The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-19
GRAIN. PROVISIONS. ETC.

New York, Dec. 1S-Flour dull, steady
and unchanged; southern flour dull, steady
and unchanged. Wheat, spot, market
moderately active and weaker; f. o. b.,
951sc; ungraded red, 800951ac; options were
dull and Irregular closing weak at 15d11sc
decline; No. red, January, sec; May,
S51sc; December, S61sc. Corn, spots, cas-
Ter and very dull No. 2, 2S14@2S1ac eleva-
tor; 29A@291ac afoat; options were dull,
weak and Nc lower; December, 2S3sc; jan
uary, 287sc; May, S114c. Oats, spots, dull
and steady; options easier; December,
2l1ac; January, 221sc; May, 241sc; spot, No.
2, 2134 022e; No. white, 251ac; mixed west
ern, 26d23c. Hay in moderate demand;
shipping, 55d571ac; good to choice, 721s@
S0c. Hides quiet and unchanged. Wool
firm quiet and unchanged. Beef quiet
and steady; family, $9.5011000; extra mess,
$7.5GdS0O; beef hams, $1750d1S.00. Tierced
beef dull and steady; city extra India
mess, $l3.OOQ14.00. Cut meats quiet and
firm; picked bellies, 415c; shoulders, 4c;
hams, sac. Lard quiet; city, S7Oc; Deem
Der, S.05c; refined quiet; continent 4.40c;
South America, 475c; compound, 43s@415c.
Pork dull and steady; new mess, $8.25a8.75.
Butter, choice, firm and in fair demand;
state dairy, 1919e; do creamery, 14Q20c;
Elgins, 21@2112c. Cotton seed oil dull;
crude, 1912Q20c; yellow pzime, 23c. Rice
firm and in fair demand and unchanged.
unchanged. Peanuts quiet and unchanged.
Coffee quiet; 5 points UP; December, 9.20c;
March, 9.30c; September, 9.35G9.45c; spot
Rio dull and steady; No. T. 10c. Sugar, raw,
dull and steady; fair refining, 27sc; centrif-
ugal SO test, sac; refined dull and unchang-
ed. Freights to Liverpool, quiet; cotton
by steam, 15-64d grain, sad.
Chicago, Dec. 18, noon.-Wheat, Deem
Der, 1850; corn, January, 22a4c; pork, jan
uary S.571a; lard, December, $50; ribs,
January, $685..
Chicago, ILL.,, Dec. 1S.-Wheat traders put
in to-day's session in correcting reports
and in placing themselves in what they
considered proper position on the mar
ket according to the corrections. In the
first place those who bought wheat on the
reported exports of 10000 barrels of flour
from Newport News yesterday on finding
that the figures represented pounds and
not barrels, were constrained to part with
the property purchased on the enthusiasts
tic boom of that day. Then they bought
1t back when a report that northwest tern
stocks would decrease /, 200, 600 bushels for
the week was circulated. This rumor was
disproved subsequently, the correct esti-
mate being $4,000 bushels. Another
change of front was then rendered neces-
sary, the pressure of offerings causing
sharp break. The weakness was very pro-
nounced near the close, the Cuban ques-
ket and gold exports from this country
all causing Encouragement. May wheat
opened from 1890 to S01sc, sold between
S05sdS034c and 792s4791ac, closing at 7912c-
&c under yesterday. Cash wheat was easy
and &c lower
The corn market was neither active nor
interesting. Business maintained it's rep
utation for dizziness, few orders appearing
and but a handful of brokers being pres
ent. The advances and recessions of
wheat were reflected in the tone, but the
movement was slow. May corn opened
from 25lac to 257sc, sold at 2514Q252sc, clos
ing at the inside-1sqAc under yesterday.
Cash corn was easy and A@5sc lower.
There was good buying of oats during
the morning and the feeling was then
quite firm. One commission house alone
took 100000 bushels of the May option and
others proportionately heavy amounts
The weakness of wheat during the last
hour affected oats May oats closed &c
under yesterday. Cash oats were weak
and hc lower.
. Observation-Disclosures sold moderately OF
provisions and as the demand was not
any too good, prices declined slightly.
There was no change Of moment in hog
prices. The grain markets eunveyed some
steadiness during the morning. and it was
retained to the close. May pork. closed 2l5
6b5c lower; May lard a shade lower, and
May ribs a shade higher.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening Highest Lowest Closing