The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-15
CHAM. PROVISIONS. ETC.

New York, Dec. 4-Flour moderately
active ard firm. particularly Tor spring
patents. closing unsettled with wheat
Rye -four firm Buckwheat -four firm.
Buckwheat steady Corn meal steady
Rye drmer; No. > western. 60izc. Barley
quiet; western feeding, iliz043c Barley
malt steady.
Wheat-spot easy: No red. zoe; op-
tons frmer for a half a day. showed
strong undertone on continued light
spring wheat receipts, local covering, and
big clearances. The subsequent reaction
was occasioned by foreign selling and ru-
mors of Increasing Russian stocks Clos
ed AGikc net lower; December closed, 71izc;
March closed &c; May closed 70izc.
Corn-SpOt firm; No. ,. 4liAc; options at
first firm and higher on a light movement.
covering and strength Ia wheat, later gave
way 10 realizing. and closed &c net lower;
December closed. 39l4c; May closed. S9i4c.
Oats-Spot firm No. ,. 3l5sc; options dull
Beef steady. Cut meats quiel. Lard
easy Western steamed, 5.40c; December,
5.42c nominal; refined easy. Pork firm.
Butter firm: Western creamery. 15G2lc;
factory 12al4izc: Elgn, gle; imitation
creamery. Bale; state dairy. l5DlSc.
Cheese firm; large white, lOl4c. Potatoes
steady; Jersey. Sl.0GGl5Ilz; New YORK,
Sl.25n1.50: Long Island, Sl2jGl75; sweets.
Jerseys. S1.25G2.z5: Southern. 4Vq75c Cot
ton seed oil steady; prime crude. Hizc; DO
yellow, 2lG22c. Petroleum steady. Rice
firm. Cabbage steady, $l.5003.0). Coffee
options opened steady az unchanged
prices 20 points advance. ruled generally
higher, with trading active on covering
and investment buying. following higher
cables, good jobbing demand. and liberal
warehouse deliveries; liquidation checked
rise; closed steady; December. 10 points
rarrfus7rrad "a =
higher; sales. 1880 bags, including De-
cember. 5.75c; January. 5.S0c; spot Rio
frmer; No. invoice 6@4c; No Z joboing
nc; mild firm. tending upward; Cordova.
T&dl5c Sugar. raw, weak ana nominal;
fair refining. 37sc centrifugal, 96 test, 43sc;
molasses sugar. &c; refined easier and
tame; mold A, 5zsc; graduated. sc.
Chicago Dec. l.-Wheat. corn and oats
all suffered to-day from the inability OF
shippers TO procure cars fer the move
ment of grain. All three cereals closed "a
&c lower. Provisions declined 2lzN5c.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.
Wheat No. p
Dec. ...sH4 6 GA. Gps
May .....e5 aG5i4 e5l=qGis C55sQ657, go,
July .....65 g 6ias 6i5s
Corn No. p
Dec. .....339s S3i4 33lsQ33h 35isa83l.
May ...3fk03i5s 3i34 3ihm347s 342s
July ....55ls 3jh 3i4l 3i2s
Oats No. p
Dec ...263s 26lz 26A0267s 2gIa425ss
May ....26iz 2G5s 25A42G2s 25h125%
Mess Pork. per barrel
Jan. .....$9 81 50 A. 81 30 50 BIZ
May .....9 81 go 80 9 90.
Lard, per 100 pounds
| Jon. ..... 20 8 p l7iz ~
May 49,. . 20 545 ~ BIZ
Short Ribs. per 100 pounds
Jan. ..... 4 67iz 40 4G5 40
May .....4 S21s $50 40 s2iz
/ Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
/ easy; No spring wheat. 6l063ikc: No 2
red, e6a6sc. No. corn. Bic; No. yellow
/ corn, 3S7sc; No. ? oats. 26ssGZc; No.
white. 29c No. 3 white. 2S02S2sc: No. , rye
SIC; No. > barley, 36l49c; prime timothy
seed s2.27is; mess pork, per bbl.. $8O7iaa
! $40; lard. per 100 1bg s512iz05.2O: short
| rib sides doos0. H.55a475: dry saited
shoulders (boxedD 4i4m4asc; snort clear
sides CboxedD, As5n4S7iz; whisky. dis.
,iIlers' finished goods, per gallon, Si.25.