The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-08
GRAIN. PROVISIONS. ETC.

New York, Feb. Flour fair, dull;
southern flour dun, unchanged. Wn1eats;
s9ot market more active, ffrmer; No. ?
~ store and elevator S26tazl4c; anOat,
SldS3a4c; options Were moderately active
ana tirm at Ssul2c advance; No. :, red,
February, 759sc; March, 1850; May, H.sc
Tune and July 1870. Corn, spots, dull
frmer; No. ., 365sc elevator; 3I3sc atioat;
onions were dun and firm at sc advance
tember, 39Ac. oats, spots, dull, firm; No;
Western. 25iaq26lac; options dull. irmer;
FEBRUARY, 25l9c; March, 25hc; May. &c
Wool quiet firm; domestics fleece, l6q22c;
pulled 15d23c Beef quiet steady, I'M
changed. Beef hams duh, $3.50. Tierced
beef quiet; city extra India mess, Sl5.O
d16OO. cut meats slow, easy; picked Del
les Sac bid; shoulders, 4Ad5c; hams, So
dS2.c Lard quiet easier; western steam,
5S5c: city, 5.S0c; May, 6.O0c; refined quiet
eonnen5 a. sl 95 so4S or Am aief wax SS2S
mess slO.75Qll.OO. Butter, fancy, firm,
fair demand. unchanged. Cotton seed oil
dun, steady; crude &c; yellow prime
ate demand, unchanged. Molasses firm,
moderately active, unchanged. Peanuts
quiet; fancy hand picked, 5Q5Ac. Conee
March. 12G5c; April i2c; May, 1l.65qn. zoe I;
July, E.3Jc; Septemer, l075QlO.sOc; De
cember, 1055dl0.60c; spot Rio steady; No.
T. lSc. Sugar raw, quiet, hrm, talr reiln-
ing 3l2c; centrifugals, go; test, $780,; re-
fned quiet, unchanged. Freights to Liv-
erpool quiet, nominal. Cotton by steam,
1sd grain by steam, 2%d.
Chicago, Feb. z, noon-The market open
ed for wheat, May 6534 Q667sc; corn, May,
&3s03Ol2c; pork, May, $40 40; lard, May,
s. 70; ribs, May, S5.37l2
Chicago, Feb. 7.-Most of the trade in
wheat to-day was crowded into the last
hour of the session, when prices, under
the impulse of good buying, advanced
rapidly from 5sc under to &c over yester-
days closing quotations. There was no
vim to the morning operations, and as
prices displayed some very weak symp-
toms, local bears inclined to sell little
too freely, and 1t was due to the short
interest thus created that such decided
upturn took place later. Up until noon
the tone averaged steady, with few
changes OF unimportance. Then the buy
ing became more pronounced, and the
advance already mentioned was establish
ed. May wheat opened from 67e to 66zsc,
sold between 661aQ665sc and 6SSsc, closing
at 6SlsQ6Shc-9sc higher than yesterday;
Cash wheat was easy early, but closed
nOminally strong, with the futures.
Corn did not draw much attention, as
the trading was of no weight or signit-
canoe, and nothing new in the situation
having developed. The influence of wheat
was the predominating factor, the early
decline and later advance being followed
promptly May corn opened at 30A43O3sc,
advanced to 305su30$.c, closing at 30Ssc-lsc
higher than yesterday. Cash corn was
steady.
Trading was very ordinary in oats. The
Nagdrles OF Wheal ana corn prices were
reproduced in this market, but on a
smaller scale. May oats closed unchanged
from yesterday. Cash oats were AG12c
lower for local, and steady to Nc lower
for through billed, the feeling at the
closing being firm, with the futures.
The weakness of wheat and corn dur
ing the morning was productive of sell
ing of provisions, and prices declined
under the pressure. There was no buy
ing induced by the later rally in grain,
so that no recovery took place. At the
opening the feeling was steady, advices
in hogs furnishing encouragement. At
the close May pork was zoe lower, May
lard &C lower and May ribs nc to 10c
lower.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Oneninp. HiphaSt- OWES Chasing.