Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-12
PRODUCE AND PROVISIONS

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GALVESTON. TEX. Dec. .-Sugar-@Ssned
easy, closing firm; refined standard granuaatgd,
7&4c; standard confectiOners 4 7l4C; cubes 15SIS
powdered Sc; Louisiana graduated 7$sGI nc;
choice white Is dGS, c; off white 7-16dG 9-l6c;
choice C 6i4CGrsc; prime 6ls as 3-l5c;
of C Gas I-16c; choice seconds 584 1910; prime
do. 5I2d 55sc; fair do. 514G52sc; common 47sG
SIC.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec. u.-Flour-Easy but
Wheat opened firm, but under pressure to
sell prices became unsettled and closed gale be-
low Yesterday: cash 81 OlH; May closed at 81 07i@
l OS.-7: July $3.50
cember at l@G3O5sc; January at SO24c; February
at 3liac; Nay at a4l4@5iaic.
Cornmeal3Firm at 81 s5t0l 80.
Whisky-Steady at 81 II.
Provisions-Very dull and only small job trade
Oi P5to5i:k-sla 90. :
Lard-S7 91G7 95 for prime steam.
Dry Salt NIeats-Boxed shoulders at Sc IS;
longs and ribs at 81 10: short clear at 81 rs.
Bacon-shoulders at 81 %; longs and ribs at
IS 29dS %; short clear at IS 40.
Hams-SlO S7l2Gl3 %.
CHICAGO, In, Dec. u.-Opening this morn
ing "a &c higher than closing figures yesterday,
yesterday, but the advance was met by liberal
offerings and prices declined l34c, closing about
b lower than yesterday. Corn was easy, with
trading OF local character, fiuctuation being
within sc range and the market closing L.a2sc
lower than yesterday. Pork at the opening was
weak, with full offerings, and sales made l0d
L..
Prices further receded 2I3G5c but rallied to l2la
a jc and ruled comparatively steady to the close
Lard declined 7lac early, but rallied 7I2GlOc and
ruled steady to the close.
Short ribs ruled iGc u lower early, but later
rallied 5p7lac, and the market closed steady ct
outside figures.
Leading futures closed: Wheat-No. 2, De-
cember, 81 03I4; January, 81 ole; May, 81 09ia.
Corn-No. z, December, $3.50 January, SIC;
Pork@December, sl8 87l4; January, sls 421a;
La ISarid-December, IS O7ls; January, 81 971a;
'' Short t Ri6s-May, s. O7la.
Cash quotations: Flour firm and unchanged.
No. Spring Wheat-sl p5a1 O51.; No. red,
81 D3d1 O3I2.
No. 2 Corn-3i4C bid.
Mess Pork-Sl5 S7h6l3 50.
Lard-Ss Ujds G7la.
Short Ribs-Sides, loose, 81 O5
Dry Salted-shoulders, boxed, 81 OOa7 121a;
short clear sides, boxed, s. SIi2d7 50.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec. ENTHUSIASTICALLY;
cash, SIC bid; May 81 055s bid.
Corn-steady; cash, &c bid; January 27l.c
asked; May 1850 bid.
New YORK, Dec. H.-Wheat-spot market
vator; 81 o. afoat; options dull and weak, early
&c higher, declined nsG1ssc and closed steady,
JANUARY 81 o554; March 81 OSs4; May 81 M.
Corn-Spot fairly active, la61sc lower, weak;
No. 246laG46s4c elevator;47 "a 45l2c afoat options
dull 12d5sc lower; December closing 46l4c; Jam
uary i5igc; February 1896; May 46lsc.
Coffes-options opened steady, Is to 10 points
down: closed steady December 10 points down;
others ) to 10 points up and fairly active.
sales s., 600 bags, December s14 70al5 10:
January sI4 65615 80; February Sl4 550I5 %;
March sl4 S56I 5 30; April Is Goals %; May
SIS O5GI5 40; spot Rio dull and unsettled, fair,
cargoes TIC.
+ Sugar-Raw quiet; refined steady and quiet.
Molassses-New Orleans active. ~ -
Rice-strong ae(ils good demand:
ROsin-gsa5s 81 o2 20 -, u a.
Wa9gs2Ss 81 81 m al sss sScstic,
sOasae. saifeas ssc; Tsssz <ss
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