The news & observer., 1896-12-29
NEW YnRk-

NEW YoaK, Dec. Flour steady: city
mill patents e#.ila5-,5. do. clears st.aJaa t5:
Niuues on patents Sft5at t.5 Niunesora ba-
kers S3ava3 %; winter patents A.@a5I8; DO.
straights S8.GkG4 l5. do. winter extras S3.8fW
3.8j. winter low grades &5.10a3 %,
Rye aour doll sapertne &.5a3.Oj' fancy
Buckwheat hour dun at Sl35
Buckwheat quiet at 50.
Corn meal duh; yellow western 90: city
81; Brandywine $3. 10.
Rye nominal No. western 44a46; car lots
40a42.
Barley steady; western feeding 20: mailing
--: barley malt nominal; western 50a55
Wheat, spot, tirmcr, No 4 Northern New
York 81 {. 0. b. atlOat; No. hard 06A f. o. b.
atloat; options, No. 2 red January closed SO;
March 9l8as28, closed 9lA; say 61aSSA'
closed ssh; July s3ha845, closed 3a; 1~-
cember 90ka3UA, closed 90k.
Corn, spot, dull; NO. 2, z9k in elevator; So
anoat; options, January closed 29%; M14
closed 3lI; July c 0scd 32%; December closc-
Oats, spot steadier; No. 2, 22k; No. s, 2)b
No. delivered 238; No. white 24H; NO. 3
white 224; track mixed western 2la31i track
white State -, options. January 22A a22H,
closed 22K, February closed %; May AKA
244, closed 24&; December closed %
Hay dull; shipping 524a57h; good to choice
Hops quiet: common to choice 1885 crop 80
II, 1896 crop 8(Gl3, Pacific coast, 1895 crop 3&a
Hides quiet Galveston, 2Oa25 lbs, l2al3,
Buen0s A yres dry, 2J824 lbs, nOminals Texas
dry. EddNJ lbs, W. GHIIlOED1a. SiaSh IDS lD23s
Leather steady; Heml0ck sole Buenos Ayres
light to heavy weights, 19k a2Ok; acid, 2O9D23.
Wool quiet; domestic fleece, l6a2O pulled
i5alS.
Coal firm
Beef steady; family s950a$1l; extra mess
s7.25a8.0U; oeef hams SIS: packed S8a$shU; city
extra India mess Sl2 50al4.5O.
Cut meats steady; picked bellies 4kaia; do
picked shoulders Az; do. hams S4(g8A
Lard steady, western steamed $lu city -;
December "a. 10, nOmiual refined easy; COnti-
/ &oITb American 81 h1s pDnuODDu
Az.
Pork dull; old mess s8.25a8.75; short clear
$875al0.50; family Sl000G1l0.50.
Butter steady; western creamery l84zzi
do factory 7al2; Egins %: imitation cream
cry llal6k; State dairy l3alS do, creamery
/ I4a21.
Cheese quiet, large State 7H@lO&; sma
| fancy 1h0lUA; part Skins 3&UI&; tull skims
Eggs steady; state and Pennsylvania 2la
I "A: western fresh l5az3.
Ealow trm; city (& per package) "a,
country packages free 3 t-l6 as 20 guallty.
! Petroleum DUH, United closed at W bldf
! refined New York S6.Z0; Philadelphia ami
/ Baltimore So 20: dc. in bulk $40.
! bosin quiet. strained, common to good
Turpentine quiet at Z68a274.
| Rice dun, domestic, fair to extra oR4
rs, japan Al GQ4A.
! Molasses duh; New Orleans, open Kettles
! good to choice. 24a34 for new crop.
| Zig iron quiet: southern SllaE25; northern
/ $ll.OGai3.U0; exchange
upper 6bGANAJ bAOhNAS AAyts N~hNAat+tAse *
lead strong, brokers $50; exchange S3.O5a
/ 3.07h.
Spelter dull; domestic S4l2ha4 Is.
Cotton seed oil steady, prime crude 20 bid,
| do o mills l7al7A; OIL crude lS@, prime
| summer yellow 23az44, of summer elbow
| 223a a23 butter grades 26@ a26, prime white zia
1 I'm.
| 80 G5, March S960a9 ~, May S365aS ~, June
= I0a9.75, July So 75a9 W, September Sg SOa9 20
Spot Rio steady; NO. Z, JoObing lO&, invoice
! los; mild steady; Cordova l5hgH.
| Sugar, raw dull; fair refining IL ID; cen
! trifugal, 96-test, 3-i6; refined quiet; No. D,
| 3 1916: No. Z 81, No. 8, ll-Ib; No. y, 5%,
No. 10, ZIG, No; II, ~, Nc; II, 5-l6. no. i3,
/ confectioners' A, ~, cut loaf 8, crushed 8,
| powdered 4A, granulated AZ, cubes A.
BALTIMORE.
| BALTIMORE, Dec. %. Flour dull: west
| ern super S2S5(d3.30; do. extra S3.50G4 l5;
/ do. family S4.50G4.S5; winter wheat patents
| S5.00a5.z5; spring do. $4.65(a4 95' spring wheat
Wheat dull spot 92aa2K; May 8s&as0;
/ Southern wheat by sample 93as4; do. on
Corn steady: spot 2s4a283s, year 27Aa27h
| January 27AazIA; February 2TAa2I%: March
| z88 8a28k, steamer mixed 25$a25k; Southern
| white corn E2A a27A do. yellow 22Aa
/ Oats slow: No. white western 25a26; No.
Rye 1rm; No 2 nearby, A942; western As
| bid.
| Hay steady, choice Timothy sl3.5O6R14-0Q.
| NAVAL STORES
| CHARLESTON, S. C., Dec. 28.-Rosin firm
| at Sl40
| Turpeutine firm, at 24k.
| WILMINGroN. N. c. December 28.-Rosin
/ firm; strained $1.45; good $l50; spirits duh
/ at 24a244
| Tar quiet at $l.O0.
Turpentine dull; hard S1.40; soft sl.0O; vir-
/ gin $3.50.
| SAvANNAH, Ga, Dec. % Spirits firm at
/ AA. Sales ~.
Rosin firm; water white $2.75; window glass
81 20; N 81 90; NJ 81 95; X, 81 80; &175; H. 81 IS:
| g, $l.45; +, $l.45; E, sl.45; ID, G, and Sl45,
/ Sales -.