The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-10-04
Germ declining ", oats q and provisions

from 10 TO 17R.
III the wheat pit at the opening every.
thing pointed toward the lower prices. De
cember. which closed yesterday at 6ois.
started at bSir and only II little could be
tions beng at 6ssH. After nuctuating for
short time between 6sA and 6sss il dipped
10 oSis and rebounded TO 6Sis. More was
FOR sale at that than there we're buyers for
ana the price resumed it's declining ten
dency. The apparent cause of the opening
weakness was the Liverpool cables which
quoted futures Id lower. This was more
OF decline than was expected though It
was doubtless partly due TO the reduction
OF Liverpool dock charges. The North
west was perm ciously active" the re-
ceirts ~ Minneapolis and Duluth amount
ing TO liii cars As compared with 95s cars
last week and liza cars last year. Arten.
tire shipments for the week were 1cS, G11
bushels. compared with so 600 bushels in
week before and compared with 10000 two
weeks ago. Perhaps much more powerful
ieusons for the opening decline and at any
rate for the weakness which became no
pronounced as the season advanced was
the feeling among traders which has been
steadily growing for the past two or three
days that the advance has been too fast,
ana react ion of material kind from
realizing sales TO take profits was inevl-
table
After the reaction to 6sis the market
became very weak and about half an hour
from the close 1t got down 10 61is. The
67% '''s"
the slump In wheat and by the fine wealth
er, which Is expected to increase country
shipments. There was good deal OF haui-
yesterday being the sellers today. May
opened !. lower al 26i4g26N and declined
to PSI. g257. where 1t closed,
oats were fairly active The feeling was
active and prices declined. sympathy with
wheat started the decline and free selling
assisted 1t to a great extent.
a fair amount of business was done in
provisions lint hea N.ac Ia.
inent PASTURE. January pork closed nv
lower. January lard Is and January ribs
10 lower.
Estimated receipts for Monday-wheat.
bend.
Cash quotations were as follows:
DO. strafghts 3.2d3.6o: spring specials $50
stra shis s.eSaa 3 '' bakers ?' S5oggso 10
No. 2 spring wheat 66as No 8 spring
wNeat $50 sS' s =; No 2 red es's.
No, 2 oats 17a, No. . white aOa22: No,
3 white T. o. b. 5000.
No. 2 barley nominal; No (. o. b. &c
No. fax seed 73d74
Prime ttmothy seed . 5oT2 5on.
Mess pcrk-Per Dbl eSoT635.
Lard-Per 100 lbs 2g2i@a3a5
Short ribs sides-Loose 8.250s5o.
Dry sailed shoulders Boxed 37sd4.
Short clear sdos-Roxed 3Ssd3A.
whisky istillers finished goods. per
gallon liz.
Sugars Cut. loaf 4,72; graduated 40.
Receipts. Shipments.
nlour Dds. SO. Son 5000
wheat bu..... ...1SS,N0 200 ma
Corn, bu... IN nn ISL Ool
oats, bu... ..6sS,co0 400, 900
I Eye ,e, hu -. -. ...'. LOO 49,:
ST. LOUIS.
st. Louis. October 3.-Flonr-- Market
easier and dull patents g. 50Gi 90. extra
fancy 3.30d3.40: fancy 2.7563.90. choice 2S5
az. 40. Whcat-Owine to the preponder-
ance of bear news today, futures dropped
of 1c from yesterday spot dul and cas-
Ter; No. red. cash elevator is, track 7OU
Il, No. hard, cash " bid. December 70ts;
May "A. Corn duh and easier. SPOT low
err No. cash 2Ol@; October 2bls asked. De
cember 27h; May "A bid. Oats Futures
depressed and lower; spot lower: No .
cash l5A bid May eos bid. Rye firm, %
q 30. Barley nominal. Corn meal l.s5.
Bran dull, bus ness being restricted by
scant offerings and fivnuess OF holdersi
sales one car sacked this side at A. de-
livered; 81 sacks at 20. Flax seed firm. II
east side. Prime tnothy seed 2;Gol Whis-
ky LIS. Hay quiet and unsatisfactory;
prairie 5.Ooq5. % timothy 4.50q12 90. Cot.
ton ties and bagging Unchanged Pork
lower; STANDARD mess jobbing 6.S5Gl6 CO.
Lard lower; prime steam $40: choice 3 .S7i2
B@con-BoNed shoulders and longs -
ribs 4.25, shorts 4.%l2. Dry salt meats
EOXei shoulders and longs $40, ribs ASH;
shorts 40. Receipts Flour 1000. wheat
q. 900 corn 1900, oats 5000. Shipments
Flour 1000, wheat $1,000. corn $500, oats
1000.