The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-08-25
STOCK AND PRODUCE MARKETS.
A Lively Reawnkening of Outside In
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A Lively Reawnllcning Of Outside In.
teresU In stock Doa lug-.
New York, Aug 2.-The opening Of tho
stock market this morning showed a
lively awakening of outside interest, aa
indicated by n large volume of commits
sion house orders which had come into
the brokers offices over night and which
kept up an animated tone in the dealings
during most of the morning. There was
also heavy buying for large individual
interests, and prices of some stocks tap.
ped the years record. The preferred
stocks Of reorganized companies were
quite prominent, and the shares of south.
western roads were notably strong and
continued firm all day. The grangers werq
leaders in point of activity and strength,
but realizing sales We're heavy at a given
point in their advance, forming a bar
rier. Closing bids:
BALTIC. s. Ohio. Is Lehigh Valley. 8O2l
Chesa. q Ohio. 285s N. j. Central. 95i
Del. q Hudson. .119 N Y. Central. 1863
D., L. & W.....161 Pennsylvania . 55li
Erle............... 171s Reading, ID pf.. 1921
Lake Erie & w. l612 st. Paul......... "a
General Markets.
Philadelphia Aug. 4-Flour weak; win.
ter superiine, $3.65u3.9O; do. extras. 49, 500
4l5i Pennsylvania roller, clear, $L65q49 80,
do. straight, A9Oa515; western winter,
clear, AG5449O; do straight, $49OG515;
city mills, extra, S3.9Oa415. Wheat dull;
contract wheat August, $EO2Aq104; No.
Pennsylvania and No. 2 Delaware red,
spot, I.OS& 0lOi; No. red, August 99Ac;
do. September 97Ac.; do. October, 963l
do. November 95HC; do. December, 95%c.
Corn dull; steamer corn, spot, 33a33lac (;
No. mixed August and September, 8lIi
a35c.i No. yellow for local trade, 800
sc oats weak; No 2 white, carlots, 269
2G1ac.; No white, August September,
October and November, 25l9d26Ac. Hay
steady; choice timothy, $12.5OQ13 for large
bales. Beef nrm beef hams, S29d29 so.
Pork weaker; old mess, $949.5O; family,
$lO5OulOg5. Lard quiet; October, A.95.
Butter firm; western creamery, l2lRQ19c.;
do. factory 7i24llMc, Elgins, 1S5a41gc. (;
Imitation creamery, 10Q13c.; New York
dairy lO0lGl2c.; do. creamery, 121aq19c. (;
fancy prints jobbing at lS42lc.; do. extra
pennsylvania, Wholesale 1SC. Cheese
firm; New York, large, white, 9c.i small
white, yHgAcj large, colored, &C.; part
skins 5iaW6i2ci full skins, 34Qic Eggs
firm; New York and Pennsylvania, 16lRc. (;
western, fresh, 1Gc. Potatoes quiet; Jer-
seys and Long Island, M.7502; sweets
A.5ygl75. Talow firm; city, 89sq3lac. (;
country 33sQ3AC. as to quality Cotton
seed oil quiet; prime yellow, 26q26ikc
Rosin quiet; strained, common to good
Sl'4ohl'ou Iurpenune quiet at SQ2S12c.
Rice firm; domestic, fair to extra, 4MG
6Ac; Japan, 4AH44c Pig iron dull; south
ern, S9,75u1l; northern, $lO5Ou12 Copper
steady brokers, SIPS; exchange Nll5a
u25 Lead strong brokers, $3.50; ex-
change, S3.9ilaG4. Tin very quiet; straits,
N37OUlaS0; plates DUH spelter quiet; do
nestle, $L2jQL35. Tomatoes, per box or
crate, as to quality, 2O46Oc Long Island
and Jersey cabbage, per 100. S2Q2.5O. Cof-
fee closed barely steady; September and
October, S645; December, $67O0675; jan
uary S6S5; March, G4ZO5; May T1Oq
Tl5; July N.2O.