The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-28
GRAIN, PROVISIONS. ETC.

New York, Sept. 27.-Flour fairly active
and stronger, with higher prices asked
rye hour strong. BuclSwheat flour firm,
sLfouZ.O Corn meal steady; yellow West
ern, ne. Rye steady; No. 2, SOC; state
rye, SOC. Barley firm; mailing, 4id53c;
feeding, S7l2c. Barley malt steady; West
ern, 55d61c.
Wheat, spot, strong; No. red, 79ssc:
options opened strong on higher cables and
good foreign buying The subsequent
Strength was directed by a large export
demand and heavy covering by Septem-
Der shorts closing that option 234c net
higher, against 7s@1c net advance on 9TH
ers; March closed TIC; May closed 703sc:
September closed 7S2kc
Corn, spot, firm; No. 2, 361ac ahoat; OPP
tons firm all day, but displayed little ac-
tivity. Cables were higher and export
good Closed Aa3sc net higher; May clos
ed S6Ac; September closed 35hc; Deem
Der closed 353sc
oats. spot firm; No. 2, 26c; options dull
and nominal. Cut meats steady: picked
bellies, 6471Ac. Lard easy; Western steam
ed easy city, $780, September $40 nomi-
nal. Pork quiet; family, $12.5Oa13.O0. But
ter steady creamery, Western, 15lhM21c:
factory, 1l12alfAc; Elgins. Bic; imitation
creamery, lie; state dairy. 14m19c
Cheese firm; large white, SIC. Potatoes
steady; Jerseys, S.25@175; New York,
$l25d1.6212; Long Island. $l50a1. S7lk !;
sweets, Jerseys, 81. 25a2.00; Southern, SLOO
Petroleum firm United, no market; refined
New York, $3.50; Philadelphia and BaltI-
more, $3.50; Philadelphia In bulk, 1890
Rice steady. Cabbage dun. Cotton by
steam, 33c. Cotton seed oil steady and
more active; prime summer, yellow, &c;
prime crude, 140tl5c nominal; prime win
ter yellow, NGJ2Sc. Coffee; options opened
steady, with prices unchanged 70 points
higher and ruled inactive with narrow
fluctuations; closed steady and unchanged
10 points higher; sales 1850 bags, in
GLIDING October, 5.40c November 5.45c;
spot Rio steady; No. invoice, &C; No
Jobbing, 65sc; mild steady; Cordova, Sa15c.
Sugar, raw, quiet; fair refining, S34c; CEN
trifugal, 6-test, 5-lGc; moasses, SIC;
refined quiet and barely steady.
Chicago, Sept. N-Wheat here TO day
was led by an advance I'm New York The
strength of the latter market was "a BIZ.
factor in an advance of 5sc here. Trading
was much more active than usual. Corn
and oats both advanced about &c. Provis-
ions We're weak due to yellow reports at.d
closed 21zfr71zc lower.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest Lowest Closing.
Wheat, No p
Sept. .6Si@ 68% C7A G8h
Dec. .6iA@Gi9s 6494@sI7s "a 6494
May .....65h 65h 64M 659s
Corn, No. p
Gtpl- '...A5rt 81 ZJA 291s
Dec. 49,. .2s7sQ3O sOAasOsh 297s SOA aSO9s
May .....S2 S2as@32h 3l7sGl32 S2$sQS2h
Oats, No. p
Sept. ...21A % 2lA %
Dec. ...a 2lA 20h@21 211s@21A
May ...,.22% % 2234Q22% q
Mess Pork, per bbl.--
Oct. .....ss 1919 IS 17Ik IS 1914 IS 17lb
Dec. 100. 32A 371s 22Jb 8 27i5
Jan. 20 27lz TX % N
Lard, per 100 lbs
Jan. ma 971s 100 4 92h Ak
Short Ribs. per 100 lbs
Oct. 49,. 80 $50 SIS 525
Jan. ..... 4 771z s2k o475 ~
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour.
firm; No, spring wheat, 6skc; No 3
spring wheat, G30G3lzc; No. 2 red, &c; No
corn, 3Ol4430lac; No. yellow corn. 9OlbGD
S05c; No. oats, 229229sc: No 2 white.
25lzc; No. 3 white, 2314425c; No. 2 rye, 47l5c.
No. barley, SSW44c; No. fax seed. SOC
prime timothy seed. $40; mess pork. per
Dbl, $s.2OQs.25; lard. per 100 lbs. S4.900i
4.92ls; short rib sides 0oose), s.. 156l530; dry
sailed shoulders (boxedD, 41k94atc: short
clear sides (boxed) s5.45a5,55; whisky.
distillers finished goods, per gallon, $i25