The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-21

new 1oIk. Oct. I9.-f lOuT-SuOuS anu
higher. but rather quiet as buyers We're
unwilling to pay the advance asked: win
ter patents, S3.7Jd410. Rye -four strong;
SS0oG3.90. Buckwheat -four, steady, 81. i0a
81. Buckwheat. steadier. 4ll9c. Corn
meal frmer Rye, strong No 2, SIC. Bar
ley, strong; mating. 47Q52c. Barley malt
firm; western. 5Jd65c.
Wheat-Spot. steady; No. 2. red, 79isc;
options opened strong and excited on the
advance in cables and political disturb
ances abroad. After shorts were iilled
realizing developed and with the suhse-
quent decline at Liverpool prices mere
weakened considerably, closing Ad9sc ret
higher. March closed. 767sc; May closed
737sc; December closed 76isc.
Corn-Spot. steady; No 2. 39Ac; options
strong on cables and received additional
support during the day from heavy ex-
port sales. A final break with wheat left
closing prices unchanged to sc net high
er. May closed 401sc; December closed
SSizc.
Oats-spot firmer; No. 2, 29c options
quiet and nominal Beef, steady. Cut
meats, firmer; picked bellies, 5%01l2c
picked shoulders 4Ac; picked hams, IA
d7ikc Lard firmer; western steamed,
S5.4215: October, S545. nominal; refined,
frmer. Pork. firm Butter steady; west
ern creamery. l5d22l2e; do factory, 1lkd
l41ac; Engins, 22l9c; imitation creamery
19dl7c; s.ate dairy l4dl9c. Cheese, quiet;
large white. 57kc. Potatoes, steady; Jer-
sey's, S1.l21zd150; New York. $l.25gl'5;
Long Island, sl.50d2O0; Jersey, sweet, <l.W
AGO; Southern, 75dS75ac. Cotton seed oil,
firm; prime crude 1Sc; do yellow, 2212c;
bid Petroleum, strong; refined New York,
$40; Philadelphia and Baltimore S35; do
in bulk $3.50 Rice, steady. Cabbage,
quiet, per 100, $150G3.00. Coffee-Optlons
opened steady and unchanged; closed dun,
a1ae = 4
bags including October, $5.25; December
S545: spot Rio. dull and featureless; NO
7 invoice 6Ikc: No, jobbing, 63sc; mild
quiet; Cordova, Sd15c. Sugar, raw, hrm
with upward tendency; fair refining, 394c
centrifugal, 96-test, 4l4c molasses sugar
3lkc; refined, firm, with upward tendency;
No 6, 7-16c; No. 7. 43sc.
Chicago, Oct. 20.-Rumors of a forth
coming European war and enormous eX-
port engagements to-day caused decid-
ed rally Ia wheat prices. December closed
at a gain of 2A@2Ssc. Corn advanced IA
Ic Oats improved la0%c. Pork and lard
left off at an advance of 1212c each and
ribs rose 719q10c.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening Highest Lowest Closing.
Wheat. No. p
Dec. ...s7ssGsS sSlbdsS% e75s s.
May go, .6S5sd6s% 69lz 6S3s 6S34 q6S7s
Corn, No. .
oct. ....32 329s 30 32A
Dec. .....S22sd32% 32a4G327s 1928 323s
May .Sl94@S5 So QS5s S45s S4a4qS47s
Dec. 80. .2s1sa2s5s 285sd23A 28asa28lA 28la
May .24ls@245s 2494 PAS 2i13
Mess pork, per barrel
Dec. ISIS IS IS 10 IS 0715 IS 10
Jan. 80 $40 9 271a 9 S214
Lard. per 100 Lbs
Dec 49,. 07ia 5 l214 5 05 1212
Jan. 49,. Is 20 5 12h 17lz
Short Ribs. per 100 Lbs
Oct. ..54 As As 40 40
JAM -. IS 4 s71z 40 s713
Cash quotations were as follows; Flour
firm; No. spring wheat 67d6Sc; No. 3
spring wheat 65G6712c; No. red, 6Slad7Oc;
No corn, 321ac; No. yellow corn, 325sc;
No. oats, 24c; No. ? white, 26d27c; No.
white 25q26c; No rye 491ac No. bar
ley, 32d45c; No. / fax seed, 94d96c; prime
timothy seed, $2.95; mess pork, per Dbl,
IS O5dS.1 49, lard per 100 lbs, 51Od515; short
rib sides Qoose), s52Oa545; dry sailed
shoulders (boXed), 4I5d4Ac; short clear
sides (boxed), $5.3Oq5. 40; whisky, distillers'
finished goods, per gallon, SIPS.