The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-14
GRAINS. PROVISIONS. ETC.


New York, Sept. 1S-Flour quiet and fea
tureless. except for moderate demand for
new spring patents. Rye -four firm;
$500. Cornmeal steady; yellow Western,
TIC. Rye firm; No O. 4Sc. Barley quiet;
mailing, 45d49c; feeding, S3@331sc. Barley
malt dull; Western 55Q61c.
Wheat, spot, firm; No. 2, red 713sc; OPP
tons opened higher and developed pro-
nounced strength on better cables, foreign
buying, bullish statistical position and ex-
port demand in the afternoon, however,
natural realizing developed, under which
prices eased off and closed unsettled at
12011sc advance later in September, the
sales included No. 2 red, May, closed $3.50;
September closed 699sc; December closed
667sc
Corn, spot steady; S59sc; options at first
were strong on cables and covering but
finally yielded TO the break in wheat and
closed easy at 1sc net decline; September
closed 341sc; December closed 345sc.
oats, spot firm; No. 2, Zoe; options en-
tirely nominal and without an official
close.
Beef dull. Cut meats easy. Lard easy:
Western steamed closed at $5.25; city,
$3.50; September closed $685. nominal: re-
fined steady Pork quiet Butter firm;
Western creamery, 141aM20c; do factory,
D., 111s@14c; Elgins, Zoe; imitation creamery,
/ 13416c; state dairy, 13Q1Sc. Cheese steady;
/ large white, 7asG7+c Eggs firm; state and
! Pennsylvania, lie; Western fresh. 16Ihc
Potatoes easy; Jerseys, $1.371kQ150; New
York, $1.0Oq15O; Long Island, $137l2q1. rs;
sweets Jersey, 81. 5O6I2 %; Southern, 81 12b
@1.50. Cotton seed oil dull; prime yellow,
221zc asked. Petroleum quiet. Rice firm.
/ Peanuts strong. Cotton, by steam, l5c.
| Coffee, options opened steady at unchang-
ed prices; ruled inactive with weak under
tone, declining points under local pres
sure, following disappointing European
1 n nd latli ~ n1rU -
tive support and decline In spot prices;
selling checked by small movement at Rio
and Santos; closed unchanged to points
lower; sales, 1850 bags, including Septem-
ber 5,35c; October, 5.40c; spot coffee quiet
Sugar, raw, strong, fair refining, 1850
3Bc; centrifugal, 96-test, 47sc. Molasses,
9-16d35sc; refined strong.
Chicago, Sept. 13.-An excellent case
wheat business for export to-day was the
basis for Improvement in the prices of
futures. September closed nc higher and
December rose 1a6D4sc. Corn lost hGAc.
Oats are unchanged to hc up. Pork and
ribs improved 10c and lard 2lkc.
! The leading futures ranged as follows
Opening. Highest. Lowest Closing.
Wheat No. p
Sept .....6 G64A 641& GA Ga
Dec ......62l50627s 624sa62A 81 62sG62A
May 80. .64Aq649s 64ss Ga "a Qe4ls
Corn No. p
Dec .....3Ob SOA@3Oss 29A 29%@29M
May .....S2]4qS27s 323sQS2H 31M 317s
oats Mop
/ Sept ......20as 21h 20% 2OM
Dec .......0 20A $4,000 20
May ...22 d22IA 22A 21M %
Mess Pork, per barrel
Oct e. S.. S.. S.. IS IS
Dec -. s 60 865 $50 S65
Jan -. $40 945 937h 945
Lard, per 100 pounds
Oct 40 1924 40 40
Dec 80. 4 IS 1914 921A 495
Jan -. 8 90 sos 500 O2Jb
Short Ribs, per 100 pounds
oct 80. 27i5 SIS 5Mi s SSh
Jan -. 80 A. 71s 4S0 871a
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour,
steady; No. 2 spring wheat, 61kd63c; No
spring wheat, 6lU64c; No. 2 red, 6515c; No
corn, 9O1Ac; No. yellow corn, S0%4 a307sc !;
No. 2 oats, 2l15c; No. white, 24d25c; No
white, 23a2S1ac; No. 2 rye, 45G471ac; No
barley, 38U43c; No. l flax seed, 9Ol5c
prime Timothy seed, $50; mess pork, per
bbl., IS .55GS 90; lard. per 100 lbs. "a 500
4921a; short ribs sides. loose. IS. 2OG15. 40;