The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-12
GRAM. PRoVIsIoNs. Erc.

New York. Oct. 11.-Flour dull weak;
freely offered Winter wheat, low grades,
81. S5Gl2 40; fair to fancy, 81 1902 80; pat
ents $265a3.10; Minnesota clear, %25g
255; patents, $3.40G3.70; low extras, $3.50
240; southern -four dull weak; common
to fair extra, 81 100000; good to choice
do, $31O013 so. Wheat fairly active, firm
er; No. 2 red, store and elevator, Doc for
old 5615c for new; afioat 56l2c; options
cember going 1sc below previous low rec
ord No. red, November 5512c, December
561Ad5714c, May 61$sc. Corn dun lower,
with options closing firm No. 2, 56hec
elevator; 56hc afloat; options duh and
weak at 1ad%c decline; November 55Ac,
December $3.50, May $3.50 oats falrly, &C
tive, lower; options weaker; October 5lAc'
December 3314c, May $3.50; No: 2 white
October 35&c; spot prices, No. 3l%4Sac,
No 2 white 3515q36c; mixed western ga
33c, white do S6d40c. Hay, good demand o.
steady; shipping soc, good to choice 650
75c. Wool steady, moderate demand; neece
1SG24c, pulled 15d34c. Beef dun; family
inactive, $500; tierced beef dull, city ex-
ira India mess S16.O0ql65O cut meats
quiet, easy; picked bellies TAG. shoulders
5A06c, hams 5Aq10c, middles nominal
Lard quiet, steady; western steam SC,
city 79sd71ac; October 500, January LSO'
refined dull, continent $40, south Amer
demand firm, mess $4.75615.G0, extra
prime Sl4.00. Butter-Fancy butter, better
demandI state dairy vs4G2Sc, creamery y,
Isaac, Elgins 24c. Cotton seed quiet, easy
crude yellow 32c: petroleums quiet, Wash
ington barrels $500, do In bulk $500 re
fined New York S515 Philadelphia $5lO.
do in bulk S2.60Gl2.65. Rosin, full nrm,
strained common to good $l.SOdl.55. Iur-
pertine steady; 2Sq2812c; RICE moderaIee1ly
active, firm; domestic fair to extra 4Aq5ts,
japan 43s65C. Molasses, foreign nominal;
New Orleans open kettle to choice, $2.S5;
demand moderate. Peanuts quiet CoI I,tt,
options opened steady, closed lOal5 points
down: October 1890, December n.O5,
March 1O.5OGlO.60, May 1O45qlO 90; spot no
dull, nominal Sugar, raw dull nominal M
3 i5-16m4 SIG, standard A 1 7-16@45sc cut
loaf 5d5 1-16c, crushed S-l6, graduated
4 7-l6d4Ac Freights, Liverpool quiet,
week; cotton 7-64d, grain nominal.
Chicago, Oct. 1.-THE uncertainty sur
rounding the government report, having
been dispelled, by the pubhcauon OF, OF Illa I
document, destroyed one OF the elements
Of speculation in grain today, anu re-
stricted trade to a marked extent. Inc
guesses and tips were at variance with
the true figures which, although they
showed an Improvement in wheat, were
more than discounted by the sales or the
Dast few days. There was however, a
lack of confidence in present values, anu
the little fellows sold freely, whilst the
heavy traders did little, II anything. Up
until noon prices held within narrow boun-
daries hut the last hour was weak, the
lowest point being reached during that
time December wheat opened at 5312c,
ranged between 53lzM535sc and 52tsc, clos
ing at 527s053c-1aa9s under yesterday
Cash wheat sales were made at prices I'M
changed from Yesterday, the nominal clos
ing being weak, nth the futures. Corn
More reliance was placed in Thoman' s
reports of the corn yield Il, 535, 600, 900 bush
els) as published in the Cincinnati Price
Current than in the government figures,
q 126, 0OO0 900 bushels), as reported yester-
day, prices sinking under the weight Of
selling, induced by the former estima,~-
Corn-I.ike in wheat, the '~akest por-
ton of the session was during the last
hour, when the inside prices for the day
were made 1t was not broad market
but the disposition was to sell, rather than
to buy. May corn opened from 501s to
5OAc, sold between 5012 and 491sc, closing
at 495bc-5kc under yesterday. Cash corn
was about 15m%c under yesterday, the
nominal close being full cent under that
day.
slight Improvement in the yield of oats
clearly faVoring a decline The weakness
OF wheat and corn helped the decline
There was nothing of Importance in the
Nav closed %01zc lower than yesterday
Cash oats were unchanged, fair demand
for them being seen.
Professionalism advance in the price Of
live hogs gave a firm tone 70 product,
and allowed yesterdays buyers to dispose
of their purchases. but they were too
eager to avail themselves of the oppor-
tunity the offerings becoming too large
FOR prices to Withstand. After a moderate
decline took place, prominent commits
sion house and "A well known broker bid
prices up again and they closed near the
ton with January pork &c higher than
yesterday, ribs and lard PIC higher.
Leading futures ranged as follows: