The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-03
CRAIy. PRoyIsIoNs. ETC.

New York, March 2-Tlour. quiet
steady; winter wheat, low grades, $500
S2.6od3.00; Minnesota clear, 81 2502.60; pat
ents, $325G4o0; low extra, SlS00230
Southern flour quiet and steady; common
to fair extra, d90d275; good to choice,
DO, s2.0Q325. Wheat, dull; S4Ac lower;
with options closing firm; No. red store
and elevator, 5SieQ 5S⁣ ahoat, 60d6OAc.
options were moderately active and weak
a. "a &c declinei No. 2 red, March, 5oisc;
May, $3.50; July, 59l2c. Corn dull and
firm; No. 2, 490i9l4c elevator; 50iac ahoat;
options duh and steady, at 9s0iac decline.
dun, steady; options lower; March and
May, 53hc; spot No. 2, 331ac; mixed west
ern, 54q551ac. Hay, steady; shipping, 504
Doc; good to choice, lGd15c. Wool fair de-
mand, firm; domestic fleece, 15d19c; pulled.
l2033c. Beef, dull, steady; hams fbeeD,
firm, $500 100; tierced beef, dull; city
India mess, Sl250G1L50; cut meats, fairly
active; firm; picked bellies, 59sc; shout
ders, 4ia0494c; miGdles, steady; short clear,
95Sii2. Lard, quiet easy; western steam,
$6f21s bid; city ha6$e; March, s.. q, nom
inal; May, $3.50, nominal; refined quiet;
continent, $40; South American. $3.50;
compound, 5SG5lAc Pork, fair demand;
mess, Sl1.750l2e0. Butter quiet, weak;
state dairy, l0qDc; creamery old. 12qlSc;
western dairy 9Gl5c; creamery, nominal,
l4M2lc do old, 10dlSc. Cotton seed oil, dull,
steady; crude, &c yellow prime, 26c; do
choice, 26lp26lac Molasses, fair demand,
unchanged. Peanuts, quiet. Coffee barely
steady; 1925 points down; May, 1450d
1860: july, 165U475c; August, "A Doc;
ptember-OctOber. ID. 55Gi146 Coo: December,
1850. Spot Rio, quiet, firm; No. Z, 1880.
Sugar, raw. quiet, firm; fair refining.
11-l6c. Refined, firm, good demand; off
A, Sl2Q3@lc; stanard A, 3 l3-l6Q4c; cut loaf
and crushed, 4 7-l6Q 49sc; granulated, 1916
941sc. Freights to Liverpool, quiet; cotton,
Z-64d; grain, 2l4d asked,
Chicago, March 2.-The edge was en-
tirely off wheat to-day and the buyers
during the late furry We're maneuvering
to accept as little loss as possible on the
property bought at somewhat higher tg-
ures. There was nothing particularly in
teresting about the trade. The holders of
puts furnished the main prop to prices,
but even they were disposed to let them
drop, and thus secure greater profits on
their Investments. May wheat opened from
$3.50 to SAC, declined to sic, rallied to and
closed at 5l2sc-Ac under yesterday. The
cash market was quiet; steady and I'M
Coma half session of the stereotyped
Saturday order existed in corn. The com
plants Of traders at the inactivity and
lack of trade We're general. materially
easier feeling ruled in prices. May corn
opened from 45lsc to 45c, sold between 445sc
and 451sc' closing at 441sd45c-hQ4sc un-
der yesterday. Quotations on cash corn
were not altered. Business in that branch
of the market was dull.
Oats were in their usual condition of
stagnatiOn. The very moderate business
was transacted at prices averaging slightly
under those of yesterday. The weaker tone
was derived from wheat and corn. May
CLOSED tsWAc lower IMAM yesterday. 1hSn
oats were quiet and unchanged
ProVisions-A dull and embarrassing day
was passed in product. The packers were
holding off, whilst scalpers believed that
moderate returns We're to be had on the
bear side and to that end sold small
quantities. The hog market was steady
which fact sustained values temporarily
at the opening, but later they ceased off
slightly all round. At the close May pork
was 2i21t5c under yesterday. May lard
and May ribs each PFC lower
Leading futures ranged as follows:
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