The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-03
GRAIN. PROVISIONS. ETC.

New York, Jan. 2.-Flour dull. unchang-
ed; southern -four dull steady unchang
ed. Wheat dull, firmer with options; T.
o. b., $102; ungraded, red, S2cG$l.O2; OPP
tons were moderately active and firm at
11s61A cents advance; No. 2, red, 91%c,
January; March. 9Shc; May, soc; July,
S6Ac Corn, spots, dull, firm; No. p 1850
elevator; S03sc afioat; options were duh
and firm at II cent advance; January,
299sc; May, S1S4c. Oats, spots, quiet firm;
options dull, 1s@Ac up; January. 22bc;
February, 235sc; spot prices. No. 3 22Ibc:
No. 2, white, 2419c; mixed western, 20d2f2c.
Hay, choice steadier; shipping, SOC; good
to choice, 70dS0c. Hides steady, unchang-
ed. Leather moderate demand, unchang-
ed. Wool quiet and unchanged. Beef
firm, family, $3.50 Beef hams quiet, $500
G1lS.50. Tierced beef strong, quiet; city
extra India mess, $135Od14.5O. Cut meats
firm; picked bellies, 43sc; shoulders, 4c;
hams, SAq9c Lard quiet, firmer; wes-
tern steam, Aloe; city, 3.621a@S.70c refined
quiet, nominal; continent, 4.30c; South
America, 460c; compound, 43sd4iac Pork
steady unchanged; new mess, $S.25dS.75.
Butter quiet; state dairy, 10017c; do cream
cry, 14d20c. Eggs quiet; state and Penn
sylvania, 17d19c; western fresh, 16d17c;
do, case, $2.0O@3.30; southern, 16G16l5c.
Cotton seed oil dun, nominal; crude, zoe;
yellow prime, pc. Rice quiet firm, un-
changed. Molasses quiet, easy, unchang-
ed. Peanuts quiet; fancy handpicked,
3s4GD4c. Coffee exchange closed; spot Rio
dun, steady; No. z, 1Ols@10Ac. Spgar, raw.
duh, steady; fair refining, 13-l6c; refined
quiet, tirmer; off A, 4042sc; standard A,
43sc; cut loaf, sc; crushed sc; graduated,
43sc. Freights to Liverpool quiet; cotton
by steam, 15-2Sd; grain by steam, 3hd.
Chicago, Jan. 2, noon.-Wheat, January,
S07sc. Corn, January, 2S1s@23Ac. Pork.
January. S760G7621a. lard January,
Chicago. ILL.,, Jan. 2-Wheat inaugurated
the new year by scoring a sharp advance
in price to-day. Whilst the trade was as
sumed to be entirely local. it was, never
theless attended by considerable excite
ment and was notable for the heavy pur-
chases. There was no market at Liverpool
but the feeling was reported as firm on re-
ports of further damage to the Argentine
crop and was undoubtedly responsible for
the major portion of the strength. Fears
that the present moist weather prevailing
in winter wheat states would be followed
by falling temperature also prompted buy
ing. The outside quotations We're well sus-
tanned. May wheat opened from S5ssdS324c,
advanced to S5c, closing at S45sc. Cash
wheat was strong and IL cent higher.
Corn was stronger. The steady growth of
the exports of corn leads many traders to
look with favor on purchases. May corn
opened at 2524c, sold between 25ssc and $3.50
26c, closing at 25%c-4Q2sc higher than
Thursday
Oats-Prices hardened. Little interest
was shown in the cereal, business being
general transactions. May closed nc high
err. Cash oats were firm with no alteration
in the prices.
Provisions-Speculatio in product was
fair with an average steady tone. The hog
market afforded no sustaining assistance,
as it was weak and lower. The feeling ex-
hibited by grain however helped May
pork closed 1215G15c higher; May lard, sc
higher, and May ribs 5d71ac higher
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing