The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-24
GRAIN. PRovIsIoNs. ETC.

New York, Aug. 23-Flour dull, weak;
59loe l0yer 70 b. SELL winter wheat b sd7I Icy by
do patents. SS.5OQ3S0; Minnesota clear,
S265d325; patents, $S5On3.4O; low extras,
50; city mills, S90Q4l5; southern
flour dull, weak; common to fair extra,
S20002S0; good to choice, $2.9O43.0O. Wheat
fairly active, frmer; No. red store and
elevator, 61A96Ikc; afoat 6sAq6sc; OPP
tons opened weak and declined AQSsc,
advancing &c, declining lsc, closing firm
at Ld3c advance, with trading moder-
ately active; No. 2 red August, 6I9sc; Sep
tember 679sc; October, CSC; December 6g9sci
May 7Slac. Corn fairly active, tirmer NO. 2
444c elevator: 447sc afloat options opened
at lsQ3sc decline, rallied SsQAc, closing
october, 4ls4c; December, 9Si4e; May, 977sc.
Oats quiet, steady; options dull, firm:
August, 25c; September, 243sc; October,
24lsc; May, 2Tlsc; spot prices; No. 2,
ern, 26d2Sc. Hay quiet unchanged. Wool
quiet, steady; domestic fleece, l6u22c;
pulled l5a34c Beef steady, moderate de-
mandi family, $9OOa120Q: extra mess,
N50q8.0O; beef hams DUH sl6D0; tierced
beef moderate demand, firmi city extra
India mess, H6.5e4l7Ooi cut, meats active,
SIC; hams, 9d9lac. Lard lower. western
steam, 6.3212ci city, 6.10c askedi September,
6SOc nominal; refined quiet; continent,
6@c; South American, 725c; compound,
4aQ5c. Pork quiet weak; mess, $1,000
l.5O. Butter, moderate demand, unchang-
ed; Iallow quiet, less firm; city. 4lAc
quiet, easy; crude, Ac; yellow prime, 26Ac;
off grades, 26&c asked. Petroleum quiet;
T r g. New YORK So co PhblladelphIia'
steady; domestic fair to extra. SAQ6c;
japan, 3Aq4c. Molasses, foreign, nomi-
nal; New Orleans open kettle good to
choice, 26Q32c, moderate demand, firm.
Peanuts firm. Coffee barely steady, $50
p points down: September, 14.604l4.74c;
october, 1470q14s5e; November, 1900
HSOc; December, 1465Ql4.75c; March, 14.45
@l4.50c; spot Rio dull. steady; No. Z, Ice.
Sugar, raw, dull steady; fair refining,
2 l6-l6e; refined quiet, steady; off "A,
loaf and crushed, 4 15-16651sc; granulated,
4 5-16d45sc. Freights to Liverpool quiet,
nominal; cotton lid; grain, 1Ad.
opened for wheat September, 621sG62Ac;
corn, September, 357sc; pork, September,
$gSl12; lard, September. S5.s5; ribs, Sep
TENDER, $3.50.
Chicago, Aug. 25.-There was contin-
uation this morning of the weakness
which has of late became so pronounced
in wheat, the initial trade being made at
from &c to nc under yesterdays close
Lower cables and the apparent enlarging
OF the northwestern receipts were re-
sponslble for the weaker opening. With
IN few minutes of the opening the mar
ket sharply reacted q to GA, on free
covering by Shorts" and then held
steady. AS the session advanced offer
ings became scarce and the tone Of the
market improved. Shorts then be-
came alarmed and covered freely, the
nal met GlOslnB Sleduys anu ABOUT &c
higher than the opening. Wheat opened
from 6iAc to 6liae, sold between 62Ac
ana Size, and closed at 62l5e, %c higher
man yesterday. Cash wheat was steady
al unchanged prices.
Conan easier feeling prevailed in
corn this morning.. 1T was caused main
~ by the prospects, Of rain in the west,
and in sympathy with the weaker tone
OF the wheat market. Later, corn be-
came somewhat firmer on q fair demand
from Shorts" but a very small trade
was transacted, and that principally OF
local character. Withdrawals from
store were 420s855 bushels, and export
ciearanees amounted TO 75222 bushels.
closed flrm, in sympathy with the
by shorts" September corn opened at
S93sc, sold between 369sc and 3512c, clos
ing at 3612c, 3sGD%c over yesterday. Cash
corn was firm and 15c higher.
oats held fairly steady on a fair de-
mand Tor May. Trading was very light
ana the market was practically feature
Tess, The close was steady, in response
10 the tirmer feeling in wheat and corn.
september closed a shade over yester-
changed.
Provision were active but weak. Raid
ing BY prominent local Spectator, IL
qaldating by longs and free covering by
ket, but prices, especially for pork ana
ribs, We're very weak. There
was also considerable outside sell
ing orders, which helped to weaken the
market. At the close September pork
was 2Oc lower; September lard, &c lower,
and September ribs zoe lower than yes
y yeGaiSy' domestic. marketsswere SLOW ana
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. HIGHEST. Lowest. CLOSING.