The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-23
MACHiNERY. CASTINGS. ETC.

dun and without features with the close
good; March 1850; April 42gc; May 42sc
Oats quiet and f!rmer: March 35i4c; April
35l4c; May S4Ac; spot No. ., Soc: No. white
Nav SIC; No white 3714ItaSC. mixed west
ern, 35 la935c; white western 35G42c Hay
in fair demand; shipping 6OD55c, good TO
choice 75QGS5c. Beef dull and steady: family
Sl2 000$1i 90; extra mess - O1ats %. Bee,
hams quiet at Sl60pQSl6 so TNerCed beef
dull and steady; city extra India mess SIS 90
$3.50 90. Cut meats quiet and easy; picked
bellies 6}c; picked shoulders 80 picked
hams $685. G: middleS nominal Lard quiet
ana hrm; western steam closed at s. 10; city
Sc 81; futures nominal: refined quiet; CONT
nent 81 80; South American 81 S.; compound
~ S7t4GS6 90. Pork hrmer, fair demand,
mess Sl2 0OGS12 81. Butter quiet; fancy
about steady; state dairy. new l4G02lc; state
dairy, old, l00l6c; state creamery, new.
22iac: western dairy, new, l20l5c; western
creamery, new 150221ac; Elglns 22a22i &C.
MOlasses New Orleans open kettle. good
to choice 3O63sc Peanuts quiet Coffee
options duh and unchanged to 10 points
down; March l6 IS; May Is s5ul5 30; July
Is 40: Septemb Der "A S06114 50; December Il 10;
spot Rio dull and steady; No. Z, l7ls61I@sc
Sugar, raw, fairly active and steady; talr re-
fning 25sc; refined dull; off 1l-lt4ic,
standard A, l-1tGD44c; cut loaf l3-l6QD5c;
crushed l3-1Gll5c; graduated 4 l-l6Ii2sc
Freights to Liverpool quiet and weak cot
ton O6id; grain 214d.
Chicago March 22-Not until the last ten
minutes of the session did wheat display anv
activity to-day, and then the trade was for
had bought Yesterday on the predicted cold
wave and who growing disheartcned at the
failure of prices to advance, threw their hold
| ings overheard. At one time during
the day business was practically
at standstill, with the pit
| almost deserted The holiday tomorrow
was the reason for the stagnation. operators
not caring to open new contracts and carry
| them over. The ranges of prices was narrow,
May opening at 5Siac, afterward selling be
tween 5sl5c and &c and 57Ac The close was
at net loss of 1sc9J4c for the dav. Corn
showed the lack OF activity as was the diStin-
gushing features OF wheat. Quite affirm feeling
ruled. however, until the weakness appeared
| in wheat during the closing moments of the
session The market opened steady at q bout the
closing figures of yesterday. held steady until
near the end when prices became weak The
close was tritc below yesterday. May sold
! between 37tqM375ac and 37l4c. closing az in
side quotations. Oats were active IN StrCaks.
| There was some anxiety to cover by shorts,
but otherwise the market was as duh as
either wheat or corn The close showed q
| fractional loss from yesterday. Cash oats
were nrm and higher, closing at the same
prices as yesterday. Provisions were firm,
whilst they were almost entirely neglected.
better hog market, and the continued light
arrivals in connection with the heavy packing
for the week, 235 0CO hogs, against IS O0 for
the corresponding week last year, served to
act as props to the marketfor product. shorts
were the best buyers OF the day. May pork
closed lOc higher than yesterday, May lard
l21ae higher and May ribs sc higher There
was a good cash demand for meats.
Chicago March 22.-Cash quotations were
as follows: Flour was dull and prices
easier, Wheat-NO. . spring 5Gasc: No. ,
red 565sc, Corn-No. ,, 36c, Oats No 3O4
Mess pork, per barrel 81 05Gull C7la. Lard
per 100 pounds, IS s5a8i S73. Short rib
sides IS 75l15 ~ Dry sailed shoulders s. IS
855 SO, Short clear sizes SG0011S6 25 Whisky,
Il IS.