The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-24

All TIE Crsis Markets Mere Devoid
Of Snap.
THE RECEIPTS FAVORED THE BEARS.


| Chicago, November 23.--Thc grain and
provision markets were all remarkable to-
| day for Their dullpess. A jump IN Liver
pool cables caused an opening at ssG%c
advance in wheat. and that was the only
timo the market showed Sign of even
moderate activity. II closed lsmSsc higher
for May and &c higher for December.
Corn and oats we're almost l1eless and
showed very little change. Provisions
made slight gains.
1t needed constant effort on the part OF
tho traders to keep anv life in the wheat
trade. and business was seldom smaller
thar II ruled today. The market showed
some degree OF activity at the opening.
Liverpool opened I'd higher for spot wheat
ami nd up for futures. Private cables
stated that the Liverpool strength was on
other cable messages said the English
strength was du5 TO Increased milling de-
mand. buying OF cargoas by the continent
and Argentine rumor,. The Liverpool
close was posted at 'sI1led higher. IN
fact. tho cables were so very stiff that
the trade discredited the strength claimed
aud talk Of mani ulation from this side
found believers.
The Liverpool opening strength. how.
ever. was responsible for the advance at
the start here. May wheat. which closed
yesterday at 90Ss. opened at from 9lh to
ai,i@ei@s, and December showed similar
advance The Northwestern receipts
were. however. too heavy 10 permit the
development of nuy enthusiasm. Mnne-
apolis and Duluth received 1906 cars.
against ls13 week ago. but compared
with N2 for the corresponding day Of the
year before. The net effect of this news
was TO make sellers scarce ami prevented
also the disposal of any great quantity of
long wheat at the advance. Fresh buy
ers at the Improvement we're likewise
scarce. infrequcnt fluctuations within a
nerrow range was a consequence of the
mutual timidity OF buyers ami sellers The
export clcarances of wheat and nour were
equal 10 100000 bushels. Bradstrect's WISH
Bile supply statement reported an increase
II thus country east Of the Rockies OF $685.
900 bushels and an increase in and atloar
Tor Europe OF 2G0O,0OD-a total addition to
tha worlds stock Of 3.296000 bushels. The
acceptance OF IL boatloads of sample
spring wheat, offered by a local firm TO
yerpool the night before. was reported
early IN tire day, arii boatloads in addi-
ton were sold for shipment .ater. New
YORK. reported fair export inquiry and
y boatloads were worked for export there
AMI reported half an hour from the close.
ne ny IN the ointment of the bull s,tua-
ZION was as before--.the heavy domestic
receipts. At primary Western markets
l,l2tO0O bushels came to hand. compared
with only i67 900 bushels the correspond
inE day OF last ycar. May SOLD down 10
WA durlng the morning but slowly re-
covered and closed firm at OH.
Corn was dull and without particular
interest. Elevator people sold and prices
suffered n little at times. though showing
hafnls any change at the close. Every
one reported freer country offerings. re-
cceipts III cars; export clearances $50, oUp
bushels.
Outside or a moderate amount of chang
done In oats This depressed the former
price and held the iat,cr steady. the
spread narrowing to NJ. As usual. n
good cash demand existed: receipts 5e5
cars. - w
very Wight business was done In pn,
Visions. AZ tho close January pork wa.
lor higher, lard sc higher aud ribs So lower
fy' 'nated receipts omorr1w-Wh.nt l55
900 head. ''oss 10
TIC leading futures ranged AZ follows.