The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-17
M. CHICAGO.
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CHICAGO.
Chicago, March 1G- Crop damarc rsa,or, !,
anu oehiais OF then, ran riot In the marke.
ouas' 'he result being a net decline OF
~ ior tfe May options, Corn was prac-
uV"'s aA q standslll ami closed I'M
e"a'ee oats declined ic. Provisions
WERE asa-h strong and advanced 5u10c
heat opened weak, the first few sales
Vi may being made a, 7N9a73Sa, compared
win yesterdays closing price of a. The
| chief cause of tho weakness was ,b, lis-
appointment in cables. notws;hs, andlng
| the advance OF a cent Yesterday. ard sbo
| crop scare. Both Liverpool and Tho confi-
nthtal markets We're lower. The opeulns
, wlahsie IS comthued for an hour, during
7 MyE'sn ,'ne May gradually declined TO ,JdS
ing point and before II o'clock the price
IN III, ,.eovsTed ~ Hisq7ia. though not
MMithVut vigorous oppos ton. july loN
MAY IN tue ADVANCE and indicated that all
was not Wen with the prospects of the
| growing WHEAT. That conclusion was for
tn.d by the action of ST. Louis. when
| sent buying orders here in bundles anu
save crop damage reports as the reason
| 10, lts action Early in the morning dis
p patches from Topeka, KAN of a semi
| uniformly good concerning the prospects
q. growing wheat mp to within two or
.hree Gays, but few complaints of dam
age mad been received since. This was
Widespread disaster from that State yes
terddy, but Indiana, Ohio and Illinois
tt Ia, n send reports OF destruction from
100 many quarters of those States to adj
NIT OF anything but a bulhsh effect.
| Chlcago receipts were 30 carloads. Min
neapol.s and Duluth received 40 cars.
AGAINST SN week ago md 557 on the cor
responding day of the previous year
BMdstreets reported a decrease in the
| WORLDS visible last week of All. 900 bush
sis.l apo. 900 bushels of 1t on this side and
| 2,36f.oN bushels decrease in wheat afioat
i9r burops:,. The Price OF May at the
| close was 1875.
guinness OF trading may DO shown by the
fluctuations in the price. which were bare
ly h.c. Exports 100000 bushels.
| The fenfure In oats was the increased
ilauidatton by May longs and was the
main cause for the weaker feeling and
| the low. range of prices. Business was
quite heavy and tho session active
| Provisions maintained the strength they
have been displaying for some days At
the close May pork and ribs We're each 10;
higher and lard &c higher.
Estimated receipts Wednesday-Whea,
l45 cars. corn 116 cars. oats 1856 cars. hogs
| 1900 head.
Cash quotations were as follows:
| Flour-Dull.
Wheat No. 2 spring 724s No. spring
| 70: No. 2 red S2SsMSsY.
| Corn--No 9. 23AM23A.
oats-No. 2. lsR@l6A; No. . white { o b
lsHa 81; No. 3 white II.
Rye-No. 2, S2h. ..
| No. f o b 22nd23ib
Flax seed--,No. l. 7S1SOih.
lamothy ,seed-P'rime ,7oq2,75.
Mess pork--Per bbl S.S5(iS. Sia.
| Lard-Per 100 lbs 4 .22ifn4.25.
Short ribs sides-Loose i70dt M.
Dry sailed shouldNs-Boxed 4s.Gs.
| Short clear sides-BoXed 4hni3s,
| Whisky-DisEilers' finished goods, per
| gal LII.
sugar-cut leaf &c., sranglalsd 80,
| Wheat. bushels ....... 10000 1900
| Corn bushels ........ l0t,eo lol W
| Oats bushels ......''.. 25S'Un E"'~
Nyc, busheS .-........ b'VN 80.
| BARLEY. bushels ...... 4s,o0 12,Wo
ST. LOUIS.
| st, Louis. March l6.-Flour steady ana
| urt hanged Wheat closed strong and UNI
changed: spot higher: No. red. cash, eio-
vator 95. track seass; No. 2 hard. cash
| rs May Ssis July 73Ss. Corn--Futures
dull. closed fract.onally lower than yester
| day; spot dun and lower; No. ?. cash 2p4.
| May 97s July 23isM23n. Oats dull and
Irregular; No. 2, cash i7A May l7.s. Rye
| firm, 3iM35 Barley nominal. Corn meal
l.4oN1.45. Bran firm; sacked east track
| nominally 55aM. Flax seed NORMALLY u.
| Prime timothy seed 2.G092.65. Hay qu.es
rna r Wh eksrIe u.s. cotton .as and i bss
ging unchanged, Pork higher; standar
mess tobbng s5ei ; .; % Lard pdoon hghh her
prime steam 40; choice 20; bacon--bo q.
ribs $50; shorts 5.7d,~-ngy salt meats
| boxed shoulders 4.e5; extra short clear
ar Art is's 80 '' Receipts. Shipments.
| Flour. barrels ......... 400 ii.M
Wheat, bushels ....... 5000 1900
| Corn. bushels ......... loioD SdW
Oats. bushels .........' f'"V "''V"
VISIBLE GRAIN SUPPLY.
New York, March 1e.-Special cable
grams and telcgraphic dispatches to
Rradstrcet's covering the principal points
of accumulation, indicate the following
| changes in available supply last Saturday,
| as compared with the. preceding satur-
day: Wheat, United States and Canada,
| east of the Rockies, decrease l.2ls.ooo;
aioat for and In Europe, decrease 2,sGi. 900:
total decrease worlds available, i,Di7,oJo
Cora, unred States and Clnada, east of
United States and Canada, cast of the
Rockies, increaGe $500. The more i'm
porlant decreases IN avallanie stocks or
wheat last week not included IN the Of
fetal supply statement are 5000 bushels
In Milwaukee private elevators; So.cW ~
Cleveland, and 0,ooO each at 81. Joseph
and quincy. Corresponding Increases In
clude $500 bushels at various Manitoba
storage points: 25,00o in Northwestern in
terror elevators. @coo in Chicago private
elevators and 22.0oo at LeaVenworth.
KANSAS CITY.
Kansas city, March ls-yVheat active
and steady; No. hard Y; No, 2 red as's,
No. spring 10. corn nc higher; No.
mixed i7isT1s. Oats rather scarce ana
active: No white 1921. Rye higher
No. 2 sii% Hay hrm at ruling prces,
Receipts-Wheat 600, corn $500. oats 200
h.pments-wheat 1900 corn 1900. oats
1000.
NEW YORK.
New York. March heat-Exports.
72,oip: spot Irregular: No. hard y 5-s;
options closed 1s0is net lower: Nq.. red.
March. sih; May. "A rs. Hides. leather
and wool and cotton seed oil. firm. I'g
iron dull; Southern, 1025f120D. Northern.
10 5Dfi250 Coppcr-Steady: brokers, 1l.so.
Tin--Weaker; plates duh. Lead-Steady.
BUTTER AND EGGS.
Chicago. March 1s.-a3utter firm; cream
cry i0Niis; da ~ eats. Cheese firm, slsp
lois. Eggs easy; fresh en.
81 I.oWs. March 1s--Butter hrm ana
unchanged Eggs firm. 1is.
Kansas city, March ~ --Butter STEADY
...s...,. tfSt7s dairy i0fll1.