The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-27
GRAN. PRovIsIoNs. ETC.

GRAIN, PROVISIONS. ETC.
New York, Jan, 25.-Flour was strong
but slow, on a late advance. Wheat SPOT
strong; No 2 red, $l.O55s options higher
on strong English cables and foreign buy
ing, eased off a little under realizing, but
finally recovered and closed very strong
at Sale advance OF. European war ru-
mors and unfavorabe cables; January,
81 .0G3s; May. 953sc.
Corn. spot, firm; Nc. 3 3S15c; options
opened firm on cable news, sustained all
day by wheat, and closed firm at 1sc net
advance; January, 3li4c.
Oats spot, firm; No ., 2S2a @29c; options
moderately active and firm with the other
markets, closing firm, net &c higher; May,
2312c. Wool quiet. Beef firm. Lard
steady. Pork quiet Cotton seed oil easy;
prime crude, Ice; yellow 22l5c. Rice
steady. Molasses quiet. Coffee options
steady, unchanged. closed duh with prices
unchanged to points net lower; sales,
6,250 bags; spot coffee, Rio, duh; mild,
quiet; sales, Ga bags Maracaibo; 800 bags
Savanilla and 100 bags Mexican, all on
private terms. Sugar, raw, steady; re-
fined, steady.
Butter steady; western creamery 1870
zoe; Elgins 20c; factory 11@14c. Cheese
easy; large white, September Size; small.
white. September, 909Ac: large oolored,
September, sac; small colored, September,
y
S14I815c; light skins, 6d61ac; part skins,
4a5l9c; full skins. 4051zc; full skins, 203c.
Chicago, Jan. 26.-January wheat again
received the attention of the Letter bro1,
ers to-day. In the last ten minutes the
trading price of that delivery was rushed
up from around 961ac to $1O1 and it closed
at 81, net advance of 2l2c. The effect
on May was more marked than during
yesterdays January bulge. May closed
at Bc advance, the gain being directly
the result of the advance in January
Corn and oats were helped by the strength
of wheat 10 the extent of &c each Pro-
visions declined 2ls65c.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.
Wheat, No 2
Jan ...... 961s 81 OF 961b $1O0
May -. .9rsd9414 9l}i 931A09S9s 9f%
July .....s5 WS5A S5ss Sf2 S59s
Corn, No. p
May 29lBa29A 29lsQ29as 295s 29A d29ss
July ..S0k 303s 30ls BOZ dS0s
Oats, No. p
May .....237s 2S7sa4 2sal @2s7s 237sa24
July ...~2234 222la227s 225s022A 22AG227s
Mess Pork, per barrel
May 10 az 1906 SIS S715 SIX
Lard, per 100 pounds
Man May :. :. i' esil l95 ' ' s7i5 s. ST.
July 30 co 90 49, 4 9715
Short Ribs, per 100 pounds
May :. 97i5 90 s2is IS
Cash quotations were as follows: No.
spring wheat, 9Sa92c; No, 2 red. 97cGl$1OO;
No. 2 corn, 275s@27}4c; No. oats, 23iac;
No. white f. o. b.. 25c; No. white, f. o.
b., 2f1ad24$4c; No. 2 barley. 27laQDc; No.
/ fiaXseed, $126; prime timothy seed $275;
mess pork, per barrel. $9S7I4Q9.92c; lard,
per 100 pounds, $4S5d4S7is; short ribs sides
Qoose). S4771au4.95; dry saited shoulders
(boxed), 42ld5c; short clear sides (boxed
&.97la@5.75; whisky. distilers' finished
goods, per gallon, $1.f9; sugars, cut loaf,
5S9c; granulated, $3.50.
Cincinnati O., Jan. 26.--Flour steady
Wheat firm; No. 2 red, csc. Corn firm
higher: No. . mixed, 29iac Oats firm; No
2 mixed, Csc Rye flrmer; No. 3 4Sl2c Lard
steady 4.90c. Bulk meats firmer 467l5c
Bacon firm, 5.G5c. Whisky steady, S1.19
st. Louis, Mo-, Jan. 26.-Flour firm, in
sympathy with wheat. though not quota
bly, higher and not much movement
Wheat, aside from other influences which
caused a rise, the burning of nearly 100000
bushels of wheat here last night, put
prices up, and the market closed "a to lie
above yesterday; No. ? red cash elevator
SIC; track, 96@9Sc January S51ac bid; May
97iAd97Ssc; July. 62662i2c No. hard S7d
No cash, 25l2c; January, 25&c; May,
269l 0267sc; July, 2Sc. oats steady, but
slow; No. cash elevator, 23c; track, 2lc;
January, 23c; May, 2ilsc; No. , white, 25c.
Rye higher, 45iac. Bran firm, soc; on east
track; 56u5Sc at mill. Hay quiet; prai-
rle, S5.75MS0O; timothy. S7.O0d1O.00, Whisky
steady, Sl19 Lard firm; prime, $40;
choice, $40. Bacon and dry salt meats
steady at previous quotations.