The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-18

better cables; other months firm. aS1iIsc ad-
vance; december delivery $50; January de
livery 54ssc; Nay delivery 5i7sc Oats
and hrmer December delivery S4sSo; Janu-
airy delivery S9Ac; Nay delivery 399tc;
No. sspot, 4os4l5sc; mixed western ss1x G4iJkc.
Pacific coast. i5921c. Coffee Options closed
steady. points 40 10 10 points down; December
livery i2 7sala 50; February delivery 70 600
delivery II 6sGu 20; Nav delivery II 10
OIL 50; July delivery II 60; spot Rio quite,
easier fair cargoes, e; No. :, Isgsc.
refining .-1ec; centrifugaIs 90 test. , .-isc;
No. G, $50; No. 3, 3Asc; refined steady fair
danand; of A, 151664I4c; mould A. SIC;
standard A, 4 3-i5c; confectionery A, 4l4c: cut
granulated, 45S94t4c; cubes, SEC, Molasses
Foreign nominal; 500 test. liAQl2lfc in
hhds; New orleans active and firm;
quiet; crude 70 6bls.: PaETkers', 8 70;
> -; Philadelphia and Baltimore
g 20; in bulk, s. 9o9s IS, Cotton seed oil
grades e5Ikc; new yellow 2s1{c. Wool easy
and quiet; domestic heeee SO0S5c; pulled 20
@S3c; Texas 16024c. Provisions -
SO 30: EXTRA prime Si 80 So Beef esT da
family S1l OO0i2 90; extra mess 80 OOS
10 90. Beef hams dull but steady at Si3 90.
Tered beef quiet; city extra India mess SIC %
OILS 90. Cut meats duh and easy; picked shout
ders &c; picked bellies 51sc; hams "a
0eIxc. Middles dull. steady; short clear De-
cemoer delivery So 20. Lard moderate demand;
Der IS u asked; January delivery IS 81 Febru-
airy delivery SO 81; March delivery 50 II; May
delivery S5 s4 Peanuts steady; fancy hand
picked 4Ite4asc; farmers sA994c. Freishts
3-l6d: grain lAd.
CHIc1ao, Dec. 17.-wheat opened a little
lower this morning. but soon improved In tone
and advanced TO a point above the closing prices
OF yesterday. The strength was due almost
entirely to local causes, as the conditions
abroad grew more and mere discouragng AS
rule trade was slow and exceedingly narrow.
character. May opened at 96096ssc. and
soon advanced to 96S4c, grew steady around
that figure till after noon, when late private
cables quoted an advance In prices in Liverpool
This caused an advance In the price to 97l6c,
aud the close was steady at eC5sc, Corn was
quiet but firm, near by futures scoring
decided advance, while May rose
ment in grading caused temporary
weakness near the opening. but lots OF shorts
had good profits IN their deals and proceeded to
cover; there was also a good demand for the
The result was the advance noted. December
started at 47c, sagged of TO 46I4c, then ad-
vanced steadily to sic. at which It closed
January started at 4314c. sold at 4ac, advanced
uated between 4a1sc and 421zc. Oats were quiet
but stronger, and closed with a substantial
betterment in prices. in sympathy with the
advance in corn. Hog products were strong
and closed with moderate ad-
vance in prices Receipts of hogs
at the yards were considerable lighter than had
been estimated, and prices were So higher.
This, with the active support given the market
by longs, made the tendency upward during
most Of the day.
CHICAGO, Dec. IL. Cash quotations we're as fol-
lows: Flour dull and lower; spring
patents 81 6o44 20; winter patents 81 e5Q64 IS:
bakers, % 10000; straights S4856D445. Wheat
Corn No. 2. 50056ISc. Oats No. 2, sS4@s2j5c
Mess pork, per barrel. s. zoos 20. Lard, per loo
ms, SO 1000 121f. Short ribs sides, loose,
s. 20. Dry sailed shoulders boxed
81 s7ik@4 Is. Short clear sides, boxed
s. 7a6t5 70. Whisky at 81 IS.
Leading futures closed as follows:
Onening Hirhest C1osln1