The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-22
GRAIN, PROVISIONS, ETC.

New York, April 21.-Flour unchanged,
steady, quiet; southern flour quiet, I'M
easy; No, 2 red store and elevator, NOM
nal; afioat, nominal options were fairly
active, closed weak at A@Ssc decline; No.
2 red April. Bic; May, 7O%c; June, 7Olac.
afloat; options were moderately active
and 3sGs4c lower; April S6c; May, 3534c;
July, $3.50. Oats, spots, quiet, easier; OPP
lions dull, lower; May; 24ssc; July, 242sc;
western, 25Iz@2615c. Hay quiet, easy; ship
ping. 75Q7112c; good to choice, 9212c4Sl.OO.
unchanged; beef hams quiet, S14.50Ql5.00.
Tierced beef inactive; city extra India
mess. S15.O0d15.5O. Cut meats slow, un-
changed LaTd s quiet easy
continent, 5.5Oc; South American, 5.S0c;
compound, 4asd4ssc. Pork steady, 'un-
changed. Butter moderate demand, weak,
steady; creamery, 1Oql4c: western dairy.
old, 7d9c; do creamery, 10Q14c; Elgins, lac.
Cotton seed oil quiet, but steady, unchang-
ed. Rice, moderate demand, unchanged.
Molassess firm, unchanged. Peanuts quiet;
hand-picked. 4%d5c. Coffee steady to )
points down to 5 points up; July, r. 0c
September, IL 45111.5 SOC; December, 10SOG
10S5c; March, 10.70c; spot Rio dull steady:
NO. Z, 13Ac. Sugar raw. firm dull; fair
refining, 34Q3Ac; refined quiet, steady,
unchanged Freights TO Liverpool steady
! quiet; cotton by steam, Lied; grain, 11ad
Chicago. April p. noon.-The market OPP
ened for wheat May, 641kQ645sc; corn, May,
2g7sn29%e; pork, May, SS.55; lard, May,
! S4.SI12; ribs, May, $4271a.
Chicago, April 21-Liquidation of the
main option" prompted by the seasonable
| weather threw the wheat market into a
weak and Semi-panicky condition to-day.
Bradstreets report was relied upon to help
matters and it did temporarily sustain
them around the noon hour, when the de-
crease in the worlds visible supply of
3,030,O0O bushels was announced; but after
the effect wore off, which was in the
course of ten or fifteen minutes, the tone
became more pronouncedly weak than, il
previously had been, and the selling was
resumed with renewed Vigor and energy.
Yesterdays heaviness was carried into to-
days opening and all the morning the in
clinaticn was towards a lower standard.
May wheat opened from 64A to 645sc de-
clined to 6Slsc, closing at 6S1sd6SA GAO
17sc under yesterday. Cash wheat was
weak, prices declining to correspond with
the futures.
Corn-Longs were selling out in corn as
we'll as in wheat, the feeling being weak
and heavy The failure of the finer grain
to establish itself on a higher plane was
the agent which inspired the action. There
was nothing at all encouraging in the sit
uation; but holders felt that discretion
should induce them to etIre for the pres
ent. Trading was moderately good and
prices lost something from yesterdays
final figures as the. result May corn OPP
ened at 2924c, sold between 2924 d297kc and
2g9c, closing at the inside, &c under yes
terday. Cash prices whilst trading in that
brand was in progress were UNCHANGED
but the nominal close was easy.
Oats deprecated in value through the
weakness which came from wheat and
corn. Business was fair to good, the char
acter of the trade being much the ssme
as in the other markets. May oats closed
A43sc lower. Cash oats ruled steady, but
closed easy.
Provisions-This market was quite mac
tive, approaching stagnation, especially so
at the opening, when quotation were
scarcely more than established. The tone
was steady most of the session, rather by
the lack of interest than the support which
was accorded. When wheat took its final
plunge the weakness extended to product
moderate declines taking place. The hog
market was steady. May pork closed SC
lower. And May lard and ribs each 21h65c
lower than yesterday. Domestic markets
quiet.
The leading futures were as follows:
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