Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-11
GENERAL MARKETS
Produce and Provisions

ST. LOUIS, No., Feb. l0-Flour-Q but
ST ady. Wheel opened firm at S2X6S24c for
May, but was followed by drop 10 SlX 9S2c,
wltu free se ling. The outside markets after
wards showed some strength, and corn ad-
vancsd some, which caused q reactien TO SO &c,
but II was only tempo arY as adverse advice
come alonR and me Leading traders hammered
down to slSc; the close was frmer at Size;
No. red, cash, 7s3lc; March s0Xc bid: May
Slx6S24c, osing at size bio; June S25<c
c!osing S.36, bid; august 7s1a791sc. closing
at i95sc; noDina. Corn-Retter markets else
where and steady buying sent corn up &c in
first hour. but when wheat declined there was
a relapse IN sympathy, the close, however, was
firm. H0 &c above Yesterday; cash 451zc; March
461sd471ic, Closing at 4'aI7xc bid.
Oats were higher during most of the session in
sympathy with other grains, but eased off later
and closed barely steady; cash 29Ec; May 29H
A293Sc. OorDmeal firm and in demand at 81 IS
az 10 WHISKY steady a: lO9 Provisions
dull AMI weak. Pors, new n ess, SIS OF. Lard,
orders, boxed, long clear 81 sly; clear ribs.
IS co. short clear S. TX. Bacon, boxed,
should 8, S. so; long clear S. 256s 3O clear ribs
s,eady End finn at 5Oa12 90. Afternoon
p >ard-WheaL finn February 79hc bid; March
S0hc bid; May s2l5sc; JalT 79Jlo bio. Corn
higher; March 451z: bidi May, 47Ha47%c. Oats
strong; Msy99kc.
CHICAGO, ILL Feb 1O.-Receipts Of both
grain and hogs were lighter than estimates.
consequently there was rather fl NJ tone to all
markets on Change. At the start May wheat
open &c higher, at 8,hc, and immediate y
sold to size. There was u general Gazing off of
values as the session advanced. 1he decline
WAS most marked In wheat, which saggsd frcm
SlA<c to sOzSc on the reDorG that arrangements
hau been made with railroads for Immediately
shipping over 100000 bushel of wheat into
Duluth from country FL vato Scalpers sold
on the story, IN. there was no other IradiT g of
i'm Hortance. In spite of very favorable CON
ditions wheat tracing was featureless curing
the balance of the sessiy n, aud prices covered
a narrow range. May closed at S0zSc. Cora
displayed more strength than anytime elee
during the opening hour. Trading. however,
WAS almost exclusively for local account. May
opened &c higher, at 5l1<c ana Immediately
ADVANCED to 51Hc, which was later increased
10 5l%c. The two or three large operators
who were IN the pit traded on both
sIdes o. the market and tow I'd the close offer.
ings eXceered he dem and, causing May to sell
down TO Size From this figure there was a
light reaction and say closed at 6l2sc Provi
sions were only moderately active and the feel
ing, white stronger az the opening was gener-
al y ". ak. The trading was qaite email and
60 tlnued to be confined to May opt!on. Only
8 lew oussi1s orders came IN and the local
traders transacted most If the business zone
May pork opened al sl4 40, sold down TO Sl4 271z
atd elesed st Sl4 IS. May lard sold at 81 sO9
81 and closed at 81 S2H. Msy short ribs sold
at 81 IS ~ 20 and closed at the foru er figure.
Leading futures closed as follows: Wheat
No, 2, February 751Ic; March 76'sc; May so1Sc;