The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-25
GRAIN, PROVISIONS. ETC.

New York, April 2i.-Flour easy on
spring patents, but steady for winter
wheat brands. Rye -four quiet. Cornmeal
hrm Rye steady; No. 2, &c; state rye.
eac. Barley dull: feeding. 43ha4c. Bar
ley malt dun; Western, 55Q65c.
Wheat, spot. strong; No. 2 red, s25sc;
| options opened easy on rain news from
the West but developed subsequent
strength on an unexpected large visible
| supply decrease. BY reason OF a big
| shrinkage In local stocks the May OPP
ton was especially firm all day. The late
market was helped by covering and high
er French quotations; closed strong at n
Gtsc net advance April closed S09sc; May
closed 752sc July closed 7sAc.
Corn, spot, strong; No 2 420i3atc; OPP
lions opened steady and advanced on the
visible supply decrease, general covering
and a good export trade; closed strong at
haAc net advance; May closed 40hc; July,
40c.
Oats, spot, dull; No. 2. 321kG32%c; op-
tons steady, but duh.
Beef firm. Cut meats steady. Picked
hams, 7hm7Ssc. Lard weak: Western
steamed. s5.47ia; refined easy. Pork quiet.
Butter steady. Old cheese easy. Eggs
firm. Cotton seed oil easy; prime crude,
220l22i5c Petroleum dun. Rice steady Po-
options opened steady; October points
highre; other months unchanged; ruled ac-
tive with firm undertone on favorable ca
bles, demand from shorts and light in
vestment support. switching a feature;
statistical changes of bullish average;
spot department steady. but quiet; closed
steady unchanged 10 points higher;
sales. 14OoO bags, including May, 1850
5OOc; June. Bose; spot coffee, Rio quiet:
mild steady. Sugar, raw, steady; refined
steady.
Chicago, April PA larger decrease In
the visible supply than was expected, to-
gether with a fair export demand strength
ened wheat to-day. May closed with a
gain OF %Gt7sc and July &c. Corn advance
ed lz@9sc and oats haAc Pork declined
i2lzc. Lard, 5G7lzc, and ribs. 2lzd5c.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening Highest. Lowest. Closing.
Wheat No. p
May -. .72h472ss 1914 70 70 073k
July -. .73Aa7315 "A @74is 727s 7sMd74
Sept .....72hQ721s 1874 70 G72lA 7shq7sK
Corn. No. D
May ..... 34h 3ish "a 34Ik634sz
July So. .s4ss@3is $685. siss@S4N s5,s
Sept -. ,353s@35h SO S5ss s5M
Oats, No =
May -. .2sSsq261s 265s 26hd26ss 2s1sd2eM
July ....2ih 241s 2ilSq24A 247sd24ls
Sept ....22ss 229s 227s 22A
Mess Pork, per barrel
May .~...s905 $9O5 So 971s 5000
July ...... 800 9221s 915 917Ik
Sept ..... 9S7la $40 932k 32h
Lard. per 100 pounds
May ...... $50 $40 SIS 517A
July ...... 1924 5S2ts $50 $50
Sept ....5 45 545 $40 542M
Short Ribs, per 100 pounds
May ..... 472lz 472k 40 40
July ...... 4s2lk ass 4S21z s2k
Sept ..495 500 4s5 497%
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
steady. No. spring wheat 7111G72lsc;
No 3 spring wheat 67a7lhc: No. 2 red
75a79c. No. 2 corn. 34ihc; No. yellow
corn. 34Als5c. No. 2 oats. 27lka27Nc; No.
2 white. 30931c; No. white, 29A a3Oc. No.
rye, 57lz@57%c. No. 2 barley 371ka471%c.
No. / flaxseed. $1.15; n. w., s1.19. Prime
timothy seed, $2.SOl2321a. Mess pork per
barrel, $9OOu905. Lard per 100 pounds.
s5.l5Q52O. Short rib sides, loose, s4.45d
ass. Dry sailed shoulders, boxed. 4IsD
4ssc Short Gear sides, boxed, $50Od5.i0.
Whisky, distillers' finished goods. per gall
Ion 1926