The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-05
GRAIN. PROVISIONS. ETC.

New York, Dec 4--Flour firm, more ac-
tive. Winter wheat, low grades, s2.05a
260; fair to fancy, $25042.95; patents, S2.75
$3.50; Minnesota clear, $2.30d2.70; patents,
$3.401395; low extras, $2.05Q2.60. Southern
flour quiet; common 70 fair extra, $2.10Q
800; good to choice do So. 100350 Wheat ac-
tive on export account, prices &c higher
closing strong. No. red, store and ele-
vator, 60l4G601sc; afioat, 6lAG62c. options
were active, excited and irregular, ad-
vancing 3sd1ac; declining %@7sc, and clos
ing firm at 14G1sc under yesterday. No
2 red, January, 6lAc; March, 63hc; May
SAC; December, 6OAc. Corn dull, easier;
closing steady; No red, 57Ac elevator;
5Sc a1oat; options dull and irregular with
the close steady at sc advance to nc de-
May, 531kc. Oats fairly active, frmer
options steady, unchanged to 1sc up; De-
cember, 341sc; January. Doc; May. S6l4c;
Hay steady, fair supply; shipping 50G60c /;
good to choice, 70d75c. Wool moderately
active, steady; domestic fleece, 17022c;
extra mess, $8.00G8.50; beef hams dull,
SIT 00GI17. so; tierced beef inactive; city ex-
ira India mess, $16nl7; cut meats quiet
and steady; picked bellies 6Ac; shoulders,
5ss651ac; hams, SlAG9hc; middles nominal.
Lard quiet; lower western steam, $3.50;
city S6.75Q6S719; December, S.25, nominal (;
nal Hah '' Refned ned duh cont, $40; s. 4. $50;
compound, s55005.75. Pork, quiet and
firm: mess, $lS5Oa1425. Butter dull, low
err; state dairy, 13a23c; creamery, lSq24c;
Eigins, 25c. Cotton seed oil dull and easy (;
crude, AQ2412c; yellow, 29Q29lRc. Petro-
Philadelphia, $50; do in bulk, 2.60Gl2 65.
Rice steady, fair demand; domestic fair to
extra 4i50I6c; japan, 4Aq4l5c. Molasses,
foreign, nominal; New Orleans open ket-
lie. good to choice, 2SG3sc; steady, fairly
active. Peanuts quiet. Coffee; options
fairly steady at IS points decline to 10
fair s1S, 4OGI3.45 May, $12 50d12 rs; July,
$3.50 Spot Rio dull, steady; No. Z, l5Ac.
Sugar, raw, dull, steady; fair refining, &c (;
refined dull, unchanged. Freights to LiV-
erDool: grain active and firm; cotton
shade easier, more room; cotton, 9.64d;
grain sgd.
grain markets to-day was promising one.
Wheat was up a to nc from the closing Of
YESTERDAY The other cereals exhibiting
equal strength. In wheat the advance was
not eubstan tiaI short sellers and holders
alike taking advantage of the situation
and selling freely. Among the noted local
professionals who disposed OF wheat IN ND,
eral quantities were Ream and Linn, and
they naturally had good Following. Par
bridge was also an active seller. Brad
streets report of the worlds visible sup
nIv brought about a squirt at noon but
the rally it caused was being waited for,
the offerings multiplying at every slight
allv Welded, prices dropping back to the
lowest point of the session. the decline
being checked by buying gainst puts"
Nav wheat opened from ol52 to 6lbc; de-
cIined to 6Ossc and closed at 60lzd605sc--1kc
Der busheI lower than yesterday. Cash
wheat trading was a an advance of 1ac per
bushel over yesterday, but the nominal
close was weak with the futures.
Corn, after previously resisting all eff
forts at depression, gave way to selling In
sympathy with wheat during the latter
mart of the session. May corn opened at
4eMc sold between 1910 and 491sc closing
at 49i6n 495sc, a shade higher than yester-
day. Cash corn was firm and higher
prices ruled in that branch of trade. The
average advance was &c.
Oates absorbed some of the weakness of
wheat, but did not decline much, owing to
the extremely light volume of trade
At the close, May oats were &c lower than
yesterday. Cash oats were firm. Trading
was at an advance of AQlac, the close be-
ing n0minally easier.