The news & observer., 1897-02-18

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NEW YORK. Feb l7lFiour steady. city
mill patents &.gla5 l5 winter patents 81 Goa
40t ManesSta 81 Sas 45 dn sna.r Sf99p
extras S3l5053.53; Minnesota bakers S370a
B 90 winter low grades S2 6la2 30
Southern -four steady at 81 25a4 40l i'
Rye hour easy; superiine S2.55a2 75; fancy
Buckwheaf -four dull at S.25.
Buckwheat dull at ~ E'5} tf
Corn meal actiye;y yellow western 81: 81 58;
Bfan1ywine 81 so. jtJ5r tA.
4 Rye weaka No.a2 western 8eAa27s; car
Barley steadv; western sseounse fa2sK..
mailing 36a4oSDarley malt nominal; we tern
50a5S 8U a. sun5ses1t 8t a{s
York S4sE o.Hbs ateatlulN0. uhH' nrj .
f!eo- b. ,aitDat opnons. iNOu2 red BeOru rE
closed al&g MARCH a.aSs 5-l6, clused tss
April closed sos Way 70 tl6aSl Bs closed HA4
June 1as ava closed SOY; july l7&a1.ts,
closed Ta,; September "a at5k, closed 154. d,
gQFn, fk95 ,,,I s5eady in giexaltossa; oo osa
old, closed 3e4 Jdly osed 3OH. at
Oats spot du.l; 5I SS2, 2 2lf; No, o., 3 70; 10
hlte = track mixed Western 20a29; op-
,ons, February closed 21h; May 2la21S,
closed II y IL JuAy closed 2lA. uaes{
Feed stt a0y. ia Ftr3 a.ss4afgt
67a72k. .su,i.t i5o
Hops easy; common to choice 1895 crop 5d
Z, 4o99 eial, GH 10, FaoAe cqasI, 1870 crop 6ai,
Hfdef nrm lGalvestop, 8a25 lis. i8; Buenos
Ayres dry, 2Oa24 tbs. nominal: Texas dry, 24a
/ 30 lbs, lVais; California, 2la25 lbs, l5b.
Leather firm, HemlQck sole BuenDs Ayres
] light 80 heaNy y Weights, l9Aa20K acid, 2O023.
Wool steady; domestic fleece, l5a20; pulled
/ 15alS .ts,r ut us
BEEF qdiei; famnT $&.50a5i0: extra mess
| 81 50 bees baIns si8.u1; packed SsaSg50 city
extra India mess Sl2 5Oatt.50 .fs .t
mRNfG 4tItFbnf bellies 4Hnt&
do. picked shoulders 8; do, hams 8&a9
Lard STEADY 81 est "a steam "a %; May s429
nominal. nsIpe8 nam: con tnent 94.tU; Suutp
American St.T compound ~
PORK easy; .Uld ma5s s6.5Ua9.OO; shOTl 0leaf
SS5OalO W; family @9,J0al % ngg
t5uUter quiet; western creamery lEnW
do factory 7ai4; Elgtns-29; imitation cream
cry 1al6; State GARY iOal9; do, creamery
'otsig. Cheese onjet; large STATE eal2K; small
fancy s90l2st part nskiins 5ea9hs full sk1ms
'sfSa sefESgagIssteads: state ana Pennsyly,nte lsJ4 (;
western fresh l24aI8 southern l7#a1A.
Tallow dull city ~ pel pacKagej ~, cohn-
try packages free) 37syas to quality. 3.i5..s
r Petroleum. steady hi5ed, Iosed at 9lH lbid
refined New Ofk -S6.30;, Philadelphia and
Baltimore sd rs; do. in bulk $3.7O.
$.9& GS'" Qu-''' '''"'"9'' 'Af-'S4 E sooo
Rice steady: domestic, fair to extra 3%0
!. ! Mdiasses steaay% Now Orleans, open kettle
Reaauts.easJs sfaney1ihandtpdcked 5K other
:Frs isRfsl g O. Liverpool :qhiets cotton by
l-eteaBa---s grain by steam ~ ds~@a--. R.k
tRin aron1sJow x southeFn s3U25al2.Oo; norttls
eFR-$i 4Beal2sA A6s exchange af
! copper steady; brokers' d ll8: exchange
lin dun, ksraiehss slS.4Oal3.69y plages easy.
SpeIter, quiet; domestic 34Uila8 10.
n lead ftrongr orQker7 s8.o5. exchange 50 Sea
I.ntton seed oil dull: prime. crude 23Aa;
f o b mills ItalJA; op crude l8%alY, prime
butter grades 70 ar; prime white S64. .elL
tonee--OptlOns3 february IS s5a9 U0 Nareh
$780, April - 60; aAtay 80 Uuaa.Oj; July S9tSa
s.10; September 50 IL; December S9. q. spot,
Rio dull No. Z, invoice ~; jobbing lD%;
mild quiet; CordoYa l6A0l6a.
Sugar, raw, firmer, fair reHning - l6a2A :;
centrifugal. }-tesC. 3 3 l6a3k refined steady:
Not B i5-l6: No. Il 81, no. ., 8l3-l6 NO. ., %,
No. 10, ll-l6, No. Ii, 81, No. IL, 81, No, l3,
3 z 16;Ao. IA, 81, Mould A, A.. standard 4, ~
confeetioners' A, "a, cut loaf ., crushed o.
powdered 4 u, granuiated @,cubes 4S.
BALTIMORE ,a
/ 3RA4TIMoRE., Feb I7.-Four dull; western
superfine $s.65,aE.UO; do. extra S3425a3.90 do.
family $4.25,ds4.6O winter wheat patents A.T5a
600; spring Dc. $4,000 10; spring wheat
Wheat steady spot IS bid: May 8lkas1As
Southern wheat by sample sea9O; do. on grade
S3A aSs&, -,
Corn steady: spot and February 25a258;
March 25Aa26As April 26k a26A, May 274 a27&,
steamer mixed 234 a238; southern white corn
2sa29: do. yellow 26h {. f.y
Oats STEADY; NO. 2 white western 28a24; No.
rye easier; No.e nearby, 4OatoH western
a.
HAY firm; good demand for better grades;
choice timothy Sl3.6IGg AGO
NAVAL -sTORES.
CHARLEsToN, S. C., Feb. D.-Rosin firm
at Sl.40al .45..
Turpenrne firm, at 26.
WILmINGTON. N. c., February l7.-Rosin
firm; strained $3.50 good Sl.55; spirits steady
at 264 ASA. tfIf f.Ue-ts, eie.t.s.
Tar quiet at 95.
Turpentine steady; hard Sl.33: soft $50 vir-,
gin So I !I iH.fI5i .li'
sAYANSAHs Ga ,tFebn l7i-spirits firm at
R6sih firm; wateF white S,l5; wlndow glass
81 gsg IN S190 NJ $LS5; X, $3.50; /, Sl.10,H, Sl.UE
6, $ibq IL 81 l,45s =, sl,45; d, e, y and A $l.45.
sales ,O44. .o1sl
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RALEIGH TOBACCO MARKET.
Sfnb6cts, Common. s..s,. ..5s.s,.,... 3(9)
- G0ou, ..gr. sf..'''sf f'''f Il ''f.srss 9gg
Fine .,...,....'' ,,.''...''1H'-t. 109lb