The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-30
GRAIN. PROVISIONS. ETC.

New York, Jan. 29-Flour quiet; steady;
unchanged; southern flour quiet; steady;
unchanged. Wheat spot, active for ex-
port lower, closing firm f. o. b., 93c: I'M
graded red, 7SG93c; options opened weak
and declined $sG5sc, rallied %01c, fell rs
@2c on liquidation, rallied %G1Ac, clos
ing unsettled at $sG5sc under yesterday;
No. 2 red, January, S2Hc; March, SSAc;
May, Sic; July, 7S1ac. Corn, spots dull;
firmer; No. 2, 284@29c, elevator; 29A@30c;
afloat; options dull and firm at ssQ12c ad-
vance; January, 29c; May, S1Ac; July,
319sc. Oats, spots, dull; firmer; options
quiet; firmer; January, 211zc; February,
2l1sc; May, 22ssc; spot, No. 2, 21%c; No.
white, 24c; mixed western, 22G24c. Hay,
choice, steady; shipping, 55c; good to
choice, 72lA@S0c. Hides firm; unchanged.
Wool firm; unchanged. Beef quiet; firm;
family, $9.25Q10.5O; extra mess. $7OOQS.OO.
Beef hams steady; $17-5O61S0O. Tierced
beef firm; city extra India mess, 1900
400. Cut meats quiet and steady; picked
bellies, 45sc; shoulders, 41zQ434c; hams, 81
Q9c. Lard quiet; weak; western steam,
412lRc; city, 3.40G365c; January, 4.15c; re-
fined dull; continent, 4.45c; South America,
47Oc; compound, 44d415c. Pork quiet;
easy; new mess, $S25q9.00. Butter, fancy,
frm; moderate demand; state dairy, 700
15c; do, creamery, 13Q19c; Elgins, 201sc.
Cotton seed oil quiet; rather weak; crude.
zoe; yellow prime 23c. Rice, fairly active;
firm; unchanged. Molasses quiet; un-
changed. Peanuts quiet. Coffee steady;
unchanged to 5 points up; March, 9.S5c;
May, 9.4Oc July and September, 945c; De-
cember, 9.45d95Oc; spot Rio, dull; easy;
No. 7, 994c. Sugar, raw, quiet; steady;
fair refining, 2 1850; refined dull; un>
changed. Freights to Liverpool quiet;
cotton by steam, 7-64d; grain by steam,
22id
Chicago, Jan. 20, noon.-wheat, May,
731kd735sc; corn, May, 2c; pork, January,
$40; lard, January, $S.S7lA; ribs, January,
$S.971a.
Chicago, ILL.,, Jan, 29.-Wheat was in a
nervous condition all through to-day's
session. First it was weak then strong,
then panicky and demoralized, finally
strengthening up and closing with COM
paratively little loss from yesterday. The
crowd was on a stil hunt for a big line
of "long" wheat which was protected by
puts sold last night and the popular
belief at the close was that the liquidation
took place. May wheat opened from 743s
to 741sc, sold between 70 and 1850, closing
a { 745sc-1s0Ac under yesterday Cash
wheat was Irregular, closing steady
Corn-The early steadier tone of wheat
aided that of corn materially throughout
the recent Generalization in the leading
cereal, corn has displayed remarkable
firmness, sympathizing but ihdifferently
with the decline. The late weakness of
wheat caused corn to display an easier
tone, but when the rally in the former
came at the close, the latter also advanced.
May corn opened at 2394c, sold between
that and 24lsc. closing at 242s-aGssc high
er than yesterday Cash corn was firm.
Oats-There was an improvement in oats
as in the other grains. No extraordinary
incident was noted, nor was there unusual
interest. but trade was not by any means
dun. May oats closed &c over yesterday.
Cash oats were firm and Nc higher.
Provisions-Similar action to that wit
messed in grain took place in provisions
The opening was easy, then there was a
rally which was due to covering by shorts.
Sympathy with wheat affected the feel
ing here. The strength of corn was an
important factor in provisions late in the
session. May pork closed 7lac higher; May
lard and ribs each 2kc higher.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
was dull and easy; prices Unchanged No.
spring wheat, 71kd74c; No. 2 red sea
$780, No. 2 corn, 22hd22ssc; No. 2 oats.
16@l6lkc; mess pork, N.S0G7.S 5; lard. 3.S5
$3.50; short rib sides, $3.S7lsT4. 1914; dry
salted shoulders. 81. 25GD4. 80; short clear
sides, %.12lsQ4. 25; whisky, S1.17
Leading futures ranged as Follows.
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing