Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-25
Months. | lss call.
1 CLOSE.
GENERAL MARKETS
Produce and Provisions

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May "a -Flour-The market
was firm and active. Wheat opened &c above
yesterdays close, and became weak, declining
about &c, when 1t became strong and rapidly
advanced, closing &c above last nights close.
No. 2 red. cash, SOC; June closing at soc bid
S75sc, closing at s7xc; d. cember s9I69lslc,
closing at 9-4c. Corh-The market opened
firm and advanced steadily, closing &c higher |;
closing $50 iolJuly 5?zs@583sc, closing at5S1sc;
year lo:Stlc, ''V Closing 4ls, ' oassmF Fht
s was higher n sass e s wa; GGEtsd
Lead firm; common 50 IS; refined 50 so.
Corn meal higher at 81 80. Whisky at 81 Is.
Provisions ,eady. Pork quoted at SIS co. Lard
6 121l; long clears. 81 Isl clear ribs, 81 s7Hs
short clears S. l2H. Bacon-boxed shout
ders. Sc so long clears. S. 55; clear ribs, S. So
@l2.Oo. Afternoon boaro-Whfa at firm; June
90hc; July size; August size: December 9lzic
Corn was dull; May 57ke; June 53K; July
5S%. Oats steady; NAV $50; June S4As; July
CHICAGO. ILL; May pa Conditions were
favorable for good volume of business on
Change to day and speculative transac' ions In
glains were quite spirited and the markets
were generally broad and strong. The heaYie
ness which was apparent In wheat at tho 1V
opening and which started prices s1aahtly
hour brought an advance of from1 to 1hc To-
various futures. There was r better outside
feeling and outside buying orders. ForeiGf
yesterday " Price currents sss%sts
graphed was that The crop prospects were
not improved since last week. In the pit there
was covering BY shorts, a great deal Of chanss
ing for August which put that option at aapxc.
MUM over July and good buying in December.
1t was rumored that Hutchinson was snort and
WAS scared because he did little, and itw 8 also
talked that he had helped others rellst their big,
load because the crowd would take freely frpSi,
him and think nothing of It, Range Of JHfy'was
s51sc to S71sc, back to and up to s71Ic. There
close and July touched s75Se and closed at 81 II
6S71c, or about 11<c over last night. Corls
everything considered, WAS strong to- gAg.
started about steady from last night. NJ dur
ing the first hour or two advanced abouS7c for
a'lfutures When the large estims tie of IA csrs
for tomorrow was made known prices went off
h@Ac, and for time the market was heavy.
Later there was firm Or feeling, and q rally o.
about 2Sc, VIII CHI made closing prices about &c
higher, for July. May sold from 571Ic to
55z.c to $3.50 back to $3.50 and closed at 561Sc.
Very little interest was manifested in the pro-
vision market. lhe feeling was somewhat I'M
the market showed a little stronger and
prices ruled trIhe higher. Later, however,
there was a little more pressure to sell and
prices gradually declined again, Trading y
at current differences. July pork opened 1t
sl4 I5, sold t to sl4 IS and closed at sl4 $50
IA AK July lArQ opened az IS tx, sold
at s. e1kss 70. July short ribs
81 Tx. Leading futures closed: wheat Is
June. Islci July s01Ic; August s7s<c; DycemE
Der s955c. Corn-May 5sl4c; June $3.50; JAZZ
and August 561sc. Mess pork, per barrel, Ju42l
Sl4 SIX: july Sl4 As; August Sl4 So. Lard-JufE
S. 62. July S. 6T3s August SIS ~ October S3g3:
Short ribs, june s. 70; July s. TX; Aasait
were: Flour-Quiet and UNCHANGED. NA6at-
No. . red SOC. No. corn, 5s3Sc. Mssgpork
per barrel Sl4 37H614 40. Lard per 1Sx6unds
IS 65as 67h. short ribs. sides, lo&kG 81 20.
Dry sailed shoulders, boxed: S. 0Oa6E short
clear sides. boxed, So 159S 20
NEW YORK, May 24.-Cofee-spot fair: Rio
firm at 161<c; options were higher and fairly
active; sales 104, $50 bags: May IA s0@l4 IS;
June Is ssal4 80; July L 30; August u IS
II So; September IL S06l2 10. Sugar
firm and quiet; s6- test centrifugal molasses
g1ades 1870; Isfioed outlet; Q" *: extra
8 O. 16d63Ic; OFF 6a6 l1-16,; mould A &c; stan
GARD SIC; confectioners &c; cut loaf and
crushed Sc; powdered &c; graduated 63lc; cut
cubes &c. Mo asses-Domestic quiet and steady;
80 test zoe. Cotton seed oil quoted at 4ec for
crude and aga 47c for refined.