The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-14
GRAIN, PROVISIONS. ETC.

New York, Feb. f3.-Flour quiet, steady
and unchanged; southern flour dun and
unchanged. Wheat dull and firmer; No.
red store and elevator, S0l2GS04c; afioat,
S21S44c; options were dull and irregular,
closing firm at lsq34c advance; No. 2 red
February, 79Ac; March, 74ac; May, 725sc.
Corn spots fairly active and firm No. 2,
S6l4c elevator; S7Ac ahoat; options were
dun and firm at &c advance; February,
S69sc; May, 3614c July, oS5hc. oats, spots,
26Ac mixed western, 26Q26i2c; options
ftrmer and dull; February, 25Ssc; May,
2%594c: Wool, firm, quiet and unchanged.
Beef quiet and steady, and unchanged.
Beef hams, inactive at 1880 Tierced beef
slow; city extra India mess, $l5.00d16.00.
Cut meats steady quiet and UNCHANGED.
Lard quiet and nrner; western steam,
5.S2lac; city, 5.26c; May nominal; refined
quiet; continent, &c; South America, 6.25c;
compound 15poIn 454qoc. Pork firmer; mess.
state dairy, 9dlSc; state creamery, 1SGD
161ac western dairy, lOQ14c; Elgins, 19c.
yellow prime, 2G1sc asked; do off grades.
251ad26. Rice, in fair demand, firm and
unchanged. Molasses firm, moderate de-
mand and unchanged. Peanuts quiet;
fancy handpicked. 475d5c. Coffee closed
quiet 5Q10 points up; March, 1255c; May,
12,o5@l2.10; July, n.65ci September, HOS
steady and dull; No. Z, 131sc. Sugar, raw
active and firm; fair refining, 3ssc; refined
active and higher; off A, 4 5-l6d4 9-16e;
standard A, 4 l5-l6c; cutloaf and crushed,
5 SIG; granulated, 15-16c; cubes, 3-16c
F'reights to Liverpool quiet and weak /;
cotton by steam, 3-32d; grain by steam,
PIC.
Chicago, Feb. 13.-Fears of frost follow
ing in the wake of the big storm was in
the minds of wheat traders to-day, when
they either by direction or indirecdon, con
tributed to the advance of one cent in
prices noted at the close of the session.
The proper course to pursue seemed to be
in doubt during the FIRST hour very ir-
regular action taking place, but the buy
ing became pronounced after that period
of indecision, and values presented con-
siderable strength until the close. May
wheat opened from 65la to 65Mc advanced
to 667Ac, closing at Cyclone cent higher
than Tuesday. Cash wheat was firm.
CoIn-The snow storm rendered valua-
BILE aid to corn prices from the fact that 1t
was expected that receipts would be light
er through the inability of farmers to move
the grain. OF course. the natural sympathy
with which wheat was more or less of a
factor all the time. May corn opened at
297sc, advanced to 30Hc closing at 30Ac-
&c higher than Tuesday. Cash corn was
steady.
Oats-The tone and action Of oats cor
responded with those of corn. The reports
of restricted interior marketing applied to
oats as well as to other grains and in
huenced the feeling. May oats closed &c
higher than Tuesday. Cash oats were
steady at Ac per bushel higher.
Everything favored provisions to-day
and they made a material gain in conse-
quence. Hogs were higher early, and at the
close, additional advances were reported
at the yards. Wheat was going higher with
an uncertain manner, and the country was
bullishly inclined. At the close May pork
was 30c higher thain Tuesday; May lard 10c
higher and May ribs, 15G1715c higher.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Oneof0g Highest, Lowest Closing