The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-18

wheat spot, firm; No. red, store and
elevator, S5qS51c f. o. b. afioat late Au-
gust; No. / northern New York, S584c
ahoat; No. l northern, Duluth, size afioat;
options opened strong and active on higher
cables. advanced on local covering, but
later declined under realizing induced by
large receipts at Kansas City and reports
OF reseuing of wheat at London. and
closed irregular at 3sQlhc net advance;
July, 62US31Sc, closed, S234c; September
closed, 7SLc: October closed 763tc No
773sc.
Corn, spot, quiet: No .. 312sc elevator:
S2isc ahoat; options opened steady with
the jump in wheat, but subsequently yield
ed TO line crop news and closed only par
tally iac net higher; September closed
S144c.
Oats, spot. quiet; No. >. exc options
were moderately active and steady, clos
ing unchanged; July closed, 21I6G2l%c;
September closed. pc. Hay. duh; ship
ping. 50c; good to choice, 6Od70c. Hops,
quiet. Hides, firm. Leather. firm. Wool,
hrm; domestic fleece 1SG24c; pulled, $50
25c. Beef, quiet; family. $S.50q9.5O; extra
mess, %O0qI50; beef hams $23. 0O624.00:
packet, $S.OO195O; city extra India mess
Sl2OO1l4O0 Cut meats, quiet; picked bel
lies, 5Ss4T2c; picked shoulders, 5isd5Ac;
picked hams, S52Q9c. Lard steady; west
ern steamed, 4.25c nominal: city, $500;
September nominal refined, firm: CONT
nent, 4.6Oc: South American, 4.S5c; COM
pound, S3sQ4lSc. Pork, steady; old mess
N.75GiS.25; new mess, S. 75d9 %; short ,ear.
SS.7oqlO 50; family, So 25G9.75. Butter quiet
ives ,ern creamery. 1lGl5c; western factory,
91Adl21zc; state dairy, 10dl4c: state cream
7qlOlsc, Elgins, 15c; imitation creamery,
1lq15c Cheese. quiet. state, large,
7Ad7Ssc; small. fancy, 7d714c part skins,
4q51sc; full skins, 2l2d3c. Talow, quiet;
city SAc; country, sac as to quality. Pc
troleum dull Rice, fair; domestic 4Isd
&c; Japan, 4q615c. Moasses. steady.
Freights, strong and held higher; cotton,
by steam. l2c; grain, by steam, 2i2d. Pig
iron, quiet: sou thern, $lO.25Ql0.6O; northern,
SO.0OQ12.OO. Coffee, options opened steady
with prices points higher and closed
barely steady. net unchanged to 5 points
advance; sales, 1850 bags. including July
6.75c; September. 6.90d695c; December. TO
Q7l5c; spot, Rio, steady; Cordova- 10la@
161sc Sugar, raw. firm. fair refining, 3lsc:
centrifugal, 96-test. $3.50; sales. 800 bags
Muscovado S9-test, Sisc; refined, steady.
Chicago. July H.-After three days adj
vancing wheat suffered a slight reaction
to-day, September and July each closing
nc lower. Corn surprised the shorts by
closing 1sc higher. oats were quiet, clos
ing unchanged. Provisions were quiet aud
firm.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening Highest Lowest. Closing.
Wheat No. p
July ....76 T1A "A rs
Sept 49,. .7Oss 7ls4 691kd69gs 69%
Dec 80. n%@n1s 727s II nAGn%
Corn, No. p
July .....26B 263s 26 263s
Sept .26l49269s q 26s q
Dec FITS IS 271s@279s Is
Oats, No. ?
July .....179s@17A 175sar% 17A 177s
M sfPt 5$ Is @ 9s5s 3 555. sos@5 %
Mess Pork, per bbi9 '4 -'''V-'''
Sept .......s7 57ls 500 $755 $500
Lard, per 100 lbs
Sept 49,. 10 412h 417Ia 412H
oct $3.50. 417A 417l5 17la 4l7]a
Short Ribs, per 100 lbs
as9' ...... q g 80 a 80 80 t az
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
steady; No spring wheat, 75c; No. 81
spring wheat nominal; No. 2 red, 75d76c;
No. corn, 26l4Q261ac; No. 2 oats, 17AdlSc;
No. white f. o. b.. 22%c; No. white
f. o. b., 21q2lhc; No. rye, SIC; No bar
ley, nominal; No. f. o. b., 291ac; No. H.
8Ac; No. flax seed, 791sc; prime limo
thy seed, $40; mess pork, per barrel, %55
@760; lard, per 100 pounds, $40215GD4. O5
short rib sides, loose, $44OG4.421a dry salt
ed shoulders, boxed. 434d5c; short clear
sides, boxed, 5000; whisky, dstillers
finished goods, per gallon, $l19.
Cincinnati, July 17-Flour quiet. Wheat
firm No red, 71q73c. Corn steady; No
mixed, CSC. Oats steady; No. mixed, %
GG2OAc Rye firm; No. 2, 35e. Provisions
steady. Whisky quiet. $119.
st. Louis, July n.-FlOur frmer but not
higher. Wheat closed steady; No. 2 red
cash elevator, Tree bid; track, 72a7Sc for
new; July, nc; August, 71Ac; September,
7%c. Corn higher; No cash. Is cents;
July, 2c. Oats steady; No. 2 cash, lie;
July, INC; September 17%c. Bran quiet;
sacked lots, SIC. Whisky steady, H.19.
Pork quiet 49, Lard firm; prime, 3SOc;
choice, $500. Bacon and dry salt meats
steady and unchanged.
Baltimore, Md, July 17.-Flour firm;
western superfine, 81. 6Oa285; do extra, SO. GOA
3d. do family, $3SO@4.15; winter wheat
patent, $425GD4.5O; spring do $4.1OD4. 40;
spring wheat straight, $395041O. Wheat
strong; spot and months, 79IAd79%c; Au-
gust, 757sQ76c; September, 75%@76c; steam
er No 2 red 771aQ77Ac; southern wheat by
sample, 76a80c do on grade, 7S0sOc. Corn
strong; spot and month, 30a403lc; August,
3024M3lc; September, 3lA63lAc; steamer
mixed, 275s027Ac; southern white corn, 30
@33c; do yellow. S343lc Oats firm; No.
white, 26q261zc; No. 2 mixed, 23ll2312c. Rye
firm; No. nearby. 4OQ40lac; No west
ern, Ale bid. Hay firm choice timothy,
$13.50Ml4.00. Grain freights quiet; ad-
vance In grain checks business, unchanged.