The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-28
GRAIN, PROVISIONS. Eric.

New York oct. 1.-Flour barely steady
and quiet Rye -four firm. Buckwheat
-four firm; 81. 4001.65. Buckwheat easier:
43Q4ic. Cornmeal firm; yellow Western.
75c. Rye easy; No 2, 54c. Barley quiet;
mailing, 47ls051e. Barley malt quiet;
Western, 57Q67c.
Wheat, spot. easy; No. red. TIC: OPP
tons declined in sympathy with easier
cables at first and peace news Short
wheat was put but freely. but subsequent
ly replied on strength in Northwestern
market, a late rally at Liverpool and
small receipts; closed unsettled under a
final reaction at 1sQAc decline with bears
renewing their attacks; sales included No.
red, March, closed 75ssc; May closed 721sc:
December closed 7f%c.
Corn, spot quiet; No. 2. 39%c OPP
tons opened strong, the advance being
supported by higher cables export bust
ness and a demand from elevator people,
Prices finally eased off a little. with
wheat. but closed 1@3sc net higher; May
closed seize; December closed $3.50.
Oats spot, steady; No. 2, 29Hc; OPP
lions dun and nominal.
Beer tirmer; family, $5.9OGl1.0O; packet,
s9.O099.50; city extra India mess $l5.OOd
1900. Cut meats steady. Lard easy; West
ern steamed closed at $5.251530; city, $500,
October closed S525, nominal; refined easy
Pork steady. Butter firm; Western cream
cry, l5Q23c; do factory, 11kG141ac; Elgips,
z3c; imitation creamery. 13M17c; state
dairy, l4@l9c. Cheese quiet; large white,
SEC Potatoes steady; Jerseys. S1.00d1. 25 :
New York, Sl25G1.5O; Long Island, $3.50
175; sweets, Jersey. s1.12laQ1.75; Southern,
75c. Cotton seed oil steady; prime crude
lSc; do yellow, 2212c Petroleum firm Rice
firm Cabbage quiet; per 100, $l.O003 90.
Cotton by steam, 39d39lkc. Coffee options
opened barely steady at unchanged prices
to 10 points decline. ruled exceptionally ac-
tive, but irregular and generally weak
following active liquidation and large SELL
ing for short account lower European and
Rio cables, larger receipts at Rio and San
tos. smaller warehouse deliveries in this
country and continued apathy and weak
ness in spot market department and fur
Their increase in the American visible sup
ply; closed steady, unchanged to Is points
lower; sales, $3.50 bags, including No
vember. 4.9Oc; December, 5.O5652 zoe; spot
Rio dull and easy; No. Z, invoice SIC
No. 4 jobbing, csc; mild irregular; Cor
dova. Sal5c. Sugar, raw, strong; fair re-
timing, 13-16c; centrifugal, 96-test, 5-16c 4;
molasses sugar 9-16c; refined, market
firm.
Chicago, Oct. 27.-Disappointingly small
export trade to-day dissipated an early
show OF strength in wheat. December left
Off at ssq12c decline Corn advanced Ne;
oats are unchanged Pork closed re
lower. Lard, sc and ribs 2la@5c
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening Highest. Lowest. Closing.
Wheat, No. p
Oct. go. .... $40. $50. G6aS
Dec. .....G67sQ67 67ikQ67qs G6ss G6as
May .673sa67h 6Sls 672s 671kIe75s
Corn. No. p
Oct. .....3lA 32h 31& 32ib
Dec. ..S2ha39as S25sqS2% s2ls 32as as2is
May .....S4l4dS42s S49s 34d345s 34asa34la
Oats, No. p
Dec. ....2S9s 23lsa27s 23Aa2sgs 2sls
May .....2i$s A13q245s 2f4Q24ss 243sd24l5
Mess pork. per barrel
Dec. ....% 20 $3.50 S7S5 $7S5
Jan. ......9 O7ls go 9O5 9O5
Lard. per 100 Lbs
Dec. ......4 80 4 921h 4S5 S7IS
Jan. ....4 97ls SEQ s2h s5
Short Ribs. per 100 Lbs
Dec. .....4 CO 6715 62l5 As
Jan. ....4 67l5 470 465 67l6
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
steady; No. spring wheat, 6615@eSc; No.
spring wheat 64G67e; No, red. 671ad7Oc;
No. corn, 32lsc; No. 2 yellow corn. S25sc !:
No. oats. 23h424hc; No. white, 2sls6
Hlsc; No white, 25lhG26lsc; No. . rye.
5l4c; No. barley. 33@4Sc; No. l flaxseed
SIC; prime timothy seed, $2S7ls; mess pork
per barrel, S.Oq7S5; lard per 100 pounds,
81 92laq4971s; short ribs sides Qoose), $L95G
go; dry sailed shoulders (boxed). 4l514s4c:
short clear sides (boxed), $5.10059O; whis-
ky, disillers' finished goods, per gallon,
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