The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-01
GRAIN, PROVISIONS. ETC

New York. Oct. 3l-Flour dull steady
and unchanged; southern -four. dun but
steady. Wheat spot market dull but
firmer; ungraded red, 72GS5c No north
ern, Slhe; options were dun and closed
firm at 1sc advance; No. red, March, S4c
May SIC; November, 7Sbc. Corn, spots
were quiet and firm No 2 307sc elevator:
Sl3sc af1oat; options vera dull and firm at
AqSc advance; December, 317sc; May
24tsc., Oats, spots were dun but firm; OPP
lions were frmer and duh: December
23lec; May, 26Ac; spot No. ? 22lac: No. 9
white Csc; mixed western, 22d24c. Hay
steady and quiet; shipping, 55q6Oc; good
to choice. 75dS71ac. Wool, moderately
active. Beef duh; family, $S.50G9. 80; ex-
ira mess, $6.O00700; beef hams steady at
S5,5O@l6.00; tlerced beef, steady; city ex-
ira india mess, $1025dl2.50. Cut meats,
firm; picked bellies, sac; shoulders, 4A0
Acc; hams, 9d9iac. Lard, frmer; western
steam, 465c; December 4.65c; refined,
slow; continent SC; South American, 5.35c;
compound, 49sd45sc. Pork, steady; new
mess $5OM495. Butter steady; state
dairy, 11Q1Sc; western dairy Sdl2Rc; Ell
gins. zoe Cotton seed OIL quiet: crude,
Ac; yellow prime, 26c. Rice, firm and UNI
changed. Molasses, quiet and unchanged.
Peanuts, quiet; fancy. 3l2c Flax seed,
751ac Coffee, barely steady; SOLO points
down; December, 995GolOO 5c; March, 9.95
@10.00c; May, 9.55d10O0c; Spot Rio, duh
but firm; No. T. 1O7sc Sugar, raw, quiet
and firm; refined. 27sc; refined, firm, fairly
active and unchanged. Freights to Liv-
erpool, quiet cotton, by steam. S-16d;
grain, sgd.
Chicago, Oct. 81, noon.-The market
opened for wheat, October 7034c Decem-
Der, 725sQ7294c; corn October. 241sc; pork,
October $40; lard, October, $3.50; ribs,
October $3.65q3,67lb.
Chicago. oct. 31.-In great contrast to
the conditions witnessed in the grain trade
on every day within the past month was
to-days market. Animation was noted al
the opening, but all activity ended. ana
for the remainder of the half-session a
dull, listless feeling prevailed. As is gem
orally the case, dizziness brought weak
ness with it, and the tendency of prices
was to sag. Scalpers were the only traders,
commission houses reported a dearth OF
orders, whilst influential professionals
were not in the markets. Liverpool failed
to follow our advance of yesterday, a
mere gain being reported at that place,
whereas an equivalent would have been
at least penny. Prices opened with Rc
appreciation, which was established on
the curb, declined cent, rallied slightly
and held steady. December wheat opened
from 73Am731ac,, declined to 71%c, closing
at 725sM72Ac -Ac under yesterday. Cash
wheat was steady.
Corn-The opening trading in corn was
at nlgner prices, the DETER quotations or
wheat receiving credit for the advance
But when wheat declined, corn was not
particularly weakened and rather inclined
to hold steady. There was no trade, and
some people aseribed the steadiness to the
inactivity. May corn opened at 2SAc, sold
between 287sc and 2S5sc. closing at 2SssG
2S4c-h0Ac higher than yesterday. Cash
corn was steady at yesterdays prices.
Oats were disposed to emulate the tone
of the corn market. May oats closed Mc
higher than yesterday. Cash oats were
steady, with no material alterations In
prices.
Provisions-As the hog market exhibited
no weakness this morning, product en-
joyed benefit therefrom, because of the
relationship existing between the two At
the close January pork was 15c higher,
January lard 7l4c higher, January ribs ~
0pl0c higher.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest Lowest Closing