The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-07
GRAN. PROVISIONS. ETC.

Z New York, June 6.-Flout, unchanged,
dull; southern -four dull. nnehangfed,
and firm at Ease decline; fell Nc rallied
closed firm at AQSsc over yesterday; No
2; red, June e7l4c; July, 67%ci August sc
Corn, spots duh, firm; No, 2, S81sc eleva-
tor; 341zc ahOati options dull and steady at
unchanged prices June, 3315c; July, 3432c.
oats. spots duh, steady; options dull 1sc
up June, 235sc; July, 233sc; spot, No. 2,
23c; No. white, 25c; mixed western, 23Q24c.
Hay weak spring, T0QIOc; good TO choice,
9ocq$lO: Wool steady, unchanged. Beef
steady, family, SS.5GQSSO; extra mess, $500
@LO0 beef hams quiet, Sl450; tierced beef
quiet and steady; city extra India mess,
$11.O0G12O0; cut meats duh and weak; pick
led bellies, 4c; shoulders, 4Ac hams 9d9l2c.
Lard, quiet and steadieri western steam,
4.50c; city, 4.05d4. 10c; July, 465c; refined,
quiet; continent 475cj SOUTH American;
disc; compound, 37sQ414c. Pork steady old
mess, $S.25dS.75; new, $9.O0Q9.50 Butter
quiet steady, unchanged. Eggs firm, I'M
changed Cotton seed oil, firmer demand;
crude 1920; yellow prime, 25e; do off
grade, 25c. Rice, steady, unchanged. Mo
laSseS unchanged. Peanuts quiet. Coffee
quiet and unchanged, July 1l4O4lL45c;
October, 1920; spot Rio dull and steady;
No. z, 13Ac. Sugar raw quiet steady; fair
refining, 54c; refined fairly active; off
A. 4laQ4 11-16c; cut loaf, 11-l6c; granulat-
ed, l-l6c. Freights quiet and firm; cotton
by steam. SGD; grain by steam, pad.
Chicago, June 6.-An advance of no mean
proportions took place in wheat to-day.
The gain during the session was supple
mented by one of from q to 1 cent over
night and the close to-day was firm al
almost the outside. By far the most i'm
portant agent responsible for the strength
was the Kansas crop report, which made
the condition in the state SO against n on
the first of May July wheat opened from
SOS to 601Rc, sold between 60n621sc, clos
ing at 613sc-25c higher than yesterday
Cash was strong and from to PIC higher
1t was only in the last fifteen minutes
that corn exhibited sympathy with wheat.
Then owing 10 the extreme buoyancy of
the leading market, shorts were constrain-
ed TO cover moderately, with the result of
advancing prices slightly, but Ii was APP
parent that this market was not in full
accord with the upward movement. July
corn opened 2S3sc, sold between 28d2S1bc
and 2S's@29c, closing 2S24-1z95sc higher
than yesterday Cash corn was steady
closing firm and Zee higher,
Oats lacked life and energy. Like corn,
tins grain was rather inclined to resist
the influence of a stronger wheat market
and for practically the same reason, until
near the close, that prices displayed any
sympathy with the booming sentiment
July oats closed CSC higher than yesterday
/ cash oats We're steady, closing firm.
ProVisions-PrOduct gave evidence of
further revival i'm strength. The hog re-
ceipts We're under the estimate. giving
not active, however, and the early strength
failed 10 be sustained. as the session mo
crossed At the close July pork was a
shade under yesterday, July lard
21gc higher, and July ribs 2l6G5c higher.
Leading futures ranged as follows.
Opening. Highest Lowest CLOSING.
Wheat 20