The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-15

Minnesota clear e. 509s2 90; Minnesota pat
ents IS 7O6A p; low extras & O561s2 As:
southern -four dull and weak; common TO fair
extras &C. O0GSS 90; good to choice extras
g i04A 20. Wheat dull hO3tc higher with
options closing firm; No. red in store and
elevator 6oG62]4c; a1oat 6shp63Ac; options
crease in the worlds supply, with local hqui-
dalton; rallied &c and closed firm at Ss63s(c
over yesterday, trading Jalr' NO red Feb
Corn dull and hrner; No 2, 42Aa43c eleva-
tor; 4S6944c aaOat; opt ons moderately &C
tive and firm. a4lsc higher; February 42Ac;
March 43c: May 1850. Oats fairly active aud
hrmer; February 35Isc; March 342c; Nav
3iAc: No. white, March, S6a4c spot No =
36Ac; No. white 8714837Ac; mixed western
37663Sc; white western 3TG4lC. Hay quiet
and UNCHANGED; shipping 6OI65c; good to
choice 70lS5c Beef steady ard duh: family
sll 006S1S co. extra mess s. 0OGlSS 50. Beef
hams quiet at SIG So T1erced beef dull and
steady; city extra India mess. SIS 00GS2l 90.
Cut meats quiet aud steady picked bellies
71ac; picked shoulders 64c; picked hams
91sc; middles nominal Lard quiet and
trmer; western steam closed 81 30; city
81 p; futures nominal; refined quiet: CONT
nent IS %; South American g. Is; compound
o. 25l9f6 so. Pork steady and more active;
mess Sl3 75f13l4 % Butter, moderate demand;
fine fresh steady; state dairy l5G2tc: state
creamery l7G2lc; western dairy 3S.@l7c;
western creamery 1SC027c; Elgins PC. Moas-
ses-toreign nominal; New Orleans open ket-
tie, good to choice 309SSc, quiet and steady.
Peanuts quiet fancy hand-picked SIaQ3 &C.
Conee-options easy and unchanged points
down; February 10 s5Ql6 o.; May IS 200
Is 25 July IA 20; September IA 200li 30;
December 10 70: spot Rio dull and steady;
No. 7, l7Bc. Sugar, raw, firm and fairly
active; fair refining 2 1916: refined quiet
1901 7-lSc; cut loaf sos s-l6; crushed 5ll5%c;
graduated 4AGg4 g-l6c. Freights to Liver
pool quiet and steady cotton, by steam.
V-64d bid. 5-S2d asked: grain, 2d.
Chicago. Feb. 14.-Wheat showed a frmer
front to-day than it did yesterday. There was
almost a total disappearance of the pauicky
feeling and nervousness. The news, as a gen
eral thing, was Of more encouraging nature
and there was more of a disposition TO take
the long side with an equally strong desire on
the part Of shorts to take their profits New
| York switched round and took to buying A
ing orders during the past few days
was from that section. The opening to-day
was very active and lrregularly higher, but
after the early demand was SATISFIED the mar
ket became quiet but held steady until
within an hour OF the close, when under the
influence of BradstreetS report, which gave
an increase of 800 900 bushels in the world S
available stocks. there was a slight easing off,
but the close was noticeably steady. Gables
from Liverpool, Berlin and Paris were all
higher and were not inconsIderabV RESPONSE
BILE for the better feeling. May opened "a &c
higher than the close of yesterday, at
SO 0601s ranged between 602ic and 597s C. clos
ing &c higher than yesterday at 6o15d6OAc.
tiyity early in the day but later
the market became quiet. The upward ten
denoy Of wheat prices exerted a favorable in
fuence on corn. The prospect Of a cold wave
also strengthened the feeling. The opening
was 1910 higher, advanced &c, eased of &c
ana closed with a net gain of Is6%c for the
day. Oats were more firm. There was no
| especial feature to the trade and the strength
| was derived from the other grain markets.
| May oats closed nc higher than yesterday,
| Provisions Notwithstanding quite a sharp de-
| cline in the prices for live hogs. the market
| for product was higher 20 day, Nav pOrk
closed lSc higher than Yesterday; May lard
! sc higher; May ribs sc higher. s
| Chicago, Feb. A-Cash quotations were as
ollows Flour very dun, the feeling was
weak with prices favoring buyers Wheat
| No 2 spring 565sc; No red 56Xo. Corn
No 3 1870. Oats-No. 2, 25c Mess pork,
per barrel, 81 a71498l2 90. Lard, per 100
pounds, IA 271207 3d. Short rib sides &c 20
| lDA6 %. Dry sailed shoulders So 256S6 50.
Short clear sides SO 753s7 l25a, Whisky,
81 Is.