The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-12

spot Rio active and frm; fair cargoes at 2Olsc
Sugar-=aw dull and nominal: fair refining
white extra G sac i-I6c. on cas- 8 ice
mould li-16c. standard A 9f6c, confec-
TONERS esss, cut loaf Size, crushed s-l6c,
Molass1s. foreign nominal: New Orleans quiet;
common 70 fancy 2S6D45c. Petroleum steady
but quiet; crude in bbls, Parker 5. s. b; rein d.
81 IS; Cotton seed oil quiet; crude 2Sc. Wool
steady but quiet domestic fleece S3GSSc:
pulled 261sic; Texas I7Gssc. Pork strong:
mess SlI 21i2 IS; extra prime $40 50
mess s. ss7 ee plat Sa;s 81 o 50 Hams e S,f
and lower al SIC So Tierced beef steady but
quiet; city extra India mess at BIG so Cut
meats fairly active and steady; picked bel
lies 6Is0Cskc, picked shoulders Sic hams lOS4
41i4e Middes dull but steady; short clear
50 20. Lard strsnger but quiet; western steam
So So; city steam So 90; options, September
delivery 81 $500 s.; october delivery So IS bid;
November delivery So 65 bid; December deliv-
cry 50 IS bid, Freights weak; cotton l-i6G sd;
grain I'D.
CHICAGO. Sept. II.-wheat was active. closing
&c higher than yesterday. The opening was
very unsettled and greatly excited, with sales
varying 1x11c in different parts of the crowd.
and ranged from 2G3c higher than yesterdays
closing, followed by a further advance of
l0IbSc, or 81 O6ss for December ana 81 ,0l6 for
May, or some Ga G16SSc above the inside figures
touched Tuesday. Later the market eased of,
held firm and closed about &c higher. The al
The report. which expected t. Snow a further
decrease, proved rather a surprise to the most
sanguine bull 1t was generally supposed that
spring wheat would show a lower average, but
this was hardly looked for in winter wheat.
The decline in both marks an estimated Seduc-
ton IN the total crop of about 1900 bushels as
compared with the August report. Trading
was very heavy. both on the outside and for
local account. Everybody wanted TO buy at
the start. Shorts covered freely, with heavy
realizing on top. On the way up offerings were
heavy, and short interest experienced some
difficulty in executing tn sir orders without bid
ding the market I'D. Some large lines we're
covered. Corn was active and excited most of
OF the session, price cuanges being sharp and
frequent within an irregular range Tne feel
ing was much stronger. and higher prices rule
on all futures, due almost exclusively 90 the
government report. FIRST trades were at lG2c
advance. without much being offered, and un-
der active buying from shorts and for invest
ment another bulge of lie followed. There was
free realizing by local longs around the top and
prices receded sc, rallied, selling up 1850, ruled
steady and closed with a gain of 8}4Dtc. Bust
ness was almost entirely in May, and several
large short lines we're covered. The reported
Geld weather in the Canadian northwest help ID
the advance. Oats were active at decidedly
higher prices. The frInness aud advance wore
due TO the government crop report The rest
of the sales were at 34c advance. An apprecia-
ton of 10 1lSc was recorded, and after several
small fluctuations the market closed firm at
outside figures. Mess pork was active, and
opening sales were made at 10GA12Nc advance
temporary decline OF 216a5c was submitted
to. Later prices rallied 356D40c and the i'm
provement was maintained at the close Lard
attracted very little attention. Prices ruled
715Q10c higher and closed comparatively steady
at outside figures In snort rib sides there was
fair business. Opening 50l0o advance it was
followed by a further improvement of 2&c
Later reduction OF 2lSc was submitted TO
Near the close prices rallied 56D9I9c, closing at
outside figures.
Oashquotatons were as follows: Flour quiet
but firm. with advance of 106l5c
asked. Wheat-No. 2 spring 81 04M No.
red 81 04a. Corn-No. 2. Soc. Oats-No.
2, 37Szc. Mess pork SlO 90 Lard So 30.
Short ribs s. 1926 80. Shoulders, s. rs
90 s711. Short clear sides. s. zoos 50. Whisky