Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-06
GENERAL MARKETS.


ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March 5.-Flour-Aetsyi
and strong; Xxx 81 90 az 80; XXX S: 4ot26
patents 81 1904 % Wheat opened weaE aLC
tuated about sc, then became firm, and Seset
| at top Re above Saturday; No. 2 red cash
slh6s2c; MAY. s2HGs21c. closing at s2Xc
accordance with markets elsewhere; cash, $50
46Hc; May, 47Ia47z6c closing 47Zsc; July 4sX
| 04sYc, closing at 4SSc. Oate-Hig her: cas-
PG1s s. 1G May 2 IsId EFSys 7 d.;
salt meats boxed, shoulders S. 10; long clears
81 l2K clear ribs 81 25a7 80 short clears Isl 37s
al As. Bacon, hOxed, should, Sc 37H; long
| clears 81 75h7 So; clear ribs s. S7h67 95 short
| clears IS O0as 10. Hams ste ,dy at 5; 0 1922 co.
! afternoon boaId-Wheat strong at fret. but
| closed follower; March slXc bid; NJ $3.50;
June s2Hc: July 7sHS Corn irr ECU sr; Mach
46c; NAV 4T%c; June 4s41ci July 40 Oats easy
NAV 29Xc
CHICAGO, ILL, March 5.-Openirg of the
| market On Change was devoid of any special
feature. fret sales being at about the same fg-
ures as Saturdays ciose. For q shors period q
general weakness prevailed and q fractional
decline being scored, the oper&torF, however,
| were inclined 70 20 slow, and before the first
hour had pssss decided chance came over
the grain pits, Ut der the leadership OF corn It
actively opened up and the whole grain list
deyelop ed surprising strength and advanced
sharply: There was considerable selliLg of
wheat by The crowd early, but one house
absorbed ell that was offer and trading soon
sett ed down to scalpiRg basis the sersngth
decrels Be in the visible supply (946(99Qb 5) was
contide alb y lie than ex, ected May opened
a. sO3i 9SO1Se, decliDed TO sN%9se7kc, thensad-
vance to SO7Sc, reacted to SOxc, tAsn advanced
to $40 anu closed at S0%c. Corn was
active. the largest trade In weeks being
transacted. The market gives signs Of broad I
ening. Country speculat rs are sending II
more ord IS. Nearly all the big local uadefs
EooK hand in trade and one If the largest OPP
orators bought all morning The crowd wsse
thoroughly scared, snorts rusnSa to cover rec
ly, and although there WAS free rea hing by
holders who bought last week, prices keep al
most steadily on the up grade and. advanced
&c from the inside figure closed 10 above
SATURDAYS last sales. Opened a. 623Sc, sod at
52A<c up to 53l<c. reacted to 53c, became strong
er and told to $3.50 and closed at 633S6531ac
Provisions v eak. Open, d wi he old bear
element inclined to give more attention to the
market. InitiA sales were made at Satur
dry's closing pricas, but before trading
showed much life. Sthe depression was forced
b. ihe excessive offerings and under the ad
dercy and ruled lover. Pork sold on Ike
from the opening prices and short ribs sc. Lard
was overlooked prac ly in the bear rain.
AS the day advanced pork and shot ribs re
covered from the break and ruled strong
Speculation was fairly active when compared
with the dulit ess prevailing. May sold at
$lS 7lsSlS s. flr pork, 81 67Hs7 10 for lard
and 81 20S7 8 for short ribs and closed
at $l3 Sly, 81 20 and, 81 22H respectively.
LIE ding futures closed as folows: Wheat
No. April 163Ic; May s0a{c: June size;
June t3c; July 5314c. Mess pork, per barrel,
May SIS SIX June SlS 971l Lard, March 81 62I5 !;
May = 7Oi June 81 72H; July 81 81. Short
ribs, May 81 TX; June 81 32H; July 81 40
Cash quotations: Flour, qutes, prices steady
and unchanged. Wheat, No. 2 red size
No corn, 5lK@5lxc. Mess pork, per barrel
SlS IS. Laro, per 100 pounds 81 62X Short
ribs sides, looie. 81 1901 10 Dry salted
shoul 1ers, boxed, So 00a6 10. Short clear sides,
boxed, 81 5OG7 62h
NEW YORK, March Cofes-Snot fair;
Rio nomina al; options heavy an 80 to so points
lower; sales 50 $50 bags; March 10 60Gl0 Sc;
April 10 40Gl0 50; May 10 50dlU So, June 10 10
6lO 80; July S56l0 90: August 6069 IS; Sep
TENDER b09 9 ~; October 60. Sugar qniet
and easy: Pernan buco Axe; fair refining qnot
ed at 45Sci refined duh; standard a Lice
Molasses weak; so test 201zc. Cotton seed Oil
unchanged.