The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-23
PROVISIONS. GROCERIES. ETC.

LIVERPOOL, Sept %, noon.-Wheat steady; de-
mand fair; holders offer moderately. Corn quiet;
demand poor; new mixad western % lOd
New York, Sept %, noon.-Flour active
and strong. Wheat duh but steady. Corn dull
and weak. Pork quiet but steady; mess $15 %
ais rs. Lard dull and nominal at $40 500
10 So Freghts quiet.
500 D. m.-Flour, Southern unchanged.
Wheat-spot very dull; options moderately
active; No. , red, September delivery $3.50
$3.50, October delivery closing at 991sc. Corn
1SGQ34c lower; September delivery 3 nc; Octo-
Der delivery 5114c Oats less active; Septem-
Der delivery 29ssQ2916c, october delivery 2914c.
Hops firm but quiet Sugar, raw quiet but
steady: fair refining 51Rc; refined firm and
in fair demand. Moiasses nominal. Petroleum
quiet but steady. Cotton seed oil closed strong.
Hides quiet but firm. Wool strong. Pork more
active and firm; mess $15 25@15 Is. Beef
steady. Beef quiet. Middles steady; short clear
So so. Lard higher but quiet; October delivery
$40 60O10 TO- Freights firm.
CHICAGO, Sept. 23.-There was fairly active
trading in wheat to-day. and the feeling was I'M
settled. The opening was strong, with sales at
M035c above yesterdays closing figures and
advanced 34c more, with only slight 1uctua-
lions, influenced by reports that the crop of
Dakota and Minnesota would be 3318 per cent.
less than last year, and 10 per cent. additional
short for loss in quality. After fairly active
trading at the advance the market ruled easier
followed by a decline of &c. This reaction
was attributed to the rumorS circulated that the
estimated receipts for Monday at Minneapolis
was placed at from 800 to 900 cars though later
adviceS from there stated that probably 700 cars
might be received, but that 1t was all guess
work and nothing positive could be ascertained.
At the closing hour of the session the market
ruled easier. and the closing was about aSc
higher for December and unchanged for May.
The feature of the market the selling of
May within 25Sc of December. Speculative
trading in corn was dull, and the feeling de-
veloped much weaker. Influences on the
market were the same as heretofore, namely,
large receipts, with no apparent prospect of
falling off. Transactions almost conferred in
from all quarters, while little or no demand
listed. The market opened quite excited, with
sales at the same 614c below the closing prices
of yesterday, and quickly sold off 150958c, re-
acted SIC but again ruled weak, declining i'll all
nc, reacted some and closed with September
and October 1G16c lower than yesterday, and
May 160114c lower. 1t was said that consider
able corn was delivered this morning. and that
this came on the market creating weakening.
The demand for cash was less urgent, it being
at one time at trifle discount and this also had
the effect of increasing offerings. Under the
influence of rather liberal receipts and weakness
in corn, oats were weak. closing 4c lower than
yesterday. Provisions were dull most of the
time and fluctuations, as a rule, were narrow
Lard was dull and about steady, save for No
vember which was bid up about 20c by manipu-
lation Ribs closed l0c lower for October and
2l6c lower for January.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
unchanged. Wheat-Eo. 2 spring Ode, No 8
spring S21sc; No. , red 94c. Corn-No. 3, 4O5sc.
Oats-No. 9, 23s4c. Mess pork, per barrel,
S14 411S Lard $40 So Short rib sides loose
IS S. Dry salted shoulders, boxed, unchanged.
Short clear sides, boxed, unchanged Whisky
81 90 Sugars-cut loaf sac, graduated 71sc
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Closing.