The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-30

Pork quiet and firm; prime sli 5Ol>s %: old
mess, sl2 OOGl2 50; new mess Sl3 s5al4 50;
extra prime Sll 5s0Is IS Beef strong
s; 2507 IS. Beef hams firm aud fairy active:
Tierced beef quiet nrnl. city extra India mess
STOOLS 90. Cut meats dull and weak: picked
bellies &C; pckel-d shoulders Sc: piokeled
hams 9ls9l0c. Middles quiet aud firm; short
clears s. 90 Lard closed weak; western
steam g. %; city s. IS hid; Optious-Auril
delivery 3; Nay delivery s. IS bid; June deliv-
3; refiued nrm; continent s. 25Go7 IS.
South America :, 4S Butter quiet at isa25c
Cheese active; light kIms 53SSc Peanuts
firm; fancy hand picked 44c; farmers s-.IA
Sftc. Freights to Liverpool dull al weak:
cotton, per steam. +! l6a,5tid; grain 1lSi.
CHICAGO, April % = The grain markets all
opened very much lower than yesterdays
c'oSlng prices this morniug Z, ana With almost
panicky feeling on account Of disauie ing
ruinors as to the financial standing of r. p
Hutchins on. the western speculator as he was
understood 70 have heavy line 81 Trades in all
OF the pits In which he was carrying heavy
losses. The markets were further affected as
the day progressed favOrably bv the Ia BORT
that his checks had been all duly honored at
the Board Of Trade clearing house. ana un-
favorably by stories to the effect that be had
mySteriously disappeared, and that he had
probably either committed suicide or was wan
derlng about demeuted- Some operators Aav-
ing trades with Hutchinson closed them out.
put the market did not sink below the opening
inside figures. The following cable from Liver
llooi was SHOWN around W neat and corn
changed, strong and tending upward on certain
remission of half of the present French duty on
wheat and the whole of the duty on corn
Under this stimulus July wheat sold up to
81 O5es and for a anne there was strong and
active market. A dispatch was received con-
tradicting the reported removal of the French
duty and the weakness agaiu set in IL was
helped by the report of Hutchinson's disap.
pearance, on the strength of which a good deal
OF his long stuff was thrown on the market.
This caused a break to 81 04SS; closing cables
were stronger, however, and July sold up again
TO u Oo1s, but weakened later and closed l5c
below that. The corn market opened weak at
5lA06i94c for July on the report that a large
line OF long property was TO be sold, and
eHerinRs or room traders were heavy. Oats
were active but unsettled, and, although the
opening was weaker and lower, reacted and
closed 14Olc higher than yesterday. good
deal of long stuff came out, bu; after the
Hurry subsidized a better feeling developed Pro
visions we're weak for a short time near the
opening IN sympathy with grains, but recovered
with the cereals. Pork closed at a loss of Sc
compared with Yesterdays closing figures, and
lard Is on 21sc, bat ribs are up 2I6r,
CHICAGO, April 29.-Cash quotations. we're as
follows: Flour unchanged spring patents 81 $50
3 90; winter patents 81 S0G1b 90; bakers 3S 30
W3 50. Wheat-No. spring, 81 06Ib; No. ,
red, 81 06h01 011s. Corn. No. ,, 691bc
OATS, NO. 2, 5iAc Mess pork, per barrel,
Sl2 seq. Lard Sc 79J4@6 IS Short rib
sides, loose 81 2l6c6 25. Dry sailed should
ers, boxed. IS zoos 25. Short clear sides.
boxed. IS 7506 81. Whisky at 81 Is.
Leading iuGIr - ralE sias follows;