The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-11

shoulders 614c: pickeled hams 10lS01Os4,.
Middles quiet ana weak: short clears, Septem-
western steam So IS; city So Is: optious-Au-
gust delivery IS 70; September delivery s. "A;
October delivery So IS; December delivery
tinent IS 800 O5: South America s. So
Peanuts quiet; fancy handpicked 41.614I4c;
farmers, 2s4G3s4c Freights to Liverpool
firm ana in far demand; cotton, per steam
g 32d: grain 3lSd, asked
CHICAGO, Aug 1O.-Fiuctuations in values on
the Board of Trade were rather wild to-day; in
grains they we're very sudden and erratic. but
closing with good advances over Saturdays
last prices. Provisions were weak, and break
ing badly early in the session, and closing with
only part of the loss recovered Wheat was
nervous and spasmo1ic, but generally strong
Bids around the opening were anywhere b =
tween 90}ac and 92,2c, against 9OS4c at the close
on Saturday The price had reached 9lIec be-
fore any considerable amount of whsat came
out At the advance. however, the longs be
gan to take their profits, and there was consid-
cradle selling against puts. ABOUT this time
also early buying orders were ABOUT all filed
and the sellers soon outnumbered the buyers
This caused recession in the price OF December
to 9l16c and then there was a reaction to 92c.
Then it weakened aud went off TO Gle. The
market grew duh during the afternoon ths
traders being inclined to await the appearance
of the government crop report. But later
the market flrmed up, advancing to 9l3sc, and
closed firm at 911Sc. The corn market was
nervous, and changes in the values were sharp.
The feeling at the outset was weak, but the
weakness nnally gave place 10 strength, when
IA few brokers, with buying orders, came INFO
the pit and tried to fill them; there was very
little corn for sale, and the result was a rapid
advance of 115c in the price. The clique is
known to hold large amount of corn, and il
held it tenaciously, buying it on nearly every
break SO that the trade is getting appr ahensive
and begins TO fear the short side, in OF the
possible manipulation. September opened at
6SD5814c, sold st 56c, reacted 20 599sc. declined
to SIC, advanced to 59lAe, became slow and weak
on good realizing sales and the break in wheat
during the last hour sold on TO 5sJ6c aud
back to Soc, at which it closed steady Oats
were quiet, but firm, in sympathy with wheat
and corn, and closed at the top figures of the
day. Hog products we're lower. The receipts of
hogs were $500 more than estimated, and there
was urgent selling almost from the start. Pork
started at $40 521 against $40 60 at thr close on
Saturday. broke to $40 %, rallied to $40 42lS,
and closed at $40 3716. a loss for the day of 2!N
cents. Lard was steady and closed unchanged
and closed with a net loss of 5 cents.
CHICAGO. Aug. 10.-Cash quotations were as
follows: Flour firm, with dealers asking
10 cents advance on spring patents; winter
patents 81 300@4 90; bakers 81 1904 rs;
straiRhts 81 6515 10. Wheat-No. 2 spring,
9034c; No. 8 spring wheat SIC: No 2,
red, 9l1Sc Corn-No. 2, 621sc. Oats-No. 3.
2sI4c; No. 2 white Sl16131Ac. Mess pork,
per barrel, $40 80. Lard, per 100 ios, So so.
salted shoulders, boxed. 81 COOS 10 Short
clear sides. boxed. 81 2O07 So Whisky at
| 81 IL.