The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-11
MADE SHARP ADVANCE.
WHEAT. AFTER ITS RECENT DROP
TOOK An UPWARD TURN.
The May Option Yesterday Went Up
I-sc on War News and Unsat-
isfnctory Crop Reports.

cuted another of the somersaults which
has characterized that market of late.
the May options closing strong at lkc
advance. The warlke turn to affairs at
the Greek frontier scared shorts. and their
covering made a very strong market all
day. Corn. oalos and provisions we've sim
ilarly affected, corn advancing asc, oats
nc and provisions 7ls0l5c
The bears tn the wheat pit were disa-
greeably surprised at the opening. Eng
FISH consols declined SIG for money and
9-lG for the account and the morning
newspapers had details of the Greeks hav-
| Ing crossed the Turkish frontier and en-
eountered the troops of the latter power
a European war has on former occasions
made so many fortunes for bull opera
tors, the merest shadow of a possibility
OF such an increase makes them grab in
81 body Tor the lucky card. May wheat
which was only worth "a rs yesterday at
'erhoon, Started with buyers at from 66is
to 6ba. and kept backing up and filling
10 the opening figures during the greater
portion OF the torenoon. Liverpool opened
' WIN gain of I'D Minneapolis and Du-
luth reported 2Si cars, against 256 n week
ago, ana iSi on the corresponding day OF
last year. Chicago receipts were seven
cars, Bradstreets reports the week 5
bushels against 2.i64,000 bushels on the
week before and l.7ti,coo bushels a year
ago.
Reports about prospects for winter
wheat and concerning spring wheat seed
ing were both bad and TO many II seem
ed that they were bad enough of them
selves 10 warrant all the advance In the
days prices and a good deal more
y report from ST. LOUIS was received
TO the effect that the State report on the
Illinois crop would put the condition at
~ per cent The government rspOrf he
| issued this evening is expected TO be about
| in line with the Cincinnati Price Cur
rents estimate OF from 3DppD.pD to Si0.-
10000 bushels as its total A condition
of 81 per cent for the whole area would
indicate a crop of about S95ooo.epo bushels
9 ;2h an a, a'creage Of about 10000 acres s
6524 10 GO 3-Snb6i. and the closing price
was CO. July closed at 65A. The general
impression with regard to the visible fot
the week is decrease of about 100000
bushels.
Corn ruled firm. oil day. The market
was influenced chiefly by the stronger
there WAS an active covering by shorts.
with little for sale. Exports. $1,000 BUSH
Gle.
oats participated in the general better
feeling and AN unusually large business
was credited 10 the days market. The
main feature was the buying of shorts.
especially those who sold yesterday Ex
ports. G9,Oo0 bushels
Provls We're very firm on the war
scare and light hog reeeipts The market 81
9IS e anG G RIBS M ie hgher zoe "s"eF a'
ESTIMATED receipts Monday: Wheat. I
cars; corn, 1870 cars; oats, 90 cars: hogs.
25. 900 head.
Cash quotations were as follows.
Flour-Dull; winter patents, 800 o. 90;
sraishts teSatz Ca sR pr K patents 7o 70
Wheat-No. spring. 6594a66's; NO. 2 red.
GGS 6 2, 2 y ~ whit. ,o,Aa.,a,
No. 3 white, 17@2o1a.
rarley~No. 2, nominal No. 3, f. o. b.
27nS2; No. 4. {. o. b.. 2SH23,a.
rimoshy seed-Pr!ines 2s2nQ2s5.
Ness porkPer barrel, SSoas.S5.
Lar1--Per 100 pounds, 40
Short ribs sides-Loose b0a470,
Dry sailed shoulders Boxed, $685..
Short clear sides-Boxed 45sGih;
Whistymp!stillers' finished goods per
su tii loaf 5e.; granulaited, sol.
, Receipts, Shipments.
Wheat, bushels ........ 1909 1900
Corn, bushels ..........12i0O0 1900
Oats. bushels .........2ii0o 900 126,ooo
Rye. bushels .......... 5000 1900
Barley. bushels ....... $1,000 1000
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Articles. IOpen.lHigh Low IClose:
Whcat-No. .
April .......... G6ls G6A 6jl7 C5H
May ............ 662sl 66ls 6jaa Sc
July ............ G6 66lsI 65i2 CO.'S
September .,,, G5 60 ga 5iB
Cori--No. p
April .......... 2Sibl ~ e 23A
Nav ......... 2SMl 3s.l 23tI 23ts
July ..,......... 2i9s AIs 2iSl %
September ..... 26 261sl 2Jti 2'N
Oats-No. .
May ........... 16i4 16iaI los 1914
July ........... l7fsl lihbl likI 1lla
September go. ISIS lsss 1873 ls4.
Mess pork-Bbl-
May .........., S.25 $40 S22h SD
July .......,.... s.3ll5l S.f7sel no s.4I's
Lard-l0O lbs
May ............ 4.l7Rl 40 M 40
July ............ i.TRl t,a0 AS 4W
NAY Ma '' .'... ~. 10. 4.so is7la 4.sN 4HH.
July ............ 1924 4.o7l2L 40 4:Gl4