The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-13
GRAIN, PROVISIONS. ETC.

New York, March 12.-Flour was quiet
and easy; Minnesota patents, &.50q4.S0;
Others unchanged; southern flour, quiet
and unchanged. Wheat, spot market, dull
and weaker; f. o. b., 82%c; ungraded red,
670SSc; options declined 9sd11sc, on weak
er cables and lower western markets, raj
lied 11s6G12sc, fell Ac, closing firm at "a
5sc over yesterday, with trading more
active; No. red, March, S0Ac; May, 78&c;
July, TIC; September, FAC. Corn, spots,
dull but firm; No. 2, 29Ac elevator; 30Ac
afioat; steamer mixed, &c; steamer mixed,
yellow, &c; options were dull and firm at
unchanged prices to 1sc advance; March,
29329Ac; May, 2934c. Oats, spots, dull and
steady, with options dull; May, 2l12c; July,
22c; No. 2, PC; No. white, 24c; mixed
western, 21424c. Hay, steady and I'M
changed. Hides, firm, fair demand and
unchanged. Wool, firm and unchanged.
Beef quiet, steady and unchanged; beef
hams, firm at $3.50; tierced beef steady,
unhanged. Cut meats, firm, fair demand
and unchanged. Lard, quiet, firmer; west
ern, $40 asked; May, $3.50; refined, dull;
continent, &.75; South American, $500;
compound, 4lsq414c. Pork, firm, quiet and
unchanged. Butter, choice, steady, fair
demand; state dairy, 9Q1Sc; state cream
cry, Boise; Elgins, 1870. Rice, moderately
active, firm and unchanged. Molasses,
steady quiet and unchanged Peanuts,
quiet and unchanged. Coffee, quiet, to
10 points UP; March, S.70G1S.75c; April, S.70c;
May. S.70GlS 75c; August, SS5c; September,
s.SOdS SIC; spot Rio, dull and easy; No. Z
9AG92sc Sugar, raw, dull, firm; fair re-
filming, 13-16c; refined, quiet and I'M
changed. Freights to Liverpool, quiet and
unchanged.
Chicago, March 70, noon.-Wheat, May,
7i%c; corn. May, 2ihc; pork, May, $50;
lard, May, $40, ribs. May, $780,
A n
of profund weakness attended with heavy
liquidation of long wheat, the market for
that grain strengthened up and advanced,
closing fractionally higher than yesterday.
At the opening the feeling was steady, but
the crowd was intent on loosening more
wheat and eventually succeeded in doing
so, prices plunging about a cent under the
final figures of yesterday. May wheat
opened at 721hc, sold between 72ssG721sc,
and 73c, closing at 72bg7Sc-hq2sc higher
than yesterday. Cash wheat was irregu-
lar, selling lower during the morning, but
recovering and closing nominally steady.
The corn market was comparatively
steady, closing strong with not much trade
to speak OF at any time. Some demand
from local scalpers was noted, whilst ship
ping houses were Offering moderately. The
moderate movement was, more than any
thing else, the factor In the market. Cold
weather is reported west, which Will prob
ably help the grading OF corn. The war
rumor which caused wheat to advance
near the close was influential for a like
purpose in corn. May corn opened at 2ilsGf
2illc, sold between 24d2iisc. and 247sc,
closing at the outside-hdhc higher than
yesterday. Cash corn was steady.
Oats-Only light trading took place in
oats, the tone OF the market being a re-
Election Of that prevailing In corn. The
only feature to the business was the buy
ing of fair sized line by a prominent
commission house. May oats closed shade
higher than yesterday. Cash oats were
steady, closing firm.
Provisions-The run OF hogs at the stock
yards was considerably smaller than OK
pected, an advance of five cents being the
result. Product derived some encourage
ment from that incident, and was likewise
assisted by the steadiness Of corn. The
strength seen in the grain markets near
the close. extended 10 provisions. May
pork closed 15c higher; May lard 7l5c high
er. and May ribs 12hc higher.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.
Wheat
March M " 7Oh Y
May ...,72ls 70 u%anH 72H@7S