The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-07
GRAIN. PROVISIONS, ETC.

New York. March 6.-Flour dull, easy
and unchanged; southern flour dun and
easv and unchanged; wheat inactive and
lower; No. red store and elevator, sic;
adoat S212c; options were dull ana weak,
closing at 7sqlc decline; No; red, March
and April, 74Ac; May 742c; June and
Tl,Iv 75iLc Corn scarce, firm and quiet;
No 3 3Sd3Slac elevator; S9d3yl2c ahoat;
options declined with wheat and on eX-
uected heavy receipts, with the close weak
at ike loss and light trade; March, &c;
April, 36ssc; May, S61sc., oats duli ana
steady; options dull and weak; March,
256sc: MAY, 251Rc; spot No. 2 26c; NO. ?
quiet and unchanged. Wool quiet, nrm
and unchanged. Beef quiet, steady ana
unchanged; beef hams dull, I Si5si;5Vq lVI
tierced beef quiet; city extra India mess,
Sl5.O0d165O Cut meats quiet ana easy
picked bellies, 47sc; shoulders, 912c; Mans
N5GSstc. Lard quiet and weaker; west
ern steam, SIC bid; city, &c. May, BIC;
refined quiet continent, $500; steam, b.loc;
compound, 45sd47sc. Pork dull and easy;
mess, $1O;OOq10.5O. Butter hrm; ,oS stSoe
western creamery, 14Q2l15c; .Elgln, zl12c.
Tallow steady; city, 3 S-l6c; country,
Ss,d37sc Cotton seed oil dull and weaker;
crude &c; yellow prime, 2514u2012c; do OH
Grade 25lIc Rice and molasses firm and
unchanged Peanuts quiet; fancy Sha aIsio
picked. 4stc. Coffee barely STEADY, ga ~
points down; March, l29Oci lAprll, 15,o9c'
Nav, 70 25d12.3Oc June, 1S54l1.95c; July,
Ii 66d11 CSC; September, nOSe; OCTOBER;
109Oc; December, 10S5c; spot RIO dull ana
o. Z, .
and firm; fair refining, SAC; refnesd quleiI
and unchanged. Freights to LiVerpooi
steady and quiet; cotton, S-S2qf-ofa; grain
Chicago. March 6, noon.-The market OPP
ened for wheat May, 665sc; corn, May,
3y4c; pork, Nay, 1915; lard, May, $o.4Vg
Cbicago, March Cup to the last few
minutes Of the session to-day the wheat
market was a repetition of that OF yester-
day for dullness, but the final moments
we're enlivened by some brisk trading and
a slump in prices, which, at least had
the merit of relieving the inactivity. me
selling, which caused the break, was par
ticipated in by several large commission
houses, and it was popularity supposed
that the principal in the transaction was
one of the alleged strong holders OF
wheat who had grown weary of waitln
for the promised boom in prices Inc
morning trade was at prices ranglns
around the puts" and those privileges
furnished the supporting for a long time.
The basis for the easier tone prevailing
at the opening was the unsatisfactory
tenor of Liverpool cables and the nne
weather. A moderate quantity of wheat
was worked for shipment south ana
southwest, and served to steady prices
for a while, but ii was lost sight OF in
the Generalization afterward seen. May
wheat opened at 667sc to 66%c, declined 10
654c, where it closed-13sc under yester-
day. Cash wheat was steady closing NOM
inally lower. with the futures.
Corn did not act exactly as wheat. The
weakness in wheat, however, was the
factor that rendered prices easier in tone
The market opened at &c gain over yes
terday's close, but the strength was not
lasting and recessions followed later in
the day. May corn opened at 303sc, de-
clined to and closed at 30ls@30Ac-a shade
under yesterday. Cash corn was steady.
Oats-The heaviness which was preva-
lent on the other markets did not exempt
oats moderate decline taking place en-
tirely from sympathy with wheat and
corn. May oats closed 1sGDl4c under yes
terday Cash oats were firm and Ac high
er, but closed with the advance lost
Provisions were entirely neglected, ex-
cept for a short period at the opening
and just previous to the close. Hogs
were weaker this morning, which fact and
the general air of depression in the sur
roundings on the floor were instrumental
in depreciating product values. May pork
closed 10@121ac lower, May lard 21sQ5c
lower and May ribs sc lower
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.