The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-07
GRAIN. PROVISIONS. ETC.

New York April 6.-Flour inactive and
lower 10 sell, the trade seeking conces-
sions of to 10 because of wheats break.
Rye flour duh. Corn meal dull. Barley
quiet barley malt dun.
Wheat-Spot easy; No red, S0Ac; OPP
tons had a little strength at the opening
on smaller Argentine shipments than eX-
pected, but lost the advance Immediately,
and were weak all day under general liq-
uidation following corn and provisions.
Selling motives were also found in favora-
Bile crop weather, and small export de-
mand. Just at the close prices rallied on
covering and were finally steady at sc
net decline; May closed 1885, July, 7S%c;
September 741sc.
Corn-Spot easy; No. 2, 471kc options
market except for opening firmness with
wheat, was weak and heavy all day, I'M
der active liquidation and absence of sup
port until near the close, when it rallied
with wheat and was finally steady at 20
5sc net loss May closed 453lc; July, 4615c;
September, 4615c.
Oats-Spot easier; No. 2. 29c; options
dull and easier, following closing, Nc net
lower; May closed, 29c No. 2 white oats,
May, Bic. closed 91c.
Beef dull; cut meats steady; picked
bellies. 74GSc.
Lard easy; refined quiet; continent, 735c;
South American, 7.75c; compound, $50
61ac.
Pork steady: mess. SIS. O091S So.
Butter steady; creamery, Western, 100
21c state dairy, 1Sq2O15c.
Cheese quiet and weak; fancy large
white, 124q121kc; do colored, 1Sd13Ac;
fancy small white, 13d13Ac do colored,
13AG131zc.
Cheese quiet and weak fancy small
white, 13a13Ac; do colored, 1Sk9131kc.
Eggs frmer; state and Pennsylvani
mark 12G13c; Southern, at mark,
11s4c; Western. 1SAc; Western, regular
package, 1124 @12c. Isl
Potatoes steady; jerseys. 1.25G11. so;
New York $1.75 Long Island. $1.5Od1 rs;
Jersey sweets. 50. 50d9.0O.
Tlllow steady. .rftn- ....
Petroleum weak: refined New York,
80 so; Philadelphia and Baltimore, s.. 90;
do in bulk, $3.50.
Rosin quiet; turpenune steady.
Rice steady.
Cabbage steady; Long Island, AG6. per
100.
Freights to Liverpool quiet.
Coffee-Spot Rio dull; No. T. invoice,
734c; do jotbing, Sac mild market quiet
Cordova, 9I2GD14c. The market for futures
opened quiet with prices unchanged to )
points lower and ruled exceptionally dull
and featureless, with trading entirely To-
cal There was little trading with sch
ers scarce on slight Havre advance, AMI
try Rallied at the close on room cover
ing, closing firm with prices unchanged
to 10 points higher. Total sales, 5000
bags. including May, at 6.60c; July, al
6.70c; September, at 6.S0G6.S5c.
Sugar-Raw, firm; fair refining, 37sc;
centrifugal Sc test. 49sc; molasses sugar
11-16c; refined quiet.
New York, April 6.-Cotton seed oil dull,
easy and nomlnally a shade lower in SYM
pathy with hog products. Prime crude
331a a "a cents. Prime summer vel
low 361s cents, spot; off summer yell
low nominal. Butter grades 37G39 cents;
prime winter yellow 30 cents; prime white
3Sd39 cents; prime meal $26d26.50
Chicago, April e.-The bears had their
innings on Change to-day. There was
heavy liquidation IN both corn and provi-
sions and selling of wheat on the fine wea-
Their. oats followed corn. The grain
markets closed steady at the decline but
provisions seemed inclined toward weak
ness. May closed u a u; May corn rs a q
cents May oats a q S-s cents under yes
terday and provisions from cents down
in ribs TO 30 cents lower in pork.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest Closing.