Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-03
GENERAL Markets.
Produce and ProvI.ions.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Feb. l.-Whest-No.2
cash. 8 aaslhc: February at sOi5asO1zc, cIC
iog at sJSc; March sl3I9slsSc, closing
c.oslng at s3hc; July closing at sO6c. Coz
easy until late but closed firm; cash 46<S4SY
February 463S946%c, closing at $40; Maj
41c, closing At 4736c; May 4s3s@4szsc, clo5
31%c. Uornmeal frmer at 81 As. Whiss
steady at 81 O5 Provisions frmer. Pork-Ne
SIS 90 Lard higher at 81 25a7 80. Dry salte
meat, boxed, shoulders, S. 1905 10; long cles
81 25G7 so; clear ribs. 81 5097 62H; shS,
clears 5! 62HG7 S7G. Bacon, boxed. sho1l
dos, S. SO; long clears S. IS; clear riA
S. ;5aS 40; short clears SIS SOFAS S. Hami
were steady at S o 60ai2 90. Afternoon
Wheat-Firm; February sOIc; Marc
sl3sc; NAV S34c Corn qulet, but steau.
February 463ici March 4714c May4s2c. Ga
dull; February 301[;i May 30Ssc.
CHICAGO. LIZ, Feb. There was bette
speculative feeling on change to-day than fgI-
many days; although it was delivery daY, de-
liverIes of grain were lisht In provisions
shout ribs went round and that formed the bull
of delivery in that pit. There WAS nothing an
parently new in the outside situation, bu
locally everything was stronger and tenGe
upward from the opening. Receipts OF hogs fe
short few thousand; better prices preyaile
at the yards for best grades, and with prom
inent packing houses buying early provision
advance quite sharply before noon. Ribs solt
at 7]1C higher; lard l0c higher, and mess plrl
22Hc higher for May; better buying orders
from outside and by local speoulatJrs KEEP.
prices up pretty well until The close. Msy
pork advanced 2Ihc and closed 22Hc better
Lhan yesterday with May at Sl4 So; May short
ribs closed sc better at ST rs, and May lard Ike
better at 81 so. Wheat followed In the LEAD Of
provision; nearly all of the conditions were fa.
yorabIe; there was decrease O. ,5Z0, O0OOGsne1N
In amount on the ocean passage. There was a
fresh consignment Of crop damage reports
from st. Louis and provisions were higher.
All Of these Influences were sufficient to cause
an advance even without buying by large short
interest. Shortly after the opening q scalDlng
crowd commenced to cover Ihelr shorts and
before moo May wheat, which opened at Slsffc
sold up to s23Sc; about this figure the market
hell pretty steady and May closed st 81 "a
sac. Corn was rather quiet to day and trad.
ing somewhat limited with the exception of 3
short spell rcundlthe opening when the market
and declined to 521Ic on free oferiny s, then re
acted and advanced to 52E<a53c, the prominent
operators buying and closed at the lsiier figure
0ats were steady and quiet; May closed at SIC
2, February 76l<c; March 76Zc; May S2Ac
June S25{c. Corn-No. 2, February 47zfc: Maze
4skc; May 521sc; June 53c. Mess pork. pc
LARD, per 100 pounds, March s. Is; MAY ~
sry 81 521; March s. 80; May T5
4sc. Mess Pork-Per barrel, $I4 256I4 81
tard-Per 100 pounds. s. 60S7 SPY. Sho
rib sides, loose, 81 so; dry s4lted shoulder
81 s..
NEW YORK, Feb. I.-Cofee-Spot fair; Ri
weak and nominal at Ice; options fairly actiV
and lower, clO'ios steady; sales l27, Coz bags
February IL 25Gl2 IS; March l2 O09l2 20; Apri
IL S09l2 90; May II 7G811 80; June IL 55S1l 70
July II 306ll 50; August IL 1f6l1 80; SepteR-
Der II 05@ll 20; October 10 s09I1 co.; November
II 66ail s.; December 10 1910 IS. sugar Gul
ano wholly nominal; refined dull and IN
changed. Mola.ses nominal; 50 test 221z623c
Cotton seed oil 3i1z935c crGde and 4oG4l 70
fined