The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-29

to crop. with western parties free buyers:
closed Arm at &c over yesterday; No. , red,
dull and tirmer No. , 43tcib'ac; elevator 80
41c: ungraded mixed 46a4c; Gamer mixed
43c; options advanced aG &c. March $3.50;
April 4Sisc; May AS3sc. oatS active and
stronger: March $3.50; April 3)asc; May 95A C;
spot No . 35&C: No. white 39is &c. mixed
western. S60S7e; white western d4ic. Hay
quiet: shipping 60165c; good 10 choice T5sn
Sc, Beet duh and steady; family Sl2 O0.0
sli %; extra mess IS 0JQS, 81. Beer hams
quiet: at SIC 0JlSl6 90. Ilerctd beef dHll:
city extra Ind mess, Sls 90 b. co. Cut
meats dull: picked bellies Csc. picked
shoulders 61ac; picked hams sasc; Iniddles
nominal Lard higher; western steam s. %;
city r 90: refined hrmer; continent s. OF;
South American s. 80; compound 81 - T.
ST. 81. Butter weak; state dairy, new 4420c,
state dairy old, lO4l6c; state creamery,
new. PC: western dairy, new, iiH0l4c
western creamery, new, l5022ci Elgins gle,
Molasses foreign. nominauy UNCHANGED
New Orleans open kettle, good to choice 300
$50. Peanuts steady. Co1ee-optious steady,
l0015 points up; April "A 60. June IS IS;
August Is 20; December IA 20; spot Rio quiet;
No. Z, 175sc. Sugar, raw, dull and unchanged;
refined. steady; fair refining use; off A
1l-1t04c; standard A. l-lt0H4c; cut loaf
4 lS-i6Gl5c; crushed l3-16Qoc; graduated
4 l-I660Isse; cul es 45-l6Qilac. Freights to
Liverpool dull; cotton 9-64d: grain p d asked.
Chicago. March 2s.-Wheat bears we're
made TO dance to the tune of quick advance
not une expected, but the force and Suddenness
with which it came about nearly took away
the breath of the late complacent shorts,
Ever since Sunday, when the cold wave en-
ve,ope1 the winter wheat belt. fears
were entertained that harm had Teen
wrought to the growing plant. These
fears we're assuaged as far as pos
sible by those whose interest it was
to do so Every report of damage was dis
credited or talked down but the weather con
ditions 10 day were such that plausible the
n-sa1 nf aif,fu cd Nasha o.
aside, and for thirty minutes during the carly
part of the session everybody was a bull. II
was either raining or showing wherever
wheat was planted and back OF il, and headed
direct for the wheat country was an area of
low temperature The government indtca-
tons confirmed the prospect OF freeze
by predicting a severe cold wave. shorts en-
GeaVored u quietly cover their contracts,
but their attempts developed the fast that
offerings were scarce. wild ScramC lie fol
lowed and the price of May was sharply run
up from 5S5s c TO 81 &C, When the demand was
fully satisfied. the price receded, but at
the close the decline was only Is fromdhe out
size and the net gain Tor the Gay 2JbQ2l -.
Comm Difference to the excitement in
wheat, corn remained quiet and unoUtrusiye
business was light. and the range narrow.
The feeling was. however, one Of HrmnGss.
May sold Lotween 81 586l37l5c, closing at the
former, a net gain Of 4ac for the day, Cash
corn was firm aud &c higher oats were nrm
ana higher with wheat and corn. There was
also some independent strength derived from
reports OF the damage 10 lhe crop but as yet
they have not assumed definite shape. 4 he
close was a a gain Of i40lHsC over Yesterday
Cash oats were stronger and nc higher
Provisions We're Under the spell of the advan-
cling wheat natket and sold in uu son with
it. A strong hog market was also q factor
as was likewise the disposition to cover
shown by the shorts. The amount OF business
done was quite gcod, although nothin Of uu-
usual interest transpired. he close was 20
cents highec for May PORK, 10 teuts higher for
Nav lard and 10 cents higher for May rios.
Chicago, March 28.-Cash quotations were
as follows: Flour market was in better 3
mand, the feeling was stronger with prices
unchanged Wheat-No. spring 59atc; No.
red 592lc. Corn-No. 2 SO C, Oats No. 2
81 Mess pork. per barrel, ali 52tsgalt So.
Lard. per loo pounds, Il PA. Short ribsides
Sc 0l5i6 62la. Dry sailed shoulders s. 800
s. %. Short clear sizes So 25l5S6 So Whisky,
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