Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-01

to-day were quiet, nat and uninteresting
| lrot speculative standpoint The war news
was not sUIhclentY pronounced 10 bring ont
elther side IN much force. The receipts were
liberal. Wheat opened heavy, sc lower
/ Delng qu ted for May; for the first hour there
We're quite rapid fluctuations between 7gss
and Sl14c, but later the market was inclined
20 De quiet; the visible supply statement
Ialleu 10 show any unexpected feature; there
was some heavy realizing and some buying on
reports from the southwest indicating lnteD-
siVe crop damages; all through the session
there was noticeable absence OF a brl SIX de-
nand ana few outside orders were received;
/ toward l O'Clock values were quite nnavy, and
5,ne tone OF the maIke, was dun; the leaders
ana not enter into the speculative market to
any great extent; No. spring sold at 1850
/ ''sc. Corn was very quiet and slow to-day.
attracting but little attention; there were
sales Of No. cash at 40G403sc; the speculative
I market took its tone from wheat, and in a
general way ruled heavy and more or less de-
pressed. oats are heavy and about hteless on
basis or Sl1s03l14c for seller May; the high
views OF holders restrict transactions in cash.
PROVISIONS were quiet and lightly traded in,
, the general heaVlness in other speculative
ARTICLES affecting the hog product unfayor-
ABLY as compared with yesterday; there was
light trading all around, with cash stun bare
~ mentioned; the close of the morning ses-
SION was dull.
Flour easy but prices unchanged. Wheat
. opened 2sGsIc lower; closed l16c under yester-
Gay: regular, March delivery l414lgl51sc.
Aprh '434g1514c. COrn-trading light; av-
eraged Il shade lower: cash lots 37l304lAc,
April delivery S73sG875sc. Oats dun and a
shade sa, lower; cash lots 2713@99c. April dcly-
cry q &C. May 81 n3l3sc. Mess pork fairly
active early, declined l5@20c, rallied 59lOc
and closed steady; cash 81 70Gll IS, April de-
livery $ll 81 a9ll 10. Lard in fair demand;
closed steady and slightly lower; cash lots and
April delivery 75c. Whisky firm at 81 TO-.
Sugar unchanged.
ST. LOUIS. March 81 Flour unchanged.
" neat lower anu unsettled; No. 2 red, S536
lGSJc for cash; SjAc for April delivery.
.9c tor april delivery. Oats hrmer but slow;
323Sc for cash. Whisky steady at 81 Is. Pro-
visions dull ana easy; Pork, Sl2 %. Bulk
meat5-lOng clear &c, short ribs loo, clear
Doc. Bacou-lOLg clear 1895 soc. short ribs
5sc. short clear 55G6 sec. Lard. zoe.
BALTIMORE, March 3l.-FlOur quiet but
steady. Howard street and Western super
line, 81 75G3 10; extra. So 1903 So; family, S3 SIS
04 70; city mills superiine, - 1908 90: extra,
So (g3 90; Rio brands, 81 62,D4 IS. Wheat
southern quiet but steady; Western lower and
Illrly active; Southern, red 92Q93c, amber
95997c; No. l Maryland, 9212lI9234c; No.
western winter red, ON spot 81 +'IS734c. Corn
southern firm and more active; Western
lower and dull; southern, white 54GG12c,
yellow 50G52c.
CINCINEATI, March 3l.-Flour unchanged
wheat scarce and firm; No. ,, red SIC. Corn
easy; No. mixed. 44@4l5c. Oats steady; No.
mixed, 3ig3liac. Provisions-Pork dun at
Sl2 % Oh %. Bulk meats duh and dropping;
shoulders 6213d4 75c, short rib sides g O0G
b lOc. Bacon dull and unchanged; shoulders
Lard dun ut 6 sjc. WHISKY steady ut ST ID.
sugar unchanged; New Orleans 43zG554c.
hogs steady but firm; common and hgnt, So 80
"a 30; packing and butchers, s. 2504 20.
LOUISVILLE, March 3l-Wheat quiet and
weak; No. , red Sjc. Corn-NO. white 45l5c.
O1ts-NO. 2 mixed 94Ac. Provisions quiet;
DIes, pork Sl2 IS. Bulk meats-shouiders4 15c,
clear RIB 25c, clear sides G242c. Bacon
shoulders 25c, clear ribs 6 o71sc, clear sides
25c. Lard, prime leaf SIC.
NEW ORLEANS, March 3l-CoGee dull; Rio,
fs,r .-Tne IN
steady; common to good common 419G41qc,
yellow clarified jy5(G53sc. Molasses-centrifu-
gal steady and in good demand; common TO
good common l7922c. Gotten seed Oll-prime
crude BIC.
NAVAL STORES.
LONDoN, March 81. 500 .. m.-Spirits tur-
pentine nat; SPOT 22s 3D.; March TO April de
livery, rs Sd: May TO August, Z3s; September
to December. 23s Cd.
NEW YORK. March 81, Spirits turpen-
tine dun at 3l15c. Rosin dull AT 81 l715'nl 20
800 p. m.-ROsin dull. Spirits turpentine
quiet at 3lt5c.
CHARLESTON. March 8l.-spirits turpentine
firm at &c. R0sin dull; strained 9jc, good
strained 81.
RICE.
NEW YORK. March 3l.-Messrs. Dan Tai
IMAGES Sons 81 Co. furnish the following report
of the rice market: Domestic styles are in
in good demand and prices firmly held. For
elgn kinds continue active. the demand being
increased on account of shortage in the do
nestle crOp. We quote: Carolina and LOuisi-
ana common to fair 434G514c, good to prime
5z@6c, choice 61s z6}se, fancy head 635G7c;
Rangoon t7s95c. duty paid, and 2}Slg23{c in
bond; Patna 454G5c; Java 534055sc. Their
Charleston dispatch says of the Carolina crop
movement to date: Receipts 5i,9l3 bbls; sal 5
81 1901 bbls; stocks 2,006 bbls; offerings light
and market strong.
CHARLESTON. March 3l.-Market duh and
unchanged; sales 1913 bbs.
NEW ORLEANS, March 3l.-Market steady;
Louisiana. 45SG57sc.