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

Trading fairly active: No. . rod NJ,
Csc May slice; July. 7gi5c. Santn is,io en-
nc Corn spots quiet and firm: No . s9S.o
elevator; 29AG30c ahoat: steamer mixed
-9Ac' new NO. 2. 21lam272lc elevator: on
uohs were dun and firm at UNCHANGED
prices TO hc above March, 29c; Nav 29i6c.
july, 6le. oats, spots were dun but firm
options were tirmer; May, 2l5kc: snot
prices No. ?, 2llhc: No. 9 white 22isc.
mixed western, 20M23c. Hay, choice firm
others easy; shipping, 55G57c; good to
cnolce' iz52QS0c. Hides. firm and I'M
changed. WOOL firm, moderately active
and unchanged. Beef quiet. steady ana
unchanged; beef hams. strong AZ sAS 5O.
uerced beef, steady and unchanged. Cut
meats. hrm; picked bellies, 41sc shout
uers, oHoAc; hams, Sl509c. Lard quiet
but unsettled; western steam. 425c; city
5S5d4c; May, 4.35c nominal refined, dull:
continent, 4.55c; South American. 4S5c;
compound, 404l4c. Pork, quiet and steady
ana unchanged. Butter, fairly active :
fancy, steady; state dairy, 1O0rlsc; state
creamery, lS@1Shc Elgine, 19c Cotton
SEED OIL quiet, steady and unchanged
Rice firm and unchanged. Molasses,
moderate demand; New Orleans open ket-
tie, good to choice, 1902ic. Peanuts. quiet
and unchanged. coffee, steady and I'M
changed to points up; March 9O5c;
April, 9.10d9.15c; September, 920c Octo-
ber 9,2Oc; December 9.25c; spot Rio, duh
and steady; No. z, 95sc Sugar raw, dun,
nominal fair refining 2 l3-16c: centrlfu-
gals, 96-test, SIC; refined, unchanged and
dull Freights to Liverpool quiet and UNI
changed
Chicago, March 2.-noon-iWheat. May,
76c. Corn, May, 24hc. Pork, May, $S071a.
Lard, May, $4.O7l2. Ribs May 1920.
Chicago, Ill, March 2.-The wheat mar
ket to-day was noted for sharp fluctua-
tions, and for temporary buoyancy. At
one time prices were about az cents above
yesterdays close. but the greater part of
the bulge disappeared before the close,
final quotations showing but half a cent
net gain for the day. st. Louis led the
boom, and was also responsible for the
subsequent break. May wheat at that
I place jumped to 2 cents over yesterday,
j but afterwards lost cents II was said
+ that a short in that market settled after,
I which the price was permitted to drop.
/ May wheat opened 755sQ753sc, advanced
/ to 7634c, closing at 75A@757sc-1zc higher
I than yesterday. Cash wheat was firm and
/ 16115c higher, closing lac higher.
Trading in corn was moderate with no
! feature of noteworthy characteristic.
1 Commission houses were the best buyers,
/ whilst there was some selling. The indie
/ pendent sentiment in this grain is far
from bearsh. Some of to-days selling
/ was assumed to be for prominent St
4 Louis long. May corn opened at 24lAc,
sold at 2fkc. closing at 2ibc-unchanged
/ from yesterday. Cash corn was steady.
oats were dun and neglected, no large
/ orders being executed and the number OF
/ small ones being limited. There was no
/ particular change in cash oats. The trade
/ was moderately active and featureless.
I Provisions-The provision market was
I fairly steady at the opening, but after
wards became heavy, with trade stagnant
! A decline in hog prices was the primary
motive for weakness May pork and lard
each closed nc lower than yesterday.
May ribs sc lower
Leading futures ranged as follows;
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.