The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-22
CHICAGO, Oct, 81.
Opening. Closing

Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour steady Wheat, No. aspiring 81 aS6k;
No: spring , 5sas5; No; red, 5 glsas5.:
oH az. Rye. No.a 46x. Bariey,N Z,nomina
No. az b 27Hass; No. =, o b 27a,s FLAX
$3.50. Mess pork per biol. s7;s5a7 s7x Lard
A.bO94.sO Dry-salted shoulders (boxedl Si.75
a5.O0. Short clear sides tboxed) s50Oa5 l2H.
Whiskey, distillers' finished goods per kallon
sl.22.
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 2l-Flour firm, un-
changed: western superfine 81 75a3. 10: do.extra
S. 40a4. l5 do. family $6O94 50: winter wheat
patents "a 9]a5. Is; spring do. S5OUG5.25; spring
Wheat strong. No: . red. spot. October and
steamer No. 2 red siXaels Southern wheat
Corn firm mixed, spot. OCTOBER and No
vember 3. a3l: November or December.
new or old. a0k as0x; January 3lka3l steam
do yellow 32ac3
Oats irm; No. white. 26Ka27; No. 2
Rye strong; No. .. nearby 52X No. west
ern 81.
Hay firm on better grades; choice Timothy
1&COal3.6U.
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, Oct 21.-Flour quiet and
steady at first, easing of near the close
with wheat; city mill patents $5.75a
6UO:.do clears $5.6Oa5.o5; Minnesota patents
S5.00a540; Minnesota bakers 35a4: so: winter
patents S. 0la5.2j: do. Straights 4.65D4.75; win
ter extras 3.20a3 s.: winter low grades 3.OOa3 D
Rye -four quiet; supsrf'ne s2.S5GaiO; fancy
Buckwheat flour u at sl.4Oal.5O.
Buckw heat dull at 4Ua4i.
Corn meal dull; yellow western 50; city
81: Brandywine SL.SOa2.O
Rye firm: No. western 49X; car lots 4sa50.
Barley steady western feeding 70, malt
ing =; barley malt dull; western 55a65.
Wheat, spot easy: No red 97h a9S afloat;
No. ] northern New York - afioat. NO.
hard co. options, No. red January closed
-. February closed -; Nay 81 ae3 3-l6, closed
92k: october closed -; November @ ysed H%
December closed 9iK.
Corn spot. quiet No. 2, BIZ afioat. options,
May "a -,a35, c osed "A l-2: October closed =:
>ovember closed 2sH; December oUS@3l%,
Oats, spot, quiet: No. safa22x; options.
October 'osen IN; November closed -; De-
Hay dull; shipping 4Oa45; good to choice
6aTU.
Hops steady; state common to choice 1895
ciic coast 1895 crop 4a6; 1895 crop, 6as. 1897
Hides steady; Galveston, soa25 lbs l5@lo;
Buenos Ayres dry, DaA los, 49,: Texas
dry aasO lbs' lalaa' California sOa@ lbs II
Leather quiet; Hemlock sole Buenos Ayres
light to heavy weights. 2Oha2lk; acid, 2Ox0
Wool steady; domestic fleece. 24a3l; pulled
No. 2 to extra z7a40: Texas l0al8.
Beef steady; family sS.OOalO.6O: extra mess
t7.50G85U; oeef hams SEA OOa25.00: packed $3.50
ao.5O: city extra India mess sl400Gl600.
Cut meats steady. picked bellies 6x;
do. picked shoulders OK; 40 mans BASS.
Lard firm western steamed "a %; city A.S5a
40: October nominal; refined hrmer
continent $500: south American IS 40; com
PORK dull; old mess IS 5Nas.OO; new mess
Butter firm western creamery 14a23S;
do factory 9013 Elgins an: imitation
creamery l2alS: State dairy lSals' o. cream
Cheese steady; State large white 9a9X;
white western 81 sax: large colored .; small
colored 9ka9h; part skins 6Ha7; fun skins
3ha
Eggs quiet; State and Pennsylvania liza
49, western fresh IL.
Potatoes quiet; Jersey 81 5OaL75; Long
slann 81 75aloI n sweets, 81 Bal o5
country packages freeI 81, as 10 quality.
Cotton seed oil steadier;, prime crude
20; do. o mills l6al6: DC. yellow z3A a2t on
summer yenow 25az34; butter oil I7Ha .;
prime summer white 26AaZ7; prime winter
yellow 20.
Petroleum quiet; no market; United -.
refned New YORK $40; Philadelphia and
Baltimore S. 81: do. in bulk ~ s..
Rosln quiet strained. common to gooo
N.40al 40.
Turpentine quiet at BARK.
klce steady; domestic, tair to extra 4H0
On Japan 4A@54.
Molasses steady; New Orleans, open
Ke'rie good 80 choice. 25a3l.
Pig iron quiet at s6.75 bid, 500 asked.
Copper dull at lilo bid. Sill % asked
Tin quiet at sl3 30 BID, $3.50 asked.
SpelJer quiet at "a. Id bid S4.21 asked.
Lead easy at %. 80 bid, IS asked.
Tomatoes, IS to quality. per crate or box
50aSI.0O.
Labbages. Long island and Jersey, per l0t
90. 0Oa4 .0O.
Uoffee-Options, November $3.50; March
S6.46; Al ril 50 As; May $3.50: spot Rio, gu ct;
mild quiet: Cordova iUal5.
sugar, raw dull; fair refining 3 5-l6:
centrifugal, 96-t test. 81; refined dull;
Mould A, 5x; standard A 5; contectioners
A, b. cut loaf b&. crushed 54, powdered bx ;