Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-29
Other Produce and Provision Markets.


ST LOUIS, Mo, Aug. s.-Wheat-NOtwith-
standing all bulliSh reports and influences the
market opened weak and sc lower and contlu-
ued on a downward grade with but few huctqa
tons until 3i4c was lost there was little rally
anu the close was $3.50 below yesterday.
No. 3. red, cash, g7QtqSsic; August, 81, Septem-
Der, 81; December. 81 Of.
Corn-All apprehension regarding frost IN the
corn belt having disappeared. the market fol
lowed wheat, ana the close was Ia al &c below
Yesterday. No. = cash. 5Sl.c: September, 81 r.
asked; year. i3 ~ +3isc
oats-Market weak and heavy. No. cash,
29c; August closed 2ss.c asked; September, sc
bid
Corn meal-s2 9ail8 90
whisky Steady. 81 IL
ProyiSiOnS-The market held strong in the
face of weakness anu de'r,s>ion in the grain
market
Lard-S5 80
Dry salt meats-Boxed shoulders, s. e?~l
longs, Sc o. ribs, s. ~: short clear, 40.
Bacon--B Boxed shoulders. 50 -; longs, s. 10;
ribs, 81 6el .G7 20; short clear, s. 81 .ets 20
NEW ORLEANS, LA, Aug. 2S-Coree-Duli.
Rio, ordinary to fair iS1tl9c.
Rice-Steady. Ordinary TO prime. 4ia@5ssc
CHICAGO, Ill. Aug. 2S-The sensational r.
port telling OF ice in the wheat fields of Norm
Dakota published this morning did not iniiU
ence prices at the opening. private adVice7
and the signal service map faileg to confirm
il. on the other hand instead of general buy
ing movement there was pronounced ten
dency TO the selling side and prices sold down
throughout the session with but one or Two re-
actions until &c was lost at the cloSe I'll.
Dealings in corn were heavy with sellers
largely prevailing il their efforts and in their
influence upon prices. Frost predicted 10.
bureau, limited its appearance 10 a narrow
belt. As frost had Oeendepended upon by bulls
to put prices up its non-appearance acted il
the opposite dlrec ion and prices took tum-
Bile immediately Upon the opening, and The
close was csc lower than yesterday.
Provision market opened from steady 10 firm
but weakness IN wheat and corn had depreSN,
ing influence, and soon dispelled any hope the
longs have entertained for higher prices. The
close showed decline of l7is to 2)c in pork and
sc in lard ana ribs.
Leading futures closed:
Wheat-August, s95eGsl o3az; December
81 Ola.
Gorn-August, SIC; September e354ci 90
Mess Pork-september, SO l2ls, October.
$40 %: January, $40 72E
Lard-September, So 621s; October, % 20;
Short ribs: September. 60 10; October,
IS so; January, ST so.
Cash quotations We're:
No.2, spring wheat-sl 0OGl 03lI.
No. 2coru-63lsc.
POrk-Si0 l2l3.
Lard-s6 6Ol8 62Ji.
Short-ribs, sides lOose-S 1Oft6 72iZ.
Dry sailed shoulders, boxed-S6 20J6 IS.
Short clear sides, boxed-S ESQ., 30.
NEW YORK. Aug. 2s.-Wbeat-Spot. decidedly
lower and active: No. red. 81 07l.0Il O5a. Op-
tiOns closed weak at ss4&3l.c under Yesterday.
August closed 81 OK: September, 81 on; De
cember, 81 1875; May. 81 l554.
Corn-Spot dull and lower; No. ., 75c. OPP
tons declined Bq@lsc and closed weak; Au-
gust, Csc; September, 7Ohci December, 59sc;
May. SIC.
Conee-Options opened steady and unchanged
to 20 points up; closed steady, > down 10 up
Sales, 1900 bags. August $40 10: September
SIS 55Gl5 20; October. ga 7O0Il4 81; November,
2l3 S0Gr13 80; December, Sl3 1913 So Feb
ruary, sl8 10; March, sl3 Ooal3 20; May si8 W
@tl3 o.. Spot Rio dull and easy at 19c; No. Z
1870.
Sugar-Raw. quiet and firm for domestic:
molasses sugar. 50 test, 2isc: refined firm and
more active; No. Z, 3 8 ice; No. s. ll-i6c,
Molasses-Foreign, nominal; New Orleans,
quiet and steady.
KANSAS CITY Mo, Aug. 2S-Wheat-Lower.
No. cred, cash 93c asked
So &c bid.