The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-13

delivery Is 9O016 Ooc. June delivery Is $50
Is 9oc July delivery 10 S0GDl5 Sc; Rio spot firm
and quiet. fair CargoeS l994c- Sugar firm:
ia refining lie c; centrifugals d. test 5ssc:
refined firm and ctve-o1A A 5$4Gh5 l5-l6c: con-
fectiOnerS' A &c; graduated 6 5-i6c Molasses
Foreign strong, 5O' test gle; New Orleans
Oxen kettle. COZ lmon TO fancy, firm az Sla4lc.
Petroleum stea iy and quiet; crude in barrels,
at Parker's, 81 IS; refined, hero s. 80. Cotton
seed oil strong at 2Sc for crude MOoi-domes-
tic fleece S243.7c, pulled HGS6c, Texas 1S6e27c
Pork firIner and quiet; mess, new SO 100
II 50. Beef duh; extra mess S101 % Beef
hams quiet at Sl3 Tierced beef quiet; city ex-
ira India Mess SiSGL14. Cut meats dull aud
unchanged. Middes quiet; short cleur S5 p.
Lard easier and quiet; western steam at SO 10
asked; options-February delivery So Is, April
So %, May delivery So 2706 p. Freights to
Liverpool firm; cotton, per steam l5-6l954d;
CHICAGO, Feb. 12-Wheat was fairly active
and lower: opening about the same as yester-
day, after holding barely steady for awhile
broke 1sc under free offerings, reacted slightly,
eassd or again, and closed about 1lc under yes
terday There was rather free liquidation, even
some pa rites who bought yesterday reported
selling to-day. Shorts took advantage of the
weakness aud covered freely. Selling was quite
general. and there was no individual large buy
ing. Gables did not show much change, aud
their influences were not Of character 10
cause special weakness, but there seemed a lack
of confidence. Possibly fine weather may have
had some effect, but ii was claimed that the
temperature is lower in the southwest. The
slEflal service pfe1lCIS COlu lot tuOtaNa. corn
was active and again easier transactions being
at the lowest prices so far on the crop Weak
moss in outside markets, both eastern and west
o,n, and rumors of a still further reduction in
western rates, made operators nervous, and
large quantities of long property wera sold.
New York and st. Louis were reported as heavy
sellers, also prominent local trader The chief
feature was large lines in May corn covered
around 3011c. March and July deliveries were
in good demand, largely to cover shorts. On
the first signs of weakness a good many stop
orders came on the market. and executing the
same had q still further depressing influence
Oats were unusually active and weak, espe-
cially May June, and July deliveries, and prices
receded 3s019Sc. Slight rallies followed but
the market again became easier. short time
before the close shorts began buying freely
operators who sold at inside prices being anx-
\ ious to cover, and prices for May advanced NC
and June and July 3sc, and the last two months
closing about the same as yesterday; May was
| 9sc lower. Longs unloaded freely, and most of
the day offerings were heavy. In mess pork
| more was doing, but prices averaged and closed
a little lower all around No good support was
given to the market, and speculative offerings
were increased. Lard was offered freely for
forward delivery and packers were sellers The
market was weak and closed about 2l6c lower
| all around. Short rib sides were fairly active
| and weaker for all futures, prices showing an
| actual shrinkage of 2166D5c.
| Cash quotations were as follows: Flour was
| duh and easier, but not quotably lower. Wheat
| No. 2 spring wheat 7434c. Corn 49, No 9,
| 2Slsc. Oats-No. 9, 20}sc. Mess pork at 81 IS
| 619 20. Lard at So so IS S211. Short rib sides,
| loose, at 81 1904 7716 Whisky at 81 o..
| Leading futures ranged as follows:
| Opening. HtEnea, CLOSING