The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-12-15


Flour steady Wheat, No. 2 spring. T8A a7sK;
No. spring 7CaI7; no. red 9l&: Corn, No.
22%. Oats No 2, t7k: No. white ION o b;
nominal non No. :, 2fa56 o No. re ssa2s Flax
seed, No. |, T5aI7H. Prime Timothy seed S2.55
SO. Mess pork per bbl So 9'a6.95. Lard. per
$3S5a4 10; dry -salted shoulders (boxedl 4&a4k;
short clear sides (boNed) 4tal& Whtskey, dis
tillers' finished goods per gallon Sis.
NEW YORK.
New YORK. Dec. H-Flour firmer; city
mill patents $j.l0a5.35; winter patents S4.ga
515; do. clears S4.g5a5, 05; do. straights $i.B5d
4 rs; Minnesota patents $4.50a4 10; do. winter
extras S3.35g390; Minnesota bakers $340a4.l0,
winter low grades S2.S5(dl3 o.
Rye -four dull and easy: supertine &.S5a
sos; fancy $310a3.25.
Buckwheat tour easy at Sl.35.
Buckwheat dull at 30.
Corn meal steady; yellow western 80; city
90; Brandywine $l5.
Rye nominal: No. 9 western 44a4G; car lots
40al2
Barley steady; western feeding 2SA a28h;
mating, 3Sa46; barley malt nominal: western
Wheat, spot, higher, No ! Northern New
York S9A +. o. b. atioat; No. ! hard giA
f. o. b. atioat options, No. 2 red January
8T1a8S3s, closed $50; March 8S)9ag0, closed 81.
May S5AaS7&, closed S7h; July SLASH,
closed S24; December closed S6A.
Corn. spot steady; No. 2, 20 in elevator,
30 aiioat; yellow 29A; rejected 2i4; No 3, 25h;
options, January closed t9&; May 3l&a3lh q;
closed 81 Il; December closed -.
Oats, spot quiet; No. 2, 22A; No. 8, 20k; No.
2 delivered 23A; No. white %; No. 3 white
22k; track mixed western 2la32, track white
state -, options, January closed 221s, Febru-
airy closed 23}s: April closed 241; May 24%a
AA, closed 24A: December closed 22A.
Hay dull; shipping 55(960 good 10 choice
Hops quiet: common to choice 1895 crop 3a
TX, 1896 crop SOFA, Pacific coast, 1895 crop ia
Hides quiet: Galveston, 2Oa25 lbs, 10, Buenos
Ayres dry, ala24 lbs, nominal; Texas dry, 24a
30 lbs, 10; California, 2la25 lbs, l5h.
Leather quiet; Hemlock sole Buenos Ayres
light TO heavy weights, l9ha 2Oh; acid, 20023
Wool quiet; domestic fleece, 15a20; pulled
I5alS.
Beef steady; family 50 0OaS10: extra mess
$T.0o; beef hams Sl7.50aSlS packed S8a$9 city
extra India mess Sll.
Cut meats quiet; picked bellies 4&a5; do
picked shoulders 4; do. hams 8A(09.
Lard firm; western steamed A.2O, city -;
December Sab, nominal; refined steady; con-
tinent $40; South American $495; com
Pork dull; old mess Ss25a8 rs; short clear
S.. 75al0.50; family $l0.504ll.00.
do. factory 7aI2; Elgins q; imitation cream
/ cry llal7k; State dairy lla2O; do, creamery 10
Cheese quiet, large State 7HdlOx; small
fancy 7hQlOh; part skins 3hQ7; full skins
2k@3.
%; western fresh l5ha20.
Tallow steady: city (S2 per PACKAGE 34a3& I.
country packages free sa3a6 as to quality.
Petroleum dull; United ait /. closed at ~;
Baltimore So 81; do. in bulk 1886.
Rosin steady; strained, common 10 GOOD
$l.s0a1.S2k.
Rice quiet; domestic, fair to extra 3BGo,
Molasses quiet; New Orleans, open ket-
tie, good to choice, 26a34 for new crop.
Pig iron quiet; southern Sllal225; northern
sll. 0Oal3O0; exchange -.
Copper steady; lake brokers' liz; exchange
$ll.30all50.
Lead iirm; domestic brokers &.16; ex-
change $3a305.
Spelter quiet, domestic S4.20a4.25.
Cotton seed oil dull; prime crude 20; prime
summer yellow p; OF summer yellow -;
butter grades p; prime white n. :,
Coffee Options, December $3.50; March
$3.50, May S930ag.40, June So 3Ua9.J5, July $935
Spot, Rio quiet; No. Z, invoice 10, jobbing
l0k: mild quiet, Cordoya l54@l7.
Sugar, raw quiet; fair refining 2A; cen
1916: No. Z, 81, No. 8, lI-l6; No. 8, 35,
No. 10, 9-16 No. II, 81, No. H. 7-l6 No. H.
3%; No IA ole, Mould A, ~, standard A, A.;
confectioners A, N, cut loaf 5, crushed g.
powdered Az, graduated ~, aubes ~.
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 4-Flour dull: west
ern super $,.S5a3.30; do. extra $1,000 l5
do. family $4.50G4.S5; winter wheat patents
S.. OOa52 spring do. SA.15g5 %; spring wheat
Wheat firmer; spot 81 bid: May sskas8k:
steamer No. cred -; Southern wheat by sam
pie 9la92; do. on grade s74a9lk
january 28a25&; February 2sI Ass; March
2S%a2SA; steamer mixed 2Sa2Sb; Southern
white corn EN- a2Sh; do. yellow 224a2SA.
Oats quiet and steady: No. white western
25a26; No. 2 mixed 224(dg23.
Rye firmer No. 2, nearby, 41KQ42; western
AN,