The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-27
GRAIN, PROVISIONS. ETC.

New York, March 26.-Flour unchang-
ed, quiet and easy; southern flour UNI
firmer and moderately active; No. 2 red
store and elevator, 79d79hc; afioat S0ik0
| 0Ac; options were fairly active and ir-
regular, closing steady at AM3sc advance;
May and July most active; No. red
March, 703sc: April 705sc; May 7O1sc; July,
| 69s4c; August, 69Ac September 697c.
Corn, spot, scarce and firm; No. 2, SIC eie-
Yator; &c af1oat; options were dull and
firm at 14d3sc advance; March, 37Ac; May,
359sc; July, 36ssc. Oats, spots, quiet and
strong; options dull and firmer; March,
24ssc; May, A5sc; spot prices No. g. 24AM
Csc; No. white, 26c; mixed western, 25GI
26c. Hay quiet and unchanged Wool,
moderate demand firm and unchanged.
Beef quiet, steady and unchanged; beef
hams dull, $1450d1500 Tierced beef in
active; city extra India mess, $1500d15. 30.
| Cut meats quiet, steady and unchanged.
G5.40c; city, 4.90c; May, 5.45c. Refined
quiet; continent. soc; South American,
6.lOc; compound, 4ssQ43ic. Pork slow;
mess, 49, 50Gl0.00. Butter steady; light re-
ceipts; state dairy, 9d20c; creamery, held,
19018c; western dairy, l0nl4c; do cream
cry, 13022c; do held, 12d1Sc; do factory,
17c; rolls, 9014c. Cotton seed oil dull and
weak; crude, 21c; yellow prime, 2515c ask
ed; do off grade, 25d251sc. Rice. moderate
demand and unchanged. Molasses firm
and unchanged. Peanuts quiet; fancy
hand-picked, 4s4G5c. Coffee easy; I'M
changed to 20 points down; March, 1880
30c; April N75c; May, 12.49Ul250c; June,
12.05c; July, II. 45q1l. 65c; September, 1850
10. soc; October TO- 65c; December, 1O.3Cn
10. 45c; spot Rio dull and steady; No. 7,
1870. Sugar, raw, firm and quiet; fair
refining 3Ac bid refined active, firm and
UNCHANGED. Freights to Liverpool quiet
cotton by steam, $500; grain, I'D nomi-
nal.
opened for wheat, May, SIC; corn. May,
291bG295sc; pork, May, $8.77Ac; lard May,
IS. i595.171h bid; ribs, May. $4.72laq415.
Chicago, March 25-Wheat made fur
ing about NC above yesterday. There was
no unusual activity accompanying the
rise, and the demand which was imme-
diately responsible fors the enhancement
was almost entirely neal. Armour re-
ceived the credit of being the principal
purchaser, and the crowd was disposed tG
offer no opposition. The situation at the
opening offered nothing alluring to hold
ers or buyers, Liverpool neglecting to re-
spond to yesterdays American strength
and the northwest reporting good arrivals
May wheat opened from 62Bc to 6224c, sold
between 6212lD625sc and 639sc closing at
63Izc-15c higher than yesterday. Cash
wheat was firm and nc higher, relatively
with the futures.
Corn-The corn market differed in no es-
sential respect from what 1t has recently
been. Dizziness was the notable charac-
teristic and sympathy was the motive
directing the course Of prices. Most of
to-day's trading was for local account
outsiders exhibiting little interest in the
market. May corn opened at 294sn29lAc, adj
vanced to 29s4c, closing at 295s02924 -5sGDl5c
higher than yesterday. Cash corn was
firm and &c per bushel higher.
Oats were only fairly active, and prices
moved in a similar direction of those Of
wheat and corn. The demand was good
late in the session, reports of the back
wardness OF the seeding operations i'm
Iowa having the effect of inducing buy
ing. May oats closed lsGAc higher than
yesterday Cash oats were nc higher, the
supply not being adequate to the inquiry
Provisions-On a slight gain in hog
prices at the yards, product made a CORE
spending advance at the opening to-day
but the lack of confidence in values were
still apparent, the selling being superior
result. A recovery took place before the
close, the strength Of gain operating to
and May lard closed a shade under ves-
terday, and May ribs unchanged Dornes-
tic and foreign markets were quiet and
steady.