The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-29
GRAIN, PROVISIONS, ETC.

New York, May 2S.-Flour unchanged;
duh and easy; southern -four unchanged
and easy. Wheat, spot, duh and nrmcr;
options fairly active and irregular, dlos-
ing steady al 1s4Ac declnei NO. x rec
May, 65Ac; June, 63Ac; August, }0liic.
Corn, spots, dull and firm; No, 2 55@c
elevator; 3i7sc, afloat; options dull; steady
at 1sc decline; May, 3Bc; June, 34ci july,
1850; August, 35lsc; September, 3os4e; &C
tober, 36lsc. oats, spots, quiet ana nrm'
options dun and easier May, 2Sci july,
23Ac; spot No. 2, 23Ae; No. 2 white, 2jAc;
mixed western, 24Q25c. Hay quiet and UNI
changed. Wool, moderate demand; prices
unchanged. Beef, slow; easy and UNI
changed. Beef hams quiet and easy $l4.5O.
Tierced beef slow and weak; city extra
India mess, $110Odn.50; cut meats quiet;
weak and unchanged: Lard quiet firInef;
western steamer, 4.50c; city. 4.O004l0c;
May, 4.50c refined dull; continent 4SJc;
South America, 430c; compound, 4l143sc.
Pork active and steady old mess, 5000
$50; new mess, $S.75G5 25.a Butter, moder-
ate demand, unchanged. Cotton seed oil
steady and unchanged. Rice firm; UNI
changed. Molasses, moderately active;
firm; unchanged. Peanuts unchanged.
Coffee steady; May, 40 points down; others
10 points down; June ll75c: July, 1900
11.35c August, lose. September, lO.5yg
II 55c; October, 1020c; December, 10.0jB
1O10c; spot Rio dull; unchanged. Sugar,
raw, dull; steady fair refining 335sc; re-
fined dull and steady; unchanged. Freights
quiet firm: unchanged.
Chicago, May 2-Wheat continued on
its declining course to-day, but previous
to the close recovered almost the entire
loss of the day. With the exception of a
short time during which the great decline
was noted, and again whilst the improve
ment was under way, business was slow
and unimportant The opening was steady
and the close was the same. May wheat
opened 5812d585sc, sold between 5lA and
.5S465S7sc closing al $3.50, a shade under
yesterday. Cash wheat was half a cent
lower.
Corn-The market rested entirely on the
action of wheat. Trade was of little i'm
portance and speculation was confined
strictly to the doing of scalpers and local
professionals. July corn opened at 23Ssc,
sold between 28h and 2S3sc, closing at 2811eC
2S2scLsc under yesterday. Cash corn was
easy and Ac lower.
Oats were traded in with a moderate
amount Of activity and we're steady. The
transactions did not assume any great
magnitude, however. The buying was prln-
cipally by shorts, whilst the selling in the
main, represented liquidation by disheart-
ened holders. At the close July oats were
unchanged from yesterday. Cash oats
ruled steady.
Provisions-The action and tone of this
market were slow and steady The bust
ness of little interest outside Of the small
gathering of professionals and commits
sion house representatives, in the Dit. The
low prices which prevail offer but little
opportunity for profit to the short seller
and, on the other hand, the bulls can nut
no convincing argument forward On buy
ing for shorts. prices advanced late in the
session and the close was quite firm
July pork closed 2lc higher than yester-
day; July lard, 121sc. and ribs 71Aa1Oc
higher.
Leading futures were as follows
ODening Highest. Lowest C1oefpg