The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-06
GRAIN, PROVISIONS. ETC.

New York, June 5.-Flour. quiet and
steady, except for spring bakers, which
exhibited strength of light offerings; Min
nesota patents $4,10Gt4z0. Rye flour, quiet.
Corn meal easy Rye, steady. Barley.
quiet. Barley malt, dun.
Wheat, spot, weak; No. 2. red, S4iAc: op-
tons opened strong, influenced by higher
cables, foreign buying and local covering:
reaction followed, in which heavy un-
loading occupied a prominent place, sup
pemented by big Northwest receipts,
heavy visible supply increase and report
ed rains in Roumania: closed weak, at a
partial nc net decline; July closed S2ikc;
September closed S2Ac; December closed,
S3ssc.
Corn, spot, easy; No. 2, 41lAc; options
opened steady, but soon yielded to liqui-
dalton, coupled with improved weather
and the drop In wheat; closed easy at a
partial NC net decline: July closed, 39ssc;
September closed. 39izc.
Oats, spot quiet; No. 2, 3i1kc; options
were duh. Beef, quiet. Cut meats, steady.
Lard, steady; Western, $5.25 nominal; re-
fined. quiet Pork, steadier. Butter,
steady; Western creamery, 15n1S1sc; state
dairy 13l5Mi7c. Cheese, irregular; large
white. Sc. Eggs, firm; state and Penn
sylvania, 14iAM15c; Western, fresh, l4GD
14Ikc; Southern, lO0121sc Potatoes steady;
New York, sl,00G175: Jersey, sweets. si.00
1225. Cotton, by steam, to Liverpool,
12I5c. Peanuts, steady; hand-picked.
fancy. 4laa5c; other domestic. 4Q4Ae.
Cabbage, steady at $l.b0a3.00 per barrel
crate Petroleum steady. Rice, steady.
Cotton seed oil, trihe more active and
held nrmer on light offerings; prime
crude. 20lzGf21c nominal prime summer
yellow. 25d25lkc; off summer yellow. 26D
24Ikc; butter grades. 32c. Coffee, options
opened barely steady at 5qi0 points de-
cline; closed steady, 5Q10 points net low
err; sales, 1870 bags, including July, 475cs
spot 495c October 500c; November, 500
as. O5c; December, 5S0c; spot. Rio. weak;
mild, easy. Sugar, raw, strongs held
higher; refined, firm.
Chicago. June 5--Grain markets to-day
were strong to begin with, but closed at
substantial declines. Wheat lost Ac, corn
nc and oats NC. Provisions showed little
change.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest.L.owest.C Closing
July -. 7sAa7gA 7sh 7eN 76A
Sept -. 7sAG7sl4 1914 71za77ss 77ss
Dee $50 @seA sou 7sls 7ss4
Corn, No. p
July .Sssa34 34is 1894 1874
Sept -. .siAat945a si1z@sl7s Sss40ss7s s4M
Dec ......33ssaS39a "a 1878 SS9s
oats, No. D.
July -. .2sM PIX % ASK 2s2@ss4
Sept .2oal 2O7s 2O9s92oA 2ossq2os
Mess Pork, per Bbl.-
July ......sS2 20 $50 $s15 $50
Sept .... SS5 s 37iA 521s IS
Lard, per 100 Lbs
Sept ...... 5 17Ik 17lk 12A SIS
Short Ribs per 100 Lbs
July ..... 465 465 G2h 465
Sept ..... TN 477h 4T TIA
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
steady; No. 2 spring wheat, Tie; No. 3
spring wheat. 7Sl4@76a4c No. red. Toe:
No corn, 33Ma3lc; No. yellow corn.
34l4034lkc; No. 2 oats, 2i9sc; No. white.
271zq2sc; No. 3 white, 2Sc; No. 2 rye, 5sc;
No 2 barley. 3593S1zc; No. / fax seed.
$1OOz; Northwestern. sl.03; prime timothy
seed. $3.50; mess pork, per barrel 5000
Sis; lard, per 100 pounds. s487ia45.00;
short rib Sides loose. s4.45ll4. rs; dry sailed
shoulders, boxed, 81 371zQ4. 621z; short clear
sides, boxed, %.90Gt5 90; whisky. distillers'
finished goods per gallon, Sl.26