The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-17
GRAINs, PROVISIONS. ErC.

New York, Oct. 16.-Flour frmer. mod
crate demand, unchanged. Southern
nour quiet, firm; common to fair extra.
S2.2OQ2SO; good to choice, do. 81 30. spot
more active with options. TTngrsded red
hose; northern, SOAc options were ac-
i've, excited, irregular and strong at
1tsqzc advance; No, 2 red, October. 77lSc:
November 7SAc; December. zoe. Corn
Ialrly active, frmer; No. 2, 311bc elevator:
SIC a1oat; options We're fairly active and
nrm at re advance; October, 3l1ac; No
Vemoer' SlQS2&c; December. S2l5c. oats
spots quiet, firm; options dull
firmer; October, 23hc; Decem-
Der, 254c; May, 25lac; spot prices, No
2 zS12c; mixed western, 21Q24c Hay firm
fair demand; shipping, 55Q6Oc Wool
nrm, moderately active and unchanged
Beef firm; family, $S.5Od95O; extra mess
$6.0q7O0. Beef hams firm, $500. Tierced
beef quiet: city extra, India mess S105OG
lz'oO. Cut meats firm, fairly active
picked bellies, sac bid; shoulders, 4c;
hams, 9Q912c. Lard quiet dull; western
steam, 4S0c; city at 4.S5c; October, 4.55c;
rehned, nominal; continent, 4SOc; South
America, 5.25c; compound, 415G4s4c. Pork
steady; new mess, $S.25d9OO Butter firm,
fairly active; state dairy, nd17c; do
creamery, l2Q19c; western dairy, 71bd12c;
Elgins, l9c. Cotton seed oil quieter, about
steady; crude, 4Q241ac yellow prime,
2l12q2Sc. Rice fair, demand unchanged
~AOieSCS9 SA0duSB unchanged. PEANUTS
quiet. Coffee steady, 15Q25 points up; Oc-
tober, 1O.25@10.4Oc; December. 9.75d1OOOc;
January, 9.15Ql0. 00c March 9.70Q10. 90; May,
97Vq9.95c; July, $500; September $500;
spot Rio tirmer, fair demand; No Z, 11Ac.
Sugar, raw, dull, firm; fair refining, 25sc;
centrifugals, 96-test, &c; refined firm, I'M
changed. Freights to Liverpool, market
firm, room scarce; cotton by steam, 11-64d;
grain by steam, 412d for December.
Chicago, Oct. 16, noon.-Wheat, Decem-
Der, 7l12Q715sc. Corn, October 241Rc bid
Pork, December, $685.. Lard, December,
S4.22la.
Chicago, Oct. 16.-Upward and onward
was still the motto of the wheat bulls to-
day. AS has been customary for some
time past, the market opened higher than
it closed on the previous day, and there
after kept on ascending. Liverpool and
other European markets were responsible
for the continued upward movement, al
though there was unboundcd enthusiasm
in this market. The government report
on foreign crops, giving decidedly bad
account thereof, was an auxiliary
strengthening factor near the close. More
or less excitement attended the trading all
day, but the transactions were so broad
and embraced such diversified interests
that it was difficult to determine who was
the most important operator. Reports of
heavy gold imports by banking concerns
did much to encourage buying and accum-
ulation of wheat. December wheat opened
from 7112c to 7lBc, sold between 7114c and
72Ac, closing at 721sc-15541%c higher than
yesterday. Cash wheat was 112c higher.
Corn-The support and assistance to
corn to-day was mostly derived from the
wheat market though heavy Withdrawals
from store received proper consideration
in defining the tone. The trade was not
ait all important, and fluctuations took
place on comparatively small transac-
tions. May corn opened at 2S1ac, sold be-
tween 281sc and 2S5sc, closing at the out
side-1ac higher than yesterday. Cash
corn was firm and 1ac higher.
F OatS-It was scarcely within the scope
of possibility for oats to other than ad
vance, considering the surrounding
bullish enthusiasm. Whilst business was
not particularly large or influential,
there was however, a moderately active
market3at firm prices. May oats closed
1zQp5sc higher than yesterday Cash oats
were steady, closing firm and nc higher
Observation-Disclosures secured proper
ton of the speculative firmness which
prevailed on the floor. The hog market
was about steady, but scant attention
was paid to it, the animated wheat mar
ket Offering greater attraction as a
motive. The advance was not sustained,
owing to selling for realization purposes.
January pork and lard each closed 212c
lower than yesterday, and January ribs
214@5c lower.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
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