The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-05
GRAIN, PROVISIONS. ETC.

New York, Dec. 4.-Flour dull steady and
unchanged; southern flour dull, steady and
unchanged. Wheat weaker with options:
No. 2 red ungraded, S0d99c; No. 1 northern
S9qSSAc; options were fairly active and
weak at 1s4@23sc decline; No. 2 red IAN
uary, S734c; March, $3.50; May, S65kc; July,
S29sc; December, S7Bc. Corn dull and
weaker; No. 2, 29c elevator; 3Od3Ohc afloat;
ungraded mixed. 29cj yellow, 3O1sc. oats
were dull and weak at BQAc decline; De-
cember, 29c; January, 29$sc May, 32c. Oats
quiet and steady; options dull and
lower; December, 23Ac; January, 2S3tc;
May, 26c; spot, No. 2, 26G26hc; No. white,
25lRc; No. western, 22d24lac. Hay, steady;
shipping, coo; good to choice, 75dS0c. Wool
quiet, firm and unchanged Beef quiet
and steady; family, $900d10.00; extra mess,
$1,000. 50; beef hams, firm at $3.50; tierced
beef stronger and scarce; extra India mess,
$13.00G1400 Cut meats quiet and firm;
picked bellies &c; shoulders, &c; hams,
S1aG9c. Lard dull and easier; western
steam, 41OG4. 15c; December, Aloe, nominal;
refined dull; continent 4.50c; South Amer
lea, 490c; compound, 43sQ45sc. Pork quiet;
new mess, $S.25QS75. Butter firm, with
light receipts; state dairy, 11d20c; do
creamery, 15023c; Elgins, 24c. Cotton seed
oil dull, nominal; crude, A1sq22c; yellow
prime, 2Hac. Rice and molasses firm and
unchanged. Peanuts firm; fancy hand
points up; December 9.2OG9 25c; January,
925c; March, 9.SOq9S5c; May, 9.25Q9, S5c;
July, $780, September, 9.40G9. 45c; spot Rio
duh and easy; No. Z, 934@9%c. Sugar, raw,
quiet and firm; fair refining, Lice; refin-
ed more active. Freights to Liverpool,
quiet; cotton, 9-64d; grain 4d.
Chicago, Dec 4.-Wheat, December, 7S12c
asked; corn, December, 2S1sc; pork, jan
uary, $7.621a; lard, December, $S.75; ribs,
$3.871a.
Chicago Dec. 4.-The wheat market was
in a condition of collapse to-day. The
weakness was continuous from the start
until the close and the last half hour
presented the most hopeless demoraliza-
ton Yesterdays advance entirely disap-
peared when trade began Long wheat
selling was the most important feature
of the business, and the bears were en-
couraged to put out considerable short
lines. May wheat opened from S3Ac to
S2%c, declined to S07sc, closing at 80BQSlc
-2Bc under yesterday. Cash wheat was
weak, and closed about PFC lower.
The paramount influence in corn was
the weakness of wheat. The loss in
price was not so great as in the leading
market, but the decline was accompanied
by quite as much weakness. May corn
opened from 263sc to 26Ac, declined to B1s
6D26Ac, closing at the inside-AqSsc undet
Yesterday Cash corn sold at steady
prices, but the nominal tone in that braneh
at the close was easy.
Oats-The depression of the other grains
found reflection in oats. The trade was
dull and uninteresting. May oats closed
Ad3sc under yesterday. Cash oats were
steady at yesterdays prices.
Provisions-Hogs were on the descend
ing scale as regards prices this morning.
That had it's natural effect on product,
which also declined. The weakness of
grain was likewise a consideration. At
the close January pork was 121sc lower,
January ribs and lard each 715c lower.
Leading futures ranged as follows;
Opening. Highest. Lowest Closing.