The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-28
GRAIN. PROVISIONS, ETC.

New York, Feb. 27-Flour, dun steady,
nnchhanged s0H9 Rsa hour dull STEADY al
firmer; No. red, store and elevator, 81 &c;
afioat, SIC; options were fairly active and
closed firm "a! at ?sgAc advance; No; red,
May. 731sc: June, Bic July, 7Sc. Corn.
spots dull scarce, firmer; No. 2, 3lhc ele-
vator S8Ac afloat; options were dull and
weak at &c decline; February, &c; May,
3634c; July, 37l2c. Oats, spots, more active
and firm; options duh, steady: February,
26lAc; March, 25Ac; May, 26c; spot prices
No. 2, 26Ac; No. white, 2719c mixed west
ern. 2615a27c. Wool, quiet, unchanged.
Beef, quiet unchanged: beef hams, dull
at $15O615.00; tierced beef, quiet, steady;
city extra India mess, $15C0Q16.50. Cut
meats, dull and unchanged. Lard. quiet,
lower; western steam, 5.50c asked; city,
4.9005c; refined, duh; continent, 5.9Oc;
steam, 6.1Oc compound, 4esGfasc. Pork,
quiet steady; mess, $40. 254l0 70. Butter,
fair demand; choice, firm and unchanged.
Cotton seed oil, quiet, steady, UNCHANGED.
lasses, moderate demand, unchanged.
Peanuts, quiet; fancy hand-Dicked, 4Ac.
Coffee, barely steady, lo12O points up;
March, 12.45@12 60c; May, IL sap .05c ;
June, II COO; July, Il 40d Soc February,
10 S5Q10. SOC; spot Rio, steady more active;
No. 7, 13Ac. Sugar, raw, firm, more active;
fair refining, 3%c; centrifugals, SO test,
41sc bid; refined. firm. quiet and un=
changed. Freights, quiet, nominal.
Chicago, Feb. q, Noon,-.-Ihe market OPP
sHsd ASKED t9E Eh eofk May Nay & f9 ard May May
$5.45Q5.471a; ribs, May. 5.l212.
Chicago, Feb. 27.--Wheat made a moder-
ate gain in price to-day, but the tone was
not always strong At the opening there
was firmness and at the. close quite "a
strong tone prevailed but during the in
terVal there were times when undeniabie
heaviness existed The weather bureaus
prediction of cold wave helped prices
considerably. Offerings, however, proved
too liberal for the demand and a decline
resulted Just prior to the close re-
port that eleven loads had been sold ar
New York for export infused courage IN
to the ranks of the bulls and shorts COW
ering freely, complete. recovery was the
final outcome. May wheat opened from
&c to 671sc sold between 66iRc and 67Ac,
closing at 671sc-9sGf12c higher than yester-
day Cash wheat was strong ,,,,
Corn-Until wheat ultimately rallied
corn kept close with that grain in its
| changes but at the close, there was no
buying energy and a partial recovery, only
from earlier weakness, was noted. Trad
ing was not particularly active, but a
fair business, in the aggregate, was trans
acted May corn closed at 30ss lI3024c, I'M
changed from yesterday. Cash corn was
firm.
attention The usual dull and monotonous
trade took place, with now and then a
symptom of activity. The changes were
in accord with those of wheat and corn,
the final advance of the former, however.
not being followed. May oats closed a
shade under yesterday. Cash oats were
easy and Nc lower.
rovisions-Provisions hung around the
opening price until very near the close,
throughout the entire list AS the session
neared the end, offerings increased ana
the decline mentioned took place. May
pork closed 15c lower, May lard 5Q712c
lower May ribs 212n5c lower.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening Highest. Lowest Closing.