The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-13
CHAM. PROVISIONS, ETC.

New York May 12-Flour was neglected
again and nominally steady; Minnesota
patent &c. S0d4.C0. Rye -four neglected.
Corn meal duh. Rye easy; No. 2, &c. Bar
ley steady. Barley malt quiet
Wheat-Spot steady; No. red, S23sc; OPP
tions opened steady on foreign buying and
after a forenoon set back under moderate
liquidation and fine weather, advanced
sharply in the last hour. Bulls found short
Interests heavy. and. with the aid of ex
port sales and the strength in corn exper-
fenced little difficulty in driving them TO
cover. The close was firm at 7sd%c net adj
vance; May closed 777sc; July closed, 751sc;
September closed, 74lac.
Corn-Spot firm; No. 2, 41bc; options
opened steady and advancing on light Of
ferings. ruled strong all day, supported by
covering, higher cables and export de-
mand; Closed strong a ssdhc net advance;
May closed $3.50; july closed, &7sc; Sep
TENDER closed, $50
Oats-Spot steady; No 2, oats, 3112c; OPP
tons dun. Beef steady. Cut meats steady.
Lard steady; refined steady; compound,
49sd4%c. Pork quiet and easy. Cotton seed
oil dull; prime yellow, 25hc. Petroleum
dun Rice firm. Butter firm; Western
creamery, 141a0lSc; state dairy, 13d17c.
Cheese. old easy. large white, Ike; new
cheese firm; large, 9lEG5ssc. Eggs, firm;
fresh, 13Q14c; Southern, 12dl3c. Potatoes
quiet; New York, 81 25d SO; Jersey, &.0O
az 90. Cabbage steady. $1,50q2.55 Per bar
rel crate
Cotton by steam to Liverpool, 1215c. COT
fee-Options opened steady, unchanged;
ruled inactive with downward tendency
under weak European cabses, absence of
speculative support, evidences OF neglect
in spot department and heavy decrease an
lie In
troll; closed steady at net unchanged
prices; sales. $3.50 bags. including, June
510c; July, 5.2Oc; spot, Rio duh; mild quiet.
Sugar raw, duh; barely steady; refined
quiet.
Chicago, May 12.--Wheat ruled strong
to-day on reports alleging damage 20
wheat by Hessian flies and predictions of
frosts. July closed with a gain of va
sac. Corn advanced sc and oats 19c. Pork
and lard advanced 2l9c each and ribs DC.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.
Wheat No. p
May 49,. 69h 69ss 6s% $685.
July 10 @7oA 7Ossq7O% 6994 7O4G7Oss
Sept -. .6s2aG697s 7oA 6s2s 7O1sq7OA
Corn, No. p
May .,..ssA $3.50 So 1876
July -. ss1aqs3A "a s3h 1875
Sept .....sI aSils s4ssasilh "a S4asa8l4
oats, no. r
May .....261s 26lh 26B 26&
July 80. .2shq2s% 1884 2SA 2S9s923A
Sept iii 2lA Fl 2lsQ2iA
Mess Pork. per barre
July ....ss 27ls IS s7ls ss25 $3.50
Sept ...... 47la s521s s42k s45
Lard, per 100 pounds
July ..495 500 495 500
Sept ...... O71k 121s O7l5 512,z
Short Ribs, per 100 pounds
Sept 49, 40 $50 as 40 40
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
easy. No. 2 spring wheat 6Sd70c; No 8
spring wheat 64069c; No 2 red, 72G7fc
No. 2 corn, S3A@Sslze; No yellow corn
S4dSlAc. No. 2 oats, 261sc; No. 2 white.
soc; No. white. 2ss4Q29hc. No. 2 rye, 5SIsc
No. 2 barley, S5d4oc. No. 1 haxseed, 81 06
N. w. S10S Prime timothy seed, $685.
Mess pork, per barrel $S.2O9S25. Lard,
per 100 pounds, s492l5G495. Short ribs
sides. loose. $445G4.7O. Dry sailed shoul-
ders boxed. a,25d4.5O. Short clear sides.
boxed $4.s5d4s5. Whisky distllers' finish
ed goods, per gallon, $1,26. Sugars, cut
loaf, 6.02c; granulated, 5.52c.