The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-12

The cash quotations were as follows:
Flour was quiet and firm. No spring
wheat, 525sd5754c; No. 2 red, 6l7sa62Slc: No.
. corn, 251s726lac: No. oats. 177sc. Mess
pork, S9.45q9.50. Lard, S5.45d5-50; short rib
sides, Sl-6oGlf-65. dry sailed shoulders, S4.5Il2
462isc; short clear sides. A15g4a1s- Whis-
Lamson Bros. & Co.'S Chicago market
letter, by private wire, 10 T. F. Johnson,
broker. PrOvident Building:
Chicago. Jan. 1.-THE range in price,
the past week, has been about nc per
bushel lowest prices being recorded the
forepart OF the week, highest the latter
part. The important features on the bear
side have consisted of large foreign ship
ments, increased receipts, both at primary
points and in the northwest. disappoint-
ing decrease in the visible supply, and the
dissemination Of foreign markets to ad-
vance. Initial trading to-day was at
slight advance, owing to a better feeling
in Liverpool. and q slight decline in con-
soils. The character of the trading has
been largely evening up, although later
in the session professionals sold quite
freely, the market declining about &c per
bushel in consequence Coarse grains
have been active, the range in price being
about &c per Dushel. The war scare caused
considerable uneaSinesS among shorts,
and their buying was largely responsible
for the advance. Receipts during the past
two days have shown a good increase,
which, coupled with selling on the part
of shorts and elevators and realizing by
longs caused most of the gain to be lost.
ProvisfOns-up to Thursday, hog receipts
proved 10 be larger than expected. For
eign demand for lard continued and there
was a steady advance in Liverpool for
bacon and hams, which was taken as an
indication of an increased demand, due
probably to Great Britaia's provisioning
its warships that are to be put into COM
missions. started packers to covering free
~. and the result was an advance of COO
per barrel in pork, and from zoe to 30c
per 100 pounds in lard and ribs. Part of
this gain was lost the past two days, on
an incr ease in hog receipts and realizing
by holders"
Cincinnati, Jan. 11.-Flour, active; win
ter patents, SS.50aI3.70; spring patents,
2.60. Wheat, quiet and steady; No. red,
track, &c Corn, quiet, steady; No. ?,
215c; No. mixed, sc; mixed ear 2SI5c;
yellow ear 291se.. Oats, quiet steady and
changed ard, firmer; steam leaf, SIC;
kettle lard, 55sc; prime steam, sales, 5.371b
as .40c. Bacon, firm; loose shoulders, &c !;
loose short ribs, 55sc; short clear sides,
meats, steady, active; shoulders 4Ac;
short clear sides, 45sc; boxed meats &c
more. Whisky, quiet and steady at 1872
St. Louis, Jan. u.-Flour, unchanged.
Wheat lower; January. SOC; May, 59i6c
bid; July, 5715c. Corn, lower; January, Csc:
May 25c asked, May 2512c bid; July, 265kc
oats, lower; January, 1sc; May, 1870.
Lard prime steam, 5.30c; choice, ). 3Oc
Bacon, shouldersb 5Ac; longs, sic; clear
sides, 59sc; clear sides, 5Ac. Dry sailed
ribs. 47sc; clear Sides sc. High wines,
steady at S1.22.
Baltimore, Jan. 11.-Flour and wheat
steady about unchanged from Yesterdays
quotations. Corn, steady; February, 337kc /:
March, S35sG3334c; May, $3.50 bid; steamer
mixed 3l24 d32c; so uthern, 32156TS31bc Oats
strong; No. white western 24a24IAc: No
MIXED western, ~ 9q2Sc. Rye dull; No 2,
Grain freights STEADY. Other articles UNI
changed.