The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-17
THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY, APRIL IL. 1890

OSLO. mould A 6i4c. standard A &C, confec
TONERS A 55sc, cut loaf &c, crushed &c, pow
dered 6SSc, grenulated o1sc, cubes $50.
leans. common 20 fancy, steady. Petroleum
steady: refined, here. 81 10 Cotton seed oil
stronger for crude at 2SG2e1xc and for yellow
at s49s4lxc, Wool steady and quiet; domestic
fleece hose, pulled 2aQs4c, Texas lS125c.
Pork strong Beef steady. Bsef hams firm
Tlercet beef quiet Cut meats closed strong.
Middles firm: short clear - 2l Lard firm;
western stream So 80, city steam s. =; options
April delivery So -, May delivery Sc IS June
delivery S. 81 Freights 10 Liverpool easy; cot
ton. per steam 7-54d: grain, per steam I'd bid.
CHICAGO, April 16.-ln wheat trading was
again quite active, aud the feeling developed
considerably unsettled. and the action OF the
market took many operators by surprise. The
opening was about 15c lower than the closing
figures yesterday. influenced by rather bearsh
feeling and assisted by a weaker tone of Euro
pean adgices But the batch OF bad crop news
was received, which, together with rumored
export purchases at the seaooard. started an
up turn IN the market. and prices were advanced
Sc for Alay, exc for June, and 2lsc for July
above inside figures. Then fuctIated some
what, and the ci sing was PC higher for May,
ls4c higher for june lAc higher Tor July than
the closing figures of yesterday. In corn there
was general speculative trade. prices fluc-
tuated frequently sssssn= sa2ase range. The
early indications were for lowe prices, but as
the session advanced the market manifested
considerable strength, which was not very well
maintained at the close. The market opened
about SIC lower than the closing of Yesterday,
and rather easy A good demand then sprung
IN, a large local trader taking large quantities
OF May, and several commission houses were
free buyers of July. and prices were forced up
sc, eaSed OF 14c, ruled steady, and closed about
the same as yesterday. In oats at the opening
operators were disposed TO sell freely, and pro-
dueed a weak feeling, and prices recedad &c.
The decline induced free buying by shorts.
Offerings decreased, a stronger feeling pre-
vailed, and prices advanced 1509sc. There
was also good buying by several large opera
tors, but on the advance offerings became
larger, and prices yielded little, and the close
was steady at 16ll14c advance for May but
about the same as yesterday for June and July.
Mess pork was quite active and unsettled prices
fuctuate ed widely, and 1t was almost impossible
60 satisfactorily fill orders. Early sales were
made at 5M10c advance, but with little pressure
at the decline, the demand was brisk, and
prices rallied to So0190c. Later the market
was nervous and unsettled, aud prices receded
3O940c, rallied again to outside figures, declined
40QD45c, aud closed steady. Lard was active,
especially about the middle of the session; early
prices rather weakened, and declined 2,605c.
Later the feeling was stronger. and prices ad-
vanced 17l56120c, but settled back 29G5c, aud
closed steady. Short ribs were active and firm;
at the opening the feeling was easy, and sales
were made at 5657Isc decline. Later the demand
improved, chiefly on local account, and prices
were advanced 17LzG 2oc Later the feeling
was not quite so strong and prices settled back
5Ge7lsc, and closed steady.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour was
firm and unchanged. Wneat-No. spring SS51
SS}sc; No. 2red wheat quiet. Corn-No. 2, 31A@
3l3sc. Oats-No. Q, &C. Mess pork at Sl3 3'1%
@13 40 Lard at IS 80. Short ribs at s. f00
5 20. Dry salted shoulders boxed, Sls00490.
Short clear sides, boxed, s. sOO5 IS. Whisky
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