The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-13

! and firmer; No. ., 29l4c elevator; 3oa30l4c
| afoat; No. 3. pc; steamer yellow. 2Sc.
Options We're dull and firm at l405sc ad-
vance; June, 29Ac; May, 303ic; July, Sl7sc.
Oats, spots moderately active, steady;
options duh, hrmer; January pc; Feb
ruary, 22l2c; May DC Spot prices, No.
,, 22Ac; No. white, ACC; mixed west
ern. 22d24c. Hay firm, fairly active;
shppingy size; good to choice 75dS5c.
Hides firm, quiet, unchanged Wool
quiet, unchanged Beef slow strong;
family, $S.25dl050; extra mess, $.25qS. %.
Beef hams firm, $l0S5. Cut meats quiet,
steady; picked bellies, 4hc; shoulders, 4
@4l4c; hams, Sil09c. Lard quiet barely
steady; western steam, 4.20c; city, 3.S0c;
January, 4.20c; refined quiet; continent,
4.55c; South America, 475c; compound,
4hGt4l2c. Pork firm, moderate demand;
new mess, $S25GlS.75. Butter steady, mod
crate demand state dairy l0dl5c; do
creamery. l3Gl9c; Elgins, 20c. Cotton seed
oil firmer. quiet; crude. 20lsc yellow
prime 2Sd23lac. Rice fairly active UNI
changed. Peanuts quiet. Coffee steady,
sails points up; March, 9.G00965c; May,
97Cd9.75c; July, 9.S049.S5c; spot Rio dun.
steady; No. z, l01sc, Sugar. raw, dun, fair
refining, l2-l6c; refined quiet; NO. ] to
No. s, lsc lower; No. 9 to No. Is, Lice
lower; No. 49, &c down; No 6, 3l3-l6c;
No. T. sac; No. s. Lille: No. 9, 31l-l6c;
No. 10, 37-l6c. Others unchanged.
Freights to Liverpool quiet; cotton, by
steam, 15-12Sd; grain, by steam, Sd.
Chicago, Jan 12.-noon May wheat,
SO% GsC7sc. Corn. May 245sc. Pork, jan
uary $40 Lard, January, S.9712. Ribs.
January. $iO00402l
Chicago, Jan. 12.-The bulls derived some
benefit from to-day's wheat market, shorts
covering enough property to rally prices
over cent from the inside, which latter
point was touched early. There were sew
oral strong points noted and short selling
dwndled in popularity After the open
ing, which was firm and izc higher than
Yesterdays close, there was a drive made
at prices. the intention being to force out
more long wheat. The object was partly
achieved but when May reached 7934c a
reVulsion in feeling occurred, and from
that time until the close prices were on a
stronger basis. The bullish feature was the
Comparatively strong Liverpool cables ana
1.-THE resumption of the cash demand for
export. May wheat opened from Sole to
G9asc sold between 7924c and a1Ac-closng
at S07sc-ac higher than yesterday. Cash
wheat was firm and l20lc per bushel high
err.
Corr-The movement i'm corn was slow
! and the action irregular Narrow fuctua-
tions took place, and they were generally
in reelection Of the direction shown by
wheat. MAY corn opened at 2i5sc sold be-
tween Gll5c and 2i3ic. closing at the out
side-Ac over yesterday. Cash corn was
arm and re higher.
Oats-Oats We're moderately active and
! fairly steady. May oats closed Mc higher.
| Cash oats were firm, without appreciate
| change in price.
Provisions-A shade better price was
! auotable early. Hogs were up little ard
product improved. Later packers sold
| freely and commission houses also had
! orders on that side the prospect of heavy
| arrivals OF hogs in the near future prompt
| ing the action. May pork closed l0c lower.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest Closing.