The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-30
GRAN. PROVISIONS. ETC.

New York, May 29-Flour Unchanged
duh and weak; southern flour unchanged
and easy. Wheat firmer and unchanged;
were fairly active, but closed weak al Is
q PC decline. No 2. red, June, 65c; july,
6i4c; September, 6iac; December, 6614c.
Corn, spot, lower, fair export demand;
No. ?, S3l2c elevator; 34i2c ahoat; options
more active and closed weak at Mu12c de-
3jlsc. oats, spots. moderately active and
steady; options dull and weaker; July,
23c; No. ,, white, June, 2lzc; Julyt Zee
mixed western, 2id2Jc. Hay quiet and I'M
changed. Wool steady moderate ue-
mand unchanged. Beef quiet, steadier,
ed beet nrmeri city extra lndla mess,
$lO.5lQll. 80. Cut meats dun and weak;
picked bellies. Hsc; shoulders, 4Ac; hams,
steam, f. 4Oc94 45c; city. 4QAO5c; July, Assoc;
refined dull; continent. AlOc; South Amer
lea, 520c; compound, 4d43sc. Pork steady;
moderate demand, unchanged. Butter
quiet, steady and unchanged; Cotton seed
oil dull, steady and unchanged. Rice
quiet steady. Molasses quiet and un-
changed. Peanuts quiet and unchanged.
Coffee firm and unchanged to 10 points up;
June, 1.75nll.SOc; August, l0.l0ql0-Sc
October, 1880; December, 10.05Ql0.15ci
March 9.9Od10c spot Rio dun, easier; No.
z 1870. nominal. Sugar raw, easier,
quiet; refined quiet, steady, unchanged.
Freights to Liverpool firm; grain active;
cotton by steam. 2-32d; grain. by steam, I'd.
Chicago, May 29, nOOn.-The market
opened for wheat, May, Csc; corn, May,
27@sc pork July, @.O5; lard, May %.274s;
Chicago May 20.-This being the last
trading day of the week, as well as Of
the month and being just prior TO holi-
day, the feeling in the speculative grain
and provision markets was not very ener-
getic. Most Of the transactions were
simply for the purpose of rounding up
previous deals, and beyond showing which
was the most INVOLVED interest, pre-
scented nothing significant 1t was evident
that the liquidations by longs was greater
than by shorts. July wheat opened from
5S5sc to 5S34c, declined to and closed at
577sc-34c under yesterday. Cash wheat
was weak, closing 1ac to 1c under yes
Corn-The trade in corn was particular
ly slow and Indifferent to-day. The dull
ness was naturally incident to the final
session of the week, and to the advent
of a holiday. Prices were hard and soft,
as the feeling in wheat was firm or weak.
undercurrent of sentiment favored low
er values. July corn opened a 2S3sc, de-
clined 10 277sd28c where il closed-3sc I'M
der yesterday. Cash corn was steady,
with the close nOminany weak in line
with the futures.
Oats-Business in oats did not vary
covered some, and holders Hquidated, but
the outside was conspicuous by its alb
sence. The tone was a fairly steady one
at the close, easy and lower. July oats
closed 1sQi4c under yesterday. Cash. oats
sold at steady prices, closing nominaly
easy.
Professionalism a slight betterment in
the hog market, product improved a lit
tie this morning, but prices were far from
being strong. The buying. which caused
the ADVANCE was mainly OF provisions al
ready sold, and, theretorS, was not sub
stantial. Declines in all articles took
place July pork closed 221ac lower; July
lard, 10c lower, and July ribs, 10Q1215c
lower.
Leading futures ranged as follows: