The news & observer., 1897-01-23
NEW YORK

NEW YORK. Jan % Flour quiet: city
mill patents $5.2ua5 Is. winter patents 81 SEA
10; 40 clears $i.95a5 05 do.straights $500
4.70; minnesota patetsts sa.50a4 70; 90. winter
extras S3.25G3I5 Minnesota bakers So 85a3 9 :;
winter low grades $2.I5l13 20,
Rye -four dull; superhna S2.75a2 10: fancy
&2.90a3.15.
Buckwheat tour quiet at 81 20.
Buckwheat duh at 80
Corn meal steady; yellow western So; city
81; Brandywine $2U5.
Rye quiet: No. western 484al8A.
Barley quiet;* FEEDING 264, barley
malt quiet
York 90S f. o. b. afloat; No. hard 96% f. o. b.
aioat; options, No. 2 red January closed SS$ +,
March S94 4aSg%, closed s9S: May S. 16a86b /,
closed S6B: July 83A aS2e, closed 82%.
Corn, spot quiet; NO. 2. 2Sk in ela' Htor;
29& atioat; strict low 2Ia steamer mixed
27A; do white 27A; options, January closed
28h; May 29%a3 closed 3O July 3la3lk, closed
81: september closed 324.
Oats, spot easy; NO. 2, ~; No. 8, 2O4; No. 2
delivered %; No. white "a; No. 3 white
22 track mixed western 20a29; options, Jan
uary closed ~; February closed %; May 224 a
22%, closed 224 July %, closed %
Hay weak; shipping 55& a57H; good to choice
67ka72k.
a7x, 1895 crop Sgl3, Pacific coast, 1895 crop 81
a7k, 1895 crop, Gals.
Hides steady; Galveston, 20a25 lbs, I2a13:
Buenos Ayres dry, 2Oa24 lbs, nominal; Texas
dry, 2la3O lbs, on; California, 2Ia25 lbs, I5K.
Leather steady; Hemlock sole Buenos Ayres
light to heavy weights, l9ha20x; acid, 20l23.
Wool quiet; domestic fleece, 15a20; pulled
i5a18.
Coal steady.
Beef quiet; family ss.50a$l0: extra mess
81 50 beef hams Sl7.50al lS:packed SSaSS 90; city
extra India mess $l2 50al450
Gut meats firm; picked bellies 44td44
do, picked shoulders 4ha4%; do. hams Ska9
Lard easier; western steam &.22k; city
-; January "a 20, nominalrefined steady; con-
tinent S4.55; South American $3.50; compound
4a4k
Pork dull; old mess ss.50a9O0: short clear
$S.75al0. 90 family $9.50aI0U0
Butter steady; western creamery 1920;
do. factory 7al4; Elgins 20: imitation cream
cry llal6; State dairy l0al5A: do, creamery
l3al9.
Cheese quiet, large State sa1lk; small
fancy SaDlIs; part Skins 5(G9: fun skins
3N3A.
Eggs steady: State and Pennsylvania l6a
IGN western fresh l2al5.
railow steady; city ls per packaage) 3A,
country packages freel 3$, AS TO quality.
otton seed oil dul prime crude 20;
[ o mills IN; on crude 1Shal9 prime
summer yellow 23a23s, OFF summer yellow %,
butter grades 26aZb y, prime white 264 a27.
Petroleum weaker, United closed at SO bid,
refined New York $500; Philadelphia and
Baltimore S. 90; do. in bulk $35
Rosin steady: strained. common TO good
Sl.T0al TN.
Rice steady; domestic, fair to extra 3A8
6b, Japan IA Gan
Molasses quiet; New Orleans, open kettle
Pig iron dull southern $ll.OUal2.OO; north
ern sIl. .00al3.UO; exchange -.
Copper strong; brokers' IL; exchange
Lead strong; brokers $780, exchange 50 Oa
$40
Tin strong; straights sl36oal8.7O; plates
Spelter dull; domestic SO s0a395.
Coffee Options, march 81 45, May $945a
$50, July s9.55 Spot, Rio easy; NO. Z, invoice
Ok; jobbing 10a, mild quiet; Cordova l5h9
Sugar, raw quiet; fair refining 1915; CEN
trifugal, e6-test, 3-l6; refined quiet; No. d,
3l3l6: No. Z, 31, No. 8 ll-l6; No. 8, ll-l6,
3 T. l6; No. Ia, 81, Mould A, ~, standard A,4h,
confectioners' A, A, cut loaf AZ, crushed
AZ. powdered An, granniated ~. cubes Az.
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 22.-Four weak; west
ern super $275a43.20; do. extra $3.40(G4.05;
do. family $4.40Q14.75; winter wheat patents
$4 90a5. .l5; spring do. $460d94 So; spring wheat
Wheat M steady; spot 9oK bid: May s7as7k;
Southern wheat by sample class; do. on grade
S6a9l.
February 25Aa25K; March 264 a26h; April
27a274, steamer mixed 23Ha23A; Southern
white corn 22a27: do. yellow q ha26h
Oats quiet and steady; No. white western
Rye steady: No. Z, nearby. 42Xa43; western
434 a43h.
Hay firm choice Timothy $l3oOWl4.OO.
NAVAL STORES.
CHARLESTON, s. c.. JAN 22.-Rosin firm
at $1.40al.4 As.
Turpentine firm, at 20.
WILMINGTON, N. c., January 22-Rosin
firm; strained Sl.45 good $780, spirits steady
at 24Ba251.
Tar quiet at 90.
Turpentine steady; hard $l.30; soft S.; vir
gin $l.S0.
sAvANNAH, Ga, Jan. 2e-Spirits firm at
o54. Sales s68.
Rosin firm; water white S225: window glass
81 95 N, 90 M, ST. 90; X, $780, /, $190 II, $l.75;
as. u q II II a. A