Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-08
GENERAL n oRKETS.
Produce and Provtnions

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April 7.-Flour-FirE. rang
Ing from 81 seas 20. Wheat opened nrm and
q little higher and advanced steadily, and
closed HG4c above the prices of Yesterday
No. red, cash, s01Ic; May s0k6SoHc, closing
at eo1Ic; June 7715asOc, closing soc: July 7s1<
a767sc, closing a. 1919; Aususs i6kS76%c,
sOIIc, Corn strong and higher; cash &c;
May 4731G47xc, closing at 4Itsc; July AK q
47Ic. closing at 41Ac. Oats strong and higher
cash spsIc; May 2sHc. Lead-Common quoted
81 10. Whisky steady at 81 09. Provisions
dull and weak. Pork Sl3 SIX. Lard 81 IT,
Is. Dry salt meats shoulders, boxed, - %;
long clears. Sc 9Oa7 90; clear ribs, 81 1907 25;
short clears. 81 3567 As. Bacon, boz ed. shout
ders,ES5G6 81. long clears. 81 60tS7 So; clear
ribs, 81 Il a 81; short clears, s. Si11es e5
Hams STEADY at $40 UOsl2 90.
NEW YORK, April 7-Coffee-Spot fair; Rio
dull at l4.c: options 80 IS points higher and
moderately active: sales 81 500 bags; April
II OO6u 10, May 10 90oll II; June 10 7Oan 90;
July 10 35@lo g.; Auguss 10 l0al0 IS; septem-
Der 9 95alO IS; October 10 O0@i0 80. Sugar
steady; IS test Centrifugal 67l6;; molasses
grades 4S4Hc; refined quiet and unchanged.
Molasses dull.
to- day the order OF previous days was re
ver.ed. Dullness came early and active m ar
ket and higher prices before the close. The
opening prices were slightly better than lhe
latest On Friday and the tendency was upward.
The points in favor OF the bulls were Berlin
adyices, damaging corn crop reports, large e1
port clearances and the ease with which shorts
wexe scared to cover The best estimates gave
the decrease In the visible supply for the
weak at 10000 to 1,25O,O~0 bushels. Sales for
May were at 7O5Ic to open. then up to
7S7Ic and back to 763Ic. After l. O'Clock there
was a second bulge on good general buying
and May went firmly up to I6x I6ac, and
closed at outside point OF the day. Com
clos ed at an advance of 4 TO &c over last
night. The opening was marked by fractional
better prices, and this was followed by some
buying, then there was some realizing and
short selling, which caused q reaction TO the
opening price. second advance set In
about IL O'Clock md caused shorts to
cover at a loss. The frmness continued
10 close, anG the last pricer were about best
for the day and strength toward the ose was
partly due to out ide orders for July, which OF
course helued other fusures. Local receipts
were little beyond expectation, $50 cars. Trad
between professionals, two buying and one
selling. After slump of l0c prices we're bid
up 22Hc, but reacted 2H to &c and closed steady
as l2Hc over yesterdays last sales. May
ranged at SIS 25@13 AK and closed at Sl3 Az
f13 IS. Short ribs were active; srrenger
feeling developed and prices advanced Ike,
closing at top. a net gain # &c over esterday
L.ading futures closed: Wheat-May 76hc;
June Ike; July TIC; December sonc. Com
May 52.ci June t2c; July 52Hc; Mess PORK,
peI barrel, April sls 32H; May Sl3 Az; June
Sl3 Az; July, Sl3 AZ. Short ribs, May, S. oln
June, 81 62h; July, 81 l2H; August, 81 20.
Cash quotations were: Flour, STEADY !;
Wheat; No, red, SIZE: oeTn. Mo, No; i. :,
Lard. per 100 pounds, 81 20. Short ribs
.ide,, loose, So g. X a6 IS. Dry salted shoulders,
boxed, IS 1566 90. sort clear sides, boxed,
81 1907 IS.