The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-21
CHICAGO, august 90.
ODeninR. Closing


October as5S IS tx 5s5
s2Xas5 No. spring ss; No. G red, ueH Sp stX
a96x.. Corn, No. 9, 29K a29K. Oats, No 3,
ISK; No: 2 white o b 2lKa28 No. 3 white
2, nominal; No. f s7a@s; No. !. 2sa
ago. Flax seed: No: /, 113KaIl5. Prime Tim
othy seed 81 Is. Mess pork per Dbl, s.65
sides Qoosel $5l0a5.35. Dry-sslted shoulders
(hoyeD 5a51. Short clear sides (boxed)
5x@5K:, Whiskey, distillers' finished goods
DER Aallon Sl.20.
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, August. 20.-Flour strong
and higher; western superfine 81. l0a3 20: do.
extra $3U5aL25; do. family A.75G5.00; winter
wheat SnI patents sP2SaS sP E DO 5
Wheat strong and higher; No. red spot
and August 81 0lKal.0jx: September S10(
bid; steamer No. red 98ha98x: Southern
N0l.
Corn firm; spot, August and September
S3K ASH; steamer mixed 33k bid; Southern
white 30 asked; do. yellow 35a35k.
Oats steady: No. white, new 2SKa24
old, 26as7; No. mixed, new 2Oa2l; old 22a23
Rye 5troug and higher; " o. z. nearby ola
Hay steady; Choice Timothy sIS5Oal4OO fo1
old.
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, August 2O.-Flour strong and
held Is toys cents higher, with few buyers
Minnesota patents So Ja076: winter1patents
S. O0a5 65; do. stratghts 470a4.9O; MinnesotS
bakers -; winter extras -; winter low
grade -.
Rye flour firm; superb ne ss2.5Oa2 80; fancy
Corn meal strong yellow western CO: city
IS, Brandywine -.
Rye quiet: NO. 2 western so; CT car lots
40Ka42.
barley dull; western feeding 29K; mailing
- barley malt nOmina'; western -.
Wheat, spot strong; NO. red in store and
elevator $L03% al 03A afioat; No. l northern
New York Sl.05% b atloat; options, No
2 /. red August closed $1.01H; September
y75aS LOO, closed 95S; October 9oa9SA, closed
9s&; December 96a99, closed 9SA.
Corn, spot strong; No: 2, Ban in elevator
81 afioat; options, May 80 9-16a397s, closed 80
| August Gclosed 344; September 33Aa3t&
| closed Ban; December 36a36%, closed 36h.
OatsIspoJ, firm; No. 2 "a; options, August
2315a!3x, closed z3k: September closed %;
October 23a234, closed 234.
Hay dull; good TO cnoIce 70980: shipping -
Hops quiet; State common to choice 1885,
crop 3a4 1925 crop 6(D9. Pacific =coast, 1881
crop 3a4; 1896 crop, 3a4. London, 55a65.
Hides firm; Galveston, 2Oa26 lbs l4Ha15H
dry, aasO lbs. izal9K: California, 2OaS5 lbs II
Leather firm; HemlOck sole Buenos AyreE
light to heavy weights, 19a2O; acid. 1902.
Wool str ing; domestic fleece, 19a25; pulled
No. 2 to extra 25a38; Texas iOal5.
Beef firm; family $S60a10O0; extra mess
S750f.8; beef hams $2S 90; packed S.OO8a9.OO
city extra India mess $l2.50(1l4.0O
picRIed m shoS,ders 6aP Z: Sol hams skasE w.
Lard strong. western steam $40; city -
October ST. 81, nominal; refined firmer; CONT
nent $3.50; south American 6.55; compound
4Ha4K.
PORK firm; old mess sS.75a925; new mess
10 75alO 20: short clear t9.5Oal2.0O; family $S5C
al0.50.
do. factory 7Kal1; Elgins IS; imitation
creamery 94al3 state dairy l0al5K
creamery 1lal8
Cheese steady; State large white 84asH
small white western SKa8x small coloreC
9a9k: large colOred oKaSK; part sKIms 5&a6K
full skins 3Ka4.
Eggs very firm; State and Pennsylvania
l4GDkl 10; western fresh 10.
Potatoes dull; Jersey and Long Island
$I.75Q20O; sweets, 81 50al75.
Tallow steady; city ($2 per package
81; country packages free) 3H AK, as tc
Cotton seed oil quiet; prime crude
26@27: do. mills II; prime summer
yellow 2B026H; off summer yellow 25a25H
butter grades 3Oa32; prime summer white 2os
~, prime winter yellow 80.
Petroleum dulI. no market: United closed
IS refined New York 1919; Philadelphia an6
Baltimore So 20; do. in bulk 500.
hosin quiet strained, common to gooo
s1.47Xal 50.
Turpentine quiet at 28a28K.
hlce firm; domestic, tar to extra "a q
81 Japan 4H04&.
Molasses firm; New Orleans, open kettle
! good TO choice, 23a3O.
! Freights to Liverpool dull; cotton by
steam l2c; grain dc "a.
Pig iron steady: southern Scotch S9.75S
ll.O0; northern American Sl050al200 ex
change -.
Copper strong: lake -s' IN; exchange
! ST.. l0all.2o.
800.
Tin easier. straights s13 75al3 So, plates quiet
SpelUer, steady; domestic $425a4.35.
Tomatoes, as TO quality. per crate or boz
20a10
Cabbages, Long sIsland and Jersey, per 10
S20Oa2.5U.
Cotfee-Options, September $3.50; Decem
Der 1913; March $500; May $40; spot Rio
weak; Cordova I0kal6K; mild -.
Sugar, raw firm; fair refining 34; cen
trifugal, g6-test, IN; refined firm; Mould A
81, standard A, AZ; confectioners' A, AZ
cut loaf 6%, crushed 81, powdered 81; gran
ulated 5; cubes 5A.
NAVAL STORES.
WILMINGToN, N. c.. August 20.-Spirit
turpentine steady at 25a95H; receipts IL
CASKS.
KOsin firm; strained Sl.l5; good strained
Sl20; receipts 81 barrels.
Crude turpentine steady; hard Sl.3O; sof
| $50: virgin Sl.90, receipts IS barrels.
Tar quiet and steady at $l.lO, receipts 70