The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-26
GRAIN. PRovIsIoNs. ETC.

New York, March 25.-Flour unchanged;
dull; easy; southern flour unchanged;
easy. Wheat spot market, dull; firmer;
No. red store and elevator, 7SAc; anoa;,
S0Ac; options were fairly active anu
steady, closing firm at hc advance on
better west and local covering; No. 2 red,
March, 70ssc; April, zoe; May, csc; June,
69Ac; July, 69l2c; September, 693sc. Corn,
spots, dull; firm; No. 2, BE. elevator; Ssc.
advance; March, 3712c; May, 35@sc; July,
36Ac. Oats, spots, dun: firm; options dull,
nominally unchanged; March, 2iAc; May,
FAC; spot prices, No. 2, 2lAc; No: white,
26l3c mixed western, 2idZ6c. Hay quiet
and easy shipping, lO015ci good to choice,
yT@g9e TSoo Fen odeTate dehmandj 6a
hams inactive; S1450015OO Tierced beer
quiet; city extra India mess, $l5.OG15.5O.
Cut meats quiet; unsettled; picked bel
lies, 4s4Q47sc; shoulders, 412c; hams SIzN
SC. Lard quiet, about steady; western
steam, 54Oc; city 49ge: May, 5;45c; re-
6lOc; compound 45s04Ac. Pork dull;
steady; mess S9.53d1O.00 Butter fairly ac-
tive; unchanged. Cotton seed oil dull;
ed do off grade, 2514G25lbc Rye firm;
unchanged. Molasses moderately active,
firm; unchanged. Peanuts quiet; fancy
changed TO Is points down; March, i3. 29a
1S.25c; April, 12.75M12.S0c; May, H. 45a12 soc;
g lily d., S@S ctaber "a sssIp n 4oSo
10.40d10 45c; spot Rio dull; steady;
No. z, 13zsc. Sugar, raw, dull; firm fair
ItlluiiE, o14C DlQ TtilIltQ quiet, uncnAnEGO.
Freights to Liverpool quiet; cotton, by
Chicago. March 25, noon.-The market
opened for wheat, May. 62l2c; corn May,
291zc; pork. May, $s.77ls; lard, May, $5.15;
ribs, May, $40.
Chicago. March 25.-The opening quota
tons on wheat to-day, were the inside and
the closing almost the outside The mar
ket presented varying degrees of strength
during the session. with only moderate
activity in the aggregate. The Northwest
rpnOrtp0 heavy arrivals The n o.
trades were made at shaded prices in con-
sideration of these receipts, but almost
Immediately afterwards a sharp demand
arose and a bulge from 62Aa62A to 627k for
May took place. Some of the buying was
credited to Armour, who was reputed to
be taking a hand on the long side. Recess
neared its conclusion there was renewed
energy to the demand, and the best quo
tations of the day were then estab lished
May wheat opened, 62isG62AQ623sc adj
vanced TO 63d635sc, closing al 63c-5sc high
er than yesterday. Cash wheat was firm
and re higher.
Corn was traded in at steady prices
around the opening, and in firm ones la
ter. Business was not large or important
and no particular attention attached to
the market. Buying was for covering pur-
poses, principally, and was, generally
speaking, local in its character May corn
Opened at 2915c, sold between 292sc and
29Ih629ssc closing at 291zc-1sc higher than
yesterday Cash corn was firm and Nc
higher.
OaIS were III sympathy with
the leading markets. A fair trade was
noted, with no extraordinary transactions
recorded. May oats closed unchanged from
| yesterday. Cash oats We're firm and Ac
higher
most a full recovery before the Session
closed. Longs sold out during the morning,
finding further cause for discouragement
| in further drop of 10 cents in live hogs.
On the decline, there was quite a good
deal of short selling, and in covering these
sales later rally was induced. May pork
closed 2jzc under yesterday; May lard and
kets were quiet and steady.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest Lowest. Closing.
Wheat
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