The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-23
GRAIN. PROVISIONS. ETC.


New York. March 22-Flour quieter but
steadily held Rye flour dun. Buckwheab
| flour nominal. BucSwheat steady. i3MG44c-
Corn meal firm. Rye firm; No. ?. 5gc; state
rye, 55c Barley, nominal; feeding, 4il&e.
Barley male dun; western 53a69c.
Wheat, spot firm; No. red. sl0il5: OPP
lions opened firm at h0Ac advance, ana
were strong without exception all days
closing lz6%tc net higher. The advance re-
suited chiefly from a severe cold wava
! West affecting short interests In all mar
kets. March closed $i03lz; May close
| $lO0lA
corn-spot steady; No. 2 96l5c: options
! opened steady, and advanced slightly dur
ing the day, with wheat and the influence
Of larger cieaTances closed Ne net higher I
May closed. 3IMc; July closed. S5ssc.
Oats-Spot dull; No. O. Gle; options firm
all day with the other markets, closing 40
net higher; May closed, 3Oizc Beef firm:
cut meats quiet; picked bellies, 55k0I6hc;
pickled shoulders, 1l9m4Asc; picked hams,
7i4Ni7#c. Lard firmer. western steamed,
| s54j; May, $5.45 nominal; refined steadier.
Pork dull. Butter quiet; western creamery.
156i l9c; factory, 12al5c; Elgins. ice: imlta-
ton creamery i4niGlac; stete dairy, 14taqd
lSc; do creamery, l56tl9c Cheese duh
| state, large white September. &c. Eggs
quiet; state and Pennsylvania, 10&@Iic.
western fresh, 10Ac southern. 1015ml0zac.
Potatoes quiet; New York. $23laai2. 500
sweets, $3O0GI4.50. Cotton seed oil dulls
prime crude, l9laM2oc do yellow, 221zq2sc.
Petroleum dun. Cabbage easy, 81 efls3.50.
Molasses steady Rice firm. Coffee, options
opened dull with April points lower, other
months unchanged ruled barely steady
and inactive during the greater part OF the
session ;disappoiqti news from European
markets heavy Brazilian receipts. further
decline in spot market and lack of outside
an I'D 81
Closed dun ut unchanged prices TO points
net lower; sales 5000 bags, including ALril
4.95c, September. 535c spot coffee Rio duh
No. invoice, 7lac No. jobbing &c; mild,
quiet; Cordova, S1z016c. Sugar raw, barely
steady; fair refining. 3izc; centrifugal, 80
tcsi, &c; refined quiet.
Chicago, H.. March 22.-Weather and
war probabilities were the chief factors
in to-day's wheat market. Fears of dam
age from the freezing temperature rapid
" spreading over The winter wheat belt
made the market strong throughout,
though the news from Washington had
a tendency 20 restrict trading: May
closed nc higher ana July advanced 1ac.
Corn and oats were both affected by the
weather, and advanced about nc each.
Provisions were very duh, and closed sub
staniielly unchanged
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.
Wheat No p
May 81 O5a1 O5h NO7 HO5 s1Os
July s5asaS55s s57s0s5 s5AQs57s s5ssds5E
Corn, No. p
May 49,. .29ikd29h 293s 29h 29Md29ss
July .....303s@3015 30ls@S05s s02s S0l5
Sept ..3lk 3l9sQ3iA Slla Sl95
oats, No. p
May .....25A 26h 257s 2slsd2sA
July 49, .23h 2sl5a2s% 2S7s 2Sh
Mess Pork, per bbl-
May .s9 s7ls 50 02lk 50 IS 50 STA
July .... 997h 97h $50 995
Lard, per 100 lbs
July 49,. 17k l7ls 17A 17is
Short Ribs. per 100 lbs
May ... 5C5 5Mis sos sos
July $500. $40 i2ik $40 12k
Cash quotations were as fellows: Flour.
weaker 10Gll5c concessions made; No. 2
red wheat si.os; No. 2 corn. 2ssI2S7sc;
No. yellow corn. 2ssa q2S7sc: No.
oats, 25c, No. 2 white (. Q, b., 29AW