The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-21
GRAIN, PROVISIONS, ETC.

new YORK, May M.-tlour dull, nut
steady; winter patents, So 75GfOO; Mime
sofa patents, So 1904 Is; winter extras,
S2.6OdS.O0. Rye flour dull; good to fair,
$30Oq3.15. Corn meal quiet; yellow West
ern, SSdS4c. Rye steady; No. Western,
&C. Barley steady; mating, 44Q46c. Bar
ley malt dull; Western, 55@63c.
Wheat, spot, dull; No. red, SAC; op-
tons opened steady on covering and were
irregular all the forenoon with a down
ward tendency, owing to good rains In the
West and liquidation at Chicago; closed
easy at a partial sc net decline; May
closed Sl3sc; July 7S%c September, 77Sse.
Corn, spot steady; No. 2. 4lAd411ac; OPP
tons opened steady and advanced on COW
ering induced by prospects of a large WISH
bic supply decrease on Monday and light
offerings; closed steady at a partial hc
net decline; May closed 39Ac; July 3S9sc;
September, SS94c.
Oats, spot, quiet; No. 2, size; options
quiet. Beef steady family, $950d105O; ex-
ira mess, $500. Beef hams, $3.50; packet,
$9.50GD10.00. Cut meats steady. Lard
easy; Western steamed, 535c; refined
steady; continent, 5.60c; South America,
6,Ooc; compound. $3.50. Pork quiet:
mess, $S.25Q9.00; short clear, $40 256DlA00;
family, Sl0.50d1l 90. Butter easy; West
ern creamery, 15G18c; do factory, 1lIk@
l3c; state dairy, 1315G17c; do creamery,
15Q1Sc. Cheese weak; large white eIhc:
large colored, Sc. Eggs firm; state and
Pennsylvania, 1414c; Western fresh. 1870
l4c; Southern, 11AQ1Sc. Potatoes steady;
New York, $l.OOq1.75; sweets. Jersey,
$l.0Oa200. Cotton seed oil dun: prime
crude, 2lc nominal; yellow, 25c. Petroleum
dull Rice firm; domestic, fair to extra
47s@7c; Japan, 494G5Ac. Coffee; options
opened steady, unchanged, TO points low
er, ruled inactive with unimportant fur
Their changes. Gable news unfavorable.
but about offset by large warehouse move
ment. Spot demand slack; receipts fair.
Trading entirely professional; closed bare
ly steady, unchanged, to points lower;
sales $500 bags, including September.
5.3Oc; October 5.35d5.40c. Spot Coffee Rio
dull; No. invoice, 63sc No iobbine
SIC; mild steady; Cordova, Sa13c. sugar
raw, quiet and firm; fair refining. 4hc:
centrifugal. 96-test, 45sc. Molasses sugar.
4c; refined firm; mould A, 5ssc; standard
A, 5Ac; confectioners A. SIC; cut loaf
51sc; crushed, 57sc; powdered SIC: granu-
lated, 5ssc; cubes, 51kc
Chicago, May 20.-Wheat ruled dun ana
easy to-day on reports of rain Though
out the wheat belt. July closed with a
loss OF BQAc. Corn rose Nc and oats
closed unchanged. Pork and ribs declined
2lac each, and lard 21ad5c.
The leading futures ranged as fo,Iowe.
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing
Wheat, No. p
May ....725s 724 72% 79sl
July go. 7slkQ7Ssz 73h 73ss 731sa73ss
Sept e. 78asa7SlA 1874 73A 7s1&
Corn, No. p
May 80. .s2ss@S2sl s2%0s9N s2k s2sb
July .....33 GS31s S31a 80 aS3@ s3ss
Sept. 355sd33s4 "a 1884, 337sd8t
OATS. No. .
OF
5 judy So aSa ssn ssssqs ss sszas 3
Sept. 49,. .207492OB q 20% 907s
Mess Pork, per barrel
July .....$S 221z IS 5 800 $500
Sept. ....SS5 sS7ls ss5 sa5
Lard, per 100 pounds
July 49,. 1917 5121k l2s 12lk
Sept. 80. 271a 5 271s SIS 525
Short Ribs. per 100 pounds
July ..... 4 721a 4 721A 4 67Ib 40
Sept. ...4S5 4S5 s2h 4 82lh
Cash quotations were as follows: Cash
-four, dun; winter patents, SS.6O03. 10:
straights. $3.30G3.40; clears, S. 10d3. 30
spring specials. s.2O patents. 49, 8013. 10;
straights, $2.s0d3. 10; bakers, $2.29a2.5O; No.
2 spring wheat, 721s974c No. spring
wheat 67a7Sc; No. 2 red, 75q761kc No. 2
corn, 3314c; No. 2 yellow corn. 33Ac; No ?
oats, 27AG27%c; No. 2 white, 30Q3lc No.
3 white, 29dSOc; No. 2 rye, &c; No. bar
ley. 35G46c; No. / flax seed, $1.0301. O3ih
Northwest, $i.0501.0515; prime timothy
seed, s2.25; mess pork. per barrel. $3.50
800; lard, per 100 pounds $5.054507 short
rib sides (oose) $i.50G4SO; dry sailed
shoulders (boxed), 4izQ4l1c; short clear
sldes( boxed), $495g5.00; whisky, distillers'
finished goods, per gallon, SIPS.