The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-24

per 100 pounds; Boston. per bale. Sl25;
New YORK, per bale, $l00; Philadelphia.
per bale, $1.00: Baltimore. per bale. M0O;
to Liverpool. via New York, 32ci Bremen.
via New York CSC; Antwerp, via New
York. &c; Havre, via New York, CSC;
Amsterdam via New York 43c; Genoa,
wa New York 42c; RevaI via New YORK,
Barcelona, 49c; Genoa, Acc; Bremen, SOC;
Reval, 46c; Gothenberg and Warburg, 47c.
Lumber-By Sail-Freights are steady
at ruling rates. Foreign business is more
or less nominal. The rates from this and
nearby Georgia ports are quoted at S4.250
30 for a range including Baltimore and
Portland, Me- Railroad ties, base A feet.
l6c. Timber rates, 5OcuSlOO higher than
lumber rates. To the West Indies and
Windward, nominal; to Rosario, $4,000
1900; Buenos Ayres and Montevideo. 5000
all 90; to Rio Janeiro, I40; to Spanish
and Mediterranean ports $l1 30d11.50: to
United Kingdom for orders. nominal for
lumber. 4-pound IS standard.
BY Steam-To New York, 800; to Phil
adelphia, 800; to Boston, $500; to Balu-
Naval stores-By sail-The market is
quiet. Large sized. Cork for orders are
As Cd; Genoa, 2s 3d@3s Cd: Adriatic. Is edo
IS Cd South America, rosln, Coo per bar
rel of 2S0 pounds. Coastwse-Steam-To
Boston, lie per 100 pounds on rosin. sOc
100 pounds; spirits, S5c; to Philadelphia.
rosin. TIC per 100 pounds; spirits, soc; to
| Baltimore. rosin, TIC per 100 pounds;
New York. March 2s.-Flour dun: easy:
winter wheat, low grades. S2.25d2.S5 do
fair TO fancy, $2.S5dS.9O; do patents, $1,000
AS; Minnesota clear, S2.70d3.20; patents,
! $3.35Q420; low extras, S225d2 60; southern
flour quiet; easy; common to fair extra,
| spot, DUH weakeri No. red store and
! elevator, 7Sc; afoat, 1910; options advanc-
| ed &c, fell lnlhc, closing weak at %di2c
below Saturday, with . moderately active
| trade; No ? March. zoe; May, 69c; June,
| esc; July, 6S3sc; September. 69hc. Corn,
spots, dull firm No-2, &c, elevator; Ssc,
| cline; March, S7l5c; May, 353sc; July, S6hc.
! oats, spots, quiet; easy; options dun; low
sr; Mareh. 249sc; May, 24Ac; spot No; 2,
Z5c; No. wheat, 26lac; mixed western, 256D
26c Hay quiet; weak: shipping, 7Oq75c5
good to choice, S7Isd97l5c. Wool firm;
moderately active: domestic fleece 16d22c
pulled. 15d33c. Beef dull; family iOff12c
Beef hams quiet $1450d15OO Tierced beef
dulI; weak; city extra India mess, $4,000
l5.O- Cut meats quiet; steady; picked
bellies, Csc; shoulders, 4I50l4Ac. Hams,
| SAQ9c; Lard lower; western steam. 45c
city, 49Oc bid May. $500; refined dull:
| continent 5S0c South America. s. 15c: com
| pound, 49su4%c. Pork dull; steady: mess
| $975dlG25. Butter steady: firm demand :
! state dairy, lOQ20c; western dairy, 1Oa14c
seed oil dull weak; crude, 2ic; yellow.
| prime Z5l2c; do Off grade, 251zc asked. Rye
hrm; moderately active; domestic fair to
extra, Slsq5Ac Japan. Sa4 d4c. Moiasses
moderate demand; firm: New Orleans open
Kettle, good to choice. 27d37c.' Peanuts
| quiet: fancy hand-pieked, 4Aa5c. Coffee
| quiet; points up to > down; March. l3 Boa
13.4Oc; April l2.S5013 00c; May. u 60l5i2 zoe ::
July, llS5c; September. 11.05d1l. Toe: Octo-
| per, lO.Bc; November. 10S0c; December
/ 1060c; spot Rio duh: steady: No 7 127Ic
/ Sugar, raw. quiet; firm; fair refining. 81 {.
bid; centrifugais, 96-test S-16c bid re-
! Freights to Liverpool quiet; cotton. by
steam, S-32d; grain, 11sd.
Chicago March %. snoon-The market
opens opened for wheat, May, 621zc corn, May,
2sS1Sc oats, May, l99lal97sc; pork, May,
S9.O21s; lard, May. s.. 221a; ribs, May 81 50
Chicago, March pa possibility that
| something bullish might be evolved from
the Mondays statistics on wheat produc-
ed hrm feeling in the market for that
grain at the opening to-day but as the
Gay advanced and nothing in the news
developed fayorably, prices sank lower
side. figures, materially lower than Satur-
days close. May wheat opened 63ihM
631sc; sold between 633sc and sc closing
! at the latter-12d5sc under Saturday Cash
| wheat was weak and 12c per bushei lower.
| Corn opened quiet and steady but az
| forwards swung into line with wheat The
loss for the day was not important but
great, but 1t was sufficient to demon
strate the absence of individual strength.
Business was moderately active at times
but the long intervals of stagnation made
the total trade. May corn opened at 29ssc
sold between 299sQ29ac, and 29Ssc. closing
at the latter-Ac under Saturday Cash
corn was &c lower.
Oats.-The weakness of wheat was fully
reflected in oats, with q possible addition
to the depreciation of an independent
sort. An increase in the visible supply OF
900 bushels was very discouraging Ia
| holders, who offered their properly very
| freely. May oats closed &c lower Cash
oats were weak and A01&c lower.
| PROFESSIONALISM provisions prices suffer
ed quite as much as IN grain. The mar.
ket was bolstered up. for a while at the
| opening, by news from the yards. which
was to the effect that hogs were to 10C
higher. Confidence in product has beer
shaken too much, however, and buyers
were therefore indifhdent The offerings
were superior to the demand to-day and
declines throughout resulted. May pork
closed 10 cents lower than Saturday Nav
lard &c lower and May ribs 1212Gi5c low.
er; domestic markets were quiet and
| steady
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest Closing
| Wheat"