Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-04
OTHER PRODUCE AND PROVISION MAJ
EETS


ST. LOUIS. No., Nav 3.-There was no regular
session of the merchants exchange to-day, IL
having adjourned over till Monday to enable
members to take part in the formal opening of
the Merchants bridge, but there is bachelor
entrance to the door, which grain dealers took
advantage of, and tina pit was as full OF traders
on other days.
Cash wheat was sold, but options were active,
and, although prices fiuctua greatly, the ad-
vance for July was cents. The close, however,
was &c below the top at ssssc, and sold at $500
Corn-Also higher. May, s21sc bid; July,
323sci August, 32%4c.
Provisions-steady, but there was only retail
trade.
Pork-s1s so.
Lard-Prime steam, nominal, SO 10.
Dry salt meats-Shoulders, s. Is; longs. s. 50G
60; ribs, IS 55a5 IS; short clear, IS 20.
Bacon-Boxed shoulders, IS so; longs, IS Goa
5 50, ribs, s. 95a6 90; short clear, Sc 0o@s %.
Hams-Sl0 00d12 so.
No other articles dealt in.
KANSAS CRY, Mo-, May 3.-wheat = Steady;
No. 2 red, cash and May, Soc bid.
CoHn-Higher; cash and May. 29c bid.
Oass-Cash, 26c bid.
NEW YORK. May s.--wheat--Spot market
higher. unsettled; No. 2 red, 81 0291 O2Ia Gle.
* S5zio up, reacted iSiHc. closing unsettled
at lI G2Izc above yesterday; May closing 81 OlIs
June, closing 81; July. e5i5c.
No. 2, 4364SAc elevator. Options fairly active,
;sas4c up; May closing 41Bc; June. 4lssc; July,
Goffee-options opened steady; closed to 10
points down; sales, II, $50 bags; May, SIS 6Oa
i6 IS; June, 16 55al6 so; July, SIS 45@l6 so /;
August, SIG 80; September, Is 209l6 Is. Spot
Rio, quiet, easy, fair cargoes, 20c; No. tiat
bean, 18dlSI5c.
sugar-Baw. steady, quiet; refined dull; easy
powdered, 6Ssc; granulated, 6 s-l6c.
Molasses-Foreign. quiet, 5O-test, zoe, New
Orleans, firm; common to fancy, 31945c.
Rice = Firm, fairly active; Domestic, 40
$40.
CHICAGO. liz, May s.-There was an i'm
was an unusually wild one, prices varying so
much that jumps OF h61c TO May and June, and
A@Kc in July without q trade. Excitement was
at fever heat, and anxious were buyers at
times that offers of ika1c above what previous
sales were made at were readily accepted
in deferred fntures-not so great in nearer
futures. Nay opened IiAc higher and sold
up Sc more. reaching 81, then eAsed eli
advanced SIC and closed about 41lc higher than
yesterday; July closed &c higher than yester-
day. There was nothing new in the situation,
excitement and nervousness being attributed to
the continued dry weather in the Northwest and
bad crop news.
There was another day Of activity in corn, the
fuct uating sharply within ssass c range, closing
i4c above yesterday. Stronger cables and al
vance in wheat were leading factors
Very little business in pork at l00Isc advance,
closing quiet.
Fair business on lard, prices ruled Ss7i1c
Trading in short ribs was moderate with inter-
est eentering in July. Prices declined 5G7lsc
and closed quiet.
Leading futures closed:
WheSt-No. 2, May, s7stc; June, &c; July,
Gorn-NO 2, May. ssxe; June, sIc; July,
Mess pOrk-May. sis 10; June, SIS Is; July,
LaTd-May, IS s7il: June, s. az, July, 50 50.
Short rihs-May, S 371a; June, IS gig; July