The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-16
GRAIN. PRoyIsIONs ETC.

New York. March 15.-Flour dun and
easy. Rye -four dun. Corn meal quiet
Rye weak; No. ?, 65966c. Barley malt
dull
wheat-Spot easy: No. 2 red. size; OPP
tons opened weak in response TO foreign
selling and rains in California. A rally
followed at midday on cold weather predic-
ton Tor the wheat belt but liquidation
developing again prices eased off once
more and closed weak at Ad1c lower;
March closed s02Ic; April closed 753sc; May
closed 7ilkc.
Corn-spot steady; No 2 41%@4S%c Op-
tons opened barely steady and most of
the day ruled quiet, but firm on rain
west and big export purchases; closed
steady at unchanged prices; May closed
4Oc; July closed 401ac
Oats7Spot, dull; No. ?. S2lsc; options
dun. @Beef firm. Cut meats steady. Pick
led shoulders, 4lac. Lard quiet; Western
steamed 5.60c; March, 5.55c nominal: re-
fined steady. Pork dun. Butter steady:
Western creamery, 15@9c; factory, l2d
14iAc; Elgins, zoe; imitation creamery, 1871
17l9c state dairy, 14d19lkc. Cheese firm;
large white. l2c. Eggs quiet; state and
Pennsylvania, Hc; Western fresh, 14c;
Southern, l2E@14c. Potatoes steady; New
York, $25q225; Long Island, S1.7502. 25;
Jeis ey $2C013.0O. Cotton seed oil dull;
prime crude Die Petroleum dull Rice
steady. sPeanuts strong. Cabbage steady;
domestic, $.00G10.00 per 100. Coffee; op-
ions opened steady at points decline ana
further eased off in some positions under
hshi local selling induced by unfavora BILE
cables and absence of outside support.
Brazilian receipts showed a dwindling fen
dency, While the American warehouse
movement continued well up TO the recent
hIsh average; closed quiet, to 10 points
net lover sales l0.250 bags, including May.
5.loe; june 52GQ5.25 spot Rio quiet, bare
~ STEADY; No. invoice 6 Slice; No. job
bog, ll-l6c; mild steady Cordova, Sale.
sugar, raw. steady, but inactive; fair re-
hnns, S3sc; centrifugal. 96-test 4ssc Mo
lasses sugar SIC; refined steady and less
active
Chicago March 15.-The break in the
pfotracted dry spell in California to-
gether with The contradiction of crop dam
ese Claims weakened wheat to-day, and
May closed al a decline of 2tG7kc. Corn
lost &c, and oats 1s014c. Pork left off I'M
changed. and lard and ribs a shade higher.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening Highest. Lowest. Closing.
Wheat. No. ,
Mar. .e9@q7o 7OA 697sq691g Ss,laeo5s
JVly -. .69lsae9A $685. 6S5s 6S5sa6S34
Corn. No -
May .....a5 a35% 85Aaa5A si7s So
July .355saS54 1854 35ssGS5ls S59k
Sept .:SeA 1855 S6B S6AqS67s
Oats No. ,
Nay .....267s 26i4 26A 26A@26ss
JOY ....24%4q2is PAS PAS 247sa2424
Mess Pork. per barrel
May .......s Is SEQ $9125 $91Th
July ....... 8 30 9S5 8 27J5 g35
Lard per 100 pounds
May ....... 5 S7la $40 5S5 $40
July ....... so So 5 47Ib 525
sePt ....... 5 e2la 671 62ls gu!
Short Ribs per 100 pounds
May ....... 40 AIS 40 AS
July ....... S2lk S7Ib s2I5 4 S71k
Sept ....... 4 97Ia 500 4 975k 500
Cash quotations We're as follows: Flour
dun and unchanged; No. spring wheat
e6AQ6sc: No. spring wheat, 62a67iSc; No
red, 69l2d701sc; No. 2 corn, 1884 734c; No
yellow corn. S4h@3413c; No. oats, $3.50
26@4c; No white, 29la@30c; No. 3 white
2Slzq29hc; No. 2 rye, SIC; No. barley
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