The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-21

airy. 6OLc; March, 62c; May, 62Ec; June,
C25sc Corn dun; firm; No. >, 523o5c, ele-
vator; 53Q56, ahoat. Options were dull
and steady at lsc decline; December
517c: January, 517c; May, 52Mc. oats
fairly active; steady; options dull De
cember, 34c; January, sac; May, 5o55c
SPOT, No. ? 3ic; mixed western, 34U
35i5c Wool, fair demand; steady; domes-
tic fleece 17d20c; pulled. 12Q34c. Beef
quiet; family, Sl0.000l1.50; extra mess,
81 50GIsOO. Beef hams dull; Sl700 Tierced
beef inactive: city extra India mess 5000
Gl7O0. Cut meats dull; easy; picked bel
lies, 6ikd6Ac; shoulders, sc; hams, sH6i2c;
iniddles nominal Lard quiet; firmer;
western steam, I.15Q7 179; city, $50
6Ac; December, S5.15, nominal; January.
Sly asked; refined duh; continent. $3.50.
South America. $3.50 Pork quiet; STEADY:
dairy, 10a20c; creamery, l5Q2ic; western
dairy 10dl5c; creamery, 15UAc; Elgln, 24c
Cotton seed oil steadier; light receipts
crude 24l5c; yellow, 281z629c. Petroleum
nominal Rice fair demand; steady; do
nestle fair to extra, 4A46c; Japan, 4A1
4i5c Molasses, foreign, nominal; New
Orleans open kettle, good to choice, 84
3Sc; fancy firm; fair demand. Peanuts
steady Coffee easy; 20d35 points down
December, 1370@l3.95; March, l2.65@l2 70 ;
May, 12.3OG1250; September, 12254l2SO;
spot Rio quiet; steady; No. z, 151zml5Ac.
Sugar, raw, dull; steady; fair refining,
2sIc; refined duh; steady; off A, 3l2U3S4c;
standerd, a, 1S-l6g4c; cut loaf and and
crushed, 4 7-l6045sc; graduated. l5-l6m
4lAc; cubes, 1-16d4l4c. Freights, Liver
pool dull; nominal.
Chicago, Dec 20.-Three-eights of a cent
was the modest range within which wheat
prices were confined to-day. The scalpers
managed to win and lose an eighth several
times during the session, but il was poor
picking for the privilege holders. The
lone was very irregular, but as there was
very little outside trade, the advances and
declines were unimportant. New YORK
sold somewhat near the close, which set
the final stamp of weakness on the mar
lSet Nav wheat opened from 5S95M5S34 to
5S5ac. sold between 53s4c and 5Sssc, closing
at 5S3s05815c-1s0M &c under yesterday
Trade in the ear lot branch of the market
was quiet, prices firm and about 12c per
bushel higher
Corn was lower to-day although the
weather predictions were adverse to the
movement. The trade was mainly of Il
local character and was even light of that
Nav corn opened from 491sc to 49ls049l1c
cold between 1910 and 4S3ac, closing at
49c-1sc under yesterday. Cash corn was
weak at about yesterdays prices
Oats changed but little. the business dull
and without feature sympathy with
wheat and corn caused a hrming or weak
enine i'm the tone. but prices varied TO only
a small extent. May closed q 32T32lsc, a
shade under yesterday. Cash oats were
unchanged to &c per bushel lower an
easy feeling being manifest.
PrOvisions-yC an advance IN moss at
the stock yards. product was firm and
higher at Opening. The market dragRed
during tho balance Of the session. receding
late in the day on offerings by a prominent
local professional. The close was zl2c
better than yesterday for January pork
and short ribs and traction over that
day for January lard.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Orqutng. High nest. Lowest. Closing