The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-11

larry actVe, weaker with oDtions. freigbt
ti 81 poaru' SSAc; ungraded red, 7OGS5c: on
LIS, lis were weak and declined, Ac to 1lkc.
Taliied hc, and closed steady at ssa1c IN
uer yesterday, with fair trading: M .
eeu march, 8lBc; May, S02kc; July. 7SHc.
september, 75l2c. Corn spots duI ana
easier; No. 2, 2SAc elevator: 29%c aeoat.
uhsraded white, &c; steamer mixed. 90,
no q zoci options were duh and weak al
20 7sc decline; March, 29Ac May. 25stc:
ost y, oi4 &C., oats spots dull and steady;
opuohs duli and weaker; May. 2lgkc: .JuIv
zz9sc; spot prices, No. 2, pc: No ? white
@lci mixed western, 21GI2llLc Hav Arm,
ana IN tair demand, and unchanged Hides
hrm and unchanged. Wool Arm. in mod
crate demand and unchanged. Beef ouiet
steady and unchanged. Beef hams firm
at 1850. Tierced beef STEADY and m
changed. Cut meats firm. in noderate
demand and unchanged. Lard Quiet ana
weak; western steam, $3.50; May, 81. 40 nom
mai; refined dull; South America 4S5c /.
compound, 4lsQ4Acs Pork steady. fairly
active and unchanged. Butter dun:
choice steady; state dairy, 9d18c; do cream
cry, l3ql8c; Elgins, 19c. Cotton seed oil
quiet and barely steady; crude. 20a2Oibc /.
yellow prime 231sc. Rice firm. IN good
demand and unchanged Molasses steady
and unchanged. Peanuts quiet and un-
| changed. Coffee steady, TOOLS points
down; March, S.55c; July. S65c; Septem-
Der, S.65qS.7Oc; October, S.75c: November.
S.75c; December. S7OGS.75c. Spot Rio dull
and easy; No. z. 9AQ99sc. Sugar, raw.
| firm and quiet; fair refining, 13-16c; re-
fined active and higher; off A, 4 1-l6341Sc;
standard A, 43sc; cut loaf and crushed. SC;
granulated, 4ssc. Freights to Liverpool
quiet, steady and unchanged.
Chicago, March 10, noon.-Wheat, MAY,
| 745sc; corn, May. 249sc bid; pork, May,
| $3.50; lard, May, $i.21s; ribs, May, A4O@
4.42z.
Chicago, ILL.,, March 1O.-The wheat mar
ket to-day was in the condition It usu-
| ally Is when the government report is
pending; both buyers and sellers were do
ing but little, preferring to remain that
way before assuming an aggressive atti-
tude. Yesterdays bulge was lost at the
| opening, an irregular market succeeding
! Toward the close, however, there was a
| slump, promised liberal receipts In the
| northwest and some good crop reports
| from Kansas, eXerting a dscouraging eff
| feet on weak holders and prompting them
to liquidate. May wheat opened at 74A1
7llsc, sold between 741sQ74Ac and 75Ac,
closing at 749s0D741ac-S4c under yesterday.
| Cash wheat was irregular, closing 1zG#c
under yesterday.
! Coma slight appreciation In corn last
evening was attributable to the war scare,
\ and that having been lulled over night,
| the market this morning opened with the
/ advance iOst- 1nere was lair demand
at the decline, traders having some short
corn to cover, a hrmer tone developed in
| consequence The break In wheat near
the close had a detrimental effect on corn.
May, Aizc, sold between 245sM24slc and
| 24lAc, closing at 2iIs024I4 c--l2c under yes
terday. Cash corn was firm early, closing
easy with the futures.
Oats-The trade in oats early was so
| fight that prices were but slightly altered,
although the temper and feeling OF the
market was easier. Later It displayed a
hardening tendency. Near the close wheat
and corn exhibited weakness Cash oats
were &c higher. but closed with the adj
vance lost.
Provisions-A firmer, but not a more
active provision market was seen, and the
hog market was up &c per 100 pounds, with
supplies light. that helping products
There was fair buying by packers. The
slump in grain at the end of the session
caused provisions TO exhibit an easier
tone. May pork closed at 2lzc lower MAY
lard &c lower, and May ribs unchanged.
Leading futures ranged az follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.