Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-05
T'HE NARTIN-RROVV CO

damage to crops on account of too dry weather.
Corn was very quiet and fluctuations were mar
row, being confined to 14c range. The feeling
developed was easier due largely TO prospective
larger receipts.
Moderately active trade was reported in mess
pork, but the market was unsettled Trading in
lower at the opening and further reduction of
2aG5e was submitted to toward the close. The
feeling was steadier and prices rallied 6I5G1Oc.
Short ribs were comparatively steady.
Leading futures were:
Wheat1No. 2. February, 9sl5c; March, sessc;
Corn-No. Z, February, a5lsc; March, s5sso;
Mess Pork-February, s11 20; March,. sI1 so;
Lsrrd-February, 50 90; March, Sc 82ls; May,
Short Rlbs-February, Sc 90; March, Sc O714;
May, So 22la.
Cash quotations were:
Fl0ur-Quiet and unchanged.
Wheat-No. spring, S65Ac; No. red, 96lac.
COTn-No. 2, S5lse.
Mess pork-sII 57Izau 40.
short ribs-sides. loose, Sc O5a6 10.
Dry sailed shouldeES-Boxed, S. O006 121$;
short clear sides, boxed, S. 5'I5a6 30.
NEW YORK, Feb. 4.-Flour-Quiet and steady.
Wheat-Higher with options; spot No. 2, $3.50
q5Ikc. OPTIONS closed: February, 942sc March,
g5Tsc; April, y5lsc; May, S5s C; June, 9osc july
95]soi August, sllsc; December ,sI' 3i$c ..-
Corn-Firmer; spot No. 2, 44i4 q 44lac. Options
ctosed' February, 4415c; March, 44Isc; April,
45c: May, 445sc.
upi closing steady, 10 to 10 points above Satur-
day; better cables. Sales, 25, COO bags, in
April SIS Goals so; May, SIS 7Oa15 70. Spot Rio,
sugaTSRaw, duh; refined steady, quiet,
Molasses-Fore ign. quiet; New Orleans, dull.
Rice-Quiet, strong.
KANSAS Cry, Mo-, Feb. r. Wheat
Quiet; No. red, cash, 9009Ic; May, 92e bid;
Col GofinZweat; No cash, 25s4c asked; March,
2614c asked; May, &c.
ST. LOUIS WOOL MARKET.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Feb. 4.-Wool-The mar
25e. 9 coarse braid lsa Fee: low SANDY S
1sc; fine light. 17923c; fine heavy, 15a19e;
tub washed, choice, SIC; inferior, 3lsa5c.
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Feb. 4.-Cattle-Receipts.
500; shipments, 22o0; good 70 choice eornted,
s. coal %; common TO medium, s. O0G3 20;
stockers and feeding steers, 81 6oas 20; cows,
Hogs-Recefpts, G6OO; shipments, 1900; good
to choice, 81 45@4 500 common 70 medium,
sheep-Receipts, 1900; shipments, PSI: good
to choice muttons, 81 1904 80; common 70
medium, 81 50aS 30
ST. LOUIS, Mo-. Feb. 4.-Cattle- Receipts,
100; shipments, zoo; market steady; choice,
heavy native steers, So 75a4 .; fair to good na-
tive steers, 8 O5as 50; butchers s. 5o0
10; stockers and feeders, 81 eOa2 20; rangers,
c0Tn-fed s. 0003 60; CRASHED, 81 60G2 50.
Hogs-Receipts, 300; shipments, so; steady;
choice heavy, 81 70a4 50; packing, s. 60G4 20;
light grades, 81 70a4 $.
sheep-Receipts, 200; shipments, 400; strong;
fair TO choice, s. 0065 90.
CHICAGO, Ill, Feb. 4.-Cattle-Receipts, i 600;
shipments, 1000; lower; choice beeves. 81 %
a 20; stockers, S3O0a2 80; feeders, s. 20G4 10;
cows, bulls and mixed, 81 40a5 %; Texas
Hees-Rsceipts. p 900; shipments, 5000;
mixed, 81 50 al s.; heavy, 81 GOA %; light,
81 70a4 80.
Sheep-Receipts, 500; shipments, 20O0;
steady: natives 50 90G5 90: western coTn-fed,
81 4Oa4 90; Texans, s. O0a4 90; lambs, s. o0a6 p
NEW YORK Feb. 4.-BeeVes-Receipts DIG
carloads Common to fairly prime native steers.
81 90: extra do $ IS coal Is; bulls and dry cows,
81 O0d3 50.
sheep-Receipts, l., COO; market duh, weak and
lower. Ordinary 20 prime sheep, $ I2is415 30:
carload premium wethers, s. %; lambs, s. $50
so. with few selections at s. 80.