The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-10
CHICAGO.

Chicago. March s.-wh-a.. after show
ing weakness all through dragging SEES
s!cn. become strong near the end on tile
| renewal Of the war scare a;id closed at
&c advance. Good cash sales also helned
10 create closing firmness Oats and
provisions pursued course similar 10
wheat. opening weak and closing nr,n 81,
Sigh; advances.
May wheat opened weak and lover. the
opening range being from "A IS down 10
u So. compared with yesterday closing
pfice of 15l75is. Amos. everything In the
way o. news conspirsd to weaken the
II = rkots. From Liverpool came the ,ov' er
quotations for wheat the board of trade ;
cable gram reporting S.d decl,ne ami u pri-
unchanged at yesterdays advance and
press dispatches In Heated confidence in
the ultimate peaceful solution OF the Cree
tan difficulties Northwestern receipts
were fairly liberal: Chicago receipts Were
81 cars against Is ears last year. In adj
clifton, the weather was mild. moist and
sprin@like. About half an hour from the
openins a dispatch reportei that he Eng
IN eonsols declined pr cent from ire
| nrat quotations. and some. local shorts
covered what they had sold at the open
ms. New York wired fur,her thAt Their.
Ras more general inquiry from the United
Kingdom, the other marKe's OF which
wheat. on the ,ast mentioned dispatches.
became ririner and advanced 10 u ~.
Then another SLOW decline cnsued. the
price getting down to ga about noon.
principally from the dullress OF TRADE.
Business in the pit WAS almost entirely
| among The scalpers during ile forenoon
slaic;aen; OF the visible supply. when
nlEht have created a diversion in favor
Of the bulls was not issued ana the latter
had 10 depend upon floating rumors 81
good inquiry for cash wheat 10 keep their
courage from deserving them. Thsse ru-
morS took the tangible shape during the
last hour. cash business to the amount
OF TOO bushels be.ng reported; The
strength thus caused was greatly aug
Iqented by reports Of renewed lighting in
Crete. the price OF May finally Advancing
to rs }-s. The closing was at 1914.
Speculative trading in corn was light.
Market became strong later in the scs-
sion; shorts took alarm ana inc prlSs
, took a little squirt. Exports. $4,000 bush
els.
Oats were within a &c range all day.
with tho market entirely devoid OF news.
course of wheat.
PROVISIONS closed with May pork and
ribs a,s higher, lard un vSasnsed, wbeo,
y y ca cars corn Ito cars 0u''' ~ cars '''' .
Cash quo.aions were as follows;
wheat~No. Z spring 74A; No. spring
~; No. > red AhlsS9..
Corn No. .. 25ia,
| iea23: Nos 3 whito t o h lIi4alIi2.
! Rye-No .. S3i.. .......,
Barlev-No . nominal; No. . o b IaS2
| No. f . b 23d4.
| Flax seed-No !. 7li2q792.
Timothy sec.i-Prtme eo42;7o
| Mess pork-Per hbl S.@Jis-3p
| Lard Per To- lbs i.05ui 10.
| Short RIBS sides-.lcosr i.a5ffi Is.
Dry sailed shoulders Boxed l'.@i9;.
| short cloir sldcS--BoNed ihNfN.
| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. finished goods, pei
| gal. J. II.
Articlcs-- GeceiriS, Shimfnts
| Flour barrels ......... l"Hp ONO
| Mhcat. bushels ...... ln,hJ snWr
Corn, bushels .,,.....'' ia 80 le2'"n
| oats. husn.ls .......... Sol,W 2'''""
| barley. bushels ....... 5000 $4,000