The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-05
GRAIN. PROVISIONS. ETC.

New York, Jan. 4.-F1our, dull, steady,
unchanged; southern flour, dull. steady
No. red store and elevator, 70hc; afioat,
71Ac; options were fairly active and firm,
at s4c advance; may, most active; No. 2
red, 671sc; March, 6S%c; May, 67Ac; July,
3f7sc, elevator S5asc afioat: options were
dull and firm at 1s9Ac advance; May,
most active; January, S29sc; February,
options dull, nominal; January, 23Ac;
February, 231zc; May, 24c; spot prices. No
z 2$14g2al 5s No No white 241zc: mixed
firm; shipping, sf6@T2isc; good to choice,
90q95c. Wool. quiet, firm. unchanged.
Beef, quiet, unchanged; beef hams, duh,
unchanged; tierced beef, quiet unchanged f;
out meats, quiet, unchanged. Lard, quiet,
weak; western steam, soc asked: city,
5.25c; January, 5.65c, nominal; refined. dull /;
quiet; mess, $925d9.59. Butter, fancy firm,
unchanged. Cotton seed oil. quiet, I'M
changed. Rice, firm, unchanged. Molasses
quiet, unchanged. Peanuts, firm; fancy
changed, to IS points down; January, 1880
d13.35c; February, 1310q13,35c; March, 1910
@lo.OOc; September, 117541.S5c; spot Rio
dull, easy; No. 7, 14l4c. Sugar, raw firm,
dull fair refining, SIC; refined quiet, firm,
unchanged. Freights to Liverpool, quiet,
unchanged.
ened for wheat, January. 5T4o; corn,
January, 2544c asked; pork, January,
$500 asked; lara, January, $5.3724 asked.
ribs. January, $4.45 bid
Chicago, Jan. 4.-Wheat continued to
ascend this morning, but the entire gain
of the day over the closing prices of yes
terday was not sustained. Nevertheless,
it was freely acknowledged by even the
most radical bears that there was an I'M
questionable stiff tone to the market at
the close. st. Louis and the southwest
generally were frightened into covering
their shorts, that buying with some by
local believers in the value OF the grain,
caused the higher prices this morning
and the sales by heavy operators yester-
day checked the advance. There were
considerations in the news which tended
to produce the stronger sentiment Lv-
political questions. The cold wave was
cited as a circumstance faVoring better
prices, although it was difficult to deter
mine just why it was So inasmuch as
the growing wheat is generally protected
by snow. May wheat opened from GOA
597sc, sold between 59A0593kc and 601bc,
closing at 60c-Ac higher than yesterday
Cash wheat was firm and lie per bushel
higher.
Corn-Like wheat, corn moved up. The
advance was only fractional but the bulls
were grateful that a decline was aVerted
The main reason for firmness was the
strength of wheat but the large clear
ances for the week, as figured by Brad
streets, 1921, 900 bushels, entered into the
argument for Improvement. An advance
of A6hd at Liverpool also served to as
sist the market. May corn opened at
zSBc, solu az zoAc' Closing at the latter,
" higher than yesterday. Cash corn
was steady at unchanged prices.
Oats-The source of strength in oats
was found in the action of the leading
markets. As in corn, the Improvement
was not extraordinary, but the tone was
steadily firm throughout May oats
closed lsQAc higher than yesterday. Cash
oats were firm at former prices
Provisions-The advancing trend of pro-
visions met with an obstacle I'm the popu-
lar inclination to realize profits to-day,
although the appreciation in prices
previous to this morning was fully sus-