The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-25
GRAM. PROVISIONS. ETC.

New York. Jan. 2.-F'lour firm, un-
changed; southern flour quiet unchang-
ed Wheat fairly active, stronger; No.
,. red store and elevator, 74c; afioat, 75Ac.
options opened weak and declined &c on
foreign selling and local realizing; adj
vanced 112dl5sc, closing strong at 1q1Bc
February, 72i4c; March, be- June and
July. 71i9c. Corn dull; No. 2, S6c eleva-
tor: BIC ahoat; options were dull and firm
al isG14c advance following the west;
Nav only traded in, January, February
and May, S6c; july. 61sc. oats quiet,
steady; options dlJl, fiFmer; Januery,
February, 2a4$sc; May Z914e, spot prices Ices
term 2412Q251ac. Hay quiet, easy, I'M
changed. Wool firm, fair demand, I'M
changed. Beef quiet, steady, unchanged:
Beef hams inactive, $3.50. Tierced beef
quiet. steady, unchanged. Cut meats
quiet; picked bellies, 5Bq5Ac; shoulders,
4a.Q5c; hams, SlSq9c. Lard quiet, firm;
western steam, &c asked; city, $500; jan
uarv 5.95c, nominal; refined dull; CONT
nent 6.25c; South America, 6.50c; COM
pound, 4%q5c. Pork quiet, steady, I'M
changed. Butter, fancy creamery, firm,
fair demand; western creamery, 15q2Ohc;
Elgins, 20lAc. Cotton seed oil quiet; crude,
2rgc: yellow prime, 2S1aG29c; off grades,
27l9d2Sc Rice and molasses firm, un-
changed. Peanuts firm. fancy handpick-
ed. Sc. Coffee easy, 15425 points down;
February. 13O0c; March, 12.S0ql2.90c; May,
l25c; July, 12.O5c; September, Il. 5oall .5Se;
October, l1.40c; December, l.S5c; spot Rio
quiet. steady; fair refining 39sc bid; re-
fined quiet Lice lower; No. 8 and q, 5-l6c;
ll5-16c; cut loaf and crushed, 5 9-l6c; gran
uated. 15-16c. Fsreights to Liverpool
steady, moderate demand. unchanged.
Chicago, JAN. "a, noon.-Tfe market OPP
eped for wheat, January. Coo; corn, jan
uary 27lac; pork, May, $l0.62l241065; lara,
January, $5.6715; ribs, May, $3.50. -
day trading in wheat displayed no fea-
ture of particular interest, but during
the final sixty minutes there was enough
excitement to compensate for all the pre-
yiOus dullness and inactivity, 1t was not
quite clear what the reason for the sud-
den burst of strength was, the shorts did
not bother to find out, as 1t took all their
time TO keep pace with the climbing prices.
The tone of the market before the furry
took place was irregular several unimport-
ant advances and declines taking place.
feature of to-days market was the
coming together of the price OF May ana
July, elevator concerns selling the lat
ter May wheat opened at 625sc, sold be
tween 62l4c and SAC; closing at 64ls0644c
-l%41l2c higher than yesterday. Cash
wheat was firm, closing at an advance
corresponding with that of the futures.
Corn participated in the irregularities
OF the wheat market, ultimately exhibit
ing a strong tone and closing at an adj
vance over yesterday. The business was
of dull and uninteresting character early
IN the session, but during the latter part
shorts found it quite Interesting, and
their efforts to cover helped to enliven
the scene. May corn opened at 29l2c, sold
between 2914 d299sc, and 29s4c, closing at
the latter-Ac higher than yesterday. Cash
corn was steady; closing firm at the fu-
tures
Oats-The strength and weakness of
wheat and corn were faithfully repro
duced in oats. The business was not at
tended by any extraordinary activity and
trading was entirely featureless. May
oats closed sake higher than yesterday.
cash oats We're easy, closing firm.
Provisions-There was a strong under
ed prices from declining under the lib
eral selling by holders. The hog mar
ket was higher and the strength which ap-
peared in product was evidently derived
from that source. The bulge in wheat
likewise had a favorable influence. May
pork closed 21ac higher than yesterday.
Nay lard a shade higher and May ribs
zE05c higher
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Cllncl,iL in, LIisclae..t c.-.-aet Glazing