The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-31
GRAIN. PROVISIONS. Erc.

New York, jan 3O-Flour quiet, firm
and unchanged; southern -four quiet and
firm; wheat fairly active and stronger
No. 2 red store and elevator, 7Si4d78l5c;
afioat, 79hd79%c; options were irregular
and fairly active, closing firm at 3snlc
Sgkc el''' May. 72ssc: june a aha Jiiiy. 7%c
Corn dull and firm; No. 2 36iac elevator;
3112c afoat; options were dun and firm at
S65sc; May 361ac July, 37a4e oats quiet
and strong; options dull and firmer; jan
uary, 25c; February, 4Ac; May, 25l2c
spot prices No. 2, 25c; No. white. $50
active, firm and unchanged, Wool fairly
active, firm and unchanged. Beef quiet
and unchanged; beef hams dull $780,
tierced beef quiet; city extra, India mess
SIS. 50d17O0. Cut meats quiet and strong;
unchanged. Lard quiet and easier; west
ern steam, 5.9215c; city, 5.45Q550c; Janu-
nent, 625GG65Oc; compound, 424051sc. Pork
dull and unchanged. Butter quiet and
easy; western factory. 9ul415c; Elgln, 1J1R
G21c; others unchanged. Cotton seed oil
dun and lower; crude. PFC; yellow prime
277s6I2Sc; off grades, &c. Rice and molas-
SEES firm and. unchanged. Peanuts quiet;
and unchanged to Is points down; Febru-
airy. 12.55c; March, II. 25@l2.S5c; May, II 65n
11.SOc; July, II. 35q1l. ACC; September, 1890
l0.90c; October, 1850; Decemn51er' p 1920
Sugar, raw dull and FIRM fair refining,
31kc; refined moderately active steady and
unchanged. Freights to Liverpool firm
'' Chicago o, Jan. 30, Noon.-The market
opened for wheat, May, 65Hc; corn, Jan
uary, 3O14c; Pork May, 5000 bid; lard
Chicago, Jan. 30.-Wheat made a great
gain in price to-day. The early action Of
the market having nothing in 1t to indi-
cate that such strength was probable
Yesterdays firmness was carried to the
curb and from there back TO the regular
market at the opening this morning, but
a great many people were long" and find
ing prices little dilatory about advancing
threw their holdings overheard, the tone
becoming very weak in consequence. The
crowd turned bears on the down turn,
and later. paid the penalty. The strength
which developed was aScribed to large
sales of cash wheat for shipment, in the
northwest and at the seaDoard, but the
oversold condition of the market was the
live issue. Armour was believed to be
again aggressive on the bull side and
outsiders were failing on with their usual
nersistence Nav wheat opened from 64Ac
to Csc, sold between 6ih and 66ssc, clos
ing at 653z d655sc-1Ac higher than yester-
day. Cash wheat did not keep pace with
the futures an advance or but one cent
taking place in that branch
Corn.-Within a narrower range than
that of wheat, corn exhibited sympathy
and moved in accord with the finer grain.
II was higher early, then a spell of weak
ness held possession of the market for a
considerable time but finally strong
tone developed and prices advanced. May
corn opened at 0lzGI3)Ac, sold between
3Olkc and 302sd30lsc closing at 30A03O3sc
Iz6Ac higher than yesterday Cash corn
was &c higher.
Oats-A very quiet and dull business
was transacted in oats For motive OPP
orators depended entirely on wheat and
corn. more especially the former. May
oats closed 1s044c higher than Yesterday.
Cash oats were firm and &c higher
Provisions Tho packers offered freely
of product to-day and thereby sent hog
values down Despite light run Of hogs
at the yards, the same people managed
10 keep the price of the live animal from
advancing. The strength of wheat ex-
tended force enough 70 sustain provision
values at a slight decline from yesterday.
terday May lard and ribs each 21zc low
er. Domestic markets were easier.
Leading futures ranged as follows;
Opening. Highest. Lowest Closing.