The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-15
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,,, The cash quotations were as follows:
Fiour dull and barely steady; No. > spring
wheat, 56lsq579ac; No. red, 6Oa617sc: No.
corn, 22l4c; No. , oats. 17Adl7i5c: mess
PORK PORK, SS''sef5 Slisc; lard, s, 25q5 ga;
4;SOGt'5; short clear sides, S4.S7Taq450.
Lamson Bros. & Co.'S Chicago market
letter, by privae wire TO T. F. Johnson
broker. Provident building:
chicago, ILL.,, Dec. H-Reviewing the
wheat situation for the week. the action
OF me market has been anything but en-
couraging to holders. The first of the
week all the news seemed to be of
PUBLISH character, a decrease in the WISH
bles, lighter shipments from India and
Baltic ports, extraordinary domestic de-
mand, large premium paid for cash wheat,
an seem to encourage holders: later
the cash demand seemed to diminish,
farmers deliveries in the winter wheat
section became more liberal, and the whole
situation changed This caused not only
a bearish feeling, which has prevailed
Tor so long time, but discouraged hold
ers who have been liberal sellers at the
decline. The weak appearance OF our
market, and the fine weather. has en-
couraged the bears whose sales. together
with those Of holders, has caused a de-
cline of fully cents per bushel during
the week, Increased receipts and con-
tinued selling by parties holding cribhed
corn or buying for cribbing purposes in
the country accounts for the gradual
decline in the cereal
oats were in about the same condition.
A great many store keepers and others
have bought large quantities of oats
and are storing them and selling against
such holdings here for delivery. The price
is relatively lower in Chicago than IL is
anywhere in the country, where the
grain Is grown, and 1t does not look
reasonable that we can expect any fur
Their material decline around present
prices. There is good demand for pro-
visions. especially lard and ribs, from
Cincinnati. Dec. 4.-Flour active; winter
patent, S3.A0Q370; spring patent, S.50H3.75;
rye -four $265G2.75. Wheat quiet; No. .
red track, 6Slsc No. do. SIC. Corn steady;
quiet; No. mixed, zoe; rejected do track.
l8lAc; No. white. 22d22Ac. Pork hrm;
mess, $3.50; clear mess, 1915; family. 1915.
Lard easier; steam leaf. sac; Kettle lard,
loose shoulders. SC; loose short rib sides.
5lsc; short clear sides, 59sc; boxed meats
Ac more. Dry salt meats firm; shoulders,
4Ac; short ribs, 4lkc; loose short clear
sides, 444c; boxed meats 14c more. Whisky.
steady $l.25.
St Louis Dec. 14.-Flour dull unchang-
609sc Corn lower, December, 237sc; jan
uary, 2S9sc; May, 25lsc. Oats lower; De-
cember, l7lsc; May, 1885. Pork. standard
choice, 517ikc. Bacon. shoulders. SIC;
longs, 5lsc clear ribs, Sac short clear.
57sc. Dry salt meats; Shoulders. 4Ac;
SAC. High wines steady, $1.22.
Baltimore, Dec. 14.-Flour and wheat.
steady at about yesterdays prices; prac-
tically unchanged. Corn easy: mixed spot
December, year and January, 32SsQ32&c.
February, 1924 n33c; March, 33AM33&c;
steamer mixed, 324dS2l9c; southern white
corn. 31%d33c; southern yellow, S2d83hc.
Oats. weak; No. white western, 24lA6
Csc; No. ?, mixed 221s@23c. Rye steady; No.
2, 44G45c nearby; 46d47c western. Hay,
firm; choice timothy, Sl5.500l6.00. Grain
freights dull, unchanged. Other articles
unchanged.