The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-30
GRAIN, PROVISIONS. ETC.

New York, Jan. 29.-Elour firm unchang-
ed; southern -four quiet, firm, unchanged.
Wheat duh, firmer with options; No 2
red store and elevator, 76i5c afioat, 7Sc
options declined IsdMc, advanced 1Mi3sc,
closed firm at 1c over yesterday; No. 2
red January, 72lzc; March, 73l2c; May,
n12c; June and July, Tic. Corn dull, firm
er; No. 2, 36Ac elevator; 371hc afloat; OPP
tons were moderately active and firm at
S6Ac; March, S6hc; July, 379sc. Oats quiet,
firm; options dun, firmer; January and
February. 24Ac; May 25l2c; spot prices No.
2, Sc; No. white, 2634c; mixed western,
25G26c. Hay steady, fair demand: ship
ping, 1Cd75c; good to choice 90cd$l. 90.
Wool firm, fair demand, unchanged. Beef
quiet firm, unchanged. Beef hams quiet:
$3.50. Tierced beef steady, unchanged; cut
meats quiet firm; picked bellies, SIC
do shoulders SC; do hams, S2d9c. Lard
quiet closed firm; western steam &c; citv
5,45n5.5 soc; January, Bose; refined dull CON
tinent 6.I5c; South American, S. SOC: COM
pound, 4%aQ5lsc. Pork quiet, unchanged.
Butter, fancy, steady, fair demand, UNI
changed. Cotton seed oil quiet steady;
crude, 24IAc asked; yellow prime 2Sl5c: 30
off grade, NI5c. Rice and molasses firm.
unchanged Peanuts firm; fancy hand
picked, 5Ac. Coffee easy; January Is
points down, Others unchanged to points
down; February, 12G0c; March, Y. 45612. Coo B:
May, n9Oal2.25c; June, 1f0c; July 1850
n6Oc; September, lO9o9lll 10c; December,
108'o10.95c; spot Rio dull, weak No T.
l31sc.. Sugar, raw, firm, fair demand; fair
refining, SIC; refined quiet, unchanged
+ FITe rel to Liverpool active. firm; cotton
Chicago, Jan. %, noon.-The market
opened for wheat May, 631ac; corn, May
SSS2sc; pork, January, SOLO; lard, January,
Chicago, Jan. 29-1'he course of wheat
prices to-day was downward In the morn
ing and upward in the afternoon. The
impression became general after the open
ing that Armour was disposing of wheat
in scattered lots through brokers' and
the belief induced the crowd to adopt
fSh0rfb in ba a
A few insignificant rallies took place later,
the ThOman report of a reduction OF
points in the condition of winter wheat
and decrease in Liverpool stocks for the
month of 1,208,O00 bushels, receiving the
credit as factors. About noon the sales
from 80 to 40 carloads for export. We're
from New York, prices responding
promptly and making distinct gain OF
11ac from the inside. May wheat opened
from 6Sls TO- 6S2sc, sold between &c and
631Ac and 547sQ65c, closing at 641zG645sc-
1011sc higher than yesterday. Cash wheat
was quiet and steady.
Corn was easy and inclined lower in
the cause for the depression. The strength
of wheat extended aid to corn, a com
plete recovery taking place. May corn
and 30Ac, closing at 30kc-AM2zc higher
than yesterday. Cash corn was &c high
err closing firm.
the weakness and strength Of the lead
ing markets furnishing the influence in
each instance. Nay oats closed AMHc
higher than yesterday. Cash oats were
steady.
PROFESSIONALISM unexpected heavy run
of hogs threw cold water on the posi-
bi1ity Of strength either In hogs or prod
ucts. material decline took place, the
selling being liberal and the demand
backward. The rally in wheat and other
grains communicated a better tone to
provisions later and almost an entire re-
covery was noted. Domestic markets
were easy.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening Hlghest. Lowest. Closing.