The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-13
GRAIN. PROVISIONS. ETC.

New York. March 12.-Flour dull, gem
orally easy; winter wheat, low
S89Oa425; Minnesota clear, s2.7Oa5.20; do
patents, $3.35Q3. 40: low extras, S2.25a2S5;
southern flour dull, easy; common to fair
extra, s24OQS.Oc; good to choice do, 8.0Od
$3.50. Wheat, spot market fairly active,
easier; No. red store and elevator, 79d
19hc; af1oat 8o1saS0Ac; options were less
active and closed weak at SeGI2c decline
No. red March, nc; april, l33sc; May,
nbc. Corn spots dun, firm; No 2, S9c,
elevator; 40c afioat; options were dull and
easier with the west closing steady
March, 38c; May 357sc June, 36hc. oats,
spot, dun, steady; options easier, duh;
March, 2514c; May 25Ac spot No. 2, 25lzQ
25a4 No. white. 263s0l27c; mixed western,
260261zc. Hay quiet, rather easy, quiet,
unchanged Wool quiet, unchanged. Beef
dull steady, unchanged. Beef hams quiet,
S14.506J15.O0; tierced beef inactive; city In
dia extra mess, N5.OOql650; cut meats firn,
moderate demand picked bellies, 47s05c;
shoulders, 1880; hams, S12Q8Ac. Lard
quiet, easier; western steam, 555c; city,
5.0Cl15.o5c May. 5.7Oc; refined quiet; conti-
nent, $500; steam, 615c; compound, asa
47sc. Pork duh, steady; mess, $l0.00al0.50.
Butter fairly active, steady, unchanged.
Cotton seed oil, firm mod
crate demand, unchanged. Rice
moderate demand, firm, unchanged.
Molasses firm, active, unchanged. Pea
nuts quiet; fancy handpicked, 4Ac. Coffee
steady, SOILS points up; April, 12S5c; June,
p 9Oc September, 11.2Oc; December. 1l9Oc;
spot Rio quiet, easlers NO. 2, l3A4l31sc.
Sugar, raw, duh, steady; fair refining, 37sc;
refined quiet easy, unchanged. F'reights
to Liverpool quiet; cotton firm, cotton by
steam, 3-32d grain do li&d.
Chicago March u, noon.-The market
opened for wheat May, S4ssc; corn, May,
301s030Ac; pork May, 1915: lard, May,
IS. 42ih; ribs May, $5.22k.
Chicago, March 12.-All other bull argu-
ments on wheat having proved futile il
was believed this morning that the cold
wave which made it's appearance would
at least sustain the market. even If II fail
ed to cause an advance, but the hopes of
relief were again shattered and prices
declined, closing lower than they have
in many days For a short while immedi-
ately after the opening, there was some
the announcement of stocks in Russian
ports. May wheat opened from 647kd64Ac,
sold between 651s@65Ac and 64bc, closing
at the inside-S4n 3sc under yesterday.
Cash wheat sold at yesterdays prices
Corn edged off a trifie through the sym
pathy ii had with wheat. There were
no development of material interest; lit
tie business and no news. The session was
a spiritless one, and the days business
could have comfortably been transacted
in fifteen minutes. May corn opened at
3OAc, declined to and closed at S0d3OIkc-
knAc under yesterday. Cash corn sold at
firm prices, in some instances &c advance
being obtained, but the close was nominal
ly easier, with futures.
The oats market was practically steady,
but as scarcely any business was trans
acted, 1t is difficult to say how long il
would have remained so had there been
any activity. Prices underwent no radical
change, the tendency however being to
sympathize with the other grains. May
oats closed shade under yesterday Cash
oats were firm.
Provisions-Product started in with
prices under those of yesterday. and was
unable to regain the lost ground later
Traders, however, congratulated them
selves that there was no further serious
decline during the session. A weak hog
market was, of course, the predominant
factor. At the close May pork was PIC
under yesterday; May lard, sc lower, and
May ribs 51t719c lower.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing