The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-17
GRAINS, PROVISIONS. ETC.

New York Feb. 16.-F'lour, dull easy
and unchanged: southern -four, duh and
unchanged. Wheat, spot, moderately ac-
tive, easier; f. o. b., S93sc; ungraded red,
7lQ90c; options were less active and closed
weak at s0lAc decline. No. 2 red, Feb
ruary, @%c; March, S13ic; April. S0Ac
May. 1870; June 79c; July, T71sc; Septem-
Der, 14Ac Corn. spots, dull and easier;
No. ?, &Ac elevator, 29hc afioat; options
ruary 2S@sc; May, 26Bc; July. 303sc. Oats,
spots. more active, steady; options, weak
er; February, 2lc; May, Zlc; July, 2lssc;
spot, No. 2, 21Ac No. 2 white, 2Sc; mixed
western, 2lM23c Hay, choice, steady and
quiet; shipping, 55c; good TO choice, 1212fp
soc. Hides, hrm and unchanged. Wool,
changed. Beef, steady family, $9.00m1050;
extra mess, $7006S.O0; beef hams, strong
and quiet at $1S.O0n1S.50; tierced beef, dull
and easy; city extra India mess $1,000
14OO Cut meats, quiet and firm; picked
bellies, Acc; shoulders, 4An5c; hams, "a
@9c. Lard, quiet and easier; western
steam; 4.07c; city, 3.65c: May. 4.20c; reiin-
ed, firm; continent, 435c South American,
4.60c; compound, 4Gf4hc. Pork. easy. with
moderate demand; new mess, w 20fds TO-
Butter weaker; state dairy l9dl9c; state
creamery, 13M19c; Elgins 2Oc. Cotton seed
oil, firm, quiet; crude, 2)n2Oiac; yellow
prime, 2Sl2d2ic. Rice, fairly active, firm
and unchanged Aiolasses, steady and
unchanged Peanuts, quiet and weak /:
fancy hand-picked. 3lsN3%c. Coffee, quiet
and unchanged 70 3 points up; March
9.0509 10c; May 9.1OM91jc; July, 9lbc; Au-
gust, 9.20c; September, 9.1509. 2Oc; Decem-
Der, 9.2O0925c: spot Rio. dull and weak;
No Z, $40. Sugar. raw. duh; fair re-
filming, 2 l3-16c. centritugals, 33-l6n3Ac
Freights to Liverpool quiet; cotton, by
steam, l7lec per 100 pounds grain by
Chicago, Feb. 16. noon.-wheat, May,
74c. Corn, May, 23i9c Pork, May, M:@la
MZ9o. Lard May, $59oq3.92ls. Ribs May.
Chicago Feb l6.-Wheat to-day worked
its way back to where IL was prior TO the
fright caused by lac Cretan situation.
The news from Europe this morning was
more peaceful and as an indication OF
the absence of alarm, the British con-
soils were higher, recovering the slight de.
cline OF yesterday. The market opened
sc to 1c under yesterday and declined an-
other cent during the session. There was
a steadier tone near the close, shorts
covering freely and holders Of puts buy
ing against their privileges. May wheat
oTened from INC TO Aatc sold between
7l5sc and 13Ssc, closing lNfl4sc under yes
terday. Cash wheat was weak and~al3sc
Cora-The retrogression IN wheat prices
had the effect of weakening corn during
the morning and the decline then made
some buying yesterday on the war talk.
ana the corn then accumulated sought a
market this morning; Prices deciined IN
tsr iay. May corn opened AZ 2iAc, dropped
20 23atc, closing at 23i4c Did-@sHl2c under
yesterday Cash corn was steady at yes
oats, having benefited by yesterdays
bulge In wheat, were. as the natural or
der, adversely governed by the woak
ness which prevailed in the leading mar
I ket. May oats closed &c lower. Cash
oats We're quiet and steady.
provisions-A large excess In the num-
Der Of hogs received this morning over
the number estimated carried prices at
the yards lower Provisions were weak.
in sympathy and were likewise depressed
by the weakness OF wheat. May pork
closed l7ikc lower. May lard TIC lower ana
May ribs i0c lower.
Leading futures ranged a. follows:
Opening. Highest Lowest Closing
Wheat
Feb ......G z5M 72A ia