The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-11
GRA1N. PROVISIONS. Erc.

New York, March 10-Flour unchanged,
dull and easy; patents, $l20@4.25; south
ern -four quite and unchanged; wheat, spot
market dull and easier, with options; No.
red store and elevator, 7915c; afloat sic;
options were dull and weak at 1aQ5sc
declinei No. 2 red, March, 1850; April,
73&c; June. 7lbc. Corn, spots dull and
firm; scarce; No. 2 409sc elevator; 4l%c
afioat; options were firm at unchanged
prices; March, 38c July, &c. Oats, spots
dull; options duh and nominal; March,
25lAc; May, 252sc; spot, No. 2, 2534 026c; No.
2 white, 2714c; mixed western, 26l27c. Wool
firm and unchanged. Hay fairly active
ed; beef hams quiet, $l4.5Gd15.00 Tierced
beef steady and dull; city extra India
mess, $15.0CQl650 Cut meats, better de-
mand; picked bellies, 4S4Q47sc; shoulders,
4lac; hams, S1a0S2zc. Lard quiet; western
steam, 5621sc; city, SC; May, 5.S0c; refined
quiet; continent, 5.90c; steam, 6.15c; com
pound, 45s6t47sc. Pork active and firm
mess, $10.00G10-5O. Butter choice and fairly
active and firm; western creamery, l4H
&c; Elgin, PC. Tallow quiet; city, 3 13-16c
country, 3a4037sc. Cotton seed oil firmer,
better demand crude, 21c; yellow prime,
251ac; do off grade, 25c. Rice firm, fair
demand and unchanged. Molasses fairly
fancy hand-pcked. &c. Coffee steady, 5a
Is points up; March, 13.25c April, 1850
12.90c May, 12,70p12 75c; June, 12.35c; July,
12.O0d1205c: August, 11.6Oc; September.
firmer and quiet; No. Z 137sc. Sugar.
raw, easier and quiet; fair refining, SBc
centrifugals. 96 test, 4g4sc; refined un-
quiet and nominal; cotton by steam, S-S2d ;
grain do, lad.
Chicago March 1o-Moon-TIhle market
May, SOA;, Pork. May 1885. Lard. May,
Chicago, March 10.-The government re-
port on wheat, to be issued late in the
afternoon, acted as a restraint on trade
in that grain to-day. The crowd has it
pretty well settled to its own satisfaction
los aTr1
by farmers, and the agricultural depart
ment's figures are not likely to exert a
very powerful influence. The effect Of the
document in advance was, however,
market ranged below that of yesterday,
all through the session, although at the
close the demand from put holders was
instrumental in producing steadier
feeling at a fair recovery. May wheat
opened from Soc to 647sc, declined to 61@c,
closing at 64%@65c-l5c under yesterday.
The weakness of wheat affected corn
to the extent of causing an easier feeling,
but not enough to produce marked de-
cline in values. During the session there
was a fractional loss, but improved and
the final quotations were about the same
as yesterday. Business was dun, no in
corn opened at 0kc, sold at 3014GSO9sc,
closing at 30Ac-unchanged from yester-
day. Cash corn was steady to nc higher.
Oats moved but &c during the session.
The range shows the limited volume Of
the business. The inactivity gave the
market an appearance Of steadiness. which
ruled throughout. May oats closed a
shade under yesterday. Cash oats were
quiet.
Provisions-There was a gain in prices
of hogs this morning of 5GI10c per hum
dredweight and owing to that. change
there was a corresponding one in product.
Business was only moderate, and was
confined. to local operators exclusively.
Atthe close May pork was 10G121kc higher
than yesterday; May lard, sc higher, and
May ribs, 712dl0e higher.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest Closing.