The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-05-29
anAIN AND PROVISION MARAETs.
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, May Misunderstanding
in wheat was quite active and the feeling
was unsettled and nervous. The opening
was weaker and prices about 1c lower, in
huenced possibly by the weather and on
symptoms of declining market. The OPP
orators turned sellers. The market ruled
easy and prices further declined e to nc.
Then rallied and closed nc lower for July
1Hc lower for August and 1c lower for De-
cember than closing yesterday.
Corn fairly active and stronger than dur
ing the first half of the session, but later be-
came more quiet and easier, opening tritie
under closing prices, gradually sold up 1ssc,
eased off u to &c, ruled steady closing nc
better than yesterday.
There were no changes in lard which was
moderately active but steady. Near, the
close prices receded 2H to &c, closing firm.
A moderate trade was reported in short
ribs and the feeling was comparatively
steady. Prices receded ~ to &c closing
easy.
LEADING FUTURES.
Leading futures closed-Wheat-No 2,
May, 93Lc; June, 93Nc; July, 93%c.
Corn-No. 2,May 1880; June, 1880; July,
1890.
gust, 1890.
Lard-June, 600; July, e.15; septem-
Der, 632T.
Short ribs-June, Sis; July, 5.27h; Au-
gust, 5.45.
Cash quotations were:
Flour-Dull and firm.
Wheat-No. 2 spring, 98Ac; No. 8
spring, 88 to Ole.
Corn-No. 2, 3329.
Mess pork-13.0O.
Lard-6 90.
Snort ribs-Sides, loose, $40 to 5.15,
Dry,salted shoulders-Boxed,5 8. 0to5.12H.
Short clear sides-Boxed, 65 to 5.75.
ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 27.-Flour-frm
at yesterdays decline.
Wheat-Lower, opening was at decline OF
1c in sympathy with breaks at other points
close was at declines of1% for July and ~
for August and December from yesterdays.
No. 2 red, cash, CSC; July closed 91c Aug
89M; December, 92Ac bid.
COrn-Opened higher but eased of later
and closed steady and firm. No. mixed
cash 31hc; May 31Hc asked; July 315sc;
August, 32c.
Cornmeal-Firm, active at 200 to $50.
Whisky-Steady at $1.09.
Provisions-Dull.
Pork in small job lots 1880.
Lard-Prime, steam made 575.
Dry sal meat-Boxed shoulders 500;
longs 5.35; ribs 5.45; short clear 5.55.
Bacon-Shoulders boxed 5.25; longs 5.S5;
clear ribs 5,S5 short clear $50 to 800.
NEW ORLEANS.
New ORLEANS, La, May 27.-Coffee-
Rio cargoes ordinary to fair, 1871 to zoe.
Sugar-Open kettle quiet; prime to strict
ly prime, AZ to A 15-16c; fully fair, 4hc;
fair to good fair, Az to 4Hc;, common to
good common, 4Hc; centrifugal dull choice
white, 5Ac; off white, 5 GIG to SIC; prime
yellow clarified, 5 7.16 to 5S-16c; seconds, Az
to SIC.
MoIasses- Market quiet. Open kettle, fer
menting, IS to 30c; centrifugal, common to
good common, Is to 15c; inferior, 12c;
syrup, Soc.
NEW YORK.
New YORK, May Wheat-Spot mar
ket weaker No. 2 red 95A to 95K. OPP
tons fairly active to nc down. No. 2,
red, May 95Hc; June 96hc; July $3.50.
Corn-Spot market fairlyactive and I'M
settled, closing easier, No. 2, 4Oc; elevator
options Gull, May closing at 1890 July 40c,
August 40c.
Coffee-Options opened steady and I'M
changed 5 points up to pointsdown and
closed near months firmer, Others
steady and unchanged to 10 points up.
Sales $4,000 bags. May, 1920 to 17.30;
June, 1890 to 100; July, 1915 to 1886;
August, 1855. Spot rio, steady and in
fair demand; fair cargoes, 20c No. 2 fiat
bean, Is to 1870.
Sugar-Raw, firm and fairly active; fair
refining Axe; Muscovado, SO test, 4Ac;
centrifugal, SO test, 3 1-10cc; G. S. F,
nestle molasses sugar, 80 test 3Ac refined
firm and active; confectioners' A, 11-16c
granulated, 6 1-16.
Moasses Foreign quiet; so test, 1870
New Orleans quiet; common to fancy 81 to
45c.
Rice-Steady and quiet.
KANSAS CITY.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May 27.-Wheat-
Market steady No. 2 hard cash. 8311c;
May, 1890 bid.
Corn-Nothing doing; May, 27Hc.