The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-26

ruling rates. Foreign business is moro
or less nominal. The rates from this and
nearby Georgia ports are quoted at i.0Oa
4 90 Tor range-including Baltimore and
Portland. Me- Railroad ties. base A feet.
to Baltimore. 12c; 20 Philadelphia 13c; to
New York, 1870. Timber rates, 50c6s10o
higher than lumber rates. To the West
Indies and windward, nominal; to Rosario,
Sl2 O0dlS.Oe; to Buenos Ayres and Monte
Video, slO.OOQl1 90; to Rio Janeiro, $l4.0C:
to Spanish and Mediterranean ports. $l1.3J
Ql1.50; 10 United Kingdom. for orGa.s.
nominal for lumber, "a IS standard.
BY Steanl-To New York. 500; to Phil
adelphia. via New York. $3.50; to. Boston,
$500, via New York; TO Baltimore, $500.
Naval Storcs-The' market is steady;
medium sized vessels. Cork for orders
Is Cd for barrels OF 80 pounds. and sc
primage spirits. As; larger, 1124Sd Genoa,
rosin, 2s Sd; Adriatic, Is Cd; Brazil. SOC for
barrels of go pounds; Java, IS Sd; River
Platte, 72c; Australia, IS 90. Coastwise-
steam. 1Oc per 100 pounds on rosin; soc on
spirits to Boston and S1sc on rosln, and
SOC on spirits to New York.
GRAIN. PROVISIONS. ETC.
New York, March 25-Flour further weak
ened by decline in wheat; city mills pat
ents, $5.75G6.00; Minnesota patents. $500
$40 Rye flour steady. Buckwheat flour
nominal Buckwheat nominal
Wheat. spot, weak; No. red; S1.02; op-
tons suffered another bad break to-day
based on further liquidation, enormous
Argentine shipments. reported Philadal-
phia bank failures and unsettled political
situation opening weak at AG&c decline.
prices sold off all day, pressure being
mostly in near months, which closed ia
lac lower, against 3s4&lc decline in late
deliveries. Export trade at all ports was
heavy; No. red, March, closed S1.OO14;
May closed Csc
Corn, spot. weak; No. 2. s5%c; options
weak on account of further liquidation,
small clearances, and the drop In wheat
closing 404c lower: May closed S3Ac;
July closed 3lssc.
Oats, spot, weaker; No. 2, 9Ol5c; options
dull and lower with corn, closing at 33c
net decline; May closed 29c.
Beef firm. Cut meats quiet Lard
easier; Western steamed $5.3O6535; May,
$3.50, nominal; refined quiet. Pork quiet
Butter quiet; Western creamery, 1519619c;
do factory, 120141ac; Elgins, 19c; imitation
creamery, 14dl612c; state dairy, 1401Sc; do
creamery, 1514Q19c. Cheese dull; large
white, September, TIC. Potatoes quiet;
New York $2.371zG2.5O; sweets, $300a3. 80.
Petroleum duh. Rice steady. Molasses
steady. Cabbage quiet; $2O0G2.50. Cot
ton seed oil dull, weaker, resulting from
light demand to-day; prime summer vel
low, 22q221kc; off summer yellow. 2ll2d22c.
Coffee, options opened irregular, with APP
ril points lower; other months I'M
changed to points higher; ruled moder-
ately active, with upward tendency on To-
cal covering and some investment buying
caused by better cable news than looked
for falling off in Brazilian receipts, lib
eral warehouse deliveries and better feel
ing in spot department; closed steady
with prices points net higher to net
lower; sales, 1920 bags. including April,
4.S5@490c; May. 5000; spot Coffee, Rio,
quiet; No. Z. invoice, SIC; No. Z, jobblng
SC; mild quiet; Cordova, SAq16c. Sugar,
raw, quiet and firm; fair refining, 35ac;
centrifugal 96-test, 4c; refined steady
Chicago, March 25.-Liquidation of long
property continued on the board of trade
to-day, the threatening political situation
dominating over other conditions. Short
covering sustained the market to a GER
tain extent. Corn and oats closed slight
ly lower. Provisions, 21aG171a lower.
The leading futures ranged as follows
Opening. Highest Lowest Closing