The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-25
GRAINs. PnovIsIoNs- rrc-

New York, Feb @-Flour steady, I'M
! changed; southern flour unchanged
! wheat dun weak; T. o. b.. SS7sc; ungrad-
! ca red, 74dSSc: options weak and declined
! q TO = cent rallied 4 to Sc broke 1 to
! "a cent, and closed barely steady at $40
| ll2 cent below yesterday, with trading
Ialrly active No. 3 red, February SO9sc;
| March, Sl1sc; May 797sc Corn, spots
! dull, easier; No. ?. 29c elevator: 3Oc afloat;
/ options quiet and easy at IA to ia cent
decline, with the longs realizing; Februa-
| ry, 2Ssc; May, 2S5sc; July, S0sc. Oats
/ spots quiet, easier; options, dun, weaker;
February, 2i12c; May, 2l1ac; spot, No 2,
2ll2c; No. 2, white, 23c; mixed, 2Oa23c
Hay easy; shipping, soc; good to choice,
! I212c. Hides fairly active, unchanged.
Wool firm. moderate demand, unchang-
ed. Beef quiet; family, $9.O0d1050; extra
mess, %C0q8O0 Beef hams firm; $4,000
/ 1850 Tierced beef slow, steady; city ex-
firm, fair demand; picked bellies, 41ac:
shoulders, 4&q5c; hams. SAQ9c. Lard,
| firmer better demand; western steam,
/ 4.20c city, 3.30c; May, 440c; refined quiet,
| continent, 445c; South America, Acc; COM
pound 4dilzc. Pork firmer; moderate de-
mand; new mess $S25dS.75. Butter mod
crate demand, liberal supply; state dairy,
/ 1OGtlSc; do creamery, 13d1Sc; western
creamery, Bal9c; Elgins, 100. Cotton seed
| oil quiet steady; crude, 2O020lac; yellow
! prime, 2312Q24c. Rice firm. fair demand
/ domestic fair to extra, 33sm6c; Japan, AS
! 0l41a. Molasses moderately active steady,
| unchanged. Peanuts moderate demand
! fancy handpicked. S1zG334c. Coffee steady.
l5d15 points down; March, 909,05c; May,
9.10c; July, 9.15c; September, 9.2Oc; spot Rio
| dull, weak: No. z, 91AM95sc Sugar, raw,
firm, fair demand; refining. 27sc; centrifu-
gal, So test, SIC; refined quiet, unchanged
Freights to Liverpool market moderate,
III cent per 100 pounds; grain by steam,
2Ad.
Chicago. Feb. "a, noon.-Wheat, May,
74c. Corn, May, 24Ac. Pork, May. &97la
Lard, May, $l.05. Ribs, May, $.12l5.
Chicago H.. Feb. A.-The wheat market
was enlivened about noon to-day by a
break of over a cent. Previous to that
hour business was extremely duh and I'M
interesting. The war news from Europe
was the bull argument all through last
week, and now that things over there
have assumed a less threatening aspect,
holders are beginning to display discour-
agement. IL was long" wheat which was
mainly responsible for to-day's break, al
though the bears helped II along May
opened from 75c to 75lsc sold between 751sc
and 1880, closing at 74G741sc-1h013sc I'M
der yesterday. Cash wheat was weak
and nc per bushel lower.
Corn-The confidence shown in the corn
market yesterday was absent to-day. A
St. Louis operator of considerable promi-
hence, who has recently been doing some
heavy buying, was not in the market 70
any extent to-day. A big "short" line
was covered yesterday, thus removing the
support which would naturally come from
it, Under these circumstances. little life
and not much strength was apparent.
Wheat being easy, was another adverse
factor There was decline when wheat
broke later no support being accorded
prices. May corn opened at A3sc sold
between 2ilac and 2ihc, closing at the in
side-4c under yesterday. Cash corn was
nc lower for No. 4, but other grades were
steady.
Oats-Most Of the trading In May oats
during the morning was at 17A@173sc-a
fractional loss from yesterdays close.
Weakness was partly due to heavy ar
rivals. but the action of wheat and corn
was Of more importance as an influence.
Prices declined further when the other
markets collapsed. May oats closed IA
&c lower than yesterday. Cash oats were
nc lower
Provisions-A fair Improvement In pro-
duct prices was quotable, but the trade
was certainly devoid OF interest or activ-
ity. First reports from the hog market
gave an advance Of &c. and subsequent
ones added another SC. This was the con-
sideration affecting product. May pork
closed 1Oc higher May lard. l0dl2hc high
er: May ribs. 507kc higher.
Leading futures ranged as follows;
Opening Highest. Lowest Closing.