The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-07
General karlefs

CHICAGO February 6.-Most of the excite
menG at the opening of the Board was CEN
tered IA provisions. May pork opened at
sltsa There was an mediate drop to sIi.Ea
under selling by a prominent operator. When
this figure was reached the same operator
odefed 10 buy, but there was little apparent
desire 10 do business, and the pit soon became
deserted. shortly before noon the pit again
hvenesi up, under heavy purchases BY severni
at.this figure buying ceased and enough selling
orders appeared almost Immediately 10 break
May 10 Sl4.65.
Lard was in moderate request. May adj
yanced from $50 to S1.asis, AMI closed At
SEE Short ribs were quiet; May sold at S1-s5
The grain markets were firm at the begin
ming. but weakened somewhat the receipt
of news that bismarck was making 4 pacific
speech TO the Reiehstag.
Ia wheat there were few buying orders from
outsiders, which were bought by Saturdays
advance, but these were soon flied. The local
crowd was apparently loaded mp and were
willing to sell, but the market WAS in too
s2es but at the end of the first hour il had sold
down TO o39lSS3s. and the bit was deserted
The announcement of decrease of e75.0C3
Dtisueis IN the Visible supply. where not over
SU.OS was expected, firIned Nav mp again to
SIS This reaction, however, was short lived;
the market again became weak and May
sagged OF to SIS. where it closed
Corn not only had little activity of itself but
appeared TO be little affected by the action of
other markets May opened at 53zsfaaS sold OF
TO 5.ss, remained duh between that figure and
asss the greater part of the session. and toward
tAc tttt>t DSSdiHS quite weak under liberia
offerings and sold of 10 and closed at -. TradT
ing was local in character, there being no out
side orders to speak of.
Oats were quiet and prices ranged within II
cent limit May closed AT 3a}4, a decline of q
cent.
lash quotations were "a follows: yiour
duh and neglected. No. Spring Wheat.
16ls9..lsi No. 3 Spring Wheat, -; No. .
red, .914@sa1s. No. Corn, $50. No. 2 Oats,
aea0. Mess Pork, Sl43Ozal4. 40. Lard, S7-s7ls.
Short rio sides, loose, s7.750 Dry saIted
shoulders, boxed, S661605- Short clear sides,
Leading futures closed as follows:
Wheat-February, -; March. 1914: May,
sl94; june, -. Corn-February, A.; March,
:; May, aa6e; June, - oats-february, -;
March, -; May lsz4; June. -. Mess Pork
year. -; FEBRUARY, Sl41s2ts March. -;
May, S.4.4s5s: Lard-February, --; Man CHI,
ss.55; May, S1.sk5l; June. =. Short Ribs
February, s7.55; March, -; MAY. 81 72la.
/ LONDON, February 6.-The Mark Lane Ex-
press says: Prices of native wheat continues
against sellers. Sales of English wheat during
the week were Co. T24 quarters at SOS Sd, against
A,311 quarters at 34s during the corresponding
week last year. Flour is duh: country makes
are depressed by an immense quantity of for
eign products Foreign wheat keeps weaken
ing; sellers have accepted cd less. Liverpool
quotations are Id per GENITAL lower. Four wheat
cargoes arrived; two cargoes were sold; one
was Withdrawn and one remained. At to-day :
market wheat was steadier, with no material
change in values. American -four was pence
lower Corn was quiet; barley and oats were
duh.