Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-25

cash. a.. a is'ec. January closed iS'sc; May
&c; July. 3 sc.
S9rn meal-Lower. 81 60G2 G5.
Whisky, 81 II.
Bsgging and iron cotton ties-Unchanged.
Provisions-Stronger.
PorS-New mess - ST.,
Lard, s. 80.
Dry sail meat=-Bo1ed shoulders. IS s-iI; longs
and ribs. 81 81 :; short clear sides, s. u1.
.baccn-Bo1ed shoulders, 81 SIS; long aad
rIos. 50 31i9: short clear sides, s. fJa5 %.
KANSAS Cry, Mo-, Dec. 24.-Wheat- Easier.
Corn-Weaker. No. :, cash, and December,
45c bid
Pork-Boxed, SIS 20.
Refined lard-Sj so.
Dry salt meats-BoHcd shoulders. 81 81:
short ribs, sides. 81 20; long clear Sides 81 80;
shor. clear sides, s. u.
Breakfast bacon-Boxed. SIS co.
New ORLEANS. La. Dec. -. - Bice-Quiet,
ordinary to good, 3 i9+c,
Whisky-Quiet. Western rectifed, 81 J.s
l So
Hog products-ouiet but steady.
I4srd-Rehned fierce. 5I,c
Boxed meats-pry sal, shoulders, SEC; sides.
5A.c.
Hams-Choice sugar cured. 81 25ctn 80.
Sugar-Quiet and weak Open kettle, choice,
fair. S9-l693Ssc; good common to good fair,
81 Sisc; inferior, unchanged; centrifugal,
plantation graduated. 5ia&5 9-i6c; off Eranu-
lated, sac; chocs white. ~ al Il-I6c; OF
white, As IA l5-I6c; gray white. -. "a -l6c;
choice yellow clarified, i54 4 Is i6c; prime yell
low clarified, 1I-l6d ia,c.
Moiasscs-Dui and lower. Open kettle.
strictly prime, 25G26c: good prime, - s2io;
prime 2OG22c; common to good fair. 10 !JCi
centrifugal, strictly prime. i5c; prime to good
prime: l2Gl3ci prime, lie; good common 10
good fair, ga l0c.
Syrup, 2OG25c.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Dec. 24-Wheat was irmer to-
day and trading quiet: Fluctuations were mar
row and infreQusnt. May opened &c higher.
declined slightly and then advanced again and
ruled steady, iuctuatlug within u very narrow
range, and closed &C higher than yesterday.
Corn-FIrmer on covering OF shorts. F!Ictu-
atoms were narrow, but the price steadily
maintained at some advance over the closing
prices of Yesterday.
There was fair amour. of activity in rrovis-
ions. and prices strong and higher advances
was in all speculative articles, closing quota
tious showing gains of . to 21iac in pork, a; 10
10 12I4c in ribs and ) a a &c in lar'.
Leading futures closed as iOll owc:
Wheat-Decem6er. 90' &C; Nay ,S,isc.
Corn-December and January, lsiac; May,
5155c.
Pork-DecemOer. s. 80; January. $40 on;
Lard = January, s. 50; February. So 81; May.
Short ribs-s4 97ia; February. So I7s; May,
Cash quotations were:
Wheat-sprinG, NO. :, S92. G90c.
Sorn- \ g. 2 Sc Isl
Lard. IS 6Od5 6IIa.
Short ribs-Loose, 81 S164 S..
Dry salt shoulders, boxed. 81 2JG4 IS.
Short clear sides, (bo1ed.) s. O5G5 Is.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2i.-Flour-Dun and IN
wheat-spot shade higher at dull. No. 2,
red. 81 o51s- Options, easy, va y higher. De-
cember closed, 81 Oi;s; January, 81 0is4; May.
corn.spot duiai and steady. Options I'M
changed to &c higher. January closed. 5sssc:
Coffee-Oprionsopenei stesdy and unchanged
to points down, closed barely steady to 70
points down. Sales, 1850 bags. pseemoer.
81 20G17 45; January, SIC 500 is 60; February,
Sic O5; March, sl5 Go; April, SIS 80; Nay. SIS 81
10 40; July, 81 50. Spot Rio, quiet, steady.
Fair cargoes, 19l.c: No. T. I7s.c
Sugar-Raw, quiet and steady; refined, quiet
end steady.
Molasses-New Orleans, steady.
Rye-Steady and quiet.
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec. Observation-Disclosures.
700; shipments, 400. Market higher. Good
to fancy native steers, 81 as 20; fair to good
native steers, S. 01aI 60; stockers and feeders
81 45dS 30; Texans and Indians. 3 Sla3 20.
Hogs-Receipts. 1000; shipments, 1879. Mar
ket higher; prices ranged s. 1898 60
Sheep-Receipts. 500; shipments, 400. Market
steady. Good to choice. 81 5o@5 20.
CHICAGO. Ill. Dec. %. - Cattls-Receipt4,
5000. Market active higher and stronger
10; stockers, 81 2Od2 IS.
Hogs-Receipts. 22,oo0. Market strong and
higher. Prices range, 81 25d4 90.
Sheep-Reoeipts, 1900. Market higher. %s-
tives, So 75G5 %: Westerns, s. 6JG 81; Texanx,
So 25Gi IS; lambs, 81 5Oa5 70
KANSAS CRY. Mo-, Dec. "a .-Cattle-RecsiDts,
1900; shipments, 900 Market active at highei
prices. Steers, So 50d5 90; fancy Christmas,
s. O0a5 30; cows, 81 S0Q3 10; stocSers and
feeders, 81 5Oa3 p.
Hogs-Receipts, 200; shipments, none. Mar
ket higher. All grades, 81 0oG3 81.
Sheep-Receipts, 100; shipments, none. Mar
ket steady; good to choice muttons, 81 204s 20;
stockers and feeders. 81 75r5 %.
NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-Beeves-Receipts 1905.
Market firm. Natives, 81 70d5 20; stockers, s. 90
80; bulls and COWS, 81 5jG3 10.
steep-Recepts $500. Sheep. 81 0oa3 sol
lambs, SO 1oa6 50.
BOSTON WOOL MARKET.
Special to the Gazette.
BosroN Mass, Dec. Observation-Disclosures ds-
Inand at further concessions, Mieh.8en feesei
selling at z5ia 80