The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-11
CHICAGO, Sept. 10.
Opening, losing,

Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour Arm. Wheat. No. spring eska99x;
Corn, No. 3. Oats, NJ. 2. 2Oasos No; 2
Rye Nc No. oiH a,.A ssarhley No. o. no mi
flax seed, No; l. sl.O4a aL07x Prime Timothy
seed ~ 60. Mess pork per Dbl, ss.45as5O
Lard, per 100 lbs &.67k. Short rib sides Qoosel
5&. Short clear sides tboxed) 5ka5h. Whis'
key, distillers' finished goods per kallon 81 %.
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, Sept l0-Flour dull and I'M
| chan ged western supertine S3O0ao so; do. extra
S5 76at6j; do. family $.s5g5 .r winter wheat
wheat straishts ;5 ss 40 ''0'S''''' 'pf"s
Wheat firmer; No. red. spot sl.03%al03h;
September Sl;W&al.C3B; October Sl!3& bid:
December 81 DIAL OK; steamer No red 900
on grade s.lOOa1 OK.
Corn quiet; spot and September 3sa aS6x !;
new or old, % ask ed; steamer mixed BAN
bid; Southern wnlte 3la3S; do. yellow 32a39
oats tirmer; NJ. . white, AH bid; NO
mixed, 22a22k.
Rye firm; o. 2. nearby 534aE4; No.
western 54ab4I.
hay steady: choice Timothy sI3.OOal3.50 new.
NEw YORK.
NEW YoRx. Sept IO.-Flour quiet but firm
at slight advanca: Mime sota patents $5.50a
9 10. Minnesota bakers 40a4 20: winter pat
ents so:SsaoIo; do; straights 4.See9 70: winter
Rye hour firm; supertiue S2.o503 ~; fancy
| So 40a3.75.
Corn meal quiet; yellow western 70; city
Rye quiet; No. western 53x; car lots 5oa
Barley steady; western feeding 80; malt
ing -; barley malt dull; western 55a65.
Wheat, spot quiet; No. red $l.O6&
afloat: No northern New York -
atloat; No. hard 81 5S delivered; options,
4 AZ A. ~ III IL
September LOB 10 l6al 81, closed lO4%; De-
tober l 03al 0l$, closed LO3k; December
OF l6al.03, closed LUIS.
37k atioat: options, September 36S a36&
closed 35%; October closed 37A; December
3Ssa39, closed .Ss.
white -; options. September closed 20; Oc-
tober closed 20; December closed Is
Hay weak; shipping 4Oai5 good 70 choice 30
Hops quiet: State con- mon to choice 1896
crop aa4, 1875 crop eos tactic coast, 1875
crop 8a4; 1895 crop, Gao. London, 55a65.
Hides frm; Galveston, sVa2b lbs l59l6;
dry, 24asO lbs. ESal3. California 2Oa25 lbs. II.
Leather firm; RemlOck sole Buenos Ayres
light TO heavy weights. 91a2lh: acid, 2Og23.
Wool strong; domestic fleece, 20a27; pulled
No. 2 to extra 27ai0; Texas lUal6
Beef trm; family S90JalOOO. extra mess
81 5)s.S 50; beef hams S2z5O: packed S3.5Oa950;
city extra India mess 81 9l5.OO.
Cut meats quiet, picked bellies 7SaSa;
do. picked shoulders 54: do. hams S.as%:
Lard easier: western steam ed 50 l2R: city
-; October 81 OIL nominal; refined easy: con-
tinent $3.50; South American D. 10; compound
4Ba5k.
PORK steady; old mess s950a975; new mess
40 0Oal06O: snort clear slO 5Oal3; family sll,I0
ALSO.
Butter quiet: western creamery 2aP;
do. factory 8Ql2: Elgins Is; imitation
creamery l0al3; state dairy lOal6h;
Cheese steady: State large white 9X; small
white western 81: large colored 81; small
colored 81; part skins 6ha1; fun Skins 31
Eggs quiet; State and Pennsylvania la
IS: western fresh ID.
Potatoes steady; Jersey $l.90a2 90: Long
Island $2.25pz.L7h: sweets, 81 Dual. 20.
Tallow dull; city (S2 per package, SSa3h
country packages free) 3%a3x, as to quality.
Cotton seed Oil dull; prime crude -:
yello 27a27x; butter grades 34a32; prime
summer white 80; prime winter yellow "a.
Petroleum quiet; United closed at IL
refined New York $780, Philadelphia and
Baltimore IS G5: do. in bulk S3l5.
Rosin steady; strained, common to good
sl45a1 so.
Turpentine steady at 3JHan.
Rice firm: domestic, tar TO extra 4BJ
81 Japan 4AW4&.
Molasses firm: New Orleans. open kettle
good to choice, 25a3I.
The metal exchange calls the market for
pig iron warrants firmer at 80 9Ja7 90
Copper quiet: lake brokers' ST. lJall.2).
Tin quiet, straights Sl3.3. Tal3 b5h plates $500.
Spelter, quiet. domestic "a 25a4,3O
Lead quiet; brokers go: exchange s4'9oa
40
The firm fixing the settling price for lead
miners and smelters ia the west, calls the
lead market strong at 81 %.
Tomatoes, as to quality. per crate or box
3iaSl. =, ~, ,,.,.-.. sp ss.a
Uabbages, Long Island and Jersey, per 100
e. UUa3 so.
Coffee Options, September $50; December
1913; March So 81; May s6 80; spot lilo, s eady;
No invoice -; No. job0ing-: Cordova
lUxal6K.
trifugal, 95-test. az; refined steady; No 6,
AZ Mould A, 5 5-l6, standard A, to.l6; con
PETITIONERS A, I5-l6; cut loaf ll-i6, crushed
IL is, powdered SID; granulated 81: cubes
5.lj.