Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-28

ST LOUIS, Mo. Feb. 2I-Wheat closed Issc
below yesterday. No. 2, red cash. S2ei
May 925le; July, S5Sc.N
CorE-Declined iI3D&c; No. 9 .cash 25AcS
March 36i4c; May 37lIG57Sv.
oat-Lower: No g. cash, zoe; May, 3lkG
Cornmeal-Firm; 81 10.
Whisky-S7eady: 81 IA
Bagging-s6 25d,7 az.
Iron cotton ties-Sl 20G1 %.
Provisions-Dull easier.
Pork--s1I so new 8 25 old
Lard---S5 20ll6 b.
Dry salt meats-Loose shoulders, 81 90; longs
and ribs. s. %; shorts, Sc 10
Bacon-Shoulders, s. 31A; longs and ribs,
50 50l16 %: shorts, 81 60ll6 %.
Hams-s9 OJ9lOto
NEW ORLEANS, LA, Feb. s7-Conee-
Firm. Rio, ordinary to fair, 15g171c.
9 i5-i69se; fair to good fair excise; common
10 good common, 2zG23sc; centrifugals on
while, 8 lS- ltG3Sc; choice yellow clarified,
on yellow. s5sG3 7-l6c; seconds, 2l1G35Sc.
Molasses-open Kettle, no sound goods
offered. Fermenting, l59esc; centrifugal,
lie; fair to prime, io91sc; common to good com,
mon, 699c.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Feb 27-WheAt, corn
and oats, nothing doing. No sales.
CHICAGO ILL., Feb. 27.-The wheat market
had a very decided break today Trade opened
extremely dull and for time prices held quite
close TO the closing figures OF yesterday, but
the feeling gradually grew weak and when q
few items of bearish news were collected and
yeruaded the pit the bulls stampeded and prices
General business was exceedingly duh and
trade hestating and cautious. The longs were
uncertain Of their ground while the bears were
fun OF courage and confidence. The failure OF
tnoS expected cold wave 10 develop any danger
ousIy low temperature in the winter wheat
country had q bearish effect Next it was
talked thai the visible supply would show an
increase of 100000 bushels.
Then followed runor that Russia would
abrogate the export prohibition ukase and an
other that the Russian crop the last TWO years
was found largely In excess OF former crops.
improbable as these rumors were they hal an
instant effect on the market already weak.
WEAKNESS was the featare OF the market til
the close which was the lowest Of the day.
Corn quiet.
Oats-More active, lower and weak.
Hog products also lower.
Leading futures closed:
Wheat2February, Ssc; May, e0IEc
Corn-February, 4o2<c; March, <lc; May,
Oats-May. sOaic.
Mess porE-February, 81 %; May, sll 30.
Iard-February, 50 40; May, So 52f.
Short ribs-February, 3 IS; May, IS SIX.
Cash quotations;
No 2 Spring wheat-SSc; No. 2red, $3.50
No 2corn-40llc.
No. o3ts-2s11c.
Mess pork-SlI 10,
Lard-Se 20.
short ribs-Sides, loose, $ 7s1s15 20
Dry salted shoulders-Boxed, 81 7505 90
Short clear sideS-Boxed. % u
Nav YORK, Feb -Wheat-Spot Irregular
weaker and quiet No. 2, red, u Oi3leJl C53s,
sto-e and elevator. Options closed weak, 1sc
under yesterday. No. red, February, 81 O42S:
March. 81 ol1.; May, 81 OK.
Corn-SpoG iir1ner, moderately active; No. 2
49IEc elevator. Options unchanged 10 q mp;
dull; closing steady February, axe; March
49ke: May. 1896
Coffee : Closed steady. to 20 down. sales
14IQO bags: spot Rio, dull nominal, No z, l5o.
SuparSRaw, quiet and steady; fair refining,
&c: Centrifugal Safest, lSl6c; refined, oull
and steady.
Molasses-ForeIgr dull 50-test, 1251c asked;
New Orleans, dull, steady; common 70 fancy
2S12ee.
to extra, 49.GSsSc; JapsRfAew, 5a@5Sse-