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

New York, Dec. 1l.-Flour quiet. steady;
winter, low grades, S2.25G2.65 do, fair to
Mime innesota Gear ss s 6 paeS 1iS s
04.10 low extras, S2.25G2.65; city mills.
$39cm4OO; do, patents. $40OUA25; south
ern flour dun, steady; common to fair ex-
ira, 81 1O62SO; good to choice, g. 90l3.O0.
Wheat weaker; fairly active; No. 2, red
store and elevator, 6ssu693sc; afloat, Ms
W7lAc; options opened quiet and STEADY,
but weakened later and closed weak at
I2M5sc decline No. 2 red January, 66Hc;
March, 6S5sc May 677sc; June, 677sc; July,
CSC; December, 66kc. Corn easy; less ac-
tive; No 2, 34Ac elevator; 35%ic afloat; OPP
lions were quiet and steady, but declin-
ed on expected free receipts, closing easy
at 1alt@sc below yesterday; December,
3f15c; January, SIZE May, soc. oats dun,
unchanged options duh, unchanged to Nc
down; December 222%c' February, Bic;
d23c; No. white, Al2c; mixed western,
23G24c. Hay firm, good demand; ship
ping 70I75c; good to choice, s7I6fI97lbc.
pulled, 15034c. Beef quiet. family, 5000
dl2O0; extra mess, $l.50US.OO. Beef hams
dull $1,000 l55O Tierced beef quiet; city
extra India mess, $1,000 Cut meats dull,
easy; picked bellies 47sc; shoulders,
505Ac; hams, SAnS%lc; middles nominal.
Lard quiet weak; western, 5.45c: CITY
: 60l95 1nc. December. 5. 45c. nominal: re,
fined, dull; continent. 590c; South Ameri-
ca. 6.30c; compound, 43s05c. Pork dull.
easy; mess, $9O009.50. Butter fairly ac-
tive, choice firm; state dairy, 12n22c; do
creamery, 19d26c; western dairy, 10l5nl7c;
Elgins, &c. Cotton seed oil quiet and
unchanged. Rice firm; domestic fair to
quiet; New Orleans open kettle, good to
choice new, 27d35c. Peanuts quiet. Cof-
March, Is. 4Od13. 45c; May, i2S0a12 90c
July, 245c; September, II coal. 95c; spot
Rio dull, steady; No. 7, 14lzc. Sugar raw,
quiet, steady; fail. refining, ShQ5Ac; re-
fined quiet: off A. 3 l-16Gti1sc; standard A,
nc; cutloaf, 5Ac crushed, 5Ac; granula-
ted. 45s04s4c. F'reishts TO Liverpool quiet
ctr Nv 10 g
Chicago, Dec. 1.-THE morning hours
of to-day s session of the board of trade
were principally devoted TO the discus
sion of the sensation of the hour-the sus-
pension of f. J Kennett of the firm of
Kennett. Hopkins & Co, from the priv-
lege of the board for five years, as a pen
atty for having had business relations
with a prominent bucket shop. Trading
in wheat was almost entirely neglected
about noon, the regular business was re-
sumed and prices sold off under offerings
of long wheat, by prominent local
holders. The government report, which
was issued yesterday, was Interpreted by
traders bullshly, but IT was not possess
ed of enoush force to sustain values.
May wheat opened from Gl3Ic 20 61ssc, sold
between &c and 6l9sc and 6lN6iikc clos
ing at iAM6l%sc-bsgtaac under yesterday.
Cash wheat was easy and hc bushel
The opening on corn was noticcably
firm by comparison with the tone OF
wheat at the same time. Some talk Of
bad weather was heard which possibly
induced some buying. Tho clearances at
the seabOard. when announced later.
gave additional reason for frmness. but
the enkncgs which became conspicuous
I'm wheat about noon, efteciually over
came the beneficial results OF previous
infOrma ton. Corn opened at 2sfc. sold
bpfWefu lsItc and 2steFfZ3Htc. closing az
2Ac. unchanged from yesterday. Cash
corn WAS nrm early. but later became
rcnk and declined Ac Of "a cent.
Daf7-iu acknoWl edsemont Of the
stronrfh exhibited hy corn early. oats
OPENED 6rm. bat. Boz fympathy WITH every
ding else. declined before fhe CLOSE.
There Hus no news and very lffio buHi-
ness Several prominent reaipers a0id
snoifrn trlF an0 some "HloriHt covered