The morning news., 1894-08-09

BY Steam-Nla New ork to Liverpool Is
I'D for 2s0- b bbis; to Glasgow, Is sd; to Ant
werp, IS Sd; toLondon Is 81; via Baltimore,
Liverpool, 80 70 barre S Is Cd
Grain, Provisions Etc.
New York, Aug. s.. Flour market was
quiet and held firmer; winter wheat, low
SO; winter patents 50 a 20: Minnesota
clear 81 2532 65; Minnesota patents SO 400
10; low extras g. S7d2 so; southern flour
quiet and steady; common to fair extra 81 10
03 90; good to choice extras S3 0JlD3 so.
superhne al 6C0p2 10. Wheat duu. HaoglIac
lower and steady; No. red in store and ele-
vator 5Sc; afloat 5S0SS4c options declined
11Rc, rallied lsc, and closing steady at l&dlI5
under yesterday. with trading fairly active;
No. red closing, August SIC; September 5S9{;
December 621sc. May &c Corn was dull,
scarce and nrmi No. ?, 6Slac In elevator; 65c
afoat; options were fairly active irregular,
advancing 1sG%c, declined 21464l&c. rallied
%Wl12c, closed steady at l148219c under yes
terday August 6l4c; September 6lc; Decem.
Der 559sc; May 555sc. Oats lower and weak;
options weaker; August 35l4c; September
354c; October 36Ac; spot, No 2. 366J31c; No.
white i2c: mixed western RS a@7lac. white
western and state 40G5ec Hay dull and easy,
shipping 5O055c; good TO choice S0d90c Beef
steady family 81 009ll %; extra mess IS 90
Beef hams quiet at 81 90. Tierced beef dull
ana steady; city extra India mess BIZ 0OGls 90
cut meats steady and quiet; picked bellies
&c; picked shoulders 6ANS1sc; picked hams
llAGi2c, mlddles nominal. Lard quiet;
western steam closed at 81 65; city 81 %;
.
tinent 81 20; South American IS 90; com
pound S6 0006 25. Pork active ana firm.
mess Sl4 OLA as; extra prime S13 GOA IL 50.
Butter STEADY. moderate demand: state dairy
l402lc; state creamery 176123c; western dairy
l2H0ltc; western creamery 1i@2ac Elgins
23c. Molasses, foreign nominal; New Orleans
open kettle, good to choice 21037c, dull and
steady. Peanuts firm ana quiet; fancy hand
picked 41s@4Hc Conee-options steady and
to 10 points up; August IA So: October
SI3 lOGl3 IS; December l. 57@l2 60; March
y %; spot Rio dull and steady; No Z, 1910.
Sugar, raw. steady and dull; fair refining
, ll-l6c; refined dull and unchanged: of A
sD4 bloc; standard A 7-l6043sc; cut loaf
51eg5 5-l6c crushed 5hG5-l6c granulated
5-l6G144lc; cubes 4 1.l60Sc. Freights to
Liverpool lower and dull; cotton steam 5-6ld
asked; grain 2zd.
Chicago, Aug. S.--Armour was the big seller
OF wheat at the opening to-day, buyers Of yes
terday we're also Inclined to assist the price
downward by dlsposing of such wheat as
showed proht. AS the advance was solely
due to the strength in corn. so therefore was
the drop to-day a natural consequence Of the
slumpy condition Of that market. The extra
ordinary conditions prevailing in the trade
sets at naught the regular influences. sellers
paying no attention to them, and making no
effort TO obtain information bearing directly
on the wheat situation. Cables to day were
all higher. September wheat opened from
51zc TO 5slsc, SOLD al 5S4c. declined to 555sc
closing at 55 sM56c--l A61l@c under yester
day. Cash wheat was steady, prices showing
but little change
Corn was quite as nervous as yesterday.
but there was reversal Of the tone and
change in the course Of prices. The opening
was Just as panicky as at anyperiod of yester-
days session, and II looked for moment as
II the top was yet to come. The country,
however, was satisfied with it's profits and
large blocks were offered for sale on orders
from the very districts that have been com.
planning OF the drought. There was no logical
reason beyond desire to obtain profits in
this action, but il was nevertheless a fact
that, despite unchanged weather conditions
and in the face Of a bad state report from
Iowa and predictions of weather there
was we'll defined disposition to
sell freely. The tailers were selling
Those people who have been following
the big holder of cash corn, felt that the SEN
satlonal bulge OF yesterday was not likely to
hold; hence they discreetly secured their
gains. The professional however was no.
torlouSly wrong again, and the wild fuctua-
tlons gave evidence Of the uncertainty that
prevailed. The range was Sb cents on Sen
tember corn and 6c on May and the close was
a recovery. the former showing a net decline
OF SAC and the latter 2BC. September corn
opened from 6l13c TO 59c. sold down to 5Sc,
closing at 9o4c. May sold between SIC and sic
and closed at 524c. Cash corn was in good
demand, prices being very irregular but gen
orally &c under September for No 2.
Oats-As this grain advanced with corn. so,
TO be consistent. it declined with that mar
ket There was a good trade. but 1t was
without feature. The close was 115c under
yesterday for September Cash oats were
A0Ac lower than yesterday.
Provislons-Had 1t not been for the break
In corn different result might have been
seen IN product at the end OF the day S trad
ing. he opening was strong, and that feel
ing ruled for long time. The general we Ak
ness soon pervaded the provisions pit ana
prices fell away. The close was 7I%c
lower for September pork. 21z15c lower for
september lard, and DC lower for September
rlDs. Very little was done in the cash mar
ket.
Leading futures ranged as follows: