Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-24


ST LOUIS Mo. NAV a3-wheat-Market
started weak and lower. and was excited and
nervous throughout, closing &Gellsc below yes
terdayS last figures. No red cash, 81 OF. a.
g2.rc.
Corn-Marlset opened sc down from yester
days close and continued weak with down
ward tendency to the close. which was lIs6si tsc
May, sec; July, 5ossc; September, 491sc
Cornmeal-Easy AT 81 1893 %.
Whisky-Steady, 81 ID.
Provisions-Market dull and weak, light
business was done at somewhat lower prices.
Pork-Standard mess, sil Oo0il Is.
Lard-S6 90
Dry salt meats-Boxed shoulders, s.; longs,
S. %: ribs. S. Is; short clear IS 80
Bacon = Boxed shoulders, s. S7H; longs,
81 40; ribs, Sd 80; short clear, 81 60
CHICAGO, ILL, MAY 23.-wheat-The market
opened very weak, with sellers so eager 10 dis
pose OF their property mat they started by
Offering July al half u cent under yesterday
closing price. In about one minutes trading
II.c was cropped off prices. After that much
had been lost prices could not be lifted again
at least over about &c per bushel or
Good accounts from corn fields and liberal
receipts were depressing Influences in that
cereal and decline of2Ec was scored. Sellers
at the opening started the downward move
ment, and except for occasional reaction CON
tinued weak TO the close.
There was considerable activity in the pro
wilton market and much lower range OF
prices. The weakness was due to sympathy with
There was 4 Sllgnt reaction from bottom
prices but the market left OF weak.
The decline in pork amounts TO 37.:c, in lard
and ribs to lOc.
Leading futures closed:
Wheat-May, Il 02i2: June, II G2I:; July,
eS5sc,
Corn-May. 5lsic; June. 5assc: July. Size
Mess pork-May, $40 30; July, SO o.1a; Sep
TENDER, $40 %.
Lard-May Sc e5; July, Sc sags; September.
Short ribs-May, IS 70; July, 50 s7ss; septem-
Der, IS H.
Cash quotations:
Wheat-No. spring, 81 o25sGtl o.
Corn--No. 2. SOC.
Pork-sl0 55Gl0 60.
Lard-$6 %.
Short ribs-Sides. s. z595 S.
Dry sailed shoulders-s5 OOea5 10.
Short clear sides-S6 20G6 70.
NEW YORK May 28.-Wheat-Spot re lower
and fairly active TO weak, at 81 ll&4l II OPP
tons declined early H9lssc, advanced l4g11sc
closing weak i@'sc under yesterday. May
closed. 81 ia: July, 81 O75s; August, 81 u1.;
December, Il 04a.
Corn-Spot. steady and moderately active
67g67i.c. Options 1ac lower. May, 65c: July
closed, $3.50: August, 5satc; September. 5Syic
Conee-Options opened irregular and
changed to 10 points decline, closing barely
steady. 1O42O points down. Sales. $3.50 bags.
June, Sl7 SQs17 %; July, sl7 25ig7 40; August.
SIG S5gl6 %: September. sl6 l5Gl6 20. Spot Rio
dull at 20c; No, Z, lSi%c.
Sugar-Raw, held firmly and quiet; refined,
dull; low grades. easy.
MelaSSeS-Foreign, dull: O-teSt in hOgheadS
offered at l3c; New Orleans, quiet and firm;
common TO fancy, 25dS5c.
Rice-Dull and steady; domestic, fair TO
ira, 5goac; Japan, 6(G6l4c.
St. Louis Wool Market.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, May 23.-Wool-Receipts
o52 e93 pounds There were several manufact-
urers in the market who bought hence lots At
first hands met with ready sales. Prices re-
manned unchanged
Livestock Markets
ST. LOUIS, Mo-. May MISUNDERSTANDING,
1900: shipments, 1900. Market steady. Good TO
fancy native steers. & 70Clo %; fair to good
native steers, g 9OG5 90; Texan and Indians,
81 SOFA 80.
Hogs-Receipts, 400; shipments, 3iOO. Mar
ket shade higher. Prices ranged from "a O0&
Sheep-Receipts, 300; shipments. go Mar
ket steady. Good TO choice "a 0oG5 8.
KANSAS CITY. MO, May 28.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts, 2100: shipments. 200. Market steady.
Steers. IS 75l5 50: COWS, 81 5O44 so; stockerS
and feeders, e SOFA %
Hogs-Receipts, ZOO; shipments, 1400 Market
steady to &c lower On all grades, at 50 GOA An
steady for best, dull to lower for common.
Muttons, 81 COCA 50, -.
CHICAGO, ILL, May 23-Cattle-Receipts,
tives, weak; Texans, lower. Export beeves,
8 7J3S 90; shippers, s. COOS 50; Texans,
3 90
Hogs-Receipts, 1900; shipments, 400
Market weak and prices ranged q 1904 40.
Sheep-Receipts, 5000; shipments, go Mar.
ket firm. Native. q 5oG5 10; Westerns a 7aa