The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-07

options were more active and strong, at
lAalsse advance; February, 1850; May
493sc; July, 49l2c oats, dun, trm; oP-
and May, 33hc; spot prices No. ?, 32isGI
3ii4c; No. white, 36956i4c; mixed western,
34Q35l2c Hay, quiet steady: Wool, fair-
~ active, firm, domestic fleece, 15al9c;
pulled, 12d33c. Beef, inactive and I'M
changed; beef hams, dull, $500. Tierced
beef, dull, steady; city extra India mess,
H2.50al45O; cut meats, quiet steady;
picked bellies. 5i.a55sc; shoulders, 4l4G1
415c; hams, 715dSc. Lard, quiet, stronger
western steam, winter, Size; February,
Sc. 50, nominal May, $500, nominal; refined,
firm; continent. 1885, South American,
$3.50; compound, 5Gt5Ac: pork, dull, steady
mess, 81. 25d11.75. Butter, quiet, fancy
steady; state dairy, 10dlSc; creamery, l51
zoe; creamery, 14d2ic: Elgins, 24c. Cotton
seed oil, quiet, firm; crude, Z2c; yellow,
prime, 26Iac; do choice, 27c. Petroleum,
nominal. Rice, firm unchanged. Molas-
ses, fairly active firm; December, 1880
14.3Q; spot Rio, dull; No. z, l6i4c. Sugar.
dull and unchanged. Freights to Liver
pool, dull, firmer, and fairly active. Cot
ton. 7-64d asked; grain, I'd asked.
Chicago, Feb 6-Wheat was indebted to
corn for all the strength 1t showed to-day,
on two occasions; the first, during the
morning, and the second, right at the
close The sympathy of the fine with the
coarser grain was manifest. When the
early advance in the latter was checked
wheat fell away 20 almost the position II
held at the opening and displayed but
little inclination to rally from that time
till the final bulge took place. The news
in wheat was not very important. There
was a resurrected item touching damage
in the Argentine crop, which was given
wide publicity a month ago, Dut When the
crowd became aware of the fact that II
was stale they sold out what wheat they
bought on the information. Te New YORK
ers were conspicuous sellers at the opening
their own markets showing a decline. May
wheat opened at 53l5c, sold between 5Sessc
and 54d541kc, closing at the outside-4sc
higher than yesterday. Cash wheat was
firm and averaged about nc higher than
yesterday.
tone in this market. The cold weather
lust passed and the predictions of Sc
we're cold wave in the near future gave
rise to the talk of great consumption, with
an Improbable impression on the stocks
and the large short interest with the offer
irps doing the rest. There were two not
able bulges 10 prices, one during the
morning ard the other in the last fifteen
minutes. May corn opened from 81 10 4419c'
top-1isG15sc higher than yesterday. Cash
corn was strong, at an advance Of l412c
over yesterday. 80
Oats. as a matter Of course, firmed with
corn but presented no Individual merit.
There was a decline after the early boom
was off corn, but rallied again with that
market The close was firm, with May
16Gissc higher than yesterday Cash oats,
1zG%4c higher.
Provisions-Bulk trade IN provisions was
position of corn threw some frmness in
product and a stronger hog market added
legitimate strength to the trade. The
close was 20c higher than yesterday for
MAY pork, 5G771zc for May lard and 7i2lfl0c
higher for May ribs. Domestic markets
were quiet and firm.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.