Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-25

ST. LOUIS, No, March 95-Wheat orerei
very 1nsettled d, tiUctuating early, but towards
| the close prices swere stronger, May fni hing
| sc Eher July, &c lower than yesterday.
| Cash, lower, Sic; May, ssG,s45sc; july. S0lsc.
-Corn.Cash, lower, SAKE. Options higher.
| May, S5isc.
! oats-Better. No cash, go; May, osSc
/ Cornmeal-Steady. 81 95
WhisSy-Quiet, 81 10
Bagging-Quiet, 61661Sc.
| Iron cotton ties-s1 20aI p
ProvisiOns-Quiet ana slow.
Pork-New standard, $40 S7Sz01oso; old, IS 70.
| Lard-S5 00636'Ua.
Dry salt meats - Loose shoulders. q 20;
longs and ribs, 8 GO; shorts, s. TO- boxed lots,
| loo more.
= acOR-shOglders, So s7sii longs and ribs.
Hams-S9 0o1i0 80.
NEW ORLEANS. LA. March e4-Sucar-
Strong. Open ki5tle, choice, 31se; fully fair to
prime, S@o; good common 10 fair, sE@sc;
yellow clarified, Use; prime yellow CHARMED,
3ls-l6c; on yellow clarihed3Hc; seconds,
s5G3zc.
N1olasses-Centrifuga firm. Strictly prime,
l9c; good prime 151l7c; fair TO prime lc9lS
common TO good, COS; other articles unchanged
CHICAGO. ILL, March 24-EiGhty cents wheat
was the goal for the bears to-day. They did
not get there Nevertheless the season S rec
ord for low prices was again broken. Nav op-
tiOns pulled down to SOL4c and closed under sic
On the other hand. corn showed remarkable
strength, chiefly on expectation OF lighter
oles took the heart out OF the wheat market to-
day. The recovery near the close was on az
port buying reported from Minneapolis and
elsewhere.
While things were about at the worst the
Cincinnati Price Current statement was re-
ceived and gave no encouragement to the bulls
Possibilities of the coming crop are considered
equal to the large production as any year prior
20 last Prices took a downward course from
the start and during the latter half OF the ses-
sion the wires were occupied with outside
customers Tor Margins, and the general response
was TO sell IL out
The belief that there is large Nav shortage
in corn and that stocks are low, mostly con-
trolled by one house, and the presumption that
future receipts will be moderate, with little
improvement In grading, started rumors OF
possible manipulation and shorts got nervous
and covered freely. From following me lead
Of wheat, corn itself became leader. and some
OF the steadiness in the former near the close
was aseribed to the strength OF the latter
The oat market exhibited considerable
strength May pork lard and ribs opened and
closed at the same price they rested at Wednes-
day.
Leading futures closed:
Wheat-March, 79Xc May, sOEc; July, slXc
CCorn- Mar so Ssci May Ss]4c; June, Ss7ic.
Mess Pork--March, 50 s71G: May, SO 10
Lard-March, IS Is: May, IS %
Short ribs-March So 30; Nav. g. 81
Cash quotations:
No g spring wheat-79%c; No. Cred, SIC
No g corn-374c
No oats-27%c
Mess pork-s9 97ls01o 90
Lard-s6 1895 20.
Short ribs sides-Loose, s. 52HG5 90
Shoulders-Boxed 81 5065 CO.
Short clear sides-Boxed, IS 10
Kansas CITY, MO, March 2L-wheat-weak.
No. 2, hard. zoe
Ccrn-Lower No, q white. s21s4Hc
Pork-Cash and March, $40 90.
Lard--Cash and March, s. Is
Dry salt neats-Partly cured Shoulders, cash,
Short ribs--Sides cash. 50 So
Long clear--Cash, 50 50; short clear sides,
NEW YORK, March 24.-Wheat-Spot dull.
over. No. red, e61Ic, store and elevator
Options downward turned, but almost steady
selling on HGlHsc on depressed foreign ad-
T1ces, bringing selling orders, ana fine crop
weather. reactiug toward the close 1kf1sSc. leaV-
ng off weak 5s9l1sc under yesterday No
ed, March, 90 8 ltc; May, 92sSe; July, 81.
Corn-Spot, active and stronger; No g 46T o
347Ac. elevator. Options, fairly active and on
light receipts @rd covering advanced N1Zc,
losing finn; March, Axe May, 1880; July,
5lsc.
Coffee-Options opened steady, points
lp. Sales, 1880 bags, including: March,
13 80: April. So 40; MAY, sl3 o.; June el2 50;
.ulE sic 10 October, si2 20; December Si2 20
spot Rio, dull and steady; No. 14kc
Sugar-Raw. quiet and stea dy safes, SEQ
ons muscovado. 50 test, exc: go tons con.
rete, IS test. 7-15c, all 10 Philadelphia Re:
med, quiet and steady.
M0lasses-Foreign quiet; 50 test, Ike; New
,rleans, firm and good demand.
Rice-Good demand and steadEs Japan, $40
&c.