The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-22
GRAIN, PROVISIONS. ETC.

New York Aug I-Flour firm and
higher Rye -four stronger: super fine,
$2.S5G310. Corn mea strong; yellow west
ern. Toe. Rye stronger; No. , western,
size. Barley duh at 29ia030c. Barley
malt quiet; western. 4SG5Sc.
Wheat, spot, strong No. 2 red store and
elevator. s1O9%. Options opened strong on
feverish buying and advanced excitedly all
the morning on higher cables, large week
ly exports and general bullish news. closed
53sd6kc net higher. selling up 1ac more on
the curb; No 2 red August closed, $1.07Is;
September, n.OAd1055s. closed $105l5.
December, H.0)6l. 037s, closed $l.035s.
Corn, spot, market strong; No. 2 36hc;
options opened strong and advanced all
day on an active trade, stimulated by bull
ish feeling and the jump in wheat; August
closed, 36i2c September 355Q36l2c, closed
961sc; December closed SSAc.
oats. spot, strong; No. 2, 25c; options
fairly active and strong with the other
markets, closing 1lac net higher; August
closed, 25c; September, 24lac; October, Ahc;
December, 25lkc. Hay quiet, shipping, As
d50c; good to choice, 60Q75c. Hops
quiet. Hides firm. Leather firm;
Hemlock sole, Buenos Ayres. 19Q2Oc.
Wool firm; fleece, 2GdNc: pulled No. 2 to
extra 27d40c. Beef firm; family IS. 5O00
10 90; extra mess, $75OaSO) Beef hams,
IS. 90; packet, sSOOd9OO. Cut meats firmer;
picked bellies. 624dsc; picked shoulders.
5GD5Bc; picked hams, SH08&c. Lard
strong; western steamed, 5.05c refined
strong. Pork stronger; old mess, 50. 25@9 30;
new mess, $40 25d1050; short clear. $4,000
1900; family, $40 25Q1lO0.
Tomatoes, per box or crate, as to qaulity,
20a6oc. Butter very firm; western cream
cry, l241Sc; do factory. 7lz@llc; Elgins. lSc
imitation creamery, 10u13c; state dairy, 10
GDl6c; do creamery, 12d1Sc. Cheese steady.
Tallow quiet. Petroleum dull Rice firm;
fair to extra, 4ik064s. Molasses firm: New
Orleans open kettle, good 70 choice, ga
30c, Cotton seed oil firm. but not active;
prime summer yellow 26a26izc; Off do, 25
Q25lsc; butter grades, 3OG32c; prime sum
mer white 2SG29c; prime winter yellow,
33c. Coffee, options steady at unchanged
prices TO points decline, and closed dull,
net unchanged TO points decline: sales
1900 bags; November 6.55c; December $40
TgG75c; spot coffee, Rio duh; No. invoice.
csc; do iobbing. 73sc; mild quiet and easy;
Cordova, lOiI0iGl2c Sugar. raw firm;
fair refining, 3Ac; centrifugal, 9G-test. 334c;
refined firm.
Chicago, Aug. H-Dollar wheat was
reached IN Chicago to-day. The Septem-
Der option reached the figure a few min
utes before the close and wound up an ex-
cited days session at g9iAc an advance Of
81 cents since yesterday. December closed
az an equal gain For the first time since
the recent phenomenal advance began,
leaders Of the bull clique let good large
blocks Of their holdings. which In a meas
ure relieved the strain The excitement In
wheat was shared by all the other markets,
trading In corn especially being tremen-
dous. Corn closed an a o. advance and
oats wound up l#e higher. provisions. AFT
or an early squirt sank. back and closed
unchanged at TIC higher
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing