The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-22
GRAN. PROVISIONS. ETC.

New York, March 21.-Flour duh. steady.
unchanged; southern flour dull, strong
elevator 7slsc; afioat, soc; options opened
weak and declined &c on light clearances
rallied &c, fell kGAc, closed steady at &c
over yesterday, with a light trade; No.
69l2c; June, 693sc; July, 69Ac; September
69lsc. Corn spots duh, firmer; No ?, 37Ibc
elevator; SSlsc afloat; options were dull
and firm at &c advance; March, S7Jkc; May,
S59sc; September, STAG. Oats. spots, dull
steady; options dull, firm; March, 25c:
May, 2l3sc; spot prices No. 2, 25c; No. 2
dull, easy; shipping, 75c; good to choice
SlacaT.O0 Wool moderate demand, I'M
changed. Beef dull, steady, unchanged.
beef dull; city extra India mess Sl5OO0D
1850. Cut meats dull. unchanged Lard
quiet, steadier; western steam, per 100
fined inactive; continent $780, South
American, $6.15; compound 45sd4%c. Pork
dull, steady; mess, $9.75d10.25. Butter
steady, fair demand, unchanged. Cotton
SEED oil quiet, steady, unchanged. Rice
moderate demand, firm, unchanged Mo-
lasses firm, unchanged. Peanuts unchang-
ed. Coffee quiet, unchanged to 10 points
June. 1225G12S0c; July. 1890; September,
I.lOc; December, 1070c: spot Rio duh,
steady; No. 2, 1S5sce.s Sugar, raw. quiet,
96 test, 3-16c bid; refined fairly active
nrm, unchanged. Freights to Liverpool
quiet, unchanged.
Chicago, March q, noon.-The market
opened for wheat, March, Gle; corn.
March, 2S4sc; pork, March, $9021.; lard
March, SIP; RIBS, March, $i.@. - 800 -
week with a moderate recovery in prices.
Considering the weakness of the earlier
part OF the week and the decline which
mas iaseiy taken place 1t was not extra
was upward. At the beginning of the
gay session a well known operator who
NAG put out a line on the down turn, dis
trlbuted buying orders amongst several
brokers' the purchases adding to the firm
err tone. While prices were advancing St
Louis and other southwestern points sent
buy1ng orders, the effect of which was to
hold values at a moderate Improvement
oyer yesterday. The weather bureau pre-
being induced thereby. The general av-
erage of the news was bearish. Nav
wheat opened from 677sc to &c, advanced
to 627sc, closing at 621kp62ssc -ss6lIbc high
and 1ac per bushel higher
Corn-No interest was apparent in corn.
tone, with some gain in prices. The mo-
tive for the course pursued by prices was
found to come from wheat. The buying
MAS MAS manly to cover previous sales the
corn opened at 2sssc, advanced to 2924 c,
terday. Cash corn dull, steady.
Oats-The strength communicated to
oats by wheat resulted in higher prices.
July was in good demand, but a marked
Discrimination to sell that option was OBJ
covering by shorts took place May oats
closed 1s014c higher than yesterday. Cash
oats were a shade easier, closing steady.
Provisions-Owing to the. better feeling
developed the product to-day the selling
Of the past few days having created a
short interest" which was disposed to
cover. The hog market was firm al an
advance of sc, that Evidently having an
influence on provisions at the opening.
May pork and lard closed unchanged, and
May ribs a shade higher. Domestic mar
kets were quiet and steady
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest Lowest. Closing.