The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-21
GRAIN, PROVISIONS, ETC.

New York, March 2O.-Flour, unchanged,
quiet and steady; southern -four I'M
moderately active; No. 2 red, store and
elevator Use; afioat 791Ac; options were
lalrly active, closing firm at sc below
yesterdays flgures; No. red, March,
July, 6S94c; August, 6Sszc; September. 6S5sc.
Torn, spots, dull, firm; No. 2, SIC elevator;
&c attoat; options dull at 14Q9sc decline;
March Size; April, S5ssc; May, $3.50; July,
%lac; September, S7Ac. Oats. spots, dull,
steady: options easier, dull; March, 247sc
Nay, 249lc; spot No. 2 25c; No. white,
m1t!2c; mixed western, 25q26c, Hay, dull,
changed. Beef, quiet, steady, unchanged;
peel hams, dull at S14.50@15.00; tierced
3eed, slow; city extra India mess, $1,000
lo.5J. Cut meats, quiet, unchanged. Lard.
Gull about steady; western steam, $50
SH12c city, &c; May, 5.55c; refined, dull;
Ccoonthielt, 5;SOc; South American, 5.15c;
"a SS975P g}9 nd 42sq4zsc. Pork, quiet; mess
urn, unchanged. Molasses, firm, moder-
alely active and unchanged. Peanuts,
quleI; fancy hand picked, 434d5c. Coffee,
i15asrch, i. 15c; April, L. soc; May, 2.6OQ
aa;;66oe; July, II. S5011 SOC; September IL .05
gu, 4oc; December, 10 60@10. soc; spot Rio,
urn, quiet; fair refining, 3s4c bid; refined
Suiies, steady. Freights TO Liverpool
s Sfl1 u, cotton, by steam, S-S2d; grain, by
'SSShi ia,, "a asked; room scarce.
,Clcago, March 20.--A recovery was ex-
Bs arrsoln wheat to-day but the unexpected
I9tppened and a decline occurred instead
~ NJ me close the net loss from yesterday
m1s insignificant, but during the morning
yes were more than a cent under yes
4 ~ closing figures. The rally which
ana was regained took place after noon
clu was due to buying against puts" and
H. 'eIIhg by shorts. There was very lit
be hi Oulslde trade, the bulk of the business
nsr-s purely local and professional. The
Nsys was was generally adverse to values;
by wheat opened from 617k@621sc, sold
Tween 6214 and 613sc, closing at 621sc bid
wasse tc under yesterday. Cash wheat
g. &c lower, but closed steady.
And corn was inclined to weakness,
mo,,ods wheat started the downward
fbe' sLlent the sympathy existing between
ia sIalhs caused prices in this market
% appreciate. May corn opened at 291aG
al sSi2 sold sold between 295s and 299sc, closing
corr .s1zf12c-l4c under Sterday. Cash
~. was easy and PC per buShel lower.
auen'Sso55 ESecessions took place in oats in
IN -LLeu Dy the weakness which prevailed
/ IN voIigdt and corn. Business was small
volume and of no choice in character.
wersa oats closed nc lower. Cash oats
4 weak and AGkc lower.
and 4alohS-Ihere was more pounding
4 morriinn more hquidating in provisions this
adaciilg, the effect of which was seen in
ra1SoCt44he IN all articles. The pressure was
prceH. ca later in the session and then
hs - worked back to where they were at
Part. The avowed bearishneSs of a
10 ~ prominent operator has had much
ket- Mlth the recent break in this mar
lrestjielias own sales and those. which his
DornasssS, induced depressing the market.
Les5;;n.e markets quiet and steady.
Iing futures ranged as follows:
Whestp opening, Highest. Lowest Closing.
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