Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-17
PROVISIONS. GROCERIES. ETC.


LIVERPOOL, Feb. l6, nOon.-Wheat steady.
with poor demand; supply good. Corn quiet
but steady, with fair demand.
NEW YORK, Feb. Is. nOOn.-rlOur quiet but
steady. Wheat better. Corn higher. Pork
firm; mess Sl4 p. Lard firm at 3215c.
Ereights steady.
500 p. m.-Flour, Southern weak; common
TO fair extra, s. 20G4 .. Whcat-spOt lots a
trifle better; ungraded red S3G93c; No. , red
February delivery nominal. COrn-spOt lots
sale better; No. 2, 5l34(152l &c, February de-
livery 5l>s..G522se. Oals z4G5sc higher; No. ,,
5lisSs &c. Hops firm Coffee. fair Rio, on SPOT,
steady at 959c; No. Rio, on spot zoe. Sugar
quiet bat steady; centrifugal lice; fair To
good refining 5G51sc; refined quiet but rathes
weak-C &c, extra C5lsG5Ac, white extra Z
55sG55ac, yellow 45z(G45sc, OF = 5ssc, mould \
O. &C., standard y 13-16c, cOnfectiOners' y
I5-l6G6r, cut loaf and crushed CSC, pow
dered 81 ,G63sc, graduated &C, cubes 63sG
oil 35QI3SC for crude. 4015(94lc for refined.
Hides held firm. Wool steady and rather
quiet; domestic fleece 24G3Ic; Texas l3GlSc.
PORK firm; mess, on spot, Sl4 %. Lard Pa
points higher; contract grade, on spot I 35c,
treIghts to Liverpool dull; cotton, per steam
I'D; wheat. per steam 3J4d.
CHICAGO, Feb. l6.-Ihe leading articles on
Change to-day show only a tOlerably firm
feeling and record a fair advance over the
opening prices, which il wheat were AG15C
higher. but in other articles about the same
as Saturdays closing quotations The local
shorts were moderate buyers. These, with
light receipts and frmer cables, sustained the
market. Wheat opened AG15c higher than
saturday omclal quotations Tor near dellv-
cries, the others remaining unchanged; the
frat quotations were substantially lower; a
steady and firm tone was contributed by light
receipts, local buying and slightly improving
cables; the reported advance in cOnsOls was
used moderately as a bullish argument: an
advance in seller May Of &c was sustained at
the morning session. and the closing was
steady and firm; No. sp.ing was quoted at
7s3stG7Sc, the outside being for this weeks de
livery. Corn responded TO the improved con-
dItlOn existing In other grains and the pIOyIs-
ion list, and advanced all the way from = to
&c, the outside being in remote futures: few
If any features were developed, there being
only a moderate local trade; No. cash sold
at 81 &c. Oats ruled very quiet but steady
and moderately firm at an advance of about
&c: the transactions were confined TO sellers
of May, and were few in number because OF
light offerings and few buying orders. Pro-
visions were generally improved, beng at
times quite active and higher. All through
the speculative list leading grains proved
support to provisions. which were also aided
by improved conditions at the yards. The
scaIpers, however. were the heaviest Ope-
ratOrs. The largest advance was in pork,
which improved l21a(gl5c after the opening.
Cash quotations were nOminally the same as
February.
Flour unchanged. Wheat quiet; February
delivery 775siG7S3sc. Corn more active and
stronger: February delivery 36t s,g31ssc. Oats
-cssh sales limited to February at 2IG21l4c.
Pork somewhat unsettled and irregular; cash
lots Sl3 00l0l3 05. February de Very $l3 O5.
Lard higher; cash lots and February delivery
: O2jzc. Whisky and sugar unchanged.
BALTINOEK, Feb. i6.-EiOur steady, with a
moderate inquiry: Howard street aad " est-
eIa superdne. - 1903 90; extra, So 1908 IS;
family, 50 S7G4 I5; CITY m'lla sGpeTilnc. 3 IS
as 90. extra, s. l5G3 IS: lsiO brands. s4 IS.
Wheat-SOuthern firm and quiet; Western
easier and dull: Southern. red 80 G96c, amber
g7(G9Sc: No. I Maryland. CSC bid; No. 2 y est
er0 winter red. on spot SS14lgSSsSc. Corn
Southern easier and quiet; Western a shade
frmer; Southern. white 55g56e. yellow 5lg52c.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. l6.-Flour unchanged.
Wheat higher and very slow; No. red, 500
soc for cash; SIC for February delivery. Corn
higher; $500 for cash; 361s(dS7c for February
delivery. Oats dull; 1880 for cash. Whisky
steady at 81 IL. Provisions firm: Pork-jOb
Sl3 3D.. Bulk meats-lOng clear csc, short
rib Csc, clear 9Oc. BacOn-lOng clear 71sc,
short RIB soc, short clear 1901 soc. Lard,
ClSCIENAFI. Feb. l6.-FlOur quiet Wheat
strong and scarce; No. red S19SSc. Corn
stronger; No. mixed. 43 G43Hc. oats scarce
No. mixed, S3GS315c. PTovlslOns-POrk nrm
At SIS 25Gi3 50. Bulk meats firm; shoulders
SIC, short rib sides 63zc. Bacon steady but
firm: shoulders &C, short rib sides 1ssc, snort
clear sides 71sc. Lard steady at O5c. whisky
steady at 81 l3. Sugar firm; New Orleans
4lzlG51S. Hogs quiet; common ana lght, % W
as 90: packing and butchers 81 7OG5 35.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. l6-GraIn firm; Wheat,
No red S5c. COrn-AO. mixed 45kc.
Oats-No. mixed 50 sc. Provisions steady
Pork mess Sl3 so. Bulk meats-shOulders &c,
clear rib sides 6 75c, clear sides &c. Bacon
shoulders 3 soc. clear RID aOc. clear sizes
Z 75c Lard, prime leaf soc. Sugar cured
Nav ORLRANs. Feb. I6.-Coffee steady; Rio
cargoes, common to prime, 73z9l0Ac. sugar
quiet but steady; common TO good common
f<afISc; yellow clarified 55sG5Ac. Molasst
steady; good common to good fair 25,9"2c.
Cotton seed oil IN fair demand but supply
light; prime crude S5c, summer yellow SS,e
S95zc.
NAVAL STORES.
LONDON, Feb. Is. 500 D. m.-Splrits tur-
pentine dull; spot, 2ls; February to April ue
| livery, 2ls Sd: May to August 23s 90: stoeA
A, 1923 bbs, aoat $50 bbls, deliveries Lac Dds
NEv cRK. Feb. Ie. noon.-splrlts turpei :
| tine steady at SO1<GS01xc. Eosin steady al
81 22lzGl 271z.
500 p. m.-ROsin dull at 81 spool 2119.
| Spirits turpentine steady at 301z cG3O15c.
| CHARLESTON. Feb. 16.-SpIrIts Iurpentine
| dull at 971Sc. Rosin dull; strained 81 90; good
strained 81 O5.
WTIpIsGTcE, Feb. l6.-sp!rits turpentire
firm at 271Sc. Resin firm; strained, Soc;
rood strained. 81 co. Tar firm at 81 10. Crude
| fnrpentlne steady; hard 81 Is, yellow dip and
virgin 81 70.
| CHARLESTON. Feb. 16.-Market steady and
/ unchanged: sales $50 barrels.
| NEW ORLEANS. Feb. l6.-Market steady
I ,,-liDorx- n prime. 43<fd6c.