The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-04

G2SO; southern flour firm; common to fair
extra, $2.S0M290; good to choce do, $1,000
store and elevator, S214GS2l2c; afioat. SS9.0
SIC Options more active and irregular,
closing firm at lbc advance; No. 2 red,
February 75i5c; March, 761ac. May, 7424c.
Corn dull and firm: No. ?. 367sc elevator;
35sc afiOat. Options were dull and firm
at unchanged prices, with only local
SSlsc. Oats dun and firmer; options tirmer
and dull; February, 25lsc; March, 25lsc;
MAY 257sc. Spot No. ?, DC; No. white
2Sl4 026lac; mixed western, 2jQ2jc. Hay
TO choice. 9OcQS1.O0. Wool fairly active
and firm; domestic fleece. l6N23c; pulled
ira mess, S750aS0O. Beef hams quiet at
$3.50. Tierced beef quiet; city extra In
dia mess, $l5.50IJ17.00. Cut meats dun and
firmer; picked bellies, size; shoulders, &c;
hams, Sl2Q9c Lard quiet and easier; ives
tern steam. 6.05c asked city, 54Oc; May,
Csc nominal; refined, slow; continent
625c; South America, 6.5Oc' compound,
4%Q51sc. Pork firm and in moderate de-
mand: old mess, $1100lll1.25. Butter lower;
state dairy, sale; western creamery, lSG
lSc; Elgins, lSc. Cotton seed oil steady
and quiet; crude, 24q24lAc; yellow prime,
28c; do off grade, 27G2712c. Rice quiet and
fairly active; domestic fair to extra, 3g
5Ac; Japan, SAq4c, Molasses firm and IN
good to choice, 27G37c. Peanuts quiet;
fancy handpicked. 545l4c; Coffee easy
l5QS5 points down; March, Il. lOql5.OOc;
10.6GQ10.SOc; December, 10.45Ql0.5Oc; spot
Rio dun and easy; No. z 13c. Sugar, raw,
firm and dull; fair refining, Sl2c; refined
easier and quiet; of A, 4 7-l6q4 9-l6c;
standard A, 47kc; cut loaf and crushed
SIC; graduated, 47sc. Freights to Liv-
erpool, quiet and nominal; cotton I'D;
Chicago, Feb. 3, noon.-The market op-
ened for wheat, May, 67Ac; corn, Febru-
airy, 2Shc; pork, May, $lOU12; lard, May
$5.92he; ribs, May, $547i2.
Chicago, Feb. 3.-Wheat made another
advance in price of about a cent to-day
after a session of extreme sensatiVeness
IT was quite patent, however, that bull
fervor was not at the hight that it was
on Saturday and at times the market
seemed strained. The snow storm, which
began last night and continued to-day,
had dampenlng effect at the opening,
values sagging during the first hour. The
feeling then underwent change and
lively trade with advancing prices re-
suited. From noon until the close, the
market was very cratic quick changes
being noted, the scalpers being afforded
ample opportunity to transact business
after their own style. News had little
effect in defining the course of the mar
ket, although the bulk Of the statistical
information favored strength. May
wheat opened from 671sc TO 667sc, sold be
tween 663sc and 6S44c, closing at. 6Sss-llsc
higher than Saturday. Cash wheat was
1c per bushel higher.
Corn-The downward course of wheat
was influential in causing corn to decline
at the opening, but the subsequent
strength OF the FORMER was only 6ilecludl
in helping the latter to recover lost
ground, nothing more. The ability to adj
vance was nullifed by the report of WISH
BILE stocks ard the amount on ocean pas
sage, the Former showing an increase Of
1545, 600 bushels and the latter 100000
bushels. May corn opened at 3O34c, sold
between gle and 301sa309kc, closing at
30Ad307sc-a shade under Saturday Cash
corn was steady to firm, with AN advance
of Ac noted. N -
The action of corn found duplication in
oats. The early direction was lower,
recovery to Saturdays closing figures
taking place later but the full strength
of wheat was not sympathized with. A
fair days business was transacted. May
oats closed unchanged from Saturday.
Cash oats were steady to &c higher.
No noteworthy incident or happening
marked to-day's trading in product. The
feeling was barely steady at prices rang
ing slightly below those quoted at the
close on Saturday. The hog market,
while firm early, was later less strong,
product being affected by the second re-
ports May pork closed 10c lower than
Saturday; May lard a shade lower and
May ribs unchanged.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest Lowest. Closing.