The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-23
WHEAT WAS NERVOUS.
MOVEMENTS OF THE DAY WE'RE
EXCEEDINGLY ERRATIC.
wheat Went up and Down spas-
medically but Mny Closed at
1-Sc Net Decline.

Chicago, April 22.--Whelt was a pugzle
today. 1t wen, up and down Ike a leeter
board. but ended close to the center with
n net decline of Use. The market was net-
Nous and easily moved in either direction.
ls,g cash busmoss and better planting con-
tone were factors. The other. markets
were dun ANA slow. with but iittle change
in their respective values.
Wheat was very strong during the first
hours trading. Opening at from ,4h up
to 7ils for May. against yesterdays clos
ing price OF "a SIS, II gradually worked up
TO a.; and iinctuated between ~ ana l4%
FOR about S on. an hour; AZ tho end OF that
that the bulls had exhausted their amnu-
milton and on that they began their ct
tack, fhe result was quickly seen. May
tumblIng from "A SIS to 7Si. In about ten
minutes. Talk of considerable bus ness
havaEg been done in wheat for export from
here thus forenoon helped to Keep the price
M during the first lNouf. md a renewal
OF such rumors caused 1t 10 recover once
more the spoest of the decline hast rcfetrcd
to. The details were not Forthcoming,
however. with a sufficient degree OF deh-
yielded again after having sold up 10 iih2
for May the second time The. Liverpool
market opened at decline of Id per cent
al for futures and closed at a further loss
of iada.d for futures ana lsd advance spot.
The opening was much better than antlci-
pajed aud was quite influential III the
early strength OF the local market. Con-
hmental markets wore all somewha, h-eh-
err and the cause of their strength was
6ad TO be due to reports of damage TO
tne Frencn crop from CON inued ruins and
damafpo 10 the Russian crop by frost aud
drnuIh Chicago receipts were Only IL
cars. Minneapolis and Duluth reporting
800 cars, against al week ago and 2si
last year. Atlantic port clearances were
only $4,000 bushels IN -four aud wheat.
| 'Shc price got down to I29t for May on IN IN
s'.ond n "a. but II quick reSoVcry to tS72
ensued. That was the price at the close.
Corn was weak at the beginning of the
| session. influenced by tho favorable wealth
err. but the small decline was taken ad-
van,age OF by the shouts TO coser then
lines and prices were soon up again. Trad.
ing as a whole was listless. Exports aO6'
| 900 bushels,
For the most rart oats were quiet,
with prices following wheat In the
main. There was some short buying at
| lrtervols. but no inter- sting features de-
| velopel. Exports $4,000 bushels.
| Provisions were easy for lard and STEADY
| for pork and ribs. Tie close for May pork
was 2iac higher. lard 2'sc lower and ribs
unchanged.
EuUmafed receipts for Fr.lay-Wheat S
| cars. corn l25 cars oats l3i cars, hogs lb.oN
| head.
cash quotations were as follows;
Whsat--No. spring. 7al.d74A; No. D os
| G73; No. 2 rcd. S9led92.
| corr--No. 2, 24SsN2ii2.
osismNo. 2 l7%gl7's No, white sts.,J,t o.
d.; 2l@2S,s' No: Z white, f. l. b. -oa22$"
BarlcyNNo. 2, nominal No. 8. +. o. b.,
| aSpa2; No. 4, f. o. b., q.
Flax seed--No. l. 76i4079
| Timothy seed-pr.me 2.7Oa27s.
| Mess pork--Per barrel, S.i5nS60.
| Dard-Pcr 100 pounds 4.l2i9.
Short ribs s:des-Lpose. 4.65GgfS5
| Dry salted shoulders Boxed, 5A@5H.
| Short clear sides-BoXed, l5sq6.
| Sugars-CIt. loaf. 5.lb. grammatical, d.I6.
Receipts. Shipments
wheat. bushels $780,. 1909 26,e0
| Corn, bushels ......... 1900 lbS.0e0
| Oats, bushels ..........l4l0O 13s.OJO
| Rye. bushels .......... l,Vo -;
| Bar.ey, bushels 49,. 300 l,wV
The leading futures nangtG as follow:
Articles. lOpen: H .gh Low Close.
| Wheat-No. .
| April ........... HIsl ,iAl ia IJN'
| May ..-..,,..,., az ltA go 90
| July ........... lil4l LiSbl ~ -,
September ..... 7llsi 71hl ts's tshi
| Corn-No. .
| April ..........,l 2ial A7sl - HS
May ...........' s4Al sifsi - 80
| July ...........-I 1Uhl EJssl .itii 80
September ..... q Y 26rs ~
| Oats-No. p
May ............ US lt2N lttsl lGA
july ...t........l lsftl 1881 lo'Nl loiA
| September 80. 1875 lNtj 49, IL
| Mess pork--Bbl-l
May .....'....''I 80 Dye S'lV -. J
july ....,--'--''l o.1itel o'Uo o'uv S''i -
| Lard-l00 lbs
May ...+..-....'I 4'l,fRl f'l!1cl 4'lu f'is,
July ...-.....-..I so i,-J f.lh t'-..ef
| September ..... i3iIsl S7l2l 4.30 i.J-h,
| Short ribs. 100 lbs
May -........-.s ~ ~ 9'oa'3l i'M
July ..,......,..l so so 40 80
| September 49,, 40 4.s2lAI 4.IlAI $50