. 3.-Wheat values to-day
were lower and Germ and pork were higher tnan
at close of 1857. Lower price of wheat was due
10 the fact that Liverpool ami New rb quoted
It lower; May opened at $3.50, against close II
Friday at s75S GSSc. Pork opened higher on
light receipts Of hogs. May pork started in
hi her at SIS 10. Corn opened off with
in sympathy with the pork market.
May corn opened &C lower at $40, hut 1t lon
medately aftcrward sold up to 55llc. Monthly
deliveries Of whe4t were fairly large, but of
corn aud pork were very light. Hardly any
corn We MT around Lard deliveries were mod
erately heavy. In the fret kour there was free
selling Of long wheat which took the price
down to $50. 1t than went up to s514c. but
trading was light Corn was very firm market;
early bnlee d not stop until prices reached
as received for tomorrow weakness of
wheat and heavy selling caused a decline to
SAC, but plenty of buying orders were brought
out on the decline and May was speedily
rushed up 10 594c again when wheat began to
advance Provisions were steady. but there
was no trading of especial Significance. The
abroad the Il ctqat,ons on May pork were
between SIS 10 and SIS so, and ar moved in
ab"u the sane proportion. The leading
fpsrV sc Ma.ch c Fse
Corn-Janusrv 1870; February s9%c; March
50Hc; May 54AH. Me pork per barrcl-January
SIS IS; FsbrgsIy 81, IS; May SIS IS; Lar Jan.
S. 1215. snort ribs-January s. SO;February 81 80;
March $500; May S. liz. Cash quota
tons were follows: Flour, prices firm
and III changed. Wheat. No. 2.red SIC. Corn.
NJ. .. 493l @492Sc. Mess p1rk per Lar5el
$l5 300l5 90 Lard 81 S71zG7 10. Short ribs
sides loose, 81 s5. Dry sailed shoulders, boxed,
Sc i O6 10. Snort c!ear sides boxed, S. 20GS 25.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Jar. 3.-Flour-sseady but
quiet a. 81 25 IA %. Whe at very strong early in
the session bui sed f and closed &c lower
than Friday; No red cash s515c; January
s25s6S23!c, closing s224c; February s37s 6S4o'
ciosinr Sic; May s63Sd s7.e, closing s65Sc.
Corn Higher-Cash 471l@47%c; January Az
G4shc, closing at $3.50; February ACC; May 5O>S
as &c closing at 5l1&c BID. Oats higher Cash
32G32Kc; May 341Sc lid. Cornmeal steady
at 81 Il a 80. Whisky steady at
81 o.. Provisions strong. Pork--New mess
at sl5 GOALS %. Lard. p ime steam quoted at
81 O.. Dry salt meats. boxed, shoulders
S. 1905 s71; long clear 81 5097 671s: clear ribs
81 67]z@7 75; short clear EST 75@7 SIX Bacon,
ST. short clear So 67k. Hams were steady
at $40 25012 co. aftern on board: Wheat was
weak and prices lower; January s25sc bid;
February S34c; March s71%c. Corn easier;
January 4Sc February 49c; May 8 C. Oats
lover; JaA uary 3lAci February 321zc: May
337sc.
NEW YORK, Jan. 3-Coffee-Spot fair: Rio
1870; options active and lower. Sales IS 500
hays. January Is 9i@l6 U5; February Is 100
Is 90; March Is 559l5 So: Apr is 506l5 so; May
Is 45@15 IS June Is 35@15 70; July IS 1h@l5 $50
tober IA 100l4 20; November Is 95@l4 49, Desl
cember IA 0l@14 81; January Qes9) IA ~
Sugar Quiet ana firm; fair refining 54c; -
fined finn; SIC: extra 5H052Ic; wARe
eX "a U 52s@6c, off a 61s@64c; granuh4ted
7671sc.