Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-13
GENERAL MARKETS.


ST. LOUIS, NO., April l2.-Flour-Firm but
dull and unchanged. Wheat opener hrm and
advanced q ;, and was verT strong most OF me
session, but eased of toward the clOse, and ilnai
prices were AZ higher than yesterday. No.
red, cash, 81 4dSl3ic; May s2GSa3Sc, cloeins
at q &C; Juae Sl1fGS!3c, closing at size;
July 7o1a 793Ic. closing 7S5c; kuzus 751i 0I9c,
closing 7s5sc; d .cember Sl15a SIC, closing S23Sc.
Corn Tn marke. was strong ana higher than
closing st4s3sc: June ASK a SIC closing 4s7.c;
July 4c1464S2ic, closing at 4S}ac. Oats strong;
cath 32a3!'4c; May SO4c. Lead Z. unset
tied; common $! 40; refined 40; C9rn-
visions strong. PORK Sl4 %. Lard s. l5N6
20. Dry sat meats, shoulders, boxed, 50 S7h;
long clears, 81 1907 20; clear ribs, s. 2cG7 81;
short clears, ST 40G7 90. Bacon, boxed, sh9ul-
ders, Sc 371< long clears, 81 SOGz 50; cl ar
ribs, 81 S56i 95; short clears, S. l0GS 20
Hams $40 UO6l2 90. Afternoon board-Wn neat
lower; May S214c; June size; July sc Corn
firm; MAY 4sllc; July 4SHc. Oats easier; May
30%63 sc.
CHICAGO, ILL, April l2.-The wheat mar
kct was az active but very uncertain one 10
day The general buying fever which RACED
yesterday on the strength of the Washingt
report somewhat cooled off this morning, and
prices of the session were as often below as
above the last prices last night. The closing
prices we nearly tina lowest of the session,
and showed: May Ike; June 7shc; July 791sc.
The transactions In torn were large In the ag
gregate, and the marset was well suL ported
tro q the etart to the close. inc main
During session several operators were ere ited
with covering foe May and another firm was
bul ing July, One firm was buyers most OF the
time and took enc lot of 100000 burhels from
another dealer st almost outside prices Ihe
irmness was apparent on the curb, and me
opening prices were bG3sc higher than the
close. Early It sold narrowly at 53AGoSSc,
| and when the bulge came the price was taken
to SAC Later 1t sold back to s01sc and closed a!
| 53Lc or &c over last night. June sold be-
| tween t36531ac and closed at $3.50, or &c
higher than last night. June ranged from $50
| quieter and the range of prices narrow.
FORK iuctuated 221ic and closed &c above inside
! figures and PIC below last nights Close One
| operator who repre- GENTS syndicate so!d over
| 81, Geo barrels yesterday, but his sales to day
| were considerably below that figure; When-
| resdIly accommodated, but the volume OF trad.
ipg vas not large. he impression prevailed
| that the 81 indicate are well cut OF their potE
| aud that tailsrs now have Il. May opened al
| Sl4 Tx, sold down to Sl3 90 and closed ar II
July touched sl4 % early, and later $l4
Ld WAS ssve boasEs for several da
| past wee selling ell the crowd woul9
tske and prices declined 21z6 C. May sold a
81 62HG7 OK and closed at 81 SIX bid; Angus
81 Tx; October 81 soar s2h; January 81 81
Shori Iibs broke a6715c but only closed &c be
INK and closed at s. II. Increased demand
existed at consuming points for ham meas
all description and tprices were fairly well sup
ported. Lsading futures closed as follows
wneat-May 175fc; June IShc; July I9%c; De
cember size. Corn May 63Xc; June 5S'tc
rel, May si4 90; June sll co.; July Sl4 o. Lar
shart ribs-May. s. l2H; Juns, 81 20; July
81 PIX; August, 81 371l. Cash quotations were