The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-25

No. spot S0J4c, mixed western 2I9slIac. Hops
easy and quiet; state 2312Sc. Coffee-options
steady and 5000 points up; October delivery
Rio dull but steady; fair cargoes 1880 Sugar,
raw inactive and easy; refined IN moderate de-
mand and steady. Molasses nominal. Petroleum
firm but quiet; refined 71sc Cotton seed oil
very strong; crude 42c yellow 5l@52c. Tallow
firm. Hides steady and quiet. WOOL quiet and
firm. Pork easy but more active; mess SO 20
ole 25. Beef steady and in moderate demand;
extra mess 81 500S 90. Beef hams unchanged.
Tierced beef quiet: city extra India mess $50
20. Cut meats slow; picked bellies 919Q Toe;
picked hams 1914 010S4c; picked shoulders
S3s09c Middles quiet; short clear S9sc Lard
city So so; options October delivery 50 Oh; No
vember delivery IS IS; refined quiet. to the con.
tnent 50 S716. Freights steady; cotton 5-lod
asked. grain I'D asked
CHICAGO Oct. 4.-In the wheat pit to-day, in
the aggregate. fair business was transacted.
though at times the market ruled very quiet.
Buying of May wheat by a local trader not
prominently identified lately with the market
was about the only individual trading of note
The feeling was little unsettled. but nuctua-
tons were confined within moderate limits
The opening was easier and prices soon declined
ts(Da4c below yesterdays closing ngures. Then
it became stronger on good buying and ad-
vanced irregularly 1850 119c, eased OH IstGesc,
then ruled steady for some time, became very
weak later on the realizing of small lots of long
wheat, and closed about 34c lowert for December
and 1ec for May than yesterday. The situation
IN tDe corn market was nuCu bnt Sdulo rs II
has been for the past few days, though the feel
ing was trit1e more unsettled. Inc market
opened with heavy offerings and first sales
were 1S@4c lower than the closing prices of
yesterday. declined sc, reacted 14c, again sold
off Sc, making 1c in all; then exhibited some
strength, advancing SIC, ruled easier, and closed
15O9sc lower than yestef day. The early de-
cline was attributed to free selling of large
local holder, which started local traders TO
selling, and the reaction later in the session was
due to n considerable extent to small receipts
and urgent demand for cash property The
speculative trade in oats opened dull and quiet
There was some Inquiry for May, and other de-
lveres followed so that the closing was about
steady, with very little change visible only
fair trade was reported in mess pork, and the
market was unsettled and prices tiucuateI
considerably. Offerings wers rather Tree early,
and opening sales were made at l0c decline
Later pric rallied 12+60l5c, but declined again
5@71Sc, and closed steady. Trading was fairly
active in lard. Early sales were made a. 7t30
10c decline, but the demand improved tem-
porarly, and prices rallied 2lSQl5c. Toward
the close the feeling was weaker and prices
settled back again and closed quiet. Moderate
business was reported in short ribs and prices
ruled somewhat irregular within a narrow
range. The opening sales were made at 5G111Gc
decline, but rallied 2I661 sc, and closed steady.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
in limited demand; prices nominal aud difficult
to establish market Wheat-No. aspiring 81 II;
No. red 81 II. Corn-No. 2, 41c. Oats--No.
2. 141ec. Mess pork at STA IS. Lard at SIS 60.
Short rib sides, loose 81 so. Dry sailed shoul-
ders IS %. Short clear sides So 80. Whisky
81 20.
Leading futures ranged as follows