The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-23
GRAIN. PRovIsIONs. ENC.

New York, Jan. 22.--Flour. unchanged,
firm, fairly active; southern -four, UNI
changed, steady. Wheat, spot market duh
and stronger, with options. checking bus
mess; No. 2 red, store and elevator, 73c;
afioat, HAq76c; No. northern, 7Sc; OPP
lions were fairly active and firm; No. 2
March, TIC; May, ice; July, $3.50. Corn,
spots, dun, firm; No. 2 36AI36kc elevator;
SlAg871ac afloat; options were dun and
firm at lsq}sc advance January, S63sc;
February, S6c;N May, 1850. oats, spots,
quiet and frmer; options, dull and drmer;
January, A5sc; February, 2i3sc; May, Csc;
spot prices: No. ?, 2il4n2p2c; No. 2 white,
26c. hay, quiet and weak; shipping, 70u
72i2c; good TO choice, 90cGS.0). Wool,
firm, fair demand, unchanged. Beef, firm,
unchanged; beef hams dull at $l5.0g;
tierced beef, quiet, steady and unchanged.
Cut meats, unsettled picked bellies, sac;
shoulders, DC; hams, o1209c. Lard, dull,
$50; city, $3.50; January, $3.50 nominal;
rehned, quiet; continent, $50; South
American, $50; compound, 4.755Q5:C0.
II 90. Butter quiet, liberal supply I'M
changed. Tallow, quiet, unchanged Cot
ton seed oil, quiet, about steady: crude,
grade. 2Sc asked. Rice and molesses,
firm and unchanged Peanuts, firm; fancy
hand-picked, sc. Coffee, Quiet, 5G20 points
down; January, Is 200r13. &c; February.
March, BE; May, y .59d12. 55c; September,
II soc; spot Rio, dull but steady; No. Z,
lac: Sugar, raw, dull and firm; fair re-
HHllSs o1SC Dlls feuned, moderately active
and hrmer; some grades higher; No. s,
4ssc; No. 7, 4ssc; off A, 1864 l1-l6c; stan
dand A, sc; cut loaf and crushed 55sc;
graduated, sc. Freights to Liverpool,
quiet, steady and unchanged.
Chicago, Jan. p, noon.-The market OPP
ened for wheat, January, 591zc corn
~ May, 299l9e; pork, May, .$l965; lard, May
S5.95g5.9192; ribs, May. $5.30@5.32A.
Chicago, Jan. 22.-It has been computed
that all the way from 100000 bushels 10
100000 bushels sof short wheat has been
nnWaTad bot laaf CastT
day, and doubtless one-half of the total
was bought in to-day quite &c improve,
ment IN price, over yesterdays closing
being recorded at one time and the close
whilst at some recession from the outside
afforded cali holders a very respectable
profit on their investment. A noticeable
important falling OFF IN the northwestern
receipts started the buying and the anxi-
ETY. of "shortsN kept II mp. News from
Argentine was dlscoaraging as TO the crop
and to the AFFINITY of that country to fur
nish any wheat for export, May wheat
opened from 611zG6l5anela4c, advancing to
6Shc, closing at 63e-fst QI7sc higher than
yesterday. Cash wheat sold at 1c al
vance and was nofninaliy 1k01Ac higher
than yesterday at the close: t
The bullying propensity of wheat bore
fruit as an influence in corn. The gain
in the latter was not important or sig
nifcant, the situation IN ii having no in
dependent mort and the Improvement
was not marked by any enthusiasm The
commission houses reported fair country
buying ard the pit was a buyer to cover
shorts. May corn opened at 19Mc. adj
vanced to 2944c, closing at 29ssc-Ss6Hc
higher than yesterday. Cash corn was 10
higher.
An advance to correspond with that or
corn took place in oats. The factor. OF
course, was The strength which raGiated
in all directions. May oats closed &c
higher than yesterday. Cash oats were
firm and nc per bushel higher
Provisions-The hog market was report
ed &c lower this morning and when the
market for product opened that report re-
ceived recognition by a Gecline IN pork,
lard and ribs. The strength of grain act
ed as an offset, however and values were
soon back to the closing figures of yes
terday. Late in the session there We're
recessions and May pork closed roc under
yesterday. May lard was 7lAnl0c lower
and May ribs 5fD71zc lower.
Leading futures ranged as follows
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.