The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-28
GRAM. PROVISIONS. ETC.


New \ ork March>27 iIon" artlvo qt
the advance, closing firm. with wheat;
Minnesota patent, S3.0OM4.20. Rye flour
dun; choice to fancy, So .S0a340. Corn
meal quiet. Rye steady; No 2 63i2d64c.
Barley duh. Barley malt dun.
Wheat, spot firm; No. 2, SlaSlAc; OPP
tons opened strong on crop scare. aud
were upheld by covering and Southwest
ern investment buying most of the ses-
sion. Foreign houses sold early, but the
market was easily absorbed. Local senti-
ment was bullish, day traders taking
more stock Ia crop damage news than
heretofore Tie close was strong and
nervous at 11ac over Saturdays / o'clock
curb prices; March closed s3isc; May clos
ed TIC; July closed 75Mc.
Corn-Spot firm; No. 2, 4SMlD447sc; OPP
tons opened firm, with wheat, but ruled
dull all day and featureless. Receipts are
increasing; closed steady at &c advance
over Saturdays ! o'clock curb price; May
closed Ale; July closed 41Isc. Oats spot
stronger; No. 2, 35GS51Ac; options dull
Beef steady. Cut meats steady. Lard
steady; Western steamed, 5000; March,
see; nominal; refined frmer. Pork dun.
Butter steady; Western creamery, 17622c;
factory, 12n141kc Elgin, PC; imitation
creamery, 125@1Shc; state dairy, 14l5@20c.
Cheese steady; large white, 12c. Eggs
steady; state and Pennsylvania, 1SAcs
WESTERN IItSns loAcs SOulHeIHs lAt2Ulot2Ss
Potatoes steady; New York, $l.50n2. 80;
Long Island s2.e0a2.50; sweets, Jersey,
$S.OOa325. Cotton> seed oil quiet; prime
crude, 22c; yellow, 26c Petroleum dull.
Rice firm. Cabbage quiet; domestic, $500
Gl$l000 per 100 Coffee, options opened
steady and unchanged 20 points lower,
under favorable European cables but ex-
tensIve selling arrested by light receipts,
free warehouse deliveries and slight to
better inquiry for spot article, speculation
light and of professional character; closed
steady and unchanged to 5 points lower:
sales 10000 bags, including April, $3.50;
May, $500; spot Rio dull; No. invoice,
6 Lice; No. Y, jobblng, 5-16c; mild, quiet:
Cordoya, SGl4c. Sugar, raw, steady; re-
fined steady.
Chicago, March ga bulge of 1hd1ssc
in the price of wheat was caused to-day
by complaints of serious damage to the
winter crop in many places previously re-
ported in a good promise. Corn and oats
improved nc each. Pork advanced &c, and
lard and ribs 2lzd5c.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest Lowest. Closing.
Wheat No p
May ...7iha7fas 72k 71A TIA
July TOMATOES 7l9s los uss
Corn, No p
May ..Ss aS61s 1914 So s61s
July .....S6% S6s Se'zqS69s SSssgSo4
Sept. III W3Ibs olas 81 oiBHoi5k
May -. .ssMa2eM a% 2sa4a2sS 9e7s
July .....25 25Ss 2l1s425 Zo1sgZoA
Mess Pork, per barrel
May ..".s9 IA ss95 ss25 50 271A
July .....945 $50 40 421z
Lard, per 100 pounds
July .~...S 57M 57A IS 57ls
sept. .....5 67lA SO 8 671s $50
Short Ribs. per 100 pounds
May ....,4 s2h ass s2k AS
July ......4s5 1914 97ls s7ls
Sept. ....5O5 $40 sos SO
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour.
firm, moderate demand; No spring
wheat, 69lkQ711kc; No. 3 spring wheat, $50
Tic: No 2 red, 73d75c; No. corn, 352sc;
No yellow corn, 355sdS5Ac; No. 2 oats,
2sc; No. white. 30ia631c; No. 9 white.
29ikd3OtAc; No. 2 rye, 53lz; No barley,
37947c; No. / haxseed, $1.19; Northwest
ern, 81. 23$i prime timothy seed, S2.35 mess
pork, per barrel. S9.1OG915; lard per 100
pounds. $j.321ad5.35; short ribs sides Ooose),
$l.45G4S5; dry sailed shoulders (boxed),
4AG43sc: short clear sides (boxed) $505Gc
$40; whisky, distlllers' finished goods, per
gallon, sl.26; sugars, cut loaf, 5.SSc; gram
ulated, 5.S5c; clover contract grade. 565c.
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"A curious pension case recently In
vestlgated was that of Nathan Hobbs. q
soldier In the old Indian wars, VINO was
discharged April y, 1888, after serving
four months. He married five times, the
last time when he was 70 years old his
bride being H. few months ago ne
died, and a pension of IS a month was
granted 10 his widow. The pension bu-