The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-21
GRAM. PRovIsIoNs. ETC.

New York, July 2O-Flour quiet barley
steady; winter wheat low grades. S1.70G
$50; do fair to fancy s.. 4OQ3.40; do patents,
s. 45Q3.75; Minnesota clear, $2.40Q2.SO; pat
ents, $3.15@4.00; low extras, sl.70d2.50;
southern flour dull, easy; common TO fair
extra, $2.0Od2.60; good to choice do. S2.60G
2.9O. Wheat spot market dull; easier with
options; options were dull and irregular,
closing weak at Ease decline; July, 6lAc;
August. &c; September, 62Ac; October,
62Rc; December, 641sc. Corn spots dun
easier; No. 2. 322sc elevator; 333sc aioat;op-
lions were barely active, and ss075c lower;
July, 323sc: September. 32%c; October 33c;
May, 35c. Oats, spots dull steady; options
dull steady; July 21%c; September, 2l12c;
spot, No. 2, 22c; No. 2 white 23A@281Ac;
mixed western, 211aQ23c. Hay quiet and
steady; spring 621Sa65c; good to choice,
8712cQ$100. Wool. quiet firm; demand pull
ed, 15G3Sc. Beef. dull, steady; family, SS.75;
quiet, city extra India mess, Sl1.00G12.0O;
cut meats, quiet; picked bellies, 43sc. Hams
9ql0c. Lard, dull lower; western
steam S;75c; city, S15Q$-2 5c; Sep
4.2Oc; South American, 460c; compound.
3BQ41sc. Pork steady. quiet; old mess, SIS
Q8.25; new mess, S25GI8.75. Butter quiet:
state dairy 10G141zc; do creamery, Ma
15c; western dairy, 9d12c; Egin. 15c. Cot
ton seed oil, quiet and steady; crude, zoe;
prime, 24c; off grade, 23i2q24c. Potatoes
firmer; fair demand; southern 50d90c. Rice
steady fair demand; domestic fair to good
changed Peanuts, quiet; fancy hand pick
ed. 4d41zc. Coffee, dull. sails points down.
July, n.4Oc; August, 10.S51lOSOc; Septem-
Der, 1040c; October, 9.95c; December, 9651
9.70c; March, 955d9.60c; spot Rio dull,
easy; No. T. 127sc. Sugar, raw dull, I'M
changed; fair refined, 27sc; refined, 2hc;
off A, A 3-l6043sc; cut loaf 51sc; crushed,
5hc; graduated, 45sc Freghts, quiet firm.
Cotton steam, 1921; grain, %.
Chicago, July 20, noon.-The market
opened for wheat, July, 55&4c; corn, Sep
temberi 263sc; pork, September, $685.; lard,
September, As; ribs. September $40.
Chicago, July 20-The influence of the
continued decline in the New York stock
market was the principal bear argument
used in wheat to-day, the options opening
in a debilitated manner The selling Of
stocks by London and the demand for
gold exports were twin features. The
coarse grains and provisions followed the
downward course Of the principal cereal.
and then, IN turn, acted as a spur to
the faded beast. However, considering the
news, the market ruled fairly strong. Sep
TENDER wheat opened from 5b1210bssc, sold
between 5634c and 561sc, closing at 551lg
562sc-1zd5sc under Saturday. price. Cash
wheat was AGzc lower early, but closed
with firmer tone.
Corn-With everything else in the spec
ulatlve market, corn showed decline,
and was assisted in its downward ten
dency by the favorable weather condi-
lions for that grain. The transactions
were light, the pit being practically de-
serted at times. September corn opened
from 267sG2612c, sold 267sc to 26hc, closing
at 26l4 G126ssc-MGalc lower than Saturday.
Cash corn was easy all day and closed
Nc to 5sc lower than Saturday.
Oats-Using corn and wheats as pace
maker, oats declined, the heavy offerings
of commission houses, IL was said, help
Ing matters along. The transactions from
buyers standpoint were not remarka-
BILE. The cash market acted In contra
dictory manner and closed with firm to
steady feeling. September oats closed
nc lower than Saturday.
Provisions-Heavy receipts Of live hogs,
$4,000, when but 5000 were anticipated,
causing a reduction in that branch of
cents, and this, together with some heavy
selling, and the unsteadiness in corn, caus-
ed a limpid sensation. September pork
closed 21kc lower than Saturday; Septem-