The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-22

Wheat-Spot, steady; No. 2 red 74c; OBJ
tions opened steady and unchanged on bet
ter cables than expected, but soon develop
ed weakness under small clearances and
short selling. In the afternoon, however.
Chicago. bulls started a scare on war ru-
nors and reports of lower consols that
promoted a sharp advance, with active
covering. Closed firm at AQl5c net adj
vance; March closed, 747sc; May closed,
75c; July closed, 751sc; December, 7212c.
Corn-Spot firm; No. 2, 40Ac; options
market opened steady and unchanged,
gradually advancing later in the day on
small receipts, large clearances, substan-
tial buying and the final jump in wheat.
Closed firm at &c advance; May closed,
39c; December closed. 391sc.
Oats-Spot quiet; No 2, 29c; No. 8, 2Sl5c;
options quiet and steady.
Beef steady. Cut meats quiet; picked
bellies 51gq61ac; do shoulders sac; do
hams, Sl4d9c
Lard hrmer; Western steamed, $50;
December, closed $5.75 nominal; refined
firm.
Pork steady
Butter steady; Western creamery, $50
&c; state dairy, 1SQ25c.
Cheese firm, fall made fancy small, 1872
@l4c; do large fancy, 12&ql3c.
Eggs steady; state and Pennsylvania,
2id25c; Western uugraded at mark, 100
211ac; Western, 21d24c, loss off.
1OldtOtS STEADY, view Jersey bl20nlOJ,
New York, $l.5OQL75; Long Island, $1,000
$2e0; New Jersey sweets, $2.25q275; South
ern sweets. $125q1.75.
Tanow firm; city, SC; country, 4S4d5c.
Petroleum firm.
Rosin steady; strained common to good,
s1.45.
Turpentine steady, 511Ad52c.
Rice steady.
Cabbage steady; Long Island. S4OOa5.OO
per 100.
Cotton by steam to Liverpool &c
Coffee futures opened steady with UNI
changed prices to 5 points decline. and
showed weak undertone most of the day,
following lower Brazilian cables and abb
sence Of speculative support. Selling was
checked by very small receipts at Rio and
Santos. The market closed steady s
points lower to points net higher. Total
sales 20,500 bags, including January, Sj.Sj;
March, $500; spot Rio quiet; mid steady.
N Sugar firm; refined steady.
New YORK, Dec. Election seed oil
steadily held and unchanged. but with
business still more or Jess of a holiday
character. Prime crude, barrels, use NOM
inal; prime summer yellow &c; off sum-
mer yellow, 311sc; butter grades, 35c nomi-
nal; prime winter yellow, S5d96c; prime
white, 341sc; prime meal, s24.50d25.O0.
Chicago, Dec. 21.-The engagement by
England of ocean liners for the transport
service was the chief bullish item of the
day in wheat. May closed &c over yester-
day. Corn closed sc and oats Ad3sc
higher. Provisions, al the close, were a
trhe up in May pork and ribs; loo better
in lard
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing
Wheat. No. p
May 49,. .Ss3ssass5s To,s sSh Cos. aSS7S
July $50. .697s@O 7Ois 694 7OA
Corn. No. p
Dec. .....soA sOss sOA soss
Jan. 49,. sOss@Sols SONqSO% $685. sON
May ....S2ssGS2A 3Sls S21aaS25s 80
Oats. No. p
May 49,. .2S5sq2Ss4 "a 02fk 2S5s "A
Mess Pork. per barrel
Jan. ....S 9 80 $40 90 $sS716 $685.
May 80. 10 27is 10 80 10 12ls 10 27l5
Lard. per 100 pounds
Nav ..... 3 s. s. s. 5s Sc IS g
Short Ribs, per 100 pounds @
May 49,. $40 545 S7Ik 545
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour.
steady; No. spring wheat 64d65c; No. 2
red. 6S@6slhc; No. 2 corn, 30s4 @3O7sc; No. 2
yellow corn, 3lG3lAc No oats, 225kd
22%c No. ? white, 25lkd2524c; No white,
241kd25lsc; No. ? rye, sic; No. 2 barley, $50
45c No. fax seed Sl.4Sia; prime timothy
seed, $2.a5; mess pork, per barrel. $ST0d
1000; lard per 100 pounds, $510d5.40; short
ribs sides Ooose), S5.15d54O; dry sailed
shoulders CboXed). 53sd5i5c; short clear
sides (boxed), s5.4Od550; whisky distillers'
finished goods, per gallon. 81 23iA; sugars,
cut loaf, 57Oc; graduated, 5.lSc.