The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-28

Grain, Provisions, Etc.

New York. March 27.-Flour active, steady;
winter wheat, low grades 81 00GS2 40; pat
ents s. &SJ 30: Minnesota clear 81 500
q 80; Minnesota paten - 759s4 20; low ex-
tras S. 05d, AZ; southern -four quiet, steady;
common to fair extras 81 O0GIS3 %; good to
choice extras 50 lUdSi 20. Wheat dull and
easy; No. red in store and elevator. 6l49
62l4t; anoat 6lAWo2c options dull opened
weak, declined %01ac, rallied l40ac, closed
weak. 3sc Under yes .erday; No, red March
STAG; May csc; June 70 : c. Corn quiet; No.
2 4418c elevator; aftoat 457c; IN raded mixed
462a c; steamer mixed AGO. options active,
20 higher, closed hrm; April 424c; May
42Ac. Oats urmer and active; options dull;
March S5Ac; April 324c; May 35s; July S4A;
western, 3U1ac; white western 0ilc. ray
steady; Shipping 6u065c: GoCd 10 choice. 100
&C Beef quiet; family Sl2 0O9Sll 90; extra
mess 90 0 as 81, Bee. hams ouI at SIG 0Jl1
SIG 80 Tlerced beef ina tive; city extra
Ind a mess Slo 00GS2 CO. Cut meats quiet
pickle bellies O. &C; picRled shoulders SIC;
picked nam 59ae; mlIoles nominal Lard
hlg her; western steam 81 55; city IS Si140
81 o.; reaned quiet; continent 81 50; South
American 3a Us; compound 81 3. Pork active,
N ess bIz &Q18l2 %; ira prime 6i2 JJG2ll2 81.
dairy, old, 10 J1oc; state creamery, new &c:
western dairy, new, llhMl5c; western
creamery, lew 10l622c Zig ms 2lG12lhc.
MolGsses fore gn. nominal; New Orleans
open Kettle. good to choice 3O035c Pean ~ s
quiet. Codee-options steady. 300 points
up: June II ~; oeptem er 10 Go; December
IA %; spot Rio dull: No. z, l73sc. Sugar, raw.
dull ana unchanged; refined. steady; fair re-
timing 25sc; of A B Ill @ic standard A.
4 l-l,D414c; cut loaf 49, l6Q0c; crtsled 1915
@Jc; graduated l-lC0i9sc: Gu, es 45l6D
&c. Freights to Liverpool quiet; cotton
9-6id: gram Pad,
Cni.aIo, March 27.-Dou5t and uncertainty
clio IDS the mind Of the wheat spe ulators II
is conceded that what the lesIlt Of the recent
FIRE re up was cannot De definitely known or
learned for at least week or ten days 1t
fol owed naturally that under these ctrrum-
stances to-day market should re narrow
one. The ear or short seller was averse to
putting himself in precarlOus situation by
disposing of any wheat. and those who would
gladly buy were not con ytnced that such
course wo nd De prudent or wise. The par
alel conditions existing between the late
area of low tempera ture and similar one on
Mar, 10, when widespread dam age resulting,
excited much gossip anu comment. The
market was weak I both ends and strong in
the middle to- day May wheat opened at534c.
RANGED -etween o6 &C and 81 &c. and 5Ss and
5eHc, closing at the inside price, net loss OF
sc for the day. Corn was not conspicuous
b. 1 s activity. Frees, for the most part.
huctuated with those Of wheat,
with the exception that they
did not parti yipat5 in the late
weakness Of that market. May sold between
3,l9 and 37isc. closing ls0Ac higher than
yesterday. at 37ac. demand for cash corn
was good. oats displayed great activity at
one time dunn, The session. The feeling
during that period was one of remarkable
strength and was due to a sudden desire on
the part OF the shorts TO cover. 1he.r
reason was without explanation, as
there was nothing received which could
be construed as imp oltant enough to
cause an advance. At th3 close May was sc
HI. her than yesterday. Cash oats were in
goJd demand and strong. Provisions opened
steady on firm hog market and for some
time prices held "a round opening prices, the
trade Delug light Later shorts Ia the lard
started in 10 cover ana their efforts de-
veloped the fast that there were numerous
buying orders Ia the pit for pork and ribs
also. Packers we're the only sellers. The
market held the advance until the end when
ri l2lsc
Chicago, March 27.-Cash quotations we're
as follows: Flour market was dull and
steady; prices unchanged. Wheat-No, ?