The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-25
GRAIN. PROVISIONS. ETC.

New York, Oct 24.-Flour demand mod
crate; winter wheat low grades, $2.25M2.C);
do fair to fancy, 81 S00340; do patents. $3.50
q375; Minnesota clear, 81 15ql3.25; patents,
S3.35lt420; low extras, S2.2Jd2.60; city mills,
S3.S5d4O0; do patents, M201t4.45. Southern
flour quiet firm; common 10 fair extra,
$2.10d2S0; good to choice, do, S2.9Cd3.3J.
Wheat active, firm; No. 2 red store and
elevator, 7034c; afloat, 72l2c; f. 0. b. 73Ac;
No. ! northern, 67&c options opened quiet
and advanced, 9sQAc closing steady at
sN%c over yesterday; February, zoe; ,
larch. 70Bc; October 663sc; December,
6lAc. Corn, spots quiet 1rmer; No. ?, 5Sc
elevator; 40c afloat; options advanced, va
&c, closing quiet; October, 3S#c; NoVem-
Der, 3Slsc; December, 36c, May 357sc. Oats
spots firm, less active; options quiet firmer;
October, 24c; November, 2334c bid; De
cember, 2lc; May, 25# G35hc; No. 2 white,
October, 25c; spot, No. 3 24c; no. ,. white,
25Ac; mixed western, 2402Jl2c. Wool, quiet;
domestic fleece. 16422c; pulled, l5G34c Beef
firm, quiet; family, S900l2.00; extra mess,
%.50ISO0 Beef hams slow, $l5.0O; tierced
beef, quiet; firm; city extra India mess,
Sl60OGlfC0; cut meats dull, steady; picked
bellies, 6lhc;, shoulders. Gtt6Nc hams, S4GD
&c. middles. nominal Lard, quiet, high
er; western steam closed, $3.50; city. 5.e0Gp
quiet; continent, 625c; South American,
6. roc; compound, 4l3nf3sc. Pork, moderate
demand, steady mess, S975f1i075. Butter,
fancy, quiet about steady; state dairy, Ia
2lc; do creamery, 2311Q23c; western dairy,
1OH15c; Elgins, pc. Iallow dun, easy; city
4sc; country, 4A94Hc Cotton seed oil
and new, CSC; do off grades, 251z12714c. Rice
domestic fair to extra, 3$iGGc; Japan, 35s0
SIC. Molasses, foreign nominal; New Or
leans, open kettle good to choice, 26lJ32c;
choice firm Peanuts quiet. Coffee quiet;
October, 25atS5 points down; others I'M
changed to 10 points down; October, l5.05c;
1850; January, 14.55c; March 146o4l4.65c
May 14350l4 CSC; spot Rio dull, easy; No.
Z, 15&4c. Sugar steady, duh; fair refining,
31sc; refined dull, steady standard a, 4Ac;
05c. Freights to Liverpool, grain firmer.
good demand. cotton quiet. Cotton by
steam, 7-64d, grain by steam, 3Ad.
Chicago, Oct. "a, Noon--The market OPP
ened for wheat, DecembeE G0Ac; corn, DC
tober, 3lasc bid; oats, December 1S19Qp
1890; pork, January, s9.25: lard, October
$557la; ribs, October, 4.5712.
Chicago, Oct. 24.-The local crowd was
favorably disposed TO the bull side on
wheat to-day and We're fortunate in their
selection. Although at the opening of the
market no particular encouraging results
We're achieved. about the end of the sec
ond hour an attempt by New York to
cover some wheat was the signal for a
bulge in prices, local shorts joining with
their eastern brethren in an unwilling ef-
fort to advance values. Near the end Of
the days trading a report that forty-oae
loads had been taken at the seaboard for
export added yigor TO Ghe buying and
and re per bushel higher.
Corn-The effects Of yesterdays strength
in corn still fingered in that market To-
day. Shorts found new cause for anxiefy
in the dwindling receipts. OF course the
upturn in wheat had the natural effect
of stimulating corn. May corn opened at
29iAc sold at 2S3t C., closing al 299s0 29sk c-iI
higher than yesterday. Cash corn was m
good demand and lt4i2c per bushel high
er.
Oats-Quite a considerable volume Of
business was transacted in oats. Nav was
in especial demg nd and several large or
ders were filed. The frmness in othe~
grains was the influence leading to the
buying. May closed &c higher than yes
firm.
Provisions were up on the strength OF