The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-06
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New York March 5.-Flour steady, un-
changed; southern flour quiet. unchanged.
Wheat, spot active; ungraded red, 71QS7c;
options were active, closing strong at rs
@Ac advance: No. 2 red, March, S3Ac;
May, 923sc; July, SO11c; September, T7sc.
Corn, spots, duh, firmer; No. 3 2915c ele
vator; S0lsc ahoat; options were dull and
firm at 1aQ% cent advance; March, 291ac;
May, SOC. Oats, spots, dun, strong; May.
2l7sc; spot prices No. 2, 21%c; No. 2,
white, 2315c; mixed western, 20Q23c. Hay,
better grades firm; shipping. 55d571zc;
good TO choice, 72124S0c. Hides firm, un-
changed. Wool firm, unchanged. Beef
quiet, unchanged. Beef hams steady;
$3.50. Tierced beef steady, unchanged.
Cut meats quiet, firm, unchanged. Lard
quiet, stronger western steam, 1850
4S71kc; city, 4Q4.05c; May. 4d4l3c; refined
stronger; continent, 4.70c; South America,
49Oc compound 41s6414c. Pork quiet UNI
changed. Butter, fancy, steady; state
dairy. 1OG1Sc; do creamery, 13Q1Slac FL
gins, 19c. Cotton seed oil firm; crude 2O0
20lbc; yellow prime. 23l5c. Rice firm,
steady, unchanged. Molasses unchanged.
Peanuts unchanged. Coffee unchanged to
points down. May, $780, June, S.95Q9c;
spot Rio dull, steady; No. 7, 912Q9Ssc. Su-
gar, raw, dull, nominal; fair refining, CSC;
refined quiet, unchanged. Freights to
Liverpool quiet, steady, unchanged.
GDlCdROt o. F.,
754q75#c. Corn, May, 24AG242sc. Pork,
May. $s.27lkqSSC. Lard, May. $4.2O. Ribs.
May, S4.S715.
Chicago, ILL.,, March 5.-Wheat was gov
erned exclusively by the European war
scare to-day. Early, a decline in English
consols and an advance in wheat prices
at Liverpool, indicating that the alarm
felt at points nearer the center of trouble
and later the press dispatches, given even
a more positive condition Of disquiet, kept
traders in a nervous state. After the first
bulge took place there was a reaction,
but, finally, the pit became excited and
prices rose sharply. Continental bourses
were said to be in an apprehensive mood,
that fact tending to make more pro-
nounced the unrest here. Notwithstand-
ing the war news, New York reported
that no acceptance of last nights offers
had been received. May wheat opened
from 761sc to 76Ac, sold between 75ssc and
765kc, closing at the outside-191kc higher
than yesterday Cash wheat was firm
and 1c per bushel higher.
Corn was affected by the war alarm, by
lighter receipts than were expected, aud
by the burning of an elevator at Peoria,
containing 100000 bushels of this grain.
The house which owned the elevator was
a good buyer In this market. evidently
moving hedges" against the burnt grain
May corn opened at 24hc, sold between
2llAc ana Zi9sc, CLOSING at the outslue-12W
&c higher than yesterday Cash corn
was firm. contract grades being quoted
Ac higher, and others steady
The house that bought corn against the
burnt elevator stock at Peoria, was also
prominent as a purchaser Of oats-there
having been 10000 bushels of this grain
lost. This was a firmlng influence as was
also the general speculative uneasiness
noted in the other grains. May oats
closed ss6ikc higher. Cash oats We're
steady to firm, closing nominally higher,
with the futures.
Provisions-The product market expert
enced considerable activity and the tone
was firm. A higher hog market was one
inducement to buyers, in addition to which
the bulls appreciated the full conse-
quences OF European trouble, and were
to-day, inclined 20 anticipate II. May
pork closed 12ihc higher; May lard. SC
higher; May ribs TIC higher
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing
Wheat
March ..75Aa75N 75a 7lss 75ss