Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-05
GENERAL MARKETS.
Produce and Provisions.

ST. LOUIS, Mo, Feb. 4.-Flour-Firm and
unchanged at 81 2004 %. Wheat opened &c
of and sc vanced soon and was strong all day.
closing y shove yesterdays close; No. red,
cash, %6SlHc; February closing at snSc;
March sl149s. &c, closing at sl%c; May s240
S3L4c. osing at S3kci June s3is GS334o' closing
at S3l4c; IN s0xc, closing at $3.50. Corn
higher and strong; ca'h 461IS47ci February
closing at 1890 asked: March closing a. 411sc;
Nav 4SHG491<c, closing st 4sZc; June closing
at49c. Oats steady; cash 3OSSu11c; May Sl1lS
2O5Sc. Oornueal steady at 81 As. WHISKY steady
at 81 OS Provisions stespY. Pork nominal at
So 90 Lard s. So Dry salt meats boy boxed %:
clear ribs. ST 5G97 62a; short clears 81 75S
s co. Bacon, boxed. should've 8, Sc so; long clears
S. 25; clear ribs So 37Isas As; short clear S. %
as 621 Hams steady st 50Gl2 90.
CHICAGO, ILL, Feb. 4-Grain markets were
started out strong on reports Of the Austria
German alliance. Wheat was the center OF
interest and there WAS fair activity and some
nervousness in the pit most OF the session May
wheat opened at sc snH Immediately advanced
to s25Sc, persistent selling by lie ding operators
subsequently, broke 1t to s26s2Kc, at WHICH
big houses with eastern connections we're
purchasers of wheat and after the avy|
selling u entioned closed May hrmed up to S2s4o
and Just before the close again oucht d the
highest 6gure Of the session and closed at
S23<y Corn was quiet and little of interest
developed IN the market, many "a
prices Eept within &c range and closing prices
we're same q. on yesterday, May closing at
52z6c. oats were also undressing and May
closed dull at 3}c. Provisions were quiet and
q Shade easier The close found polk ZIG,
lard sc aud short ribs p G61 lower. Arrivals
Of hogs were fair and market wesker; big local
traders, with one or two exceptions, were not
in the market 10 any extent; one operator, how
ever, sold ABOUT $500 Il Tces lard and 2OOJ,OOO
pound shors ribs; af er the large trad rs with
drew the market was given over to scalperS who
traded llghtly and the market became stupid.
Nav pork sold at Sl4 4TS6l4 30 and closed at
Sl4 521<; May lard at s. SIX al 81 and closed at
81 90; short ribs at 1901 Tx, closed at 81 TO-
Packing sin No emDer is ,4s2 COO hoEs,a de-
raIe of Increase he shortage Will De overcome
before the Sc $50 closes, unless the supply Of
hogs materially decreases. Leading futures
closed as follows: Wheat-No. 2, February
T63kc; March 1910: MAJ SEC; June SIC. Corn
No. ., F, yuary Az; March 4SHc; May 525s c.
Mess pork, per barrel, February SI4 2IHj March
sI4 275z; NAV Sl4 sex. LARD, per 100 pounds,
Short ribs February 81 So; March 81 So May
81 rs Cash quotations were Flour-oniei
and steady. Winter wheat-No red Hl{G
T4Kc. No. Q corn, 4sc- Mes P7rk-PCr barrel,
SI4 256I4 80 Lard-Per 100 pounds s. T06
72H Short rib sides, loose, 81 SIX, Dry It.
ed shoulders. boxed, IS t0a6 05i short clear
sides. baked, S. o0as 0j.
NEW YORK, Feb. 4.-Cofee-Saot fair; Rio
firm al 1910; options Is to % points higher,
firm and fairly active; ssies were 81 500 bags;
s, brnary IL ais 20; March u T50l2 50; April
70 606l2 %; NAV 70 55ol2 10 June u 45Gl2 60:
July IL t5Sl2 IS; August II SOGl2 To- Septem-
Der IL sO6lI 60 Sugar-Msrket dull sno nom-
inal; fair refiulng quoted at AZ; refined dull;
mould 71Ec; gra9ulst d 767 II l6c. Mola.ses
nominal; 50 test 22922Kc. Cotton seei oil
quiet; Sic crude, and 4064lc for refined.