The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-08
GRAIN. PROVISIONS. ETC.


New York, Dec, Flour, dull; held firm
~; winter wheat, low grades, 50. 05d2. so ;
fair to fancy, $2.50Q2.95 patents, 2.75Q3.20
aS.s5: low extras, S2.O5d5 co. southern -four
dull and steady; common TO fair extras,
&lO43.0O; good to choice extras, S3104
S.oo. wheat fairly active on local account;
export trade dull; prices nc lower; No.
2 red, store and elevator, 60i5Q60%c; afoat,
6lAQ62c; options opened weak and de-
clined, hq.Ac, rallied Aq%c, reacted &c
and closed weak at AQlac below yester-
day, with trading dull; No. 2 red, January,
olAc; March, 63c; May, $3.50; December,
6O9sc Corn, more active and firmer; No
z, o5c IN elevator; CSC afoat; options We're
moderately active and firm at &c advance;
december, 561sc; January, 53&c May, 54ikc
pats, quiet and hrmer; options quiet and
May, $3.50; spot No. 2, 343sd3pbc; mixed
western, 34ls036c. Hay quiet and steady;
shipping, 50q6Oc; good to choice, 70Q75c
Wool, moderate and steady; domestic
fleece, 17q2Oc; pulled, 12a12%c: Texas, 10
ql2c. Beef, dull; family, S10.00d12 90; ex-
ira mess, $S.0Oa8.50; beef hams, quiet at
fndaa I rOV t aSs Se1 6eeef dull city extra
and weak; picked bellies, $3.50; shoulders
S5.25i hams, $S.5049.00; middles, nominal
y 1-a5Ssd ;, quiet and lower; western steam
Si;ZZza; January, $7.25; December, SIPS ask
edi February, $3.50 asked; refined quiet
continent $L6212; South American, IS. +;
sfea68V: mess soS rs 5d,. Pork dun ana
fancy, firm; state dairy, 1312Sc; creamery,
l8q24c; western dairy, 116l6c; creamery
I5q25e; Elgins, 25c. Cotton seed oil, dull
Petroleum, quiet and nominal Rice.
STEADY and fairly active; domestic, fair
70 extra, 4Aq6c; japan, 44@hac. Molasses,
Foreign, nominal; New Orleans omen ket-
tie good to choice, 2Sa3Sc; fair demand
ana steady. Peanuts, steady Coffee. on
uons steady at the opening, but closed
weak UNCHANGED 25 points down; Decem-
Der, 14.00d1430; February. ID rs: April 10 On
gl3.25; September, 12.S5G1395: October
Iz.S5QlS.0O; spot Rio, quiet and steady; No
:, {oG. sugar, raw, dun and steady; fair
Iennlng, &c; refined, duh and steady; off
a, S9sg3tse; standard A, 15-1664Ikc: cut
ioaI, l5.lbuoci crushed. 4 l3-16a5c; gram
uIdIeu, 8 lo-l694Ac: Freights to Liver
PBo]o9l quiet and steady; cotton, 9-64d; grain,
Chicago Dec. Tin wheat to-day the
itenueney was lower, prices, however keep
supported, in the main, by holders OF
puts. Much discussion arose over a
fehash OF consular reports from Frank
Tort, Paris, and Buenos Ayres. which
touched upon the yield of the different
countries represented and the imports
ana exports, as the case might be- Ex-
IRA 1rac Us from these reports appeared I'M
Qer Washington date in one of the Chicago
morning papers. The market was in
nuehced weeks ago by the same news,
YET It felt the same effect to-day The
9penlng was lower than yesterdays close,
py = OF a cent, and at no time during the
session did prices succeed in passing the
stdrung point on the up grade. Nav
wheat opened from 601sc to $3.50, declined
10 $3.50. and closed at 593 Q595sc-5kds.c
steady.
Corn-,The- buying side of corn grew
N popularity to-day. There were several
reasons for this. The receipts were 100
ears less than was expected. Liverpool
was up trifie, the Withdrawals from
store We're heavy and the weather was wet
Wnere dry weather was wanted May
Gl 6gn opened from 50Gl50lsc, sold between
55Ss0oOAc, and closed at 501sc-15c higher
man yesterday. Cash corn was firm
Oats-The trade in oats was quiet and
ueVold OF interest. Prices at the close
showed a shadow of Improvement The
strength Of corn was a great help. May
99a aLs was a fraction higher than yester-
Jay. cash oats were steady
,,TroNlslons-A prominent scalper in pro-
HIsIons eVinced much anxiety to advance
prices to-day, the general belief being that
ne was long and would feel satisfied if he
SiUuia dispose of his holdings to some
sLsht advantage The hog market did
t Hot snow up, and provisions conceded with
ne sIIe STEADY Keeling. The trade was narrow
ald restricted and prices held within pro
~ 36SLloed limits. The close was PIC under
me day for January.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest Lowest CIOsfnq