The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-09
GRAIN, PROVISIONS, ETC.

New York, Feb. S.-Flour, dull, steady,
unchanged; southern flour, quiet, steady,
unchanged Wheat, spot market duh.
easier; No. red store and elevator, Sl&@
%s ah9atd ss5FgSG options Gpened
at %QAc below yesterday; No. 2
red February, 75lsc; March, 761sc; May,
3SI4' 6 tune SRd July $S 1se Corn sR s
atioat options were moderately active at
&c decline; February, &c; May, 36&c;
strong; No. 2, 25lAc; No 2 white 261zc;
mixed western, 2512u261zc; options, easier,
dull; February, 25hc; March, 2513c; May,
quiet, firm, unchanged Beef, dull, I'M
changed; beef hams, quiet, $3.50; tierced
beef, steady, unchanged; cut meats, quiet,
western steam, 5S5c: city, 5SOc; May, 595c.
nominal; refined, quiet; continent, 6.i0c;
South American, 6.S5c; compound, 4&c;
Pork, steady, unchanged. Butter, moder-
ate demand, unchanged. Cotton seed oil,
quiet, easy; crude, 23c; yellow prime, H1sc;
do off grades, 261ac. Rice, fair demand,
firmer, unchanged. Molasses, firm, un-
changed. Peanuts, quiet; fancy hand
picked, 5d5i4c. Coffee, steady, 15425 points
up. March, 12.S5d12. 40c; May, 11.SOd11. soc;
June, 1160I11. Soc; July IL. 40d1l. SOC; Au-
gust, II 2O9s11. Csc; September. 1O.S591OO9c;
December, 10.70d10.75c; spot Rio dull,
steady; No. 7, he. Sugar raw, DUH, firm;
c chanF FenR reg6s to eLhf 1erp9oo e' quiet
Chicago, Feb g. noon.-The market OPP
ened for wheat. February, 651sG6514c; corn.
February, 2sm2S1sc; pork, February
$1O12l2; lard, February, S547lA; ribs, Feb
ruary. $512i2.
cleaned up their trades for the week dur
ing the first hours trading to-day, and
the "longs' followed their example af-
terward. The outcome was a weak close
at about inside prices. Liverpool convey
ed disappointment at the opening quota
tons at that place being weak and I'M
changed. Initial trading was. therefore,
at a loss from yesterday, but the buying
displayed greater force than the selling,
and a recovery resulted. When the de-
mand was fully satisfied, the offerings
grew larger, promised by a desire on tho
part of buyers early in the week to real-
ize, and prices gradually sank until check
opened from 67%c to 67l5c, sold between
6Sisc and SIC closing at 67Aq67Ac-1c I'M
prices, but closed weak in sympathy with
the futures.
Trading in corn was light in volume and
unimportant in character. The early bus
mess was transacted at fairly steady
prices. May corn opened at 3012Qi305sc,
sold between S09sc and 3Ossq3019c, closing
Cash corn was steady, whilst trading was
in progress, but closed nominally easy
with futures.
The oats market was duh and Slow The
fact that IL was Saturday and a short
session contributed to the Discrimination TO
trade. Prices sympathized with those OF
wheat and corn. May oats closed 1sc un-
der yesterday Cash oats were steady,
closing easy.
Provisions-Wheat was blamed for the
loss in value of product to-day. Although
at the opening there was some uneasiness
manifested, still ii was of but temporary
duration, the buying very soon showing
marked superiority over the selling. Hogs
were lower, to which fact the lack OF
strength at the start was ascribed. With
the decline in grain, product sympathized
fully and prices yielded to the weakness.
At the close May pork was &c under yes
terday. May lard 5q71s lower and May
ribs unchanged.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
ODening. Highest {. I.oMest. Closing.