The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-21
Artlcies-- lOrcn- lHirh-l Low close
CHICAGO.

Chicago. February 20.--Wheat today
showed some effects of the load OF long
wheat which traders had undertaken TO
carry over the holiday, Their unloading
preventing more than We advance. al
though the news again favored more
substantial gam, Corn was heavily traded
in but advanced only Lice. Oats closed
lsc higher and provisions 21aI5c lower.
Wheat gave no symptom OF weakness at
the opening thas morning after It's three
days climb. Ii started buoyantly AT $3.50
76S, for May as compared with ycster-
days close of 76tsu1das and a large husl-
ness was done Ut those figures and down
lapse of another thirty minutes 1, was
biunging 77ls. An advance OF A4nli az
Liverpool and a dechnc of a-l6 in English
consuls were the most prominent feat
lres of the news which added TO the favor
with which wheat had previously been
regarded. There were scene minor reasons
| for the early strength Chicago receipts
| beng only q cars and the out inspection
| 3i.vn bushels. Argentine shipped only
| $4,000 bushels of wheat, against lo3 Wc
the week before, Atlantic and Pacific
| with 205l,00 the week before Minnoapo-
| liz aud Duluth receipts we've aol cars.
| against 1856 the Saturday preceding. Ent
| the offerings which from 75s up to IT'S
rad been quite light, became heavy at
| the latter prca and exceeded the amount
wanted, The people VINO had been buyers
u and the market after that dragged ard
looked & trihe t!red IN the end. May work.
cd down from ms to 76Asm16l3 and closed
a. 3esas an improyemen3b a t9r d th sx aay
business had been done today.
Corn was nrm aud the business done
was compamt.vely heavy, q good deal or
evening up beng done. The strength Of
wheat and the extraordinary demand OF
| corn fer export we're both elements IN
creating the fiunness Which ruled
throughout the session. Export clear
ances for tho week were eau, 100 bushels.
winch much exceeds the quantity export.
ed any previous week in the history OF
the trade.
Oats were firm all day indirectly through
sympathy with wheat and corn. the
strength of those markets influencing To-
cal shorts TO even up their trades. scalp
ers did The greater, part OF the selling.
close May pork was &c May lard shade
and May ribs about DC lover: ,v,e,, N
cars. corn $50 cars. oats 260 cars. hogs 49,
900 head.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour Firm winter patents t,%p1 ~:
epring patents 4 .OolIi so spring s,ratEhts
s'4OdS.76 bakers S,cDpS. 10: :.
Wheat-No. spring I5isWI5H; NO
spring 74is: No. red S5is9sSh.
Corn--No. .. 22s.d23.
oais-No. 2. issai7; No. 2 white 10
1910 1919; No. white o b i6alS'2
HsiGey--No 2 I o 80; No. 70 b 24d32;
No. ( o b 22lRmG.
FLAX sead-No. /. 76Gt7.
Timothy seed--Prme 2.eO.
Meas pOrk--Per hhl 7.S5liT.so.
Lard-Per 100 lbs 3.a2is.
Short RIBS sides .oose 3.9Jdi.20; dry
sailed shouders--Box iieniH.
Short clear sldes-.Boxcd 4nq4%.
WHISKY stillers' finished goods. per
susar-cut loaf sc; granulated 80:
Flour. barrels ......... 600 a,@g
Wheat bushels ...... y s' Ss, ,o s'SS
oots bushe es .. ...... $500 sl7,6oo
Rye, bushels .......... D'Wy $500
BARLEY. bushels os'VVo ~o'V"
steady and unchanged. Wheat--Fuiures,
closed unsettled, May shade h;shes ana
dnii No. red elevator s. b!d. track IS
MAY s5hms5ss: July s2is@S2ss Corn--Fn-
pres closed steady e strong spo g,s s'eaa gay
tember 2iIa. Oats dun ard higher. with u
weak demand for futures: spot higher;
No 2 cash il nd; May ISL. Rye quiet, 20
bid. Barley dull; mailing 2SnSs ~, cor, corn
nsminaiIy i71is Flax seed STEADY. y;
Prime timothy seed 2;Cog2 o.; Hay du Y
and STEADY; prairie 4.Wg. w tmothy ~, w
g,ng StsMsiI. Pork steady; standard mess
iohhing 7.7JNs. rs. lard easy; prime steam
3 s2le choice $50. Bacon-Boxed shout
ders and extra short clear S.75; ribs 800;
shorts 512is.
Article.s Receipts. Shipments
W viSea ' bushels ' ....... 1900 5000
Corn. bushels .......... 1890 1890 100
Oats, bushels .....'.''' oo'"" ~"
New York, February 2p.--wheat-Re-
ce.pts l2.02s. exports 1926; spot trmer:
No bard s Options opened stsn S,ss sna
FEBRUARY si May szis. Hides slow: Gal
weston y; Buenos Ayre nom nominal; Tefas
firm: hennIock isisN2ois. Wool steady;
fleece 1000: pulled I5n1s PIG iron a,iiei
Southern 10 e59,i2 On: Northern II 80.
Copper steadx; brokers 100; Led ssro orr;
III steady: prime crude 20: prine summer
yellow 2sI2i: butter grades 26,sefH.
KANSAS CITY.
Kansas City February 2o.--Whsat dull:
No. hard norrdnally 1880; No. 2 red Of;
No. 2 spring 77sxas0. Corn 6rm and act
I've: No. . I9xed u oats lfelsiy active ana
ssssdy; Ne. white 1s&0n Rye-Ab: :