The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-18
GRAIN. PROVISIONS. ETC.

Nsv York. April I7--Flour unchanged
ouie- and steady southern hour uLlcfails-
- 1u5e-. Wheat. spot market moderately
s--5T-e. flr-a. No red store and elevator
-7-7i-s1. aAoat nominal; options were
fs5r3s active and firm al ss9@se anNance'
April. 76ssc; Nay, %: June, go ~,
re-nt.er. 75lsc. Corn. spots dull. easier y o.
. Sc elevator; 69c afioat; options were oall
and firm at 1sc; April 5s14c y ay. Sos.c. ; 4
In &c SeD-e-1 Der. Seasc. oats. spots Ealr-
Isl active. stronger; options more actiNs-
I-ue-. May &c: July, &c, spo-- No. =
$50. No white. $40; mixed western
e-Sy-e Hay liberal supply, easy; sAlpplns,
7sd711-c; good 20 cho1ces s-1sc.l So oo-'
Frrn demand. domestic fleece. l5a1-lc; pull
ed 1563c. Beef slow, STEADY, lncnaAse1
beef hams, quiet. Sl4-yE1la.v5; tlerce1 oeeI
s--iyz. city- extra India mess. S15QQgl5-5'9;
ry- meats dull unchanged Lard. Quie--
frruer- western steam $ --l-zsgo-aScs CITY a
4 75c. May. 5.95c: refined quiet, continent
5E-. south American. 5-eac; COMPOUND
ss.Ga5.c Pork. more acUFss 90 mess,
s. fs1l5 -. mss S10251ll1.50. Butter m0ceF-
are demand. unsettled; state dairy, salsc;
steady unchanged Rice TAR oenla-l o,
lru- unchanged Alolssses. 1rnl- u-lcAers-
e. Peanuts quiet. fancy han1-p-cke1,
81 E5c Coffee barely steady oql5 poln-s
September. 1l-Ss,1 ll-49cs OcTober, rs De
cenbsr 1A1811l -S1c; March. 1850 y -rs,c
spot RID easter quiet. No {. ls1=e- eusar
raw Iirm; duh; fair refining. 5s4aoisci cen
1rlfuEsls. q, test 4ascs refined quiet, nrEll,
unchanged. Freishts 10 Liverpool. quiet
and nchznged-
opened for wheat. May, 65sscs corn, Nay,
500; pork, Nay, $50 lard Nay, %-si7z'
CHICAGO. April list. Louis strength
and the death OF Edward Partridge, the
noted scalpeT, were the factors IN wheat
today. For an hour after the opening
there was very little life 10 the trade, then
81. Louis started up and sent buying or
dsrs 20 this market That city gave out
the Information that clnch bugs had been
discovered II the growing plant out now
Widespread the danger from the insect v as
was not stated No heed was pa1o 10 the
question OF the extent. however, prices rs
:ng quickly and with very NE q =. !. n 4
nou1ced another bulge Of less proportions
took place. Cutler ( Co. VINO foTmer-y
orerated extensively on his account
bought about $1,000 bushels. which PROB
ably represented the remnant O. the de-
Ceased's open contracts 4 moderate Re
cession occurred before the close Nay
wheat opened rom = 10 t394e, 500 p =
tween s5i.Gs5ss and &C closing at co.'s
663sc-7sc higher than yesterday Nash
wheat was firm and &c higher.
CoTn-The same story often repeated OF
dullnsss in corn was repeated without va
ration Of any sort to-day. Prices pursued
The course marked out by wheat No news
Of interest was expected and none was Re
celved. The Improvement was moderate
- was natural. considering the inactive
condition Of the trade May opened 5l1s q
at'se- advanced 10 1t1sl- ElIs4A-s a. w.
3sEl.c higher than yesterday. Cash corn
was steady 10 &c per bushel higher.
Oat-The surroundings were responsible
for an advance il oats. Traders imbibed
courage from the strength Of wheat and
corn. and were disposed 10 buy on that
consideration. Nothing notable IL the way
Of influential trading was noted however.
Nay closed &c higher than yesterday.
Cash oats were Irm 10 u higher
Provisions had a very good DAY ana al
The close showed better prices all around.
A number Of shorts covered and some buy
Ing for long account took place, the incen-
tive for both being found N q lighter run
Of hogs TRAN expected al the yards, and an
advance Of 571b cents in their price. Srron-
Ee- prices for wheat were not without their
effect. Al the close May pork was PIC
higher: MAY lard q shade higher and May
ros SC higher. Domestic and foreign mar
kfts were quiet and firm.
Leading futures ranged as 1olloTs-
Opening Highest Lowest Closing.