Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-27
GENERAL m ARRESTS
Produce and Provisions

ST. LOUIS, No., Jan. 26.-Flour-Quiet and
unchanged, Wheat-Opened firm Gt yesteT-
days close, ana declined early, but reacted and
toward the close advanced and closed &C
above yesterdays close; No. red, cash, s &c;
January S0a; February S01.6S0asc, closing at
S01sc: March closing at size: May S25zGS27sc,
at S25ac; July SOGSl4c, closing at Csc; Aug
ust GdS0l4c, ciosiHg at S0i.c; December at 81
OF CLOSING at sac. Corn-Very firm i467sc
closing at 4l3sc: March closing at 47ssc; May
49t5G4925c, closing at 1870 Oats-Fitn; cash
3!%c; May 3i15c. CoInmeal steady at 81 40.
WHISKY steady at 81 o.. Provisions stronger.
Pork-New Sl4 756I5 90. Lard 81 IS. Dry
sailed meat, boxed, shoulders, $50;
short clears s. IS. Bacon. boxed,
shoulders. SIS So, long clears s. 35; clear ribs
S. IS; short clears IS 70. Hams stronger
at ) 5GGl2 %. Afternoon board-Wheat
frmer; February 50 SC: March &c; May S214c;
March 1859; May 4s7Sc. Oats steady; May
32Ic.
CHICAGO, I'LL, Jan Every soon after the
opening Of the markets on Change this morn
ing bears appeared 10 have the wheat and corn
pits, while there wer3 signs of con siderable
strength without much cause IN provisions.
Before noon bears became somewhat panicky
in ell pits. There was a scramble 70 get back
much OF the stuff they had been selling, and
there was of course quite reaction 10
prices, advance being led by provisions.
Market for mess pork gave evidence ct the
start that 1t vss oversold and shorts were
anxious TO cover, Fire; sales for May were at
nc advance 81 Si4 s.. There was fair ing
by the bear party for time. but these offerings
we're Afforded go eadiy and prices kept nov
ing upward thas the bears began TO cover
freely. Oferi Ggs were small and at about mid
way an advance to 81 ia WIS witnessed, and
after urgent buyers had been filed up the mar
ket became easier and a reaction occurred the
Il st sales being st ; 4 s09l4 52il, an advance of
about CSC over Yesterday g close and good many
of the largest longs were sellers above Sli go.
Spectators between po rk and short ribs were
closed out. Lard adVa1 ced sc, with il INT bust
ness a: 81 55a7 GO, closing at s. 81! Short
nib. advanced 10 81 67kG7 721s, and closed at
s. 20 Wheat was fairly active. To-day's
Iradin1, howeV T, was about sll local and
largely of q scalping character; May started st
sl24 sold down 10 Sl3sc, ana as quickly re
turned TO Si5ic. Se' eral leading hou-es we
sellers ana considerable long wheat was
brought out, which closed st SIX 9S1 &C. Corn
vas quiet and steady 10 day, prices showing
but slight fluctuations and trading was confined
almost exc usiyelY to local operators, there be-
ing scarcity Of outside business. May corn
opened at 527<c. sold off TO 52fc, advanced IN
sympathy with pork to 53he ana closed at SIC,
Leading futures closed as follows: Wheat
No. 2, February 75Ac; March 16l&c; Ma size;
June S2&c. CoTn-No. 2, February 4sc. March
4s4c: May 5Sci June 53l4c. Mesa pork, per
barrel, February Sl4 l215: Nav SI4 81. Lard,
February 81 SIX March 81 AK; Nav. 81 SIX !;
June 81 625s. Short rios-February 81 IS; March
81 55; Ma, ST 20. Cash quotations were Flour
Quiet but steady aud prces unchanged.
Wheat-No, , red s9a soiSc. No. com, 415<c.