The news & observer., 1897-02-05

CHICAGO, February 4.
Opening. Closing.

July rs @54 a5I
February, ry,,.......,..........,, l5& l5%
May ''''..,... ............,........ TN l7&
MESS PORK, Per Bbi. '' -'' '0'
May. ..,..,........ .,......G b7& SIX
LARD, Per 100 Lbs. ''' " O'N
Nay May .''-''''''...' .'.'....''S$ s. s7% s2K
SHORT RIBS, Per 100 Lbs. W 90 %
May. ............S3 81A ? SIX
July ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. S3 g5 S4TS
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour duh v heat, No. sprlnp. -A.~iai:
No. spring Ija'5: No. 2 red @Aas5s .t>u,
NO 2 y = a32h. oats, No 2, l6A No. = e a...
l9&a@04 o b; No. white l6hal9 70 b. 4s..
No. 2. 34a. Barley nominal No. 3, . 10.
25a33 No. 4, 24h a26. Flax seed. No. l. i3&;t
76A Prime Timothy SEED ". 15a2.S0. Mess pork
per bol, W 52&a7 65 Lard. per l0O ~, $5' ii
TN. Short rih sides Uoose, So T2ka g1X dry
salted shoulders ,hoxed) 44a4h; short clear
sides boxed 4ka4A. Whiskey distillers
iished goods per gallon 81 II.
NEW YORK.
NEW YoRK, Feb 4-Flour steady; city
mill patents S5.OOaA.25. winter patents 81 15a
4.63; do clears "a sOaA9O; do. straights 81 40a
70; Minnesota patents A 3jat.5O. do. winter
extras S3.20n3.dU; Minnesota bakers So 60a3 80;
winter low grades " 60a 100
Rye -four quiet; suDertine S2.G0a2 rs fancy
S2.SCa}0H
Buckwheat hour dun at $l.O5al.l5.
Buckwhe8t dull at IS
Corn meal quiet; yellow western IS: city go;
rive quiet No, ? western 39a39A f o b
ahoat; ear lots, 40a4l.
,ariey uull; western feeding 2sha29;
mating 8sa46; barley malt dull; western
5Ua5S
York s5@ (. o. b. anoat; No. hard 90% f. o.
b. atiOat; options No. red February closed
SoA; March S4@as5, closed 84% ay ~ II ia
o2&, closed IS July 1sa79&, closed 1914 Sep
temoer I0ha,64, closed IdA.
SPOT. steady No 2 ~ in elevator.
81 atioat, options, February closed ~; Aay
293aa3O, closed 80, July 3la3l +, closed 3lh.
oats, spot, steady; No.2, 2lA; No. 3, 2O& NO.
detlS ered IA; NO. 2 white "a; NO. white
224; track mixed western 2la30; options, Feb
ruary closed Zlb; May 22a42A, closed zzS;
July closed %
Hay steadier: shipping 52a55; good to choice
57k a12h.
fiops, steady: common to choice 1895 crop 8ta
IN, 1880 crop ogl3h, Pacific coast, 1895 crop 81
a7k, 1896 crop, 9al3.
Hides nrm Galveston, 2Oa25 lbs. Buenos
Ayres dry, 2Oa24 lbs, nominal; Texas dry, 24a
81 los, "a; California, 2la25 lbs, 25k.
Leather tirm; Hemlock sole Buenos Ayres
light to heavy weights, l9h a20k; acid, 2Ol123.
wooi quiet; domestic fleece, 15a20; pulled
lEa16.
Beef quiet; family Ss.5Oa$lO: extra mess
Sl 5O, ueel uams $3.50; packed SSa$g.60, city
extra India mess Sl2 50al4.5O
Cut meats steady; picked bellies 44at1
do. picked shoulders 45a4A; do. hams Sha9
weak and dull; western steam S4.O0;
Nay 4.lZ, reHned steady; cont nent SAB:
South American S4.60; compound 4a4k
Fork steady; old mess se2oaS IS; snort clear
$50: fanny 4g25a9 10
Butter hrm; western creamery I26p2l;
do. factory 7aI4: Elgins II; imitation cream
cry llal6; State dairy IOal5; do, creamery
Ian
Cheese quiet: large State sKt9l2K; small
fancy SAgl2< part skins 5G94; full SKINS
3Q3k.
eggs steady; State and Pennsylvania l6K;
western fresh l3aIS.
Tallow quiet; city s2 per package) 39s.
country packages free 3k, as to quality.
cotton seed oil steady; prime crude 90;
do yellow 22Aa3: b mills III; off crude
ls& ais prime summer yellow 23, of summer
yellow 28, butter grades 21a21 y prime white
Petroleum firmer; United closed at 29k bid,
retined New York So2j; Philadelphia and
Baltimore So 20; do. in bulk $3.50.
R0sin steady; strained, common to good
a.7O.
Turpentipe quiet at 27kG2s.
Rice steady; domestic, fair to extra $40
Molasses quiet; New Orleans, open kettle
good to choice, 2-a3O for new crop.
Pig iron quiet; southern $ll0Ual2.01; north
ern Sil.00ai3.U0; exchange -.
Copper, firm: brokers IL; exchange Sl2.
Tin quiet but steady; straights $l3.50al3.Go;
Spelter, tirmer; domestic 81 05a4 10.
Lead strong, brokers SEQ; exchange S3 lTk
coffee- Options, March 50 IS; May S945, De
9enber So 81. Spot, Rio dull; No. T. iobbing
lBA.
eepJrifuFal, no test, y refined quiet, steady;
Nos. 8-l6 No. z, So. No g, 3ll-l6. No. 9, Il-l6
No. a 3Nt NO. H. v-ta, No IL, 81. No. I3,
5'fY'm,9fojJ, 3S, Mould 4, q Standard L, A. X,
c1ufssetf ff&sss' a, Az, cut iolt Az, crushed
tA. powdered ~. granulatod ~. cubes 4k.
gAiIflMoRE,
g.rvfwnpv Ne0 4.-Four dun; western
s,igstin@ s5 e;lf3f(l. do. extra Si.25a3. so; do.
esiG tly A. @Nfs.GO: winter wheat patents SAFE
SEQ 9ssflea DO. $4,000 SO; spring wheat
What r. at Gg2s ~ SPOT sex bid; May saaas0:
anthern wheat by sample Sass; do. on grade
Nj
,ssrn steady; spot and February 25Hae51;
MA@h 20 a2b&; April 27a27 S, May zsa2S& ;
steamer mixed 23%a23A; Southern white corn
~ ka28; do. yellow 26ka27.
Oats quiet and steady; No. white western
24a4&: NO. zmlXed 2la22.
Rye firm; No. 2, nearby, 4lkaf2 western
424af2h.
Hay iirm; choice Timothy $125OQ14.O0.
NAVAL STORES.
CHARLESTON, S. c., Feb. 4--Rosln firm
at S1.40a1 AS.
Turpentina firm, at %.
WILMINGTON. N. c., February 4.-Rosin
firm; strained Sl.45 good $3.50; spirits firm
at 26ka26,
Turpentihe dull; hard sl.3O; soft $3.50; vlr
SAvANNAH, Ga, Feb. 4.-spirits nrm at
E68 sales 300.
Rosn firms water white S2.25; window glass
500; N, Sl.9U; NJ $l90; k, $l.90; L $l.S5; ii, $l75
G, $780, +, $l.5o; E. $l50 d, G., and A SI.50.
sales 2 GA.
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