The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-15
GRAIN. PROVIsToNs. ETC.

New York, Dec 1A-Flour dull. steady;
winter wheat, low grades, S2.20d23O; do
fair to fancy, S3.35llA75; do patents. 1900
OBS; Minnesota clear $350df.00;
patents, A.25a5.O5; low extras,
S2.20aS0O Southern flour dull.
steady; common to fair extra, $300G3 So:
good to choice do, $3.5513.S5. Wheat, spot
market dull, firmer with options: ungrad-
ed red, S0090c; No. 1. northern, 90&e: op-
tons opened weak at 9sQssc decline, rail-
lied liA@l%c, closed firm at 1G11Mc over
Saturday; No. red, ssssc; March, 90c;
May. S7l5c July, s2lsc; December, sSstc.
Corn, spots DUH firm; No. 2, 29c elevator:
30c ahoat; ungraded mixed, 24iAc; yellow,
27Ac; options were dull and steady at I'M
changed prices without features; Deem
Der, 29c; January, 291zc; May 31Bc. Oats.
spots dull, heavy; options easier, dull; De-
cember, 22hc; January, 227sc; May. 24%c:
spot No. 2, 22Ac; No. white 25Izc; mixed
western, 22Q2ic. Hay quiet, easy ship
ping, soc; good to choice, 75dS0c. Wool
quiet and firm; pulled, 1SG31c. Reef quiet,
firm; family, $9.5OGl0.O0; extra mess.
S.509S00 Beef hams steady $17.50d1S.O0.
Tierced beef firm, quiet; city extra India
mess $13.00Gi4.00. Cut meats quiet, firm:
picked bellies. sc; shoulders, 3A@4c;
hams SaS%c. Lard. firmer, quiet, western
steam, 4,2Oc; city, 4Ac; December, 41b.
Refined quiet; continent, 4.40c; South
America, 4.75c; Compounded, 4%94ikc.
Pork firm; new mess $S.25G8.75. Butter
quiet, lower, unsettled; state dairy, ITO
i9c; do creamery, 14G20c; Elgin. 25c. Rice
firm, fair; domestic extra, 3%m6c; Japan,
4sd4iac. Molasses firm, moderate de-
mand; New Orleans open kettle. good 10
choice, 2SqSlc. Peanuts quiet; fancy hand
picked, &c. Coffee dull, unchanged, De-
cember $500; March. 9.30c; May, $500
9.40c; June. 93OI9 35c; July, 9.35c. Spot Rio
dull. steady No. z. lOc. Sugar, raw, quiet.
steady; fair refining, 2zsc; refined, quiet
and steady; off A, 4GD41kc; standard A,
l9sc; cut loaf SC; crushed. &c; graduated.
4ssc. Freights to Liverpool market quiet:
cotton by steam, s-64d; grain by steam.
sgd
Chicago. ILL.,, Dec. "A. noon.-Wheat, De-
cember 77%c; corn, December. 22S4c; pork
January, TIE lard, January, $3.50: ribs.
January, $S.9Oa3.92l5.
Chicago ILL.,, Dec. 1.-THE strength dis
played by wheat was the surprising fea-
ture of the market for that grain to7day.s
The start was inauspieious, owing to a
decline of I'd at Liverpool but the loss
was quickly recovered. and the advance
which sent in met with scarcely a re-
verse until the close, that being at the
best figures quotable. The crowd, recoI-
lectng the Unexpectedly large decrease
in the visible supply on last Monday,
worked on the theory that the falling
off to-day would be almost as great and
doing so made no mistake, 900 BUSH
els disappearing. All the other statistics
rather favored lower prices. but they met
with no response. May wheat opened
from 902s@S0c, advanced to 82Ac, closing
at the outside-1h@1%c higher than Sat-
urday. Cash wheat was firm and 1Ac
higher.
Corn-The market was almost a nominal
one. a small attendance and few orders
giving the pit forsaken appearance. Nat
ural sympathy with the speculative ten
dency of wheat caused a firm tone to
prevail. May corn opened at 25NG25Zc.
advanced to and closed at 261261zc-1hdHc
higher than Saturday. Cash corn was
steady to Nc lower.
Oats-The first trading in oats was at
easy figures, but the starting Jump in
wheat helped the feeling later. May oats
closed Nc higher than Saturday. Cash
oats were very weak, prices declining 40
nc.
Provisions-A light run of hogs and bet
ter prices at the yards conveyed firm
tone to product at the opening. Business
was fair The strength of wheat had a
good effect on the provision market later.
May pork closed 7lkc higher, May lard
and ribs each 21kc higher.
+ Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.