The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-03

Chicago Aprti 2-N-h@ai was firm 20
DAY. he Nay options closing at :. gi,
adVA1cs- \ somewhat better cash demand
ana crop safpaee claims were factors IN Z
!uii market. Corn went the osh>r wav.
c.cz.rE 7. lower. p4;s closed "a shade
over and pro.is!oas unchanged TO itc
lower.
c9.a-o7. as caured by the easly fuc,ua-
i1-s lH the nhea- market. was tfife
more faVo7s bic 70 the ban s,de thar a:
tf. Close of yey-enlay's session. Liver
ioal 5r-1ei without ary change. The
%-rif 8 esterl receipts were smaller ttal
iAey haze been running 0: lste. ari tie
Ioor c5aai,lol Of nhea; n Missouri as
Iviorie7- Yesterday by the agricultural BIZ
-sza, received some confirmation from pri-
va-- t=si .tnony. Chicago received only
.i1e cas May opened Al .~dsf@..
a-a4-s; yesterdays closing c: "a. and
crns BE i.rst $50 hours Of tra!-7e
T's'- rom IFe % lt9.. alto ju.Y kseriar
fh- inquiry from country iui!!ets was
70 cre H. eF41-.c. Khan q his been fo-
r. tine. Before = clock rtPp bus e!s
-s4 tn Scl1 tcr prompt shipment an.
rgz most notable .@ar1re q ,le country
fe-nsrI YES that i- was largely ior NJ.
-1-.uE ana ,ha, 4aps nllSns = goes west
60 k2-sss y O.= o.! ;ha - ms Of news
H.rn helped Tho bars vas :h.- estimate
- - -rs,n D-lltr that SO - f1"-r woHla
Sow AZ increase :p- t1e W-@a ~ ! - ~
tsae.s and M;.re apolls N9-lC on!t de-
crease - ~, Nt-rl .7dlcats~s II probable
j. -.'-ae- u she visible. or III .-zst a very
80 cec-sase- closing cables being Of
Tae market ruled frr after y O'Clock
aTl MAY showed - teliency 20 improve
faster inaa Jliy. n Heating aHpreaHil-
o9 @. ;ae result amcag s5or, sellers.
sf5llt tte Courcry d%alsrd tor SPOT
wn-a; snow pEci. further Increase. -
t.-U o. fe" h-nttsl available supply The
f9rd - a--. Were 80. CrIy urfgVoT-
able o. r.2ar3s the poos outlook for the
F-=rrh c-0p bni The Russian crop was
s.S0 sad - - u-pre gl-s.nE The market
trad several vio.ea: destinations IN The
Jas; ha.f L5.-. May dropqlaK SUD ieniy
for 7g7. r. 7aaa. a-d recovering again in
few minus % = May o'osed at '0'sI
corr p-as ts:-.r ac,'vc ard showed It's
!n1sl.r t=nce Of wheat by declining when
ihe .na-he; vas Advancing The mark
Mas strong z11 sorrewnat higher during
ceipts we; weather all through The cora
h.lt s-3d god exports, a,i.pp bushels.
tugs ard .ea-lzfnss ey longs caused de-
'Tae m1rket In GAYS was Of mach The
Same character AS corn although less act
Nifty vas shown. Prices v"re firm early
tut when sofn declined oats followed
Fair support developed aid some o. ne
decline was recovered Exports We're l-.''S
Provisions were very dull. At III. close
My pork wes 10 lower lard unclaimed.
Estsmat,l eipts-Whea,. 10 cas-
corn, ~ cars. oats, ia cars; hogs. HOS
cash quotations were as follows:
Whea;-No . spring. 7o'.07l No. red.
Corn-No. .. 242Q24s.
Oats-No > III; No. . white, (. o. D..
ali-u.3 80. WHITE. 2oi2
Rye-No . 32lk
Barley-No. 2 nominal, No. 3. T. o. b..
a6nS3: No T. T. o. b.. c3lsli2T.
i'IaXserd-No. /, I4i.lI74..
Timothy seed--Pr me- 2.62ie
Mess porl,-Por barrel S $3.50
lar.I-Per hundred pounds, "a.
short ribs sides l-cose iAfi+ 10
DRY sailed shoulders EoNed, iE,8a.
short coar sides Boxed, As-Hi's.
WHISKY -Dlstilers' finished goods. per
s's: nc.1,rs ut. lonf. i.sl; erannlated 4Sa