The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-30
GRAIN, PROVISIONS, ETC.

New York, July 29.-Flour market
quiet; southern -four steady and quiet;
common to fair extra, $2.OOd2y6O; good to
choice, do, S2.60a2.9O. Wheat dull, but
firmer; ungraded red 5SQ60c; options ad-
vanced, 10lhc, fell Ac, closed firm at &c
over yesterday; July, $3.50; September,
64hc; october, 644c; December, 661sc Corn
dun; firm; No. 2, 3lsc, elevator; 3l9sc,
afioat; options active; July, 309sc; Septem-
Der. 305sc. Oats moderately active; strong;
options dull: firmer; July, 22#c; Septem-
Der, 225sc; october, 22Ac; spot: No. 2, 22A2
23c; No. white, 2514c: mixed western, 23H
241zc. Hay steady; quiet; spring, 654701sc,
good to choice, 90cQ$1.0O Wool steady;
fleece. 16a22c; pulled 15G3Sc. Beef quiet;
steady; family, $500; extra mess, $1,000
100 Beef hams dull; $14.50Q15.00. Tierced
mess.$ 11.00q12.O0. Cut meats quiet; steady;
picked bellies, &c asked; shoulders, 3Aq4c;
hams, 9410c. Lard dull; steady western
steam closed at $40; city at $500; option
fined dull; continent, $3.75; South America,
$3.50; compound, $3.75q400 Pork steady;
quiet; old mess, $7.2547. 70; new mess, T.f5U
S25. Butter, moderate demand; steady;
state dairy, 10G1419c; do, creamery. u1AG
15c; Elgins, 15c. Talow quiet, city, 39
3 1-16c. Cotton seed oil steady; crude, 1900
zoe; yellow prime, 221zq23c; Off grades,
221ac. Potatoes, fair demand; steady;
steady; domestic, fair to extra, S9374c
Japan, 41Ac. Molasses steady; New Or
leans, open kettle, good to choice. 27G37c
Peanuts quiet; fancy hand-picked, 4q415c.
Coffee options opened steady; SOLO points
down, closed steady, sails points up; july
11.0Oc; September, 9.7549S0c; November,
$500; December, 9.05G925c; March, 9.051Q
920c; spot Rio dull and easy; No. z, 1zc
asked Sugar, raw, firm and quiet; fair
refining, 27sc refined steady; quiet; I'M
changed. Freights to Liverpool, market
quiet; steady; cotton, by steamer, 3-32d I;
grain, by steamer, 21sd.
Chicago, July 20, noon. - The market
opened for wheat July, 57%c; corn, Sep
tember 245sc; pork, September $50;
lard. September. $40; ribs September
$315.
Chicago. July 2s.-Lost ground in wheat
was completely retrieved to-day. The
news was not extraordinarily invigorat-
ing, and 1t was a case of covering for
short account. with an indisposition on
the part of longs" to SELL Liverpool dis
played the same indifference to our yes
terdays break as to the previous bulge.
Holders construed this as point in their
favor, and that fact was mainly respon-
sible for the opening strength When
prices reached the 'calI' point, those who
sold their privileges yesterday in their
haste to buy wheat as a protection, inau-
gurated a bulge. which carried quotations
to the best figures Of the DAY. Septem-
Der wheat opened from 57Ac to
5Sc advanced to 59Ac, closing
at 59d591kc-13sc higher than yesterday.
Cash wheat was firm and lc per bushel
nlgnef.
Coma species of benefit was derived
by corn from wheat, but It was plainly
apparent that the strength so manifest
was under protest No confidence was
exhibited, and the least show Of weakness
in the leading market was promptly re-
flected in this grain. Trade was very
dull, and the news was OF no particular
merit or interest. September corn opened
at 24Hc, sold between 24lsc and 243sc. clos
ing at 24atq2i7sc-9sG5 re higher than yes
terday. Cash corn was steadier, at a
gain of 1Ac over yesterday.
Oats were quiet presenting firm I'M
dertone. The action Of the other grains
was not entirely disregarded. but there