The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-10

dark natty frock coat and light spriag
trousers, and a small black deroy bat tauntIy
perched on the back OF his M ad, gave him q
{ crisp business air. His keen gray eyes were
now fully alive TO VIVA. was going Oh. Now and
then his friends would eagerly swarm around
him TO ask how things were going. but
Partridge was too busy rushing from pit to pit
to talk with them long and would
tear himself away. He denied that he had
lost. or would lose e nickel, and declared;
when lose lose for keeps, bur ! am not
worrying about loss just now" When APP
proacned at another opportunity he emphat-
tcally asserted that nothing would drive him TO
cover unless the market went to 81 a busheL
Toe days trade was sPasmodic and on the
whole not az heavy as yesterday At times
the market was very excited, at others
quiet. Fluctuations were rapid aud violent
and the feeling vas very unsettled. The open
ing was the widest wit messed for some time and
pres varied &c within the first few seconds in
different parts Of the crowd. safes being made
at nc over the closing ligu es Of yesterday.
bun news was PLENTIFUL and but for Pardridge's S,
bold tactics would have had marked eff
feet, for the bear advices were scarce
indeed. Cables were decidedly firm, Liverpool
quoted lQl1Sd higher. and London 9M101
higher All domestic markets were also On the
rampage and made big squirt at tue start and
most Of them held well to the advance. st.
Louis was possible exception, as while start
Ing higher, it finally went off on May TO half
below last nights closs. Trade then seemed
TO De drifting more into July, and bad crop r.
ports were having good dea OF influence, as
while May was lower, July was decidedly higher,
Telegram from Kansas City gave information
that the state agricultural department of
missouri put TIE condition Of the crop in that
state at co, heavy decrease from the outlook
IN December last. St. Louis, however, re-
ported that up to II O'Clock nothing had been
heard OF the report there except In dispatches
from Chicago. Wholly aside from
Partridge, this and other news of
like character kept the market nervous
and excited, story was started that Worst
who has travelled extensively over the winter
wheat country, estimated the average condition
Of Il. WerSt himself denied this but ineffectu-
ally, Partridge, meanwhile, far from showing
any evidence of weakening, vas busting about
denouncing TIE scare as idiotic and had his
brokers' Sc ing !ncessantlY. The prices did not
appear TO MAKE any difference, and from his
actions one would think he deemed that it did
not seem TO make much difference, as al
spots seemed good selling spot for him There
was a good deal of realizing on long wheat but
these offerings, with those by Partridge, were
readily absorbed and there we're few weak
spo.s Cold weather was reported In the win
ter wheat country. and this helped to give the
market quite liUtle boom. The bulk Of sales
at the opening were a. 9534c. The market went
on 70 SIC ON PardridRes So ling. then up to s5c
held for considerable time at S434c, and then
near noon shot up to 654c. But the
demand fell off and the price went to
| S.B5c, and at IL O'Clock was about
s4a4c against 1880 at the close Yesterday AZ
ter tue noon hour the wheat market began to
weaken, Shorts seemed to be we'll covered and
took fresh courage and began to ssll Tlere
seemed TO be 0 one with courage enough TO
extend any support AMI Partridge continued
his smuggling tactics. and when the break started
longs began to unloai and pyramids tumbled.
May went Off quickly TO $500, reacted
some and at O'Clock was S354c
Then some operators became very
bold, declaring that the deportmt ut estimate on
wheat S ccnutiOn will be 50 to IS, or better.
This was followed b. such selling as caused
many to telieve that some houses
had inside Information from WASHINGTON. at
any rate the department. puzz'e was too uncer-
tain t. hold wheat against, and general selling
put May prices of 10 827sc bid at the close or
l1bc under the close last night on regular SEES
sion, which was &c under the later curb
prices. 1t WAS reported that George Haines
who traded in small way, had failed. The
corn msrke5 was not sympathizinR to any
great extent with the advance In wheat at tCe
opening, but was in full accord with it on the
decline. The highest price Of the day was only
80 above the clos ne pyics of the day before
llsc May opened a. 4l}Ac, touched &c sold
off to 4G3sc and clos ID at 40lRc bid. There was
both realizing of long corn and selling
short. Partridge was free seller of July and
! Cudahy for May. Oats were active and shot
, up to 5000 for lay on a rush of shorts to
cover, but the close at 295 &c was 4c.under last
nights closing The provision tr de was duh
and the market heavy. Outside interests,
which was yesterday giving 81 zns of reawaken-
ing, was again conspicuously absent and lacS-
ing that. Pork made its best price at the
opening and had only recovered from 216c to sc
| from it's lowest point at the close. Lard aud
| ribs were fully as weak as pork. Pork sine
yesterday is from nc to 10c lower; ribs are off
| &c and lard about the same as ribs
| -sCHICAao, April Cash quotations were
as follows: Flour frmer; spring patents 81 $50
Z 60; winter patents 20lD4 40: BAKERS So O00
8 2a; straiShts "a S0G14 90. Wheat-No. 2
spring, S2J5c; No. red, Sc Corn = No.
2, 40@4c. Oats-No. ?, 291bc. Mess pork. per
barrel, $40 l00l0 1875 Lard, per 100 bs. So III
06 20 Short ribs sides, loose, S. 57166l5 so.
Dry sailed shoulders. boxed, 81 50a5 co.
| Short clear sides, boxed, So 1869 30. Whisky
at 81 IL.
Leading futures closed az follows.