Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-21

prompted the buying appeared in private ad-
vices later under date of June Is. John In
giles, crop expert, wrote from Kansas as FOL
lows:
Have never seen such sudden and COM
plete destruction Of crop in so short time us
has taken place in six counties touched on to-
day Farmers on the door from lndiana re-
ported deterioration in the crop there and Mis-
souri, reports were 10 the effect that the crop
was laid and tangled by heavy rains; later the
market declined small fraction, but reacted,
and advanced before the close. There was I
strong disposition 10 sell corn at the opening,
which was quickly followed by an equally urg-
ent demand July opened ut 5S7sG56c, 4 drop
of sc.
The "garey" advance in wheat started shorts
70 COVERING, and a rapid whirl 10 563i G555so oe-
CURED, followed by heavinesS. The market
broke gradually TO soc, and after selling for a
short time at that figure worked still lower ana
sotu curing the'last iorty-h1e mlna.eS Oh the
session in the neighborhood OF ~. sH'N'-sc clos
ing at sos e155lsc
ProviSiOBS-The market opened and closed
lower in response to lower prices at the yardN
Pork declined PC from the highest price of the
day. ana l7lsGI2pc lower to-day on Friday
Lard and ribs also made their highest prices m
the first half hour and closed former "ts'':e-
latter lOgl21:c lower than yesterday.
Leading futures closed:
Wheat-June, s6cHc; July. eiBc; August
91ifc
Corn-June. asi:c: July, 55ssc: August, 5S;se.
Pork--Juiy. SO S2is; September. so a.
Lard-July, s. .2i.: September 50 ~
Short ribs-July. - sTi.. september 81 ~
Spring wheat-e6lsc.
No corn-5qltc
Pork-Sl0 iCGBlO ~
Lard-S6 1870 l7i..
Short ribs. Sides-S5 6ui6 %
Dry sailed meats--Shoulders. Is logs 20
short clear sides, Sd SN9-6 81.
KANSAS CITY. No. June -.Wheat--S Stronger
No: red, cash, ssG9lc,
Corn-Stronger No ., cash. .iSi-c hid
Porl-Boxed. $40 %.
Dry salt ments-Boxed, shoulders, 81 -: snort
ribs, sides, se %; clear sides, ST 10 short ear,
sides, 50 ~.
Breakfast bacon-sS 30
Refined lard-S5 go.
NEW ORLEANS. La. June a0-Conee- Dull.
Rio. ordinary to fair, tSfll9c.
Sugar ana molasseS, nominal-uothing doing.
Others unchanged.
Livestock Markets
ST LOUIS, No., June 0-Cattle-Receints
SOO:shipments. 6aO. STEADY Il ood 10 fancy native
steers, 81 9oG5 20; fair 10 good fancy native
steers, So SOS 90; Texans and Indians. - 4cE
80
Hogs-Receipts. 1000; shipments, 200 Lower.
Prices ranged 81 10lll Co
Sheep-Receipts, 200; shipments, 500 Strong.
Fair TO fancy 81 SOS %.
CHICAGO, I'LL, June eo-Cattle - Receipts.
25JO; shipments meme. Market. steady ana
slow. Steers IS 81; Texans, ~ COOS Is.
Hogs-Receipts. none; shipments, none. Mar
ket dull. weak ana lower for all grades al
Sheep-Receipts- 1000 shipments. none. Mar
ket steady. Natives, s. G59S -.
KANSAS CITY. Mo. June e0.-Cattle-E,'
ceipts, 1900; shipments. 800. Market steaGt.
Steers, s. 5Ga6 o0i stoci,ers and feeders, - 10
"a %.
Hogs-Receipts, roo; shipments. 1900. Market
steady to lower for all grades, 81 42t2.
Sheep--Receipts, light. Market nominal and
steady.
st. Louis Wool Market.
ST. LOUIS, Mo. June 0-Wool--ReceiptS,
321 500 pounds Market steady and unchanged.