The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-20
GRAIN. Provisions. ETC.

New York. Feb. 19.-Flour dull. steady
unchanged; southern flour steady, UNI
changed. Wheat fairly active, stronger;
No. . red store and elevator, 79d7934c:
ailoat, SlAc; options We're moderately ac-
tive and Irregular, closing steady, Aa5sc,
advance; No. 2 February 72Mc; March
739sc; May, 71&c; June, 7l3sc; July 7lMc
Corn dun, firm No. g 36lbc elevator;
37l2c afioat; options were dun and 1sc high
er; February, 9isic; MAY. 56lsc; July, SIC.
oats moderately active, firm; options duh,
steady; February, 25lAc; May. 2515c sDOt
No. ?, 20zd20l2c; No. white. 26&ic mixed
western, 2542lc. Hay, frm; fair demand;
shipping, 75460c; good to choice, 90c0$1.00.
Wool, quiet, firm, unchanged. Beef quiet.
steady, unchanged; beef hams. inactive
$14.50G15.OO; tierced beef dull steady; city
extra India mess $l5.0ODl6.50; cut meats,
quiet unchanged. Lard, quiet, steady;
western steam 5.72l4c; city, 5.1oc; May,
5.S5c; refined, inactive; continent, 595c;
compound, 4a4Ip5c. Pork, dull, unchanged.
Butter, choice tirmer; good demand state
dairy, 9dD1Sc; do creamery, 13d17c; western
dairy, 9l2Ql3ci Elgins, 20c Cotton seed oil,
dull easy; choice, 42c; yellow prime, 26c
asked; do off grade. 2512c Rice and moas-
ses, firm, unchanged. Peanuts, quiet; fan
cy, handpicked, 4#c Coffee, quiet, 5q15
points down. March, 1850 r. roc; July,
11.55c; September 1l.l0c; December, 1075c;
spot Rio dun, steady: No. T. l3hc Sugar
gals, 96c; test, 41sc bid; refined, active,
strong, unchanged. Freights to Liverpool.
Cotton, 3-32d; grain, 3D.
opened for wheat, May, 64ikG645s corn,
May, 9%4G295sc; pork, May, $9.95d9 97lR;
lard, May, $5.55d5.5712; ribs, May, S5.i7l2Q
Chicago, Feb 19.-The morning hours
of to-day's session of the wheat market
were notable for the freedom with which
Tong" wheat was sold. In the afternoon
the exact contrary was the feature, the
demand being sharp and imperative and
a full recovery of the early loss took place.
The coAd weather, which made its appear
ance hast night, and the fact that north
western receipts showed curtailment, only
feaf aru~fxy tf1er dr7af
day, and 40 year ago, contributed a
firm tone to the opening, but the pressure
of offerings, some of which represented the
holdings of prominent traders, destroyed
every Vestige of strength, and prices
moved downward with considerable celeb
rity. About noon, reports of sales of cash
wheat at New York and here changed the
current of sentiment and after becoming
steady. gradual recovery set in the eff
where they were at the close yesterday
May opened at 65hc to 651sc, sold between
6o9sc and 643sc, closing at 65150655sc-5sc
higher than yesterday. Cash wheat in the
sample department averaged steady
Corn--The corn market was a counter
part of the wheat market, opening firm
then declining and finally making a full
recovery. The .in8e OF fluctuations was
narrow, however and the business of a
very unimportant character. May corn
opened at soc, declined to 293kM298Lc raj
lied to and closed at 30c-lsc higher than
yesterday. Cash corn was weak and l4c
Oats-The early decline and the later
advance in wheat and corn were reflect
ed in oats. Only an ordinary business
was transacted, no dealings with particu-
lar interest attaching to them taking
place. May oats closed &c higher than
yesterday. Cash oats We're easy.
Provtsions-Product was dull. The trade
was of most undressing sort. and was
for the most part purely local and pro-
fessional on a weak hog market the
opening was easy Then the weakness
Of grain extended here and caused further
declines, but finally a steadier tone de-
Veloped, and the close was not far differ
ent from that of yesterday. Nav pork
closed 2lzc lower; May lard and May Ribs,
unchanged.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing