Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-18
GENERAL 81 ARKET5.
Produoe suo Provt.iors

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Feb. l7.-FloQr-Yery
dull and unchanged at 81 l0@S 10. wheat
Opened strong with steady and active buying,
advancing hS&c and closing at top hgGIes.
No red, caeh SU1zc; March clJsing SOkc; May
sIsI6SlIc closiD q, size; July I9G79H,, closing
at 1850; August 7S% 61sAc, closing at nc.
Corn strong and &c higher; cash 442SG45c;
March closing 45c; Nay 465.6i6Xc. closing
1T 46Ic. Oats firm; cash 29lGc; May 29&G293sc.
Oornmeal steady at 81 30. WHISKY firm at
81 GO Provisions y eak and lower PORK new
Sl4 CO6l4 25. Lard 81 %. Dry salt meats,
boxed, shoulders IS s71zG6 co; long clears ST IS
clear ribs. 81 375z; short clears 81 3T11. Ba-
con, boxed, shoulders, S. so; long clears s. 90
as 10; clear ribs s. lOGs rs; short clear S 25G
noon board-Wheat active and higher; March
$3.50; May size; July l93Sc. Corn higher
March 451<c; May 465sc. Oat firm; Msy 29zc.
CHICAGO, ILL Feb. 17.-There was nothing
new 10 warrant #, but speculators plunged in
the bull side in wheat and corn this morning In
expectation Of reaction. This action on the
part of local operators had the erect OF nrmlng
up Tie markets for an hour or two. Business,
however, turned out to be but scslping pro
cess, and the range was out &c, and this was
on both sides of the closing prices last night
and opening prize this morning. May St. rted
at sO1Sc, sold at so1zc, down to sO1, up the Sec
ond time to sl1zc. and clio cd at S0>5c. Corn WAS
fairly strong throughout the session, and the
result was gain of &c, prices at 10 time being
more than point under opening figures May
stood the bulk OF the transactions, in which
the whole were light May opened al 5O4Ec, sold
up to Ole, down 10 5OAc, and clo5ed at 0l5&cI
with still further strength on curb after hours.
The shake out Ia pork commenced yesterday
and was continued to-day, the market be ng
fully IS irregu az and orices ranged low er, May
selling from Sl4 to Sl3 10. but qnickly rallied
and closed at $l4 62H, gain of 2Sc
from Yesterdays last sales, long stuff came
out freely. The rog bear traders were IN the
market So sellers early, but as buyers on The
decline. The shorts who had profits IN their
Gea's wan ed to secure them and the purchases
by this class of op rstor5 were sufficient to
csuse sharp rallies. Lard was fairly active but
more Irregular, sell ng down * G2c early, but
later ra lied and closed at outside figures, an
ADVANCE Of &C. the last sales for May being at
81 so. A large business was witnessed in short
ribs One large packer sold LOCO 900 pounds,
Spectators were also free sellers. The offer
inKs were readily absorbed and the close
showed Ice advance NAV sod at 81 3I1IG7 30
ard c'o,ed at 81 90. The leading futures
closed e. following quotations.: Wheat-So g
March 75sIc; May S05sc; June sic; Ju.y Sic
Corn-No 2, March 47c; May 5lL<c; June 5lAc;
July 5IZs. Mess pork. per barrel. March Sl3 50;
MAJ Sl4 OK. Lard, per 100 pounds, March 81 10;
May 81 go; June s. SIX; July 81 50. Short ribs,
per 100 pounds. March 81 32h; May 81 50; June
81 57H. Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour quiet and steady. Wheat No. red soc.
No. corn, 471z64sc. Mess Pork. per barrel,
Sl3 TX. Lard, per 100 pounds 81 6OH. Short
ribs, sides, loose. 81 Is. Dry sailed shoulders,
boxed, IS s0f6 05. short clear sides, boxed,
81 9]6s 90.
NEW YORK, Feb. 17.-Coffee,-Spot fair; Rio
dull at l6c; Ioptions 15a25 points lower: sales
g., 75e bags; February SO GOALS 0S; March L AZ