The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-01
GRAIN. PROVISIONS. ETC.

New York. March S1.-F'lour unchang-
ed, dull, easy. Southern flour unchanged,
Wheat spot market fairly active, firm No.
red store and elevator 70; afoat S012c.
Option opened firm and advanced, Adasc,
declined Vase, closed firm and unchang-
ed with slow trade. No red April, 40;
6912c; Sept, 69Ae; Dec, nlRc. Corn spot
scarce, firm, dull No. 3. 37l2c elevator;
SSlkc afioat. Options were dull and easy
at sc decline. April, S5&4c; May, S5ssc;
weaker; options dull, easier; May, 24lsc;
Spot prices No. ?, 24s4c; No. white, Doc;
Mixed western, 25n2bc, Hay, prime
steadier; shipping, 62lad721ac; good to
choice 9OcGSi6O. Beef, quiet, unchanged.
Beef hams dull, $1450Ql5.O0. Tierced beef
inactive, city extra, India mess, $500 q
1850. Cut meats quiet picked bellies,
4Ac; shoulders, 42c; hams, S209c. Lard
quiet easy, western steam. 530c bid; city
a. 4.90c May, 5.35c. Refined slow; conti-
nent 5.65c; South American, &c; compound,
mess $S.754950. Tallow quiet, barely
steady; country S3s@%c. Cotton seed oil
quiet, steadier; crude, 2lc; yellow prime,
2512c bid; do off grade, 2514d25l5c. Rice firm,
mand, unchanged. Peanuts, moderate de-
mand, fancy hand-picked. 4Ad5c. Coffee
steady, unchanged to 10 points down
April Il. S5T12. soc May, u. 45d12 SOC June 121
Spot Rio dull, steady; No. T. l3%c. Sugar
raw firm, fair demand; fair refining, 324 C
Refined, 1-l6c higher; more active; No 6
9-l6c. Standard A, 3-l6c; cut loaf and
crushed, 13-16c; granulated, 3 13-l6c
Freights to Liverpool market quiet; cotton
by. steam, S-S2d; grain by steam, lee
asked
Chicago, March 81, noon.-The market
opened for wheat. May. 63Aq6S$sc; corn
May, 293sc; pork, IS. 42126tS. As; lard, May
$40; ribs. May, ST. 60Q4.65.
Chicago March 3.-Wheat, after a ses
sion barren of particular incident, CLOSED
slightly lower than last night The sell
ing was rather superior to the buying, thu
fact that many of the sales were made BY
small brokers leading to the impression
that Armour was not pushing the bull
campaign, but, on the contrary, wa
quietly disposing Of wheat. Thoman's re
hands Of subscribers last Saturday wa
given to the public to-day. 1t made tn
condition of winter wheat 500 per cent.
1t had no effect on prices, decline taking
place shortly after the announcement
whereas the report was bullishly interpret
ed. Bradstreet's report of the world 5 sup
ply gave a decrease of 2,2S6,0OO bushels
At the opening a steady to firmer feeling
prevailed, but the tone changed later ant
as there was no enthusiasm on the buyinl
side there was scarcely any recover,
from the inside point. May wheat open
and &c. closing at 63lsc-14c under yester
day. Cash wheat was steady.
Corn-There was no pretense of activity
in corn. Trade was dull as It was posi-
the semblance of a market. Quotations
were esta blished on the basis of strength
or weakness of wheat. There was some
buying against puts and selling agains
calls, these privileges still ruling out Of
proportion, the former selling higher thar
the latter. May corn opened at 29l2c, sole
between 291aG295sc and 293sc, closing a
293sM29ihc-a shade under yesterday. Casf
corn was easy and Ac lower.
Oats were moved by the fluctuations o.
wheat and corn. May, however exhibited
more frmness than the distant deliveries
closing a shade over yesterday, whilst Ju'
Nv and September closed at slight de-
cline. Cash oats were weak and &c lower
Provisions-There was another slump II
provisions to-day, but it was unaccompa'
MED by ANYTHING extraordinary in the way
Of activity. The opening was easy 9sy and and
MARKET having declined 10d15c. Later in
the day the offerings asserted themselves
with the result above mentioned; At the
close MAY pork was % cents under; May
lard SC lower and May ribs nc lower
Domestic markets were quiet and steady
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest Lowest. Closing