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

New York. April 1.-Flour unchanged;
quiet barely steady southern flour I'M
changed, steady. Wheat, spot market
dull, firm, with options; No; 2 red, store
| and elevator, 79Ac; afoat, S9Ac; options
were dull and firm at Ad1ac advance; No.
red, April. 701ac; May, 70}sc; June, 7Oc;
July, zoe; August, G93sc; September zoe;
December, nc. Corn, spots scarce firm,
| dull; No. 2 3712c, elevator; 3slsc afoat;
options were firm and dull at 1sdAc adj
vance, without features; April 357sc; May,
35l@c; July, 369sc. oats, spots more act
i've, stronger; options dull, firmcr; May
Assc; spot prices, No. 2, 2iAc; No. white,
scarce and firm; Shipping, 63lsI67l5c;
choice, 92lsG$1.00. Hops quiet, unchanged.
Wool firm, moderately active, unchanged.
Beef slow, unchanged; beef hams inact-
i've. $14J0Q1500; tierced beef quiet; city
extra India mess, $l5.00n15.50. Cut meats
slow, steady, unchanged. Lard quiet
tirIner; western steam, 5.35Gl5.40c; city at
495c; May 5.40c; refined quiet; continent,
565c; South America &c; compound 45sn
4Ac. Pork steady, moderate demand
mess, SS75d9.5O. Butter, moderate demand
unchanged. Cotton seed. dull, weak;
crude, 21c bid yellow prime, 251ac; do off
grade, 2514M25lac Rice, fair demand, firm;
domestic, fair to extra, S@5s4c; Japanese,
4q44c. Molasses fairly active, firm, UNI
changed. Peanuts quiet. unchanged.
Coffee steady, 5QO points up; May, 1900
12.7Oc; June, 12l5c; July, 11.65a1176c; Aug
vember, 1055c; December, 10 4ea10 soc; jan
uary, 1035c; March, 10.S0d10.35c; spot Rio
dull, steady; No. Z, 13Ac. Sugar, raw,
firm, quiet; fair refining, sac; refined
quiet, firm, unchanged. t'reights to Liv-
erpool, market quiet; nominal; cotton, by
steam, S-32d; grain, by steam: I'D asked.
opened for wheat, May, es1kQ68ssc; corn,
May, 295sG-c; pork, $S.47izli-; lard, May
So. ribs, May si621g
Chicago, April There was a we'll
founded complaint at the dullness OF
wheat trading. There was no outside
business of any consequence, and the
dealings for local account did not APP
proach the proportions of ordinary activ-
ity. Nevertheless the market was I'M
questionably strong all day. At the open
ing some gossip of dry weather in por-
tons of Kansas was put in circulation,
but it was generally conceded that condi-
lions in that state were such that long
er draught would have to prevail before
there would be any decided menace to the
crop. May opened from 635s to 6334e: sold
between 633sM6S5sc, closing at 63s4 063Bc
sc higher than yesterday. Cash wheat
was firm and half cent per bushel high
er.
Corn-The corn market improved in
price through the strength communicated
by wheat, but the amount OF business
transacted was extremely light, and the
actions slow in the extreme. Sealpers
and traders in privileges kept alive the
semblance of activity, but the interes:
otherwise displayed was decidedly small,
nobody expected trade to amount to any
thing, consequently there was no disap-
pointment felt May cornfopened at 29lsc,
advanced to 295s029Ac, where il closed
Ac higher than yesterday. Cash corn was
steady.
Oats had quiet session, with prices
ruling steady to firm throughout The
strength naturally came from wheat there
being nothing new in the situation to war
rant either an advance or a decline May
oats closed &c higher than yesterday
Cash oats were steady to nc higher.
Provisions recovered the loss of YES.
terday, shorts being notably active as
buyers, whilst the sanguine bulls, who al
ways maintain their faith in better things,
were assiduous in helping along the az
vance. The hog market furnished no en-
couragement, however, as it was SC lower
The strength displayed by wheat was
partly responsible for the Improvement
At the close May pork was 2502715c high
er than yesterday, May lard 71hc higher
and May ribs, 10 higher. Domestic mar
kets were quiet and steady.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing
Wheat