Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-17
GENERAL a 4kKErs.


ST. LOUIS, Mo, March 16.-Flour-Firm and
unchanged XXX 81 5062 60; family 81 s562 80;
vanced &c early. then eased of and after light
fluctuations closed H6&c below yesterday.
No. red, cash, s26s2Ac; April closing at
s27Ic; May s2AGs27sC, closing at s23Ic; June
closing al 7sHc August 7s67S1zc, closing at 7Sc
December S2I&GS2%c, closing at S2l&c. Corn
was in sympathy with wheat at 45hc; April
closing at l5c; May 46a467lc, closing at 46c;
cash SOH; MAY 91lc. Eggs at l2o per dozen.
Cornmeal 81 50G2 IS. WHISKY steady, 81 90 Pro
visions weak. Pork sl4 1904 %. Lard 81 30
al IS. Dry salt meats, shoulders, boxed, s. 90 ;
long clears 81 l067 Is; clear ribs 81 25; short
clears ST 4OG7 so. Bacon, boxed shoulders,
S. 27HS6,3o; long clears 81 ~; clear ribs,
steady. so: Afternoon boaJd-Wheat firm
april s2kc; May s21Ic; July 1870 Corn firm
Auril Is ~; May 1910; June 466e; July Hc.
Oats nominal, MAJ 29Hc.
NEW YORK. March 16.-Coffee-Spot fair;
Rio firm l3X; options more active and de-
CT eddy h CHER; sales Ia, $50 bags; March 80;
April 65GIo 20: May s5@lo S. June 9 559
10 40; July 500 Is; August 9 35al0 Is;
Sugar-Raw, dull; nominal fair refnin quoted
at 4Z64 1S 10; refining firm; @ 5}I65Ic; extra
o So as IL Ice; white, extrS Q, 81 as 1915 yell
low So; off A 5.9465.96 standard A, exc; c m
fectioners A 6x cut loaf and crushed 75Ic;
powdered 7c.; granulated 6&c; cubes &c.
Molasses-Quiet: 80 test 2O1Ic. Cotton seed oil
quoted 81 54tz ooc cfuQei 4lc GSuneC.
CHICAGO ILL. March l6 There wes q little
Of The old time ring on the door of the board
this morning. The big wheat pit was file 1
with anxious and active opers tors. TIE tele-
graph companies reported more business than
for three months. There was a downward
tendency early for both cereals and provisions
There was no new reason for weakness except
that q majority of small orders were to sell and
this gave tone to the markets. In the wheat
market trading was Of fairly aolive character
and the market was weak from the opening to
the close with clos nR prices but shade better
than the lowest of the session ard shout y
cent unc er closing price last night. There
was free selling but local longs and numerous
small holding outside were ordered sold the
marke ct showed no raIIying strength. May sold
between SsId7s2Sc, closing at 7SKc. Corn was
less weak apparently than wheat. but 1t was
also less acIiye. Exec pit few sales early over
opening price, action WAS Gownward, but the
ra9 ge was SO narrow that at the close only frsc
tionEl loss was sustained. During the session
Hutchinson YVES buyer of June and July, and
this 1t was thouRht checked decline. Msy
opened at 5lHc. sold at 5lai and down to 601Sc,
closing at 5IHo. Provisions were depressed
By larger receipts and lower prices Of hogs and
decline In wheat 4 moderate volume Of buei-
ness was transacted within narrow range and
considering all depressing features brought to
bear values held up surprisingly well. May
pork was quiet ana sold at Sl4 0914 Tx and
closed at Sl4 Is. Lard was offered
more freely and trading in
creased, but buying proved inadequate
and prices declined 5671<c, May selling from
81 67ha7 62H and closed at bottom, Short ribs