The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-21
GRAIN. PRovIsIoNs. ETC.

New York, Aug. 20-Flour dull, weak,
offered lower; demand light; winter
wheat low grades, S2.5003.lJ do fair TO
fancy, $3.1Od360; do patents, S3.60n@01i
Minnesota clear, S2.65lt325; patents, @b5I
43O; low extras, $2.50G3l0; city mills, $l0O
q420; do patents, A.A0a 400; southern flour
dull, weak; common TO fair extra, S21Wp
290; good to choice do, S3,O1a3,65. Wheat
duh, lower, with options closing firm; No.
red store and elevator, 6Sl2Q6SAc; afioat,
zoe; options opened weak and declined
1L6Il5sc, closed firm at l1eUtAc under yes
terday; No. August 6S52c; September,
6S%c; October CSC; December, T0lac, May,
74c. Corn dull, lower; No ?. i5ssc elevator;
46kc afloat; options declined is0Ac, rail-
lied lsnAc, closed steady a0sc under yes
4S9sc; october. 42ssc; May. 377sc. Oats dull,
firm; options dull, easier; August 25c;
September. 24iac; october, 2ic May, Issc;
spot prices, No. ?, 2di2c; No. 2 white, 29lsc;
weak; shipping 64d70c; good to choice, 50
M90c. Wool steady, quiet; domestic fleece,
lGq22c; pulled, 15d34c. Beef inactive; fam
lily, $l.O04l2.5O extra mess, $500; beef
hams easy, $1G.00G16.50. tierced beef firm,
better demand; city extra India mess,
Sl6.50nlIO0 Cut meats dull, steady; pick
led bellies, &c; shoulders, 5a05Ac hams,
9qy1ac Lard quiet, easy; western steam,
6.521ac asked; city, Csc; September, 6.65c
nominal; refined quiet; continent 1905;
South American, Use; compounds, 4Au
| sac. Pork firm. moderate demand; mess,
S1.25G11.75 Butter quiet, fancy steady;
state dairy, 120lSl9c; do creamery, 1870
W. WeSlSiH d12Ulots IlBlHs, 1Nc.
Tallow, light supply, strong; city, 4isc
bid; country, 412a4Ac. Cotton seed oil
dull, steady; crude, 24c; yellow prime,
2634 l27c; do good off Grade 2stsy 269c Pc
troleum fair demand refined New York
Il0i Philadelphia, a05; do In bulk, s45i
M4.69. Rice steady, quiet, unchanged. Mo-
lasses hrm, unchanged. Peanuts firm.
Sof1ee quiet, unchanged to 10 points down;
September, i5.15a1520c; November, 1515c;
December, 15.O05C15.05c; spot Rio dull.
steady; No. z, l6hc. Sugar, raw more act
quiet, steady; off A, 4d43sc; standard A,
I 1-le04Ssc; cut loaf and crushed lisa
32Ac; granulated, 7-16d4a4c. Freights 10
Liverpool quiet; cotton 1-16d; grain, sd
Chicago. Aug 90 Noon.--The marker
opened for wheat September. 633a663lbc,
corn, August, 3SAc; pork. September
3lo.Vyi iard September, $6l71a; ribs, Sep
Chicago. Aug. 2O.-The bears had
Things pretty much their own way in
the grain market to-day. Wheat opened
and lower cables, and continued weak on
heaYy liquidations Of September options.
whist the Russian shipments We're Off
claiiy reported as nearly a quarter OF
million bushels less than estimated yes
terday, the British markets were weak
ana onset any effects, such as the esti-
mate had. The weakness was identified
Dy the nne harvest weather in the north
west and further estimates of very large
Yields in that section. Bradstreet 5
worlds visible supply of wheat shows
q decrease of 10000 bushels without the
Pacific coast. East Of the Rockies, q
! decrease 1889, 9G9 bushels, Europe and
anoat for Europe, increase 10000 BUSH
els. Continental cables closed lower.
September wheat was 6434c to 64ilc, sold
| between 64s4c and 631sc, closing at 63ssc
| lAc to 13sc lower than yesterday Cash
wheat was weak, and l&sc lower.
Corn-Favorable weather and the pros
pective big crop made short sellers of
corn more aggressive, and they pounded
the market until they had knocked a
fun cent off yesterdays figures. There
was much smaller demand for cash
| corn, and this assisted in weakening the
came very dull. September corn opened
at 3sssc, sold between 3sssc and 373sc,
closing at 375sGI3Sc, PC lower than yes
terday The cash market was easy ami
lc lower. Bradstreets world visible sup
ply of corn shows a decrease of 5S3 600.
Oats-There was nothing to record in
oats to-day. The market was dull and
steady, with values responding to the
tone of the other grain markets. The
Bradstreets worlds visible supply of
oats shows a decrease Of $1,000 bushels.
September closed &c more than yester-
day. Cash oats we've weak.
Provisions, early, were nrm, but later
became dull and quiet during the major
portion of the session. Prices had much
snap early pork and ribs selling up 22l5c,
while lard hardly moved. better hog
market and manipulations sent the mar
ket up, and free offerings and stop loss
orders caused a reaction. The trade Of
the day. was mainly local. At the close,
September pork was cents lower than
yesterday; September lard unchanged,
and September ribs 121zc higher Dones-
tic markets were firm and quiet
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening Highest. Lowest. Closing.