Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-14
Other Produce and Provision Markets.


ST. LOUIS. Mo. Aug. i3-Wheat- Traders.
as L rule this morning. were looking FOR a lower
market. but they were disappointed. aS the
opening was &c higher and sold up &c more.
with rapid fluctuations. This was followed by
a relapse of sc. and then another advance u
lac. due 10 q sharp rally in Chicago. Later.
outside markets came lower. and u strong pres
sure to sell sent prices down. AMI final quota
tons We're &c lower for December, hut -aN.i4
higher for August and September, respectively.
No . red, cash. g2I, 6l92Isc; August. giac; Sep
tender, 81 {. December. 81 5
Corn-There was nothing doing in corn. as the
market WIS abandoned III favor OF wheat by
specializing trade September weakened on
late and the close was SO % below Yesterday.
No Q cash. 561iN57l:c: September, 5IL.c; year,
I03tc; January, zoe asked
OatS-StagEant. No. =. cash, 2os.c; August,
o., C bid: September 2sisc bid
COrnme3l-S3 UOfs3 10
Whissy-Steady. 81 Il.
Provisions Weakened ana staguant
Pork-SlO 10.
Lard-S5 10.
Dry salt meats-Boxed shoulders s. G2i Z;
longs. g %; ribs, q lo17 10, short clear,
Bacon-Boxed shoulders. IS .; longs, 81 80;
ribs. 81 6OG7 10; short clear, - sGtJ7 s75i-
NEW ORLEANS. La Aug I3-Rice-Quiet
Ordinary to prime, 4i4@5lsc.
Cofee-Quiet. Rio, ordinary TO fair, 10, lyc.
CHICAGO, Ill, Aug. l3-The excitement and
nervousness in wheat was continued to-day,
with frequent and sharp fluctuations, though
the range was narrower than that CT yesterday.
and the close somewhat lower. The business
done was higher than during the past few day,
chiefly because neither bulls nor bears cared 10
risk much on their convictions.
Corn was not very active, but was quite Ier-
VOus, in sympathy with wheat. September
opened ut Sc: grew weak with wheat near tine
end OF the session. and closed at 5S'sc.
hog products were slow and steady during
the greater portion OF the session but about
noon a big operator sold pork right and LETT
Loss orders and exhausted margins kept oring.
ing out others, and partial panic followed
September going OF to $40 %. ag1lnst 30 ~.
al the close yesterday. in very Few minutes
The close was dull at ~ s71l.
Lard and ribs suffered in a slight degree IA
sympathy with pork
Leading futures closed;
Wheat : August, g5'sc; September, s31ci
CornNAugust, 6O4c; September 5sa4c; oc-
Pork-September. 50 S7s.; October, $40 o.
Lard-September. - 521. October, s. 621s.
Short ribs September, IS "; October,
s. 20
Cash quotations:
Spring wheat-9SlIs61sc.
Corn-No 9. 61aic.
POrk-S9 S1..
Lard-s6 80
Short-rib. sides-s6 55l5 co.
Dry salt meats-Shoulders, IS 2oGs %; short
clear sides, 81 loG7 %.
KANSAS CRY, Mo, Aug. 13-W heat
Stronger No. g, red. cash, soc bid
Corn-Stronger No. 2, cash. SAG
NEW DIRK Aug l3-W heat-SpOt unsettled
and fairly active. Market easier. No. = rci,
81 0i2G1 o. Options weak and down. August,
81 0ia.; September, 81 Ola; December, 81 Uta5.
Corn-Spots stronger and irregular. No =, 7.@3
7Sc. Options lower August, 7lI.c; September,
oSl4c; December, 565ic.
Coffee-Options firm. 10 ~ points up. Sales,
II 200 bags. August. $40 1915 50; September,
SIS 65Il5 20: December, Sl3 5JEIl3 81.
Spot Rio, quiet ana firm, lgc.
Sugar-Raw, firm and quiet. Sales, ycster-
day OF $500 bags centrifugal, 96-test. at 7-ltc;
500 bags molasses sugar S9 test. at csc to Ph!l'
delphia. Refined steady and quiet.
Molases-New Orleans, quiet and firm; CON.
mon to fancy, 2S332c.
Rice-Quiet and firm.