The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-12
GRAIN. PROVISIONS. ETC.

Savannah to Boston. and SIC on rosin,
and soc on spirits to New York.
GRAIN, PROVISIONS, ETC.
New York, Jan. n-F1our quiet but
frmer, not being pressed for sale Rye
flour quiet. Buckwheat flour weak $201O
2.20. Cornmeal steady. Rye steady. Bar
ley dull. Barley malt dull.
Wheat, spot, steady; No 2 red, 75ssc:
options opened steady and for good part
of the day displayed considerable firm
ness, owing 10 good Southwest buying
strength in corn and provisions, and local
covering. With few exceptions the
strength held all day, and the market
! closed sG3sc net advance; March closed
754c May closed 737sc.
Corn, spot, firm; No. ., 41%c; options
opened steady and soon advanced on very
small country sales. the rise in provisions,
higher cables and export demand closing
firm at Ac net advance; January closed
40c May 39c
Oats spot firm; No. 2, 29c; options duh
| and embarrassing.
Beef steady Cut meats steady; picked
/ bellies, 51266&c; do shoulders, 5l5d534c.
Lard firm; Western steamed, 6.25c; rea
fined firm.
Pork firmer
Butter steady; Western creamery, $50
SOc do factory, 17q23c; state dairy. 200
2Sc
NilGtSS liIHl, IAN AudNie ldHCy Sildlly
| 12A d13c; do large. 12s4G13c.
Eggs firm; state and Pennsylvania, Zoe.
Potatoes quiet; New Jersey, $1.25d1.75s
New York 81. 5Oa1. S715; Long Island, $15G0
zoo; New Jersey sweets, $2.5Cq3.O0
Petroleum steady.
Rosin steady.
| Turpentine steady.
Rice steady.
Cabbage quiet; Long Island, :4ooGso1
per 100
Freights to Liverpool inactive.
Coffee: The market for futures opened
barely steady with prices unchanged to
> points lower in sympathy with weak
ness In European markets and under
quite active liquidation. following large
Brazilian receipts. Later the trading was
vigorous. Covering by shorts and active
! speculative demand followed renewed re-
ports of the bubonic plague, reduced crop
estimates and strength in spot coffee.
Prices advanced As points from the fore~
noon depression and the market was fn-
/ ally steady with prices 15d25 points net
higher; total sales $500 bags including
January, 6.76c; March. 66Od695c; spot Rio
very irregular and excited; prices largely
nominal; No. invoice, 77sc; jobbing, S7scs
mild. firm; Cordova, Sl2G12l2c.
Sugar, raw, firm.
! New York, Jan. 11.-Cotton seed OIL
The market has advanced again on urg-
/ ency of demand and steady offerings,
! Win SAFES VI prime summer yellow dG
3612c; closing strong but unsettled; prime
crude barrels S21a63Sc; prime summes
yellow. 3612c; off summer yellow, nom-
nal; butter grades, 3Sd39c; prime winter
yellow. 40c; prime white, 39q40c; prime
! meal. $500.
Chicago. Jan. 1.-THE wheat market
steadied to-day by the Liverpool advance
and the firmness of provisions, May clos
ing 1sMhc over yesterday. Corn closed 40
up and oats unchanged Final figures In
provisions were 10d1219c up.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.
Wheat, No. 2
Jan ......64A 643s 64is 647s
May ....67atG677s 681Sa6sH 675sa67& IS
July .....6S9sQ6S1z 6S4 6SAQ6S2s 6SA
Jan ......sO7s so7s sO94aao7s 9OHaao7s
July .....84 "a 88B@Si "a
oats No ?
May ...25Sa2i "a @2fM 237sa24 "a
Mess Pork, per barrel
Jan $50 621a $40 65 $40 60 sos
May go. 10 S1a 10 gla 10 S71s 10 95
Lard, per 100 pounds
Man May ' 80. s. S@ 5s5 s Sss
Short Ribs, per 100 pounds
Jan .... .... 3 10
May 80. SIS S2la SO $50
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
steady No. spring W. .. 62ha661kc; No.
red 66laq67l4c. No corn. S1Ac. No
oats, 223s@23Ac; No white, 25l4d25iac;
No. white, 24s4d25hc No rye. 5llb9c
52l2c. No. barley. 3Sd44iAc. No. flax
seed, $l49d15O Prime timothy seed, $50.
Mess pork per barrel $9.32lRdlO 6712 Lard,
per 100 pounds. S5.75Q5.90. Short ribs sides,
loose, S5.60d5S5. Dry salted shoulders,
boxed 51a15%c. Short clear sides. boxed,
S5.SOU5S5 Whisky. dstillers' finished
goods, per gallon. 1921.