The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-25
GRAIN, pRovIsI0Ns rTc

New York, May 24.-Flour moderately
active and steady, closing firmer with
wheat; winter patents, $8.75a39O; Minne-
sofa patents, $390a4.15. Rye flour firm
Corn meal steady. Rye weaker; No. 2.
dla465c. Barley easy. Barley mali
quiet.
Wheat-Spot. steady; No. 2 red. s9nes
options opened steady with Chicago, but
met foreign selling orders that produced
a sharp decline. Subsequent irrea11iarits
developed during the late session into Al
strong advance based on local covering.
ana strength In the Southwest Crop news
was very bad all day but genaralty IT,.
nored. Export trade and cIearances IIght.
Inc close was strong at AGJ6c net ad-
vance; May closed, size; July, 79%c; SEN
TENDER, 78ac.
Corn-spot quiet; No. 2, 4Oz6a41%c on
ions opened steady with wheat.
ana after a weak interval
caused by moderate liquidation
rallied hnally on covering, closing steady:
Nay Nay closed Ss1sc; July a7sc; September,
Oats-Spot easier; No. 2, s1lhc: options
slow. Beef steady. Cut meats steady
Lard weak; refined easier. Pork oIuet
Butter steady; Western creamery. 156t1sc.
state dairy, 13AM15c. Cheese easy. state
large white, 934c Eggs firm: state ana
Pennsylvania, l5hQl6c; Western fresh. 15
VIM tSSAtANAbt llWlot. EOtdtCaS ntIfof
New York, $l.O0a1.75; Jersey, sweets II q,
@2.50. Freights to Liverpool. cotton Inv,
steam, l2l2c. Cabbage steady 81. 50112 *
per barrel crate Cotton seed oil ann
prime crude, 2Olac. Petroleum steadv
Rice firm. Coffee options opened dull az
unchanged prices; ruled rather more ac-
tive with easy undertone following unsat.
lstactory capies, full receipts, small ware
house deliveries and slack spot demand.
closed quiet; sales, $3.50 bags. includine
May, DOC; September, 5.2Oc; spot coffee.
Rio dull; mild quiet and about sfesdv
Sugar, raw firm; refined steady.
Chicago, May 2.-Wheat closed strona
ard cent higher to-day after an early de-
cline Of %c Corn closed We higher ana
oats shade lower. Pork lost 2Isa5c; Lard
5a7lAc. and ribs PIC.
The leading futures ranged as follows.
Opening Highest. Lowest. Closing.
May .....73ss 741s 70 741e
July .....7lasa7iA 75l@@75A 7sM az
Sept. .....742sQ74ls 70 1914 747kei75
Corn. No. p
May .....SS 80 32% n
July .....ssllass% as%assh s8% ss,1asss
Sept. 80. .sS%Qa "a 33ssaSss4 "a
Oats No. p
July . 81 ssaass% * s ss,:
Sept. 2ossQ2oA 20A 2Oh 2Oss
Mess Pork per barrel
July ..$s % IS 221s IS III IS 22L
Sept ..SS5 s7ls s21s s7ia
Lard, per 100 pounds
July $40 10 5O75b 07sk
Sept =. ) 221z 22is $50 22lI
Short Ribs, per 100 pounds
July .. 4 72l4 72lz 4s7ik 72is
Sept =. IS IS 4s2h ass
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
steady; No. spring wheat, 73@74c; No. 3
spring wheat. 6Sli72lkc; No red. 7zf0
7Giac. No. 2 corn, 3SAQ3S5zc; No. 2 yellow
corn. 33ssc. No. oats, 261aa27c; No
white, 290299lc No. 3 white, 2sG29c; No.
rye. 6llac. No 2 barley 36040c. No. /
fax seed, S105; Northwestern. s1O7. Prime
timothy seed, $2.S5. Mess pork per barrel.
Ss.l5Gs.20 Lard per 100 pounds, S0510
5.Hia Short ribs sides Qoose), $4.551AS5.
Dry sailed shoulders (boxedD. 4ssa4ssc,
Short clear sides (boxed). s5.0oGl51O. Whis-
ky, dstillers finished goods. per gallon.
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