Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-19
OTHER PRODUCE AND PROVISION
MARKETS

ST. LOUIS, No. April lS.-Wheat-Oper"t
firm aud Ii-cuD for Nav but July and August
We're Is and lsc lower, respectively. Later there
was advance all around and with nervous feeling
prices tended up until noon call when there
was an easing on. Market ruled unsteady and
and nervous TO close. March was lc OF from
top prices. No =. red. cash Il II .rGl II: May,
81 ia; July, 81 Oi3sGl Oiai asked; August,
II O3is asked.
from yesterdays close and ruled quiet and
weak until close, though fluctuations were
small. Last prices were &c below yesterday
No. ., cash, firm, 7DO7J'ac; May, 7o4c; July,
6?s.c.
Gais-Quiet and easier. No. 2 cash, 5554c;
May a1c; July. 1870 asked.
Cornmeal-Firn, 81 4blg3 10
Whisky-Stcady, 81 IS
Provisions We're firm early but eased OF
late: market closed weak and unsettled.
POrli-Higher. Standard mess, ST. 30.
Larc-Prime steam, IS 81 ysGL6 70
Dry salt mcats-BoSed shoulders, s. III;
longs, Sc 55t6 co. ribs, Sd 62ls short clear, 50 -
BacOn-Boxed shoulders, 81 20, longs. IS $50
%; ribs & O0Ci7 l2ia; short clears, s. %
Hams-f'irm II SO OnIllO %.
CHICAGO. ILL. April Is-This was a lively
day on change. great day for holdings OF
wheat. 1t was day in which the speculative
giants fought Il long and stubbornly contested
battle TO decisive finish. The result was dis
astrous 10 the bears but highly profitable 10
the bulls. Enormous transactions which
showed tremendous losses was eyened up.
Wheat was sold short at l6c below price ut
which it was purchased to-day and some OF II
was bought even at 2Uc advance on the price IL
Ind been sold 1t. SO far as known only one OK
the great traders who are nearly always TO he
found on the bear side refused 10 haul down his
colors and surrender May started with first
sales III 81 G9sl, but 81 10, 81 lOli, 81 iO}s and
81 II were then bid before any came out 10 sat
isfy the urgency, and shorts, later price I'D
vanced to 81 II, and although some sales were
made even as high as 81 To- there were many
tried 10 sell AZ II l+b:. which could not be exc
cuted for lack Of buyers. May remained ag!-
ta.ed during the greater part OF the session, but
gradually weakened Closing quotations 81 ll52
for Nav and Il O9i2 for July, show u net gain Of
I9Ec and sc respectively.
Corn AT the opening for some time out
of its natural course, caused by the advance IN
wheat. 1t returned, however, after the more
timid shorts had covered, TO its INST incjiua-
ton. and the close was selling at q loss for
the day Of i40l7c. May started al l25sc sold
TO 71c and closed at 72i4
The provision market was very dull. but
was upheld by the strength Of the wheat mar
ket. Closing prices show May pork ~ higher,
July q &C higher, May lard Joss OF sc OF its
yesterdays value and July an eqcal amount,
while ribs gained 2i.c for May and September
delivery.
Leading futures closed:
Whear1April, 81 la!.; May, 81 l2I; July.
Corn-April, 7sEc: May. 72l.c: July, 6sisc
Pork-May, sl2 @758; July, sl3 Is; Septem-
u LardDMay, So SIS; July, 81 %; September,
" short Short ribs-May, s. So; July, 50 So; Sep
Cash quotations were:
Spring wheat-Sl FOL 1874.
No 2 coru-7iizc
Pork-Sl2 81
Lard-s5 s7I.I6 80.
Short ribs siueS-S6 50Gf6 ~.
Dry salted shoulders-s5 2OGJ5 25.
Short clear sides-s6 75lg6 -.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. April lS.-Wheat-Higher
No 2. red, cash, 81 OeGll ".
Confirm. No ., red, $3.50 bid.
ST. LOUIS WOOL MARKET.
ST LOUIS, Mo, April ls-Wool-Receipts,
5i23 pounds. New lots mostly from Texas are
on the market, but sellers and buyers are apart
Unwashed bright medium, 1895; coarse
braid, lJQL22c; sandy, llGtl7c; light nne lSl>2c;
neavy fine, 100 100; tubwashed, choice, 35c; IN
ferior, 29G.is3c.
BOSTON WOOL MARKET.
Special TO the Gazette.
BOSTON, MASS, april S.-Wool-Quiet and
easy.
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
ST LOUIS, Mo. April lS.-Cattle-Receipts
so; shipments, none. Market steady. Good
to fancy native steers, g EGGS 10; fair to good
native steers, 81 zoos 30; stockers and feeders,
g UpS.i 80: Texans and Indians, s. 1893 %
Hogs-Receipts, 1900; shipments $50. Mar
ket steady. Prices ranged 81 7JGL5 90
Sheep-Receipts, none; shipments, 1000.
Market steady. Good 10 choice, 81 5oG5 GO.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, April Is-Cattle-Re-
ceipts, 200; shipments, UIO Market slow 10
lower Steers, So 75G6 10; stockers and feeders,
& 25l4 p
ket steady 10 lower. All grades s. 2DGg5 TO-
Sheep-Receipts, l2; shipments, none. Mar
ket steady.
CHICAGO ILL. April 1s-Cattle-Receipts,
10. 100: shipments. none. Market steady Natives,
s. SG6 50: stocaers, y oJG3 10; steers. s. co.
heifers. 60 5O6,5 90.
Hogs-Receipts, a00o0; shipments, 500. Mar
ker active and steady. Rough and common,
81 OOG4 10; packers. 8 S0Q5 70; prime heavy
and butchers weights, % 24G5 45.
Sheep-Receipts. 800; shipments, 20O0 Market
steady Natives. Il 1SlI.6 %. Western. g 5l1