Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-23
GENERAL MARK ETS.


ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March 22-FIour-steady
ana uncnanged; Xxx S! 5092 GO; family
firm and &c higher, then declined to yester.
days figures. when reaction advanced It sbou
kc,. al which figure II cl sed; No. red
cash, SlkSs2c; May slHaSlz5, closing al
77@c, closing at Ike; August 7711c, closing
at l7&c; December slX6sl3Ic. closing al
size: Corn firm and higher; cash at Az a
a5o; April closing nominal; May 4tas45c,' clos.
ciosing at 45X. Oats higher; cs.h a. SOY q
SO%c; May 2STc. Cotnmeal, at g 45
o. 80. Whisky stesdy at 81 %.
81 To- Dry salt meats shoulders, boxed, IS $50
70; long clears 81 COAT 10; clear ribs 81 Is
short clears 81 4067 so. Bacon. boxed shout
ders Sc 37h long clears 81 sua7 SIX ;clear ribs,
81 s7HS5 IS; short clears s. zoos L. Hams
$40 C0Sl2 on. Aftern on board-Wheat firm
april size; May sc; July Ike. Corn
higher; april &c; May 45Hc; July 46Hc.
CHICAGO ILL. March p Big short sellers
of grain were In pits On Change this morning,
either In person or By their agents; but Ii was
mply TO prevent rally, and not to raid mar
kets. AS on yesterday m st interest centered
In wheat, where cold wave had made general
crowd bullisn and caused some sho ts TO fee
nervous. VIII. there was furry OF buying
raiders filed the crowd up quickly and then
the pit was dull. Market opened strong
and fair reaction would have taken place, but
the raiders stood in he way and I'LL up the
closing points last night. May op me- al 77Hc,
s.l' at 77xc declined 10 Ike, and becam
steady at77Hc, closi g at IKE. Corn did not
show as much strength as wheat because OF the
large receipts and increase In the amountof
contract stuff c. ming In. May corn opened 20
over The close last night. / urIug the rn5rni 4.
II looked as II the opening was to bethel
was no pte esrv oeene which took aS utnr tns
points shade lawer than last nights closing
There was little su prise In store, however, and
before thu close. when shorts riad to ger corn
bac there was little forest hit. This eau ed
scrs mble and an advance Il SC during the
closing hour, and made ciosiog prices from x
to &c better than those of last night. May
to 4sxc, and then bulged 70 5OHc, at which fig
ure ig closed. Provisions were moderately
active and unsetEled. Il .ars raided pork and
SOLD it off zoe in short order Buying by one or
tw houses caused an irregular rally of $50
ceiling was nervous, ana operators were dis
posed to call for margins freely for protection.
Bears took adv lntsge of any drop Ia values to
cover, land as the b1lk of the selling has been by
shorts they kept the market fIotuating rapid
ly. May pork open ed at SIS y2X, solo az SIS IS,
down to SlS IS, ra led ana closed at same as
yesterday; at SIS 81. Lard was stronge', May
ribs were actiV. ,one house bought over 100000
pounds, and advanced prices 2Ha5,. May
sold at 81 l2h al 20 anu closed 81 top figure. |
Leading futures closed as follows: VIII, at
april 7SSc; May 77Sc; June 7sKc; July 7sAc
rn-May 60Hc; June 50c; July 501c; August |
lOkc. Mess pork, per barrel, NAV Sl3 SIX; |
June sl3 s2h. Lard-April 81 50; May 81 az !; |
June 81 60; July 81 IS Short ribs-Msy 81 20;
June 81 so; July 81 SIX. Cash quotations
we're: Flour quiet, and prices without quotabIe |
,hange Wheat, No. 2 red, sOH. No. corn |
s1c. Mess pork, per b rrel, Sl3 so. Lard, per |
100 pounds, s. 50. sn IT rib SIDES loose, 81 O5. |
Drv sailed shoulders. boxed Sc GOES 10, Short |
lear sides. boxed 81 55a7 60.
NEW YORK, March 22.-Coffee-Spot fair; |
30 firm at "A; options l5625 points higher and !
sctive; sales 81 $40 bags; March 1925 |
al6 So; April 10 25S 10 so: May 10 25Rl0 SO June |
o %; July 10 1061O %; August 10 00alO Is; |
sugar firm; centrifugal 51<ci refined firm; ex- |
ra G 6SG6 1l-l6c; white extra U SIC; yellow |
= 655sc; of A 696Hc. Moiasses quiet and |
lrm Cotton seed quoted at SIC crude; 39Ia |
DC refined.