The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-19
GRAIN. pRoy1sroNs. ETC.


New York, Feb. 18.-Flour market in
clined to drag at barely steady prices ow-
ing to the break in wheat. Wheat-Spot
steady; No. red, 81 .O6z, T. o. b., afioat to
arrive. Options opened weaker at par
tial, a4GD7sc decline following heavy Ar
gentine shipments and unsatisfactory ca
bles. They declined farther on liquidation
but rallied in the last hour on reported
heavy freight room engagements for Lei
ter wheat and bullish Argentine crop news,
closed steady at Ad1sc net decline; May,
81 .O024.
Corn-No. 2. 372sc; options opened quiet
and unchanged. but sold offSand was gen.
orally weak all day under prospects of
larger receipts and liquidations; closed
h91sc net lower; May closed, S519c.
Oats-Spot easier; No. 2 oats 3112q31Ac;
options weak and lower owing to slack de-
mand and weakness in corn, closed &c net
lower; May closed 30Ac. Wool quiet.
Beef firm. Cut meats firm. Lard quiet.
Pork firm. Pig iron dull. Cotton seed oil
steady; prime crude, zoe; prime yellow,
20q2O1zc. Rice steady. Molasses steady.
Coffee-Opttons opened steady at good
prices 10 points decline; ruled fairly ac-
tive within narrow range; closed firm at
net advance of 5lt10 points; sales, 3S, 500
bags including March, 5.65Gp5.75 spot
coffee; Rio quiet; mild quiet; Cordova, TX
Q1514c. Sugar, raw, dull; fair refining 8
1l-l6c; centrifugal, 96-test, 3-16c; refined
firm.
Butter steady; western creamery, 1870
Zoe; Elgins, 20c; factory, 11Q14c. Cheese
quiet; light skins. 6lsc; part SKINS 4q51zc;
fun skins, 2d3c
Chicago Feb. 1S.-Everything on TIE
Board of Trade showed reactionary ten
dency to-day, and closed at declines.
Wheat felt the effect of yesterdays heavy
liquidation. The high estimates and larg-
est Argentine shipments resulted in de-
cline but heavy ocean freight engage
ments for Letter caused rally. May
closed at a loss of 3sc from yesterday.
Corn declined &c and oats &c. Provisions
closed unchanged, to 1219e lower.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest Closing.
May 81 O8Ba s1O4 1o2A 81 OsH
July 49,. S9QS91A S9lA S8]s SS5s
May 8oA@807a aoaa8l aO7saaaA ao4@8o5s
July ',...S2 S2Q321s S19s S15sQ31A
Sept. -;;.a8A 1875 1924 1925
May ~ q 26A 2s2s
July -. .24%@24]h 2nkG2i5s "a 241s
Mess Pork, per barrel
My ..Sl1 121A $11 liz $40 80 so 90
Il
Lard, per 100 pounds
July 49,. 5 III $50 ~ 2 ~
Short Ribs. per 100 pounds
May go. 5 271s 80 5 221a 525
July 80. 85 537lA $50 32lk
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
steady; No. spring wheat, SIC; No. }
spring wheat, 90Q96ci No. 2 red, 81 .03l2CC
1.O4; No. corn, 2914c; No. oats, 261se; NO.
8 white, f. o. b., 2Sd2oc; No. rye, 4919c,
NO. barley. f. o. b. 3163Sc; No l fax
seed, 81 24Q1 %; prime timothy seed, 81 80;
mess pork, per barrel $40. S71l91O 30; lard,
per 100 pounds. $50; short ribs sides
loose, So. 15q5.35 dry sailed shoulders, box
ed 4%Q5c; short clear sides, boxed, S.. 500
$50; whisky, distllers' finished goods, per
gallon, 81 .1S1s
CINCINNATI, Feb. 1S-Flour firm. Wheat
easier; No. 2 red 99c. Corn dull No. 2
mixed, SLICE. Oats easier; No. 2 mixed
2S1Ac Lard quiet at $500. Bulk meats
firm $525. Bacon firm at $500. Whisky
steady at S.19.
st. Louis, Feb. 1S-Flour unchanged.
Wheat lower; No. red, cash. elevator. 9Sc;
track, 9SG99c3 February, 99%c; May, $1,000
Q1.C07s; July, S5l40S53sc; No. cash hard,
93c. Corn dun and easy: No cash, CSC ;
February, 2Sc asked; May, 277sc bid July,
29A@293sc Oats steady No. 2 cash eleva-
tor, 96c; track, 97c; February, 26c May,
26$4c asked No. white 2Sd2SAc. Whisky,
$i.19. Pork lower; standard mess jobbing,
SLIGO. Lard, quiet; prime, $3.50; choice, $500
Bacon, boxed lois extra short clear, $5.S71a
| @6.121a; ribs, $6.00G6.25; shorts, $6.12156
6.S71a; dry salt meats, boxed, shoulders,
$t75@5.00; short clear, S. 5000; ribs,
| $5.S2iaQ5 S715; shorts $5750500