The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-21
CHICAGO.
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CHICAGO,
chicago, March 2O.-All the grain and
provision markets were dun and uninter-
estins today and the small declines which
took place were more from lack of sup
port than from any statistical news.
Wheat declined II. corn /. 1nt oats 40
q. Provisions closed 2lsui0 lower.
The Liverpool wheat market showed a
shade further Improvement THIS morning
and consols one-cighth of 1 per cent de-
cine. For those reasons wheat held fair
~ steady at the opening slnd Tor an hour
'hefeaiter. There was observed. how
e!Nr during mat time. the same oompar-
awe scarcity OF May compared with July,
WHEN Was SO marked 4. iouturc OF the pre-
'ious days business. The difference be-
tween the two w.denei still further. At
inc close ON FNnday tho spread was ex-
actly cents. and after aa hours trading
TINS Afternoon II had reacted to go The
extra plonIifulress OF July was by some
astrlbed TO better accounts from the couu-
try regarding growing wheat and uNpecta-
ton OF further Improvement as the re-
sni OF copious rains May opcncd
shade lower, at "A 1920 touched 7iAs1
"a -, and very gradually rose 10 7bn but
1S IL O'Clock the price had declined TO
"a. Bradslfeels report OF the weeks
eiedIahces oil wheat and Hour made the
quantity l.bIVD bushels eg1inst $4,000
ON the week before, and $4,000 bushels
on the parallel week of the year before.
Inc market had severe trouble in the last
iiilccn m..nuies May, which had cluhed
again to TO- dropped to 7iig. which was the
lowest and closing price. There was no
ilrsh export business at the seabotrd and
only loco bushels sold to millcrs here
Corn was dun and trading IN It slack.
fluctuations being within the y limit IN
10 ,g ii,een minutes from the close. The
rnmors of cutting gave a sudden down
turn 10 the market.
Oats opened easy and remained so dur
ing the entire session; was dun and. there
| WnS nothing OF interest reported
| Provisions showed May pork about 10
| lower.
Estimated receipts Monday-wheat. 70
5000 head.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour-Quiet; winter patents. GOAT ~;
straigh's, i.ood4.2o; spring specials, $50:
Spring patents. iooui.l0. straighis, s4Cp
$40, bakery St9pS.3o.
Wheat-No. . spring. 731sGiTih; No. 8.
I3lm75A: No. . red, S4I4GlsNil
oais-No 2. isie9aieH: No. 2 white, Z. .,
D.; 2o.a@ ~; No. white. 1874.
Rarley-No. ?. nominal: No. 5. 2H9s2;
No 4; Q. b. 2rsg25 ..,
Timothy seed-T'rlms. 2.Gs62.7o
| Moss pork-Per barrel S75msso
eard. Per 100 pounds. 4i7Mqt2o.
Short N.' , r,b, sldes-.l Dose ie59la5,
w..
short clear sidcs-.Eoxed 4l.a44..
Mhlsky.Dtstillers' finished goods per
spfars-cut' loaf, So srenulla,ed, 40.
Flour, barrels .....,... sop0 ion
Wheat: bushels ....... i50OO 46.eN
corr, bushels .......... Jos. 600 IS go
| ohfs, bushels .........2p.0DO $4,000
ltNe, bushels .......... LEO Go
Barley. bushels ........ 1900 1900
ST. LOUIS.
ST. Louis. March 2o--Tlour au,et. STEADY
and unchanged. Wheat closed steadv
spot, s'ealy; No. red, cnah elevator %.
trek s5m9Si May . s;SSas9la; Jgy 79I.yt
steady: No. 2 cash 2lA May - 3-s asked !,
July 23ls bid. oats duh and steady for
Cultures; spot higher: No. ., cash l7n BID.
nc'rinal, Corn meal i.aof1 40. Bran firm
and unchanged. Fax seed nomlnally II
Prime timothy seed dull 2elG2 81; Hay
s.ooGll 90. Whisky 117. Cotton tdes 60
Begging 3-saGA. Pork steady: STANDARD
mess iobbing S.6cae.I5. Lard weaker.
| prime steam 307is: choice 3.0ik. Bacon
| 5.35: ribs AS. shorts $50. Dry salt meats
| Boxed shoulders ass. extra short clear
90. shors 5.25; ribs 5;ib-
Flour. barrels ......... BOO 400
Wheat, bushels 49,. .25.o 800
! Corn. bushels ......... III o @n lfI@
| Gate. bushels .......... $1,000 1900
NEW YORK
New York. March -Wheat-Expor,s
! 10l.1N; spot quiet; No. hard winter Nis;
and 5-Sc on distant de- yer Ell; No. red.
March 50: May 50 IS Hides steady; Gal
weston 10. Buenos .Ayr@ ISls@l9; Texas
20H2i. Wool Hrm: fleece lcn2o; pulled iaap
| % cotton seed on steady: prime crude
1909; prime Yellow ~ FIG Iron weak e,