Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-02
GENERAL Markets.
Produce ana PronIsions.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Feb. 1.-Wbeat-No. red,
cash, 18GSl1sc; February at Ot4as07Sc, clos,
8l5Sc; May s21I6S3%c, C osIng at S3Kc; June
ciosing at S31zc; lJuIy closing at S0Hc. Corn
easy until late but closed firm; cash 465sS452Sc;
February 467SG463zc, closing at 1870; March
47c, closing al 47]5c; May 4S5SG4Szsc, closing
at 435Sc OaTs-Steady; cash S0I4c; May
3eszc. Uornmeal frmer at 81 As. Whisky
SIS 90 Lard higher at 81 25a7 80. Dry sailed
meat, boxed, shoulders, So 7566 TO- long clear
ST 2567 so; clear ribs. 81 5O97 621i; short
clears s. 62H@7 S7h. Bacon. boxed. shoul.
So ;5as 40; short clears IS SOFAS So. Hams
were steady at so 50al2 Cd. Afternoon
-Wheat-Firm; February s01c; March
February 463sc; March 47llc May 4S95c. oats
dull February 3o%c; May SO7sc.
CHICAGO, ILL, Feb. There was better
speculative feeling on change to-day than for
many days; althoughit was delivery dav, de-
liveres of grain were I2ht. In PROVISIONS
short ribs went round and that formed the bulk
of delivery in that pit. There was nothing APP
parsntly new in the outside situation, but
locally every thing was stronger and fenced
upward from the opening. Receipts OF hogs fell
short few thousand; better prices prevailed
at the yards for best grades, and with prom
inent packing houses buying early provisions
advanced quite sharply before noon. Ribs sold
at * higher; lard IOc higher. ana mess p rk
22Kc higher for May; better buying orders
from outtide and By local spectators Kept
prices up pIeILy well until tne ClOeC. MAY
pork advanced 271zc and closed 22Hc better
tnan yesterday with Nay at Sl4 50; May snort
ribs closed SC better at 81 Is, and May lard IHc
better st 81 so. Wheat followed in the lead OF
provision nearly all of the conditions were ia
vorable; there was decrease of $40, OOOoushels
In amount on the ocean passage. There was
fresh consignment of crop damage reports
from ST. Louis and provisions were higher.
All of these Influences were sufficient to cause
sn advance even without buying by large short
interest. Shortly after the opening q scalp!ng
crowd commenced to cover their shorts and
before moo, May wheat, which opened at size,
sold up to SPEC; about this figure the market
held pretty steady and May closed at S2i{q
S23Sc. Corn wasTather quiet to day and trad
ing somewhat limited with the exception OF
short spell rounGIthe opening when the market
was rather activei May corn opened at 52%c
and declined to 521lc on free offering s, then re
acted and advanced to 522S 653c, the prominent
operators buying and closed at the latter figure,
Oats were steady and quiet; May closed at 33c.
Leading futures closed as follows: Wheat-No,
2 February 7614c; March 76%c; May S2@ci
June s2izc. Corn-No. ?, February 4Izsc; March
4sIc; May 52zsc; June 55c. Mess pork, per
barrel, February $I4 27H; MAY Sl4 %.
Lard, per 100 pounds, March 81 IS; May
81 so; June S7Si. Short ribs - Febru-
airy 81 5235; March $50; May 81 IS.
Cash quotations were: FIour-Ruled quiet
and without quotable change. No. corn,
4sc, Mess POrk-Per barrel, Sl4 25G14 80.
Eard-Per 100 pounds. 81 60@7 621l. Snort
rib sides, loose, 81 so; dry silted shoulders,
boxed, S. 91R6 70; short clear sides, boxed,
81 50.
NEW YORK, Feb. l.-Cofee-Spot fair; Rio
weak and nominal at l6c; options fairly active