The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-05

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The cash quotations were as follows:
Flour quiet and steady; hard wheat.
spring patents were QuOtable at 8.Olu
S.25; in wood soft wheat patents. $S.00a
80; hard wheat. bakers, S20lN2.2j; in
sacks, soft wheat bakers. $2O0d2.31; No. .
spring wheat. 573sG5Sc; No. ? red. 6lizN63c:
No. corn, 35A4c; No oats, llAc; mess
pork, SS.s3W9.0J. Lard, $.Slla: short rib
sides. S437iqQ 4.42iac; dry salted shoulders,
S4.S7i20i 62ia: short clear sides. Sf.62iaM
AS; whisky. SIP.
Lamson Bros. & Co.'S Chicago market
letter. by private wire. to T. F. Johnson,
broker. Provident Building:
Chicago. Ill, Jan. 4.-ENports for the
week were very large. amounting to
nearly 100000 bushels. This, undOubted-
ly. represents a great deal of the wheat
recently reported sold for foreign ac-
count. Receipts, both In the northwest
and at primary points, show marked
falling off, but an advance in price would
increase farmers deliveries. and bring
out farmers holdings from private ware
houses, which are quite heavy. There
were some fears that the extremely cold
weather would injure the growing plant,
but reports indicate that the ground. in
most sections, is sufficiently covered with
snow to protect the wheat, and this feature
consequently had little or no effect. The
feeling has been very firm, initial trans
actions being made at sc advance from
yesterday. This was caused by the large
weekly exports. strength In Liverpool,
and the unfavorable political situation.
Below GO cents there was a good demand.
a large amount of wheat for sale, notably
by local and New York professionals.
The market, however, was steady, with
apparent tendency among traders, TO
take the long side on all good breaks.
Corn closed &c higher than IL did a week
ago. The general impression prevails
that receipts are likely to show an in
crease in the near future. An advance
in wheat and hog products would prob
ably put some life in corn. Receipts OF
hogs promise to be light and the provis-
market a healthy
Cincinnati, Jan. 4-FIOur unchanged.
Wheat fairly active; steady; No. red,
track &c; No. 3 do, &c. Corn more ac-
tive; higher; No. . mixed 29lac; white,
29l2c. oats quiet; steady; No. , mixed, 20c
No. white, 2lAc. Pork quiet; steady
mess pork, $500; clear $1,000; family, $1,000
Lard steady: steam leaf, sac; kettle lard,
53ic; prime steam, 5.25q5.35c. Bacon firm;
loose shoulders, sc; short rib sides, 5Mc
sugar clear side, 5Ssc; boxed meats, &c
more. Dressed meats steady; quiet; Shout
ders, 4hc; short ribs, 4lsc: loose short
clear sides, 45sc; boxed meats, Hc more
Whisky quiet; steady S.22
ST. Louis, Jan. 4s-Flour firm, but quiet :
patents, $3S0d3.4O; extra fancy, $3.10Q3.2O;
fancy, 81. 75@2.S5; choice, $250d260. Wheat
higher; January, 559sc; May. 59A0595sc; ;
July, 5slAc bid. Corn higher. January
4iAc; May, 25Ssc; July, 26lsc bid. Oats
higher; January, 1694c; May, 1890 bid.
Pork, standard mess, new, 1925; old, $3.50.
Lard, prime steam. $50; choice $52712.
ribs, 51sc; clear sides, SIC. Dressed meats,
shoulders, sac; longs, 4lAc; clear ribs, 49sc;
clear sides, 4asc. High wines steady at
$.22.
Baltimore, Jan. 4-Flour. dun. Wheat.
strong: No. red spot and January, 67G
67Ac; March, 6S06Siac; May, 6S3sd69c.
Corn. firmer; mixed spot and January,
33Ac. Oats, firm; No. white western, 24m
241ac; No. mixed do, 221slf23c. Rye, dun ;
No. 2, 4lc. Hay very firm, $l6.5Odl6.OO.
Coffee, dun, 13qlSlsc. Other articles I'M