The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-31

Chicago. January 3o-Considerng tho
fact that 1t was Saturday and there was
but a short session. wheat had remark
able number of ups and downs, but finally
closed on the up grade wish an advance
of %.03sc. Good export engagements were
potent factor In the advance. The other
markets were dull ana Hclaned TO weak
ness. corn declining about sc, oats i4c and
prov.sio about 212c.
In heat. on a decided feeling that liqui-
dalton of long wheat had had It's run for
the, present the bottom figures were mark
ed at the opening of the session. There
were also other features which Influenced
the advance. Liverpool closed at an ad
Vanc. for the day OF i.d per GENITAL 10 led
for the later deliveries. with spot wheat
unchanged. Chicago receipts We're Eght.
Minneapolis and Duluth received l@ cars.
against l16 a week ago and $50 the core
Slonding day of the year before May
wheat started with Jump OF gaze per
lushel at 15i.nl5'2. This advance was sat
lsfactory to the more timid speculators
and thor realizing brought about reac-
ton to o. when was QUICKLY followed py
an advance to 75s.. This, as in the ease
This. as in tho cpse of the opening
stree 9Th was brought about by news of
a character too bllilsh to pe overlQonei
New York reported the sales Of 10 boat
lc ads of wheat for export, and GALES OF
flour in the Northwest yesterday we're
said to have been the largest in two years
Some of the leading comnhssion houses
also had large foreign buying orders FOR
futures. Here again the shorts got In
their work. helped by a big lucreuse In
Liverpool stocks md pounded down tho
| price to 7i3s, the lowest prcc OF the dly,
| 1t soon picked up again ard touched ~
| on the next upturn. getting down once
more to 7i3sd75 about half hour from
| the close. Buyers on every soft spot were
plentiful and the price soon recovered TO
| 759su752i. with 75i2 the trading price at
| the close.
decidedly strong for tdme. The offerings
| from receivers against purchases in the
country were too heavy for the buyhng or,
| dei'S in the market, and shorts who had
good profits In sight on account of yester-
| DAYS advance unloadc1. The large estt-
mated receipts for Monday also tended 10
weaken tho market and prices generally
! decl ned
Oats showed good buying at the start,
\ but The shorts. IKE those III corn, were a
thing of the past. and tho marke, showed
| the hammering N received
Provisions were dull ana almost feature.
less, At the clcso May ITk was 2,9c and
Estimated receipts for Monday-Wheat
A. cars corn $40 cars. oats 26o cars, hogs
~, 900 head.
| Flour-Dull winter patents 4.NI4 80;
| stralghts 4,10dt.ho; spring specials 40;
spring patents 4;05ni,SO; straights 3.4oa
$40; bakers S.coslS4O; - ~
| spring 7ia7sIa: No. 2 rod aasqS5Ss.
| Corn-No. 9, 22i4: No. . yellow 22i4.
| oats--No 2. 1914: No. 2 white ( o 1910
| 20: No white 15hul9h.
| Rye--No . 3ta,M35
| Barley--No nominal: No. 81 o 25li35:
| No. o b a4d2G.
| FLAX seed-No. |. 7FAmI6,2.
| Mess pork-Icr hbi 771A6n7 .S2ik.
| ord-Per l0l lbs 3.SJI3 His.
| Short RIBS g dcs-Loose 3 sIl2Gff .12is.
| Dry snl.eI shoulders-BuNed 4hI+is
| Short clear sides Boxed 4i4gih.
| Whisky-Dlst.llms finished goods, per
gal LII. ,,.,o, 4,