The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-12-25
COTTON STATEMENT.
GALVESTON, Dec. 23.-Followlng are the
eceipts at United States ports:
GRAIN AND PROvlsIvN MARA ETs.
CHICAGO.

CurcAGo. Dec. 23.-Wheat-The opening
price was 98Lc, and trading for some time
after the start was light and fluctuations
narrow, ranging from SO to $3.50 Inc ue'
cline which then set in was not stopped I'M
ill the price had declined to 81 or NC lower
than Yesterdays closing figures. AT the
close trading was at 97B to 91Hc.
The corn market was depressed. NO. z
was nc minally worth 49c and declined early
to 48c at the close. May corn opened at
size declined to 5lKc, recovered to DIX to
Size. Declining once more, getting down
to 5O1c before there was much reaction
The provision market was fairly active at
times but prices were again lower. fluctu-
ations we're confined to about 2@c but the
feeling was heavy and tendency downward.
The actual decline in price today was
slight.
LEADING FUTURES.
Leading futures closed-Wheat. Deem
Der 88Nc, January S926c, May 972sc.
Corn. December 4Sc, January 4SHc,
Mess pork - December 1921, January
$50, May 1918. oo.
May, 6 32H. p
5.02K; May, $50.
Cash quotations were:
Wheat-No. 2 spring, SSMc.
No. 2 Corn-48C.
Pork-7.50.
Lard--Per 100 lbs, $50.
Short ribs-Sides. 40.
Dry sailed shoulders-4.25 to Abs,
Short clear sides-500 to $40.
NEW ORLEANS.
New ORLEANS, La, Dec. 23.-Cotlee-
Dull. Rio ordinary to fair, 1871 to 1870.
Rice-Firm; ordinary to good 81 to
Whisky-Quiet; western rectitied, "a to
1.S0.
Hog products quiet but steady.
Pork-900.
Lard-Refl Q tierce, SIC.
Boxed meats-Dry salt shoulders SIC.
sides, NC.
BacOn-Sides, SIC.
Hams-Choice sugar cured, 81 to 1910.
Sugar-Quiet,ge generally weak; open kettle
choice, 3Ac strictly prime, 3 IL 16c; prime
to fully fair 3 GIG to 35sc; good common to
good fair, 39s to SIC; inferior unchanged;
centrifugal. plantation and graduated, 5H
to s g. l6c: off do, 4Lc; choice white, 5 to
1-16c; off white, Az to 4 1916; gray white,
Az to 10 -16; prime Y Q 4 1l-16 to 4Mc.
Molasses-DulI and lower; open kettle,
strictly prime, 25 to 26c; good prime, - to
24c; prime, 20 to 22c; common to fair, 10 to
100; centrifugal strictly prime, 15c; good
prime, IL to 13c; good commonto good fair,
10 to 12c.
KANSAS CITY.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec. 23.-Wheat-Eas-
Ter. No. red cash, SIC bid.
Corn-Weaker No. 2 cash, 1870.
Mess Pork-Boxed, $50.
Lard-Retined $50.
Dry salt meats-Boxed shoulders, 4.25.
Short ribs Sides 20.
Long clear Sides 80.
Short clear sides-5.l5.
Breakfast bacon-BoXed, 800
ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec Wheat-The
market opened Lice lower for May and &c
down for July. May, the favoiite,
weakened and sold q down first half hour
at end of which time there was recovery,
and market ruled strong until 1:3O, when
prices sagged and trading became languid.
Just after noon call there was arush to sell,
the market became Jus ettled and prices
broke sharply but recovered fraction later;
though close was at decline of q to 1c for
Nav and 13S for July as compared with
Yesterdays final prices. No. cash, 93A;
January, 939s; May, 932s July, o7M.
Corn-After opening e to nc above
yesterdays close
Corn-Market weakened but strengthened
later in sympathy with wheat, and contin-
ued firm for while when there was
second decline and close was at a loss of q
to lc from Mondays latest sales. No. 2
cash, 46}Ic December and January, 46Kc;
May, 4S2Sc; July, SOC.
Oats-Market weak and lower. No.
cash, Ale asked.
Bagglng-5A to 7Mc.
Iron cotton ties-1.35 to LAO.
Corn meal--Steady at EGO to 2 60.
Whisky-1.14.
Provisions-The market was very dull
and prices were lower for salt meats and
pork nominally unchanged for lard. Very
little business transacted.
Pork-975.
Lard-5.50.
Dry salt meats-Boxed 25 to 30 days
@ b; shoulders, 3.S715; longs and ribs,
4.S712; clear, 500.
BaCon-BOxed shoulders, 40
ar,! ribs, 546; clear. 562H.
| Hams-Sugar cured, 1910 to l2,2