The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-17
eading futures ranged as follows:
OnAninnr Hiphasf L .nmaef Clnc



Flour quiet and easy; prices unchanged.
No. 2, spring wheat 555sG579sc; No. 2 red
59AQ6ll2c; No. corn. 253s@2512c; No
oats. nql7Ac; mess pork, $S.O0dS 1212; lard
IS. 80; short rib sides, s4.S2l9d44O; dry salt
ed shoulders, $4.50d4.75; short clear sides,
$4.5Oa4.62l4. Whisky, s1.22
LamSon Bros. e. Co.'S Chicago market
letter, by private wire, to T. F. Johnson,
broker, PIovident building:
Chicago, Dec. 16.-News to-day has
been OF the most favorable kind for the
bear interests, to begin the session with
cables were weak. Northwestern receipts
were heavy. and Liverpool cabled that
the worlds shipments for the week would
amount to 100000 bushels. This caused
a weak opening, Hc below Saturdays
final figures, most of which was soon re-
covered. When the visible supply of the
world was posted, showing an Increase az
3,04S,000 bushels, there was no further
pressure to sell, except by a few scaipers
tollowing the Visible came report that
the English visible had decreased 100, GOO
bushels, and this started shorts and floor
traders to buying, and later, under liber
purchases by one of the largest profess
sional bears, the market advanced &c
closing firm. In a speculative way, shorts
appear very anxious to cover on any
break around present figures, and the
selling is not of an aggressive character
Corn was weak early in sympathy
with wheat, but later recovered. Shorts
were good buyers of oats around 10 GENTS
for May. The visible showed an increase
of 5000 bushels. There was good gen
eral buying of provisions and although
packers were 1alf sellers at times, their
offerings were well absorbed, the entire
list of provisions closed firm.
Cincinnati, Dec. 16.-Flour active; winter
patent $S.4OQ37O; spring patent, Sc. 5O0
3.75. Wheat quiet; No. 2 red to arrive,
&c. Corn active; mixed ear, 3Oc Oats
dull, unchanged. Pork firm; mess, S. So
Lard easier; steam leaf SIC; kettle, SIC
Bacon firm; loose shoulders, sc; short
ribs, 51sc; short clear, 53sc; boxed meats
Ac more. Dry sailed meats firm; loose
shoulders, -4Ac; short ribs. 415c; short
s siss &C. boxed meats nc more Whisky
st. Louis. Dec. 16.-F'1our lower; patents,
$S.S0G3.45; fancy. s2.60q2.75. Wheat lower;
December, 55lzc; May 6OAc Corn lower;
December, 235sW2335c; May, 25Ac. Oats,
December. lower May. higher; December
1870; May, 1920 bid. Pork standard mess,
SS.3715. Lard prime steam, 520c; choice
SIC. Bacon, shoulders, SIC; longs. SIC;
clear ribs, Sac short clear, SIC. Dry salt
meats; shoulders, 41zc; longs, 4lzc;
clear ribs, 45se; short clear. 4slc High
wines steady at $l.22.
Baltimore, Dec. 16-Flour steady; fam
lily. S3.15G3.50; winter wheat, patents
$3.55Q3S5; spring do do, s35o03.70;
straight. 3.25d3.50. Wheat duh and
easy; No. 2 red, spot and December
65Q65hc; January, 6512c bid; steamer. No
do on grade. 62is0651zc. Corn easy;
mixed spot. S29sd33isc; steamer, mixed
31skd31i2c: southern white, 3112Q322tc; do
yellow 32dl33c. Oats easier; No. white
western. 24iac asked No. mixed west
ern, 2212G23c. Hay easy, $3.50; grain
freights very quiet; steam to Liverpool,
324d asked January. Provisions steady
at bottom figures; mess pork. 5000: bulk
shoulders, SIC. Sugar quiet; graduated,
42c.