The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-12
GRAIN. PROVISIONS. ETC.

New York, Sept 11.-Flour opened
steady. but a the close was easier. with
wheat, although not quotable lower; city
mill patents, $G.2Od640; city mill clears,
$5.55q5.70; Minnesota patents, IS 50d6 10;
Minnesota bakers, $4.50a4.75; winter pat
ents, S5.35d5.65; winter straights, $I9OQ515;
winter extras, $3.50Q3.90; winter low grade,
50. SOB 80.
Wheat, spot, weak; No red, $10i% f.
o. b. ahoat; No. hard, $1041s delivered;
options opened weak and declined with
few reactions all day, influenced by weak
cables. liquidations and prospects for a
heavy Increase in the next visible closed
1ikc net lower; No. 2 red, May, 982l G994c,
closed 98Ac; September, $1.025sQ1 .0214 c,
closed, $LO25sc; December, $l0OQ1 OF Lice,
closed, S1.O0.
Corn, spot. weak; No. 2, s5&c elevator.
36ssc afioat; options opened weak and de-
cined sharply under a bearish crop re-
port, weak cables and better crop news,
closing &c net lower; September closed,
35sic; December, 81 9-l563S1kc, closed, 375sc.
Oats, spot dun; No. 2, 25c; No. 3. A16c
No 2 white, 26s4@27c; No. 3 white, $50
26Iac; track, mixed western, 25d26c; track,
white, 26lz432c; options were dull and
weak, closing Nc net lower; September
closed. 24Ac; yellow closed, 24%c; Deem
Der closed 25Ac. Hay, steady; shipping,
40d45c; good to choice 50d55c. Hides,
steady. Wool strong; domestic fleece, 20
GC27c; pulled No. TO extra, Nq40c; Texas,
10G16c Beef, steady; family, $9.O0410.50;
extra mess, $7.50Q8J0 Cut meats, steady /;
picked bellies, 7l9QSlkc; picked shoulders,
sac; picked hams, 8l9GS5sc Lard, weak
er; western steamed 490c; October, NC
nominal refined, weak; continent, SIC;
compound, 47sQ5hc. Pork, weaker; old
mess, $9.25; new mess $9,75dJl025 short
clear, $40 2JGC13.00 family, SO 75atl.25. But
ter, very firm; western creamery, 12a1Sc;
factory, 8Gl2c; imitation creamery, l0Ql3c I;
state dairy, 10d16Izc; state creamery, 12Gt
1Sc. Cheese. steady Tallow, city, $50
324c; country, 35sQ3s4c as to quality. Pc
troleum, easy; united closed, 691ze bid; re-
fined, New York, $50; Philadelphia and
Baltimore, $5.65; Philadelphia and Balti-
more, IN bulk $315. Rice, Arm; domestic,
fair to extra, 41sa6Ac; Japan, 43s95b. Mo-
lasses, firm; New Orleans open kettle,
good 10 high 2563lc. Cotton seed oil, dull
but steady; prime crude, nominal; prime
crude f. o. b., mills, nominal; prime sum
mer yellow, 275Aq28lkc; Oft summer yellow,
26taQ27iAc; butter grades, S2n33e; prime
summer white, 30c; prime winter yellow,
S4c Coffee, options opened firm at 10 10
points higher and closed steady at a net
gain of 20 TO % points; sales, 1900 bags.
including October, 6.l0c; November, 6051
6.l0c; December. G55q6. COO; January, 6G0Q
675c; February 6.70c; March, e.7508.s 5c (;
May, 6.80n690c; July, &c; spot Rio firm !;
No. jobbing, 7ssc mlids, steady; Cordo-
va, 10lk@16lkc; sales $50 bags Rio No.l2 at
6lkc Sugar, raw, firm; fair refining, 3ssc /;
centrifugals, 96-test 37sc; refined, market
firm; No. G, 11-l6c; No. Z, 4ssc; standard
A, 415-l6c; confectioners' A, 4 15-lGc; cut
loaf, 11-16c; crushed, 511-16c; powdered,
slice; granulated, 55sc; cubes, 5 5-16c.
Chicago. Sept. n.-Everything traded in
on the board of trade to-day was weak,
with the exception Of oats. and heavy de.
clines resulted. Statistical news in wheat
favored the bears for once, and they
took advantage Of that fact with ven
geance, pounding the price down to a
point Use below yesterdays close. Corn
declined nc for the same reason. Oats
declined &c. Provisions suffered from an
other large does Of yellow fever scare,
pork declining zoe, lard 30c and ribs 12iAc.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening Highest. Lowest. Closing.
Wheat, No .
Sept ......97ss 97H e6A 9C5s