The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-12-18

LARD, Per 100 Lbs.
January ....'''',..'...''''s.'.S - No S2A
sHRoRT RIBS, Per loo Lbs BIS va
January .....,,.......+...s,..S s9h 3 IS
may ..s+..-....ss..s...rss.4i U2M w
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour steady. Wheat, No. spring, Tx; No.
spring 74a75, No. red 885s Corn No. Z 2SXa
q Oats, No 2, II; No. white l9Aa2l t o b;
No. white 17al9s. Rye, No. 2, 8sh Barley
nominal; No z b 23Qg8G; No. 4, Sab Flax
seed, No. l, 73a15A. Prime Timothy seed 200
Mess pork per biol, SO 75a6.S0. Lard. per 100 lbs,
$S.i5a377h. Short rib sides Qoosej $3.S5a4 TO;
sa sh1gde e ooXe66 Sa4H Yh9F
finished goods per gallon $llS.
NEW YORK.
New YoRK, Dec. 17.-Flour dull city
mill patents $5.l0a5.35; winter patents 3i.9Ga
$40; do. clears $A.95a505; do. straights - tEGD
10; Minnesota patents $4.5oa4 10, do. winter
extras S33503.00: Minnesota bakers $34Ca4.lUi
winter low grHdes S2.S5Ca3.OS.
Southern -four steady at N.GO.
Rye -four dull: supertne &.S5a 3.O5; fancy
S3lUa3.25.
Buckwheat -four quiet at Sl35
Buckwheat dull at 3d.
Corn meal quiet: yellow western 50: city
Rye nominal: No 2 western 44a46; car lots
4Oaf2.
Barley dun; western feeding 2sa2s1; malt
ing. 6oa46: barley malt dull: western 50GV5b.
Wheat, spot, quie', NO 1 Northern New
York sSk f. o. b. atioat; No. / hard 92A
I: Q. b: atioat; options, No. z red January
SjkaS6%, closed s6%; March AaSS&, closed
Ss&; Nay 81 l5-iBaS6 l-ld, closed sc; july SOFA
SIN, closed sly; December 66SaS7@, closed
S74.
Corn, spot, stendy; No. 2, 2s1a2s1 in eleva-
tor; 29% atloat; options, January closed -;
May 81 a5lA, closed 3lA; December 2SHa2S%,
closed 2S&.
Oats, spot weaker; No. 2, %; No. delivered
%; No. 3, 20H; No. white %; No. white
22k; track mixed western 2Ia3l y, track white
State ~, options January 22ha22k, closed
22a, February closed 221; May Ahaz44,
closed IAN; December 2iAa2l%, closed 2l%.
Hay quiet; shipping 5000; good to choice
Hops duh: common to choice 1895 crop ga
~, 1896 crop SOFA, Pacific coast, 1895 crop da
IN, 1895 crop, Gala.
Ayres dry, 2Ua4 lbs nominal; Texas dry, pa
80 lbs, 10; California, 2la25 lbs, 10y.
Leather quiet; Hemlock sole Buenos Ay Z
light to heavy weights, 19ka20h; acid, zVN2.
Wool quiet domestic fleece l6a2O pulled
l5alS.
Coal steady.
Beef tirmer; family 50 50aSl1; extra mess
S7.5; beef hams -: packed S8aS9 20; city
extra India mess $l2 50al450
Cut meats quiet; picked bellies 44a4A; do
picked shoulders 4; do. hams 81 (d8A.
Lard ste ady; western steamed $4.l5, city -;
December $i.l0, nominal; refined steady; con-
tinent @.35; South American s4.75; com
Pork quies old mess $s25 rs: short clear
$S75alo50; family $l0.50MllUO
do factory Tais; EIsins 81: i imitation cream Snl'
l4a20.
Cheese quiet large State 71@1ok; small
s sSEasg 'S0loA' part skins aA9'' full skins
Eggs steady; State and Pennsylvania 2O@
81; western fresh I6al2.
couLt try packages freel 81 ASH, as 10 quality.
Cotton seed oil dull; prime crude ~;
prime crude b mills -, of crude lSAal9'
prime summer yellow %; of summer yell
low 224a2S; butter grades -; prime white
25h ar.
Petroleum nominal: United closed at
refined New York Se.25; Philadelphia and
Rosin steady; strained, common to good
Sl.s0al.e2a.
Turpentipe firm at 27q274.
Rice steady; domestic, fair to extra SHgo'
aolasses quiet; New Orleans, open ket-
tie, good to choice, 26a34 for new crop.
:, Pig iron quiet; southern Sllal225; northern
Copper quiet; lake brokers' ll.; exchange
SLIGO
Tin steady: straights SI2 50. plates quiet.
Spelter quiet; domestic a. 15a4.25.
Pig lead firm; domestic brokers $3a305; ex-
change -.
Coffee Options December S9.2Oa9 25; Jan
uary 1925; March 1925, May 1925, July $3.50,
September W 30a9.25 Spot, Rio dull; No. z,
invoice TO- jobbing l0k; mild quiet; Cordova
Sugar, raw quiet; fair refining 2S; cen
trifugal, 96-test, 81; refined quiet; No. q,
1916; 40. Z, 81, No. s. 3 ll-l6; No: 9, 81,
No. 10, GIG, No. IL, 81, No. IL, 7-l6, No. u,
81; No. H. 5 5-l6, Mould A, AZ, standard A, Az;
confectioners' A, An, cut loaf 8, crushed 5,
powdered AZ, granulated Az, cubes An.
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, Dec 17.-Flour dull; west
ern super $S.85G33.30; do. extra $1,000 10;
do. family $4.50G4.S5; winter wheat patents
S5.O0a5.z5; spring do. S4.75Gi5 co. spring wheat
straights $4,50@4.70.
Wheat dull; spot 80 bid; May s6}4as7;
steamer No. 2 red -; Southern wheat by sam
pie 9la92; do. on grade S6ha90h.
Corn steady; spot ~ Aa2s, year and January
274a272a; February 21ka27%: March 27AazS;
steamer mixed 25asa254; Southern white corn
SIN asked: do. yellow 2T4 asked
Oats steady to firm; No. white western
25a26; No. 2 mixed 22k(dg23.
Rye easier and active; No. 2, nearby, 4lQ
~: western 43ka43A.
Hay quiet and steady; choice Timothy
$l3.5OEpl4.O0
NAVAL STORES.
CHARLESTON, S. c.. Dec. H.-Rosin Arm
at $l40
Turpentine quiet, at "a.
WILMINGTON, N. c., December 17.--ROsin
firm; strained $1.45 good $l.50; spirits dull
at 24ka24A
Tar steady at $1.10.
Turpentine quiet; hard LAO; soft Sl.e0; vir-
gin $3.50.
:. sAyANNAH. Ca, Dec. T.-spirits firm at
rs. Sales $780,
Rosin firm; water white $40: window glass
$2.35; N, s. 25; M, 500; K $ls0; /, $l7F H. Sl65;
g, $3.50; +, $l.45; e, $l.45; ID, G, b and A $l46,
Sales 4,437.