The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-04

pulet' minnesota patents. "a 1o5oa or. -
oi ts unchanged; southern four ouiet ~
ontias ~ wheat; spot dun, &c lower with
76l sl S,eauy' l. O. b., S5%c; ungraded rod
'v4ooc, NO northern, S5%c: ontione "a
Vanced he, declined a6,1c cIosir,er a,i-
~ 9sQ4c below yesterday with 9rast.lnN
uuil' NO red March. S2thc. No, eosI -
July, Csc; September 769kc Corn snlt
quiet' nrm; No. 2 29c, elevator. 90c a..
&C. nt white &c; steamer mixed 9eIzSt
~, W. o. zoc; new, No. 2, 27glc: ontions
Fe,~,, audi ana ana ilrm' at unchanged prices
~ uary; &c; May, 29l5c; July. 3lc. Oats.
Spots dull. firm; options ann non,inaii,,'
g. os1 Iower' May, 2l19c spot prices: No ?
Slt2c; NO 2 white, 23bc; mixed tyostor,,
4o4-9c. nay firm; shipping, 55G,B71bc. good
70 choice' fz15QS0e. Wool firm nnoderata
u ,, unchanged. Beef quiet firm nm
t Iianse .. Seer hams firm, SIS. 50; tierced
peel steady, UNCHANGED: emf noa,,ts a..
wanted, unchanged. Lard ouIet biohar,
western steam, 1901 .35c; city. 4 loo. NAV
4'59c nominal; refined 1rmer. continent
4.oOc' south America, 49Oc: command AZ
41Sc; FORK firmer, quiet; new mess IL "a
qS'oC. Butter, fancy, fairly active and
9oST1e;yy STATE dairy, 1Od1Sc do creamery.
a.,, r. GIsins' l9c. Eggs easy; south
eIh' u729l2c. Cotton seed oil quiet. easv,
crcde' 2Oc; yellow prime, 23G2sIbc. Rice
Hrh' good demand. Molasses steady nm.
changed. Peanuts quiet UNCHANGED COZ
Zee duli, unchanged to 5 points down,
a sa; y'O0c; April, 9.10c; April and Nav
S.mc; July, Disc; December, 9. zoe: Janua.
az ''HSci spot Rio duh, steady; No. z
S7sc. sugar raw, easier, quiet; fair re-
ming, 2Ac; refined dun, UNCHANGED
freights to Liverpool quiet, steady an
changed. an
chicago, March 3-noon.-Wheat Nav
Io1sc Corn, May, ABc Pork, May, IS. 121Sc'
Lara S,S, may A.l21s. Ribs. May. s4.25
Shloaeo' March Slower prices for
wheat were established to-day The Do
cline was gradual, with no sensationaI
breaks attending. For an hour after the
opening little progress was made In either
ulrectlon, the preference of traders beine,
however, for the Tong" side. Openinp
quotations were from nc to nc under
yesterdays close, the decline taking place
oli .ne cufp. IL was due mainly to weak
ness at Liverpool. Afterward a firm ZONE
developed on lower English consols which
We're taken as an indication of an uneasy
polltlcal feeling in Europe Some appre-
henslon as TO the crop situation in this
country was likewise felt, and that natu-
RAINY inspired some buying. Foreigners.
however, continued to show Indifference
closing quotations on English consols
were higher Export clearances were
hght and the demand for milling pur-
poses was at a standstill These dir
cumstances al length induced freer offer
lngs ana discouraged buying, the conse-
quences being a steady decline until near
the close. when buying against puts"
caused trifiing rally. May wheat OPEN
ed from 751zc to 75s4c, sold between 76kc
and 74%c, closing at 747s075c-7kc under
Yesterday. Cash wheat was easy and
hqAc per bushel lower
The principal characteristic of the corn
market was its dullness. Shippers ana
receivers were doing little, If anytime
and local traders transactions were in
small lots, with the wheat market as a
guide May corn opened at 24I6c. sold at
24hH24hc, closing at 24c bid-hc under
Yesterday. Cash corn was easy and M
Nc lower.
Oats were quite neglected, no interest
being shown. The trade was In small
and unimportant amounts, with the hv-
erage tone of the market steady. Cash
oats were steady.
ProVisions-The early trade In provisions
was slow. nothing of Importance trans
piring. Packers were on both sides of the
market TO moderate extent. Few com
mission houses had orders, and such as
were received amounted 10 little The
prevailing tone was steady inspired by a
firm hog market. Later on good buying
by several packing institutions prices adj
vanced. May pork closed l0c higher, Nay
lard and May ribs each 7Ikc higher,
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest Lowest. Closing