Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-21
GENER4L MARKETS.

FREIGHTs AT GALVESTON.
| Special to the Gazette.
GALVESTON, TEX, Dec. 19.-Freights by steam
| ship from Galveston, Tex:
| To Liverpool. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. SGD
To continent. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 7-16d
To New York ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 4oc v 100
GALVESTON WOOL MARKET
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GALVESTON, Tex, Dec. 19.-wool-Firm. No
offerings.
Spring twelve months clip: Fine lsg2Oc;
medium lgd2lc.
Fall wool, fine. .................. .......169iSc
Medium. ...---.... ..................-.,.li alsc
Mexican improved. ...........'...---'-. nominal
PRODUCE AND PROVISIONS.
Special to the Gazette.
GALVESTON, Tex. Dec. l9.-Coffee = Firm
and upward tendency. Wholesale grocerS'
quotations: Good ordinary, l7bac; fair, lSc;
prime, lSi2c; choice l9c.
Special to the Gazette.
GALVESTON, Tx, Dec. 1s.-sugar easy and in
fair demand; refined STANDARD granulated &c,
standard coltectlonsrs A nc; cubes sc;
powdered, Sc; California graduated, de-
livered to common points in car lots,
6Ssa6 II-l6c; oil white 7-l6S6 Size; choice Y
81. az 5-l6c prime 6lsG6 3-l6c; off Y G ca
i-l6c; choice seconds 55s c5a C; prime seconds,
53s d5isc; fair seconds, 5GJ5l4ci common seconds,
4ala4Ac.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, Dec. l9.-Flour-Market was
Wheat-Lower, duh and heavy. European
markets and lower markets in this country
caused prices to weaken, and May declined sc,
with July g under yesterday. No 2 red, cash,
closed 81 d; July closed gs@so asked '''
Coru-Lower. No. mixed, cash, SO5s G8O24c;
December. 505sc; closed S0Iac asked; january,
Si5sc; May, "a IA Sil4c; closed S4GS4isc bid.
Odts-Dull and weak. Cash, 24iac nominal;
May, 2ss4g2Stsc; December, 2i14c Did.
Cornmeal-Steady, 81 90Gl %.
Whisky-Steady at 81 H.
Provisions-Dul.
Pork-SIS 20.
Lsrd-Prime steam, nominally ST 95aS 90.
Dry salt meats-Shoulders, So %; longs and
ribs, s. 10; short clears, ST-55,
Bacon-BoXed shoulders, 81 80; longs and
ribs, IS l2l2GS 20; short clear, S So.
CHICAGO, ILL.,. Dec. ia feature of to-Ciay's
wheat market was trading in new crop futures.
There was more doing for July delivery, and the
result OF to-day trading was decline OF 254c
from the opening and ruled ga 10c under prices;
for May market generally ruled dull, and most OF
the trading was local. The opening was &c
lower and weak prices quickly declined hc more;
later ruled irmcr and closed about 81 lower than
Corn-Easer; declining &c remained inactive
and steady, closing at "a sc lower than yester-
day.
fork-Feeling unsettled and prices fuctuated
considerably gradually receding 20G25c, slight
rally of 7i2al0c occurred and market closed
quiet.
early in the day but settled back again later and
closed steady at inside figures.
Short ribs-Sides, opening sales 2I5G5c ,ad-
vance, but weaker feeling prevailed later and adj
Leading futures closed: wheat-No. 2, De-
csmber, 81 oS5s; january, 81 Oi24; May, 81 e72si
Corn-No:. 2, December, s4c January, slAc;
May, SIC.
Mess Probationary, sl2 95; May, sI3 32is.
Lard-December, IS 12la; January,s7 T7ls; May,
81 So.
Short Ribs-January. So 50; May, Sc o.,
Cash quotations: Flour = Firm and
No Spring wheat-sl o35sa1 o3R; No. cred,
81 035s al OS5s.
No. Corn-3ic.
Mess Pork-SI3 90.
Lard-SS 12isdS 10.
Short Ribs-Sides, loose, Sc s5a6 90.
Dry Salted-Shoulders, boxed, Sc 75G6 S7is;
short clear sides. boxed, IS s712G65O.
New YORK, Dec. 19.-Flour-More active,
good part export weaker.
No. 2 red 81 05 elevator, 81 06i4 aloa: options
duh at 19a 5sc lower; market steady: December.
closed e. se5 y 0it2 January January 81 oo4; February
Corn-spot market active and strong at h@lzc
higher; No. 2, 46isG4Ic elevator, 4734 d4S5sc
aiioat; options duIl to steady: December, 47c;
January, closed 4Gi2c; February, 46l2c; May,
Coffee-options opened firm, 2oa6O points
up, closed steady 4Oa65 points above yester-
day. Sales, 81, 200 bags; December, SI4 s.;
March, 81 95al5 10; April, So 09GI5 20; May,
SIS 05d15 %. Spot Rio stronger to dun, fair
sGgaTH r. W. weak anAdu refined steady and
moderate demand.
Molasses--New Orleans, active.
Rice-Active.
Cotton Seed Oil-Strong.
Rosin-Neglected. 1~,
Turpentine-Quiet. -.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec. fo.-wheat-ElI
cash, $50 asked; Janu9rsy 81 90 asked; May,
Corn-steady; cash, 26llc bid; May, 2slzc bid.
oatsnCash 2224c asked; January 2sc asked;
New ORLEANS La. Dec. I9.-Coffee-Demand
light, but holders firm; Rio common to prime,
Rice-Quiet but steady; ordinary to prime, so
d5c
Cotton Products-strong and higher; prime
crude oil delivered 42c; fine free board
soc; cake and meal long ton free on board,
2ihd25c.
sugar-Marlet easier; open kettle strictly
prime, 45sc; prime, S-l6c; fully fair, 1l-l6S
42sG4 7-16c; common, 4lsG4 5-l6c; inferior, 80
&c; centrifugal plantation granulated, ne;
gray white, 6isaGHc; choice yellow clarified,
l-16G6lsc: prime yellow clarified, &C; off yellow
clarified, 53I1G5 l5-i6c; seconds, 43ss5i5c;
Molasses-Prices were generally unchanged,
but some sales were rather higher; open-kettle,
choice, 40G4lc; strictly prime, 31G39c; good
fair, 36a2Sc; good common, 23a2 5c: common 20
G22c; centrifugals, strictly prime, 2i025c; good
prime, 2Oa22c; prime, $50 good fair, lie;
fair, Ice; common to good common 13G15c; infe-
rior, l1d12c.
Syrup-Easier at 21G26c.
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec. l9.-Cattle-Receipts,
23O0; shipments, 2OO0. Market weak. Choice
heavy native steers, s. 0OG5 so; fair to good
tive steers, 81 O0q5 10; butchers, So 40di 50;
stockers and feeders, 81 00d3 20; rangers, corn
fed, s. OCa4 10; CRASHED, s2 OOd3 10.
Sheep-Receipts, 1906; shipments, 200. Mar
ket strong. Fair TO choice, So 00G4 60. -
Hogs-Receipts, $500; shipments, 1000. M2&
easy. Prices range 81 SOFAS 20.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec. Observation-Disclosures,
$500: shipments, 1900; the market was very slow;
choicest beef steers were steady, common lower;
choice cows steady, others 10c lower; stockers
and feeding steers were shade weaker; good to
choice corn-fed quoted at 81 5064 So; common
to medium, 50 20G4 30; stockers and feeding
steers, 81 00G3 3d. grass range steers 81 O0a2 50;
cows, 81 25a2 50.
Hogs-Receipts, 10, 400: shipments, PSI; the
market opened weak 10 sc lower, closing weak
5G1Oc lower than yesterdays quotations; good
to choice, 81 95G5 co.; common to medium, =
81 S0G4 so.
Sheep-Receipts, 400; shipments, 500; steady;
good to choice muttons, So 75G4 co.; common to
medium So 00G3 go.
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