The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-17

steady; common to fair extra. 81 s06s2 q.
good to choice, do, S2S9G3.25- Wheat MOI
erately active, l1c lower; steady; No.
red. store and elevator, sc; afioat. 57s4c;
options were fairly active and closed weak
at 1z07sc. decline; No. ? red, February.
osci March, 5jisc; Ma =, 5IS4c- Corn, dun,
easier; No. 2, 4sizc, elevator afiOat, soc;
options were dull and weak at IA &c de-
cline; February. 4sc: May. 4S1zc- July 1874 e..
oats. dull easier: options weaker; Feb
ruary, 55lzci March, 1850; May. 53c: spot,
No 2 333s a34c; mixed western. 3ttf Soc.
Wool, moderate demand, steady; domestic
fleece, l5Qlsc; pulled, 12433c. Texas, S4
l2c. Beef, quiet; family. $9.75Q12o0; extra
mess. N.5ouS.25: beef hams, dull, $500;
tierced beef inactive: unchanged. Cut
meats. quiet, steady; picked bellies, 59sg
5Acs shoulders, 4s4c; hams, 4s4uSi4c. Lard,
quiet, weak; western steam, S6.S2l2s city,
SIC, February, S6.S2, nominal; May, $780,
refined, dull; continent, $T.25; South Amer
lean, $3.50; compound, 7laN75sc. Pork,
steady; mess, Sl225nl250. Butter, quiet,
weak; state dairy, l0Qlsc; creamery, 80
l9c; western dairy, lO0l5c; creamery, l6q
&c; Elginst Ac. Cotton seed oil dun,
steady; crude, 22u2212c; prime, 2612ci do
choice, &c. Petroleum, nominal. Rice, fair
demand firm; domestic fair to extra, 4h0
&c. Japan, 4Ad4lac. MOlasses. firm, un-
changed. Peanuts, steady. Coffee, Rio,
dun, steady; No. Z, l6i2c. Sugar, raw,
quiet, steady; unchanged refned quiet
steady: off A. 3 1858 l1-16; standard A
sac: cut loaf and crushed, 1901 S-l6c;
granulated, 35sGJ4 l-16c. Freights, Liver
pool dull. easy; cotton Esd; grain lad
II Il
closed at u M; wheat, February, 1850;
corn, May, 441sc; pork, February, $3.50;
lard, February, 500; ribs, February, 500.
Chicago, Feb. l6.-The unusually heavy
bi-ying of wheat yesterday not having even
sustained prices was the main reason why
pholders displayed a ready willingness
to dispose of their property to-day. The
half holiday session had not one redeem
ing feature. From the start to the finish
it was weak. Every commission house ap-
parently had selling orders, and the bulk
Of them were of long stun. The tailers
on yesterdays buying sold and, in addi-
ton, some big lines went overheard. Prices
suffered very materially. The news was
not particularly depressing; the senu-
ment was certainly bare of anything like
encouragement May wheat opened from
5S3sc to 53i4c, declined to 5244523sc, and
closed at 522sc-7sd1c under yesterday.
Cash wheat was full cent lower
Corn-There was no hesitation as to
the direction of corn. Each decline in
wheat was succeeded by one in corn.
the net loss for the day, however, not
being quite so great as in the finer grain,
the bulk of the sales represented the clos
ing out of contracts, most of them at
loss. May corn opened at 445sc, declined
to Al 6I44ssc, closed at 44ssc-ad5kc under
yesterday. Cash corn sold from II to 1c
under yesterday.
Oats-"Longs'' in oats were thoroughly
IN touch with the disposition Of their
brethren in wheat and corn. Values did
not suffer quite as seriously. however, al
though there was nothing of encourage
ment in the market. May closed 3sc under
yesterday. Cash oats were &c per bushel
lower.
Provisons-Strength in product at the
opening, which came from the advance of
5Gl10c in live hogs at the yards, was not
sufficiently great to withstand the liq-
uidating inclination produced by the grain
markets. Such prices soon gave way TO
weakness, and declines of various pro-
portions took place. At the close May
pork was 10c lower than yesterday, May
lard nc lower and May ribs 21ac lower.
Leading futures ranged as follows
Opening. Highest Lowest. Closing.