The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-08
GRAIN, PROVISIONS, ETC.

New York, March Flour quiet,
steady; winter wheat low grades, 81 9O6f
@3.00; Minnesota clear. S2.25Q26O; low
extras, Sl.90Q230; southern flour dun,
good to choice. do, S2S0a3.25. Wheat dull.
lower with options closing FIRM No.
red store and elevator, 5ShdjSl2; atloat,
60c; options We're more active and lower,
closing weak at AMlac decline; No. red
March, 5Sasci May, 59c; July and August,
59Ac Corn more active, iirmer; No. .,
49l2c elevator; ole ahoat; options were
dull but firm; March, 49Ac; May and July,
49c. oats, quiet, easier; options firm;
March, 33lsc; April. 33iac; May, 33isc; spot
No. 2, 33ci mixed western, 33H34l2c. Hay
quiet steady, unchanged Wool fair de-
mand; domestic fleece. 15d19c; pulled,
l2d33c. Beef dull; family, S975a12O0; ex-
tive, unchanged; cut meats quiet. firm;
picked bellies, SIC; do shoulders, PC;
hams, 7Ad9Ac; middles dull, firm; short
clear. $3.50. Lard quiet, higher; western
$667ia; March, $3.50 nominal; refined
firmer; continent, I.20. South American,
steady; mess. S1.25al20O. Butter quiet,
fancy steady; state dairy 9dlSc; creamery
old, 11Gl6c; western diary, Sql3c; cream
cry new, I3d2Oc old, 1Odl6c; Elgins 20c
Cotton seed oil quiet; crude 22c; yellow
prime, 26c; do choice, 26lac. Molasses for
eign, nominal; New Orleans open ket-
tie good to choice; 2SM3Sc; firm, fair de-
mand. Peanuts quiet. Coffee barely
steady, sails points up; March, l51OHl3l5c;
May 1470d14S0c: July and August, 1A80c;
September and October, 1475G14S0ci De-
cember, IA. 6OGl4. csc; spot Rio quiet. firm:
No. 5, 1880. Sugar raw fairly active,
firm; fair refining, 2 11-16c; refined, mod
crate off A, 9-l6d3 1S-l6c; standard A,
S7sa4 1-l6c; cutloaf and crushed. 4l!4Q
l1-16c; graduated, S7sq4 3-l6c. Freights
Liverpool quiet nominal.
Chicago, March I, Noon.-The market
opened for wheat, March, SIC; corn, May,
445sG453tc; pork, May, $l0.75; lard, May,
$3.50: ribs, May, $9.0; =. -.
decided by the directors of the board of
trade that committee should be appoint
ed to examine the wheat in store at Chi
cago, for the purpose of determining Just
how much of IT, if any, is in bad condition.
1t was understood to-day that President
Baker was about to appoint that commit
tee and the crowd sold wheat on the fact,
although Mr.. Baker was reported as say
ing that the inspection should be consid-
cred bullish, rather than "A beariSh card,
for the reason that the good grain would
be separated from the bad, which, in the
light of the present doubts on the subject,
would benefit the trade. Some people are
of the opinion that as the selection was
TO be a private one, there might still be
room for conjecture. There was more
weakness than strength in to-day's mar
ket, the buying at the opening on dearer
. French country markets and on an en-
couraging Ito holders) Cincinnati Price
Current being over done, the later demand
not being influential or large enough to
absorb the offerings. Toward the close
there was covering by shorts" one promi-
nent member of that contingent buying in
a line he sold a few days ago at materially
higher figures Prices rallied and closed
about the same point as they did yester-
day. May wheat opened from 53&!c to
$3.50. sold between 5312c and 54lsc. closing
at 535sc-unchanged from yesterday. Cash
wheat was easier.
Corn-The same old cry of no business
was to be heard in the corn pit. The specu-
lation in this grain is at very low ebb and
the orders to-day were on par with those
of many days past. Outsiders were leav-
ing the market severely alone, and the
local contingent. in view of the close and
narrow range took very little interest
The tone was dependent wheat, the
close showing no change from yesterday
Gables were easier. May corn opened at
Unchanged from yesterday. Cash corn
was steady to firm.
Oats-No change from previous condi-
lions took place in the oat market. 1t was
dull, so dull that prices merely moved &c
all day. The tone was based on that of the
grains with the close a shade firmer than
yesterday for May. Cash oats were firm.
Provisions-Pork and ribs were boom
ing to-day, but lard did not seem to be
wanted very urgently. The shorts" such
of them as held back yesterday, were in
the market to cover, and some people
thought Armour had a finger in the pie and
was working prices up. The hog market
communicated some strength 10 product
at the opening. after which the offerings
were very light and the demand active
May pork closed 22Ac higher than yes
terday. May lard TIC higher and May ribs
171bc higher. Domestic and foreign mar
kets we're firm.
Leading Futures Ranged as Follows
inc Z ferfur 9