The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-22

occasionally and told the crowd TO put down
all the corn they wanted to sell at 5lss- His
agents were sellers when il touched 5ll1. Any
natural action of the market was impossible
under the circumstances
Oats were not traded in to any great extent.
and fluctuations were in a small range, prices
exhibiting no material change
For tune the Grief interest was in the pro-
vision crowd. where the bear raid was in pro-
gress. Mess pork opened at Slt-3S and
pounded down TO STA There was general
selling of pork by commission houses and
Spectators, and an indisposition of buyers to
take hold except after decline of % cents
Ii is believed in certain quarters that the
largest holders have nnloadec and retired
from the market, letting il take care of itself
on the other hand, il was noticed that parties
were in the market at Slt, and purchased
nearly 1900 barrels around Sl4 for May. May
closed at decline Of 10 cents from yesterdays
hast sales
Lard broke 597ls cents, but closed s,s above
inside figures- Trading was considerably light
er. Short ribs broke IL cents under free offer
ings by big scaiper.
Cash qgotanops were as follows: Flour
49, ahp No. aS SPRING WHEAT prlne Noe
s;l9ass., Mess Pork, SIS. g. Lard, s7..ss,
shoulders baked SaG0G5.a5. Short clear sides,
boxed. S7.aO1tS. Whisky, sl.l5.
Leading futures closed as follows
February, 755s March, ss'4; May.
issas;; May, as: June, 5l5i. Oats February, =;
year. -; Febuary, -: March, 4ls;sg;
NAV, SttIs's I.ard-February, -; March.
February, :; March $50; MAY. s. As
NEW YORK: February 2l.-Southern Flour
HnSha9 a,sf WheatINo; Ted Eenrnary, s,a;
MAY, 5995914. Oats No. 2, March. 3Szt3S3S;
May, SOS No. 2spot, IS; mixed Western, $40
IL. Hops quiet but steady. Coffee-fair Rio
nominal; options - TO 40 points lower and
more active; No: Rio. February, Sl2.s5Gl 20;
may a. refined aRld aaiet Mo Moa sugar d an
| 20 test, ~. Rice steady. Cotton Seed oil, %
Tor crude; 4lG42lS fer refined. Resin duh ut
81 l21ss1Lla. T1rpentine firm at 4o.e- South
Wool quiet doinestie fiecce, LOB; pulled. Is
Reef Beef hams iii steady at sl65o5i6.5 Tlereed
Beef quiet. City extra India mess, Si5eeis-
Cut meats duh and heavy. Picked bellies sssee
| 10 Middies nominal. Lard-Western steam,
| spot, quoted at Ss.26s.l0; February, -.
March, s7.9.@s (r.; May, ss.0i9s.O6. Contnen-
NEW ORLEANS. February p. Coffee firm
| and higher Rio cargoes common To prime,
| ldsals4- Rice steady and in good demand
Louisiana ordinary TO prime, 4.s054. Cotton
| Seed products dun and nominal; prime crude
oil, ;saD: summer yellow oil, nominal cake
and meal, 2lly2l19- Sugar stronger Louisiana
| open kettle choice So; prime To strictly prime,
| 58; prime, As; fully fair, good fair, s-lt
| @45s good common, 4546s4 5-l6; common,
| 53i@6; Louisiana centrifugals, choice white
| ESQ; OF white, l-l606ls; gray white
clarified, lilo; of yellow clarified. 5lS1b5 ii
seconds. 4I4d51s. Molasses = Louisiana open
kettle choice, Sos; strictly prime, asf5aD
good prime, 2Jat26, prime, 2laLs3 fair to good
fair, IsEb20 common 10 good common, l+ftl7
Louisiana centrifugals, strictly prime, 20D22
prime TO good prime, is; fair to good fair
l66b19; inferior to good common, 14di5,
ST. Louis, February 2l--flour unchanged
wheat.No;2 red cash, soa49si; February. :
May, s20S216. Corn steady = cash, 453t0t46
February, =; May, 479411s. Oats steady bu
quiet-cash, 3o]4QSOls; February, =; May, 2s14
| Whisky steady al sI.Cp. Provisions dull weak
| Pork. new, Sl41i4.25. Lard. $3.50. Dry sal
meats, boxed, shoulders S5.s71sG6; long clear
S7.S71Sd; clear ribs. 81. 21sQ7 311s; snort clear
S7.3sJ4. Bacon-boxed shoulders, $3.50: lonI
| clear, SSQiSlO; clear ribs, SIS, short clear
| SS.25QS.371p. Hams steady at slo.Jedll2-
WILMINGTON, February 2l-Turpenune stead,
| nj IS. Rosin steady; strained, 50, good strained
| 81. Tar firm at Sl.l5. Crude Turpentine firm
, hard. Sl.l0: yellow dip. 81. 10. virgin. $2.l0.
| CHARLESTON. February 2l-Turpentlne firm
at -. kosin firm-good strained s..
SAVANNAH, February 81 -Turpentine firm
| at 80. Rosin steady at 9i1f.