The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-17
GRAM. PROVISION. ETC.

New York May 16LFlour easy and un-
changed; southern -four dull and unchang-
ed Wheat, spot dun, 8gAc lower; OPP
cline; No. red, May, 671sc; June-July,
6S&c; September 6Sl2c; December, 70Ac.
Corn, spots dull; No. 2, S514c elevator;
changed; May and July. S51sc; September,
$3.50. oats, spot less active; steady; op-
lions dun and steady; May, Aisc; July,
2ilac; spot No. 2, 24aac; No white, 26l2c;
quiet and unchanged. Beef slow and UNI
changed; beef hams quiet, H450Q15.00
India mess, $l8O0@15.00. Cut meats quiet
and easy and unchanged. Lard quiet and
steady; steam western, 4.S5c; city, 4.25c;
May, 4S5c; refined quiet; continent, sac;
South American, $500; compound, 4A442c.
Pork dull, easy and unchanged. Butter
quiet and easy; state dairy, S0l512c; do
creamery, nql512c; western dairy, 7Qllc;
Elgin, 15lac. Cotton seed oil slow. Rice
steady, firm and unchanged. Molasses
firm and unchanged. Peanuts unchanged.
Coffee barely steady, points points up to 10
TENDER, 11.30Ql1 35c; December, 10.60G
1O.65c; March 10.45010.50c; spot Rio dull
and steady; No. Z, 141s4l4A. Sugar, raw,
dull; fair refining, 3ssc; centrifugals, SO
test. 4llc; refined quiet and unchanged.
Freights quiet and unchanged.
Chicago, May Is, noon.-The market OPP
ened Tor Wheat, May o. 7se,oI15c GoIh' My
2Slac; pork May %.621s; lard, May, 46Oc;
ribs, July $500.
Chicago, May 16-Wheat made frac-
tional gain In price to-day after a half ses-
sions trading. The main feature was dull
ness. The southwest was having abundant
moisture and the crops were receiving
benefit. That rains were still falling in the
Red river valley was not viewed so favor
able Late in the session the shorts decid
ed to take in their profits and in doing so
put prices above the close of yesterday.
They were doubtless induced to buy their
wheat on reports of export business here,
and at the seaboard. July wheat opened
from 62h062A q62$sc, held between, 6l1sc
and 62l5c, closing at 623sq6212c-1sc higher
than yesterday. Cash wheat was easy,
closing steady
Corn-scarcely any business was trans
acted in corn but in that particular the
market did not differ from what has been
for many days. 1t was perhaps, trtfie
more oppressive in its stiffness than of
late, however The short session having
general tendency to retrict trading. The
tone was derived exclusively from wheat;
prices declining early and recovering later.
July corn opened al 2912c sold at 295sc,
closing at 29IeGJ295sc--a shade above yes
terday. Cash corn was steady to &c low
er, the close exhibiting some ffrmness.
Oats-The market for oats was quiet,
with no feature or incident to make note
worthy the trade. Practically, the prices
We're established by the other markets. de-
clnes and rallies, responsive to similar
movements in wheat and corn, taking
place. July oats closed unchanged from
yesterday. Cash oats were firm, closing
steady.
Notwithstanding in the provision pit
was confined to the transactions of a few
commission houses and packers and de-
noted anything but interest In the situa-
ton. Naturally following the hog market
which had declined, prices of product cas-
ed off, after wards remaining fairly steady
at the decline. Responsive to the Suhse-
quent firmer tone of grain, there was a
recovery, which raised values above the
opening quotations all through the list
July pork closed 21a05c higher than yes
1 terday. July lard unchanged and July ribs
2iac higher. Domestic markets were
steady.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Wheat
july 2jsa624 S3ls Si7S S2s ss5tS5 Z Z
Sept ....6S q63l5 65A@633s 624 $50
Nay sy'a i.-...ss,iasSss ISL 28AaesH 2sls
| July .....29la 295a 2912 291bd295s
Sept .....S0s4 507sq5l So94 SO34Q8O7S
July ....i9l a197s 1919 19Hai99s 19ssaiS1s
Sept ,..l95sql92a 1994q19B l99sqi9$4 1924ql97s
July ~.....$ 7 62h 81 721s 81 62k s77o,
Sept ,...... 80 S71s z 50 S71s
5 3sI5 ::.: IL t@s IS S. t ~: IS S.
s sSIS . ... g Is 81 Sc Sc
The cash quotations were as follows
| Flour dull and steady; prices unchanged;
| No. ? spring wheat, 60Ss462c; spring No 2
red, 6i7sd6l}sc, No. 2 corn, 2S1aq291sc No.
! lard, A60Q4621s; short RIB sides. SA05q4. 15;
! dry sailed shoulders "a C0I74. 25: short clear