Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-22
A DAY For SPECTATORS.
rnEy WANTED TO MY AND CRAM
VENT VI.
All the Cereals Finished Win Gnins.
There Was Considerable churninE
I'm the Corn rat ard whea, WAS
Somewhat Irregu,ar-rhe Markets.

Chicago. Aug sl.-The board Of trade
spectators were anxious 70 buy today
and as result the grain markets nm
ished with gains all around. wheat
closed S-sc higher. corn 1-le higher
and oats Sac higher. Provisions closed
with but little change. after an early
advance.
Wheat was somewhat Irregular with
price changes frequent within / i-sc
range. The market exhibited fairly
steady tone. Initial trades were at is
Gl-4e decline. at "a 7-SG55 lie FOR Sep
TENDER, and sold OF s-SGi-2o more, adj
vanced 5-sc, worked back 5-Se, edyanc-
ed l-Sc. held steady and closed with
September IS l-2G55 use. The enrly
weakness was attributed largely to the
Illinois crop report. which made the
Yield ii.550oOo bushels. or the fourth
largest on record, and also 10 .avora-
BILE crop news from abroad Outside
markets were easier and were also
something OF factor, The receipts
fell on considerably from the estimates.
only 400 cars coming In, against 700
expected. and cables We're up led all
around which, while bullsh. was on
set by the foregoing. The market sold
up rather sharply when corn showed
up. Private cables quoted u small in
quiry but prices were lid higher and
other cables road: wheat 81 lower.
but Inactive; weather showery."
There was rather free selling later In
te day, which, together with the clos
ing cables showing a weaker tone,
caused prices to recpde TO about In
Side figures. The estimates for tomor-
row showed little further falling
of, at 2e5 cars. There was a rumor
that the Roumenian government had
restricted the exports OF maize owing
to the shortness OF the crop. The
market closed rather strong on liberal
export business and covering by shorts.
There was considerable churning of
the corn market during the FIRST hour
of the session Prices chnnged rapidly
without the accompaniment Of any
great amount OF business, There was
some demand FOR local shorts, and
not enough offered TO supply them un-
III they had bid the price up ic per
bushel for May and ! S-Sc for septem-
Der above the prices current near the
opening for those deliveries. When the
ANANAiAh ht1 tHANNNa'AAAA - ANfIH N'N t+AA -
settle back again, and before noon
they were both down 20 the level of
the opening quotations, Shortly ;herc-
after another spurt took prices back
up to near the Highest polRt Of the
earlier bulge, September WIS difficult
10 buy and occasionally Il was equally
hard to SCH It. II sold around the opon-
ing at from So 7-sc TO "a l-4c and from
that up to $50 and or 10 q Lie and
up until 1t touched So Use II closed
al 55c.
Oats experienced another day Of act
i've trading and higher values Corn
continued to Influence prices and quite
an advance was shown. Buying was
good from all sources. September
started 1-ic NJ from the closing prices
at 30 3-Sc, declined Go 30 is, advanced
/ to 30 1-26f3o 5-Sc and. closed at 30 7-sc.
/ Receipts Of hogs wore only 1900 heat
| and good grades We're quoted as II
! good demand All n trliie higher prices
/ That and the strength In corn gave
| the provision market re- opening dlrec
ton The finotuatlon in pork follower
the course OF the grain markets fo
awhile, but In the latter part OF tn
session packers sold free and inde
/ pendenuy.
The fluctuations IN pork followed th'
/ course OF the grain markets for awhile
4 but In the later part OF the session th'
| packers sold freely and Independently
/ OF other markets and stoadlnes5 IN
! lard and ribs. January pork opened
| at Si3G5. compared with 5000 at The
| close yesterday. Il advanced q
| Si8.6T Ia and then dropped gradually
until at the clone Sl3.55 WAS lte sell
ing price Lard for January closet
with gain Of i-2c and ribs are UNI
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