The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-27
GRAIN. PROVISIONS. ETC.

New York, Feb. 26.-Flour unchanged;
dull; steady; southern flour unchanged;
quiet. Wheat moderately active; easier;
No. red, store and elevator, SlaSlMc;
afioat. 8212dS2afc; options were fairly ac-
tive and Irregular, closing weak at 1s4$sc
decline; No. red, February 74a4c; May,
scarce; firm; dull; No. 2, 36a4c, elevator;
37Ac, afoat; options We're dun and steady
at Ac decline; February, SIC; May, 36Ac;
July. 379sc. Oats dull firm options dull;
easier; February, 26hc; March 25&c; May,
25%c spot, prices: No. 2. 26hc; No: 2
white Tic; mixed western 26iaQZll5c
Hay and wool quiet; unchanged. Beef
sif 5E SS51'@Trin eEFe9ds bssi fasl staaa
meats quiet; unchanged. Lard quiet:
easy; western steam, S5.60dS562h; city,
$500; May, $3.50; refined quiet; continent
sos; South America, $6.15; compound, %.75
1880 Pork moderate demand;, steady
mess, $40. 250l075. Butter, choice firm
fairly actiyei state diary. 9Q20c do cream
cry, held l3mlS12c; western crea merry, l4GD
22c; Elgins, 22c. Cotton seed OIL. steady;
moderate demand; crude. BIC: yellow
prime. 25Q251zc; do off grade. 25c. Rice
and molasses firm; unchanged Peanuts
quiet; hand-picked fancy, 4%c. Coffee
easy; unchanged to points down March,
12.4Oql2. 45ci April u. l5c; May, 1l.s5qll soc;
June, l1.59c; July, 11.25M11. Soc September,
l0.13qlO.S5ci DECEMBER, l0.5Oc; spot Rio
dull; steady; No. 7, 1Shc. Sugar raw,
quiet; steady; fair refining, 3%c5 cen
nominal; cotton, 3-S2d; grain. 1%d.
Chicago, Feb. 26, noon,-The market
opened for wheat, May, 66ssc; corn, May
5o9sc; pork, May. 1915; lard, May, S5.45G
5.4715; ribs, May $5071a
Chicago, Feb. 26.-The bull fever i'm
wheat was subjected to some abatement
over night. and to-day's prices were at ali
times below the closing ones of yester-
day. As the advance was originally due
to LiverpooPs strength. 50 the decline
was traceable to the weakness of that
market The morning cables showed only
an Indifferent response to the boom of
yesterday, and when the crowd considered
the fine weather and large northwestern
receipts in connection herewith, they felt
disposed to market some of the wheat
bought on impulse yesterday. but as the
demand seemed unequal to the offerings,
decline necessarily resulted. The trade
was scattered, no heavy concentrated OPP
erations being noted. the days business
terday. May wheat opened from 67h to
661sc, sold between 67Ac and 65l5c, closing
at 669sq66Ac-34c under yesterday. Cash
wheat was steady.
Corn-The receipts, present and pros
pective, is the absorbing consideration
in the market at the present time. Whilst
less than those of yesterday. there We're,
however, considerably in excess of the
estimate. This tended to produce back
ward disposition among buyers The
weakness of wheat was also a discour-
aging factor, and prices easily fell away
under the circumstances. May corn open
ed at 3Oac, sold between sJa4U3O1sc and
301A@305sc, closing at 3O3s039Ac-A63sc Qn-
der yesterday. Cash corn was steady.
Oats-The losses in other grains had
a sympathetic effect Of weakness on oats
Business was slow and inactive, and OPP
orators found little opportunity for ac-
ton either way. May closed &c under yes
terday.
Provisions-The same story as yesterday
can be repeated on product Hogs were
lower and that naturally depressed the
tone in provisions. 1t is reported that
the consumption of hog meats shows a
explanation of the heavy feeling in the
market. At the close May pork was 21R@15c
lower than yesterday. May lard a shade
lower, and May ribs PIC lower
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening Highest. Lowest Closing