The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-30
GRAIN. PROVISIONS, ETC.

New York April 29.-Flour dull; easy;
unchanged; southern flour steady; IN
options; options were more active anu
closed at sale lower; June, 7Oc; July,
7O1sc; September, 7OAc; December, n1sc.
Corn, spots. dull; weaker; No, 2, S5hd
351zc. elevator; S6l5c, afioat; options were
active, closing weak at &c decline on near
months and &c up on late months; April
353sc; May, 353sc; july, 3612c; September,
375sc. Oats. spots, quiet and steady; OPP
lions dull; irregular; May, pc; July, 24$sc;
spot prices: No. 2, 25G25hc; No. white,
26c; mixed and western, 25q25c. Hay firm
demand; shipping. 75d7712c; good to choice,
97l5cd$1.OO. Wool, limited demand; I'M
changed. Beef hams dull; $l4.OO4l5.5O
steady; picked bellies, 4ss0424c; hams, Sla
69c Lard quiet and easy; western steam,
5000; April, none; May closed 495c; re-
fined slow continent, 4Aq4Rc. Pork steady;
moderate demand; unchanged. Butter
firm; fair demand; creamery, 10c; others
unchanged. Cotton seed oil steady; better
demand; crude. &c; yellow prime, 22rac; off
grade 25A@251sc. Rice firm; fair demand;
unchanged. Molasses, fair demand; firm
unchanged. Peanuts quiet; fancy hand
picked, 4%Q5c. Coffee active; 5615 points
down; July, l2.50c; September, 11.50Q11. 60c;
December, 10.S0c; spot Rio steadier; quiet;
No. Z, l43sc Sugar, raw. firm, al a de-
cline and more active; fair refining, 3zc;
loaf, A. 1895 Lie; standard A. 3 7-l6c;
cut loaf and crushed, Lice graduated,
8 7-16c. Freights to Liverpool: Cotton
quiet; grain good demand and firm; cot
ton, by steamer, 1-16dY grain, by steamer,
Chicago, April 20. noon.-The market
opened for wheat, May, 621a; corn, May
2S9ls; pork. $S.15; lard, May $4.6714; ribs,
Chicago, April 29-But slight local bus
mess was transacted in wheat to-day.
Until short time after noon the tone
was firm at moderate advance over yes
terday's closing figures and the bulls
were congratulating themselves on that
fact and was even led to predicting bet
things nIIt In n 1orn af urrn Ont
happenings ii was proved that their con-
hdence was misplaced. Attention was at
tracted to the prevailing wet weather in
the northwest and that was the main ar
gument for strength. The government re-
port on crops, which came to hand dur
ing the. last hour, however, blasted the
hopes of further improvement and impart-
ed enough weakness to carry prices to the
lowest point of the session, which was
slightly. under Tuesdays final quotations.
July wheat opened from 641sd64l2c, sold
between 6412c and 63I2c, closing at 631aD
6S9sc-Ac under yesterday. Cash wheat
was steady.
Corn obtained material assistance from
wheat early and was likewise subjected to
the weakening of the same source later
Nothing else in the situation warranted
Improvement or essential depression. Bus
mess was extremely dull and no symptoms
or revival in activity were apparent
July corn opened at 3O9sc, sold between
3012Q305sc, and 30Ac, closing at the inside
1sc under yesterday. Cash corn was
steady.
oats were steady until the other grains
broke when they lost under the effect
produced by the general depression
Early there was neither buying force nor
selling pressure. July closed a shade low
er than yesterday. Cash oats were steady
and Unchanged.
Provisions-Hogs were quoted irregular
this morning, and product opened steady,
disregarding both the strong and weak
features Of the yard. Like everything else
on the floor, provisions displayed weakness
late in the session. July pork closed nc
lower; July lard unchanged and July ribs
sc lower.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
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