The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-23
GRAM. PROVISIONS. ETC.

New York. March 22.-Flour quiet, but
firm, and held above buyers. Rye -four
Gull Corn meal quiet Rye dun; No. 2,
63AGG4c. Barley duh. Barley malt dull;
Western, 65Gi70c.
wheat-Spot, firm; No red, S1sc; OPP
tons opened strong on higher cables, To-
cal covering and a cold wave in the
Northwest In the afternoon realizing
produced setback but actual weakness
was prevented by the strength of corn,
and our market closed rather frm with a
late recovery at Md1c net advance. On
the curb May jumped to 75c on further ac-
tive buying by shorts; March closed $3.50;
May closed 743sc; July closed 7S2sc.
Corn-Spot, steady; No. 2, 4214G437sc op-
tons opened strong and was under bull
contract all day. The news included higher
cables, small receipts and more wet wealth
er: closed strong at nc net advance; May
closed 40Ac; July closed 409sc.
Oats-spot. firmer, No 2, S2AG33c; OPP
lions dun Beef steady, Cut meats
quiet Lard steady; Western steamed.
550c; March, SAFE nominal; refined steady.
Pork steady. Butter FIRM Western cream
cry. 161a622c; do factory, 12qp1ic; Elglns,
22c; imitation creamery, 13lad17ihc; state
dairy, l4Gt20c. Cheese quiet large white,
he Eggs firmer; state and Pennsylva-
MIA 14lkc; Western fresh, 14lzc; Southern.
13ml4c. Potatoes steady; New York, $l.75
0225; Long Island, S200a2.25; sweets,
Jersey $2.0OQ3OO. Cotton seed oil quiet Pc
troleum dun. Rice firm. Cabbage quiet; do
nestle $400GI1000 per 100 Coffee options
opened steady with prices unchanged to S
points higher; ruled moderately active with
steady undetone on favorable European
cables, lighter receipts at Rio and Santos.
heavy warehouse deliveries in this coun-
try and local covering; closed steady, net
Unchanged sales 1900 bags, Including
April, 5.0Oc; May, 5l0c; spot, dull; No.
invoice Lice; No. jobbing, 9-16c; mild
quiet; Cordova, S914c. Sugar, raw steady;
fair refining, sac; centrifugal, 96 test, 4ssc.
Molasses sugar, 39sc refined steady.
Chicago, March 22.-Fresh buying to-
day In consequence of the unaeasonably
cold weather in the increasing belief that
the winter plant has suffered severe injury
strengthened wheat May closed with a
gain OF 1G1Mc. Corn improvd Y and oats
-. Pork rose SC and lard and ribs left
off a shade higher
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest Lowest. Closing.
Wheat, No p
Nav 49, SO @69A 69R 68A 69AQ693s
July ... .6S1zq6sss 6s7s@69 6sA 6SA
Corn, NO. p
May ....35 @35h S51A IS 35ss93S1s
July 80. 5524G95% S6lA 359s S6 qS6h
Sept -. .seilqS6ss sS1z9Ssss s6A s6hQS67s
OdtHt W.
july ......s4za9ex AK 2sso2ias AZ
Mess Pork. per barrel
May ....s9 90 80 021A So 30 50
July 49,. IS s2O go s17h
Lard, per 100 pounds
Nav 20 $40 SOS $50
july H.. 5 Az 545 $40 SEX
Sept ~. S 524 5 575k 521z s 57h
Short Ribs, per 100 pounds
Ma 10 70 a 67iz 4 10
july 49,. 4 s21s 4s21s $50 4 s2k
Sept 495 495 42h 4 So
Cash quotations we're as follows: Flour,
better demand and steadier; No. 2 spring
wheat, 67d69c; No. 3 spring wheat, $50
s7Ikc; No 2 red, 7Oa7lc; No. 2 corn, S41s@
34ilc; No 2 yellow corn, 341zc; No. oats,
27G2sc; No 2 white, 30Q301sc; No. white.
2gI50l3Oc; No. Q rye, 51Hc No. 2 barley, 80
m4Sc; No. l fax seed, $i.1s; Northwest,
81 ri; prime timothy seed, $40; mess pork,
per barrel $sSOqs.9O; lard, per 100 pounds,
IS 17lbn5.2O; short ribs sides Qoose) 1900
4 so; dry sailed shoulders (boxeD, 44@4ssc;
short clear sides (boxed), &.S5q490c;
whisky, distIllers finished goods, per gal
lon. 81 %. Sugars, cut loaf, 1888; granula-
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