The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-05

S6Ac. Corn, spots dull, firm; No. 3 31Ac,
elevator; 32Ac afioat; options were duh
and easy at 1sc decline; November, 3lAc;
December, SIC; May, 35c. Oats, spots dull,
steady; options dull; December, 237sc;
May, 265sc; spot No. 2, 23c; No. white,
25l2c; mixed western, 22Q2ic. Hay quiet.
steady; shipping, 55d60c good to choice,
75qS712c. Wool, moderate demand, firm.
unchanged. Beef firm, quiet; family, IS. 50
$500; extra mess, $600G7.00. Beef hams
quiet, S15.500G1600 Good beef firm; city
extra India mess, $40 25d12 so. Cut meats
quiet, firm; picked bellies, SIC; should
ers, 44Q412c; hams. 9G915c. Lard quiet;
weaker; western steam, 4.G5c; city, 4302
4.S5c; December, 4.60c, nominal; refined
slow; continent. SC; South American, 5.35c;
compound, 45s@47sc. Pork steady, moder-
ate demand; new mess, sS.500900. But
ter quiet state dairy, n@lSc; do cream
cry, l213a2Oc. Cotton seed oil dull; crude,
22c; yellow prime, 26c. Rice firm, active
and unchanged Molasses steady, quiet;
New Orleans open kettle good to choice
2oQS5c. Peanuts quiet; fancy hand picked,
S1ac. Coffee barely steady, 10615 points
up; November, 10000; December, 1O.OOQ
lO.lJc; March, 10.10G10. 15c; Nav IOO56
l0.l0c; July, l01Oc September, TO- 20d10.25c:
spot Rio dull firm; No. Z. lie. Sugar, raw,
hrm, dull; fair refining, 27sc; refined firm
unchanged. Freights to Liverpool quiet:
cotton, by steam, S-16d; grain, by steam,
sgd.
Chicago, Nov. AIN the event of Nc
kinley's election a boom in wheat was
predicted, and for weeks those who were
confident that the result would be as it
IS, have been buying wheat on the as
sumption that a rise must necessarily
follow. As late as Monday several lines
were purchased with this in view. I,iv-
erpool had the news before the market
opened, and pushed the price IN 21Ld on
inform q ntr1
price here was &c to 31ke over MONDAYS
close, but reaction of re to lie occurred
before the regular market opened At the
start offerings were very free, and a fur
Their break of about 1c resulted After
wards, the market was rather nervous.
advancing to the best figures of the after
noon session, but finally reacting and
closing at or near the inside. December
wheat opened from nc to 773sc, sold be-
tween nSsc and 761sc, closing at 76lbc-
l1Aql%c higher than Monday. Cash
wheat was 11sd2c higher.
Corn-A temporary advance of very
moderate proportions took place in corn
at the beginning of the session, but there
was no stability to it, and, when the
wheat retrogression occurred, corn was
prompt in pursuing a similar course
Trade was light. Scalpers were on both
sides OF the market, but commission men
were doing little. May corn opened from
.S5SS 70 ASC' uecllned 10 2S9sc, closing a
2S74c-9sg1s c under Monday. Cash corn
was steady.
oats, like corn. improved slightly at the
start, as perfunctory recognition of the
wheat bulge, but did not remain long in
a firm condition. The market was slow.
generally speaking. May oats closed nc
under Monday. Cash oats were steady at
Mondays prices.
ProVisons-Despite weakness in the hog
market, product opened with a slight gain
over Monday and with fairly firm tone.
No support was afforded prices. however.
and they naturally receded. A late re-
port OF second decline in hog prices ex-
ercised depressing effect and everything
deprecated. January pork closed 12Ibe
lower January lard, nc lower; January
ribs, 2lac lower.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest CLOSING.