The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-17
GRAIN. PROVISIONS. ETC.

New York, April 16-Flour unchanged,
quiet and steady; southern flour unchang-
ed, quiet. Wheat, spot market, dull, firm
er; No. g. red store and elevator nominal:
afloat nominal; options were moderately
active and irregular; firm at 12q%c adj
vance, with trading mainly switching; No.
Corn, spots, dull, firm; No. 2, 40c elevator;
Ale afloat; options were dull and firm at
unchanged prices; April, S71sc May, S63sc;
tions duh, firmer; May. 247sc; spot, No 2,
25I2c; No. 2, white, &c; mixed western, 256D
2619e. Hay quietd. t., weak shipping a5qH1zc;
changed. Beef steady, unchanged. Beef
hams dull $14.50Q15.00. Tierced beef slow;
city extra India mess. $l5,0Oql550. Cut
meats quiet unchanged. Lard quiet,
weaker; western steam, 5.20Q5,25c; city,
Also; May, SOC; refined dull; continent,
5:50c; South America, 5.S5c; compound,
Butter quiet, weak; state dairy, 9d15c do
creamery, 11Q16c; western dairy, creamery
11q16c; Elgins, i6c Coo Cotton seed oil quiet
do off grade, 25Iac. Rice fair demand, firm
unchanged. Molasses fairly active, firm,
down; April. 1290G1295c; May, 12.95G13c /;
July, 12.35c; September, II, 404n.50c De-
cember, 10.75aiO.Soe; March, 1O.6oQ1O70c;
spot Rio dull, steady; No. Z, 1915, Sugar.
raw, firm, dull; fair refining. 3s4637sc; CEN
trifugals, So test, -4ssc; refined fairly ac-
tive, unchanged. Freights TO Liverpool,
market quiet, steady unchanged.
Chicago, April 16, Noon.-The market
opened for wheat. May, 65?sc; corn, May,
S6Aq3Oasc; pork. $3.50; lard. May, s4.92la !:
Chicago, April i6.-Wheat sold below ana
above yesterdays closing figures, but
rested with &c gain. Most of the trading
and it was light, took place around 651ac
for May, which was the final quotations
of yesterday. The session was monoton-
GUS, scalpers and local traders being re-
sponsible for the fluctuations, outsiders
being still prominently not in the market.
May opened from 65Ac to 651kG651kc, sold
between 651s@65l4c and &c, closing at6534 %
657sc-4Mssc higher than yesterday. Cash
wheat was steady.
Corn-Nothing worthy of especial men
tion transpired in corn. 1t might posi-
bly, be interesting, however, to note that
an opportunity of selling to advantage
against their privileges. The firmness
~ to permit of this unusual event was
conveyed by wheat. Very few orders rep
resenting outside interests appeared and
the local talent was dependent on itself
for business. May corn opened at 30Mn
30I4c, sold between 301sc and 303sc, closing
at 0AG30ssc-1sc higher than yesterday
Cash corn was quiet and steady.
oats declined at any perception of weak
ness and rallied when firmness was dis
played in wheat and corn Business was
not Of the kind that attracts attention
and the market moved along without in
cident. May oats closed &c higher than
yesterday. Cash oats were steady.
ProVisiOns-PrOduct was weak on its
own responsibility and weak in considera-
ton Of a drop In the hog market. Pro-
fessional traders profess a lack OF conf
dence In the merits Of provisions, and
the general trade is without courage 10
combat the opinion. The business was
light IN volume and unlmDortant changes
took place. some buying orders for pork
were received before the close, the exc
cuti0n 81 which caused that commodity to
advance. but lard and ribs remained la
their weak position. May pork closed