The news & observer., 1896-12-25

straights Sl.60l14 ,5 do. winter extras $500
3.85: winter low grades $2.T5a3e5.
itFe tour duIl; supCrBnc S2.S,a3,t5. fancy
S3l0a32J.
BuckEheat nour dulIatslas.
}}uclWhe8t quiet at 80
Corn meal dull; yellow western So, city
%; Brandywiuc e2l0a1.l5.
Rye nominal; No. western Hat6, car lots
40a42
Barley steady: western feeding &o4, mailing
-: barley malt nominal
Wheat, spot, trm, No. lNorthern New
York 90& f. o. b. aiiOat; No. hard 95& +. o. d,
aiioat; options. No. red January closed 99k;
March 908a9lA, closed 9lS: May 66a87 l3-lt,
closed S7A: July - l3-l6a834, closed 83h; De
ccmber SghayO, closed SO.
Corn, spot, tirmer; No. 2 29h in elevator;
304 atiOat; yellow Bon delivered: options,
January closed 28A; April closed 3lT; May
Oats, spot firm; No. =. 22Aa23S; No. ), 21h;
No. delivered 23s No. white 25; NO. .
white 22A; track mixed western track
white State -, Options January closed %,
February closed 23h. May closed A4; De
cember closed I'm
Hay quiet: shipping 2).a57X; good to choice
70a75.
Hops steady; common to choice 1896 crop ga
~, 1896 cropaGl3' Pacific coast, 1885 crop 3ha
IN, 1896 crop, 9al3.
Hides quiet; Galveston, 20a25 lbs, l2s13,
Buenos Ayres dry, 20a24 lbs, nominal; Texas
Leather quiet; Hemlock sole Buenos Ayres
light to heavy weights. l94a20h; acid, 20gg23.
Wool dull; domestic fleece, l5a20; pulled
balls
Coal firm.
, Beef dull; family 81 5Oasll: extra mess
$7.25a8.00; beef hams SIS packed S6a$9 so, city
extra India mess sl2 50al4.50.
Cut meats firm; picked bellies 44afA; do
picked shoulders Al; do. hams 81 (d6k.
Lard easy; western steamed S4.'71, city -;
December -; refined steady; continent $40;
south American $40; compound A
Pork steady: old mess SS25d 8 70; short clear
s. 75al0.50: family Sl0.00Ql0.50.
Butter SIT ady; western creamery I3lH22.
do. factory 7al2; Elgins ~: imitation cream
cry llal6&; State dairy l3al8; do, creamery
l4a2l.
fancy * Ql0&; part Skins 31G7; full skins
2403.
Riggs steady; State and Pennsylvania 21a
"a: western fresh 15aZ3.
TallOW duh; city tS1 per package) 3 5-lb,
country packages free1 7-l6, as to quality.
Petroleum duh, United closed at 80 bid,
TenIitu New Ork S6.2U Philadelphia and
Baltimore 81 20; do. in bulk S35o.
Rosin steady; strained, Common to gooa
81 %
Turpentiue steady zG&&21h.
Rice steady; domestic, tar 10 eXtit Jt5
Gl. Japan 10 Hf4 j.
Noiasscs dull. New orleans open ke90c
good TO choice 26aa tor new Drop.
Pig iron dun; southern SHaiz.25; northern
$lliN&I3NO; exchange -.
Copper firm: brokers ia exchange $llW
Lead strong; domestic S2.t5, brokers S3a
Tin firm straiahts SIS co: plates ste5dy.
Speter duli: domestic S4l21a4 &5.
cotton seed oil steady, prime crude @9a :
of crude loA, of summer elbow @2s, butter
grades 25 = az6 prime white Zfa-l%.
Cofiee--D Options, December @s.bla9 90, March
S960a9 IS, May s9.65a9 Us, July 50 70, September
$9B5a9 70 Spot lilo quiet; No. Z. invoice lU,
| jobbing I0)4 mild quiet; Cordova l5hGl7
Sugar raw easier; fair refining l3 rs; cen
trifugaI, 96-fest, 3i6; refined quiet; No. {,
1876 NO. Z, 3%, No. Z, Lilo; NO. y, 90,
| No. To- 5 gl6, No, II, 81, No IL. 7-l6, No. Ia,
| ga; No, IA, 35lG, Mould A. ~, standard a, A.:
confectioners' a, -, cut loaf 3, crushed ..
| powdered 4a, graduated ~ cubes ~,
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 24.-Flour firm; west
ern super S2.S5d3.G0; do extra $350a4 10;
| do. family S4.5Ua4.S5; winter wheat patents
s. O0a52 rs; spring do. S4.65(n4 80, spring wheat
straights S4. iU9l4.70
Wheat inactive; spot 92a92s; May ssRa89.
| Southern wheat by sample s2aao; do. on
| grade S84 a92k.
Corn steady: spot 2sk a982s, year and Jan
uary n y a2TA; February -; March - aZ6A ,
| steamer mixed 25s ASS Southern white corn
| S2ka2TE: do. yellow - y a21&
Oats steady TO firm: No. white western
| 25a26: No. mixed 22h(G23.
Rye steady; No. 2, nearby, Aga; western
A3a43h
NAVAL STORES
CHARLESTON, s. c., Dec "a. -Rosin firm
at Sl.40.
Turpentine firm, at 24k.
| WILMINGToN. n. c., December 2i.-ROsn
| firm; strained Sl.45; good $3.50; spirits dull
| at 24a244.
Tar steady at Sl.05.
TTpentine quiet but steady; hard Sl.t0;
sofESl. 80: virgin Sl.80
SAVANNAH, Ga, Dec. 2i-Spirits quiet at
| 25. Sales -.
Rosin quiet; water white S2.55; window glass
$225; ~ W O0 NJ, S95: X, IS; l. $I.75 Fl, Sl.65:
G, S1.45; f, $I.45; E, SLAB; d, c, and SLAB,
| Sales 4,33l.