The news & observer., 1897-07-30
CHICAGO, July 29.
Opening. Closing

CaSn QuOUaUlCnS were as fOllOWS:
sss aRlns TO- '' SS oats, tsa' No: 5sE, !,
sa1 wS,fs No sSsaa White Rss No s9h2lh No
No. 3 nominal: No. 81 o b 2sa33; No. If O
-; Flax seed. No. l,s4k Prime Timothy
seed 2.75. Mess pork per Dbl, 81 Sla7.S5
Qoose) 54a5%. ,Dry-salted shoulders (boxed
4Aa5. Short clear s1"es (boxedl 44a4%
Whiskey, distillers' finished goods per gal
Ion Sl.19.
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, July 29.-Flour opened firm,
western superfine $2.6Qa2.S5; do. extra S. Goa
$40; do. family $4.Oo014.4ex; winter wheat pat
ents Ss.35a4.6O; spring do. $z594. 50; spring
wheat straights s.. 4.05g4.20.
SOk; August T9Xa7sx; September 79s a79k
steamer No. red -; Southern wheat by
sample, SOaS2h: do. on grade 79as2
Corn firm; spot and July Sl1a3l%: Au,
Ss%0zsk; Southern white 32a33; do. yellow
r Oats firm; osn:os No: ? white western s6H@27;
Rye rOng and higher; o. 2. nearby AKA
43; No 2western 434 bid.
Hay steady; CHOICE Timothy $l3.50al4.00.
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, July 29.-FIour active and
stronger; city mills patents $4.60a924.S5; do,
clear M.75(9 4.90; Minnesota patents $4.35a
460, Minnesota bakers $350a3.60. winter pat
| ents A.3Oa4.7O; do. straights 81 05a4.20; do.
winter extras $3.2515.50; winter low grades
| 81 95a3.30.
Rye flour firm; superine sa.OOa2 25; fancy
Corn meal firm: yellow western 90; city
6la6,: Brandywine $l.7Oal.S5
| Rye firm No. western 43; car lots 40Ka42
Barley dull; western feeding 20: mailing
HARLEY malt nominal; western 43lH.
Wheat, spot stronger; No. 2 red SIX a1oat
for late August; No l northern New York
| SAX, prompt atioat; No. 2 Duluth S7A late
August afioat; options, No.2 red July 84A a
IS 10 l6, closed S54: September rs Is l6a79%
closed TON; December S0baSl lie, closed 81.
Corn, spot, stronger No 2, 32x in elevator
33A afioat; options July closed 3'@; August
December closed.
Oats, spot, quiet: No. 2, 2s options, July
closed closed aiA; august closed 1%; September
| Hay steady, shipping 45a5O; good to choice
Hops steady; State common to choice 1896
| crop 3a4; 1895 crop, Gallo.
Hides firm; Galveston, 2Oa25 lbs l44a15X;
Buenos Ayres dry, aOaM lbs, lShal9: Texas
Leather firm; Hemlock sole Buenos Ayres
light to heavy weights, 18a19; acid, l9922
Wool firm; domestic fleece, 19a25; pulled
No. to extra 25a38; Texas l0a15.
Beef firm; family $8.50a9.50: extra mess
s7.5oaS; beef hams $s6a27; packed $Sa9.50;
| city extra India mess $l2.O09l4.W:
Cut meats steady; picked bellies 6a7;
w. PiShiOo ohOuioCto . o/B 40 oo' No nio
Lard steady; western steamed closed at
81 40, nominal: city 81; September closed - 30,
nominal; refined steady; continent S465;
south American 500; compound 4a4x.
Pork steady; old mess $S0OaS.50: do new
s8.75a9,50: short clear $S75a105O; family $9.25a
10O0
Butter quiet; western creamery 11@l5:
do. factory 7a10h; Elgins 10; limitations
creamery 9xal2; State dairy 1Oal4; do,
creamery 1lal5.
Cheese quiet: State large white 7%a7k;
fancy large colored IN; small white western
full skins 2ka3.
Eggs quiet; state and Pennsylvania i3;
western fresh 12.
Potatoes steady; Long Island 81 2OQ225;
sweets, $2.50a3UO
Tallow quiet; city (S2 per package) 81;
country packages free) ~, as to quality.
Cotton seed oil firm; prime crude aOa20H; {;