The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-01-07
CHICAGO, January 9.
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Flour easier. Wheat, No. spring. 7sa7s4;
No. spring 73a75 No. 2 red S71aSa Corn,
No. 2, - Oats, No q l6k; No. white l9a20:
No. white l7kal9. Rye, No. 2, 37K. Barley
Flax seed, No. !, 72ha55 Prime Timothy
seed 81. 65a2. 10. Mess pork per bblli 81 604
sides Qoose) S3,65a395; dry-salted shoulders
Boxed AZ a4k; short clear sides (boxed)
3x04 Whiskey, distillers' finished goods per
gallon $l1s
NEW YORK.
Nav YonK, Jan 6.-Flour dull: city
mill patents $520a5. As: do. clears A.96a5 .05
Minnesota patents $4.65a4 S.; Minnesota ba-
kers S3.40a3 %; winter patents 81 95a5 70; do
straights $4,000 S0 do. winter extras $500
ass; winter low grades S2.1513 O5.
Rye -four quiet; supertine S2.T5a2 .: fancy
Buckwheat -four dulrat s13O.
Buckwheat steady at 80.
Corn meal steady; yellow western 6l; city
g.; Brandywine $2.l0.
Rye steady: No. 2 western 44a46; car lots
l0ai2.
38a46; barley malt dull: western 5Oa55
Wheat, spot, weaker, No 1 Northern New
York 9O% +. 0: b. atioat; No. hard 95A T.
o. b. afloat; options No. red January closed
S9H; March 9lAa93, closed Ga: May SO 7-lea
898, closed 874; July s. 7-l6a85A, closed s3A
Corn, spot, steady; No; 2, 29% in elevator;
800 atioat; yellow 81 delivered; options, Jam
uary closed 293s; May 3lka3l%, closed 3l4;
July 81 a32A, closed 32@
Oats, spot dull, No. 2, 224; No. 2 delivered
234; No. 2 white. 24H; No. 3, =: No. 3
white 22k; track mixed western 90a30; track
white State -. options, January closed y;
February 22%a22%, closed 22%; May 237sa23&,
closed 23].
Feed dull.
Hay steady: shipping 52ha57h.
Hops quiet; common to choice 1885 crop go
IN, 1896 crop &d}l3, Paclne coast. lSs5 crop 5Ta
Hides quiet; Galveston. 9Oa25 lbs l2al3.
Buenos Ayres dry, AlaA lbs, nominal; Texas
gfal01 he Nalf 1pvalo fuSE he
Leather steady; Hemlock sole Buenos Ayres
light to heavy weights, 1917 a20h; acid, 2Olg23
Wool quiet; domestic fleece, l5a20; pulled
I5a19.
Beef steady; family sS.50aSl0: extra mess
$780, beef hams SIS: packed sSaS9O0; city
extra India mess $12 50al4.50.
CIlt meats dull; picked bellies 44a4A; do,
picked shoulders ~; do. hams 84:
Lara weak; western steamed $4U7S, city
January SAGE, nominal refined easy; conti-
nent S4.35; South Anne ri IAN $3.50; compound
AZ.
Pork quiet; old mess $82568.75; short clear
$s75al0.OO; family 50 500l0.50.
Butter steady; western creamery l3D20i
do. factory gal4; Elgins 20; imitation cream
cry lial6; State dairy l3al6; do, creamery
f3aI9.
Cheese steady, large State 7KG10X; small
fancy 7kGlOA; part skins 4Q8; full skins
2A@13.
Eggs steady; State and Pennsylvania 1921;
Tallow dull; city Cs2 per package) 82sa3K,
country packages free) 3ka3%, as 10 quality.
Petroleum dull, United closed at 80 bid,
refined New York $500; Philadelphia and
Baltimore So 81 do in bulk $3.50.
Rosin steady; strained, common TO good
ST TIN.
Turpentine firm at 27AG2s4.
Rice quiet; domestic, fair TO extra $40
6A, Japan A. D4A.
MoIasses steady; New Orleans, open kettle,
good To choice, 24a34 for new crop.
Pig iron quiet; southern $IlalZ20 northern
$t10dai3U0; exchange -.
Copper steady; brokers IL <; exchange SIl 90.
Tin steady; straighLs $3.50: plates steady.
Spelter easy; domestic Sfa4 %.
Lead strong; brokers $3.50; exchange - OOa
305
Cotton seed oil dun prime crude 20,
mills I7al7k: of crude 1874, prime
summer yellow 22Aa23, off summer yellow
~ a23, butter grades 26A, prime white S'a
27k.
Coffee Options, February SO s0a9.90, March
So. 90al0.C0, May $l0al0 %, June SOLO, July
sI0Ib, September S10.16al0 %, December $1,000
Spot, Rio quiet; No. Z, invoice l0A: Jobb1ng
l6&, mild quiet; Cordova l5h@llT
Sugar, raw firm; fair refining Ii I6a2h; CEN
trifugal, test, 3 -l6a3k refined firm; NO. b,
1915: No. Z, az, No. 8, 1916; No. u 3A,
No. 10, 8 I1-1G, No. il. 38, No. IL GIG, No. ID,
34; No. ID, 81, Mould "A, ~, standard A, ~;
confectioners' A, Al, cut loaf 5, crushed 8,
powdered ~, granulated ~, cubes ~,
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 6.--Four quiet; west
rem super $4S5fd6.30; do. extra 93.600s4 l5s
do. family $4.50Q4.S5: winter wheat patents
%. 00a5.s So; spring do. S4.66G4 %; spring wheat
Wssst dull and lower; Ne 2 rec, spot sasa