The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-20

closing weak at &c decline; October and
December, Ac; May 26Ssc; spot No. ?, 24c;
white, 26c mixed western. 22125c. Hay
firm and fair demand; shipping, 550G0c (;
good to choice, 77iaaS7lsc. Wool firm; do
nestle fleece l60f23c; pulled lSd31c. Beef
quiet and firm; family, SS.50d950; extra
mess, $60OQZ0O. Beef hams quiet, $500
Tierced beef firm; city extra India mess,
SlO.5OQl2.50; cut meats strong; picked bel
lies, SIC; shoulders 4c; hams 9G9lsc
Lard quiet; western steam $4S21ka4. IS;
city, $3.50; October, AIS, nominal; refined
moderately active; continent, 5.lOc; South
American, 5.40c; compound, Hkc. Pork
firm; new mess, $Sj0d9.25. Butter firmer;
fair demand, state dairy. 11d17l5c; do
creamery, 12la@2Oc; western dairy, S612c
I1gin, 20c. Cotton seed oil. crude.
24c; yellow prime, 27l542Sc. Rice,
fair demand and firm; domestic.
fair to extra, 35sG6c. Molasses firm and
moderate demand New Orleans, open
kettle, good to choice, 27Q37c. Peanuts
steady fancy hand picked, sac. Coffee
steady, sails points down; October, 1880
103Oc; December, 970d9.S0c January, 9.65
Q9.S5c; March, 9.65d9. soc; May, 960a9 75c
spot Rio duh and steady; No 7, lie. Su-
gar raw, duh and firm; fair refining 25sc
refined quiet and steady; off A, 3s4G37sc
standard A, 41sc; cut loaf 4%c; crushed,
4%c; graduated, 41sc. Freights to Liver
pool firm; cotton, by steam, 11-64d grain,
Chicago, oct. 49, noon.-Wheat, October,
03sc. Corn, October 25Ac. Pork, Decem-
Der, T.20. Lard, December, $40. Ribs,
December, $3.S5.
Chicago. Oct 19.-The wheat market
started in this week with a bull roar and SC
higher than 1t concluded last Saturday.
The session, while showing a net gain for
the day. was nevertheless not so strong
at the close as it was at the opening This
was due entirely to the heavy selling by
the longs. which took place Liverpool,
Berlin, Paris and Antwerp all quoted SEN
sational advances, and as the foreign con-
tingent appeared to rule the situation at
present, there was nothing for Chicago TO
do but follow the direction of the markets
mentioned. The export demand was said
! to be good, New York reporting Is loads
| taken. Statistical items of news were
| scarcely needed. the pit conditions being
paramount in deciding the movement OF
| prices
| December wheat opened at 7s1kGI791kc, sold
| between 1914 and Tlsc. closing at 79sc-
| 11ac higher than Saturday. Cash wheat
was strong, selling at cents advance
but closing nominaly easy with the flu.
| lures.
| Corn-With proper Difference to the ex.
| tremely vigorous wheat market corn was
| considerably higher in price early, with
| business displaying activity to correspond
| WIN lie Improvement IN value. VI
| course aside from the strength derived OF
| the market there was little information
! favorable to this grain, the enormous sup.
| plies in sight and back in farmers hands
| precluding any possibility of a shortage
| The receding movement in wheat later In
the session prompted like action in corn
May corn opened at 301zc, declined to 1880
closing 291Ac-1sc under Saturday. Cash
corn was firm and half a cent higher early
| but closed weak at Saturdays prices.
| Oats, quite naturally, improved in price
| through the encouragement incident to the
better wheat and corn markets. Trade
was fairly active, the animation being al
| accompaniment OF the strength. The Wis
| ible supply increased to G02,0O0 bushels
| Prices subsequently declined in sympathy
| with those in wheat and corn. May oats
| closed hWHc higher than Saturday. Casf
oats were firm early closing easy.
Provisions-The market acted up to the
| standard established by grain. In addi
| tion to the favorable influence exerted By
wheat. corn and oats, there was likewise
| higher hog market to afford encourage
ment. Realizing sales produced an easier
| tone toward the close and the earlier adj.
vance was lost. January pork closed 81
! lower; January lard a shade higher and
/ January ribs a shade lower.
| Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing