The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-31
GRAIN. PROVISIONS. ETC.

New York, Jan. 30.-Flour steady. very
dull, unchanged; southern flour steady,
dull, unchanged. Wheat. spot market ac-
tive, firmer; f. o. b. 9414c; ungraded. red,
76Q95c; options were fairly active and IT.
regular, closing firm at 11sq1% cent adj
vance; No. 2. red. February, sic; March,
SIC; May, S2i4c; July, 795sc. Corn. spots,
dull, firm; No. 2, 29iAc elevator; 30hc
afioat; options were dull and firm at I'M
changed prices, to u cent advance; Feb
ruary, 29Ac; May, 30hc; July, a3sc oats,
spots, quiet, firm; options duh, steady;
February, 2ll5c; May, 2214c; July 23c; spot,
No. 2 white, 24c; mixed western, 22d2fc.
Hay, prime, steady; shipping, Doc; good to
choice, 7215US0c. Hides unchanged, firm.
Wool, moderate demand, firm; unchanged.
Beef firm; family $925d1050; extra mess,
$IOq8.0O Beef hams steady; S17. 5001S. 90.
llrced beef quiet; city extra India mess,
$13.00G1400 Cut meats steady; picked
bellies. 4ssc; shoulders, 45d4%c; hams, 81
q9c. Lard quiet. firm; western steam,
Also, nominal; city, 4.6Oc; refined quiet
continent. 445c; South America, 4.7Oc
compound, 4AQ47sc. Pork quiet. Butter
quiet; fancy firm; state dairy, 10d15c; do
creamery. 13G19c; Elgins, 2Oq2Oiz. Cotton
seed oil quiet; crude zoe; yellow prime, DC.
Rice firm, unchanged. Molasses quiet,
easy, unchanged. Peanuts quiet; fancy
handpicked, 324c. Coffee firm, 5G10 points
up; February, 9.35c; April, 9.45c; Septem-
Der, 9.50c; December, $500; spot Rio steady,
quiet; No z, SIC. Sugar raw, dull, steady;
fair refining, 224c; centrifugals, 96-test,
$500 3-16c; refined sugar dun, easy, I'M
changed. Freights to Liverpool market
quiet; cotton by steam, 7-64d; grain by
steam, Pad.
Chicago, Jan. 20. noon.-Wheat, Janua-
ry, 73%c. Corn, January, 22Isd22i4c. Pork,
January, T72l2. Lard, January, $3s7ia.
Ribs. January. 1874.
Chicago, ILL.,, Jan. 3O-Wheat had very
active market within a 1c range of prices
to-day. Shorts covered freely, and IN so
doing afforded considerable strength to
the situation. Several sharp bulges took
place, but there was a corresponding num-
Der of weak spots May opened from
751ac to 75l4c. sold between 747Sc and 76c.
closing at 75l5c-4a7sc higher than yes
terday. Cash wheat was irregular, clos
ing 1a4Ac per bushel higher
Corn-BetteH prices were quotable in
corn early In the session. but the weak
ness of wheat. after the first fifteen min
utes had an adverse effect SubseQilent-
~. when the rally IN the leading market
occurred, there was corresponding
strengthening OF the tone OF corn. May
corn opened at 2iizc, sold between 2issc
ana &c, closing at 2iisM2ft c-3SMi4c un-
der yesterday Cash corn was quiet and
4c higher closing easy.
oats were IN good demand and a fair
" active trade was noted. The action OF
wheat and corn served as a guide for
traders. the tone varying To accord there
with. May oats closed isahc lower. Cash
oats were steady.
Provisions-Five cents advance in hog
prices this morning was Instrumental In
STRENGTHENING the tone OF the product
market. There were rather free Offer
ings, however, and the early advance was
not sustained. May pork closed 2iac low
or than yesterday; May lard and ribs each
d shade lower.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing