Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-24
OTHER PRODUCE AND PROVISION MAR
KRTS


ST. LOUIS, Mo-. Aug. 8.-Flour-Quiet but
steady.
Wheat-Lower: the market showed more de-
cided change than for several DAYS past and this
ra-avva Eened sDeculs atoms though it was con-
fined mainly to local traders. Dull cables and
lack of buyers were among the depressing infu-
Cash 7415c; August, ~ &c; September closed at
74a4c: December, 1875 a 7Gl5c bid; May, sl18c
Corn-Market lower and dull; cash, Spa 321sc;
August closed 3lIsc bid; September, 3I7sc bid;
October, 8l1$gSl9fc;, December, 509Sc bid; year,
Corn meaI-Easy at 81 Sal so.
Whisky-SI OF.
Provisions Dull and lower.
Lard-Prime steam lower at s. Is.
Dry salt meats-Shoulders, 81 5004 %; longs
Bacou-BOxed shoulders, s. 25; longs and
ribs s. 75G5 90; short clear, So 00G6 10
Hams-Su 2jG13 %.
NEW ORLEANS, La, Aug. 23.-Coffee-Quiet
and weak. Rio, cargoes. common to prime,
Whiskzy-steady; Western rectifed, 81 o4a1 81.
Rice-Dul; ordinary to prime, 81. a5c.
Bran-Easy, 6oG62Ac.
sugar-Market quiet but steady; centrifu-
gal, choice white, Z Ole; off white, ~
77sc; choice yellow clarified, 5-l6G I3sc; prime
yellow clarified, 7isd7 3-16c; OFF yellow clari-
lied. 67s d7c; seconds, 63lc.
Niolasses3ouIet but steady; centrifugal, COM
mon to good fair, 14Gl6c; inferior to common,
9a1Oc.
NEW YORK, Aug. 23.-Wheat-Lower; spot new
No. ,, red, S5as5t4c. Options closed: August,
. S3Js September, S3iac; October, Si1sc; Novem-
Der, s5I4c; December, $3.50; January, S71zcj
Corn-fower and weak; spot No. ?, 4r494r5c.
Options closed: August, 43lac; September, 43c;
October, 1880; November, 451ac; December,
Goffee-options opened barely steady, to 10
points up, closed dull and unchanged to 10
points up. Sales, Is, $50 bags; including: Sep
TENDER, S14 95a15 oJ; October, SIS so; Deem
ber SIS 00G 10 10. Spot Rio lair cargoes, 1S1ac.
Sugar-Raw, quiet and firm; fair refined.
&C; centrifugal 90 test, 624c refined fairly active
and firm.
Rice-Steady; fair demand,
Wool-Steady and quiet; domestic heeces, $50
39c; pulled, 23G41c; Texas, 1402Sc.
CHICAGO. ILL.,, Aug. 23.-The wheat trade was
more active, but it was at weak and somewhat
lower prices, while the market appeared TO be
inclined 10 broaden little. 1t was also predis-
posed to bearishness from the very opening and
tendency of speculative values was downward
throughout the session The close was steady
at 772sc for December or &c under yesterdays
latest bids. Cash, August and deferred futures
were correspondingly lover and trading in cash
was only moderately active at q decline.
Coma large speculative business was tran
sacted in this market early in the
day and the feeling weak and prices
lower. Quite active speculative trade re-
ported in hog products. offerings were liber,
al Demand only fair and feeling unsettled
and weak. Receipts OF hogs were quite large
and prices decidedly lower and the corn market
was unsettled, with further decline IN prices.
shorts were disposed to sell freely and decline
brought considerable property the market,
which was held on small margins. Prices de-
cliHed on all leading articles with deferred de-
liveries, showing as much weakness as near. 3.
Leading futures closeG;
Wheat-No. 2. August, nc; September, 763sc;
Corn-No. 2. August, 3silsc; September, s4lLc;
December S3Szc; May, 35Isc.
Mess pork-september, 50 SO; October. So So;