The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-16
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New York, Jan. 15.--Flour quiet and I'M
changed. Wheat spot market dull and
stronger; No. red store and elevator,
7oAq7012c; afioat,, 7lAQ72c; options We're
fairly active and strong at 12pSsc ad-
vance; No. 2 red January, 6Slsc; February,
6S24c; March, 69ssc; May, 67ssc; June, 665sc;
July, 669sc. Corn spot quiet and stronger;
No. 2, 352kc elevator; 36$sc afoat; options
were dull and firm at A@3kc advance;
January, 35ssc; February, 353zc; May,
35Ac. Oats spots dull and firmer; options
dun and steady; January, 24ci February,
&c; March, 2414c; May, 2i1ac. Spot prices;
No. 2, 2iq2i14c; No. 2 white. 25lAc; mixed
western, 2412G25Izc. Hay, steady with de-
mand fair; shipping, 75ds0c; good to
mand and unchanged. Beef quet and un-
changed. Beef hams dull, at $3.50.
T!erced beef quiet; extra India mess,
SIS. 50lI1600 Cut meats steady quiet and
unchanged. Lard firmer and quiet; Yes
tern steam, 5.75@5.SOc; city, 5.30d5 35c ;
January, 5.70c nominal; refined quiet; con-
tinent. soc; South. America, 6.50c; com
pound, 4%Q5c, Pork firmer and quiet;
mess, $10.25G10.75. Butter in moderate de-
mand and unchanged Cotton seed oil,
dirmer and quiet; crude. 2412c; do off grade,
lasses, in fair demand and unchanged.
Peanuts quiet; fancy handpicked, 4lz0
49sc. Coffee weak, 5q15 points down;
February, 1850; March, 13.20G13.30; May,
1275112. soc; June, L. Soc; September, 70 csc
December, 12.7od12. Soc; spot Rio dull and
STEADY; No. z, lac Sugar, raw, dull and
Sttdnys lair TSHDllS, JfsCs Tcnne0. QlIll
and unchanged Freights to Liverpool
quiet and firm; cotton, I'D; grain, 3D.
chicago, Jan. Is, noon.-The market
So{gened for wheat May, $3.50; corn, May,
$3.50 asked; ribs May. 1886.
Chicago, Jan. 15.-Though the strength
exhibited by corn in the morning and by
pork and other hog products in the after
noon, wheat was enabled to advance to-
day, but not the entire advance remained
at the close. The bears We're disposed to
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substantial bull interest is developing.
At the opening of the session prices were
ractionally higher than at the close of
yesterday, a portion Of that DAVIS firm
corn began to climb higher and wheat
followed, receding later, however. dur
ing the last hour. Buyers again obtained
courage, and another rally was the re-
suit. The sentiment all day was in favor
of better prices and outside buying orders
flowed in from all directions. May wheat
60GGcBc, closing at 593sq69c-Iz0ssc higher
than yesterday. Cash wheat in the SAM
pie department was firm.
Corn-The market was stirred up this
morning and FOR some time the nh nre-
scented a scene of considerable activity A
prominent short undertook to cover his
outstanding contracts, his efforts result
ing in a decided Improvement in prices
although not affordng him a great amount
Of satisfaction. The force of the advance
extended to the other grain markets, as
sisting them materially. When the de-
mand mentioned had ceased, values fell
away to about the position they were in
when the advance started. Later in the
session there was another rally, but all
that had been lost was not recovered
May corn opened at 285sc, sold between
2S12N2S5se, closing at 2S3sc-lzc higher than
yesterday. Cash corn was Hc higher.
Oats partook of the same character as
corn, with the same individual who fig-
ured actively in the latter, conspicuous
i'm the former. There was quite as sharp
a bulge followed by a smaller recess