Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-09
Futures closed easy to points lower.
GENERAL MARKETS
Produce ana Provisions

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, Nav s-Flcur strong and
higher, ranging at 81 5O64 40. Wheat opened
back asain. closing weak and i,Iesular. NJ: 2
red c,sh s6k 6s7; May closing s51<c; June ssx
@s6x,, closing ssxc: July SKA s52ic, closing
So t .9Isso staasS1c s slosi9g ssG; pe
cash 5l4a52o; May s. xa SIC. closing at hihc;
june osiug 5lhc: July. 5lHa52c, closing az
5lkc: August w clio 10 ing S2S ss;l,. Gass
S34 jay % bid. Lead-Dnll and DEF re.seh /;
common 81 20; refined s. % Gornmeal s. g.
Whisky 2cents higher, s. IL: Pro .lsinns hrsr.
n mea,. d. poH .s ho en-. sae o. long
clears, s7.S7K@7 50 clear ribs, 81 t0f7 62H !;
short clears, 81 s7H6s 90. Bat on, boxe shonl
der.. s. BIZ long clear: y %; clear Ribs, IS 81;
board--Wheat .nrmer; May s6Hc, June s6atc,
july s5Hc. Corn firm; May Size, June BIC,
July BIKE. Oats steady; May 3i1c, juno 33Hc,
ca cAao, IT,, NAV s.-Local speculative
market opened quite dull this orning with
slight y lower prices prevailing for wheat corn
weakness was followed oy light rally. whic
however, did not last long, and before noon
quite bri,k decline was started In what asd
corn. wheat market was tickle one. Out
aide Influences were about evenly fivfded.
Prominent operators pounded the markets, but
scatter ing buying. big failing of in the receipts
aod the fact that the government report IL
coming out Thursday, made n any people hold
on to their wheat for fear they might ge:
left II any one wanted to buy later. and me
vented any Sc ious break in prices. July wha'
opened at $40. sold to 5ihc and back to s4Ac;
as ain to S4Hc ana bsi 20 s43tc. and closed at
s43<c. TAer was decline of lhc In pr ces OF
corn to day; shorts EN- to be pretty well Gov
cred, and ONE holders OF long I'm were real
izing as best they could; there was $50 DC
cline, but less extsr slve, in more deferre
futures which was partly because Of week.-mrs.
| In May and partly because of We heayy en- n
selling Dy several Iocal bears: al this wal
in the face of comparatively light re-
cefpts, which fAied 10 strenethel the
| msrket. May corn opened at b1kc, sole
| TO 575tc. and elo'ed st s63sc; July anc
June opened at 55H and aso 70 55X Dc.
| in ca ly trading when the feeling was strong
I especially for May short delivery, adding ms
month up sbolt1l. Provisions only moo crate
| ly active end values ste ady. short ribs re
] ceiyed moet attention. Foreigners are M
| taking hold so freely SIS last weeks shipment
| are large but Is 10 maisly lard previously con
| trhcte6 for Receipts are 'air and ihci
\ cations are that they VIII continue sometim'
| as high price has attacked shipments iroz
| outside points the m =rket. SLOris hsve GOV
| cred freely. and 1he iupression prevails tina
the whole trade Is vel evened up. July porl
! sold al ia SoS14 SIX and closed NJ $l4 S2h
| lard At s. 22h6s FIX and closed at IS 2Ih
| snort ribs at 81 esKH7 20 and closed ii 81 6Ih
! L. ending futures ciosco: Wheat-Asy HHe
IN Q s3sfc; July si1Sc; December So Corn
May ,6,Iu; June. JAY and August tS1. Mes
Sl4 3.k; AUGUST Sl4 42x Lard-June ~ 22n
Ju'y s. FIX; Auglss So %; eel'ember - y
Short riDs-June 81 60: July 81 67'z; Angus
! 81 IS; September 81 SIX. Zach qooiatlon
| were: Flour quit bus irm; prices unchanged
| Wheat, No. 2 red. sIhc. NO. 1orns t63sc