The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-04

about steady; winter straights. $355G3.7O.
Rye -four, steady. Buckwheat -four. dull.
Corn meal. quiet Rye. dull; No. 2, 671zc.
Barley, quiet. Barley matt quiet.
Wheat spot. quiet; No red, s5qS5lzc;
options opened steady and for a time were
favorsby affected by cold wave predic-
lions over the winter wheat belt. following
rain storm. and by heavy clearances;
closed steady. at partial &c net advance;
March closed. s3Ac; May closed, ne;
July closed. 757sc
Corn, spot. steady; No. 2. AAd45a4c:
options opened steady. with wheat; eased,
however. on prospects of cold weather;
ruling dun all day. and closing quiet al a
partial &c advance; March closed 43Ikc;
May closed Also; July closed. 4l7sc.
oats, spot, steady; No. 2, Sic; options
were inactive. Beef, quiet Cut meats.
steady Lard steady; Western steamed.
$5.6S March, $500 nominal; refined. steady.
Pork, firm. Butter steady; Western
creamery. l6d2c; Western factory, ia
l41ac Elgins, pic; state dairy, 13G9Oc:
creamery, 16a2lc. Cheese. firm; large
white, lla1lAc. Eggs. irregular: state and
Pennsylvania. &c; Western, fresh. 26ikc;
Southern. 26a2elae. Potatoes, quiet; New
York, H.25a20O; Long Island. Sl.5Od225:
sweets Jersey. sl.75a275 Cotton seed oil,
firm; prime crude. 21a22c Petroleum. duh
Rice, steady. Cabbage, quiet. Coffee, OPP
lions opened barely steady at unchanged
prices TO 5 points decline; worlds visible
supply decreasing. less than predicted. and
heading bear houses pounding the markets;
rallied slightly on covering, with some
months showing net advance of 5 points;
later showed rather weak undertone. Eu-
ropean cables being unsatisfactory: re-
cepts a Rio and Santos large; closed IN
changed 10 points higher; sales, 10000
bags, including May. $780, July 5.45d5. SOC:
spot, Rio. dull and easy: No T. invoice
sac; No. 7, jObbing, 624c; mild. quiet; Cor
dova, 8ql4c. Sugar, raw, firm; fair re-
filming. 37sc; centrifugal, 96-test. 43sc; mo-
lasses sugar, 11-16c; refined. firm
Chicago March 3.-There was nothing
in the news to-day regarding wheat to
encourage any extensive buying or SELL
ing, and the market ruled dun within a
narrow range, May closing &c higher Corn
left off a shade lower and oats are &c
higher. Pork declined SC and lard and
ribs closed unchanged.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest Lowest Closing.
Wheat. No. p
May LIB 97S1s 1915 72ss 70
July .....7lA 719s Tk 7l3s
May -. ,5s4a8sz 81 8ssaass4 sssasss
July .....S71saS7A S7%s S7ls S7kaS7li
Sept. ...S7A BIS S75saS7% 1874
oats NO. 2
May .....2SH 2sA % 2sh
July .....26Is 26jkd26A &c 261S
Mess Pork. per barrel
May .....$9 Az 50 Az 80 42k s945
July, ..... Q 621s Q 621z 9 571z go
Lard. per 100 pounds
May 49,. 42lA 545 42k 545
July ..... 5 80 S 57k $50 57B
Sept. -. 60 671s 565 5671z
Short Ribs. per 100 pounds
May 49,. 4 so S21h 4SO s2lb
July ..... s2ls 495 92ls AS
Sept. .... O21k sos 5 O2k sos
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
quiet and steady; No. spring wheat. 6sIh
Q70S5c No. 3 spring wheat, e6d671kc; No
red, 7Sc; No. corn. 35c; No yellow
corn. 967sc; No. 2 oats, sc; No. white
Soc No white. 2e94 a3Olkc; No. rye, 551bc;
No barley, 42q51c; No. l fax seed 81 IA
@1.141z; Northwest, s1.1S1z; prime timothy
seed, $40; mess pork, per barrel, $925a
$780, lard, per 100 pounds. S59OGp5. S21a; short
rib sides Qoose) s4.55d475; dry sailed
shoulders (boxedD, 414Q4ssc; short clear
sides (boxed), A9Od5OO; whisky, distillers'
finished goods, per gallon, $126; clover,
rantraot oraaa