The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-27

ment for the week ending april p, inclusive.
were 500 bales, against 5, 500 bales for the
same week last year; total since Sept. 1, e92.0s1
bales, against 906.233 last year. Amount OF
crop brought into sight for the week 2S7l5 bales
against 81 $50 bales last year; total thus far
for month Of April s.. 626 bales, against III, pa
bales for the same time last year, and total since
sept OF 1.OJ4,l2S bales, against 6,72s31 bales
last year. Northern mill taklngs and Canada
overland for the week were 5,795 bales, against
1918 bales for same week last year. making
against I,725,711 bales for the same date
last year. Decrease during the week in stocks
at the ports and twenty-n nine leading interior
southern markets.. 40,903 bales. against S,011
this week last year. Stocks at interior towns
and ports are now lS0,7Sl bales lie S than they
were at this time last year. These statements
viii be suspended for the present, owing to the
absence OF ths secretary in Washington and the
falling of of movements to a comparatively
trifiing basis.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
LIVERPOOL April 20. noon.-whest quiet
and steady; demand poor; holders Offer mod
erately. Corn steady; demand improving; new
mixed western IS Cd.
New YORK, April &c, noon.-FIour quiet but
firmer. Wheat quiet but steady. Corn dull and
easier. Pork dull but steady at S12 256I1i 25
Lard quiet and steady at So 65. Freights
steady.
500 D. m.-Southern flour closed dull but
STEADY. Wheat active. 1c up and firm; No. 2
red, GOg715c In elevator, g73s6193zsc a1oat,
oa1SlSSSt4C L o. o., OpLlOnS Qull, auVduCS On
May caused by more liberal export demand
NO. red. April delivery &c, May delivery
954c, June delivery 94I4c, July delivery 92l6c
Corn fairly active but lower and heavy; No. g
4O404l14c in elevator. 41160942c afoat; steamer
mixed 4O1s042c; options dull and weak-May
delivery 3SAc, June delivery 1890, July delivery
4Oasc Oats weaker and quiet; options dull but
steady-May delivery 30kc. June delivery 291kc;
No white, May delivery 325sc; spot prices
No 8, 33l6c; mixed western 32l1136c. Hops
quiet and steady; state 15@16c, old S@12c
Conee-options closed steady and unchanged TO
5 points down-May delivery 16 5O@1s 55c; June
delivery 10 70016 75c, July delivery l6 60c, Au-
gust 16 45c, September 16 25016 30c, October
10 0O0l6 csc. December IS 75G1l5 Soc January
10 zoe; spot Rio closed dull and nominal-fair
cargoes zoe. Sugar, raw firm ami in fair demand;
fair refining sos 1-15c; centrifugals. % test,
8 9-16c; refined dull but steady-powdered 61ac.
Molasses-Foreissn quiet; New Orleans common
70 fancy firm. Petroleum steady; refined, here
81 20. Cotton seed oil strong for crude at
32c bid Wool steady and quiet. Pork strong;
demand moderate.
CHICAGO. April 26.-There was only mode
rate business in wheat to-day, but a firm feeling
existed, and prices averaged higher all around.
May and June made some rather sharp 1uctua-
tions, but July ruled steady within narrow
range. May and June opened 1s014c higher
and advanced 1$sO1Ac, and closed firm at
almost outside prices. July opened &05Sc
higher. ruled firm, and closed about 5sc higher
than yesterday. the firmnesS was attributed
to the nature of crop news and favorable ad-
vices from abroad. Another quiet day was
witnessed in corn, though the feeling was some
what tirmer. The market opened tride above
yesterdays closing. was easy for time, then
sold up ssc eased off some, closing M03sc bet
ter than yesterday. Oats were fairly active
and stronger feeling prevailed. Prices ad-
vanced 9SD1ec for distant futures, but May
held steady. The feature of the trading was
free selling OF May by a large holder. His
operations prevented prices for that month
advancing, and they held at about the same to
1sc above yesterdays close. weaker and I'M
settled feeling prevailed in porK and prices
receded 40045c. At the reduction there was
little more inquiry, and prices rallied 20030c
and closed comparatively steady. fairly
active business was reported in short ribs. Prices
early receded 5l1712c; later a steader feeling
prevailed, but trading was rather light and
prices slightly improved. In lard the market
ruled rather weak early, and prices declined so
7y4c: Later May rallied slightly. the market
closing steady
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour was
unchanged Wheat-No. spring S9S4 @90c. Corn
No. 2. 32}Sc. Oats-No. 2, 2i36c. Mess pork
at $l3 35013 40. Lard at 81 1906 S26. Short
rib sides. loose, IS S515 40 Dry sailed shoulders,
boxed, s. 0005 25. Short clear sides, boxed,
IS 7O06 rs. Whisky 81 OF.
LeaaInR tut res ranged as follows: