The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-20

Corn was weak all the time AMI every
ihi.s on the speculative net ciosel ma :
ls td 6eow ySs'eta1ys INA n be.
ccinher AMI ls.c IN May, corn lc, oats e'
r,rk i9'4c. ribs and lard 2,ec
I!qui lnt.un was heavy n all the mar.
kcts, although the news generally favored
higher prces. Nheat opened at a de-
cline of lac In both the December and May
deliveries 1t recovered all Of that AMI
nc besides In the frat nfJeen minutes 4
the session, and In the course OF do7ut
thrce,qua.,crs OF an hour ron me START
Il had SID back to a little lower than the
lowest point touched at the opening N
early weakness was almost entirely Hue 10
shipments and opening LiNerr roo. cav. >
pathy with the much larger a vance mere
yesterday. The weakness lasted nut Al
few moments. The strength IN S time cant
from the other side Of the continent re-
ports from California snow -ng ine I'M
mense pro9ort nns which the Aus ;rAhhn
business had assumed be Hour mills OF
the state. according TO these reports, are
warking night and day o. Australian or
ders, and orders for wheat from mare now
IN the hands of san Frat SEQ brokers are
reported to amount 80 10000 bushels.
Opening quotations for December were at
IStsN,, as compared with yesterdays clos
INK price OF 7s'f. After toucmng q o. Tor
nm instant the price iumI al under the -
fuence OF the Australian news reierref 70
unti 1919 had been reached. Then, came
the SECOND cables They showed decline
Of lLd since the opening and almost Gro
ated a stampede am ( he sp"cu'o, ors
The price NJ ckiy de,lncl To- nv. whore
II mated. hut only t. uporariN ,hNlr-
rom Russia stated that o. pr.n PAL cr"p-
Of that country were l32.ol0uN nHsa1's Icss
than tho usual SVerIgc productions for
th rteen years. The Northwestern receipts
were much smaller Inc market contin .c
to weaken during tn. Inst hour Liguna-
ton was active and heavy AMI A. rev
OPERATORS mad the courage TO SlVe the
ilttle opposition. December gradually 500
OF to 70 - After that there was 1t. -
'rrn for the better ard The nr,cr at the
cl9sc was ~ for December.
He1vness was the consp cuous feltur-
Of the trading In corn IN" cner dcpr"->-
ing circumstance was the fact OF new corn
being sold In the sample market az ~ ilic
per hushel which Tor imm"dui" We was
worth not far from rs much as o.d cnl'n.
The decline IN wheat was also az iniu-
oats. were weak AMI ,9w,r nearly all
d'tnndent strength at thc, opcn'nG the
decline was altoecther influenced by the
break In wheat and corn and a goo bust
ness WAS transacted
Prov slons got a lttlr help al the start
from the hog receipts which were cons d
crahiy less than estimated but Ihe closInr
was practically at bottom figures. J4uu.
nry pork closed lel2c lower, January lard
Estimates FOR Fr day-Wheat IL cars.
corn 300 cars, oats 525 cars, hogs Io'l
head
G(ssh quotations were as follows:
Wheat No > spring 7c'.. No spring
1i'a17G. No. . rel SrsNS5'S
Corn No. .. % 3-srGJ
oats No ?, Is No. white 2lt22, No.
white IA 30Si.
ENc-No .. II.
Farley No : nominal, 80. 3, 26qSs; No 4
{ o u 2iug7
Flax soed-No l. 7fia.
Timothy seod--pr NE % -.
Mss pork-Pcr bib $500. 10.
arl-I'tr lun lbs 3 ~.
short ribs sides .ooso G.ion3 81.
Dry slltcl shoulders HoNeI it0i2.
Short clear sidns BOXED i-,.t {.
WHISKY D'stillers' finished goods, per
gal LIS.
Articles i}c-cuts Shtpw"uts.
Flour. barrels .......... g.Vs lUuNp