The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-06
GRAIN, PROVISIONS, ETC.

New York, March 5-Flour quiet, steady.
unchanged; southern flour steady, un-
changed. Wheat dull, steady; No. red
store and elevator, size; ahoat, S2lAc; OPP
tions were quiet and prices a shade high
er, though closing easy at hGAc advance;
No. red March and April. 754c; May,
731kc. Corn quiet, firm No. 2, 3Sd3Slsc ell
eVator; 3913912c afioat; options were dull
and heavy and the close unchanged, dull
May, Z71aci spot No. 2, 26e; No. 2 white,
2714c; mixed western, 2515G26lac Hay
quiet, unchanged. Beef dull, steady, UNI
changed. Beef hams slow, $14.5Od15. co..
Tierced beef quiet and steady; city extra
India mess, $l5.00m16.50; cut meats dull,
steady, unchanged: Lard quiet, steady;
western steam, $3.50 asked; city &c; May,
Use; refined slow; continent, &c; steam,
6.25c; compound, 45sG47sc. Pork quiet I'M
changed. Butter. fancy, firm, moderate
receipts; western creamery, 14d22c: FL
gins, 21G22c. Cotton seed oil quiet; crude,
&c; yellow prime, 25l3c do off grade,
25Aq251zc. Rice and molasses firm, I'M
changed. Peanuts quiet; fancy handpick-
ed, 4%4c. Coffee steady, 5G15 points down
March, 12.85c; May, II. 2O012. 3Oc; July, II zoe
September, II. 05Q11- 10c; December, 10. SOGD
10.85c; spot Rio more active, firm; No. 4.
1312d13ssc. Sugar, raw. dull firm; fair re-
lining, sac refined quiet, steady I'M
changed: Freight to Liverpool quiet; cot
ton, S-32Q7-64d; grain, 1%d.
Chicago, March 5, Noon.-The market
opened for wheat, May, 667sG67c; corn,
May, 3OAc; pork, May, $9.77iA; lard, May
$5.45; ribs, May, $500.
almost came to a standstil to-day and
both bulls and bears were disgruntled at
the inactivity and general air of listless-
ness which prevailed. The news was con-
fined to the Cincinnati Price Current
summary, which said nothing definite
about the crop and to the usual facts and
figures received daily. The feeling was
never very weak, nor yet strong, and
few changes in values took place At
the close slightly firmer tone ruled and
prices advanced trifie. May wheat OPEN
ed from 667s to 67lsc, declined to 655sG66% o
rallied and closed at 671sc-Ac higher than
yesterday. Cash wheat was steady
Trading was confined principally to the
operations of privilege holders, who were
endeaVoring to recover the amount of
their investments in corn. No outside
business and scarcely any inside spec
ulation was to be seen. The tone and
direction of wheat furnished the directing
influence to prices. May corn opened al
303sc, sold at 30Ac, closing at the inside,
Is of cent under yesterday. Cash corn
was &c lower.
Oats-Fluctuations in oats were of an
unimportant and narrow character. Trade
was dull and uninteresting, and the com
paratively steady tone was due to that
fact. May oats closed a shade higher than
lower, closing steady.
Provisions-Favorable news was received
from the stock yards again this morn
ing. Hogs were in light supply good re-
share of benefit from those conditions,
and moderate advances took place The
Cincinnati Price Current reported the
weeks packing at 10000, against 10000
for the corresponding week last year, and
stated that there was no Indication of
enlargement In the near future Nav pork
closed TIC higher than yesterday. Nav
lard was unchanged, and May ribs 21s95c
higher.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest Lowest Closing