The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-26
GRAINS. PROVISIONS, ETC.

New York Feb. 25.-Flour quiet, easy
unchanged; southern flour duh, easy, I'M
changed. Wheat spot market more ac-
tive for export, firm; f. %. b., S2hQS2I5c:
ungraded red. 74Q90c; options declined u
to &c, rallied q to 19sc closed firm at "a
Q4c over yesterday, with trading more
active; No. 2 red, February. size; March,
| size; April, 5000; May. S09sc; June. soc;
July, 7SMc; September, 76ikc. Corn; spots
dull, firmer; No. 2, 29c elevator; 30c ahoat
options were dull and closed firm at hc
advance; February, 29c: May 29Ac; July,
sic. Oats; spots dull, steady; options dun,
nrm; February, N19c; May. 2li5c; spot
prices: No. 2, a1Ac; No. white, 2S15c; mix
ed western, 20d23c Hay; prime steady;
shipping, 55@57iac; good to choice 721a6
Tie. Hides firm, fair demand, unchang-
ed. Wool moderate active, firm, unchang-
ed. Beef steady, quiet; family, 5000
1870; extra mess, 81. 00aS.OO. Beef hams
strong, moderate demand, SIS. OOd1S. So
Terced beef dull, steady; city extra In
dia mess. $lS 00d14.O0. Cut meats firm
better demand; picked bellies 4iac; Shout
ders, 434U5c; hams, 814G9c Lard firm
quiet; western steam, 425c; city, 3.S5c;
May, 4.37c nominal; refined dull; continent
445c; South America, 4.65c; compound. "A
nc. Pork steady, moderately active new
mess, IS. 256l8. Is. Butter fancy. steady
moderate demand; state creamery, Boise
ElginS l9c. Cotton seed oil quiet FIRM
crude, 20M205sc; yellow prime, 2313M24c
Rice good demand, firm; domestic fair to
extra, S7sa6c; Japan, 41ac. Molasses
steady moderately active, unchanged.
Peanuts quiet; fancy hand-picked, 31663s4c
Coffee steady, 104l5 points up; March,
9.05c; May, 9.15q9 zoe; july. 9.2Oc; August
$500; September, 9.25G9 SOC; November
SOC; spot Rio dull. steady; No. 7, 97sc
Sugar raw, firm, fair demand: refining
27sc; refined easier quiet; off A, l5-16D
4 Lice; cut loaf, SC; crushed. Sc; granulat-
ed 4$sc. Freights to Liverpool market
quiet, steady; cotton by steam, 171zc per
100 pounds. Grain by steam, 22lc.
Chicago, Feb. 25.-noon Wheat, May,
74Gi741sc. Corn, May, 2lsc. Pork, May,
$500. Lard, May, &.O7Is. Ribs May, &12Ik
Chicago, Feb. 25.-Wheat scored an adj
vance where a decline was generally ex-
pected to-day. The early news was adj
verse to holders, and the early trading
was. therefore, at deprecated values but
as the session advanced the tone harden
ed, and in the last hour sharp up-turn
took place. New rumors of war In Eu-
rope gave shorts a fright near the close,
and on the buying thereby induced the
final bulge resulted. Disquieting talk
anent the situation in Cuba was partially
responsible for the early weakness. May
wheat opened from 739sc to 73lkc sold be-
tween 733sc and INC. closing al 74%GD745sc
&c higher than yesterday Cash wheat
was irregular, closing 12M2zc higher.
Corn-There was a good buying OF May
corn by a large elevator concern and OF
September by a prominent commission
house. these purchases holding the mar
ket III a very firm position during the
morning. The opening was rather easy.
in compliment 10 weakness in wheat at
the start but the fractional depreciation
which then took place was not enduring.
May corn opened at FAC, advanced to
2i9sc. closing at 2ii4Gt2lsc--a shade over
yesterday. Cash corn was steady
Oats-The oats market was I'm an abso-
lutely stagnant condition. A few scalping
operations were all that took place. No
outside orders were received The action
OF the market depended entirely on the
strength OF weakness of the surroundings.
May oats closed nc higher. Cash oats
were easy at &c lower.
The provision market started In with
fair activity and a firm Tone but the
business on hand was soon transacted,
and no fresh orders were received. Prices
soon began TO sag. and the early advance
was lost The hog market was higher.
which accounted for the opening hard
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