The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-19
GRAIN. PROVISIONS. ETC.

New York. oct. 1S.-Flour, frmer and
again fairly active at old price Rye -four
frmer. RuckWheat flour quiet; $1494l J5.
/ Buckwheat steady; Ale. COrnmeal firm;
yellow Western. 73c. Rye steady; No.
2, SIC: state rye, SIC. Barley firm; malt
ing 45ai9c; feeding, 37037i2c. Barley malt
quiet; Western, 55n64c.
Wheat, spot, steady; No. 2 red 757sc; op-
lions opened strong on cables, but lost
part Of the advance through Disappointing
export developments and constant attacks
from Chicago. Trade was mostly local.
with foreign houses on both sides. The
close was stroig after late rally 90 re-
ported fros. in Argentine, at 1aN3sc net
advance; sales Included No. red, March
closed Hlsc: May closed 71Ac December
closed 72sc.
Corn. SPOT. firm: No. 2, 38ssc; options
again ruled strong all day, receiving its
impetus from higher cables and bullish
crop advices, closed &c net higher; May
clOsad 1880; December closed 37Ac.
oats. spot. steady; No. 2, 2Sc; options
dun aud nominal.
Beef steady Cut meats steady. Lard
quiet; Western steamed closed S5.35; city,
$t95; sales, October closed S5.35, nominal;
refined hrmer Pork firm; mess, $3.50
9.25; Short clear, s1LO00i3OO. Butter firm;
Western creamery, 15Q221ac; do factory
1ll2ul44c; Eleins, 22l2c; imitation cream
cry 1&Gl7c; state dairy, 14419c. Cheese
quiet; large white, S3sQSs4c. Potatoes
steady; Jerseys Sl125aGI1.50; New York,
81. 25G1.75, Long Island S1.50@200; sweets,
Jerseys, Sl.50G2.00; Southern, 75G81l2c, Cot
ton seed oil firm; prime crude, 1Sc; do yell
low, 22lac. Petroleum strong. Rice firm.
Cabbage quiet; $l5003.00 per 100. Cotton,
by steam, 1910. Coffee, options opened
steady, with prices unchanged to points
lower ruled fairly active, with but little
further change, while showing weak I'M
a ar III
satisfactory European and Brazilian ac-
count; unsatisfactory spot demand and
warehouse deliveries; selling arrested by
continued small receipts at Santos ana Rio
closed steady; unchanged 10 points low
or; sales 10000 bags, including October,
5,30c; November 535c; spot Rio quiet;
mild; tame market; sales, only small job
hing trade. Sugar. raw, firm; fair refin-
ing, 3}c; centrifugal, 96-test 4ihc. Mo-
lasses, 3l2c; refined, market firm; No. II,
4lsc; No. Y, Lice; No. -, Lie; No.
IA, lc
Chicago, oct. 18-Reports of serious
damage 90 the wheat crop in Argentine
put the bears on fun retreat to-day and
induced such general covering of short
sales that were previously made that
prices were advanced sharply. December
closed PC higher Corn gained 14d2sc.
Oats were up Ac. Pork left off 2lzc high
err lard and ribs, sc each.
Inc ledOlls futures ranged as iOllOWSs
Opening Highest. Lowest. Closing.
Wheat, No p
Dec. 49,. ..65isas52 SIX 65 s5%aS5&
May 49,. e69b@657s e67s 661s@66A e6Aq667s
Corn, No p
oct. .....a 31A 81 81
Dee .Sl1aQS1Ss 31Ad31B 311a 3l5sG51A
May &C.. .S324 0SSB S4ls S3& "a
oats, No. D
Dec ...227s 29A 227s %
May 49,. 234d23B "a 23A 237sa24
Mess pork. per barrel
Dec Isl 921a $500 81 80 s. 90
Jan. ..... 9 l715 9 221z 1919 $50
Lard. per 100 Lbs
Jan. ..5 90 sos 97lk sos
Short Ribs. per 100 Lbs
Oct. ..,.. 80 S7l2 8 30 BIZ
Jan. ..... 72la 4 so 7215 $50
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
firm; No. spring wheat, 64slc; No. 3
spring wheat 62la@64c; No. 2 red, 66d67c
No. corn, 311ac; No. yellow corn Sl5sc;
No. . oats pc; No. white, 25taa26c; No
3 white. 2i1za25lgc; No. ? rye, 1914 q491ac
No. ? barley, 32d45c; No. flax seed, 91kG
v92c; prime timothy seed, $3.50; mess pork,
per Dbl, S790Q795 lard, per 100 lbs. $4971a
a500 short rib sides Qoose), $5.20d5. 40; dry
stated shoulders (boXed), 4l2045sc; short
clear sides (boxed). $525q5.S5; whisky dis
tillers' finished goods per gallon, $12,