The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-25
GRAM. PROVISIONS. ETC.

New York, March 2L-Flour dull. easy
and unchanged; southern flour dun and
err No. 2 red store and elevator. 7sHc;
ahoat, soc. options Wee dul and firm a
ssd12c advance; No. z red March, 705sc;
May, 691sc; June, seize Corn, spots dun and
firm; No 2. SIC elevator; Csc ahoat; OPP
lions were duh and steady at 9sc decline;
March, alac May, 35hc; July, 36kc. Oats
tive and steady; March, z4ssc May, 2il2c;
spot No. 2, 24l2G24Ac; mixed western, 251G
26c Hay quiet and weak; shipping, 70n
ZOOS good to choice 9Od95c. Wool in mod
crate demand, firm and unchanged.
dull, $il5oai5.66. fTaftes beef inactive;
meats dun and easy; picked bellies, 4A0o
47sc; shoulders, 412c; hams, S13nyc. Lard
dun and lower; western steam, 4.Oc;
continent, 5.75c; South America, 61Oc;
compound, 4tsQ4s4c. Pork quiet and weak;
mess, s95od1OCo; Butfer fairly active,
steady and unchanged. Cotton seed oil.
prime, 251zc asked; do off grade, 25lac
asked Rice frm and unchanged, Mo
changed. Peanuts quiet; fancy hand
picked, %405c. Coffee barely steady and
n u to firm sPS 9i99t e DOWN March cs
September, Hoo; December. 1860; spot
Rio quiet and steady; No, z, 13Bc. Sugar.
centrifugais, s6 test, s-1sc bid refined,
quiet firm and unchanged. Freights to
Liverpool, quiet and unchanged.
Chicago, March a. Noon-The market
opened for wheat. May, 62m62lAc; corn
$50; ribs May, sl;75d4i ~ asked
Chicago March 24-The wheat market
began at disadvantage to-day, but re-
deemed itself before the close. On the curb
prior to the opening, prices were depress-
ed by the large northwestern receipts, and
the weakness was conveyed to the regular
markets For a time during the morning
/ there seemed to be no recuperative pow
er, no confidence being dispiayed by the
bull element Several Of the Influential
operators, who were short covered later
on, and their buying lifted values above
Yesterdays close. where they remained
! most of the session. Near the close there
appeared more firmness and final figures
were almost best OF the day. May wheat
opened from 615s06lAc to 6iAM617Sc, adj
vanced to 621zc, and closing at 62ssc-@sc
higher than yesterday. Cash wheat was
firmer, at 15c per bushel higher
Corn-SpeculatiVe interests were of no
noticeable quantity The tone was depend
ent on wheat prices moving lower early,
and upward later under that influence.
The trade was mostly local, recent sellers
buying back what they had disposed of,
and scalDers taking a few risks of miner
importance. May corn opened at 2914c sold
between 29d29A lI293sc, closing at the out
was easy, selling at HdAc under yester-
day, but closing nominaily steady with
the futures.
oats ranged at lower prices early. but
when the wheat and corn markets rallied,
they also had a moderate recovery. There
was moderately good trade, yesterday s
break having created a fair interest which
was covering to-day. May oats closed &c
higher than yesterday Cash oats were
weak. and NC lower
Provisions-We akness in product was
ascribed to break of SOLO cents in hog
prices this morning. but in addition there
TO. there was decided bear sentiment in
control of the market Professionals were
arrayed against prices, and under that
condition the buying was not of the kind
to inyigorate the tone. The close was 173zc
lower for May pork; 56t715c lower. for May
lard, and TIC lower for May ribs
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing