The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-13

co Corn -; - " go oo,
| December ...... 223si rs 5-g --fa
january ..... Z5isl go g. a-7
| Olts-No. . - - ~
| December .....l ia TAl IL ~,
May .......... POS 2Vs US -o'a
December 49,. s.S 6Si4 $50 d.Mh
January .......i 100 40 ~ ~
Lard-Per 100 lbs
December ......l.... n......l...:.'' 90
January ...,... $50 J.D 3'o9 9'nt.2
| May .........., 4.05 40 40' 4.V'2
Short r bs, iCt lbs
| December ...... .......l .......h...... 5'v0
May .:-...... l.o2is' 4.o2l4 100 l.02la
Chicago, December 12.-Wheat started
strong today and remained so. closing at
an advance of lc. Foreign news, ami par
ucularly that relating TO poor Arsen-
| tine crop outlook. was the leading mo
| tive for the advance Corn and oats We're
easier, declining about isc each. Pro-
visions made small advances.
| In wheat Liverpool again supplied the
motive power which set the market NOV
| ing the Liverpool cables reporting tile
market over there firm at l2d advance.
| Private cablegams used language more
| emphatic about the advance. The market
was started strong on that Information.
ana, except for "A little h station imtneh-
| otely following advicets. ii remained strong
| throughout the session. Northwestern re-
ceipts, though small compared with last
years figures. We're intentionally large
In vtew Of the oft repeated reports that
| good share of the crop has already been
moved Minneapolis and Duluth reported
55i cars ana Chicago 81 cars. a total Of
COS cars. against Jl6 last week and ll22
i<.st year. THIS caused a slight hesitation
! at the start. but was socn lost sight of in
| the flood OF bull news Argentine pros
| poets were gloomy as ever, according to
| the cablcgrams. and the shipments from
| tEat country apparently bore this on.
! only 1000 bushels were shipped to the
| cont nent from Argentine. ana not bush
/ el TO the United Sing ION. The exports
from both coasts for me week were heavy
| l.s22.Ug0 bushels In wheat and nour-said
| 70 he the largest known for many years,
| rms was encouraging 10 holders, as at
ms rate our surplus would be practically
! EXHAUSTED before Apr. and several months
| OF scarcity would follow.
May opened at aO4p SW.. compared with
! NAUG3s at the close Yesterday. 1t was
tiers took pace. but it found too mrny
| sellers around thar minute or TWO aid
dropped back TO S0'4. II soon rallied from
| that and went up to 500. sticking close
TO that price up 10 the end of the session.
| Corn got no benuht from the rise in
wheat except for few minutes at the
the pit, ali put together, wouli not have
| made a busy DAY for one comm ~ on
weakness
Quite good business was TRANSACTED in
under conflici ng Influences Of nberiI re-.
| r.Ints nrd a p6od ,asb Tarket SborIs
look n gv,n,a,le, of tho tmat'"i, an'i un'
! der liberal ,Stferines the market declined
mnnd WIN s,,ran" mn l,ta ai,' " e0''
Provisions Mere dull but firm and closed
at about thc CON ,,i,.is ~ M =, NV ~
{" lin , rn,q,ts No,dav 'boat 81
cars corn si5 cars oais 10 ,;ars hos 40
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Oats-No > 17i. No . white EOS, %:
No. white fiI17is
Rye No > 3lIa
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