The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-12
CHICAGO, August II.
Opening. Closing

Cash quotations were as follows
o, Flour firmer. Wheat, No. spring S3H@
s6aS7. Corn. No. 2. BIN 6271. Oats, No. z,
u: No. 2 white Q b. 2Oa@24: No. 3
I ERit So l7 ~ Rye oS No 2 s5 Bar
Flax seed, No. l, 96@97. Prime Timothy
seed 70 ,o Mess ss po Saa. per DBL S55a5 80
5a54. Short clear sides fboxeC) 5051
Whisky, distillers' finished goods per gal
on$l.l9.
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 1.-Flour opened firm.
Sttieln supernne " aa2.P6; do. extra $40
$40; do. family $4Oo94.25; winter wheat pat
ents S4.5Oai.75; spring do. $4.65G4.s5; spring
wheat straights &.40D4.60
Wheat strong and higher No. 2 red spot
and August 851 a69&; september SIX bid:
steamer No. red -; Southern wheat by
sample, 85a9O%;do on grade 87h a90K.
Corn easy; spot 31ha3l%; august 3lKa3l%;
September 3la3l4; steamer mixed 29a29h
Southern white 34a35: do. yellow 35a36
Oats ssready; No.2 white, old, 27@27H; No 2
Rye firm; 70. 2. nearby 46Ha47; No. 2
Hay que choice Timothy $l3.5Oal4.OO
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, August i1.-FIour strong and
active; city mills patents $4.60a004.S5; do.
clear S475(D 4.90; Minnesota patents 81 e5a
6.l0, Minnesota bakers s. 6Oa375: winter pat
(l.
winter extras s3.2093.50; winter low grades
81 95a3 90.
Rye -four firm; superfne s23Oa2 50; fancy
Corn meal frmer; yellow western 81; city
SO: Brandywine $l.70al.85.
RYE stronger; No. z western 47Ka48; car lots
40Ka42.
barley firm; western feeding 29K; mailing
-: barley malt quiet; western 4Gl55
Wheat, spot strong; No. 2 red 92& b
ahoat: No: I orthern New York 9i% af1oat;
nd A al o.,
TENDER o64 ass, closed S88; November;
December So 5 l6aS7&, closed 871.
Corn. spot, frmer, No. 2, BIN in elevator;
331i anoat options, August closed BIZ; Sep
TENDER 32%a}24 closed 32%: October closed
-: December 34$a34%, closed BAN.
Oats, spot, weaker: No. 2, 2lh;options, Au-
gust closed -: September closed 2I%; Octo
Der closed -; December closed -.
70 975.
Hops steady: State common to choice IS9b
crop 3a4, 1895 crop COS, Pacific coast, 1897
crop 3a4: 1896 crop, Sat.
Hides steady; Galveston, 2Oa25 lbs l4Xal5X:
Buenos Ayres dry, 20aA lbs, lS1a19; Texas
Leather steady; HemlOck soleBuenos Ayres
light to heavy weights, 1Sa19 acid: 1902.
Wool firm; domestic fleece. 19a25; pulled
No. 2 to extra 25a38; Texas l0a15.
Beef firm; family $S.6Oa9.50: extra mess
s7.5os.S; beef hams s26,50a27; packed $Sa9.OO:
city extra India mess sl2.0O9l4.0O
Cut meats steady; picked bellies 64a7X;
do. picked shoulders 5ba5%; do. hams 81 az
Lard dull; western steam 81 55: city
September -; redned quiet; continent ia S.
South American 5.25; compound 44a4%.
Pork dull; old mess $S25a8.50 new s92
9,75: short clear s9all.00: family 49, 75alQ,95
Butter firm; western creamery lIO15:
do. factory 7al0K; Elgins Is; Imitation
creamery 9xal2: State dairy l0ai4; do.
creamery 11al5.
Cheese steady; State large white 7x08:
fancy large colored SASS; small white west
ern 74as; part SKINS 4a5x; small colored 8k0A
ask: full Skins ka3. W
Eggs steady; State and Pennsylvania l20O
10; western fresh l3X.
Potatoes firm; Jersey and Long Island
$2.OOQQ2 20; sweets, $2.b0a3.75.
Tallow steady; city (S2 per packaVe)
3% country packages free) 3%a8%, as to
quality.
Cotton seed oil quiet, firm: prime crude
nominal: do. mills IL; prime summer
yellow 25G27; of summer yellow 25a25X:
butter grades 3Oa32 prime summer while 28a
~, prime winter yellow 80.
Petroleum dull; United closed Tx: refined
New York 1915; Philadelphia and Baltimore
S. 70: do. in bulk 1920.
Rosin dull; strained, common to good
Turpentine flrmer at 28ae8X.
81 Japan 4X@4&.
Molasses firm; New Orleans, open kettle
good to choice, 23a30.
Pig iron dull southern Scotch s9b0a
Iqt6' northern American $40 50al225; ex-
change -.