The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-09

| met with acceptance, q cold wave was re-
ported reaching up into Nebraska and threat
euing more important wheat states Ohio state
crop report was decidedly bad, showing condi-
ton OF 90 against 80 last D oember. and nd-
eating crop of 100000 less than
last last, year, w while conditions in In
All this contributed to nut s1or5s on the run.
st, l. )uis and New York covered a vase am lunt
OF short wheat at about S3c. There was
heavy realizing aud lar @ short selling, which
sent the price TO S2l6c, then it ruled irregular
for a time and at - O'Clock was about - &C
All this time Pardridge had heen sc Ter. and it
was being asked in the CROW what the mark
would do If he started TO buy. They had slight
indication OF the probable an,wer to that
query when upon the appearance OF a few
buying orders simultane luslY in the hands
OF three or four commission houses the pric
shot up in about ten minutes from around $40
to 5iS4c. 1t was merely SUSPECTED that Pard-
ridge was the source of these orders and that
was enough to start the blaze. The greatest
bulge Of the day was made shortly before ths
close, when there was som remarkabl, buying,
which the trade again attri )ute1 to Pardridge
trying TO cover. This caused the widest scene
of all and May price went from S3Ibc to S43lo in
few minutes. Some realizing put the price at
$3.50 At the close of the regular session only to
! be followed by subsequent big advance on the
curb. by long odds the day in whent
was probably the hardest that Partridge has
ever had to face lie got n taste Of what was
coming late yesterday, when, 1t is said. he
called margins on 100000 bushels sold around
SOC He fought the lvRnCe to-day up to the
last hour but not with sucn round lots as he
gave the trade on previous days. It was he
loved, nearly unanimously, that he weakened
and tried TO cover through unknown houses
shortly before O'Clock. 1t was this belief that
sent the price TO S434c, Gossip Centered al
most exclusively to Partridge. ono fact else
that secured mention IS that the government
report for April viii appear this week, The pre-
vaiing expectation appears to be that 1t will
indicate about 50 for winter wheat compared
with 90 year ago. The demand for boats was
fair but agents were slow TO place charters
at 14c decline in ra es. To Buffalo 2I6C for
wheat aud 2i4c for corn was the going rate. Toe
corn market started strong in sympathy with
wheat, and while there was no such excitement
as in the wheat crowd, there was IA degree of
animation, considerably more Of recentaverages.
At the opening prices started at from, l4cDl6c
higher and were the lowest of the day. May
from 40i4C and 4iC advaced to 4ll6c aud held
around 4lc thel4 greater part OF the session.
Near the close of the session 1t made
an upward shoot to 4ljAc and closed with sellers
at the same price There was a good deal OF
realizing on advanced shorts being chief
buyers May was exchanged on even terms
| for round lots OF casa In elevator oats par
took OF the general sren 9Th, onening 5000
higher and making gain or &c, There was
only a fair trade done, and most OF that was
seattle ed. Coun selmRn led buyers In pro
visions busin SIS was by no means active The
hog market was reported strong, which, with
al advancing cereal market, was
| enough 20 brin; in SOM buvins
orders. Toe adv ncs in prt was 7Iac.
ard was very inactive and fiuctuati 8
narrow with closi prices scarcely an appre-
ciabe fraction hi gher than on the day before.
Rios were more in line with tho pork Market
and show an advance of from 30 to 1L6c
CHICAGO, April 8-Cash quotations wers
AS follows: Flour 6rmer; spring patents 81 800
60; winter patents cool 20; bakers, 80 600
rs; streiZhts 81 5000 90. Wheat-No. ?
spring, si9sc No red. 9Cc. Corn No.
2. 4lIc 0ats-No p 29Ssc Mess pork. per
barrel, $40 11|8Go 10 90. Lard. per 100 MS SO %
@D6 27J6. Short ribs sides, loose, IS 62l6G15 65
Dry sailed shoulders. boxed, 81 5000 90.
Short clear sides, boxed, SO 1906 10, Whisky
at 81 IS. ~
Leading futures closed as follows: ole
Opening. Highest. U Closing