Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-23
PRODUCE AND PROVISIONS.


ST. LOUIS Mo-, Dec. 22.-Flour-Market quiet
and unchanged.
Wheat-There was a sharp decline in Nav:
early the bears raiding in May on lower markets
and general bearish advices from the outside,
but July held up comparatively well. There was
q reaction later and the closing firm at about
yesterday figures. Cash, $3.50 bid: january
g9c; May closed 81 Oh bid; June, 81 CO.'S bid;
July, 81 bid.
Corn-Lower. Cash, 3Oas a 3Os4c; March closed
31a4G 81 sc May, 3334 bid.
Corn meal-ACtive at 81 90GS1 50.
Whisky-Steady at 81 II.
Provisions-Firmer.
POrk-Sl4 90.
Lard-Prime steam nominal at s. ST..
Dry salt meats-Shoulders, Sc %; longs and
ribs, 81 10; short clears, 81 80.
Bacon-Boxed shoulders, s. so; longs and ribs,
IS 12iadS 20; short clear, IS 3OGS 50.
Hams-slO alp 10.
CHICAGO, ILL, Dec: 22.-No specially new
features weSe developed in the wheat market,
which opened I. a3sc lower than yesterday, ad-
vanced and closed sc higher.
Corn devoid of particular feature, closing
sc lower than yesterday.
A firm, feeling prevailed in pork, the close be-
4 good business was done in lard, but the close
weak.
Short ribs ruled quiet
Leading futures closed: Wheat-No. q De-
cember, 81 OPS; January, 81 0I7. May, 81 OSl.;
Corn-No. 2 December, 1886; January, $3.50;
May, SIC.
Mess Pork--December, sl3 12Is; January,
S1322ls; May, sI2 55.
Lard-December, IS IS; January, 81 921s; May,
IS 90.
Short Ribs-January. Sc g2is; May, 81 or.
Cash quotations: Flour = Firm.
No. Spring Wheat-$l opal OPS; No. 2 red,
81 O2Gl O2H.
No. Corn-234c.
Mess Pork-SI3 l5Gl3 20.
Lard-SS 30.
Short Ribs-7sides,, loose, Sc 9Oa6 95.
Dry Salted-shoulders, boxed, Sc 75a6 s71s;
short clear sides, boxed, 81 25G7371a.
New YORK, Dec 22-Flour dull.
Wheat-Dull and nominal. spot-No. red
81 O6I4 April, 81 O7a: May, 81 %; June 81 OSik.
Corn-Lower. Spot-No 2, 1904. Options
Coffee-Options opened barely steady, 1895
points down, closing steady, l5d30 points below
yesterday; Sales, Is 900 bags, including Deem
Der, SIS %; January, SIS 300l5 40: February,
So 4OG15 So; March, SIS 35Gl5 45. Spot-Rio,
fair cargoes, ST. 90.
Sugar-Raw, inactive and nominal refined,
easy and slow: extra c, 5-l6c; white extra C,
T-I6c; yellow, 6d6I.c; coffee A, 9-l6G SIC;
mould A, 73sc; standard A, SIC.
Rice-Moderate inquiry and firm; domestic,
424G62sc; Japan, 434d5Ac.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec. enthusiastically;
No. 2 red cash, 96c asked; May, CSC bid.
Corn-Steady; No. 2 cash, 26i2c asked; jan
uary, 26c bid; May, 29iac.
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec. 22.-Cattle-Receipts,
7Ol; shipments, none; good to choice corn-fed,
81 5Odf 80; common to medium, So goa 40;
81 25d2 So.
Hogs-Receipts, 471O: shipments, 1415; higher;
good 10 choice, So 05d5 10; common to medium,
81 75G5 co.
sheep-Receipts, "a; lower; good to choice
muttonS, So 75G4 90; common to medium, 81 GOA
40.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec. 2.-Cattle-Receipts,
none; shipments. none. Market seady. Choice
heavy native steers, So OOd5 50: fair to good ma
tive steers, 81 tOd5 10; butchers, 50 iOG4 40;
stockers and feeders, 81 1Oas Is: rangers, corn
fed, So COAT 20; grass-fed, 81 0OG3 10.
Sheep-Receipts, none; shipments, none. Mar
ket strong. Fair to choice, So 0OG4 50.
Hogs-Receipts, none; shipments, none. Mar
ket stronger. Prices range 81 S5G5 IS.
CHICAGO, III, Dec. 2.-Cattle-Receipts,
25OO; shipments, none; market steady;
beeves, 81 50d4 so; steers, So O0G3 40; stockers
and feeders, 81 gO63 % cows, bulls and mixed,
81 50d2 s.; Texas cattle, 81 SOAPS
Hogs-Receipts, 10 600; shipments, 2500; steadier;
mixed, 81 OOd5 25 heavy, s. l0a5 30; light, SO 90
"a %.
Sheep-Receipts, 25OO; shipments. 400; steady;
natives, 81 75d4 SO western, corn-fed 81 00d4 80;
Texans, 81 O5d3 80; lambs, 50 65d6 90.