Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-14
GENERAL MARKEIs
Produce md Provisions.

ST. LOUIS. Mo. June b Flour quiet ard
unchanged. Wheat opened cas-, at Yesterdays
hgures and advanced Il ;, then dropped cent,
recovered and closed steady at opening prices
No. red cash STlIGSSc; jane closing 81 &C.;
July S4GS5a. closing at SAC; August 81 81 Ia C,
closing at S4ssc; December S9GS>zsc, closing at
SSi.c. Corn unsettled, but closed UNCHANGED /;
cash 4sG4s%c :July 4SlsG4Si4c closing at 4S &C;
August 4S7EG491lc, closing at ne; year IS 81 a
3S7sc closing at a&'s3sc. oats firm; casa 32c;
June 5l3sc; July 2SHc; August 23;.
Co.nmeal steady st s. s.. Whisky s. IA.
Provisions weaker PORK at 4 3II Ola 30. Lard
st s. TO- Dry sat meats. boxed she ulders,
s. 90; lOrg clears 81 62h; clear ribs
s. IS; short clears IS 0OGS O5. Bacon boz ed
shoulders, S. 62H at IS; long clear IS 1905 45
ear ribs. S. 4O6S 45i short clear, $ e2laGS 20,
Hams SO SOIL co. Afternoon board: Wheat
IRREGULAR July SEC; Augutt S4Sc; September
s5Ssc c, nominal; Decemb o55sc Corn - July
4Sss4GS%c; August 4SZc. Data dUll but FIND
June $40 BID; July csc bid; August 81 C hidss
Gu CAGO, ILL, June 13.-There was consfd
cradle weakness shown in grains and provi-
sions on Change ear to day The markets
were III settled arc such news as was q float Was
Of d conflicting character. Pits were witAGt
leaders, especially on the bulls side, and WIN
crowd afraid of short markets, and not enough
bulls for buying, there was nerv BUSINESS all
around. Wheat was first steady, then weak,
then strong, and ward noon weaEened sec
ond time without much sign of another
rally. Juy sold S4'a tS47sGs41lc and
back TO s4I,c. Among the bulish Influences
that the crop was in danger from the chinch
bug. From appearances the smaller profess
SIGNALS got trading up around top figures and
were anXlousiy waiting chance TO UNLOAD.
With the exception OF some buying of Dere1n
Der wheat for foreign account and free selling
by st. Louis Ii G trading was almost exclusively
local. The ct. Louis people sold on reports
that wheat would soon commence harvesting
10 the country south and west of them.
Statisticisn Dodge sent out snotner dis
patch in which he estimated the winter wheat
no a rtarr
5000 acres. July wheat reacted to s4'.c and
closed at sac. The receipt Of corn were Jos
cars more than estimated, and opened az I'M
der last night. Prospects OF large receipts for
tomorrow caused another get back after the
dependent Of the special weakness
caused bv the receipts the situation appeared
strong; July opened 52'sc sold of TO s2t4c an I
up to 5S1., then back to $3.50. and toward the
close rallied the second time with wheat ard
closed 534c or 4 over last night Provision
trade received a little OF its old line Interest
under the Influences of a-v ces from STOCK
ards, where hogs were IN better supply and
lower; the besr element felt encouraged to
hammer the market. The morning opening was
cOmpar atlvely strong, but free selling tarned
tide, and from highest prices touched Pork
declined 20G2TSc, lard sake, and short ribs
loo. Later q considerable portion of this
bresk was regained. July pork opened at
Sl3 50, ranged between SlS 60 and Sl3 SIX, -, d
closed at SIS TX. July lard opened at S 57d
sold down to $ 5213, and closed at IS -. July
short IiO3 opened at - 81 anu SDlu at - bU
a. so, aud closed 8: 81 10, Leading
futurer ciosad: Wheat June SO ic'
July s41.c, Auaust sac, Dece mber S6h4c,
Corn -JuLe 522lc; July 52tic; August SO &C.
September 54lSi. Mess pork per barrel. July
Sl3 ~; August Sl3 STlz; september SIS 975s ),
Lard July s. . August IS Co. septic nber S. 65f
Octo5er IS IS. Short ribs-July 81 So; August
81 62l5i September 81 70. Cash quotations were:
wheat-No. red So, No. corn 5?ttc. Mess
pork per barre. Sl3 70. Lard per 100 pounds
IS so Short ribs, sides, loose, s. so dry sailed
shoulders. boxed, s6 OcG6 IS; short clear sides,
boxed, IS 01GS 05.
NEW ORLEANS, June 49, Corn dull. weak
and lower; mlXeu 6+G CSC; yellow 66G61c;
white uase.tled at 67a zoe. Ga dul and low r;
No 2, 42c. Coffee easier; Rio l4G17c.
Cornmeal easier at s. 81; Hay qqie,
but steady; prime $50 0]d2l 90; choice
So OOd23 on Hog products dull and dropping
for pork. LardS7 SIX. Bulk meats-SbouIders
Sc AS long clear and clear ribs 81 30. Ba
on--Shoulders Sc SIX; long clear S So;
clear ribs SIS 10. Hams Sll 37hGn t211.
Whisky market quiet at 81 05G1 lS3z.
Coffee qu,et but firm; Rio liI6l7&c. Rice
steady at S4 64Xc. Cotton seed products dull
and nominal. Sugar steady and drm; open
Kettle. strictly prime, SIC; fully fsir to prime,
SIC; centrif gals cnoice white, SIC; off white,
6h66a4c; elbow clsrIfied, H. Ice; prime vel.
low clarified, Is l6G6c; seconds 5HES%c.
Molasses steady; open kettle. fair to good fair.
l962ec; csntrifugais, prime TO good prime,
lsG2ec.