The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-18
GRAIN. PROYIsIONs. ETC.

New York, Jan. 17.-Flour quiet steady
unchanged; southern flour steady unchang-
ed. Wheat dull, firmer with options; No.
? red store and elevator, 70l9Q70Ac; afioat,
73ad72c; options were fairly active and
firm at &c advance; March, 691sc; May,
65sc. Corn dull, firm; No. 2 3512c, eleVa-
tor; 3612c ahoat; options were duh ana
steady at 5sdAc advance; January, S212c
February, 35hc; May, 35lsc. Oats dull,
steady; options quiet, firmer; January
February, Ac; May, 21ac; spot NO. 2 Z5a4c
No white, 2514c; mixed western, 22g
&ilc. Hay barely steady; shipping, 700
Sc good to choice, 95cWS105. Wool fair
demand firm, unchanged. Beef quiet
steady; family, $1,000; extra mess, $l.5O4
500; beef hams, steady, $3.50; terced beer,
steady, moderate demand; city extra In
dia mess, S1550d17.0e. Cut meats steady;
picked bellies, 51sc; shoulders, 41a44%c;
hams, S08iac. Lard tirmer, quiet; western
steam, 5.5Oc; city, 54Oq55Oc; January
5@c nominal; refined quiet; continent
62c; South American, 6.50c; compound
4tlH5c Pork firm, moderate demand;
ness Sl025G10.75 Butter weaker, quiet;
state dairy, logic; do creamery I5Qlzl lgt
western dairy, 11Q17c; Elgins, &c. Cot
ton seed oil quiet, firm; crude, 2412c; yell
low prime, 281ad29c; do off grades, Zi14Q
TIC. Peanuts quiet; fancy hand-plcked,
4GG49sc. Coffee steady, 1Od15 points down;
January, 13.30c; March. 13.05Q1S.15c; May,
Ri5c; September 11.S5c; spot Rio dull,
steady; No. Z, lac. Sugar, raw, dull, 1fIn;
fair refined, $3.50; refined firmer, fair de-
manu. NO. o. 414Cs M. & = O-4ONi ~. .
45-16c off A, 415@45kc; standard A, 15-16cc;
cut loaf and crushed, 9-16c; graduated,
l5-l6c. F'reights quiet, firm, unchanged;
chicago, Jan. II, noona;ITThLoee market
opened for wheat, May 5912Q593scj corn
May, 2Slsd2S5sc; pork. May, 20; lard,
January, $3.50; ribs, January, $5.12.
.Cmcago, Jan. 1.-Three-quarters OF To-
days session passed before there appeared
any symptoms of activity of life, the last
quarter, however, was noted for a brlsk
upturn, due to the covering or a good
sized short line. The strong provision mar
ket was without doubt the principal Sus
tanning force to prices early in the day,
though the opening was a trifle higher
man the close of yesterday on a. 1alllnS
on IN the northwestern receipts. News on
lne situation in wheat was scarce to-day
ana the crowd was not disposed to ven,
lure much on either side. Wheat opened
rom 593sG59$4c, sold between 6Ohc and
05i2c, closing at the top-5sc higher than
Yesterday. Cash wheat was steady.
There was plenty of room for improve
iine4I IN corn. The trade was SLOW ana
uSuess and the tone was borrowed IRON
wheat. Toward the close, shorts display
ed some energy in covering the move
iInent seeming popular on the other mar
Aets as we'll May corn opened at 2S?4c,
SOFA between 2S12c and 2S34@284sc, closing
at the Outside-1sc higher than yesterday.
cash corn was &c lower, closing steady:
mo essential change took place in oats.
me business waS-of an unimportant klnd
gnu consisted entirely OF local operations
" me regular Specialties. May oats
closed &c under yesterday. Cash oats
We're dun.
Provsions-The provision market was
asan the leader in activity ard strength
VI me board of trade floor. The early
trading. whilst at firm prices, was with
ou, any particular features and was sue
,tseled by a reaction which lulled shorts
,YtN feeling of security, but from noon
eHJh the close the scene was one of eX-
Csement. From the lowest to the high
point there was a range of 30c on pork
eiN several large lines of short property
we're covered. The run OF hogs at the
salaS was light and an advance in prices
.oI them took place. At the close May
tiik was 25c higher than yesterday. May
Ard 507t5c higher and May ribs 10c higher.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening Highest Lowest. Closing.