The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-17
GkAlN AND PROVISIONS.
CHICAGO.
INC lending futures ranged as follows;

December lnss i'm. i,uf ira.
Mess nora Sept 80. 20 - b;SL
i ( s@s' IL S 5773s: s sss s sIls3s ss4fs
Lttd-s sept. .........I ......- .. Ran
sG January san. 1914 s.;ai s67+ s7as
lanaary -. Sis6i si;siii,sI $50 s,5is
chicaso September l6--wheat was the
star performer among the speculative
markets today, After Avn early decline of
a |, turned strong and closed at an ad
vance OF S-id1-S, Strong outside markets
and hbernl seaboard engagements were
oaus and provisions werc all favoahiy
affected. Corn closed kc higher, oats is3p
q; and provisions 2'sQ1ls higher.
Wheat started easy and dull. shade
under yesterdays c,ostng price. II pre-
served Its bearish characteristics for about
rorty -fve minutes, aud then buying orders
began 20 rush, Which started the crowd
who, In the meantime had spread them
selves rather uhinly on the snort side
Decembaf wheat opened with sellers AZ
from i9,s TO 80 3-s against yesterdays
closing price OF 5s'a and touched 5oi,T
BY 3-S before It enl,rcd its protest against
a further decline Then st Louis wired
that she had sold 100000 bushels of hard
winter wheat for. export during the last
orders Mere for rel winter. which could
not ha allied owing to light Of >cks This
started shorts on the run. They seized
hold of the offerings and had stretched
1t TO 90 per bishcl before they could steady
themselves. Northwest and local receipts
were again conspicuously heavy aud
wore the cause of the early weakness
But the shake up given by ST Louis turn-
ed the eyes OF the ,rsde To tho other and
more bullis'h features OF the situation.
New York wired early IN 'ho day of ocean
frNight room for eighteen boat loads law
Ina been talocn to the United Kingdom
Liverpool quoted from va "a I'D higher
prices, Notwithstanding Yesterdays de
cline on this SID, hui c1n,dnental mar.
after tho first forty minutes of mo sos
sion, rising to C0 ,4'iNia wi'a very little re-
action ON tho rise and no general relliz-
Ing observable to The crowd The latest
tradnR was at 6ohmGo 3-S
Corn did not share to more :han very
slight extent the activity and strength
of wheat Offerings from IA" c0untrv
ware heavier. more especially from Illinois
points. The weather continued favorable
FOR corn in the fields.
oats were flrm"r. mainly through sym
patty with wheat aud corn. The volume
Of business was only fair.
Provisions enjoyed only n fair volume
Of business: prices. however. were hriu
auu rn''u s,,HmrE pnrh closed e. ht.her
January lard and January RIBS 2'1 nigh
or.
ESTIMATED rccclrts for Thursday :
Wheat 2l5. corn Att. oats 30 cars, hogs
2S Oop head.
cash quotations were IA follows:
Flour-Flrm.
Gorn-No. >, HQ2iik; No. 2 yellow 2l'sa
2iA. n,.1
2i,,: No. 3 white Z o b 1920
RNo-No. 2. 3Oi5. ..
Barley-No. nominal; No. 70 b ?tas2
No. ( o h 22M26.
Flax sced-No !, GIN.
Timothy s4ed-prime 2.b2ik.
Mess pori-Pcr bbl . 7sa5.So.
Lard-Pcr 100 lbs 1888. NJ.
Short ribs sdcs-Ioosc 3.l5M8 n.
Dry snlted shouidcrs- Boxed S1,dt.
short clear sidcs--Boxed 3iaif3 b-S,
Whisky -Distillers' finished goods. per
F1 checse-stes,dy. 74as4. .,,.
Flour. barrels .......... 1000 10000
! Wheat, bushels ........ @l0Q, 800
Corn, bushels ,....'.... 1900 s sSl%g
| Oats, bushels .......... ]lun H''"o
Ear l.arle S'N bushels ...... $3.50 1000
81 Louis. September l6-Flour dun ano
Unchanged Whel, market weak closinl
! fraciionRlly above yesterday. Spot urn
aud higher; No. red ca.h 6946@,! oieNa on
AID truck: No hard ~ bid September
slX; December "a 3-SUGiis; Corn close
0i-'le over Yesterday. Spot lirn: No
cash lgit6la 3-S; september i9,9 BID De
cember 2ea9ls; MAY 2-9,P2a -, ,on,n' Ca !:
e.
asked; May 1919 hid. Rye stronger 2TH3l
Barley nominal Corn meal 30 l'ran az,
| >nncing. but offerings small anu holu
above what buyers would pay. -" r't ,ss
seed G0iy hid Hay steady. whisky LIZ
| COTTON TICS s,oa,lY. bagging 7-Nnbti. i'oiB
highci: standard mess johblng 900 ~
Lard hlrncr. prime steam AMi''.%'s
Thoi,c 93n Bacon-BuNed shoulders oha
longs 400; ribs i.l2,s; shorts Axe. dry sal
| ne boXcd shoulders 3G2'., longs 1'3o
rms acct, shorts 375. Rcccipis-floui
! 10 400. whcipt 9se1; corn l2o.WVi OATS ls'OVo
New York. September l6.-Speoial telee'
graphic and cable messages % l8r dslree >
covering principal points OF aerui''.i' ~ i"'
rdtr.l. cs he iolloWinS chaiW'i w nN",i
ble supplies last saturday, ~ ooh2 Ttu
wuh the preceding SAturd ~: ANhillrl'
supullcs-Whcqt. United states ana can
ada east Rockies, incfoh'o Iitp'Wv pusl'
els: anoat for ana In tr"pe III, 'eane J.,
57G o0 Total Increase wor.ls "Na il,itN
.nnrlv 2Tg2 900 bushels Corn, inittd
Stafos and Canada. cast 10 'kics' ne req Z
/ iG3 0n0 bushels. The only Important DC,
rrcosc in stocks of available wheat laa'
wcot not covered ~ me .oflicial WHlb,,'
! ",oniv ,s.a,smon NJ IL nat ~ Vt 30 lnrheli
| at Fort Nipiam. : NJ FLe 10. l'lS ~,
! rrcnscs err IN onn bushels ~ No' h"S iciH
| ,ntcrior elevators, lO1 on Al N"w leans
| a. M NJ Galveston. ant l1Sr11 AZ N'nnepea
and other points in Mamiopa
NEW ORLEANS.
New Orleans. september iu-iluh aWis
ucts ou.ct PORK. old 6.iSa; new. "pl' g
I IaI1 refined ti'rce, Se24 Boxel meats
d DIV San shoulicrs 100 sides, a.dO, Bacon,
| La ribs siscs. 3;7ls lioms. choice sugar
ND,,,r,'t 0s, fftoL R.ce steady, ordinary 10
soea i7i @,s Flour g ges b. eN'G cor INCA
/ ",,,"9w,'tta iran dull. il0l2, Hay easy
pprms. lmii2is, choice, lial6 Corn 9gnsst
No sacked, whAe. 2gT mixed, @'@ii1
vnliow' alI3J. oats. No. sacked Old
%. new, a.
KANSAS CITY
,,,.,s c,t.v Mo. September i6-Whoai
| 49, vrJ active. nhoGt u1fhangrd. NO.
hard, g ~ 30 sprlns,nSsro .9ally .on ,,,s
| NNa ~; " % No . white, ~ September. q IL
1a,s about steady. No. mixed, n3mi
NAVY i5nl6. No. . white old n,tnnnNy 2
| as II; NOW uominu,y lmE rye NJ.
n-x.l ~ Hay weak Timothy choice
7fi6NSooi prairie, choice $1,000 1000 E r.
| reiuts- Wheat. 1900; corn 5000; oats, ~
| Oh Eh!pments- Wheat. 5000; corn anc
oatg, none.