Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-27
GENERAL MARKETS.
Produce and Proyiaiona

ST. LOUIS, MO-. HAY 26-Flour-The market
was firm but dull. Wheat opened easy about
| net last ong. Prices then began to fall rapidly
and the close was &c below yesterdays. No.
| red. cash, e0c; Msy s9iSc, closing SOC: new July
| S;}saSsc, closing at s63ic; august s635@s72sc,
| at 9OHc. Corn-The market was lower; cash
was quoted a. 54a54I4c; May 541sc clos
Ing, 53Hc bid; July 5205295c, closing
52c bid; year $50 a4Oc, closing at $3.50. oats
TIL market was lower; cash wa, quoted at 500
$3.50; June 3Ss4c; July 29hc. Corn meal fl m at
Pork quoted a. $i4 80. Lard IS l2X. Dry salt
meats, boxed 81 oulders, Sc 90; long clesrs,
s. 70; clear ribs. 81 SIX; short clears S. l21i.
Bacon-boxed shoulders, Sc 80 long clears,
Hams at $40 096l200
CHICAGO, ILL, May 20 The opening on
Change was characterized by a general weak
ness; while tie forenoon operations in grain
pits were the tamest of tn. week, they were
far from dull, The depresSions were quickly
followed by slight reactiops, and while there was
showed COOS rallyipg strenath corn held
up well In the face of wonderful receipts of
contract stuff. Wheat was weak toward the
close to- day after selling up and down most of
last nights prices. The situation at
the seaboard and on the other side was
beari.h, while advices from wheat fields were
cum ulation of wheat at the seaboard and q poor
outlook f6r working 1t off in the foreign mar
kets was and has been the bears best hope.
July sold at s75Sc, down to S6Isc, up to size.
and shortly before at s6xc, or iust 1c under the
close last night. December sold at SsGs71S,,
and closed at ss1lc. Corn was simply weigh ed
ceived here fcr q few days past, and which
week For this morning the receipts
were 7SS cars, CT which 6a5 cars graded No. 2.
Later estimate for Monoay was put at 800 cars.
Opening prices were about so unTerlast night,
The best prices for the session were but &c
'ower than the opening and closing prices were
ume of trade In the pit. The market would no
doub have broke n even worse but for a belief
that the present big receipts cannot last long.
May sold st SEC and down to 5514c and July at
55lic and down to 54xc. Provisions were de-
cidedly weak and unsettled, and marked
decline in prices was established. Receipts
Corn market also favored buying interest
Eastern m ,rkets were easier, and Liverpool
adyices showed weaker feeling. Under these
circumstances local operators were disposed TO
sell produces rather freely for future delivery,
and outside orders were large on the same side
of the market. The demand was light and
mainly from short interest, and the market
Market closed rather tame at inside
81 ~. sold to sl4 Is and closed at sl4 21sa
closed at S. SIX, July short RIBS opene9at
closed at 81 So. Leading futures closed:
Wht at-June s51c; July s65zc; August S6Ac
Corn May $50 June $40; July 5.Se;
July sl4 %; August Sl4 IS. L,rd-June S. ~;
July S. so; August S. t5; October IS ok Il
Snort ribs, June 81 57S; July 81 621s; August
81 20. Cash quotations were: Flour-steady;
demand only moderate: winter 81 7564 IS;
spring wheat, 81 75a5 90: rye, 81 90@3 so.
Wheat-No. red s9c. No. . corn, 55Kc. Mess
pork per barrel Sl4 20. Lard per 100 hounds
S. AK. Short ribs, sides, loose, 81 55S7 60.
Dry sailed shoulders, boxed. Sc 00G6 Is. Short
clear sIdes, boxed, So 100S Is.
NEW YORK, May 26.-Coffee-Spot fair; Bio
quiet at l44c; options heavy and unsettled
and 40 to 70 points lower; sales IS $50 bags;
June SI4 95015 25; July Sl2 SO0l3 90; August
dull and unchanged; refined quiet and steady.
Molasses-- Dali. Cotton SEED oil Is quoted at
42c for crude; 46h 64Ic for refined.