The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-26

middlings dun, strong; short clear 5.S5c.
Lard quiet, firmer; western steam, per 100
pounds, S6,75 nominal; city. S63y45S2ie;
February, S672 nominal; May, S6.S2 nomi-
nal; refined dull; continent, Tl5. South
American, $3.50; compound. S5l2i2d5.37ia.
Pork quiet, steady. mess, Sll 25Q 1900 But
ter quiet barely steady state dairy, l00
2Oc; do creamery, old, 20U29c; new, pc.
western dairy, 9dl5c; do creamery, l50
pc; do Elgins, 23c. Cotton seed oil dull.
steady crude, pc bid; yellow prime, 26l2c.
New York price, $500; do in bulk, $3.50;
refined New York. $50; Philadelphia,
$500; do bulk S3.55G3.6O. Rice fair demand,
firm; domestic fair to extra, Fad6c; ia
pan, 4AQf2c Molasses, foreign nomi-
nal; New Orleans open kettle good to
choice 2su38c; fair demand, firm. Pea
nuts, steady. Coffee steady. unchanged
March, Is 20I15.25 April. loose; May. 14.95
Gl5.05c; July, 1900; September, 4.0alA95c;
October, 1L90c; December, 14.S5c; spot Rio
quiet steady. No. z l69sc Sugar raw,
steady; fair refining 2 n-l6e; refined more
active, steady; off A, 3l2U34c; mould a,
I l-l6ui4c; standard A, l3-l644c; cut
9 l3-16dlisc. Freights to Liverpool firm,
quiet; cotton, it'd: grain, 2Ad.
Chicago, Feb. p, noon-Ihe market OPP
ened: Wheat, May, 525sM53c, corn, May,
lf7sc; pork, May, $1o17l5; lard, February,
$3.50 bid; ribs, February, $505 bid.
Chicago. Feb. 25-The near approach OF
the season when crop scares and damage
TO the growing wheat reports constitute
the bulk of the literature on wheat IS be-
ginning to find expression in the timidity
shown by short sellers. This class of
traders, although processing lack Of faith
in permanent advance, are nevertheless,
careful to cover their outstanding con-
tracts on any slight evidence of strength.
TO-days market was not an active one.
The opening was lower than the close
of Saturday, n decline at Liverpool and
heavy northwestern receipts, SOP cars,
combining to impart some weakness.
There was some indecisiOn in the action
until the visible supply hgures, show
ing decrease OF l,25loO0 bushels came
out after which an Improvement took
place. the strength in corn giving some
assistance to prices. A temporary period
Of easiness succeeded, but at the close,
iirmness ruled. May wheat opened At
$3.50, sold between 529sQ 52s4c and $3.50
53iLc, closing at 53Mc-AMAc higher than
Saturday. Cash wheat was steady.
COrn-The bulls had pretty much their
own way in corn to-day. that market
leading the others IN point of strength.
The advance was accompanied by fair
amount of activity, the shorts" making
no secret of their anxiety. Much talk
Of restricted Interior offerings and a de-
creased country movement, the latter re-
sultng from the breaking up Of the roads
and strength was based on this theory
Tho visible supply increased $4,000 bush
els and the amount on ocean passage De
creased $4,000 bushels. May corn opened
at 44ikc. sold between 449sGii1ac and 45hc,
closing at 45ikn 45Ac-3sc higher than on
Saturday. Cash corn was unchanged.
Oats-The variations in oats were due
to the action of wheat and corn, more
particularly the latter 1T was firm but
very dull market May, at the close, show
ing a gain of l4N3sc over Saturday. The
visible supply decreased 10000 bushels.
Cash oats were about the same as on
Saturday
Provisions-One of the dullest on record
about describes the produce market for
to-day. A respectable ordinary half hours
business was distributed over the entire
session with comparative steadiness mark
Armour interview,
printed in the morning papers was Of a
bullish tenor. but the strength in corn
had the principal influence in causing
slight advances at the close. May pork
closed 10c higher than Saturday; May
lard PFC higher. and May ribs. 2lsd5c
higher Receipts and shipments were both
large. The cash market was quiet
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Onening Highest Lowest. Closing.