The news & observer., 1897-02-26
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK.
9Ew YoRK, Feb. % Flour steadier; city
mil patents SLo5a5.O5; winter patents 81 G0a
4s5; 90. clears - 5a4S5, do. straights A 35a
extras S3.I5U3GU Minnesota bakers S375a
3 30; winter low grades 81 6ja2 50
Southern dOur steady 81 2ga# 40.
hJe uouT quiet; superbne S3.lba@ 70: far cy
s2.sJa2 81.
Buckwheat nour quiet at sl.l5at %.
Buckwbeut steady at 3ia5.
Corn meal active yellow western IS; etJy G6:
i}rdudyWlue Vi oJal 9J.
Rye quiet. No.2 western 81 a37K; car lots,
Barley easy; western feeding 26ka26a;
mating 3oa44 barley malt nominal; western
50a58.
York S3A +. .. o. ah0at NO. 1 te 81
{. o, b. ahOat; options, No. red February
closed ols March Si4 asl%, closed ol&: April
closed S0A May ~ B loaSU%, closed s0%; June
iss Ws0, closed 80; july 11&a1oA, closed le% ;
September 73& a76$, closed l6B.
corn, spot, quiet, NO z, ~ In elevator
50ahOat; yellow exceptions, February closed
~; May ~ l6a29A, closed 2JA July ~ l3 it
a3', closed 81.
oats, spot, quiet; No. ,, 2lH; No. 3, 20; No.
ehite y; track mixed western zla30; op
| tions, February closed 2lA; May 2l@a2l@s
closed 2l4 July closed -.
hay quiet; shipping 60a55; good to choice
| Uha72A.
Hops steady choice to common 1895 crop 5a
| Z, 1895 crop Sygl3. Pacific coast 1880 crop BAT,
Hides firm; Galveston, 2Oa25 lbs, l3; Bueros
| Ayres dry, 9UaA lbs nominal; Texas dry, 24a
| ~ lbs, lUal0A; California, 21a25 lbs, l5h.
Leather firm; hemlock sole buenos Ayrss
light TO heavy weights, l94 a20H; acid, 20lB23.
l5alS
Beef STEADY; family S8.5OaSll extra mess
slaSS, ueel ntuus 9lo5 90; packed 81. 10
| 81 U0; CITY extra ndia mess 5l4a'5
Cut m sats firm; picked oelhes 43a41;
| 90, picked shoulders 3@a2$; 90. mans o@a
Lard firm, western steam $425; fay t4.57,
nominal ref I'D firm; continent 81 10; SouoL
| American IL compound "a.
PJrh steady old uIose So.1Uae. 8; short clear
| S0.5Jal0 UU, family S33Oa9.5U
14Iuai steady; western creamery l20l9,
| do. factory taIo; Blgius j.; imitation cream
cry ilai5A; oraJG dairy sUalo; do, Creamery
loalS
Cheese quiet; arge State 9Gl2&; small
.aucy S0I@Js; part skins oG81; fun SKINS
r1ss steady: STAGE ana Pennsylvania IN /;
western fresh iJatt, southern lea -oa.
| IalIOw tlIm. clUg t@- pea paCkagej "a asa,
COUNTRY (packages free 3Aaj&, as 10 quallt5.
cotton seed oil firm; prime crude %
f o mihs IaailA, on crude 49, prime
summer yellow z3Aa, on summer yellow soa
235s, butter grades zoA Az; prime white 20
rcurUleuui quiet; 4 nIrea closed at VI Dld,
rcnned New Aork Sb.oU Philadelphia ana
| Baltimore $6 -; DO. in bulk S3.15.
bosln quiet; strained, common u good
| $l.7O
Turpentine steady at 28k@29.
Molasses auiet; New Orleans, open Kettle
| good To choice, z-a3I for new crop.
Pig iron quiet; southern Sl02oal2.UU north
| ern @ll.0Naiz b.; exchange -.
Copper quiet, brokers sl1.9O; exchange
S12.05.
Speiter, quiet; domestic "a O0a4 H..
Lead strong, brokers $50; exchange S3 5OG
Coaee--0ptions, March seO5a9IO; April
| S9I5; May c9 l5a9 ~: July 1870; August ~ 20
| September S9.25; November - 20; December
| 10 saa9 30 spot, Rio steady; No. q invoice ~
iobbing l0k: milo quiet, u rdoYa l5H(gl6&.
sugar, raw, firm; fair rennlng IN,
centrifugal, y6-tesU, 81; renned quiet;
Noe, l6-l6; No. Z, 81, No. S, 3I3-l6; 0. .,
| No Is, 8 7-lG;NO. Il, 81; Mould A,4%, standard
a, Al; confectiOneTs A. A, cut loaf s.,
crushed 8, powdered ~, granulated a.,
I CuOes ~
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, Feb, 25.-Four dull; weste
superfine $2.65(a3uO; do. extra S5.25a3.SO; do
| family S4.25(d4.60; winter wheat patents $4.l5a
| 500; spring do. A.4UG46 to; spring wheat
Wheat unsettled and lower; spot IS bid
May S0Ha60A Southern wheat by sample sJa
e corn orr i steady; spot %a264: February 26B:
March z0a26a April 26Aa26A, May z7&a2A !;
steamer mixed 256a25&; southern white corn
27ka36: do. yellow Z6a- 81.
Oats steady; No. 2 white western 23a2i; No
mlxeu 2laZ2
Rye easier, No. 2, near by, 40Ha40A; western
41a4lz. t
Hav steady and quiet; choice Timothy $3.50
0l4.0O.
NAVAL STORES.
CHARLESTON, S. c., Feb. 26.-Rosin quiet
at Sl35.
Turpentine nominal, at 26.
WILMIRGTON, N. c., February 25.-Rosin
firm; strained Sl.45 good $3.50; spirits firm
at 25a26k.
TurPentine quiet; hard sl.8O; soft $3.50; vir-
sAvANNAH, Ga, Feb. 25.--spirits firm at