The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-25
ANOTHER RISE MADE
MAY WHEAT ADVANCED 4 Csc AMI
JULY GAINED . $50.
war News, had Crop Reports ana
the Excited Advance Mt San Fran.
cisco Caused the Gain.

,Shlcago. Apr:l A-wheat was very
siSns loiay, the May option adding IJ.o
dnv' is' $3.50 $50 odVance which marked yestor-
sius.ng "t sHsc gafn. Undoubtedly the VAR
Az, I've H.u us siitnt. but 10 the excited adj
from from IA AZ san En,nIseo and bad crop nows
W .ne advanea Altogether tho shorts had
o n p"u uaH on ~ inc other grain markets
i ae eM ~ k strength, corn advancing
May who,t, which closed Yesterday MT
49, w 90 sItn.ed today at 75Asuf65s. the low
or e. on These quotations being the lowest OF
"a ,he gay July commenced at 76i.NTbb, mn
luu .,.,'. ga lsgltsc. and touched 10 on an
Sr,niE reaction. May rose in the course of
inc inc r nr, TO .,3s and July to ~. Clos
,ns ptlves We're it;s Tor May and 76s.a76a.
inr July. 1t was an exciting day in ths
nn, Everything seemed to favor an adj
me- en ana me 81 Mas made to culver wolh
.h motion scon after The opening. Accent.
mnn9e %, THE spot wheat offered TO Tho
. ,,,' Kingdom by liable yesterday after
bushels No. spring reported for s,Sport
IN the frst fifteen minutes of this morn
ths M. sSs'.oi,' w,mo more added inside OF
',o d'sNt nan hour, aud May selling at 100
III ST Louis, weie features which made
MN, ,msngs iasrly bubble, But perhaps tho
IL was 10 the effect that hot winds w.rc
sweeping over the wheat sections of thar
STATE. and, with the continued dro,ltf,
"N.', Et'hllN lnluTttls Tho growing Crpp.
MiHoil Wpuid hn practically ruined Ivy a
lev days contnuusce of such cond,tIins
an excited advance of &c per Genital in
Inc prize OF sS1n Francisco wheat was re-.
Edid"i ns confirming the reported crTlcal
s. atom of the crop. The war news was
t,lso e2nsilerablo factor and probably
accounted for the hid advance at LAYER
eol Which s'oried the local market on
the rampage. shorts were unmi,t lkably
"i n,i ana The extent. to which they
covered was shown In the 2lac advance
,wNhoh took place during tha morning.
Some reaction was inevitable. but tho
cIosins was very etronE, with covering
sphg on actively 10 the last minute
Corn was arm all day sustained prino,-
pally by wheat The war developments
ana ne fear of going short over Sunday
Were also Influences and considerable COW
enlns was done. Exports 797, 900 buehels.
oats We're very strong. There was q
sharp cash demand. with sales OF 10000
bushels.
Provisions started rather weak. In sym
PATTY with similar feeling In the 1--we
s BIC market, The market also felt the
and lard were 2isc and ribs Sc higher.
Esitmated receipts Monday--Wheat 8
cars, corn 1870 cars. oats l25 cars. hogs ~
Cash Quotations were as follows:
fi9nr.W Winter patents, isoa1t 20; winter
s ,,,,in'l 4,iya5. Is, spring special. 40:
semsa5: bakers " sa1l3 ~ d spring stra'ghts.
ooN Wheat-No. spring. 765sS7s; No rel.
o., oGts,No. 2. lsN; No. white 2o02sA
Timothy seed-Prime. 2s2is.
Mess pork-Ier barrel. s.55ns.GO.
Lard-i'er loo pounds 4lTiA
Short ribs SIDES Loose l. 7OGT4 90
DRY ralted shoulder Box ed Sl.dbn
Short clear sideS--Bosed, 4I.a5
gallon. 1.l9. rvs
sug4rs-cut loaf. 615 formulated. AIS.
,,, Receipts. Shipments.
flour, barrels ......... 5000 1000
Wheat. bushels .,..... 6.pJ 17n0
Corn, bushels ........ II 900 XII Oo0
oats bushels .........I2i000 1bl.GO
rye, bushels ....,..... 49,, -
BARLEY. bushels .....,. 5000 10 mn
TIE leadlng FUTURES ranged as follows:
Articles. l0pen. H.gh. I Low Close.
Whetlt--No. ?
April ........-.. 757.I 7I3aI 7N -GzS
may ............ 1b;al TTh.l 75ial Yg7L
july ....-.,..... 75l T7i,i rs 76i,I
September ..... ~ 7iII 7kt iail
Corn--No D.
Aprii ........... ANl 2jisi 2Iyl osiS
May ............I 9stl 25lsl 244I 25lk
July .bixl g6 3GlL
September .....I H4sl POL 27nl 2Tss
Oats-No. >
May ...'........I JFkl 1SLl 1T1I 1Si9
july ...-.r.....I lhNi 15As 1871 1gM
September .....i 1871 20 1871 l9ig
Meas uork-Bbl-
May ........... s.b2l.l S.G5 8.a7Rl s.55
July ............I SOS STU $50 s.67iA
Llrd--I00 lbs
" !; y. '|iS Il; TIA III;
Short ribs. 100 lbs
s $5S ::a Is 4: E.; I
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