The news & observer., 1896-12-11

S7X; May s4%as5k, closed s5%; July closed
7gA; December s5A aS6%, closed $50.
Corn, spot, steady; No. 2 29aa2ah in ele-
vator; 30 s a30h atloat options, January closed
1913; May 81 IL 16a32, closed 3lA; December
oats spot weaker; No. p 22A; No. 2 deIiv-
white 22h; track mixed western 22a3} track
white State , options, January % @a2jA,
closed 238, February 23&a24, closed 238; May
4Aa254, closed 24a; december ~, closed
Hay quiet shipping 5000: good to choice
Hons steady: common to choice 1926 crop 3a
N, 1896 crop 8al4' Pacific coast, 1885 crop IA
Hides dull: Galveston, 2oa25 lbs, I3, Buenos
Ayres dry, 20a24 lbs, nominal: Texas dry, pa
30 lbs, 10; California, 2la25 los. l5&.
Leather steady; HemlOek sole Buenos A yres
light to heavy weights, l9kaAOA; acid, "a -.
Wool quiet: domestic fleece, l5a3O; puta,'
15al8.
Coal firm.
Beef steady; family 50 OOa$lo; extra me-
$40 beef hams Si1.5uaSlS packed SSaS9 e.
extra India mess Sll.5Oa$l3
Cut meats easy; picked bellies 4Ha5 40
picked shoulders 4; do. hams 8hd9.
Lard firm western steamed &,3l, city -;
December S4I0 nominal; refined steady; con-
tiuent 4,50a4.75; South American -; com
pound $4.50
SS.75al0.50: family $l0500ll00.
Butter steady; western creamery 130244;
do. factory 7aI2 Elgins "a y; imitation cream
s5S4 s5y ll"i'A; state dairy aSO' '0' creamery %
Cheese steady, large State 7h@I0k; small
fancy Th@l0%; part Skins 3A@7; fun Skins
Eggs dull: State and Pennsylvania 2la
"a: western fresh l5h.
Tallow dun: city CS2 per paokage) 81,
country packages free) 3s as to quality
Petroleum dull; United closed at $lU3 bid,
refined New York $780, Philadelphia aud
Baltimore S6 AZ: DO. in bulk S3Uj.
ROsin dull: strained. common to good hS2H.
iIIrneutIue steady 8t 2Ua2S.
Rice steady; domestic, fair to extra 1906
Moiasses dun; New Orleans, open ket-
tie. good to choice, 26a34.
Pig iron duh; southern Sllal2.2j; northern
$ll00al3U0 exchange
Copper steady; lake brokers' u25; exchange
Lead strong; domestic brokers $2.75; ex-
rim steady: straights Sl2 o5: plates easy.
Spelfer quiet; domestic 81. l5aiZ5.
Cotton seed oil steadiCr, prime crude Il;
prime crude o b mills UalG4, OF crude UAa
q; prime summer yellow , 4a24; off summer
yellow 23& butter grades %a2T; prime white
27a274
Coffee Options, December $a.25; January
s9.40. Spot, Rio dull; No. z, invoice 10, job
bing 10K; mild quiet; COrdova l5hGl7
Sugar, raw dull; fair refining 2ba2 i5-l6;
centrifugal 96 test, 4a3 5-l6; refined quiet;
No. 8, 3 1876 o. Z, 3k,No. 8, 3 l1-l6; No. 9. 81,
No. Ii, 9-l6 No. II, 3&, No. IL, T-l6, No. l3,
8%; No. IA, 35l6. Mould A, ~, standard 4, =;
confectioners' A, Az, cut loaf 5, crushed s.,
powdered 4%, granulated 4@, cubes 4%.
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, Dec l0.-Flour firm; west
ern super S2.S5.o330 do, extra $3.50ld4 IL:
do family $4.50(d4.S5; winter wheat patents
$5.00a5.25; spring do %.15a5 90; spring wheat
straights $45OGp4.70.
Wheat dull; spot S9A bid; December -, May
S6ka86A; steamer No. 2 red, -; Southern
wheat by sample 9Oa9l; do. on grade s5&
a89A.
Corn steady: spot 28A, year 28Aa2SR
January 2S a2SA; February 28Aa28k; March
2S II: steamer mixed 26a26A; Southern white
corn sBa29; do. yellow 26a3S4.
Oats steady; No white western 25a26; No.
2 mixed 22A(d}23.
Rye barely steady; No. 2, nearby, A442;
western 43,
Hay steady: choice Timothy S1350Q14.00