The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-04

and closed firm at lsQisc advance. Corn
steady and unchanged; demand fair op-
uonS moderately active. Oats duh, steady.
options moderately active; hrmer; Jan
uary, 34%c; February. 35iac; May So &c.
Spot No: ?, S4S4c; mixed western, &03dc.
Hay dull easy, Shipping 5Uqoec good 10
choice, 76G75c Wool moderate: domestic
fleece. 17D2Jc, pulled. l-Q5ic. Beet dull.
family. SlVqll5O; extra mess. S.5JdS, beef
hams quiet 81; tierCed beef dull. steady.
city extra India mess. M54lIi cut meats
quiet steady; plcklcd bellies, 606iac
shoulders. &c: hams. S0Siac: m.ddles nom
inal Lard steaoy' western steam, $40
fiRed. auet; continent ''i snG5: com
mess. SlZ. loaji$.25. butter quiet; choice
firm; state dairy. l00i9c, crea merry l6d SC:
western diary, l0Wioc; creamery. lbu &c;
Eigms, 25c. cotton seed on easy, dull;
crude. 2402ol2c; yellow PRIME, zSc. Re
troleum nominal
ldce far demand steady; domestic fair
to extra 4lsu6c; JaLan. t,4o4t2c. Molas-
ses, foreign nominal; New orleans open
Kettle good to choice, HQ3Sc. Peanuts,
steady. Coffee steady and unchanged 20
5 points down; January, Sl3oJ4lSG5,
July. $500, September, sl2.Sjli 40.
spot RIO steady. No. Z, 15&c. Sugal
raw, more active, easier; tar refining,
39sc; refined duul,upchanged. Frcigh,a
Liverpool steady; more dong; cotton, 1sd
grain, 2iad.
Chicago. Jan 3.-The last thirty min
of its extreme dullness and NATIVITY to
day. Bradstreet $ report was issued al
noon many looking Tor pronounced &C
ton upon IT'S announcement but in this
they We're disappointed, as prices merely
raised lis and then dropped away 3-i6
The report gave a total decrease IN thu
world 8 aVail9 BILE stock of ., 1853. 900 bushels.
Cash wheat sales amounting 10 from auOOu
bushels TO 4Uo, 900 bushels were gossiped
abe ut toward he end Of the session and
TO this may he ascrlbed The strength of the
final moments MAY wheat opened az
a14C, sold between 5lls0pEao and 5f3sC.
closing at 57ssQ5fc-laU9sc higher than
yesterday. The cash market was easy
early, but irmer later, on the whole
prices showing no particular change.
But few friendly words for corn We're
spoken to-day. 1t was not until wheat
hogan to display such unusual strength
that prices even had the sembance of
steadiness. Long stun was lquidated,
some of which showed from ~ &c loss.
the only demand appearing to come from
shorts, who We're not any too ANXIOUS 70
buy. May corn opened from iH2c 10 lIasc,
sold at 4t9sMi7Ac. where II closed "A slight
fraction over Yesterday. Cash corn sold
l2c lower than yesterday, but closed
about steady figures.
There was flrmness in oats at the open
ing, light receipts having no doubt q
beneficial effect. The weakness Of corn
later was contagious, and oats fell Away
under that influence, but finally became
steady, and closed unchanged from yes
terday for May. Cash oats were steady
and unchanged.
Provisions-ln continuation Of yester-
days weakness and on the large run OF
hogs with irregularity in the market at
product in the opening. only a moderate
business followed and At the end frmness
was obtained from grain. The close was
7lsul0c higher than yesterday for May
pork 2taC higher for May lard and 2ieu5c
higher for May ribs.
Leading futures ranged as follows: