The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-18
WAS RECORD BREAKER.
WHEAT SCORED AN ADVANCE o.
also YESTERDAY.
Strength Came From Abroad md
the shorts We're Caught md had
ly SQucexcd-Closed ~ 3-4c.

Chicago. April 17--This was one of the
record breaking days In the wheat mar
ket' That article closed after an eNcitng
days business at the advance of AK. AT
which price 1t left off at Thursday. The
heaviest and most successful OF the local
spectators In the business We're on the
buying side and shorts We're caught and
badly squeezed.
Other grain markets and provisions were
comparatively dull.
The strength of whoalt came almost en-
| tirely from abroad. Wheat was weak for
| about three minutes at the start, but
soon got over that and "strong." II ap-
| piled TO ITS subsequent condition. would
hardly describe 1t 1t became excited for
few minutes at a time on several occa-
sions. March and July futures started
within !. of each other. but as the price
which followed the weak start was ap-
| preaching its climax May shot SIS or
more ahead Of July. which gave rise TO
| to the idea that shorts in the former
month were more numerous than mad been
| supposed. May opened at from 500. down
| TO 60 3-S. as compared with 60 SIS at the
close of Thursdays session. 1t acted In
| an uncertain way for a few minutes at
around the opening price named and then
| oommencc1 the struggle for the meager
offerings, which in little more than u
| quarter of an hour from the start had
advanced May to II 5-S and July TO 1i}a.
| AT the bottom of the reasons for the
| atlyanc was undoubtedly the bad az
,,b,glt ,rosnects Inn. "a stronger and more
At, - ,h,, ,,,on,o,,t va. tho va.
oi'ect e"use "l ''o in'''''..' "''-
| ports received + ON New York that for
| eigners were heavy buyers OF wheat there.
| ,,ho,, ,,er, eof5 ia ~, t,,ki,y hoth snot
| iieS were salu 10 ne '"h"'s ~" '.S
wheat and futures. and their Hqulries for
the cash .lrticls eXten4ed 10 Chltlso, New
ork sales for export were reported, at
per quarter equivalent 10 about SIC per
| puShei. The quantity sad to have been
sold there. for export on Thutsu-y Was
mand, but July kept after toward An, m
May sold from II b-S back 10 u, which
ter r' ii t't rose 500 to 42 X had seeond down
turn to n 3-s but following that ihe re-
wa ftl higher prices persistent a5 IN AZ ad t iF
May, and that was ne price at IT,, me GiGse'
Corn partook but signify IN me pmii .a,,,
ness OF wheat, dIid II ~ hot uni,he4y /,
| Judging ny The readlNrsa Win VIZ. mnis' ga T.,
that article, that the market would haze ave
declined MAJ no. wHi i 49,, ~ In tho
ally strong Tie improv .id r IN IN, me
eips and OFFERINGS mere fary nssr to
a a1s Jul for r' two days. =,
oats. Tho market was firm ,,n.,s entirely ina q
malter OF sytnpag, nngc,, wv" was toward weak
n ness but tn that disposition was soon nipped
as wheat aid It's high hckihg ac,. anu
PRO h9aa ,r We're let OILY moderately active
and adya ced prime paliy on a account ei
me me, cl , MY po d rfns abo,It ~ higher
laru I12 MINER ai,i il' - Tnn,,a, What
Esiimatei receipts ior M 200. os 40
Z elrs, corn, I'D oats --'' Hon'' "'''V
mead. s.,.o,s MORA as follows;
1 len aIni,,, ,,nier r.9ients 3plt4. ~;
r1our-fTH, 49, ~, ro4 ,,b,s A nj
winter spec ans Nv WIZ, WIZ 1oes,i al. snring
Mi2J; spring latelitsi ss'gs 7olfp an
What-No' z sprihs % sost 65a5iH wv =
sprlng hSrninAioS, iH 10 '''
Corh--No- <, @i7e' ,,o white FOB Nup
:, u s : Z !. :.".. s. $50
Flax seeding. L ia'Ss csoie IN.
Me- pSrltNPer hi sa5Qs.5p.
iard--Per 100 lbs .2z'h c,o,,u
Dry sailed should 1fsiioN ~ ''t4"7s
SWbbirsl,vHDlsiillers' finished goods. per
,aI' ~
gal a., aag. car ,oaf 81; granuiated a.@.
S ArticIcs- ''A' '' RECEIPTS. shiPmeen's.
Flour. bbls ttwo GAYS, i2 9oe, l5yWn
t Wheat by Gwo days lss 5SS9 1.a s
o OATS h bn ...... $4,000 $500
B ~, bushes e, i:'''''''' 1905 $4,000