The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-25

Chicago. March .4.-Specuauve business
in gram seemed TO so on crutChcs today,
!; was so hating and slew. w ea; de-
clinea l.u5-s. chieny from lack OF support.
Corn Was unchaDged and OATS a shade
lower. Provisions were the only market
10 show any strength, a general advance
Of 2lsc beng recorded.
Nhesi was weak at the opening and for
an hour afterwards the bears showed .sl-
mos, complete control Of the nyarke.. Ear
~ Liverpool cables came l-d higher. but
hgt CT This was subsequently lost The
treue WuS somewhat disappointed in IN -
as il was only "a ie.ole response TO the
puia4sh sentiment which ruled here dad
discouraged those VINO were expecting for
elgn help In putting prices up. The
@s3tNe-. too Was regarded as favorable.
Ihe streng n, however, came from the
n.4-d for export. That WIS emphasized
by small cleuranees OF wheat and nour
rom rom me Atlantic seaporis in the last
twenty-iour hours. the total amounting TO
the equivalent of 2110.o bushels ana of
7hat total lr1,cp bushels was wheat. May
ouened al from 1875 10 1874, against yes
srtdHally lower until in about an hour
ss NNg osrs. co ana Dn nib gsgeved
week ago, ana So on the cor
RESPONDING day of the year before.
chcago received ~ cars. The crop news
was OF about the same character as OF
!a-e. II possible worse, out seemed TO be
Wi ihout effect. as the trade seems 10 be
setting used 70 that sort of news. aad
SEEING by 81. Louis was heavy. Specu-
lauVe business was dlstressingly Light and
me market rose and fell alternately over
dpotM - cent range on the execution Of
living or selling orders SO small that or
uuarlly they would not cause a nuctla-
tlon of more than l-l6. f at all. IT,, re.
port OF some little export business 'hayint,
Deeh dcie a; New York. twenty boatloads.
AM OF about 5000 bushels sold here to
,'l'IleFa, Mas given as the reason for d
recovery IN May 10 49,, after the decline
already referred TO. The price eased off
as4 ~ m the last half hour. May closed
Corn was dun. but there were BUYERS
~ ne m molerate Offerings all day at Very
~ - c",icess !oiis from yesterdays closing
priges. Receipts were very Light. % cars
and Atlantic ports again axported .-1or,
Iuc !SlN, me days clearlnccs being III 7q9
,Nshe!s, Ihat served TO steady the m r.
{, =. -'hStandlns the weakness OF
Oats attracted 10 special attention and
;iltfe was little 10 be sad OF the ma Ike.
iisine - Tor a While after the on.ninr,
was moderately good hui an "I'f",hk
greater part OF the session trade was mon
u less dun. The srngc of rr,ccs ,v,s
. dIto", WIN tendency toward easiness.
7'ttpoari elearsnccs we've 7Gl. 30
PROVISIONS Were duh for a time Abou4
~ minutes from The close the mlr}eot
',s 10 i%ped strength through no apparent
Early sellers became BUYERS ard
~ - proth.,aei OUT considerably. the re-
SUI oe'ng mat all tho early DECLINE was
80 eIel. Al the close Nav pork. lsrI
lIa r!ps were each Pr higlr~
VIZ W." I,rl receipts for Thursday
9.eND head 1902 - 'iNSs'
t,,%ash qg1ia.!ons were as follows:
Wee4t-No. sDrir,g 72G73. No a,-,,-
=. No. > red S5Is9. "F''"e
Ccrn-No. = a.liei
-, 3a;s-No, 2, ifi.11sa, No. . white fob
~, an No wine ( b l7I.q2l.
Rye--No. 2 80.
InHr.ey-No; nom nal: No 2, 25d3s.
FaN sr-d-No l. 77dsl
Timothy secd-Prime >. GJ4270
Mess pork-Per Dbl 5. 70qS.7i.
l.efd-Per l0l lbs no
Snort = % stdes-Loose 4.t5a4S
" hisky- D!stlllers' finished goods. usr
sal. III ~
Articles Receipts Shinncnts