Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-18
GENERAL MARKETS
Produce and Provisions

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April 17.-FIour-Strong
and active a s. SOFA 40. Wheat opened about
1c higher than yesterdays close and advs need
sharply, reaction caused the gain to be lost, but
market went only &c below opening when the
boom started the price u again and the close
was nc above yesterdays close; No. red,
cash, S6ci May S4s<6551<c, closing at s4Ic;
June Sih6S6t[c, closing at S5}sC; July S3I. a
S4ssc, closing at S}4c; AUGUST So. GSp1c,
closing at S34c; December ssGSS'4, closing
at SIC. Corn opened LARGELY higher and
nervous; cash 5li4a5l1sc; May sold higher
than ever Def, re In This crop making 3 20 &c
at jump backwards and forward; May sos
65l7sC, closing at 5l1ac; June 5l1sG6lHc
closing at 5hc; July 5O'.a5la4c, clos
market quiet; cash 33a3515c: NAV 32l<c.
Lesd-cOmmOn 81 50; refined "a so. CCrnmeal
strong at 81 6OG2 65. WHISKY 81 % Provisions
strong. Pork Sl4 So Lard s. 25G7 30. Dry
salt meats. boxed shoulders S. 7565 SIS; long
clears, 81 20hG7 80; clear ribs 81 37G7 45; short
clears. 81 5067 IS. Bacon, boz ed, shoul
ders. Sc 81; long clears. s. 55a7 81 cl ar
steady, so 00Gl2 0O.
Afternoon board: Wheat barely steady; May
S4Hc, June S51Ic, July s3'sc, December 81 &C,
Corn higher; May Size, June 5l3tc, July 5l2Ic
Oats firm May 322sc, June 32Hc.
CHICAGO, ILL. April l7.-When trading be-
gan on change this morning the interest in
wheat exceeded that of previous Gays since the
revival of speculation on Il or. SO strong was
the bull feeling that the opening was just one
point higher than closing last night. During
the first hour the range Of prices covered
cent for all leading futures. Wheat sold to-
day 7c. higher than 1t d d seven days ago, rang
ing at Ska S.5zC for May Early rumor of the
death of Emperor Frederick. and the excite
ment of the crop situation, together with the
buying craze which comes with any successful
bulge, caused prices to jump at one time nearly
&c over outside prices on Monday. Realizing
later brought sha p reaction which wiped out
part of the advance. The close at p. M. for
May was SIC, or &c better than top closing
price last night. the cIose for the day was sc
less. Realizing, Just before close, was heavy
and general. Conspicuous on the bull side to-
day was q leading operator who was backed by
country and local bulls. Another dealer closed
out line of about 100000 bushels Of May
wheat at sec. While othec markets were not as
sirong here as everything at home and abroad
h lped the upward tendency. Except for May
delivery, the uniform advance for the day In
wheat futures was l.. There WAS not the same
excitement In corn as in wheat, but al any
other time the same action In corn would have
been remarkable. For May the action was like
wheat from the fact that the closing
Gales sen. prices almost bach to
stsrting point. May opened at 565E, or &c over
last might, sold down 10 56H656l[c, and then
up to SIC, from which realizing sales caused a
decline to 55H655ac at the close; prime also
opened &c higher at t51t. sold down to '5ac,
visions prices declined Is to % cents; trading,
however, was not large, there be-
ing too much excitement and action IN
grain for operators to give more than
passing attention to provisions. One operator
sold all the pork buyers wanted, but the Mrgest
purchaser only took 76.4OO barrels. May opened
at Sl4 U.s. declined to Sl4 %, reacted and clos ed
at O'Clock at Sl4 Tx, decline of lOc firm yes
terday's last sales LARD was Glow and 5to 10c
lower; May sold at 81 I0G7 725s snd
closed at 81 TO-; short riDs rdecliue
TX to 1Oc; May SOLD at 81 17tStdfeg
Leading futures closed as follows: wheat
6 6sgysmb Si@'; s SSas S Goia;-M ITy se
June 555Ic; July ana August s61.c;
Mess pork, per barrel. MsySl4 OK; June So Isl
july SI4 22l4. Lard-May 81 7OhSJ June
s775; July 81 so. August 81 IS. Short
ribs-May, 81 90 June, 81 27Hi July, 81 Is;