The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-23
GRAIN, PROVISIONS. ETC.


GRAIN, PROVISIONS, ETC.
New York. Aug. 22.-Flour duh. steady
| and unchanged; southern -four quiet and
steady; common to fair extra. s.. 50; good
| to choice do, S26Od2.S0. Wheat spot mar
| ket dull and firmer; options were fairly
| active and firm at &G7kc advance; May,
! lO3sc; August, 64isc; September, 641sc: Oc-
tober, 60lsc; November, 6GIzc; December
| 66@4c Corn, good demand; No. ?, 2s&c elevat-
or; 292ic afioat; options were dull and IN
changed, without trading; August, 2SMc;
September. 2Sssc; October, 293sc: Deem
Der, S0l5c; May. 32izc Oats, spots dull
and firm; options neglected. nominal and
! unchanged; August, PC; September, &c;
October, PC; spot No. 2 2zd22Ltc: No. 2
white, BIC; mixed western, 19Q231kc. Hay
quiet and steady. 65G70c; good TO choice
0l2a9Oc Wool quiet and steady; domestic,
l6G23c; pulled, 18d31c. Beef steady and
quiet; family SS.O0d9.O0; extra mess, S6.OOd
TOO; beef hams dull and steady at S145Od
1900. Tierced beef steady; city extra In
dia mess, S1lOOd12O0. Cut meats steady
and dull; picked bellies SC; shoulders,
S9sGSlac; hams, 9hd9%c. Lard steady and
quiet; western steam, 38212c; city 3.50c;
September, 3.72c; refined quiet and steady;
continent. 425c; South American, ATOc;
compound. S7sG4hc. Pork quiet and
steady; new mess, SS.0OdS25. Butter
steady and quiet; state dairy, 1Od15c; do
creamery, 11d14c; western dairy, Sd12c;
Elgin, Ice. Cotton seed oil steady and dull;
crude 19d2c; yellow 23d23hc. Rice
steady but dun. Molasses dun but steady.
Peanuts firm; fancy handpicked, 4G41hc
Coffee quiet; points down to points up;
August 1Oc; September, 9.T5c; Novem Der,
9.25c; spot Rio steady and dull; No 7,
1OAc. Sugar. raw, dull but steady; re-
find, Sc; refined quiet and steady and I'M
changed. Freights TO Liverpool, market
fairly active.
Chicago, Aug. %, noon. The market op-
ened for wheat, August, 557sc; corn, Au-
gust, CSC; pork, August. s5.971s; lard, Au-
gust, SS.4215; ribs. August, $3.2ik.
Chicago. Aug. 22.-Wheat spurted near
the end of the session to-day and in the
few minutes of fury a distinct gain Of l
cent over the previously ruling higher
prices was established. The only check to
rising values seemed to be the closing tap
sof the bell, and on the curb, after official
trading was over, a sharp gain was re-
corded. The signal for the advance was
the posting of the Berlin cables quoting 3
to 3i5c rise over yesterday. When the
figures were seen shorts appeared to
have but one object in order and that
was to buy back the wheat they had pre-
viously sold People who sold calls last
night did not relish the idea of going
short on such a violently agitated mar
ket, and Joined in the clamorous buying.
The early hours Of the session were also
] distinguished IOr muCn nrmneSS. wheat
opened from 59% to 577sc, sold between
! $3.50 and 613sc. closing at 61A061%c-20
2lsc higher than yesterday. Cash wheat
was lc higher. closing with nominal adj
vance corresponding with that Of the fu-
/ lures.
Corn-Corn did not depart from its ira
| ditional state of inactivity and features
| were entirely absent from the trade. The
| only influence on prices was the tone of
| wheat, and as that was strong, corn adj
/ vanced. though slightly. May corn open
/ ed from 267sc to &c, sold a 26Ac closing
! at 26BGIc-a shade higher than yester-
4 day. Cash corn was steady.
Oats relied exclusively on other grains
| for direction. Trading was restricted to
very narrow limits probably more on ac-
/ count of the half holiday indisposition TO
! do business, than from any other cause.
| May oats closed a shade higher than yes
| terday. Cash oats were weak sample
| effecting sales, and quoted prices from
! a to q of a cent under yesterday. The
| nominal close was strengthened some
what by the action of wheat market.
Provisions were slightly reduced in
| price, through the detrimental effect Of a
| weaker hog market, trading was fairly
active, but unquestionably local. The
! packers were on both sides of the market
to limited extent, but professionals took
| only luke-warm interest. January pork
/ closed 212c higher; January lard and ribs
! were unchanged.
! Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest Closing.