The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-18

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me cash quotations were as follows:
tlour, unchanged No. spring wheat. SIS
GofAc; No. 2 59hd6lAc; No. 2 corn 255lc
lard, s525q5.S2ls short rib sides, Il 40
Whisky. Sl22 'ze 'O- q
tIamson Bros & Co.'S Chicago letter by
private wire to T. f. Johnson, broker.
Provident building:
Chicago, Dec. IA weak feeling pre-
vaned around the opening, due princi-
Pahy 70 the large arrivals at Mnneapo-
LIS and Duluth. Cables were also lower.
mere was scarcely any speculative de-
mand and under selling by scalpers,
floor traders and holders, prices easily
declined TO the lowest point reached yes
toTGay. with the exception of the large
receipts and an increase in the worlds
visible, news has been very bullish The
weather department predicts a cold wave.
which, coming after the thaws of the
past two days. might mean further in
jury to the plant. The adVices from the
northwest say that only a small per
cent. of the spring wheat blowing A.
completed. AS noted in our letter yester-
Day there seems to be no aggressive sell
inB below 50c, but good inclination on
the part Of shorts to cover. there is also
apparently Investment orders below 59Ibc.
and on whole the market dIsplaVs a
better tone around present figures Large
receipts of corn had a weakening effect
on that cereal. There We're further OUT
SIDE selling orders at slightly higher fig
ures' which indicate that cribbers are
hedging in this market as fast as thew
| buy from farmers. oats were weak the
same condition governing that market.
The strength in provisions yesterday was
counteracted to-day by weakness Hoe
receipts We're under the estimate and nrfce,
slightly better, but packers were free
sellers of the products, as were also hold
ers, who bought yesterday, and the aJ
vance was entirely lost
Cincinnati Dec. H-F'lour active win
ter patent, spring patents, S35Od3 75.
Wheat steady; sample red track &c: No.
2 red track, 63l306ic. Corn easy; white
ear, 2Sc; mixed 29c. Oats No. 2 mixed. 20c:
No. white 22l3c. Pork mess, $3.50. Lard
steady; steam leaf, SIC; kettle lard sac
Bacon firm, moderate demand loose shout
ders, sc: loose short rib sides, SIC; loose
short clear sides, 53kc: boxed meats &c
more; dry salted meats steady, quiet
shoulders, 4hc; short ribs 415c: short clear
sides, 4%4c; boxed meats worth nc more.
Whisky steady. $1.22.
st. Louis Dec. 17.-Flour unchanged.
dull; wheat, December. 55lAc: May, G6ssc
Corn shade lower; December, 23Mc; Jan
uary 23sc; May, 25hm25Ac. Oats shade
lower December, 1624c Pork standard
mess, $500 Lard prime steam, S. 1917:
choice, $522l3 Bacon, shoulders, sic; longs
5lsc; clear ribs, sac; short clear, sac; dry
sailed meats shoulders, 4Rc; longs 41bc.
clear ribs, 4ssc; short clear, 4ssc High
wines steady SL22.
changed. Wheat steady; No. 2, red spot
and month, 65hd652sc; May, 68hd6S5sc
steamer No red. 6254 463c. Southern by
sample, 0O06Olzc; do on grade, 62I5d65tzc.
Corn, dull, easy; mixed spot, 32146322sc
year, 32lsn32Ac; January, 32@sd32kc; Feb
ruary, 329sd32Ac; steamer mixed 31AG
BIC; southern white. 31i9d325sc. Oats
weak; No. white western. 24Ikc asked
No. 2 mixed do 2219G23c. Rye dull and
steady; No. 2, 4iQ45c; nearby; 4sG47c west
ern. Hay choice demand at full prices.
Grain freights more active, unchanged
other articles unchanged.