Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-06

vest during the day there was consider
abe excitement, though fluctuations were
within the narrow range or l6CN3<c. Shorts
were heaVy buyers, and considerable long
wheat was thrown on the market without
ulucn erect. Prices were a shade lower at
tue close as compared with the current rates
OF yesterday.
Flour. Southern c osed fairly active and firm.
W neat AG1Sc higher anu less active; No,
Te1, December delivery SS1&@S9I1c, January
sot0so4c. Corn shade higher and moder-
ately active; No. 2. December delivery 4S(1
sec. January 49G495Sc. Oats a shade better
an anu more active; No. .. December delivery
sH454(S3l%Sc, January 351s9S5}sc. Hops steady.
Gomez. No. Rio, December delivery IL 900
II SOC, January II 9O(Gl2 OOc. Sugar quiet but
steady; Molasses quiet but steady. Cotton
seed oil, 24C12Gc for crude. 370l3Sc for refined
Hides steady. Wool quiet and Unchanged
FORK nrm aud rather quiet; mess $40 75Q3ll 90
Tor Two year old. Middles dull. Lard trifle
hlgner ami fairly active. Freights steady;
cotton, per steam ll-6493- l6d; wheat, per
steam 4ISu.
CHICAGO. Dec. 4.-The wheat market was
wllu and excited to-day, with an enormous
aggregate; Trade prices were within limit
oil lIsc, but huctuated so rapidly and severly
as TO keep the market full of excitement dur
ing the entire session. The closing prices
were the same as yesterday. As compared TO
one week ago prices show an advance OF 456c.
The starting price for May delivery was Sc
or &c under the closing price of yesterday
Dut with multitude of buying orders on the
market values began to improve rapidly, and
the advance was not checked until the price
touched SIC. The realizing which set in at
TINS figure carried the price back to $3.50. but
the reaction sent the market up again TO
$3.50, and the session finally closed at S655c
Receipts continue moderate and shipments
falrly large. Corn ruled fairly active and
easier. The opening was a shade lower than
Yesterdays closing figures, but rallied with
wheat for May delivery. advanced to 44c. fell
back and closed at 43szc. Receipts were mod
eratley large and the estimated receipts for
Monday were still Larger. Oats were very
NrFtft 10 ~,
Visions were fairly active at steadier prices.
Mess pork tiucJuated within a range oil l0c
and closed somewhat higher than yesterday
Lard closed 21295c higher. Flour was firm
and unchanged.
The following SHOWS the current prices for
cash properties on the regular board Wheat
No. 2 spring lS1aC97S1sc; No 7red 79c. Corn,
No. 2, 3734(1371sc. Oats, No2 27c. Mess DO: K
$40 75@l0sO. Lard, Sc 20. Short clear Sides
boxed S0lG5 S5c; dry sailed shoulders, boxed
1904 soc. Whisky, Sis.
Futures-The following are the highest,
lowest and closing quotations: Wheat. De-
cember delivery 7S5sCG77c, closed at 7S5zc;
January 79s4@7Sszc, closed at 7S1ac; May $40
soc, closed az $3.50. Corn, December delivery
SSS5498l9sc. closed at 1926; January $3.50
3S1sc, closed at 3S1sc; May 44QD4315c, closed at
1890. oats, December delivery 27lG267sc,
closed at $3.50: January 2714(927}sc, closed at
271sc; May 3l1a13llsc. closed at sac. Pork,
December delivery $40 S5lGl0 rs, closed at
$40 20; January slI 20Gll O5, closed at $ll Is;
May $ll 81 atDtl As, closed at $ll 5715. Lard,
December delivery So 20; January Sc 25g
e 221l closed at S6 221a; March So 40O6 371a,
closed at So 371a. Short ribs. January deliv-
cry $500 60c; February 5 671a0g5 6216c. closed
at 8 6734c; March 7212g5 zoe, closed at
5 7214c.
ST. LOUIS. Dee. 4.-Flour active and firm.
Wheat active, excited and irregular; closed
easy and 1sc lower than yesterday; No. red,
cash 8019c, December delivery 801ac bid, Janu-
airy Sl5s(GS21sc asked. Corn fairly active and
easier, closing firm and 5000 lower than
n D11Va II no
cember 3B1s G361c, January 365s(g3634c. Oats
dull but firm; No. mixed, cash 273a(G2S5sc.
December delivery 273zc bid, May 3l12c.
Whisky firm at 81 ID. Provisions fairly active
and strong-Mess PORK strong at $ll co. Lard
firm at SO 05G6 10. Bulk meats firm; boxed
lots long clear SOC, short ribs 5 65c, short
clear 1905 SOC. Bacon steady; long clear
i 621ac, short ribs 75c, short clear &c.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 4.-Flour firm and in good
demand; Howard street ana Western super
fine 81 35(02 Is, extra 81 S5@3 IS. family So 30
ga 80, city mills suDerfne 81 S5092 IS, extra
SO 1898 30; Rio brands "a 5OG4 81. Wheat
Southern higher and strong; Western higher
and active: southern red 90G94c, amber 92(D
95c; No. l Maryland 90092c; No. Western
winter red. on spot S734 @Ssc. Corn-South-
ern firm but quiet; Western higher Southern
white 470D4Sc; yellow 45CQ47c.
CINCINNATI. Dec. 4.-.Wheat firm; No. 2
RED. 79c. Corn easier; No. mixed, 37a4lG38c.
Oats firmer; No. mixed 2915QG30c. PrOvis-
ions-Pork firm at $ll so. Lard IN good de-
mand at So 10. Bulk meats quiet and I'M
changed short ribs 75c. Bacon quiet and
firm. Whisky steady at 81 IL. Hogs quiet;
common and light IS 1904 10, packing and
butchers "a 0O@4 rs.
LOUISVILLE. Dec. 4.-Graln firm: Wheat
No. 2. longberry 7sD79c; No. 2 red 77@7sc.
Corn, No. mixed, SOC. Oats, No ,, SOC. Pro-
Visions firm: Bacon, clear rib sides nominal,
clear sides 25c, shoulders nominal. Bulk
meats. clear sides Csc, shoulders 50(94 81 &c.
PORK, mess sll so. Lard, choice leaf 81 soc.
Hams, sugar cured $40 rs.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 4.-Sugar active and
firm; Louisiana centrifugals and plantation
graduated 55sc, choice yellow clarified 45s@
To- l6c, prime yellow clarified l3- l6941sc.
NAVAL STORES.
LONDON, Dec. 4.-Spirits turpentine, 27s.
NEW YORK, Dec. 4, noon.-SpIrlts turpen-
tine steady at Soc. RosIn steady at 95c(dSl O5,
$500 p. m.-Spirits turpentine dull. Rosin
firm.
CHARLESTON, Dec. 4.-Spirits turpentine
firm at 334c. Rosn firm: good strained soc.
WILMINGTON, Dec. 4.-Spirits turpentlne
firm at 93Hc. Rosin firm; strained 75c, good
strained soc. Tar firm at 81 20. Crude tur-
pentine firm; hard 81 90; yellow dip ana vir-
gin 81 80.
NEW YORK, Dec. 4.-Rice market firm.