The news & observer., 1897-02-25
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. Feb. 2-Flour dull; city
mill patents S4.S5a505 winter patents 81 Goa
4S5; do. clears "a 15a4Sj; do straights S435a
440; Minnesota patents 81 30a4.45 do. winter
extras $3.l563.60 Minnesota bakers $375a
395; winter low grades 81 60a2 50
Southern Hour steady at 81 25.
rye hour steady; supertine S2.55a2 70: fancy
S2.S0a2 81.
Buckwheat flour dull at Sl20a1 25.
Buckwheat steady at 34a35
Corn meal duh; yellow western 58; city 60;
Brandywine 81 80.
40a41.
Barley steady; western feeding 26ka27;
mating 3da44; barley malt nominal; western
50a5S.
Wheat, spot, weak; No. l Northern New
York S3 +. o. b. ahOat; No hard 81
4 o. 3. aiioat; options, No. red February
closed eO&; March 81 9aS2k, closed 8lh: April
I08aSlA, closed S0b May ~ ii l6a8l 1-l6,
closed 79A June 794 GBo0%, closed 7S4 july
THAR, closed 7Sb, September 754a7B4,
corn. spot, weak: No ?, 29ln elevator;
Dafloat; options, February closed 2s% May
Sst a29&, closed 29%; July 80 I6a3s, closeu
Oats, spot, weaG er: No. ., 2I4; NO. 8, 20: No.
deuyered ~: No. white @3. NO. 3
hlre ~ track mixed western 2ia29 op
tons, February closed 2l&; May 2l&a2l&'
closed 2lA July closed -.
nay quiet, shipping 50a55; good to choice
67ha12&.
Hops steady cboice to common 1885 crop Ga.
I, 1870 crop oyQlo. Paclfc coast, 1850 crop 5a.,
1896 crop. 9a18.
Hides lrm; Galveston. s0a25 los, 13; Buer os
Ayres dry, Aaz4 lbs nominate Texas dry, 24a
o. lbs, lBalO&; California, 2la25 lbs, l5H.
Leather firm; hemlock sole BuenOs Ayres
light TO heavy weights 9&a2U1; acid, E0423.
Wool quiet; domestic heece l5a@O pulled
t5a18
Coal quiet.
Beef trm; family $s.5OaSl0; extra mess
81 so: beet hams 8lsO0: packed S8aSg go; city
extra India mess Sl2 50al4.50.
Cut meats firm; picked bellies 4Aaf%
d.. picked shoulders 51; do. hams SHaS.
Lard firm, western steam $40 asked; Way
S4.40 nominal; refined firm; continent A.l5;
South American A.75: compound AZ.
PORK firm; old mess sS.5OaS 10; short clear
ss50al0 90; family S9.50a9.90.
do. factory 7al5; Elglns 10: imitation cream
cry llal6; State dairy Aus; do, creamery
Cheese quiet; large State &al24; small
fancy 90l2A; part skins 5(G9h; full skins
3[l34.
western fresh l3al7, southern lIaHH.
Tallow easy; city W per package) "a,
country packages freel 3S, as to quality.
Petroleum quiet United closed at 81 bid,
refined New York $3.50; Philadelphia and
Baltimore ST %; do. in bulk S3.75.
Rosin qaiet; strained, common To good
Tarpentine quiet at 2s4@29.
Rice steady; domestic, fair to extra 8%8
"a, Japan ~ 04A.
Molasses quiet; New Orleans, open kettle
good TO choice, 2-a3l for new crop.
ern Sll.OOalZ 90; exchange -.
Copper quieteasy; brokers' $780, exchange
eco.
Lead strong; brokers S3.O5; exchange $327A
a330
Tin 1rmer; stratghts Sl3.i5al3.55: plates easy.
Spelter, steado; domestic "a 05a4 l24.
Cotton seed oil steady; prime crude 20
f mills l6al1k; OF crude 10, prime
summer yellow 23ha, OF summer yellow &ja
23h, butter grades 26Aa27; prime white 26&.
Options, January 50 lja9 20, Febru
ary S9.00a0O5; n arch % uIa9.05; April $ga9. l0;
May 50 O5a9 Is: June S9.l0a9l5 July t9.IUa9.I5;
August s9.l5a9.2 September s9.l5a9 20; Oeto
Der sy'l5a92 November 3 l5a9.2O; Decemqer
SO I5a9 20 spot, Rio easy; No. z, invoice "a;
jobbing 106; mild quiet; COrdova 15K(d16&.
sugar, raw, firm; fair rennlng ~;
centrifugal, 96-test, Ok; refined steady;
No8, 1916; No. Z, 81, No. 8, 3l3-l6; 0. 8,
5 1916; No. 10, 1l-l6 No. II, 3%, No II, t1-l6;
No. I3 31&;No. IA, 3 T. l6; Mould A,4&, standard
A, AZ; Confectioners' a, Az, cut loaf 5,
crushed 5, powdered 4%, granuiated AZ,
cubes ~
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, Feb 24.-Four duh: weste
guperfne S2.65G3.00; do extra S3,25a3.90; do. |
family S4.25d4.60; winter wheat patents $f.75a
sos; spring do Si.40(14 65; spring wheat
stYaf foIfs 81. .30GQ4,40