The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-23
GRAIN, PROVISIONS. ETC.

New York, Sept. 22.-Flour. firm baId
higher on all but spring patents rive
nour, strong S2,J0u3.00. Corn meal firm
Rye, firmer; No. 2, 49d49bc. Bar,ev
steady mating 42qlSc; feeding, BIC. Bar
ley malt, quiet.
Wheat-Spot, strong; No 2 red, 76ibc
options were active and strong an ,Iav
closing 9sG@1%c higher, latter on Senten.
Der through heavy covering. Beside for
eign buying and higher cables the mar
het was helped by another big export
trade' strong cash markets, and broaden
ing speculation. No 2 red. May closed
6yAc; September closed 75c; December
closed 69lkc.
Corn-Spot, firm; No. 2, 359kc: options
firm and moderately active all day on ex-
port demand; higher cables ana the
strength in wheat; closed h63sc higher
May closed 363sc, September closed 34ssc.
December closed 34Mc.
Oats-Spot, firmer; No. 2, 25c bid; op-
tons dun and nominally higher Beef.
quiet. cut meats, steady. Lard, steady
western steamed, s.. 1060.12t5; September
$5.N, nominal; refined, steady. Pork
steady. Butter, firm; western creamery
l515Q2lc; do factory, 11150f4Ac; Elgins.
2lc; imitation creamery, 13d1615c: state
dairy, 14ulS15c. Cheese, steady; large white
SAd812c Potatoes, steady; Jerseys 81 .5OI.
1S7l2i New York, $1.25Gt1.75 Long Island
"ifvVH-sNVs oNtttSf Jersey s Hl.l0IIZ.SD.
Southern, SO00l25. Cotton seed oil, .lull
Petroleum, quiet Rice quiet. Cabbage
Gul; Long Island, $2.0004.O0 Coffee-Op-
tons opened steady with prices unchang-
ed to points lower; soon rallied and de-
Veloped firm undertone on covering by
shorts and investment buying continued
to improve as session progressed with
sellers scarce; bulls encouraged by con-
tinued small Brazilian receipts and heavy
deliveries from American warehouses;
closed steady, unchanged to 10 points low
er; sales, 1880 bage, including October
5.3O@5.35c; November, 540n5.45c; Rio
steady; held higher; No. invoice, &c; No.
7 jobbing 6lac; mild, steady; Cordova, 8
@l5c. Sugar, raw, quiet; about steady:
fair refining, 3s4c; centrifugal, 96-test,
5-l6c. Molasses, 312c; refined, firm.
Chicago, Sept. 22-Wheat to-day scored
the best advance that has occurred in
some time December closed tAd13sc
higher, and September 1hc higher Strong
cables higher cash markets and heavy
export engagements drove shorts to COW
er, and made a broad, active market.
Corn was more active and strong, with
wheat, closed Nc higher. Oats advanced
11ac, with a big trade. Provisions were
dull, but steady, helped by grain, closing
al slight advance
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening Highest Lowest. Closing.
Wheat, No. p
Sept .....67 67h 665s 679s
Dec 63%@64 641ka645s 63%@6SH 64Ib06l5s
May .65bG65A 65A IS Q65A 655s
Corn, No p
Sept 49,. 29A 29%a29M 1914 295s
Dec .....29% 30 295sn2gA 29sl 61297s
May -: .SlA@si% 80 @S21s S1A Sl%q32
Oats No. p
Sept ....2lM % MM %
Dec .....20B 21A 2O24Q2OA 2ihm21A
May .....225s 23H 225s 20 p23ib
Mess Pork, per Bbl.-
oct ........$ 10 $8l5 $50 $50
Dec ........ 17lz 825 SITE 8 20
Jan ........ go 915 9O75k 9O7h
Lard, per 100 Lbs
oct ........ 40 Ats 40 TN
Dec ....... 472lA ATM 4 72k AS
Jan mum. 480 ASS 4sO ass
Short Ribs. per 100 pounds
Jan ........ 65 472A 465 40
Cash quotations were as follows Flour
firm: No. 2 yellow corn, 3OA@3Olsc; No. 3
spring wheat, GS065Ac; No. 2 red, 667kc;
No. 2 corn. 3oIS01sc; No. oats, 221gq22llc;
No. white, f. o. b., 242im26c: No. 3
white. 24hd24lzc; No. 2 rye, 49c; No. bar
ley, +. o. b.. 33N42c; No 1 fax seed, 911k6D
92c; prime timothy seed. $2.OOp2. 10; mess
pork. per barrel. IS. 15dS. 20 lard per 100
pounds, 4.75Gt4 77la; short rib sides, loose.
s. .15G5.35; dry sailed shoulders, boxed
81 .5004.75; short clear sides, boxed. IS 10
az 10. whisky distiilers' finished goods