Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-03

GENERAL MARKETS.
Produce and Provisions

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April 2.-Flour-Steady and
unchanged. Wheat opened finn and &c higher
and advanced, then reacted and lost all ihe
grin, reaching the lowest f2ur.s OF the day.
recovering, the price advanced TO the close.
&c above Saturday; No. 2 red, cash, 80 SO
siHc: May suX6slAc, closing at 81 l<cs' Ju
closing a. 77Kc; suausl 77Ha77z.c, closing at
77Hc; ecemOer s2@s214c, closing at SIC Corn
higher. A cash ,ale of 900 was made to day.
This is the largest In the the h1et9ry OF this e5
4lHc; June 47zI@4s14c. closing at 47zSc; July
Asa 4sAc. closing at 4sHc Oats strong and
higher; cash SO.c; MY 2s1ci July 2sEc.
Provisions WEAK Pork SIS IS. Lard s. Is asst ed:
DRY salt meats. shoulder, boxed, IS s7n@
90; long clears 81 00@7 10; clear ribs 81 100
shoulders, Sc S7>, long clears 81 75a7 50; cl ar
ribs, ST sC9 90; short clear, So O56s l2H. Hams
steady at $40 OoSl2 90. AT ernoon board, Whea.
wesk; May soh ); June Sokci July nc Corn Orr!
2sH.
CHICAGO, ILL.,. April e.-The railroad trouble
10 causing light receipts, and the raising fears
Of those traders Interested in May contracts
furnished the leading festur- of operation.
On Change this morning the grain markets
opened strong and higher and provisions
sagged. The leading speculative deal was In
corn. There was a scramble for tnst cereal as
both big and little. took hand in the buying.
and the bulls alec helped to maze things inter-
ssting by bidding coro. Before the ex-
CT ement had subsidized May corn had
price longs were disposed to sell some ind
there was gradual falling back 10 6Shc This
price was touched about noon when the an
nount ement CT q small increase AMI invisible
supply, whereas eI ectations were for ,uG-
stantial decrease. a slight reaction followed,
and p. m. was s81c' but he aoal price 10 Tor
ins in day wheat sA' during 9S' ne morning ing
session was Insignificant and the range for
futures do not exceed All transae Ions
were above closing prices on Saturday. On the
afternoon board however, there was decline
all around of XGHc. May sold at Ike to open
then at &c ana later at 77hG77hc resting
most the day at Ike, but cosing finally at
1870 65Ic.gA decrease Of one million in visible
| supply was NOT unexpected. Prey sions were
moderately active. Early delIveries on
april contracts were small, az prooucis
prevail ID among holders Of produce aud they
| were dispose 10 sell more freely and prices
| averaged lower Pork was raided down to
| 20c but toward the close Of morning session
net decline from Saturdays close OF only &c on
o rk, lard and short rihs On af ernoon board
there was further decline how yer, Of X Sloc
futures n Ress clo sn WneatnMay isxc june IKE
Ju5e tsXc; July 52Ac; August 6lNo;
Mss; poJIs psI barrel Tsa MAY s May
sn II ribs, May. s7O2K; June. 81 II.
| Jaly. 81 Tx August, 81 &c. Cash quo
| lations were: Flour, steady without any
| sps, jal change. Wheat, No. red, per bushel
| SIC. Corn, 50Hc per bushel. Mess PORK pei
barrel. SIS S0618 81, Lard, 81 o.. Short ribs
boxed. S. 75a5 Is. Sort clear sides, boxsd
| IS g. al 5.
NEW YORK. April 2.-Coffee-Spot fair; BIC
| firm at l4Xc; options firm at 4o660 poinis sd
yaece; saIes IS 600 bags April II loo %; May
| II I5al1 IS, June II oeSl1 90; July 10 sOdll %
Angus 10 6o6lO 81. Sugar dull; molasses
| Grades 4d45sc; refined quiet Mclasses steady
Petroleum easier; united closed firm at VI &c;
c, ude In barrels 81 a6zic; refined 10 Cotton
seed oil quoted at SSc crude; 3sc refined.
NEW ORLEANS, La, April 2.-Four quiet but
steady; choice s. 5O63 so; fancy 81 e64 10
extra fancy 81 1884 80; winter wheat patent q
81 5O@4 IS; Min esota patent process 81 l5d
| S.. Corner firm; mixed t9o; yellow 6066lc
| white 6l682c. Oats steady; No. 3sh @3sc
| Cornme al easier at 81 70. Hay stronger; psime
Sl9 OOa2O 90: choice S21 o0622 90. hog pro
ducts steao y with fair demand. PORK. sl4 571.
81 50. Bacon-shouIders Sc IS; long clen
S. 10; clear ribs So Is. Hams $40 756n tx
Whisky steady at 81 0561 81. Coffee Tine De
mand was light but holders were Arm Rlo VA
quoted at l<dl5hc. Cotton q Gu products dull
and nominal. 8 gar was quiet but steady
opsr kettle, choice, 5 l1-l6,; strictly prime
4I5-l6c; prime, 4Ic; fully fair, 3-l6c; cen
trif1gale, choice white, &c; on white 6h SIC
choice ye low clarified, b5Sc; off to prime II Il
a5<c. Mnlasses quiet bus steady; open-ketl
choice s3a35c; strictly prime 1880; centrifu
gals, strictly prime. 400 2ci prime 70 goo'
prime, 18c.