The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-21
GRAIN. PROVISIONS, ETC,

New York, April 2O,-Flour, firm; held
higher. Rye -four frmer at 50. 90a3. IS.
Corn meal. firm. Rye, stronger: No. 2.
&c. Barley, strong; feeding, 3SAc Bar
ley malt firm
Wheat, spot steady; No. red, $l.115sc;
No. l Northern New York, $1.l59sc; OPP
tons opened strong and advanced to early
afternoon on strong Liverpool markets
war news and heavy export business; after
that realizing developed on peace rumors
causing a sharp decline from the top. al
though final prices were $4@l7kc net higher;
No. red May closed, $iO9ss: July
closed. 93l9c; September closed, S6Ac.
Corn, spot, easy; No. ?, 3Slsc; options, at
first, strong on cables and enormous ex-
port purchase but subsequently, reacted
with wheat, and closed unchanged to ssc
net higher; May closed 36ssc July, S71kc
Oats, spot, strong; No. 2, 31c bid options
w~re firm all day on another good export
trade, apd closed 14c net higher; May
closed, 3Ossc. Hay, dun. Hops firm Hides,
quiet Wool, quiet. Beef, firmer. Cut
meats, quiet. Lard, firm; Western steam
ed, $555d5.60; May, $5.65 nominal refined,
frmer Pork, strong; mess, $1000q10 25;
family, M150 Butter, steady; western
creamery, 15@l1Sc; factory, 13d1515c; FL
gins, .1Sc; imitation creamery, 15Q17c; state
dairy, 15GI17c; state creamery, 1511Sc
Cheese, firm; large white September, SIG
SIC.
Potatoes. steady; New York. S2.S7lk6E2 80;
sweets. $3.OOd450 Cabbage, firm; South
ern sl.5O@175. Coffee, options opened
steady with prices to 10 points higher;
ruled irregular, with barely steady under
tone; speculation largely professional,
with bear operators chiefly in evidence;
slack consumptive demand and liberal
Brazilian receipts checked buying; war
news stil intimidates outside investors;
closed steady. with prices unchanged TO
10 points net advance; sales, 6, 500 bags in
Guiding May, 5SOq5.S5c; June, 5.65c; spot
Rio, steady; No T. invoice, 6Tsc; No. z.
jobblng, 7ssc; mild. steady; Cordova, Shd
l5c. Sugar raw. firm; fair refining, 9-16c;
centrifugal, 96-test 41sc; refined. firm;
mould A, 51ac; granulated, sac.
Chicago, April 20.--Grain quotations slid
off rapidly In the last half hour of trading
to-day on rumors that the Rothschilds had
advised Spain to evacuate Cuba, and had
refused further financial aid. July wheat
which had been advanced two cents de-
clined to yesterdays close, and ended with
a, net gain of only, hdpssc. Corn and oats.
which had risen ssGAc, closed unchanged
to 1sc lower. Provisions were strong
throughout July pork closing, 621ac high
er. Lard and ribs were 12ls@l5c better
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.
Wheat. No. ?
April s.. S.. s.. 81 O99Ad1 %
May ITO Ill 10 10IaCIf II
July .ssladS9 SOS alsaS75s S7s.aS7s,
Sept. ....S02s dS0la S2h sos SOi5
Dec. ...,,sQkQSOh SOS 1855 7s9.
Corn. No, .
May 80. ,3lhG3l% 30 3lis 3llsd3ls.
July ....32M@327s 80 ASK 32skG32lR S9tS
Sept. -. .33ss033A "a 33Ih 33i5
Oats No. p
May ....2G9s 27is 26'sd9ess 26ss
July ...237s 2lIs 2S9s 2sM
Mess Pork. per bbl-
May ..$ 30 $40 50 $3.50 $40 40
July .... 10 05 1910 1OO5 10 GO
Lard, per 100 lbs
May 90. 17l5 8 S2ik 3 l7Ib $50
July .... 30 42la 8 30 s7is
Sept. .... S2iA 547la S2is mi
Short Ribs. per 100 lbs
May .... l7is ) 32h i7b 5S
july .-. 2lls . 42iA 5 27k s7,5
Sept. ... 37ia s 47ih S7ik 545
Cash quotations were ms follows: Flour
higher on export demand; No spring
wheat, 99cNSi0iia; No. red sl.O9isa1. 10:
No. corn, Slan82c: No yellow corn
2ltU32hc' 40. 2 oats. Z5n27hc; No.
white, S0'snsic; No white. 2glAc No.
rye, 5jiAN5J3ici No. 3 barley. ne: No
fax SEED, g-a'.NL2S's; prime timothy