The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-22
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
CHICAGO.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
CHICAGO.

Chicago. November 2l.--lndia unsettled
the wheat market today. II went higher
lower and again in rapid fluctuations, Ike
an engine without a balance wheel, but
In the end prices were about S-Sc above
the point they closed at yesterday. Corn
and outs also made little advance. as
did also pork lard and ribs.
a sudden jump OF 3.c per bushel In the
price OF wheat during the course OF the
nrst ten minutes trading, was "A great
surprise. Early news was 50 distinctly
bcunah that avn immediate heavy deeIiHS
" uuld have serneI perfectly hItuTa! anu
the crowd would nave approved lhstcad
OF thai, December, when closed yesteI-
Jay AZ 1,s211J a-S, did not sell lower al
the opening than 15,.. anu in zen minutes
There Ter was up TO "a u dlspNlNh rom
Bombay sad tiat ii good ram had iaIlen
There ana throughout me territory ana
tnnI the prices ut gram were rdpiul! Ia.'-
ius. Further details OF the ram IN Iulia
Irum Allahabad describes the WlueSIiedG
area succored 10y the rA!hlal ana tNc
prospect of its committing ana further
"a tensluu. The effect of that news upon
the Liverpool wheat market was The cause
per cent per busneI. below me closing
price of the day before. even with tAe
depressing features before them. traders
bought freely. l3oth The Northwest ana
fore kners were heavy sellers ana IN TIE
next hour and a hair the price OF De-
cember had decreased TO 'iA. But there
.
in the visible being shown on AloHdA!
to have taken place This week, win Il
| Likelihood of a steady decrease Tor tie
remainder of the crop year. made ihe
| traders pause in their selling when Dc
| Ccnbcr mad got down to that point II
| gradually recovered again until II once
| more reached a point 3-ac higher IMAM
| yeSle rdly's closing price. or 10 i-Sc, where
! IL closed. hc excellent New \ ork paiN
statement was also influential in the clos
| ing strength
Corn was fairly active keeping wltnih a
| narrow range, until near the ciose, Wheh
il sold W and closed i.c better than the
| close yesterday. The action OF wheat
Vas the controlling influence.
oats were light ana a quiet session was
pass d. The market displayed l'rm tone
| and prices closed I,V}4c higher than yes
terday mdiuly III sympathy with wheat
Prov.sions-Only a moderate b'AiQess
| was done. The opening was at q sl,El'
advance on the better prices preVatlln4
and much larger receipts of hoSs, Iood
support WAS given throughout and prices
closed at lear the top prices. 800
Estimuted receipts for Moniay-WheaL
q cars corn. 80, oats, $50 hogs, $1,000
head
cash quotations were as follows. ..-....
Flour-Steady; winter patents 4;4oal CD
lStraights 4'otti.3a. spring specials, 40,
spring patents, il544.4o, straighis, &soF
Wheat 2sprlng, ID a-s; No spring,
oats-No. 2, 1Si,i No. white, (. o. b.
%; No, 3 white, f. o. b.. H'4Qa
Hh sTiey"No. 2 =. nominal. No 8, +. Q. b.
25A q27; No. I. {. o: b.. 4a@
Flax seed-No. !, 74N76.
| Timothy seed--Pr.me. 255.
Mess pork--Per barrel, 6.59dG60
1sard--Per 100 pounds, S7tuss0.
Short ribs sides-Loose, 355u3S6.
I prg sa clear se s&aso1e mr.
, | No, 2 yellow corn, 23l4 as 3-S.