The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-17
GRAIN, PROVISIONS, ETC.

New York, July 16.-Flour, dull, unset
tied; market unchanged; southern flour
unchanged, easy. Wheat spot market,
dull. easier; options were quiet and steady;
July, 6ll5c; September, 62Bc; October,
6234c. Corn spots duh and easier; No. :,
331sc, elevator; 34c, afioat; options were
quiet and steady, at &c decline, following
wheat, and on favorable crop reports;
July, 33hc; September, 33ssc; October,
1890. Oats spots steady, more active; OPP
tons dull, steady; July, AAc; August,
2OAc; September, 207sc; spot No. 2, 2lAc;
No. white, 221ac; mixed western, 2l@25.
Hay steady; shipping, 62l2a67l9c; good
to choice, 615c4$l.00. Wool firm, moder-
ate demand; domestic fleece, 16922c; pull
ed, 15a33c; Texas, 7q12c. Beef steady,
slow; family, IS 50d90 90; extra mess, 6Q7c.
Beef hams slow, $l4 5O0l5.00. Tierced beef
inactive; city extra India mess, Sl.OO@
1900. Cut meats steady fair demand;
picked bellies, 4%c; shoulders, 4Is04Ac,
hams 9010c. Lard dull, weak; western
steam, 4c; city, So 2543 .30c; September,
$S.95c. Refined active; continent 4.25ci
South America, 81 65c; compound, 444Ac.
Pork dun, steady; old mess, $S.00dS. SOC;
new mess, $S.75c. Butter steady, Slow
state dairy, 10Q14zc do creamery. 1l4W
15c; western dairy, 9d12c; do creamery,
n424l5c; Elgins, l5c. Tallow dull, nomi-
nal; city, 1-l6c; country, 3q31sc. Cotton
seed oil easy, dull; crude, 2Oc yellow
prime, 24Ac; do off grade, 24c. Rye quiet,
steady; domestic fair to extra, 3Q52zc; ia
pan, 4d414c. Molasses steady; New Or
leans open kettle, good to choice, 27dS1c.
Peanuts quiet. Coffee barely steady, $40
Is points down; July, 81. SOC; September,
$40 50G1O. 55c; November, $50. 00c; January,
50. soc; March, SO. s0G9 SIC; spot Rio dun,
easy; No. 7, 127kc, asked. Sugar raw, duh.
steady; fair refining, 27sc; centrifugals 95
test, 32sc. Refined quiet unchanged.
Chicago, July 16, noon.-The market
opened for wheat: July, Size; corn, Sep
TENDER, 271zc; pork, September $645; lard,
September, 1856; ribs, September, $500.
Chicago, July 1.-THE continued down.
ND of f1a ST aE mn rlY
the main influence in the wheat market
to-day. Nothing else had any effect until
late in the day, when prices firmed up a
little. September opened firm at 563sc to
56Ac sold between 56lac and 557sc, closed
at 56&sc-1sc higher than yesterday. Cash
wheat was quiet
In corn prices were easy and weaker,
owing, it is said, to the unsettled condi
ton of the rate situation. The Price Cur
rent was inclined to be bearsh. Septem-
Der corn opened at 27ssc, sold between 273sc
and 27A6273sc, and closed at 2712027ssc-
Ac lower than yesterday Cash corn was
easy and Ac lower
Oats-The market early in the day was
weak, in sympathy with wheat. Trade
was brisk, as compared 10 last nights
business. September oats closed Ac high
er than yesterday. Cash oats were frmer.
Provisions were weak. 1t was said that
lack of cash demand for lard was the
depressing influence in the market. There
was little business done. September pork
closed 1215d15c lower; September lard,
q71ac lower. and September ribs, 21zc
lower.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
OPENING Highest Lowest. Closing.