The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-04
GRAIN, PROVISIONS. ETC.

New York, Feb. 3.-Flour quiet and
easy; Minnesota patents, SO S5d4 Is; Min
nesota bakers, 81. S0d3 90. Rye flour steady;
fair to good, So 1903. %; choice to fancy
$9.25q3. 60. Buckwheat -four steady, 81 75Gl
2. 90. Cornmeal quiet; yellow western, SOC.
Rye quiet; No. Western, 61hc. Barley
quiet; feeding 421aU47Ac; mailing, 400
5115c. Barley malt dull; Western, 55d65c.
Wheat-Spot steady; No 2 red, T9sc;
Options opened easy and 2sc lower. The de-
cline was inspired by weakness at Liver
pool instead of the strength expected
Considerable unloading took place in the
early market here traders endeavoring to
adjust accounts until next week. The
close was dull and easy at &c net decline;
March closed. 76Ac; May closed, 74Ac
July closed, 745sc.
Corn-Spot firm; No. 2, 4O%c afioat and
zoe elevator; option market opened steady
Its subsequent strength and advance
were based on higher cables and inhuen-
tial buying at the West closed firm nc
net advance; May closed, 39Ac.
Oats-Spot dull; No. 2. 2915c; No. 3. 3Sc
options inactive and steady with corn
Beef dull; family, 81 C0d13 90; mess
so. 00a1O so; beef hams, $50. 50d2l 90. Cut
meats firm; picked bellies 6a7Ac; do
shoulders, &c; do hams, 912d10Ac.
Lard easy; Western steamed, 1925; Feb
ruary, 80 nominal; refined quiet, CONT
nent, $3.50
Pork steady; mess. s1O.5Oa11 90; short
clear 81 75n12.75.
Butter firm; Western creamery, 21625c;
do factory, 16a1S1sc; state dairy, 1Sq25c.
Cheese steady; fall made fancy large
12%4q13c; do small, 12&G13c
Eggs easy; state and Pennsylvania
TIC.
Potatoes steady; New Jersey. 81, 25d1 rs;
New York, 81 5Oal rs; Long Island, $l.5O9
200; New Jersey sweets, 81. 50I3 co.
Talow strong; city, SIC.
Petroleum steady; refined New York
SO. 80; Philadelphia and Baltimore, s.. IS; do
in bulk, 1870.
Rosin firm, strained. common to good,
81 6214.
Turpentne strong, 5515G56c.
Rice steady; domestic fair to extra, "A
&c; Japan, 3%G5c.
Cabbage steady; Long Island $OOa6 90
per 10O
Cotton by steam to Liverpool 25c.
Coffee futures opened quiet and with
prices unchanged to points lower, and
ruled tame in the absence of Brazilian
cables Rio and Santos being closed on
account of holidays while European ca
bles failed to respond to yesterdays ad-
vance here. Trading on either side of the
account was checked pending official
statements as to the worlds visible sup
ply, now due. The market rallied Just be-
fore the close on covering, following bet
Ter Iale french caDles. Inc close was trm
with prices net unchanged to Is points
higher; sales were 12,50O bags, including
March, at 7.15c; May. Z .25d7. 30; February
closed, 0J0t7 15c March closed, Z. 156i7 .20c ;
April closed, 7.20lD7 .3Oc; spot Rio nominal
No. invoice, SIC; No. jobbing &c; mild
steady; Cordova, SIC.
Sugar, raw firm; fair refining, &c bid
centrifugal 96-test 7-16c bid Molasses
sugar 3%lc bid; refined firm; mould "A, "
5l5c. GRADUATED, soc.
New York. Feb. S.-Cotton seed oil firm
and fairly active with sales again made
on the basis OF 371z for February and 49,
for March; prime crude barrels, 331b (;
prime summer yellow, S71z43Sc off sum
mer yellow nominal; butter grades, 3Sd39c
nominal; prime winter yellow. 39g40c /;
prime white. 39c; prime meal, $2iOO.