Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-09
GENERAL a ARKETs.
Produce ana Prnvtsions

ST. LOUIS, do, Feb. s.-FIour-Duu and
unchanged. Wheat opened d m and advap ced
early, but later declined and closed &c below
March s54 aSO3Sc, closing s. sO9Ic; May
slSas23Sc; C oeing at sl&c; June s26s2Hc,
closing at Sc: July 79%@ 1870, closing at 7shc:
a3lc, closing al size. Corn advanc d &c eaii
bus closed sc ! wer thai yesterday; cash
45a45J<c; March 454<c; May 462ld46Ei, clos
ing at 1910. 0ats lower; each 2g4S 2S3sc; May
296c. Oornueal steady at 81 05. WHISKY steady
at ST O5 Provisions firm. Pork, new, $40 o.;
Lard ST 20. Dry salt meats, boxed, should
,Is, S. 1916 10: long clear 81 BIZ al so;
S. 90. Bacon, boxed, should s, S. so; long clears
S. 25Gs 80; clear ribs S. STHGs AZ short clear
So 5Oas exc. Hsm, steady at 566l2 o..
Afternoon B rard-Wheat market weaker;
February at 79Xci March, soHc; May. slAci
June, 81 &c; July, 7szSc. Uorn easy; February,
I4xc, March, 45;, May, 4S3Ic. Oats loWeI
May ,f9]Ec bid.
CHICAGO, ILL, Feb. s.-There was feeling
of nervousness 10 the grain markets to day and
proYisions acted LARGELY in sympathy wi L
gram In waeat thers was sort # evening
up" In the market to-day speculative ofeE-
logs were large at times. considerable long
wheat coming on the market, aud there wa,
q SO some selling from otne- sources; at the
same time there was a good demand, tho rs
covert z rather freely, 80 that In the aggregate
pretty fair business Hss transacted. Trading,
however, wJs principally on behl of some OF
the large room Traders; May opened at Slo, de-
clined 10 SOzc, reacted ana frmed up t. s1]Ia
size on covering by shorts. and fdslly
6roEe to and closed at s0kc declines being
caused by heavy selling on account of several
operators. CoTL was more active to day Than
for some time past, and uaJing was quite
heavy during the greater part of the sessi1n.
The general feeling was weaker, though for
some time after the opening the aIket = as
quite firm ewing to sctio-s OF large local
oparators and a firmer tone wheat. May
opened at 51%s, sold down 10 5lH35lxc. and
in The opening furry advanced t. SIX G5l%c.
Than f. ruled eaker. Considerable corn COM
ing on tue msr CT around SIC. reacted slightly
on covering By short, again became weaker,
and nnElly closed st 501zc. Training in near
optic WAS inactive, bu in Nav there WAS
big trade MAY oats Cpene at SlZc, sold up
to 32cX and finally closed at Bic.
feature the provision trade was an incrsas-
ing busins SIS in short ribs; one mouse go 15,-
Ou0,O0a pounds and another bought an equal
Quantity. Pork and lard were du and without
features of Interest, scRlpers doing the prinei-
pal tr4dtag pIices IallieI slightly at the open
ing, but lister eclineo In symp tiny with 9ratn.
May pork opened at $Ii 90. so TO sl4 5eH and
clofe1 at Sl4 IS; May lard opened at 81 go, sold
10 81 92Xd7 95, ana closed at 81 62H;
Nay short ribs opened at 81 ~,
sold to 81 IS, and closed at 81 ca.
Leading futures c'osed as follows: Wheat
No 2 February 745sc; March 74zSc: May S01%c;
June sic. Corn-No. 2, r. bruaIy i55Sc; March
49,; May 5OHo; June 5O7ze. Mess pork, per
barrel. May Sl4 .. Laro, per 100 pounds,
February 81 65i March 10; May 1871 June