Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-28
PROVISIONS, GROCERIES. ETC.

PRONISIONSs GROCERIES, ETC.
NEW YORK. Dec. 81. noon.-Flour steady.
Wheat better. Corn better. Pork firm; mess
s12 O00i2 50. Lard steady at Sc 521a. Freights
firm.
500 D. m.-Flour. Southern quiet put firm
common TO fair extra So 25G3 40. good 10
choice s. 059i 10. Wheat shade higher with
a fair business export; No. red, December
delivery S0Ac, January 30 5-l6(d9Ossc. closing
at 9015c; February 92(g923sc, closing at 921zc;
June 979s0D971lc, closing at 9719c. Corn "a
nc higher, closing firm; No. 2. December
nOm nal, January delivery 4T1aQ1475zc. closi *
at 473sc; February 4s34G49c, closing at 1870 !;
MAY 5lszt52c, closing at 51azc. Oats L(9Izc
higher and moderately active: No. mixed.
January delivery 847sc, February S5a<c. May
371so. Hops quiet. Coffee, fair Rio firm at
li4c, options higher ana fairly active; No. Z
Rio. December delivery u Csc. January u so
l2 60c, March II 35l0l2 5jc. July IL 45(Gl2 65c.
Sugar dull; fslr to good reclining 45s(1s451c; re-
fiDed quiet but steady. MoIasses pomiual; so
dogs. test zoe. Petroleum. crude, in bbls, 81
(16Xc. Cotton seed oil. 29tGS0c for crude. CSC
for refined. rallow steady. Hides steady.
Wool firm and quiet Pork steady but. quiet.
Beef dull. Beef hams quiet and unchanged.
Cut meats quiet but firm. MiGdles dull and
nominal. Lard 4G6 points higher and fairly
active; Western steam 60c: city steam 35c.
Freights firm cotton, per steam, 3-l6d, wheat
Cd.
CHICAGO. Dec. 27.-The wheat market ruled
rather slow to-day, fluctuations in prices
being kept within the range Of &c, and finally
closed for the day at the same figures as on
FriIay. An increase of SOC, 900 bushels IN the
visible supply had & depressing effect on the
market but cables were firm, and the strength
displayed. in provisions served TO su>taln
values and tended 20 make moderately hrm
market at the close. light receipts OF corn
and good shipping demand, allied with The
strength displayed by pork, made very firm
market for corn. May delivery advancing To
1870, with some sales at 4St y a I'D closed
for the day at 4sC@4sllc, or 1sC9ssc higher than
Friday. Oats ruled steady and shade higher.
Provisions were quite active. The unusually
light receip pts OF hogs caused the pork market
to open at 25c per barrel higher, at $l2 10 for
May delivery. and then advanced TO SIC 82lx,
closing for the day at outside fguree. Lard
advanced 7I50yl0c per 100 barrels, and short
ribs advanced lO(pi5 points.
The following SHOWS tne current prices for
cash properties on the regular board: Flour
dull and unchanged. Wheat, No. spring
7II4(g773Sc; No. 3 spring zoe: No. red 771zc.
Corn, No. 2. S61sc. Oats, No. 2. 26c. Mess
poik $il 756Dll so. Lard, 81 40. Short rib
sides, loose 1905 soc. Whisky, 81 Is.
Futures -The following are the highest.
lowest and closing quotations: Wheat. De-
cember delivery 77sz0G772sc, closed at 7796@
NC; January 771sM7I15c, closed at 775s6
7714e; February 7o5sd1s]zc. closed az rs 80
1870; May sjss9S51.c, closed at Sj3sGs511c.
Corn, December delivery 371293G3sc, closed
at S8tsc; January S7yzGSG34c. osed at SIC I;
May 4SkGIsss3, closed at 4Sg43]1G. OATS,
December delivery 26(G28c, closed at 26c /;
January 26n26c. closed at 26c; February 1871
ft126I1c, closed ut 26l4c; Nav 3lM@3Ic, closed
az eng. Pork, mess, per barrel. December
delivery 81 T5l1ll 52I<, closed ut 81 76; Janu-
Rry Sill 80l1ll IS, closed at Sll 50; February
Sli 95Dll.55. closed ~ sll 95; May Sl2 $3.50
IL 05. closed closed at sl2 321s. Lard, Deem
Der delivery SO S096 20. closed at 30; Janu-
airy 50 J71s0J6 IS, closed at 50 IS; February
50 1905 40, closed at SO i25S; May So 721911
& 671S, closed at So 20. Short ribs. January
delivery s50bj soc, closed at soc; February
s g2ISGp5 S5c, closed at gnc: March 602IS
015 y216c. closed at &c; May 2OG6 l719c,closed
az 6 zoe.
ST. Louis. Dec. 27.--Flour firm and higher.
Wheat dull but quiet; No. red. cash S01sc,
January delivery Sic. February s2szc, May
s7IsNg7sIc, closed at s73zc. Corn strong and
higher; No. mixed. cash $40 &c, January
delivery 35D35tsc. May 1910 BIC. Oats duh /;
No. ., cash CSC, May delivery 35Isc Whisky
steady at 81 10. Provisions very strong and
generally higher: Ness PORK $ll SI1aC1l2 co..
Lard 50 iO416 IS. Bulk meats. boxed lots long
clear 15c, short ribs s5c. short clear 00c.
Bacon, long clear l2lac, short ribs 25c,
short clear 31ISc.
RALTfMoRE, bee. 27.-Flour firm and &C
tive; Howard street ana Western superlne
81 $780, rs. extra 81 s5@3 So. family 81 OOG4 so.
city mills superhne s. 5000 IS. extra 81 600
975; Rio brands "a 1905 Ov. Wheat-South-
orn steady; Western frm but dull; Southern
red oOtglc, amber g2a95c. No. western
winter red. on spot 0gGy01Sc. Corn-S0uth-
ern steady, with moderate INQUIRY; western
hrmer and active; Southern white 4Sgf6c +;
yellow litalTc. IA
CIwoisKlTI. Dec. 97.--Flour quiet. Wheat
strong; No. 2 red. Sic. Corn nrm; No.
mixed. Ssc. Oats steady; NO. zmiAed. s0'zlD