The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-14
CHICAGO, Oct, IS.
Opening. Closing

Cash quotations were as follows:
Ftonr barely steady Wheat, No. 2 sprt Ig
S ,o.n Nc q sp r. 5aas3; No red, 9tSas5N
NO. whltsT o b 2Lha22k; No. 3 wnite b
No. Mo- + b 29a'O; No. 1, + 0 b 24as7. Flax
$3.50. Mess port per Dbl, s7.85a7 70 Lard
per 100 lbs 81 g. Short rib sides (loose)
s4.45(G4 % Dry-salted shoulders (boxedl 4x0
o. Short clear sides (boxedD 4%a5 Whiskey,
dlsS1llers' finished goods per kallon Sl.22.
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK. Oct 13-FIour more active.
c'osing steady; city mill patents $5.7ja
$40 DO clears $5.5Oa5.65; Minnesota patents
S. 0a5. 90. Minnesota bakers 35a4.60; winter
patents 81. l0a5.6o: do. straights 4.65Q475; win
ter extras 32Oa3 90 winter low grades 3. l0a3 %.
So 25a3.65
Buckwheat -four quiet at S75al.95.
Buckwheat dull at 40a4l.
Corn meal quiet yellow western 49,; city
So: Brandywine Sl.sOa2OO
Rye steady; No.2 western 40. car lots 49a5O.
Barley dull; western feeding 2sX; mating
-; barley malt dull: western 55a65.
Wheat, spot trm; No. 2 red 98% af1oat
No. ! northern New York 96% at1oat No :
hard 95B aftoat: options, No, red January
=; May S2%a9SA, closed 93H: September =;
Der 91S(G9i%, closed 94x.
Corn, spot, firm; No; =, 32& afioat; options,
May 36xaS6%, closed 36K: October closed -;
November closed ~; December 32%aS4%,
Oats. spot, steady No. 2 22xa23; options
May c sed -; October closed 23; November
closed Is; December clossd 23%.
Hay dull; shipping 4Ua45; good to choice
50a75.
Hops dull; State common to choice 1925
crop 4ao, 1895 crop 6(G9. 1897 crop 49l7, Pa.
citic coast 1895 crop 4a6; 1895 crop, oa9, 1897
crop l2Gl7.
H1des steady; Ga'vest IN, aOa25 lbs I50Is
Ienos Ayres dry, zOaA lbs, ~; 7 exa
ory, Aa8O lbs, Eal2a; California, 2)a25 los, II
ais
Leather quiet; Hemlock sole Buenos Ayres
light TO heavy weights, 20Aa2lk; acid, 20X0
Wool firm: domestic fleece. 2Oa27; pulled
No. 2 to extra 27a40 Texas lCa1S
coal steady.
Beet tilm; family ss.OOalO5O: extra mess
81. 5Os.S so: beef hams SIS 00a2600: packed $3.50
81; city extra India mess Sl4 90 D16O0.
Cut meats quiet; picked bellies 6%aS;
do. picked shoulders 5haj&: do. hams 8a8k.
Lard steady: western steamed closed at
"a 60: city -; October $3.50, nominal; refined
steady; continent 81 80; South American
10 Az; compound 4Ha4k.
Pork dull; old mess IS 75a9.25; new mess
596Oai0OO; snort clear $l0.00ai3.00 family $ll %
al2C0.
Butter quiet; western creamery l4a22; do
factory 9Ql3; Elgins p: imitation cream
cry l2al6; state dairy l2al9, 40. creamery
l4a22.
Cheese firm; State large white SIX; small
white western s. large coored Oh; small
o. part shlLuS o1ai. Iull SKINS On al.
Eggs easy; State and Pennsylvania l6a
18k: western fresh l6kal7.
Potatoes quiet: Jersey 81, 75as2; Long Island
S2.25; sweets, 81 GOAL -.
Tallow dull; city (per So package) 3x;
country packages free) 3ka3%, as to quality.
Cotton seed oil quiet; prime crude 20Aa2l:
do. o mills l5haI7; do. yellow 23a23x; Off
summer yeIioW 22Ha23; butter oil l9a3J: prime
summer white %: prime winter yellow 81.
petroleum quiet; no MARKET; United -;
renned New York $3.50; Philadelphia and
Baltimore So so: do. In bulk 500.
hosin firm: strained, common to good
l.40al As.
Turpentine easy at 33Kas4
hice hrm; domestic, tair to extra 4x0
w Japan 4x05b.
Molasses firm; New Orleans, open
kerrie good so choice. 25a3l.
Ihe metal ma ket in a general way closes
win I'm satisfactory conditions prevalent
According to the New York Metal Exchan se
pig iron warrants closed easy at vi 81 bid,
500 asked
Copper dull at sl1.l5 bid. Sill % asked.
Tin quiet. steady. at 1913 bid, $3.50 asked.
SpelLer dull at ~. 10; bid. S4.25 asked.
Lead lower and weak at 'S4.0711 bid, Si.l2k
asked.
The firm that fixes the settling price for
miners and shelters quotes lead weak at &c
tomatoes. as to quality. per Crate or Dox
75aSl.OJ.
sabbages, Long Island and Jersey, per lOt
Si.0Oa5.O0.
Coffee-Options, December $3.50 January
40, March 1886; May 90 7j spot Rio, quiet:
COrdova lUx aloh.
Sugar, raw steady; fair refining 5-l6
Safest, az; refined firm; Mould
A. 5% standard A, 5; confectioners' A, 8;
cut loaf On, crushed 5&, powdered 5h; gran.
ulated 81; cubes 81.