The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-22
GRAIN, PROVISIONS, ETC.

New York. Feb. 21-F'lour. quiet. steady.
Winter wheat. low grades N.9002.30; do
fair to fancy S235d2.75; do patents, S2.60a
800; Minnesota clear, &.25lr2.60; do city
mills. s.. 20d3.35: southern -four. quiet.
steady; common to fair extra, Sl9JG2.75;
good choice do, $2.S0d3.25. Wheat. spot
market. quiet and firm No. red store and
elevator. 56S,c: afioat 5Si4c; options were
duh and irregular, but closed steady. at
unchanged prices. with only local trade
and chiefly scalping and switching. No. ,
red February, 56@4c; March SIC. May. 5S5sc;
June, 5Slic; July, 5SAc; August, 5sAc; Sep
TENDER. 59i4c. Corn, spots duh. tirmer. No.
mixed. 49c; steamer mixed, 4Si5@49l2c; OPP
tions were firmer with the west and on
local covering with cables, flrmcr and
light trade February, 4SAe; March. 49c;
July, 1910. Oats, quiet, hrmer options
dull, February and March, $3.50; No. ?
white February. size; March, 36S4c; spot
d3Sc, mixed western, 34N36c. Wool mod
crate demand steady; domestic fleece, l50
changed; beef hams, duh, $1,000; terced
beef quiet, unchanged: cut meats. duh.
irregular; picked bellies, 9-l605 1l-l6c;
shoulders, 412n4stc; hams 7a,dSiac; mid
dies, quiet, firm; short clear, $685.. Lard,
dull. lower; western steam. $50, city, Sc. IS
q637i2; February $50, nominal; May, S6.75,
nominal; refined. dull; continent: $40;
South American, $3.50; compound s512l2G
5.S7l2 Pork quiet, firm; mess, SlL25Q1200.
Butter. light receipts fancy, firm;
state dairy, lOq2lci DO creamery. l2Ql9c;
.
&c. Cotton seed oil, slow, firm; crude, ga
22iac' yellow prime, 261Rc; do choice, &c.
Potatoes. dull; prime, about steady
firm and unchanged. Peanuts. steady.
Flax seed, nominal. Coffee. dull UNI
changed; spot Rio, quiet, firm; No. Z, l6iac;
> 11-l6c; centrifugals, So test, &c; refined
quiet, unchanged. Freights to Liverpool
dull, firm. Cotton, 7-64d grain Fad asked
Chicago, Feb. u, Noon.-The market
opened-Wheat, May, 53isc; Corn, May.
45q45lsc; Pork, May, Sl0.l712; Lard, May
S641ls; Ribs. May, S527lz.
Chicago, Feb. M.-The vagaries Of the
wheat market were numerous to-day and
the crowd had a lively time guessing. The
final roundup showed doubtful advani age
for either the bullish or bearsh adher-
came about noon. when corn displayed "A
bulging disposition, the closing continent
al cables quoting higher prices, coming
about the same time giving emphasis 10
the bouyancy. At the opening the senti-
ment was very weak on the northwest
receipts of 339 cars. and shortly before
the close there was a general inclination
to realize, which resulted in decline from
the outside. The Cincinnati Price Cur
rent had no influence on the market
| May wheat opened from 527sc to SIC. ad-
! Vanced to 53esc, closing at 534c-a shade
! over yesterday. Cash wheat was firm
! and &c bushel higher.
COrn-The shorts in corn took fright at
! something and became clamorous buyers
| about the middle of the day. After they
] nave covered no one seemed TO know
! what caused the alarm or who sounded
! the note. Some talk of damage TO the
| Argentine crop of corn, from the ravages
| of locusts, was in circulation and may
/ have started the buying, but the full
force of the strength disappeared within
the last hour and at the close prices were
not great deal better than they We're
at the same hour yesterday. May corn
opened from H5sq4434c to 445sc, advanced
to 4515c, closing at H7sG45c-tSc higher
than yesterday Cash corn was H0D16c
per bushel higher than yesterday.
Oats-The strength and activity of corn
found a ready follower in oats, which
under the effect of the evident anxiety
of shorts advanced materially. The re-
vulsion in feeling in the other grain ex-
tended to oats, the closes showing a
slight fractional loss from yesterday for
May Cash oats were firm to 4c per
bushel higher
Provisions-The enormous receipts Of
hogs argued for lower prices in product
to-day, but the average strength OF grain
rather tended to discourage offerings, so
that no very serious loss to prices took
place. The business was of an ordinary
kind and attracted no unusual atten-
ton. The close was sc lower than yester-
day for May pork and May lard and PIC
lower for May ribs. Domestic markets
were quiet and steady.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening, Highest. Lowest. Closing