The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-21
GRAIN, PROVISIONS. ETC.

New York. Dec. 2O.-Flour dull; barely
steady, winter wheat, low grades, S.25
ents, SS.4503.75; Minnesota clear, $500
S.l0 do patents, $3.15d4.1O; low extras,
50 60; southern flour dull easy; COM
choice do, S2.90Q30O. Wheat, active for
export; lower with options; No. 2 red,
store and elevator, 61&q6Sc; afoat, 69Aq
weak at 11sQlBc declinei No. red, Janu-
airy, Csc; February, Csc; March, 66isci
May, 64Ac; July, 641ac; December, 6S7sc.
Corn dull firm; No. ?, 3312qoS94c, eleva-
tor; 34lsG3424c, afioat. Options were duh
and firm at unchanged prices; December
S39sc; January, S39sc; May, S4ssc., Oats
inally unchanged. Spot: No. 2, 2234c; No. 2
white, 24c; mixed western, 23024c. Hay
moderately active; firm; shipping. 70Q75c;
good to choice, 90Q971zc. Wool firm; quiet
domestic fleece, 16Q22c; pulled, 15d34c. Beef
steady; quiet; family, $l0OQlO5O; extra
155O Tierced beef quiet; city extra In
dia mess, $16.50Q1700 Cut meats quiet
unsettled; picked bellies, 4&c; shoulders,
Lard dull; weak; western steam, 5.4715c;
city, 5.00Q5l0c December 5.45c; refined
quiet; continent 6.00c; South Amenca,
6.3Oc; compound, 49sG5c. Pork dull; steady;
mess. S.75619.25. Butter quiet; steady; state
dairy, 13Q24c; do creamery, 20a27c; west
ern dairy, 11Q29c; Elgins. 2sc. Cotton seed
yellow prime, new, SSa2Sikc; do Off grades
HqZI1ac: Rice, fair demand; firm; do
nestle, fair to extra, bye; Japan, 3%d4c.
Molasses FIRM New Orleans good to
choice, 2Sq3Sc, for open kettle. Peanuts
down; December, 1s.s0ci January. 1860
@13.50c; May, 12.75012. soc; September, 1S5
Ql20Oc; spot Rio dull; easy; No. Z, 1412c.
$1sq9$Aci, refined quieti steady; off A.
4 S-16d49sc; standard A, 49sc; cut loaf,
5Aci crushed Sac; graduated, 49sq4Ac
steam. hundred nOundCs
grain, by steam. Sd.
Chicago, Dec. 20. noon.-The market OPP
ened for wheat, December, 54Ac; corn
January, 251kc; pork, January, S.42l5;
lard, January, S5.271s; ribs, January, A25.
Chicago, Dec. 2O.-Wheat, as well as the
general market, sustained losses to-day
in sympathy with the break in the stock
market The loss was particularly notice
able at the opening, but later prices stead
led and trade became less excited. About
IL o'clock in the morning a second alarm
was sounded and loss of 1c from the
previous low point took place, with long
wheat coming on the market from all
directions. The action of the New York
Stock market and the war talk, which
appeared in all the morning papers, was
directly responsible for the alarming con-
dition which prevailed in grain. London
was selling American securities in New
York with the effect of producing a verf-
table panic at that place, with breaks of
TO u points in everything on the list. Mon
ey quotations rose rapidly until so per cent.
was charged on call. Near the close only
y per ttll Was dSk6u. "A rally ndQ saw
ing Influences in wheat to a moderate ex-
tent. May wheat opened at 5S%c to 581bc,
declined to 57Bc, closing at 5715G575sc-
1ssQl12c under yesterday. Cash wheat was
lie per bushel lower.
Corn-The nervousness of the leading
grain market and the New York stock
market extended to corn, as well as every
thing else on the floor The longs sold
freely, and not few of the bears took
advantage of the excited and weak con-
dlton of the market to increase their
short lines. When wheat and stocks
steadied, the corn market recovered a
portion of the loss made easily. May corn
opened at Csc, declined to 2T2zc, closing at
23s-lsQAc under yesterday. Cash corn
was Ac lower.
Oats-The depression witnessed in the
other markets was present likewise in
oats Holders disposed of their oats, the
selling orders being greatly in the ma
lor1ty throughout the morning. The last
hour was marked by a partial recovery
IN values. May oats closed 1sc under yes
terday Cash oats were &c lower
Provisions-In this market there was no
exception to the rule and prices suffered
more weakness of stocks and grain.
weakness did not assume very large pro-
portions, but there was well defined dis
inclination to buying or holding product.
The lack of confidence was of more po-
Iency as a factor than was steady to
nrm hog market. Closing prices were 1215c
lower for May pork; 71ac lower for May
laTd' and 719Q10c lower for May ribs
Leading futures ranged as follows:
OPENING. Highest. Lowest. Closing.