The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-10-16
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
CHICAGO.
The leading futures ranged as follows:

January ......... 40 40 l3u 80
shor' flo,- zee So2 500 S9sN 9o=is
Chicago October l5.-'rhe failure OF the
wheat crop IN India attestei by the con-
tinueli onranemrnis for shipments to that
country help,-I wheat to regain what IL
los, Yesterday. and a litt.e moro too. TO
cember clos ng Mt lc advance The Voars-
ar -rainss wTro not i'm svmUathv corn
closing unchanged and oats IL lower Pro
visions advanced 2i.mlglsc
The strength OF the foreign market was
M Of he vShcat market chiefly on ac-
count of December, which opened at an
advance OF about NC initial ira les being
at ~ 3-iU,p Another matter when hep
cd the fnrtherancc of bullish Sentim n,
was the compaiatlv.s smallness OF TIL
Northwestern receipts which were re
Inc Northwest were. to In, effect that a
gradual diminishm.nt of farmers sup
ries might he looked for. The opcnii y
. a,is I'm Inn, aeinn,ish ,hare Wa soon aftcr
Tho oneuinu ami on several subsoqu nt
nr,.a-'inns lots Of whna for sale tncrc
wcr. always buyers enough TO prevent a
savers, attack. The lowest prices of the
~, 'rbis drrIiuo was iue 10 the Price
w t,I,,,,. Us r,,,., tsnt ,ma wheat crop
pro1nis@i 10 reach .O.upl. IN bushels, and
to the continued selling by Armour Thls
isa'ure wns pr3 , cuent "S ~ hr"tt"Es Jis
Vac nj. n,,,nn crentci s,isncon thst
the ssIi9f vas VI nI nor Wis., to osn 'rcy wn. OF
s 4s4a " Tss" e 5, IS sssa X
N t9ce of Ess' s: l2Ga bi Ss' showins
a. %dya2.s Igr the Hay of l,. .a E ESr ssa
ana Term sro, a se1 ' proc 500 said that "a
advance per quarter has been pa there .
f.T wheat 10 go l." ~ rrco%crel To 7o,
OF i'ec.iipe' E'tl m',,S ,..r NJ ms session
hh ni, u n,Ifty around 6sS,4 MIN occasion
ally n,, d,p OF o,ros s ytG IN spurt 10 g.a
7o,s whsre It d,, ci9S, and weaker. The de
- -, ~, H. r.eb article vig good, how
n,.,r hnth ror shipments from here aud
at New York. ii was not until the strong
a. a. a." ~ Tho wheat market that rorn
looked like maintaining yesterday ''''
ing pr N"s IS. ,o,,,er nm account of sympa-
oats were owl owl, Incline in wheat. Tha
thy viii me carry n.,eda n reaction ANA
closr now, i,on from Yesterdays cina-
onlF siisht h NJ recov~ry beng due AL
ing pricNt, XIV - svmnathy with wheat.
inosi ".loge'hSi nm, mndertone ANA
l'l"V S.o ,,,,,,I 70 from Inc Opening decl 10
s S,aeG Ie bS weak hog market The close
wa az Vol, rrnI,'i,,s for Friday: Wheat
O., = ,i,' in onts AS cars Hogs, 1900
@f,i Sh' ",,i,ntsiions were as follows.
,trtu
rrrp.a spring, G93.06lia, No. 3
s VI ,s" e5S,,S. No red 71fsn72.
s'Gnrsn-%o. z. 2isa23is.
o3is-No' z, iSa: NJ, white. {; o. BE-
ootlS,5i. No \ white, T. o. b., H12o.
I{rslNo. . 3d
harley No . nominal; No, j. I. o. b"
97aS7 80. J. T. o. b.. - 2-ipSo
" t.a xs.al 30 J. i3iqU7ls
'rimofbv seed Prime, So
Ness nork--ler barrel, |6.P5pIW.
i'ard-Pcr 100 lbs, H2p ,,-o>.,-o
short rIhs-Sidcs Ooosel &Iohd ~
Drv salirI shoulders -Boxed. 494it'
Shori clear Boxed, i'sNnL
ralion Sl1S
Receipts ana ihipmehs' n,n ,GOoo
Flour barrels ..''' '''''''' ,qe az, ZOO
Wheat, buFhe's '''''''''' eGYo. b53ODJ
Corn. bushels '..'''''''''' n5,Vpn vi ~
oats. bushels '''''''''''' 40 -
Rye, bushe.S ,A,,'''''''"''' I76'6g 2lSGO1
Barley, busucis '''',.''''
~ ,.,ot,or II 1rlo,tr-Stendv.
81. LoH'S' ,r Sb''"raa Whoat-Fntures
firm aiiI Nh u IN 0eyan NJ once IL de