The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-17
WERE Dull At DECLINES.
Tie erals Markets Show : Slight
Falling OFF.
1BEY SUFFERED FROM LIQUIDATION.


Chicago. November le Grain and pro
visions were again remarkable for thei
duIlness today. Wheat suffered somewha
| from liquidation. caused by the hcsviaes.
of receipts In the Northwest. and c,osed al
| u decline. Corn was easy ard closed va
SIS lower. Oats declined 4. Provision.
were dull. but irregular. and closed a,
substantially unchanged prices.
Wheat was fairly strong at the opening
especially for the December option. which
showed kas-S advance, May was I'M
changed. starting at COX and few small
safes were made at 20 s-sdao,s. but the
| market took a downward turn IN the next
two hours ard the price had dec.ined To
50 SIS at the c.ose. The Northwestern re-
celpts 81 wheat were very heavy. and that
oycrshadowed everything else IN the way
Of fresh developments affecting prices In
the first two hours AT the immediate
opening the severe frosts shown by the
weather map to DO prevailing over large
area of the winter wheat country caused
enough buying to raise prices irlhe over
the closing pi'sces OF the day before. but
that was saen forgotten under the press
ure or Wheat bought In expectation of 4
failllg of IN the northwestern receipts.
A<Dtdi HtT. iOI the upSt part
or the side Of the bears. Duluth received
loi5 cars OF wheat. 100 OF that number
coming from Minneapolis, ana previously
had been counted in the Northwestern re-
cepts ard had btoa bought at 81 premium
for immediate delivery On contract Thls
was overlooked, however. Minneapolis re-
ceired only the moderate rambler OF AZ
cars, although the mixers aad dealers u
that city We're likewise plyng a 1and-
some induccmeIt az over December
pr.ces) for CoDntry elevator men TO push
their wheat TO the front Receipts at the
TWO big Northwestern markets were li73
cars. against ll3S "a week ago and S3S the
corresponding day OF the previous year
Chicago received 70 cars, c1mplrei with
2T Tuesday of last week and l29 year
ago, The stock OF contract wheat IN Chi
bushels.
Tho clearonces of wheat and Hour from
the Atlantic AID Gulf ports were equal to
5So, 600 bushels. The Bradstreet figures on
change for the week for the visible made
an increase Of 4,i93000 bushels for the
Wecss, or about 1900 900 bushels less than
expected. When these figures were posted
the market became stronger and May adj
vanced to 9oA hut the bears were per-
stont AID n.ally wore the market out
The lowest pr.ces of the day were made
n tho CAST ten minutes, May declining TO
y 3-S, csos.ng at S9ia.
Corn was duh and rather weak under
the ntueIyce of heaviness In wheat and
clear, cold weather the expectation being
mat In consequence of the latter the
country movement will Increase Pit
ransactions were largely in the way of
changing December deals to May at A
ilghtly increased speed Receipts. 5s1
AIRS Atlantic clearances, sos 900 bushels |
,ables were unchanged. May ranged from |
p '-s to 2glssi29 SIS, and closed lass lower, |
II 2aiSG2a 5-s
oats were quiet and steady, compared |
win the other markets. There was cool |
'uy'ng cary by exrNrt houses and selling |
" commission firms. but that constituted |
ieariy all OF the days trading Cash de- |
mana was again good. Receipts were 80, |
AIRS May ranged fr;.m u rs TO 2ls,. and |
losed y lower. at 2l%a2l rs There was
good demand at 2lA. '
PROVISIONS were Irregular and duh. The
market started firm enough, helped bv n
letter hog market. There was n disposl
lon by longs. to Equ,date, packers selling
OF Jannry ribs. Prices SLOWLY
leclined. but recovered later on ilbsrai
omn1 ssta'n house buying At the close
ahuiry pork was a shade lower, ut S2o
anuary lard a shade higher, at 4 25T,4 97iS
.22&. "e'' a. f-Vu
ESTIMATED receipts tomorrow Wheat
~ cars; corn, 800 cars oats. 200 cars:
logs $4,000 head '''
TIC leading Futures ranged as follows: