The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-11
CHICAGO.

Chicago. February Io.-Corn made a new
low record for the crop today May wheat
closed at % IS Wheat sold at one time
S-Sc above YESTERDAY but turned weaker.
closing at rs decline. caused apparently
bv the overloaded condition of the mar
kc, oats were also weak and closed $50
lower. Provisions declined 5nTsc.
NAV wheat Was offered at the start ar
'bsN'6 rs. against II, at the close yesaer-
MY. DIS carly weakness was brought
p ,Gls' ,nisnv hy The failure of the Liver
vance here and by the reported generous
ShoWtails over the w11ter wheat bell Tn
Hu gravity of the European polllf-
f,,,r, ~ ltt ua' ION received no conhrmat on
rom hho foreign markets. Even de>lIin2s
~ Nolsr Is a ways sensitive to war ru.
~. showed no chaIgr. and traders
ni,+Ietore paid burt little attention TO tn,
uFuuit ing reports. Run after ,be Ore,
lew opening sales no more whent w,s of
itrcd at tue decline. Holders OF inpor
tdn' lihes Q. lolg whedt were cv{,ientiv
lnu.e inclined to bay more at the conces-
ION IN prce than to part with any. the
consequence of which was a Quick re-
s'rsdi from tho opening hours of the nar
~, Later news also favored buyers.
i,n anoiS wired that m.Iers We're act
I'VE BUYERS of cash wheat. II WAS said
mat the supply Of wheat in the North
", M'St was hot suiiicient to permit the mills
y. 10 run 10 me extent that they did last
TO ne incre1-cng. The late cables todt-
Gated that the early Weakening IN Liver
ro0l mad been recovered. and this was a
I ue''n ,i factor Another bullsh factor
M'tS the report from Becrbohm showing
mt wheat stock IN Europe really de-
a. ,,,' e.s"i over o,WlOW bushels in january,
l IKE, OF lWuOD bushels. as reported BY
the LIVERPOOL Corn Trade News. Chicago
recover only cars Of wheat Minneapo
Lst and Duluth reported 9lS cars as,inst
~ ~; a weoS ago and 49, on the correspond
~. .,S gay OF the year before. The bulls
SUCK TO their recen. programme Until
1I9nl 'b,s at the opening May got up TO
q % The latter proved the dunp.ng
ground for as much long wheat as could
b. disposed OF without breaking ali the
nreS ~ the market: May was finally
at IL IS N's'
Corn was rather weaker, and for the
ca Use Of i heavy selling by several promi-
mont receivers IS given The market re-
ceNed pnct ca,ly no support. AMI sellers
We're aided by the weakness of whea, near
the close. Exports were rather light n,
4li0N bushels. May opened Il shade lower
A. y. sold fraction h.ghor and then de-
clincd 10 . 90. the lowest point for the
croa. II closed nj thar figure
IN cats an easy feeling was percent bile
al the START and prices gradually sought
a lower lovo'. Svnipathy with wheat was
ppnclrallv responsible for this, although
late m the session shorts shovel some
ell the decline
IroV sions were easy all day. At tho
close May pork was 7iac and May lard
and rils each nc low pr.
rs mated rcccuis Thursday-Whcat II
ears. corn +N cars. oats 800 cars, hogs
81 600 heNd
Cash quotations were as follows;
tlour-Easy.
v hsat-No. = spring, 745su75ls No. 9, rs
p7d, No. : red, S59sas6g,.
torr-No. Q 20
oatss-No 3 i@i,; No, white. f. o. b..
lleG2O, No. 3 white. T. o. b.. IGs,
Rye-No. .. So.
Barlcy-No. .. nominal: No. 3. f. O. b..
-iIS3. No I. f. o. b.. 2i027
Flax seed-No. /, 7iN76.
Iimo'hy seed-Prime. 2G0H2G5.
MOS; nork-Pcr barrel. 7.60d7s5.
lpnl-ie 100 pounds. 3.70a372ls.
TThoM RIBS sides .oosc, &s0H3S2zs.
SShor' clear sides-Boxcd, rsau,,
WhskN -p!stillerS' finished goods nor
Ssllon LII, ''' fN'