The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-25

options firmer-April delivery 3Sssc May de-
livery 31Isc. June delivery 591sc. Hons 1oiet
and steady; state 1edsl6c, old safe. Coffee
barely steady and 256035 points down; options -
April delivery IS 90Ii7 1Oc; May delivery l6 753
Il 10c; June delivery Is 600l6 9)c; spot Rio
quiet and unchanged-fairc argoes 2J5kc. Sugar.
raw firm ami fairly active fair refining SCI CEN
trifugals % test, 5t4G5 9-l6c; refined fairly
active aud firm; c 4t4G5c. extra $500 7-i6c.
of 9-I6I534c, mould A o 5-i6c, standard
l-l6c, confectioners' A 5lsc, cut loaf ilsc,
crushed &c, powdered 8 s-l6c, granalsted
6 slice. Molasses-Foreign fairly active and
steady; 500 test 2lc; New Orleans firm and ac-
tive; common TO fancy 5lGs4Sc. Petroleum
steady; refined s. ~ Cotton on stronger:
crude 32c bid; yellow 33c bid. Wool steady and
quiet. Pork strong mess. old Sl2 251l2 s5;
new Si4 OO114 IS. Beef firm. extra mess 81 p
a. 50. Beer hams closed strong at Sl4 50G,
IS co. Tierced beef quiet-city extra, India
firm; picked shoulders &c, picked bellies 5l6d
&c, picked hams l0c. Middles firm: short
clear So 20. Lard dull; western steam IS 6s1sc,
city steam 81 5; options-ApTli delivery, 50 81
asked; May delivery Sc d6 asked Freights to
Liverpool closed weak; cotton, persteam S-s2d;
grain ltsd-
in wheat was rather smaller to-day, and more
of a local character The market opened rather
strong and ISG1SSc higher, the hrmnesS assisted
some by colder weather. but speculative offer
ings we're quite large, under which the market
weakened. and prices declined &GIc, then
rallied, hactuated some, and closed about the
same as yesterday for May and June, and 1sc
lower for July than the closing figures yeSter-
day. the feeling was rather firm most of the
session. Corn ruled fairly active at a lower
range of prices. The feeling was weaker. which
was attributed to fine weather aud the decline
in wheat, but the reaction was due as much as
anything Co the fact that May shorts have been
pretty well covered of late, and thus support
was withdrawn from the market Toe opening
was about the same as yesterdays close. The
market sold off $sDlkc. reacted some. ruled
steady and closed 1saD3sc lower than yesterday.
Oats were active, stronger and higher early
but later receded 9s1lsc, and closed quiet at
about inside prices Tne feature of the trading
was free selling by ole large operator and buy
ing by another. AT one time he bid 2ilsc for
any part of 100000 bushels July. The last
named month was the weakest on the list, de-
spite large buying. An unsettled feeling pre-
vailed in pork aud the volume of business was
light. One of the features of the market was
the fact that June at one time commanded a
premium of 5@17 lsc over July. Prices were ad-
vanced 20030c during the early part of the day,
but settled back l0115c. Near the close prices
advanced 15020c, closing firm Lard was
moderately active with considerable irregular
ity in prices within comparatively narrow
range. Toe market opened rather easy at
Wednesdays closing figurs s. advanced 2>6c, and
then settled back again and closed QUIET. Only a
fair trade was reported in short rib sides. Early
sales were at Wednesdays closing tlgUres, but
sligat Improvement was gained later. About
the middle of the session the market ruled
easier, and prices declined 31sO5c. Toward the
close prices ra lied sligAtly and closed quiet.
Cash quotations were as Follows: Flour was
firm ana unchanged. Waeat-No. aspiring $50
2, 3213c. Oats-No. 2, 24l2c. Mess pork at
Si3 50 . IS 10. Lard at So 2oGl6 2als. Short
ribs sides, loose, So zoos % Dry sailed shout
ders, boxed 5, 00@525 Short clear sides.
boxed, IS 6006 IS. Whisky 81 W.
LeadIng tut res ran Sed as follows:
Open NJ. .l.R 1885, ClOSn Z