The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-12-22

kers 50 4oa40o; winter patents sae0a5.l0: DO.
straights SlG0a4 rs; do. winter extras $500
3.S5; winter low grades $}.s5a3 H5.
Rye h0ur dun supertne e. S5a505I fancy
$3i0a3.25.
Buckwheat tour dun At sl39al IS
Buckwheat dull at 28a2S8
Corn mea quiet; yellow western so city
so; Erandywine s. l0u2.l Is.
Rye nominal; No. western s4a46; car lots
l0a42.
Barley dull; western feeding 28a284; malt
Ing, 3Sa4B: barley malt dull: western so
Wheat. spot, frmer, no Northern New
afloat options No. red January S6]saS1A,
closed SI2s March 88&a8S 1916, closed $50;
May 8jaS5K, closed s54; July SLASH, closed
81 x; December S6%aS7x closed 8T%.
Corn, spot, steady; No 2. @S4 in elevator;
29$ ahoat; rejected %; No. 8, %: options,
January closed 2sA; MAY 81 1-l6aa&, closed
IL: December closed 28%.
Oats, spot dull; No. ., ~; No. delivered
%: No. 8, 20k; No. white %; No. 3 WINE
22k; track mixed western 2ia3l, track white
State -, options January closed I'm, Febru-
airy 22s a23, closed %, May @3xa9lS, closed -;
December closed %
Feed dull.
Hay easy; shipping 5000; good to choic,
Hops dull: common to choice 1895 crop 3@
TX, 1895 crop &al3, Pacific coast, 1895 crop ga
Hides steady: Galveston, 2Oa25 lbs, 12al3
Buenos Ayres dry, 2Qa24 lbs, nominal; Texas
dry, 24a30 lbs, OK; California, 2la25 lbs, l5@.
Leather quiet; BemOck sole BuenOs Ayres
light to heavy weights, 19.a20k acid 20023
Wool quiet; domestic fleece, 15a20; pulled
l5alS.
Coal steady.
Beef firm; family 50 50aSlt; extra mess
S7.25aS00: beef hams SIS: packed $8a$960; city
extra India mess $l2 50aA.50
Cut meats steady; picked bellies 2aiA do
picked shoulders 4a44; do. hams 81 GS&.
Lard dull: western steamed 81. ~, city -;
December $4C5. noninal refined ste ady; con-
tinent Sl.45; South American S4.'5; eompouna
Pork duh; old mess $s,aaas Is: short clear
SIS. 75al0.50; family $l0000lU.50.
Butter steady; western creamery l3lD2@;
do. factory 7al2; Elgins 81 imitation cream
cry Haley; State dairy llal9; do, creamery
i4a2l.
fancy 7AQl0h; part skins 3h97; full skins
2hQ3.
Eggs steady; State and Pennsylvania 2l@
p; western fresh l5a22
Tallow steady; city 81 per packaRe)
country packages free) 80, as to quality.
tott0n seed oil steady.
Petroleum dull United closed at ~ bid,
refined New York $3.50; Philadelphia ana
Baltimore ST 20; do. in bulk $40.
Rosn quiet; strained, common TO COCA
$50.
Rice quiet; domestic, fair TO eXar" asW
Gh. j pan ~ G4A.
Molasses steady; New Orleans, open ket-
tie. good TO choice, 26a34 for new crop.
Pig iron easy; southern Sllal2.2J: northern
Copper quiet; lake brokers sll 70, exchange
Tin steady; straights So 90: plates dun.
Spelter dull; domestic Si.25.
Lead strong; domestic brokers STD; ex-
change $3a3Ua
Coffee Options, December 0.35; January
-; March $gl5a9.50, May $3.50, July 81 65
September so IS Spot, Rio dull; NO. job
bing l0k; invoice 10, mild quiet; Cordoya
l5h0l7.
Sugar, raw nominal; fair refining 2.; cen
trifugal 96-test, 81; refined quiet; No. g.
1916: No. Z, 81, No. g, l1-l6; No o 80,
No. 10, 9-l6 No. II. 3k, No. H. 3 Tic, No. 49,
So; No. IA, 3 Is, Mould A, An, standard a, AZ
confectioners A, AZ, cut loaf 5, crushed 5,
powdered ~, granulated Az, ubes AZ.
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORB, Dec. 2l.-Flour dull; west
ern super s. 850@3.30; do. extra S3.50d4 Is:
do. family S4.50d4.S5 winter wheat patents
$5.00a525; spring do. $465G4 %; spring wheat
straights $4.4OG4.TO.
Wheat unsettled; spot 90Aa90&; May STA
67a steamer No. 2 red -; Southern wheat by
sample 90a92: do. on grade 87agl
Corn firm; spot 2T&a27A, year 26ha2T,
January 27aZTk; February 27&a27S; March -
steamer mixed 2ba254; Southern white corn
22az7; do. yellow 22aZ7
Oats quiet and steady: No 2 white western
25a26: No. z mixed 22k(d23.
Rye easy: No. 2. nearby, 4lGl42: western ~.
Hay quiet and steady, choice Timothy SlJ.5O
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