The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-03-04
General narkets

CHICAGO. March 3.-The semi revival OF
speculative trade in grain that came with the
opening of March was of short duration
while the temporary bulge continued there
was activity. but with reaction and decline IN
prices came dizziness. About everything on the
floor opened this morning at trifle better
prices than Fridays close. The tendency Oh
ward. and the opening sales were at the best
| figures of the day.
Wheat for May started at 074, sold at once
to S05s, and then in an hour went off to $3.50
| S0la There nothing particularly discour.
aging in the situation; in fact, it is regarded as
| strong at present prices by 6. majority of the
trade, but still there was apathy and a narrow
range of prices May remained at s0ls during
the greater part of the session, and final,
While corn led upward Thursday and Friday
it lead in the decline early to-day. The open
ing quotations were higher than the CLOSING
| last night. but they were the best of the day
and the first two hours carried prices dowT
about VI cent.
There was very light speculative trade in
oats. with nothing but the smallest tiuctua
| tons. May opened at 3ls4, sold down to slss
and closed at 3lI.
than in any of the former days OF the week
An easier turn in grain encouraged the ole
bear element to enter the market, and around
the opening prices were depressed by com
paratively free offerings. Later there was {
| better showing of strength. yet at the adj
| journment pork showed a decline Tor the day
of 10 cents and lard and short ribs cents
Trading while bears were selling was quite
| fair, but after the first hour, when they gen
orally withdrew, business WIS SpaSm odic an6
slow. May pork sold from SHOPS early dowr
| TO $l3.as1a and closed at Sl3.95.
May lard sold from 81 IS down TO So 6s1s and
May short ribs sold from s7.ss11 down to and
| closed at S1.25.
steady and unchanged. No. 9 Spring Wheat
| 751sG79; No. Spring Wheat, -; No.
red sl hess No park coyn s9 1 so Gas s
ss Shout b s ssso short clear s sides
~, > (. 4
Leading futures closed as follows:
WhestMarch' IA: Nay, s June 5,91 SOY
| Mess Pork-year. ; March, $3.50; May
sIs IS; june; sli.l29k Lard-Mareh, $3.50
| S1.125; MAY, s. p; June, 81 322is.
| NEW yoRs March :-southern Flour
quiet but steadily held Wheat-options ruled
very quiet but stronger early, subsequently
became weak and settled back about Is, clos
| ing steady after slow business; cash firm but
Interchangeable red, March. s0G901s May
| 9:1S09l34; June, 91y4 Corn quiet but held
steady at near the top No. 2. March. so1s: Nav.
591So59es. Oats hrm but unenanged-No. ,
March. Ssla May, ss5s; No. spot, s7lsass
fair Rio quiet and nominal nc l4i4, No.5 Rio
March, Si0.650l0.75: A pril, Slo.60ll0.s5; May,
$40 6d l0s5; June, slo.35Gsl0.65 Sugar firm;
| fair refined. as; refined firm aud in good
demand; c, -; white extra G, 5ss9 yellow
| "a; on A. s-l6: mould A, Z: standard A, 6Is
powdered, :: granuated, %: cubes, !. Mo
lasses quiet-50 test, Il Rice steady. Cot
fined. Resin dull at 81 I5GsI2l Tnrpeiltine
steady at 40 Southern Eggs, .ssa23 Hides in
quiet but steady. Wool quiet domestic fleece,
2af1s7; pulled, 15GD3I; Texas, l3aas. Pork steady
and moderately actiye-mess. Sl415al5, one
year old, Sls&ri5.25 for new. Beef auief. Beef
hams steady at sl6.yo@l8.5. Tered Beet
dull City extra India mess, S1JGls. Cur
meats weaker. Picked bellies 7ls Middles
duh and nominal, Lard heavy Western steam,
ScGstsla. Freights DUH cotton, Id; grain. SD.
NEW ORLEANS. March 3D. Coffee dull weak
and lower = Rio cargoes common to prime,
l334@1 6S4. Rice market quiet and easier
Louisiana ordinary 10 prime. 4lsG5ls. Cotton
Seed products dun aud nominal prime crude
oil, aala: summer yellow oil, nominal cake
and meal, 2l@2ils Sugar quiet Louisiana
open kettle choice prime TO strictly prime,
45A prime, l4-l6eI fully fair, good fair, cid
@4ss; good common 4l4a14 5-l6: common,
5s4G6; Louisiana centrifugals, choice white,
6ss@; on white. l-iaa6ls; gray white.
clarified 1916; of yellow clarified, 5leG5 O. g;
seconds. 4l4G5ts. Molasses Louisiana open
kettle choice, S3G35; strictly prime. 2xR:al.
good prime, 25aas; prime. sId-.s; fair to good
fair. 1901; common to good common, Holt;
louisiana centrifugsls, strictly prime as@ss ;
i5atis; inferior to good common. 140l5.
WheatmNo: red cssh, slasas1ts; March, 81 x:
March, "a; May. 4.ss047ss Oats tirlner--
Porf new ISL. sMa5 Lard s7s p ess ssi
meats, boxed shoulders, $5.s51; long clear,
s.. 20; clear ribs $1.s11z: short clear
SaSlsj{ Hams steady at 2lo50alS
wIInINGroN. March 3-iurpentne quiet
at g. Rosin hrm-straineds So; good strained.
81< Tar firm at $l-15. Crflde Yurpenfine Arm;
hard. 4l.l0: yellow din g 10 virxin- g 10.
CnARLEsros. March & Tnrpenf.ne quiet
II 3z3< Resin drm good. 81