The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-01-05
NEW YORK..

NEW ] INN
NEW YORK. Jan. Flour dull city
mill patents $5.20a5,45: do. clears S4.95a5 05;
Minnesota patents &.G0a4 IS; Minnesota ba-
kars S3.40a3 -; winter patents 81 Q5a5 ~; DO.
straights 4.65d4 So do. winter extras SoDB
3s5: winter low grades $2.T5a3 o.
Rye hour quiet: supertIne S2I502 3, lanCy
So. iOa325
Buckwheat -four duh 81 8l.25.
BuckWheat steady al 50
Corn meal steady; yellow western 81; city
81; BrandyWine S2.IU.
Rye nominal; No. 2 western +484G; car lots
40al2.
Barley steady; western teedne 2g4 mailing
5Sa46: barley malt nominal western 5lao0
" heat, spot, weaker, NO i NOrtuern New
York 93A T. @. D. diioat; No. nard y1A I.
.. b. a1ioat; options, No. red January sl%a
g27a March 934 Ma closed 93h: May 50 u-l6
a9i's, closed 89A; July 8Ga81A, closed IS.
Corn, spot, steady; No 2, 29#a293i in eieya-
tor 3J% atOat: options, January closed 29@
May 3lAa3l q, closed 3iA July closed 32%.
Oats, spot active, No. z, ~; No. T. ~; No,
2 denvered 23A; No. white 24h; No. .
I white -; track mixed western 2Ja30 track
white state -, options. January closed 224
February closed -; May 23A a24, closed 23&.
Feed QUIZ.
Hay quiet; shipping 52Aa57H; good to choice
Bs8a50.
Hops steady; common to choice 1895 crop ga
~, 1896 crop StBl3, Pacific coast, 1885 crop 3ha
Hides firm: Galveston, 20a25 lbs, I2al3.
Buenos Ayres dry, 2)a4 lbs, nominal; Texas
dry, 24a30 lbs, on; California, 2la26 lbs, l5A.
light to heavy weights, l9ka204; acid, 2ag23.
Wool dull; domestic fleece, l5a20; pulled
! l5alS
Coal steady
Beef firm; family 81 50asl0: extra m
$780, beef hams SIS: packed Ssa$s 20; uiL
extra India mess $l2 5Oal4.50.
Cut meats firm; picked bellies AJAX do
picked shoulders ~; do. hams S4a9.
Lard easy; western steamed S4.OIH, city -
January S4.07, nominal: refined steady; conti-
nent S4,35; South American S4.65; COMPOUND
AZ.
Pork dull: old mess SS.25tGS.75; short clear
sS.75al0.00: family So 50@l0.5O.
Butter steady; western creamery 1923;
do. factory 7al2; Elgins u; imitation cream
14a20.
Cheese quiet, large state 7AalO8; small
fancy Ih9I0A; part skins 8A@I@; full skins
Eggs firm; State and Pennsylvania l7al9;
western fresh 14a19h.
Tallow firm; city (s2 per PACKAGE 3H,
country packages free) 81, as to quality.
Cotton seed oil dull, prime crude 20,
mills l7al1x; oil crude 1871, prime
224 a23, butter grades 25AaZ6, prime white 27a
Petroleum nominal, United closed at 80,
refined New York $500; Philadelphia and
Baltimore S. 15 do. in bulk $3.65.
Rosin firm; strained, common TO good
Sl.72ha175.
TurpentiDe firm at 27a2TX.
Rice firm; domestic, fair to extra $40
6S, Japan ~ Gan.
Molasses quiet; New Orleans, open kettle,
good to choice, 24a34 for new crop.
Pig iron easy; southern Sllal225; northern
$1l0Oal3O0; exchange
Copper strong; brokers' 11R; exchange
Tin firm; straights Sl3.50: plates quiet.
Spelter dull; domestic 81 O..
Lead strong; brokers &.s5; exchange So %.
Coffee Options, January SO 65a9.S0, Febru-
airy $9.90a9e5, March $9.S5a9 %, April S995a9 10,
May $s.90a1005, June $lGaI0l0 July Sl0.05a
10 10. August $40 ~ Spot, Rio steady; No. T.,
jobbing 10y, invoice lO%; mild steady; Cor
Sugar, raw firm; fair refining 2l3 l6; cen
trlfugal, 96-test, 3-l6; refined firm; No. g.,
3 1916; No. Z, 81, No. 8, 1915; No. 2, 81,
3H; No. IA, 80, Mould A, AZ, standard A, AZ !;
confeetioners A. AZ, cut loaf 3, crushed s.
powdered ~, graduated ~, cubes AZ.
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, Jan. -four firm; west
rem super S485a5.30; do. extra $3.50(dl4 15
$5.00a5.S5; spring do. S4.65(a4 So; spring wheat
straights $4.4004.70.
Wheat unsettled and higher; spot 94&a95;
May 9I4a9lH; Southern wheat by sample 96a
81; do. on grade 9lka95A
Corn frmer; spot and January 27Aa27R;
February 2SA ASA; March z8% a2SA; April 29A
29h, steamer mixed 25&a25a; Southern white
corn 23a2S; do. yellow 23a28
Oats steady: No. white western 25a26; No.
2 mixed 2laZ2
Rye strong, fairly good demand; No. 2,
nearby, 4l4042: western 43ka44.
Hay quiet and steady, choice Timothy
$l3,75@l4.00,
NAVAL STORES.
CHARLESTON, S. c., Jan. 4.-Rosin firm
at $l.40.
Turpentine firm, at 24k.
WILMINGToN. N. O., January 4.-Hosin
frn strained $l.45. good Sl.50; spirits steady
at HKa25.
Tar quiet at SI.00.
Turpentine dull; hard STAG; soft $3.50; viz
gin $50.
sAYANNAH, Ga, Jan. 4-spirtts firm at
254. Sales 400.
Bosin firm; water white S2.C0; window glass
29; n y O5 ~ VI vi b, ~ Seo; L $li2; II $i-9 52;
Sales 5,2I9