The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-18
CHICAGO, Sept. II.
OPENING. Closing

LA F0T LDSs
D December ~ a %"
SHORT RIBS. Per 100 Lbs.
September ----...............S - 22H
Cash quotations were SIS follows:
Flour steady. sWheat, No. spring a2a93:
No: us spring s3sss; o No red, ' NJ
white o b 234a23x; No. Whit o b 2lAa
23X. Rye, No. 2, ASK. Barley, No. 2, nomi-
nal: No; 81 o b S2a43: No; ~ ga GgS7:
seed So 65 Mess pork per Dbl, IS 25aS.30 Lard.
per 100 lbs S460G}4 62h. Short rib SIDES Qoose
IS. 15a5.45. Dry-salteo shoulders (boxed 5SQ'
5&. Short clear sides (boxe6) 5xa'A Wits
key. distillers' finished goods per gallon 81 q.
NEW YORK.
NEW York. Sept I7.-Flour weak, and
lower, declining under light trade AMI
sympathy with the break in wheat; city mill
patents $6.l0a6 40; do. clears SODA $40; Min
nesota patents $5.50a5.7,. Minnesotabakers
50a4.75 winter patents S535a5.65 do straights
4.9O05to; winter extras 35OaS SO; winter low
grades 335a3 30.
ave -four dull; superiue s2.s59SlO; fancy
So 35a3.75.
Buckwheat quiet, at 50a55
Corn meal quiet: yellow western Y; city
"a: Brandywine s a2.l0
Rye weak: No. western 5lR; Car lots 5Oa
81
Barley weak; western feeding BIN: malt
ing -; barley malt nominal: western 55a65.
Wheat. spot weak; No. red S9k
afoat; No 1.uorthern New York Sl0l4 afloat;
NO. northern Duluth lC2 afoat: No hard
- atio e; options, No. red May 95Aa9I4
closed 95x; September 9S&0L0Ok, closed
9S&; October closed -; December 97a97%,
Corn. spot, weak; No. 2. 33l in elevator
3i2s atloat: options, May 40S; September
S3% a3t IS 10, closed 53f; December 351a37;
closed a5B
Oats, spot. dull; No. 2. 2iAa25 No. 3, -;
No. white =: options, September closed
IAN: October IAN, closed 24&.
Hay dull; shipping 40ai5; good TO choice25C
a70
Hops firm: State common to choice Is :
crop 3a4, 1885 crop Cos, Pacific coast 1885
CROP 3a4; 1896 crop, 6a9.
Buenos Ayres dry, Da2i lbs IL; Texas
dry, 24a9O lbs, lEKal3; California. 20a25 lbs. H.
Leather firm; HemlOck sole BuenOe Ayres
light to heavy weights, l9Aa2o@; acid, 20h q
Wool firm; domestic fleece 2Oa27: pulled
No TO extra 21aI0; Texas l0al6.
Beef firm; family s9.01al0 80: extra mess
s.5GS.S 80; beef hams 50; packed $5.50a9.5O;
city extra india mess Sl3.50Gl5.h0
Cut -neats 1T sdy; picked bellies ,zaST;
10. picKled shoulders So lid; do. hams SSa
So.
Lard firm western steamed SIS co, city
-: October Ga 90, nominal; refined firm: con-
tlnent s54j; South American 5e5; compound
4Ba5B.
PORK frs old mess s9OOaa5O; new mess
10 5Cal0.20 short clear $40 25al2.T5: family $lla
lI.50.
Butter firm; western creamery. l3alsh;
do. factory S{0l2k; Elgins 1871; imitation
creamery ll2J4 State dairy llal64; 80
creamery 13aI8H.
Cheese firm; State large white OK; small
colored 81; part skins 6xa7; fun skins 3H
al.
Eggs firm; State and Pennsylvania l5a
Is: western fresh 16x.
Potatoes strong; Jersey $2(0a2 %; Long
Island 81 so; sweets, 81 35a1 Sd.
Tallow steady: city (S2 per packaRe) 3K a
Cotton seed oil steady: prime crude =;
prime summer yellow 57a21K; off summer
yellow 26a27; butter grades 3la32; prime
summer white 30a3l; prime winter yellow 331
a4.
Petroleum dull; United closed at - bid;
refined New York S5.70; Philadelphia and
Baltimore So 65: do. in bulk S3l5
Rosin steady: strained, common TO good
N.45a1 so.
Turpentine firmat 50KarCX.
ee hrn; oomestlc, tar 90 extra A%G
"a. Japan 4&05I.
molasses firm; New Crleang, open ko.tie
good to choice, 25a3l.
81 90.
80 C:abbages, Long Island and Jersey, per lOQ
The metal exchange calls the market for
pig iron warrants firm at 81 l5a725.
topper quiet lake brokers 81 .2j.
Tin quiet but firm at Sl3 65al3 IA; plates -.
Speluer, quiet; domestic 81. 25a4 30
spot lead barely steady at S425a430, and
futures easy.
Accor lag to the firm fixing the settling
price for lead. miners and smelters ia the
west, TO days market was strong at 81 90.
--Ccfee-Options, December s6.45a6 so; Jan
ia d 3, March $680Ae.85 May Si.s5a6 50
sp) Rio, steady; No. invoice 6%; Cordova
l0Kal6H.
Sugar, raw strong: fair refining 81 CEN
trifugal, 96-test, l5-lia4; refined firm; No 6,
41l.lG NO. 7, Az Mould A, 5-16, standard A
1915; confectioners' A, 1915; cut loaf
ILLS, crushed II 49, powdered 5-l6; gran.
uated 5H; cubes 5-l6.
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, Sept. H.-Flour dull, un
changed western superfine s3.00a3 so; dO.extra
S. l5a4.65: do. family s4.s5d5 20; winter wheat
patents S5.30a5.60: spring do. S5.6585.90; spring
wheat straights $6.50W5.75.
Wheat weak and lower: No. red, spot
and September 97% asked; October 9TAa93
December 93a9s4: steamer No. red 9l&
a9l4; Southern wheat by sample, 9Oa99; do.
on grade 92a9S
Corn weak and lower: spot and September
3I4a35; October 35a3jH; November and De
cemher. new or old, 354ai5<; January
SSA a33 steamer mixed 32Aa33 Southern
white corn 49, do. yellow 80.
Oats firm; No. white, 144a25: No . mixed