Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-24
GALVESTON COFFEE MARKET.


Special to the Gazette.
GALVESTON, Tex. Jan. -Coffee-Firm with
a decided upward tendency. Wholesale grocers'
quotations: Good ordinary, 17S4 Use; fair, 1914
GlSl2c; prime, lS34a1sc; choice, 19Aa1912c.
OTHER PRODUCE AND PROVISION MAR
KETS.
ST. LOUIS. No., Jan. 23.-Flour-Easy but
no lower. Only local Southern order demand
Wheat-Opened weak for May and July,
active st shorts covering heavy, and there was
plenty of stuff for sale. The close was &c lower
for May and 17sc for July than yesterday. Cash
and February, 81 May closed $3.50, asked;
June, $40 asked; July. S25sc.
Corn-Cash, firm at 29Isc. Options declined
closed steady. February, 297sc; March, 505sc;
May. 325s032%4c; July, S3S4a33H.
Cornmeal-Steady, 81 75G1 80.
Whisky-Steady, 81 o..
Bagging-Quiet, 24GlOc.
Iron ties-Steady 81 10
Provisions-Dull and bacon lower.
Pork-Small lots, Sl2 20.
Lard-Nominally, So 70.
Dry salt meats-Loose shoulders, $675; longs
and ribs, So so; short clear, S. so.
Bacon-Shoulders, So so; longs, 81 40; ribs
81 so; short clear, 81 20.
Hams-$1O 25G2 90.
CHICAGO. ILL.,, Jan. 23.-Weakness was the
predominating feature in all wheat markets to
day. From all points were received weak and
discouraging advices for holders, and heavy
feeling prevailed. The opening was iaGdS 4c lower
than yesterday closing, and with some huctu-
atoms prices declined 13c more then rallied &c,
but again ruled weak, declining lS4c more, to
point PIC below the closing figures of yester-
day, and closed 25sc lower. Corn ruled quiet
and inactive early in the day, but as the session
advanced the market became fairly active, and
frmer feeling prevailed. The market opened at
yesterdays closing prices and closed H614c
higher than yesterday.
Considerable interest was manifested in mess
pork, and trading was moderately brisk, prices
very irregular. Lard was steadier than other hog
products and prices at opening were about PIG
lower and an advance of 212t05c were gained.
ar no n m p
closed steady. Fair trade was reported in short
rib sides. Prices ruled at 5071zc lower and the
market closed steady.
The leading futures closed as follows:
Wheat-No. 2 January, S2l2c; February, 9294c;
Corn-No 2, January, s4Ilsc; March, 35ssc; May,
Ness Pork January, sl2 90; February,
y LaTd@FebFuary, Sc 90; March. Sc 90; May,
Short Ribs-January, So 30; March, Sc rs;
May, Sc 49,
Cash quotations:
Flour-Quiet and unchanged.
No. spring wheat-9214 a92lac; No. 2 red,
No. 2 corn-341kc.
Mess pork-S12 90.
I,ard-S6 80.
Short ribs-sides and loose, Sc 80.
Dry sailed shoulders-Boxed, S6O0a625; short
clear sides, boxed, IS 621E96 IS.
NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-Flour-Lower.
Wheat--Lower. Spot No: red, 9324a95c.
March, 95lac; May, 9614c; June, ssl9c; July,
65I4c, August; 9214c; December, S5c.
Corn-Lower. Spot, No. 2, 4SG4S$sc. Options
closed: January, 43c; February, 439ac; March,
445sc; May, 45I4c; June, 45c.
Coffee-Options opened barely steady, 10 to Is
points lower, and closed steady and at about last
nights prices Sales g, $50 bags, including
February, SIS 45615 50; March, April and May,
SIS 55G Is As. Spot Rio, fair cargoes, 17lZc.
Sugar-Raw, nominal refined. steady.
Molasses-Foreign firm; sales, 1,OOOO hbds.,
Cuba, to arrive, 2062Oi2c for so test; New
Orleans, quiet; open-kettle, prime to choice,
30G$1 15c.
Rice-Firm and quiet and firm.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Jan. 23.-Wheat-Weaker;
No. red, SIC asked May &c bid.
Corn-Steady; No. cash, no bids nor offer
ings; May, 2s5sc.