The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-27
GRAINS, PROVISIONS. ETC.

New York, Feb. 26.-Flour steady; I'm
changed; quiet; southern flour; quiet un-
changed. Wheat spot, market dun cas-
Ter, closing steady; ungraded red, 74QtS9c;
options opened weak and declined re to
&c rallied 4c to 12c, declined 1sc to sc,
rallied &c to ssc and closed weak at 2sc
to 7sc under yesterday with trading fair
ly active; No. red, February, S03sc;
March, 8O9sc. Corn, spots, dull; weaker;
No. ?, 2S9sc, elevator; 29G295sc, afloat,
steamer mixed, 271ac; options were dull
and closed weak at &c to sc decline;
February, 2S9sc; May, 293sc; July, 3034c.
Oats dull; steady; options dull; 1sc lower;
weak; May, 213sc; spot, No. 2, 21l2c; No.
2 white 23lac; mixed western, 2112G2212c.
Hay quiet; prime steady; shipping, 559
size; good to choice, 721a@7715c. Hides
firm; unchanged. Wool firm; moderate
demand; unchanged. Beef quiet firm;
family, $9.OOQ1O.50; extra mess, s7OOqS.00.
Beef hams firm; $3.50. Tierced beef
steady; quiet; city extra India mess, $500
G1400. Cut meats firm; fair demand;
picked bellies, 4ac; shoulders, 4AG5o;
hams. SA19c. Lard quiet; unsettled;
western steam, 4.2212c; city, 3.s5c; May,
4.40c, nominal; refined quiet; continent,
Also; South America. 465c; compound, AZ
4Ac. Pork quiet; firm; new mess. $3.50
S.75c. Butter, fancy, steady; moderate
demand; state dairy, 10Q1Sc; do cream
cry, lO1llo lJCs ESSS SlCdugS
state and Pennsylvania, 211ac; western
fresh, lie; southern, 16@16Ac. Cotton seed
oil quiet firm; crude, 2O1sc; yellow, 23l99
24c. Rice firm; unchanged. Molasses
steady; unchanged. Peanuts quiet; fancy
hand-picked, 31aa3a4c. Coffee dull; I'M
changed to 5 points down; May, 9.2Oc;
September, $500; spot Rio dull; steady;
No. Z, 93sc. Sugar raw, easy; quiet; fair
refining. 2 13-16q27sc; refined quiet; un-
ahanOad Eraiphtc tn IIWprnOOi OIIipt.
steady; cotton, 171Ac per 100 pounds; grain,
2$4d
Chicago, Feb. g. noon.-Wheat May
741sc. Corn, May, 23%G24c. Pork, May
$S.O0GS021a. Lard, May, %,0712. Ribs, May
$4121a.
Chicago, Feb. 26.-Holders of wheat had
neither a profitable nor an enjoyable ex-
perience to-day, but despite adverse news,
the decline in prices, which took place
met with stubborn resistance. Around the
put" price and below it the demand prov
ed important enough to check the falling
tendency. May wheat opened from 7415@
745sd742tc, sold at 7i7s@7Sa4c, closing at 74B
874i4c, sc under yesterday. Cash wheat
was irregular, closing u cent under yes
terday.
Corn-A few trades in moderately large
lots of corn took place. the sellers being
commission houses and the buyers local
scalpers. With the exception of the bust
ness referred TO, the market was lfeless
or as near so as it was possible to be.
Little news aside from the regular daily
statistics was in circulation. May corn
opened at 24Ac, sold between 2i9s@237sc,
closing at 2S7k@24c, * of a cent under yes
terday. Cash corn was steady, the nominal
closing being easy with the futures.
Oats-On fair sized line of short oats,
probably 100000 to 100000 bushels, was COW
cred during the morning, but when that
demand was removed, the market flatten-
ed out and prices ruled easy and business
dull. The movement of prices generally
was in accordance with that in wheat and
corn. May oats closed AQ3sc under yes
terday. Cash oats were steady closing
nominally easy.
Provisions-The prevailing dizziness in
other speculative markets penetrated that
Of product early. No trade that In any
way saVored of Importance or significance,
was then noted. Prices were a little low
err, in tribute 20 a weak hog market.
Later in the day prices tirmed
up on buying by a prominent pack
or and commission houses representing
English interests. May pork closed 5Gl7l4c
higher; May lard a shade higher and May
ribe 2iac higher.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Onpninu Highest, Lowest. Closing,