The news & observer., 1897-03-10
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, March 9.-Flour dull; city
mill patents %.6Oa5.U0; winter patents 81 G0a
$50; do. clears S4.iOa4.S5; do. straightS S4.3Ua
435; Minnesota patents "a 25a4.50. do. winter
extras s3.l6g93.6O' Minnesota bakers $3.SUa
3 80; winter low grades " 6Oa96O
southern flour quiet at S4z5.
Rye noun weaker; superdne 81. j0s2 60; fancy
s2.65a2.S0.
ftuckw heat flour dull at sl25.
Buckwheat steady at 35K
~ C0rn meal steady, yellow western 5s city
%; Brandywine 81 50.
aye quiet; No. 2 western 57Aa3s; car lots,
404a+i4.
Barley quiet; western feeding 26A a91: malt
ing 35a42 oariey malt dull; western 4oa52.
"neat. spot, steadier; 40 / Northern New
UrA oA& f. 0. b. afoaJ, No. j nara 50
[. o. u. Anoat; options, No. 2 red March
sltaa6+ p, CLOSED o2N; April closed -; May 80&
7s 5-l6a.a closed 49, September Is l6ai66,
closed iOB.
Corn, spot quiet, No. ?, 284 in elevator;
29J7 adoat; yellow zr; 40 g, ZbM, opJious.
March closed - q; May closed 5J8 July 81 ga
3.9, closed 3lh; September closed 49,.
cats spot, easier so 2, IA NO.5 ia No
2 qel1'ered 2 4; No. 2 white Il, No. 3
White ~; tack mixed western Zla24;
track white 2-a52; options, May closed p;
July -.
nay steady; shipping 5Oa55; good to choice
Hops quiet: choice to common 1895 crop 30
on, 1895 crop 1(allA. Pacific coast, 1895 crop "a
55a 1886 crop, sails.
Hides quiet; Galveston, 2Oa25 lbs, %: Buenos
Ayres dry, 1Ua4 lbs, 18h; Texas dry, 24a
30 los, lUalUk California, 2la25 lbs, l6.
Leather firm; Hemlock sole Buenos Ayres
light TO heavy weights, l94aZ0E; acIa, 3U9Qlss.
Wool steady; domestic fleece i5aaJ; pulied
i5al6.
Beef steady; family S9.0OaSIl: extra rness
sl.50aS6; ueeI hams slo.5t alS; packed $I.50a
So W; city extra india mess Sl3 5OaS5.
Cut meats steady; pickel bellies 4HG54;
do. picked shoulders 5&; DO. hams s&a9k
Lard steadier; western steam 81 324 May
4.45, nominal: refined steady: comment Si.65:
South American $500; compound "A
PORK dull; ola mess $S.50aS9; snort clear
s. 750al0.Z5; family S9.50al0 70.
Butter quiet; western creamery l36p4;
do. factory 7aIz; Blg1ns l9; imitation cream
cry l0al5; State dairy 12alS; do, creamery
Cheese steady; large State 90l2K; small
fancy 9UlZA; part skins 5G9 full skins
Eggs steady: state and Pennsylvania l16a
IL; western fresh nalz; southern 10&all.
Tallow dull; city t& per package) 3&a3%;
country packages free 3}5a3H.
Cotton seed oil dull; prime crude 20a20E;
f b mills l6al7@; on crude 10, prime
summer yellow 23h, OFT summer yellow 23a
23h, butter grades 2oAa2I; prime white 264
petroleum nomlnal; United closed at 81,
refined New York $3.50; Philadelphia anu
Baltimore S6.25; do. in bulk 1915.
Rosin easy; strained, common to good
Turpentine easy at 29Xa3O
Rice steady; domestic, fair to extra 3%G
6k. Japan Al @D4%.
MolaSses quiet; New Orleans open Kettle
good to choice, 2za3O.
Pig iron duh; southern $l0.25al2.O0; north
ern $40 50al25O exchange
Copper quiet; brokers' $ll.S5; exchange
Lead strong; brokers $3.O5; exchange So 400
3.42E.
Tin easy; straights Sl340a1345; plates dull.
Spelter quiet; domestic "a l0a4 l5.
Coffee-Options, March So ~; May $3.50
Ss S.: December 1886. Spot, Rio weak No. z,
invoice ga; jobbing 90; mild weak; Cordova
I5%@l6h.
Sugar, raw, firm; fair refining. 2l 3 l8; CEN
trifugal. 98- test, 1916; refined quiet;
No. 5, ) 1915; No. T. 3&, No s, az; o. 8,
3K: No. 10, 31, No. II, 3%, No. 12 3 5-16;
A. Az: confectioners' A, AZ, cut loaf Ak,
crushed AZ, powdered ~, granuiated Al,
cubes IN.