Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-05
GEN ERAL MARKETS
Produce and Provisions

ST. LOUIS, No., ApJil 4-Flour-Dull an 4
weak, ranging fro 81 5CG4 20. Wheat opened
weak sno lower. advanced &C holding for a
short time then broke an1 dropped ~. osiBg
at nc below yesterdays fgu cs. No. 2 red.
cash, 7934 GSO1Sc; May T9ts6s0c's, closing st
I9ac; Ju t 797.67916c, closing at 79<c jJuly
751sGI63Ic, closing a. 20; augus, 761SS761sc,
clos ng at 76c; ecember SOFAS &c, closing at
SIC Corn weak and low r; cash 634947Itc;
log al iIc asked; July 47G4776c, closing at 4Tc.
Oats eas'er declined &c; each ) &c; May
29%c. Cornmeal steady at s. 20. Whisky
ct ady at 81 90. Provisions weak and lower
Pork SIS Goals 10. Lard ST 1871 p. Dry salt
meats shoulders, boxed, S. SIX; long clears,
S. 95G7 o.; clear ribs, 81 0507 Is; short clears,
81 55G7 40. Boon, bo: ed, shoulders, Sc 81,
long clesrs 81 Is; CT ar ribs, 81 "a IS; short
clears, 81 95GS 10. Hams $40 OOGl2 on. Afser
noon board: Wtezt higher; May sOc; July
&c; December SIC. Corn firmer; May All =;
July 4ll+c. o4tF, bstter; Ma, l91.c.
CHICAGO, ILL, April 4.-There was q general
lettiog down in prices of grain 10 day, a lead
ing cause of which Was the partial settlement
of railroad troubles The blockade by shutting
off receipts threatened in filing future con
tracts ON The Goor and bY interfeI ing with com
merce and collections caused alight feeling for
the money situation. This morn ng was more
hopeful and the result was naturally lower
urices aud easier money. Provisions opened
lower but eeveloped consic srsble slreng IN
later. At the very outs-t the sales of wheat
and corn for May were fully &c under clio ing
prices on Monday. From these points
there were slight rallies on buying by
those who wished to bull the market and sell.
Result was decline from opening prices of
about &c In both wheat and corn before noon
which left markets at IL O'Clock lc lower than
forty b urs before in both pits There was no
sensational selling but q gradual sinking of
values under liberal Offering. Wheat opened
at 1910 for May, sold at 761lc, and then sank
gradually. At / p. M prices WAS 75hc, bat ON
the afternoon board there was a slight recov-
cry, and the Fl al agnres were 75k6757ic. Corn
opened at 5211c; May sold at '2fc, from which
Joint 1t went down with sligh. rallies to 5l1s1,
the price at o. NJ, bat reacting later some
what and c,osed for the day at &c bid
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. were mostly bearish
at the opening. STOCKS of proouct given out
yesterday VI ere "a Their disap Dointment to the
majority of traders. The we4t ness In grain
also tended to encourage selling by strong par
ties and during the early trading the loves st
prices of the day were recorded, sales being at
q decline from Mondays close of Ike on p rk
SC on la d TIC on short ribs. The break brought
in a liberal number Of bueers who ais rbed
offerings 30 that pr rk not only fully recovered
but showed ct sdvance of LOG. Lard neither
ga ned n lost, and short rios only decline of
lost, but lar and short ribs were unchaug e
l. aiding futures closed: WIN, at-May 75xc;
june 76xc; July 764sc; december IszSc. Corn
May SIC; Jule 6lhc; July Bike; august 5I11c.
Mess pJrk, per barrel, May Sls 80; June
si3 40. Lard May, 81 ~; June, 81 So JULY
81 50. Shirt ribs, May. 81 o.; Junr, 81 TX
July, 81 10; August. s. rs. Cash quotations
entirely locsl. Wheat, No. red, per bushelf
&C. Corn 5OIc per bushel. Mess pork pen
b rrel, Sls 306l3 81. Lard, 81 30. Short Eps
tides, loosc, IS 9566 97H. Dry salied sitks.
dere, boxed. S. 75a6 90. ort clear sides,
box d, 81 4367 %.
NEW ORLEANS, La, April 4.-Flour quiet but
steady; choice s. 5U63 so; fancy 81 OOd4 10;
extra fancy 81 25a4 30; winter wheat patents
81 5O64 IS; Min esots patent process 81 $50
s.. corner firm; mixed t9;; yellow 6Oa6lc Z
white 6l662c. Oats steady; No. 3Sl 1855.
Comm al easier at 81 70 Hav stronger; pine
sl9 O0r2O 90; choice 81 OOa22 90. Hog PROT
Refined iiercs lard 81 o. Bulk mests-shoulds
s. 50. BaconaashouIdsrs So IS; long elsss
Whisky steady at 81 O5al 81; Coffee IpSmar-
k.t was str ng and higher; RIO wa:
quoted at 2Sl6Sc. Cotton see. psodasss dull
and nominal. S gar was quiet kns stead
ops, kettle, choice, 5 l-i6s; sttscny prime
4I5-16c; prime, 42Sc; fully fair, q Ice; cen
trif9gals, choice white, 6s5c; of whfts6s exc
choice ye low clarified. 52Sc: U Fl 10 prime Ills
a54c. NJ ,lasses quiet bu steady; op Kettle
choice 33635c strictly prime 1890; centrifu
gals, strictly prime. 200 &c; prime to good
prime, lsc.
NEW YORK. April 4.-Cofee-spot fair; Rio
quiet at l41&c: options opened 15@30 points
higher ana closing weak; sales $3.50 bags:
April II e06 2 20; May II S5Sl2 20. June IL IS
6l2 10; July II 256ll IS; Angus IL C091l 40,
September 10 50. Sugar dull and unchanged
fair refining quoted at 4xc; molasses grades
4d4hc.i Centrifugd &c test l-16;; refined
quiet and unchang ed; yellow l66s'fc.