The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-20

dsyey T@SiI 20; !. Nay SsSr delivery IL A Il e
Gull. steady; fair carEOes. &C; No : is8s Gis5sc.
EsdnIng s :s-isc; csntriiasaIs 81 t,st ssso;
steady; OF A. 3 I5i6GsItc; mould A. sc;
standard A, i6c; eonfeetioners' \. 4i4c; cut
loaf, 51sc; crushed, 5lsc: powdered. 4gks;
graduated, $50 &c; cubes. 4SSc. Molasses
hhds; New Orleans active aud firm;
common TO fancy Ss0sSc. Petroleum steady
GraSa IL crude S ia s6s ParkeTs'. s. 7o
g IS; Philadelphia and Baltimore
SO %; in bulk, IS 960s IS. Cotton seed OH
quiet and easy; new. crude &c; crude of
and quiet; domestic fleece s66ssc; pulled Is
gSsc; Texas l6024c. Provisions =
e 9T rs1,oq gs. and dr., easy; new mess,
steady; family Gil O09i2 90; extra mess so OON
10 co. Beef hams duh at sls 90. Tierced bsef
quiet put steady; city extra India mess $40 o.
OILS 90. Cnt meats dull; picked shout
ders Sc; picked bellies SIC; hams 7N
Gs1fc. middles quiet, steady; SPORT clear, De-
cemoer delivery SO % Lard lower and dull;
western steam Sc S71S; city 60 90; Decem-
Der Sc 50; January. delivery SO 81; Febru-
airy delivery Sc 81; March delivery So 70; May
delivery 50 n. Peanuts firm; fancy hand
picked $50 tssc; farmers 2S4GG3I4c. Freights
10 Liverpool dull; cotton, per steam 3-l6d:
grain 414d.
CHICAGO Dec. 10. There was a decided i'm.
provement In theamount of business done in
the wheat pit to-day in com parison with that of
the past few days though il was chiefly of a
local character. Prices started at about the
closing figures OF yesterday, but the tone of the
market was hesitatnR and uncertain for a time
The days late cables showed that foreign mar
ksts were stronger, that there were liberal
acceptances or last nights offers. and that
foreigners were good buyers in New York,
Eariy sellers covered and went long and the sell
ing pressure was quickly relieved. There was
no further advance in the market nor any
squirt, but strong confident feeling and good
liberal buying. The trade, however, was neither
heavy nor very brisk. May opened at 971bc
touched H96c, weakened o $3.50, reacted to SIC
held to 975sc for time. weakened to 971kc but
rallied some near the close and closed firm at
ga4c. Corn was decidedly weak early The i'm
provement In inspection started liberal selling.
drop OK &c in December corn at New
York increased the depression. Later, on the
advance in wheat, the tone in corn improved,
but 1t became unsettled in the last hour, going
still lower and closing near the bottom. The
market was rather nervous aud the crowd
scared easily. selling freely when it broke aud
buying back as eagerly when it turnedistrong.
December opened 11Sc lower and fuctuating
as noted above, receGed to 4534c. closed at acc.
January shows loss of lc and MAY OF &c
Oats were steady and without feature. Hog
products were lower. Receipts we're 1000 head
above the estimare, and prices at yards were
10000 lower Packers were free sellers from
the start The close was near the bottom fig
ures Of the day.
CHICAGO. Dec 19.-Cash quotations were as fol-
lows: Flour steady and unchanged; spring
patents 81 603e4 90; winter patents 81 6504 IS;
bakers, IS so940o; straights 81 S5@445. Wheat
No. spring, s1&G919tc; No. . red, 9lIsc.
Mess pork. per barrel, 81 1907 so. Lard, per 100
Ds, So 0O96 02IS. Short ribs sides, loose.
$5 l0D5 %. Dry saited shoulders, boxed,
s. 50G15 SIS. Whisky at 81 IS.
Leading futures closed as follows: