The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-06

May -. w.. IA tx s sae ~
NIX =: =: -. SO SO 60 60 SO rs s.sS
.A 0ash quotations were as follows
CHICAGO.
| ohichEo. February 5.-@Whcat furnished
PAINFUL surprise to the short element To-.
G1ay IL went up cent and half In the
ne c' sd nniure trading, and notwithstanding
vl iong wheat closed Y higher than yes
s scara! closing price. Corn and oats show
ponn,'.,HH any ennnge and provisions closed
sIneroiIN little higher
| IN wheat there was good buy,nr AT tho
| start by u prominent local trader. who Inc
g ps. nag tried 10 follow Of late the sell
| market had is first impetus from the
snlfp lsing strength of cables. liverpool
Coh,ins steady in tho, face OF u 2-cent break
OH TINS SIDE yesterday, and was A s,ir-
| prise TO the trade. There was also more
| ArSentine news and renewed talk Of dam
az az. 10 me crop there by rain, and was
! cash business WAS no doubt something of
o. factor, too, the total footing up about
sT H." bushels and good demand was
me market was given strength from
: " ashlhgton by reports OF bond subscrip-
Tons: rms gave the bulls renewed cynh-
! uence but on the rally there was consider
| aole realizing. which caused "a fair reac-
| ZION 10 set IN. but was of only short duia
| upn, as BradStreets came In showing Il
| reducuon IN the worlds available suppiy
| OF 3,!O0.0O0 bushels last week FOR The
same Week last year supplies We're reduced
iElgo bushels. During the last hour there
| WAS h;e break, caused apparently b.
| Tree local realizing, and there was rush
| ny tne leaders 10 slug II, and after touch
ing 6sis 1t broke quickly TO 6G7s. and re-
| covered 10 6'A. Heavy buying by n prom
| inent broker started good reaction right
was bid. ~ %
WITH wheat, and the small local receipts.
| there was not much speculation. but some
shorts covered. The market followed the
| break in wheat during the last hour. and
that price.
oats We're very uninteres,lng from ttart
to finish May closed 2lA bid.
Provisions started weak. but on the de-
| cline packers bought literally Of May ribs
and tin' steadicd the market. With the
| assistance of wheat products, ruled firm
AT the latter part of the session. and pork
at the close showed an advance OF ~ for
tho day; lard declined 2ls and ribs gained
Estimates for tomorrow-Wheat 60. corn
li1; oats 10 cars hogs 5000 head.
Flour-Firm.
! spring, 6i4; No. 2 red. 6essG6a7s
oats-No 2, isia No ? white. 2iAa2ra:
No 3 white. f. o. b.. 20an2lls.
Rye--No. ., {, o. b., S9!e.
.Bar!ey-No. 2. nominal; No. 8. (. o. b..
2S ia xs No !, ,S1iE .i,A
Timothy seeG-Primc. $50
Mess Poyk--per barrel 10 2sllD3n
i.ard-Per 100 pounds, 5.S.3gq5.6o,
Short ribs sides 0oose), 520G5.25; dry
salted shoulders (hoxed), 4sN4A short
clear sides (boxcd), 5'aQ5ls
Mh!skey- DisiiIlsrs' finished goods, per
chsege, quiet s&ag..
Fiour a.rcls n oSG '''l'''''r 90
corn, b,ishels ''''' Isl zoo $S 5000
oats, bushels -. ......i2SoOO 10000
Hys eos Snshe,s " s S,Se9 S,SSSSSS
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AVAILABLE STOCKS.
New York; Felefno,ry 5'.spe,cial cables
cover ne prlncipaI points OF accumula-
ton indicate the following changes in
a1sil9n, st91ks last sanrg5X ird a. com
Ayaiia6l@ Sunpiies: Whoat~iinited
States and Canada. east of the Rocky
FOR. and m Europe' decr@sse. 4. a5j. 800 hush.
els Corn-I-nited states and Canada
east Of the Rocky mountains, Increase,
and canada. east of tho Rocky mountains,
Increase, 5GS OO bushels.
Paridc east wheat stocks including
those at and near San Francisco. port
oo6 bushSls dntinr .Ianuary ''--''
Deerease Of ayaiIabe stocks Of y, wheat
1900 800 bnshei t in Chicaro private eievat-
ors, 142Oo0 bushels at various Manitoba
points 900 bushels az Winnipeg, 90, 900
bushels at Fort William and $1,000 bushels
at Pert Huron C3rrespondins Inereases
interior elevators, SG0c1 ! Ishcls at New
port News 5000 bushels at Now or |
leans and 10000 bushels at Ogdensburg.
ST. LOUIS,
St Louis Mo- FeorHary Flour
steady. and UNCHANGED; Wheat closed =
MA higher than yesterdaS -tor futures;
spot dun NO. z req emsi es, - 10 hard
GG; February COZ May 0sH; July Gf5s. |
Corn closed unchanSed; SPOT easier NO |
nSgd Msrcn S s"I uli ana "a" weak ME
Spot lower TO sell; No, 2 cash and Feb |
tualy. 1874 May aOMf.4, rye dull, 30 bid. |
Farley ard iran s stSe ao S0ra h,,l, hWa
i.Sa das '" m Gcmand and scarce: prairie
i.o0oS 90; timothy lpWapH TINS side.
chengeu o s5 pto ia az az, ,,'sS o
Brine hin "t steam M 5io choice 55siS BACON
ISoSed snou.nes5as' 49, coli n,eoya ,,o