Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-20
GENERAL aaRaErs.
ersElrce nnn Proxi,lonn.

ST. LOUIS, no., Apn ls.-Flour-Q Quiet
and easy but UNCHANGED. Wheat lower and
opening was real y .xci;ilg ans vaaced \
| by heavy selling or one p nv. This was due to
r. porsed financial embarrassment of prcmi-
emit trader. Tn break in the market else
where caused decline here, bus he-vy buying
cline AMI The. closed 1IdlE5 below ytsterf ny.
No red cash. siisn: May s2Ts . sac, closing at
! $50; Jqre s}&es4%c. cio-ing at ss4ci
| Cora lower; Nay fuetusted viii in range OF
Ike; owing 10 Leading short effort to settle
sstt.t mcnt was erec, ed to 52t, afterwards the
G52Ae, closing - 5lsc; June 5Ol91Ic,
closing AZ 5OI5c; July sos G52 &c, clos
ing at 5O1Sc Aug st 5l'+c asked oats dull
and lower; ca 3iFic; May aiaSlzGc. clos
Ing at 3lAr; June ala4c Leo IN l aud easy;
common and Tetiaed "a So rnmeal at
8 6oa2 Is. whisay 81 20 Provisions
salt meats. boxed shoulders So 50; long clears,
81 25; clear ribs, s. IS; short cioars 81 IS. Bs-
ron. boxed, shoulders, S. 81; long clesrs, 81 50
a s.; CT ar ribs 81 a rs; short clears $ .5
as - Hams ste ty, $40 mGl2 o..
AfteTn' on board: Wh.at frmer; HAY
S3sc June S534c, jay SEC, December s5Nc.
Corn nlgher; slay DISC, july 5U5s'. Oats firm
err May llsc.
CHICAGO lit, April 7S-Wnca experienced
q sharp OToAA 10 DAY. Il WAS not occasioned
b. sny thAnSe of con 'iiilns or any fresh bear
a.Euments, tn. was simply the reaction # an
vsr-3u ged ma het. OCCASIONAL bears who
were whipped rom zoe O SIC, sni who turned
y
d. nothing thi morning or Fastened TO sen
h''h saor' and to IelliLe al top.
Great crowds wao bought 81 the way
Tp wanted to realize. Tho result
sudden let down which IS regarded as only
temporary b. he a1v 5ca.es OF still higher
y ce3 Nav wheat aIcned at S2C, soli stfaigh.
Town t. eO7sc, Then up to Size, and then
cropped sGcoTd time slill lower. going to
SOi4c Lower sales We're mostly at SOFAS so,
the C'osiEg price ~ 3 o'COcA beng at former
figures. Corn, Ike wheat, opene' higher than
the lose lasL ntsht, and some Cut.iGe buying
riers caused Nav 70 sell at the top prices for
the week at 57G5T]sc, Att tie firss half
O4i IN proper ION as the wheat market.
! N y wen down 10 '5asc June trGm So to SAKE,
suu July from 55l to 5i2sc Tno decline was
dlo 20 realizing safes inhuence OF " eat, and
| prospects of liberal receipts tO-mOrrOw, esu-
mate being l72 care. Rsceip this morning
| were but 81 car of ichibut eight cars We're Of
| No. ; grade. Closing prices for futUr81 were
| from = to rs lower InAn last night: May closed
! ) AU. Receipts of nOgs were liberal, and prices
| 5Glrc lower carry. bus resCtsd sd closed
| tirmcr. Loading In prodlcE reached a fair
| aggregate. Offerings and demand for
porE were about even, aud the mgrke. held
| stcaty between Sl4 O5Gl4 20 but closed at
! 81 C24. Lard exhibited more ACTIVITY. Several
| large firms who Were shot went in anu bid
prizes for Ma. from s. 1907 so, Cloo.nE figures
" re s. Il =. gain Of *. Sh RI ribs advanced
l0e123ic, but onls clo ell 71zg better than yes
| te-!ay ''ne packer sold l,OO)OO0 pounds,
and another bought $4,000 pc .nds;
May sold at s. 1897 80 and closed at 81 .7I.i
May sO5S ) ne Si3ssi July s25sc;
June SIC; July 55Tc; August $3.50;
Mess p *, reI barre, MI si4 O2,l; June sltt5;
july $.4 10. lard : May 81 III; June
| 81 So; July 81 81, Aug =. 81 81. Sh TT
rib9-May, ST FIX Jun, ST 80 Jnly, u 421;
August, 81 so. CASH quotations were:
-Four, smal,s- les with prices lirm a ID ua-
cha Ged. Wheat No. . REL SIC. No. corn
| 5jssc. Mess pork, per barrel, 50 l3HG ali Is.
Lard per 100 lbs 81 1901 50. short ribs,
sides s. 2jG7 80. Dry sAl,el shoulders, boxed,