The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-28
GRAIN. PROVISIONS. ETC.

New York, Oct. I.-Flour quiet, easy;
hardly changed; southern -four dull easy;
common to fair extra, ST. 75G3.35; good to
choice, do, $335@3.65. Wheat. spot market,
easier with options fairly active for ex-
port; ungraded red, 69QS1c; options opened
weak and declined 2A023sc on easier ca
bles, weak west and local realizing with
foreign selling; rallied ssq12c, clos ng weak
al l3sc below yesterday; No. 2 red, October,
73Bc; November, 741ac December, 76c.
Corn, spots dull, weaker No. 2, 295s630c
elevator; 315s@32c ahoat; options were duh
and weak at &c decline with longs realz-
ing; October, 29Ikc; December. SO7sc; May,
1880. Oats, spots duh, weaker; options
weaker, dull; October, 22lsc; December,
23lsc; May, 25ssc; spot, No. 2, 22lzc; No. 2
white, 25c; mixed western, 226C24c Hay,
easy, liberal receipts, shipping, $4,000,
good to choice, 75q87lsc. Wool, fairly ac-
tive. firm, unchanged. Beef, firm quiet; ;
family, $S.50d9.5 so; extra mess, $6O0G7. co.
Beef hams, dull, 16c; tierced beef quiet and
steady; city extra India mess, $l0.50Ml2 so;
cut meats firm, quiet; picked bellies, sac;
shoulders, 4h04Ac; hams, 9d916c. Lard
quiet, easy; western steam, A7Oc; city, Lace;
october, 465c. nominal; refined steady
| continent, 5.15c South American, 5.35c
compound 4%Q4Hc Pork firm moderate
demand; new mess, IS. 50d9.O0. Butter quiet;
| fancy steady; state dairy 11DlSc; cream
| cry, 12ia420c; western dairy, Sd12c cream
| cry, 12hG20c; Elgins zoe, Tallow weak
and quiet; city, 3as03l5c country, 37sQ3ssc
| Cotton seed Oil, dull, easy; crude, 22d22iAc;
| yellow prime, 26kc Rice firm unchanged
! Molasses, quiet easier; New Orleans, open
| kettle, good TO choice, 256l32c. Peanuts
quiet, fancy handpicked, 3I2c. Coffee steady,
20G35 points up; November, 9S5c; Deem
Der. 9.65@9.95c March, 965@9. Csc; July. 500
| 10C5c; spot Rio, steady, quiet; No. 7, l0Ac;
Sugar, raw firm, fairly active; fair refin-
1 - "a
| changed. Freights to Liverpool firm; room
scarce; cotton, by steam, 3-16d; grain. by
| steam, Sd.
Chicago, Oct. 27.-wheat prices suffered
| serious depression to-day, and the dollar
mark, confidently predicted ten days ago,
| seemed more visionary than at any time
in month. The weakness was a gift
| from foreign markets, and the declining
movement brought forth large quanti-
| ties of long wheat, although 1t is claim
| ed that several big lines have not as yet
! been dislodged. First Liverpool cables
were weak at unchanged to hd higher,
| our gain Of yesterday, apparently, haV-
ing no effect. Late ones were Id to led
! lower. This unwelcome news caused
much selling, and Bradstreets report that
! $4,000 bushels increase in the worlds
available supply crushed out every SEM
blance of strength Under puts, the de-
mand caused a rally, but even with the
recovery the undertone was far from Wig
orous Continental markets were gener-
ally lower. The northwest receipts were
very heavy. December wheat opened
from 7O3sc to G97ac sold between 6SAc and
70hc. closing at 6SAc--2Q21sc under yes
terday. Cash wheat was weak and 20215c
lower.
Corn was, as customary, dependent on
wheat for inspiration and as that grain
was not in a very buoyant condition,
prices in this market receded. May corn