The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-22
GRAIN, PROVISIONS, ETC.

New York, Dec. 21.-Flour, neglected.
unchanged; southern flour, dull, steady;
choice do. 50. 9O63.00. Wheat, dull, firm;
Nc. red store and elevator, 67A06Se
at1oat, 69hd691sci options were moderate
~ active and very irregular, declining IA
&c on weakness in the west, unsettled
Wall street and local realizing, rallied ga
sc on foreign buying, closing firm at I'M
January, 64hc; February, Soc; March, 66c
May, 64Hc; July 64lAc; December 63%c.
Corn, spot dull, firm; No.2, 33&c elevator;
54Ac atioat; options were less active and
firm, at unchanged prices to &c advance;
December, 33Hc; January 335sc; May,
342sc. Oats, dull, steady; options, dull,
unchanged; spot prices, No. 2, 2234c; No.
white, 24q24Ac; mixed western, 2S@24c.
Hay, firm; shipping. 7Od75c; good to
choice, 90Q951zc. Wool, firm; domestic
fleece, 16a22c; pulled, 15d%c Beef. dun,
steady; family, $l0.00d10.50; extra mess,
S50G8.50; beef hams, $15.00115.5O; tierced
beef, dull; city extra India mess, $16.506C
100; cut meats, quiet; picked bellies, fAc;
shoulders, 4a4c; hams, SAQS12c; middles,
5.471kc: city, 5.00q5. 10; December, 5.45c: re-
fined, dull; continent, &c; South American,
go compound 49saSse sc 7zo, Pork 9E quiet
quiet, fancy steady; state dairy, 13d24c (;
do creamery, 20QZ7c; western dairy, la
19c; Elgins CSC. Tallow, easy, unchanged.
fairly active, firmer. Molasses, firm, un-
changed. Peanuts, firm. Coffee, firm. 5
points down to 10 up. December, 1900
13.S0c February, 1880; March, 13.45c:
May, 12.S5c; october. 11s5c; spot Rio, dun.
steady; No. Z, 1415c Sugar, raw, dull
firm; fair refining 3@q3Ac; refined quiet,
45sc; cut loaf and crushed SIC; granulat-
ed, 1880 Freights TO Liverpool, quiet
unchanged
Chicago, Dec. 21-That the market in
wheat was sensitive to the action of the
New York stock market, was quiet pat
ent from the fact that the fluctuations
and the changes OF IN. the latter latter met net WITH
the New York exchange wheat be-
came quiet. 1t was sufficiently erratic to
render operators more than usually haz-
ardous. No great deal of wheat changed
hands, and on insignificant orders there
were frequently from AM2sc variation in
prices. There was a noticeable backward
ness on the part of outsiders, and con-
sidering everything, the market was essen
TALLY local one. New York holders iq-
Undated freely. yesterday, a very few or
ders coming from that direction to-day.
Large export sales yesterday at the sea
board were confirmed this morning May
wheat opened from -55714a571sc. sold pc pc
"a shade higher than yesterday. Cash
wheat ruled quiet.
Corn-The corn market was slow. as
compared with wheat, although the same
feeling of unrest and uncertainty which
prevailed in the greater was seen in the
lesser. Prices held close to the final quo
tations of yesterday. No important de-
clines to advices took place. The re-
tardation. of receipts by the recent rains
tended in a measure, to steady the tone
May corn opened at 2794G277sc, advanced
to and closed at 2Sc-1kc higher than yes
terday. Cash corn was quiet and I'M
changed.
Oats-This market was reported very
dull with a fair quote Of steadiness to
the tone. The rapid and irregular Vibra-
lions of wheat met with only Indifferent
response, no serious apprehension being
apparent in the trade. May oats closed a
shade higher than yesterday. Cash oats
were dull and steady.
Provisions-Product pursued an indie
pendent course as far as grain was cor
cerned. but was affected by lis natural
influence. In the hoT market prices We're
weak early, but under the force Of good
buying improved later IN the day. Only
moderate business was transacted, no
important development being noted At
the close May pork was TIC higher than
yesterday, May lard unchanged and May
ribs 2izc higher. Domestic markets were
quiet and steady.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest Closing