The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-03
GRAIN. PRovIsfuNs- rrc.

New York.. May 2.--Flour, firm, demand
moderate. Winter wheat, low grades, 81. 30
a52;;da5; fair 10 fancy, 2;S5a3.S0: do patents,
S4O93:75; Minnesota clear, $2.75d315 pat
ents, S.5od410; low extras. $230d2 Is:
southern flour, quiet, firm; common to
fair extra, $225Q3.lo; good to choice do,
S.2093.70. Wheat, dun, lower, with OPP
tions closing firm No 2 red store and ele-
Vator, 6Sl2c; adoat 70d70hc; options add
vanced 1Q1Ac; declined 1lkQl&c; rallied
and closed steady at &c advance to sc de-
cline from yesterday No. 2 red 6S1sc;
June, 6S1sc; July, 6S5sc. Corn. dun, easier,
No. 2 56%a57c, elevator; 579ld58c, afoat,
closed weak al i4nskc under yesterday,
May, 5S7sc; July, Ac; September. 543sc.
oats, more active, firmer; options. dull,
easier; May. 32lac: July, S3c; spot No p
32i2032Ac; mixed western 33i5GI3ic HAY,
light receipts, firm; shipping, 5566Oc; good
to choice 750S0c. Wool, firm. quiet; do
quiet, firm; family, $l1.00013.00; extra mess
S.50Q9O0; beef hams quiet strong $3.50
tierced beef, dull steady, city extra India
mess, SlS0002000; cut meats dull weak;
picked bellies. 6lac; shoulders. 53.c; do
ham 9d9l2c; middes duh, nominal: short
clear, 6.90c. Lard firmer. quiet: western
steam $500 bid city. 69sc futures nomi-
nal; refined, dull; continent, T35; South
American, $40. compound. Size. Pork
dull, steady; mess S13.50n14. co. Butter
steady fairly active; state dairy 80l17c;
creamery, 19c; western dairy, STll3e; FL
gins, 1870. Cotton seed oil, quiet steady;
crude, 24c yellow prime &c. Petroleum
nominal refined, New York, $3.50; Phila-
delphia. sS.45; do in bulk, s5.9506.0O Mo-
lasses, foreign, nominal; New Orleans open
kettle good TO choice 26n32c quiet
steady. Peanuts. quiet Coffee; barely
H.25d14. 40c; July, 1475c; September. ID. 6OGD
14.65c; October, 1465@1475; December l46
@l4.65c; March 14.5Od1455c; spot Rio, dun,
steady; No. T., l6hc. Sugar, raw, firm,
fairly active fair refining, 2%c; refined
active, firm; off A, 3 11-l6Gl4c: standard A.
4 l-l6q4Ac; cut loaf and crushed. 4 11-16G
&c graduated. 1-l6d43sc. Freights to
Liverpool steady quiet; cotton, 7-G4d;
grain I'd.
Chicago, May 2.-Noon.-The market
opened firm. Wheat, May, Gf14c Corn. MAY,
ribs, May, S620
Chicago. May 2.-Wheat swayed back
and forth to-day. Scalpers had opportu-
mites in plenty TO either to make or lose
money, great deal depending on whether
they started with luck IN their favor or
not. Offerings were Of a very light char
acter. the opening and that fact as much
as anything else rendered buying popu-
lar. The temptation presented by an adj
vance of &c during the early part of the
session. proved too alluring, however and
profit-taking soon carried prices back a
full cent. July wheat opened from 651k0
6532c. sold between 64Is and 645sc closing
at 642sc-1zd5sc under yesterday Cash
wheat was steady
Corn.-The usual resemblance to the ac-
ton of wheat was noticeable In corn TO-
day The buying early was brisk New
York taking a hand on that side. Offer
ings were soon absorbed or selling orders
were Withdrawn. prices advancing stead
ily When wheat wavered the Shorts
plucked up courage in corn and proceeded
to enlarge their lines. The pressure soon
became too much for the market and de-
cline set in. July corn opened at 49ssc
sold between 4S7sc and 5014c, closing All 49c
&c under yesterday. Cash corn was jc
per cent. per bushel higher. Oats were
weak. Whilst the liquidation Of May had
ceased the effect IL produced still fingered
The range Of prices were not broad. but =
fair days business was transacted withi.
the limits. July closed 3s01kc lower than
yesterday. Cash oats were steady
observation-disclosures was the accom-
parliament of the hog product trade to-
day Live hogs were 1900 under the esti-
mate at the yard and values at that place
were quoted sc higher. This was encour-
aging to bulls in provisions, but the long
continued decline was the most important
consideration TO the traders. who felt that
a natural recovery would not be out Of
place. Shorts covered freely, whilst the
packers were doing vastly more buying
than selling. The close was 15c higher
than yesterday for July pork, sc higher for
July lard and SC higher for July ribs
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.