The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-26

featureless. with buyers and sellers fully
Zoe 10 15c apart. Rye -four firm. Corn
meal steady. Barley, stronger Barley
malt, steady.
Wheat spot, easy; No . red, 77%c; OPP
tons o.,ened steady on cables, but soon
developed weakness that lasted all day.
IN face of big export talk; moderate liqui-
dalton, better Northwest weather news.
heavlness at St Louis, and severe ham
mering by local bears acted as prominent
Influences of depression; closed weak at
40asc decline; September closed, 76Ac'
December, 79Ac.
Corn. spot, steady; No. 2, 401sc; options
opened steady and advanced sharply on
covering and cash demand; under subse-
quent realizing sales, a partial loss oc-
Cured the c.ose being easy at vase net
higher: August closed 391sc; Sop ember
Closed. 8saSsl4c; December closed 35'sc
Oats, spot. steady; No ? white, 23c; OPP
tons were quiet Butter, steady; Western
creamery. 1In2lc; stat dairy, l5dl9c.
Cheese, very firm; large white. 93,G97sc.
Eggs steady: state and Pennsylvania. II
GlSc loss off Western ungraded al mark.
l2Ul5c. Potatoes, dun; fair TO prime, $50
N125; fancy white $L50Q165; Southern
sweets 81 0O6125. Cabbage, dull; Long
Island S3.O0d400 per 100. Cotton, by steam,
10 Liverpool. Doc. TaHow. firm at 45sG434c
for city, and 45sc for country. Cotton
seed oil, dull. Rice, quiet. Moiasses dun,
but steady
Coffee options opened steady in tone at
unchanged prices, and ruled exceptionally
strong most Of the day: weak European
and Brazilian markets in conjunction
with heavier Rio and Santos receipts and
lower spot prices caused an easy under
tone later, rallied near close on covering;
closed net unchanged to points higher;
sales, 21.750 bags. including September,
4 Doc; December, SOC; March, 5.OOc; spot,
Rio, dun and easier; No. Z, invoice
5ssc; No. T. jobbing, SIC; mild steady,
but dun. Sugar, raw, quiet but about
steady; fair refining, l5-l6c; centrifugal
96-test 44c: molasses sugar, l3-l6c; re-
fned. quiet and steady.
Chicago Aug. Corn was the most
active market on Change to-day. Rumors
of squeeze in the September option
alarmed shorts and advanced the price
&c. Wheat was slow and Irregular with
trading mostly professional and with SEN
timent favoring lower pricess September
closed a shade lower and December a &c
lower. oats closed a shade higher, and
provisions 21zc lower to SC higher. Flax
seed was again in big demand and adj
vanced about cents for cash.
The leading futures range as follows;
Opening Highest Lowest. Closing.
Sept .....71&@1B p 7l2s 7l9sq7l&
Dec ......78Sa74 "A G741s 73la 735s
May III T3s to12 'oA
Corn No. p
Sept .....32 @32A 1928 50 80 @32ls
Dec .....2S7s629 2S7sq29 2S9s 289sqZ84
May .....29 l44295s 293s 293sq2912 2912
oats No .
sept .....2Ol4 Q2O7s 2o]h 2oA 2o14G2o2s
Dec ......197s 20 1874 1875
May .....215s 215sQ2l& 21i5 21l2q2lH
Mess pork. per barrel
Sept ....$S 32iA 1885, $3.50 $3.50
oct ....... S 42la s 42lA SS7la BIZ
Jan ..... 962l5 9621A $50 $50
Lard, per 100 pounds
Sept 49,. 5 22's 525 22l4 224
oct .....-. 80 b 5z1s o9O 81
Jan ....... 50 5 80 547la AZ
Short ribs, per 100 pounds
Sept ..... 515 so SIS $50
oct ....... $50 5 22la 517la 5 22s
Jan ....... 500 5O2ls 500 500
Cash quotations Were as follows: Flour,
firm No. spring wheat, 6SAQ71Ac; No.
red. 73Ad74c. No. 2 corn, 4Sc; NO. 2
yellow, 33i, a34c. No. 2 oats, 2194c; No. 2
white, 23q23l5c. No 2 rye, 55c No. ?
barley. 33d3si5c No / faxseed. SLIGO
III; n. w, S117G1.1S Prime timothy seed.
81 49, Mess pork, s76OqS. 65. Lard, per 100
pounds. $572iz95.25. Short ribs sides,
loose $5.O0d5.30. Dry sailed shoulders, box
ed. 55sa5%c. Short clear sides, boxed, $3.50
G5.60 Whisky, distllers finished goods,
per gallon, $l.26, Butter, market steady;
creameries, 16d2Oc; diaries. 13017c. Cheese
firm; 9lh61Oc. Eggs steady; fresh, 12l2c.