The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-29

10 90. Beef hams quiet at sis 50. Tered beef
dull; city extra India mess SO oobis 90.
Cut meats quet. easy; picked shoulders
SIC; .piekled bellies 54GsSsc; hams "a
csmber delivery IS 90. Lard frmer' daies;
western steam Sc S7tS; city S 90 bid; Deem
Der 3; January delivery g g asked; Febru-
Evs Ss::sT BID P 1a5Ss e aast S sa MAY
picked 4SGD44e; farmers "a GS4c. Frsights
70 Liverpool weak and dull; cotton. per steam
1894: grain $40.
CHICAGO. Dec. 2S-Wheat Ouened very duh
with hardly any disposition TO trade on either side
OF the market. The feeling weak from the
start. Cables were not particularly unfavors-
BILE. Liverpool being a shade higher for fu-
lures, but the absence OF local support, and the
meagerness OF outside business had 9 depress-
ing influence. AT the start there were some
good purchases By Schemartz, Dupee & McCor-
mick, Brosseau & Milmine. and Bodman, which
held prices tolerably well for a time. but when
these parties drew our the market became
heavy and declined &c. Mitchell turned seller
as soon as the above support was out OF the
ruled the price touching the lowest point for a
long time. Heretofore o6c has been the rally
ing point for May. But when il got started
today went on easily below that
nestle markets were all dull and easy, and pri-
vate cables were also discouraging. There were
some reports of foreign buying in New York
but it had little or no effect. Weakness conrin-
ued throughout the session, but the close was at
about bottom prices and weak. May started at
96lec, with some sales at o69sc, sold slowly off
TO Q53sc and closed at 9516c- Corn was decidedly
weak for December aud January, both futures
selling off sharply. while May was also heavy.
but did not decline 20 the same extent Re
ceipts of corn we're large. and contained
much larger proportion than usual OF the con
tract grade, while there was but little de-
mand, with general pressure TO sell, which
quickly sent prices of, December and January
tumbling. December rallied little from the
bottom near the close, but January and NAV
closed at near the lowest point, With loss OF
lS<c for December. % for January and &c for
May, compared with last THURSDAYS figures A
large increase In the visible supply was a de-
pressing factor during the latter part of tue
session Oats were dull and steady and show a
decline since Thursday OF 1SAs6c Hog
products opened rather strong on the moderate
receipts of hogs and strong prices at the yards
but soon syInpathized with weakness in the
grain pits and sold or sharply, closiag at about
outside figures Compared with last Thurs
cept for December, which is unchanged Lard
is 21kc lower, except May, which is unchanged.
Ribs are 2lx615c of, except December, which is
unchanged.
CHICAGO Dec. 2s.-Cash quotations were as fol-
lows: Flour dull. unchanged; spring patents
81 60Gb4 30; winter patents 81 6514 So:
bakers, 50 10000; straights S4S56445 Wheat
No. 2 spring, S99zn9oc; No. 9 red, Ole.
Corn-No. 2, 1880. Oats-No. 2. 3s1Se. Mess
pork. per barrel. 81 62lkG17 rs. Lard, per 100
MS SO 02Ir06 0o. Short ribs sides, loose,
81 S7l&G4 80. Short clear sides, boxed,
So 45Ab Co. Whisky at 81 IL.
Leading futures closed as follows:
OpeninQ Highest CioqfnO