The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-06-19
GRAIN AND PROVISION MARkETs
CHICAGO.

market was quiet with a nervous feelins
today. The opening was rather weak and
prices declined n to lie very suddenly, later
became tirmer and prices advanced TX tc
lBc, held quite firmly and closed "A to AZ
higher than yesterday. Trading was quite
active.
Corn was traded in to fair extent, rul.
ing quite active and the feeling unsettled,
opened weak and sold off nc, then ad.
vanced Is to nc, ruled steady and closed
q to Nc higher than yesterday.
Trading in pork was limited and prices
exhibited little change.
A fair trade was reported in lard. Prices
favored buyers.
Trading in ribs moderately active, with
feeling steady.
LEADING FUTURES.
Leading futures d-Wheat-June
sec; July and August S6Ac.
Corn-June, 34Nc; July, 342sc; August
35Nc.
Mess pork-July and September, $780,
LardoJuly, $50; August, 600; septem-
Der, 6.10.
Short ribs.July, 5.O2H; August, $40;
September, 5 30.
Cash quotations were:
Flour-Dull and unchanged.
+ Wheat--No. 2 spring, S5A to SEC.
Corn-No. z, 344c.
Mess pork-12.75.
Lard-5.82H to 5.S5.
Short ribs-Sides, loose, 495 to 500.
Dry sailed houlders-Boxed, 500 to $40.
Short clear sldes-BoXed, s. 40 to 5.45.
NEW YORK.
New YORK, June 7.-Flour-Market
heavy and dull.
Wheat-Spot market fairly active. unset
tied, closing higher. No. 3 red, 92Ac.
Options fairly active at q to Tc up, firnier
No. 2 red, June closing, 92%c; July, 92sc;
August 91%c.
Corn-spot market active, irregular, clos
ing steady. No. 2, 40H to Ale; options
fairly active, stronger; June closed 4ONc
July 41sc; August 1870.
Cotfee-Options opened barely steady
to % points down, closed barely steady 10
to % points down. Sales, 80, $50 bags; June
II 35 to 17.45; July, 100 to ITO; August,
1885 to 1890. Spot Rio, dull and nominal
at 20c.
Sugar-Raw, steady and fairly active
centrifugals 81 test, SIC refined firm, fair
demand,
Molasses-Foreign, quiet; New Orleans,
quiet.
Rice-Quiet and steady.
NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, June 17.-Coffee-Firm
Rio cargoes ordinary to fair, 10 to 20Ac.
Sugar-Qulet. Open kettle choice, 52sc;
prime to strictly prime, 5Hc; good fair to
fully fair s to SIC; centritugals choice
white, 6Ac off white, to 6%c; choice
yellow clarified, 5A to 513-16c; prime do,
55sc; off do, 5% to SIC; seconds, 55-16 tc
5Ac.
Molasses-Nominal.
ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June II. - Flour-Mar
.;et easy, unchanged.
Wheat-Market opened Nc up fol
July, but sudden break in Chicago caused
a drop of u to &c. On reports that the
Minneapolis mills were to resume opera
lions prices advanced &c, sold down Nc
then rallied nc and closed, July and Aug
ust * to. Nc and December nc
above yesterday. No. 2 red cash, S7A tc
$50; July closed, S51l to $500 asked; Aug
ust, 843kc asked; December, $50 bid.
of 70 to &c for near and &c for distant
months, but later the early loss was recov-
cred, closing firm. No. 2 cash, $780, July
closed. 32B to 33c: August, 3234c old; Sep
TENDER. 339s to 33Hc.
Cornmeai-Firm at 2.OOto 2O5.
Whisky-Steady at LOO.
Provlsions-Dull.
Pork-11.50.
Lard-Prime steam 5.65.
Dry salt meat-Boxed shoulders 4.S0,
to 4 IS; longs, s. Is to $40; ribs, 5.25; short
clear. 5.37K.
Bacon-Shoulders boxed 5 25; short clear
5.37H; bacon shoulders 5.25; longs, $40 to
5.75; ribs, $40; short clear, $50.
Sugar cured hams-l0.O0 to 1850.
KANSAS CITY.
KANSAS CRY, Mo-. June 17.-Wheat-
Market steady; No 2 red. cash, SIC.
Corn-Market steady, No. 2 cash, 2STc,