Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-08
GENERAL MARKETS
Pradune and Prori,ion.

CHICAGO, I'LL, March THE grain mark Is
Were slower and the fe lirg decidedly weak.
Prices on all speculative cereals ranged lower.
Outside business VIII Oh the operstors had been
looking for, and VIII CHI on yesterday gave signs
of increasing, Eeems to have disappeared, and
the bulk of trading was by local scalpers who
worked alternately on both sides of the market
with only moderate dtgree of euccsse
Hutchinson was the leadir split, and his op
erations oveIshadowed those of all others
noon tn scarcely any Irading being
done. Finally the II ed "Ion gs" began to drop
stuf oVerb ard in moderate quantities. May
S07Sc, then up 10 s015Gs0Ic and declined or
u lily and with occasional sigh: reaction until
S0%c was touched toward the cIose; the cover
ing by snorts caused reaction and May sd-
started into selling c1rn this morning but for
he first hour or so had only Indifferent
success in holding tho market down.
When they got 1t down as they did occasion lily
Jump back W. eneVer there was any re ief from
pressure. Later no Sever, the critical p int of
63c for May corn was passed, and then came an
ou.11od of long corn, which Of itself brought
about the remainder of the break suffered dur
ing the session. May m opened at 531Sn
5511c and sold down to 53l46535Sc then down to
53'S@53&c then dropped gradually, and with
fri quent reactions Of &c or more, 10 t2H
652&c, reacted on re- orts thRt the rail
road strike was likely to spread and closed
at $50. PrSYicus trade showed considerable
strength. Lard and short libs were little heavy
but In polk movement there was more satisfkC
tory bull side than for some time. In latter az
ticle trading especially early in day WAS also
quite animated and prices sustaining substan-
Iial advance. Lard was comparatively slow
throughoutiHay pors,op sned a. SIS 92S ranged
between that figure anu Sl4 10 and closed st
Sl4 05 May lard opened aLST 70ranged between
81 67HG7 72H and closed at opening figure.
Leading futures closed ss follows: Wheat
No. 2, March Ike; April 16l<c; May S0s{c;
Juoe sl%c. CHINO. ?, May 53c; June t25zc;
July 5IXc. Mess pork, per barrel, Nav Slt IS;
June Sl4 OK Lard-March 81 62H; May 81 20;
June 81 %. Short ribs-June 81 20; July 81 2;X.
Cash quotations were as follows Flour, quiet
ana steaoy and unchanged. Wheat, No. q
red slGSlAc. No 2 corr, 511IC Mess pork,
per bnrel SlS S0Gl3 80. Lard, per 1OU pounds,
81 62X. Short ribs sides, loose, 81 075Ea7 10;
Shoul .ers. boxed, Sc OOG6 10. Short clear sides,
toxed, 81 45G7 so.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, MAJ ch 7.-Flour-Very str org
bat OF gaogably higher. Wheat opened barely
steady and declined early and then advanced,
easing off 8 little toward the close, the IL al
figure being about the same as yesterday; No.
2 red, cash slS@S2c; April s2He s225c. closing
al S22sc; Nav, s23sGs2%c, closing at s2&o;
July 7SXG1S5Sc, closing al 7S&c; August 7S3S6
7s1c, closing at 7Sa<c; December S31{c Corn
Weak and lower; cash s6Hc; Ap' ii 46kc; May
47k9x7Hc, closing at i7Hs; June, closing al
4sc, July 4SSc closing. 4Shc asked.
Oats-Eesy ;ca,h, 301Ec; May 29I1c. Provisions
stronger. Pork, Sl4 .5Gl8 20. Lard, 81 3c47 IS.
Dry salt meats boxed, shoulders S. IS;