The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-05
GRAIN. PRoVIsIoNs. ETc.

New York, March 4.-Flour dull. easy,
unchanged; southern flour steady; I'M
store and elevator. size; afioat 82l2c;
options were dun and declined, closing
steady at partly, nc over yes Lerday; No.
? red, March April, BIC May..'i 72hc;
June-July, 72%c. Corn duh, steady; No.
2 37i5c elevator; 38l2c a6oat; options
were dull and easy, closing al A@3sc de-
steady; options dun, steady; March-May,
259sc; spot prices: No 2, 26[c No. ?
white. Hl3c; mixed western, 26aHc. Hay
steady, dull, unchanged. Wool quiet, un-
changed. Beef quiet, unchanged; beef
hams slow, Sl45Ou15.0O; tierced beef quiet;
city extra India mess, S15.0OQ16.50. Cut
quiet; western steam, 5.65c. nominal;
May, Sic; refined quiet; continent, &C;
steam, 6.25c; compound, 4ss@4Bc. Pork
slow, unchanged. Butter fair demand;
fancy firm; state dairy, 10Q20c; do cream
cry. held 13MlSc; western creamery, Ia
2l1sc; Elgins. 2lAc Tallow quiet, steady;
seed oil firm; crude, dc; yellow prime,
255sd26c; do off grade, 25hd255c. Rice
quiet; fancy handpicked. 4%c. Coffee
steady, 10d25 points up; March. 12S0c;
April, 12.5561265c; May. 12.25d1235c; June,
12.O0d12. Csc; July, 11.75c; September, Use;
quiet; No. Z, 12ia@125sc. Sugar, raw, firm.
dull; fair refining, SAC; refined quiet,
steady; cotton, S-32@7-6Id; grain, isId
Chicago, March 4, noon-The market OPP
ened for wheat May, 66ai 0667sc; corn,
May, 36asc; pork. May, $9.S5Qf9S7la bid;
Chicago, March At required constant
and close attention to follow the devious
ways of wheat to-day. Bull news was
needed to assist prices, whilst, short"
sellers were timid and aDprehensive al
though showing little more courage than
recently. At the start a moderate decline
took place, selling being prompted by lar
ger northwestern receipts, and by indif-
ferent Liverpool cables. Expectation that
Bradstreets report would show good de-
crease in stocks prevented great recess
sions, however, and even caused prices to
rally Wheat was freely offered at the en-
HANGED value and another decline took
place. When the report was received at
noon, bulge took place, after which the
action was erratic, the market finally
resting at firm figures. A decrease in the
worlds visible supply for the week of
2 103,000 bushels and another of 1593,000
bushels on the Pacific, during March, was
given by the agency referred to. May
wheat opened from 66A to 665kc sold be-
tween g. and 663sc, closing at 66Bc-AdAc
higher than yesterday. Cash wheat was
steady.
Corn-Up until noon corn was influenced
principally by the action and tone of wheat
but after that time, the trade was more
impressed by Bradstreets report of an in
crease of 39f 900 bushels. Prices did not
decline much, but the feeling was far from
strong. May corn opened at 3012c, declined
30Ac, closing at 303sc-1sc under yesterday.
Cash corn was weak and Ac per bushel
lower.
The oats market was quiet and the tone
rather easy. Bradstreets gave an increase
in available supplies of $4,000 bushels. May
oats closed shade lower under yesterday.
Cash oats were easy and 14c lower
Provisions-Fhe rumber of hogs arrv-
ing at the yards continues less than the
estimates and prices at that place show
more strength. This fact, naturally tends
to help product, and the market this morn
ing was firm en- this encouragement The
selling was better than the buying how
ever and an early advance was soon lost
and further declines followed. At the close
May pork and lard were each 5GD71zc I'M
der yesterday, and May ribs sc lower.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Onening. Highest. Lowest Closing,