Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-08

increase in amount on ocean passage put prices
down 4G3sc, but the market better sus-
tanned than ct other points. Cash, 74@4c; Au-
gust closed, 75s4c asked September, 7+c bid;
December, 711Ac; year, 13lac.
Corn--LOwer, with offerings greater than the
demand; cash, 331sc; August closed S3@saS3l6c;
September, 1915 d3514c; October, 525s933c; year,
Corn meal-Actfve, 81 SOAP 90.
Whisky-Steady. 81 o..
Provisions Firm but very quiet
Pork-S11 25.
Lard-Prime steam, nominally, Sc 90.
Dry salt meats-Shoulders, So 90; longs and
ribs, 50 6505 IS; short clear, s. S5d5 95.
Bacon-Boxed shoulders, S. so; longs and ribs,
S. 25G6 30; short clear, IS 371a06 10.
Hams-Firm at Sl1 25G13 %.
New ORLEANS, La, Aug. New York ex-
change-Bank, 81 %; commercial, SOC premium
per $1,000.
Coffee-steady; Rio cargoes, common to
Whisky-Quiet; western rectiied, 81 O4a1 81.
Rice-Ordinary to prime, s. SOFAS 90.
Bran-Quiet; 65c.
sugar-Entirely nominal.
Molasses-Quiet; centrifugal, good common to
good fair, l4a16c; inferior to common, 9a1Oc.
CHICAGO, Ill, Aug. 7.-Wheat-Values were
downward to-day. The local trading crowd
have been working the ''bull' side of the MAJ
ket for the past two or three DAYS but this
morning the feeling was weak in the extreme
before as well as after the opening. The close
was at net loss for day in leading features of
A01kc. Corn ruled rather quiet the greater part
Of the session, though there were periods OF
temporary activity. The feeling whole was
easier, and trading was at slightly lower prices
Considerable interest was manifested in the
market for mess pork throughout the day.
Prices were advanced IO015c and the market
closed steady at outside figures.
Lard ruled firm.
Short ribs steady.
Leading futures closed:
Wheat-No: 2. September, 765sc; December.
Corrn-No 2. september, a57sc; October, s6c;
Mess pork-september. $40 20; October, $40 SO;
Lard = September. Sc 45; October, IS 45;
Shot ribs-september, So 521a; October, IS 521a;
January, s. 90.
Cash quotations were:
Flour-Dull and unchanged.
Wheat-No. spring, 1890; No. 2 red, 7624G
Corn-No 2, 861saa6hc.
Mess pork-SIO 7UG1O IS.
Lard-S6 3715d6 40
Short ribs-Sides. loose, IS 45G5 So.
Dry sailed shOulders-BOxed, 81 S7l5G5 90.
Short clear sides-Boxed. s. 15d5 STi5.
NEW YORK, Aug. 7.-Wheat-Lower, heavy.
Spot, No. red, e5l4 GS6i4c. Options closed:
August, Soc; September. s4lsc; October, 847sc;
November, 361sc; December, STAG; January,
Corn-Dun, weaker. Spot. No. 2. 1870.
Options closed: August, 1890; September, 437sc
October, 44lsc; November, 44lsc; December,
Coffee-options opened dull, unchanged to
3 points up, closed barely steady. to 10 points
down. Sales, 1850 bags, including August,
ais O5; November, SIS %. Spot Rio, shade
easier; fair cargoes, 1Sl4c.
sugar--Raw, quiet. nominal; refined, firm with
a better demand.
Molasses-Foreign, dull; New Orleans, quiet
Rice-Steady and quiet.
KANSAS, CITY, Mo-, Aug. 7.-wheat-No. 2
red cash, CSC bid.
26c bid; September, 26c bid; year, 25c asked.
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
KANSAS CRY. Mo-. Aug. 7.-Cattle-Receipts
1900; shipments. 34oO; good TO choice corn-fed
steers 81 00G4 %; common to medium, s. OOG
3 %: stockers and feeders. 81 6Oa3 90; cows,
/ 5Od2 90; grass range steers, 81 75G2 S..
Hogs-Receipts, 300; shipments, 1900; good to
choice light, 81 271aa4 52A; heavy and mixed,
81 O5G4 %
sheep-Receipts, 400; shipments, 100; steady;
good to choice muttons, 50 1904 90; common to
medium, s. 5OG3 80
CHICAGO. H.. Aug. 7.-Cattle-Receipts,
Is. COZ; shipments, 5000; steady; beeves, 81 200
4 IS: steers 60 50d4 So; stockers and feeders,
81 3O63 80; cows, bulls and mixed, 81 SOFAS 90;
Texans, 81 6O65 10; natives and half breeds,
Hogs0Receipts, 1850; shipments, 5000; steady;
mixed, 81 25G4 So; heavy, 81 10a4 40; light, 81 30
sheep-Receipts, II 900; shipments, $500;
shade weaker; natives, s. 6Oa4 20; western,
So 6094 10; Texans, s. 40G4 10; lambs, 81 $50
80.
NEW YORK, Aug. 7.-Beeves-Receipts, 10
carloads The opening price for good steers
were trife stronger than on Monday, but the
market closed barely steady. Extremes for
Sheep-Receipts, 600; quiet and steady; lambs
active and A&1kc per pound higher. Sheep,
So 50G5 Is; lambs, s. 50a7 80, with about i've
carloads of choice lambs, 81 IS.