The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-07
GRAIN. PROVISIONS. ETC.

New 1Ork, April 6.-Flour duh and
steady; winter. wheat, low grades. s2.25d
20; 90 fair 10 fancy, s.. S56S 50: do patents
SS.svd 40 minnesota clear. S2-louS.-0; do
patents. S.5q4-2 %; low extras. 81 25a2.S5;
southern flour dull and steady; common
70 fair extra. s.. Aa3.O0: good 10 choice
SS.eSaS Wheat, spot market DUH and
stronger; No. ? red store and elevator
S1ac ahoat, s5s4c; options We're more ac-
tive and excited. advancing 2isG21ze. de-
over Saturday; No. red April. 7sisc; May,
firmer; No. 2. Sc elevator: SEC afioat: OPP
tons moderately active and frmer; May
soc; July. S1lSc.. Oats, spots quiet and firm
2Hc; No. ?, white, 26itc; mixed western,
zfQ@5isc; white do, 25u2Sls. Hay. choice
nrm shipping, 62i9qI2i5c; good to choice,
fleece, lGQ22c; pulled. 15G3Sc: Texas. 9Ql2c
Beef, quiet and steady; family, 10000
iZg0; extra mess, T.50QS.O0. Beef hams,
dull at $l4.l0dl5.00. Tierced beef slow and
steady; city extra India mess, $i5.OOd15. 50.
Cut meats quiet and steady; picked bell es.
4Ac; shoulders, SIC; hams. SsG9c. Lard
ed; city, 4.90c; May, 5.37c asked; refined.
quiet; continent, 5.G5c; South America,
&c; compound. 49sG424c. Pork quiet and
dlO.25. Butter, liberal receipts and lower;
state dairy, 9dlsisc; western creamery. 10
dl9c; ElginS, 1SiaQ19c. Cotton seed oil dun /;
crude, 2l12c bid; yellow prime, 25i2Q2534 c /;
do off grade, 25i962524c Rice firm and fair
y active; domestic fair to extra. 3G52t c ;
Japan, 4q44c. Molasses. fair demand and
hrm; New Orleans open kettle, good to
choice, Z7Q37c. Peanuts quiet: fancy hand
picked, 44u5c. Coffee duh. to 10 points
u! up; May. l2.6Sn12 zoe; July. n,75qll;sO; spot
Rio dun and steady; No. Z, 13Ac. Sugar,
raw firm and quiet; fair refining, Sac; re-
fined firm; off A. 1894 lS-16c; standard A,
S-l6c; cut loaf and crushed, lS-16c; gran
ulated. S-i6c. Freights TO Liverpool,
quiet and nominal; cotton by steam, 1-16d
grain by sAeam. I'D.
opened for wheat, May, 65c; July. 659sc;
corn, May, 2934Q297sc; July, 304 6307sc ;
oats, May, 19%c; July, 20isc; pork, May,
SS42i2; July, SS.621a; lard, May, $505d5. 07l5 ;
July. $3.50; September, $5.32ls; ribs, May,
A.52iaG455; July, s465
Chicago, April 6.-Shorts in wheat had
a lively and interesting time to-day and
their zeal in covering enhanced values to
an important degree. This week is to be
prolific of state reports eliminating in the
government statement on the growing
crop. Already Ohio, Indiana and Missouri
are in with percentages of 81 "a and "a re-
spectively, and, for fear those already to
hear from would show no better condi-
ton, relatively, the bear element conclud-
ed TO come in and wait for more fav-
orable opportunity of pursuing selling tao
ties May wheat opened from 65q65Ac,
sold between 64AG645sc and 67ikc, closing
at G624d667sc-25sc higher than Saturday.
bushel higher.
Corn-There was no symptoms or indi-
corn. Neither was there any independence
Of action, the strength of wheat being
the influence and inspiration, which gave
to the market the appearance and char
acteristics of Improvement May corn OPP
ened at 2934d295sc, sold between 29$4c and
30Ssc, closing at 30i4M302sc-hd5sc higher
than yesterday. Cash corn was firm, IA
lac higher.
Oats-As 1t was in corn, so it was in
oats. The booming tendency of wheat
brought buying orders from shorts, and
on the strength incident thereto Drices
advanced moderately. May oats closed
sc higher than Saturday. Cash oats were
firm and A@15c per bushel higher.
Provisions-Trade in product during the
morning was quiet and eventful, fairly
steady to firm tone ruling in prices. A
stronger hog market was the factor early
| When wheat exhibited extraordinary
strength and buoyancy the provision mar
| ket began to look up, values appreciating
| on a sharp demand from shorts. At the
| close May pork was zoe higher than Sat
urday; May lard and ribs each 5@7lkc
| higher.
| Leading futures ranged as follows: