Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-05
GENERAL nAhK ET5
Srnduee aud ProstsIon,.

ST. Louis. Mo-; May 4.-FlouI-quiet and
weak and a.vsaeea soeS declined,
Nav $3.50. ciosi5.g az s5;; June, s5s. clo.i ct
s51z bi Jaly. sS110s4H; osing ''S51z: August
sS2i eiH co ms - e3 :; Decembsr, SIX ASK
+ II I.c BIT closed 91ass above YESTERDAY.
May, 5714d52x losing at *; jun. 5!0i2L
closing at 81, JnIy. 5,@521. CLOSING a: 81. Oals
Higher. cssh 33H oa4ts Msy, 331I; June. S}At
@1o o5' ,sons s''l f,r". PoPk sl4 %: Iasd
quoted at s. IS: Dry salt meats, box d,
37.s clear ribs. il 40, 80: snort clears,
81 1901 Six Bacon, DO ed shoulders q1oted a.
81 a7%: loIg clears. S. lods y; q ar
ribs IS IL ,dS Is; short clt ars S. SKA i5.
afternoon bn,rd = VIE fra. May
SIC; June s51l,; July, s3sl,; Augu.t. =;
December sT5lc. @ IN stead MA 2h ;:June.
June 3s1.c.
NEW YORK. May 4.-Cofee-spot fair; Rio
is; options higher on nearby month";, la e
.tesGy; sales 45 COO bags; May II $50 /! 80
June II 45Sl1 IS; July % soSll CO. Aug ST
1910; November 10 %; December @l0 co.
January s5: March S5al0 90. Sugar
u changed and quiet refined quiaG; far re-
lining ID IS; "enGriiugh 96-test 5<c: mo as
ses grates 4d4Hc; O SIC; e. trs Q 5x05Ic;
wnite extra G AZ: yellow 5 l6d53I;; of A
Ice: mould a &c; tan arr 6ks, confec'
toners 6hc; ca, Loaf At am crushed Sc pow.
steady; 20 ct quoted q. 20c. Cotton seed
oil stesdy and quiet at SIC for ude, and 4la
45o for refnen. Wool dull md we Ii; domestic
d ece 656 pull I'd lS03S;; Texas 13922c.
CHICAGO. Ill, May There was quite q
ch4l ge In sentimel. In wheat TO day. The
rains as. night refreshed tine bears In proper
lion a. 1t improved crop prosp, cts, then, too
Liverpool. These ini1eh ces induced this local
crowd to sell wheat al the start, bat the clear,
snces at New York were rep rted at 3ss COO
oush cls and they turnen buyere. Later, when
IL was found tina. The clesrsnces SHOULD have
read $4,000, the bull Iever was suddeni
checked and trade became quite dull. ) y
ed at $40 SOD ss. OH ,n 70 a. i5
es. ed to s3Hc. There were no or.eIs
from outside, and steady strea of snall lot
Of long wheat came on the market canslI
July ~ sell off steadily until 1t reached SIC.
Towards the iose there was reaction and
July rested at s3Hc. The corn maTket opsned
with fair activity aud steady prices, followed
csps May. For this mo- tn there was 'pecial
demand and eaGer baying bv few houses, ADD
prices went up from 81 to 5sc The pressure
was rs ieyed back to 5.1a and closea az o.H,.
to s5Ias5Sc, and c'o'ed at size.
Provision market was active but values wsre
confined to narrow range: Shcrss we anx-
ious 70 cover tn II lard and short ribs, and or
ders for 3,CC0, 600 pounds were said to have ar
rived from Baltimore, Execution of them
caused prices to ADVANCE DC. Long stun came
out freely on appreciation and the advance was
lost. Parties who recently bought lard on for
tign orders mad orders to sell lot; chief puJ ers
have over 5000 tierces Early sales were at
sixht advance, but Increased offerings caused
appreciation to disappear. Sales iorJulyS llh
as 25, and closed at S. 22H June sho1t riDs
sold at 81 421s97 50 and closed at the
outside. Mess Pork receive' moderate atlen-
u. n, and July sold at Sl3 si1t ola l2h, ana
closed at outside. Leading futures closed:
Wheat May, S. &c; June, e2hc; July shc.
Corn-May 57xc; June &c., j 4lY, 57sc; august,
s5Zs,; Mess pork per r., ba Mss q Re:
Jane, IS Tx: July, S. 22H; August, s. 27H;
-hori ribs-May, 81 l21z; June, 81 80; Jaly,
81 57H; Augu t. $780, Cash Quotations were
as folio Flour firm at former prices
wheat-N,. red s4JIe. M. 2 corn, 5I'I 90 &c.
Mess pork, per Dbl, sl3 70. Lard. per 100 lbs,
IS l2Hds Is. Short ribs, sides, loose, 81 3I5.
Dry sailed, shoulders, boxed. % IoSo M.
hort cie-r sides, boxed, 81 s0S7 %.