The news & observer., 1897-04-24
CHICAGO, April %
WHEAT.

SsSsy.ms.r SSIs =: LIN i tss s
Cash quotations we're as follows:
Corn, No. .: sax9s4S. oats, No. = Ex;
No. white b 2s; No. white Q 2oa2SX.
No. i, SsS@7s Prime Timothy seed s2.75.
Mess. pork per bbl. sS.50as 55 lard: per
48s; dry-salted shoulders (boxed) 54a5h;
short clear sides tbOxed) 4x@5 Whiskey
distillers' finished goods per gallon 81 IL.
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, APRIL 23-Flour firm and
en9s e1gss s7oaaa5 DO Gle clear i Minnesota INN %
patents "a 20ai 60 Minnesota bakers s.. 40a
3 10 winter patents $.45a470; do. sstraights
ter low grades 81 55a2.75
Rye -four firm: superfine -; fancy .-.
Corn meal dull; yellow western ol; city
Rye strong: No. western 3OKa.o; car lots
Barley frmer; western feeding 2sa2S%;
mailing =: barley malt steady: western
Wheat, spot, armer with fair demand: No.
red nominal; No, Northern Duluth -:
No. hard winter 81 afoat; options. No y red
April closed SO; day o0ogSlS, closed Slx
Corn, spot rrmer; No 2. 30% in elevator;
313s atioaI; No 3: ungraded mixed -: OPP
tions. April osed 3Ok: May 29%au, closed ~.
Oats, spot, quiet and steady; No. z, %; No.
2 deltv-ered "a; No 3, %: No. 2 white 25h:
No. 8 white- -; track mixed western -;
options. MAY closed 2.k; July
Hay steady; shipping 5oD60; good TO cholce
7oa75.
Hops steady: State choice to common 1895
crop ~ al 1885 crop 51lOh. Pacific coast, 1880
Hides firm; Galveston, 2oa25 lbs, IA; Buenos
Ayres dry, 2Oa24 lbs, lsha19: Texas dry,
24a ~ lbs, IL: California. 2la25 lbs, ID.
Leather steady; Hemlock sole Buenos Ayres
light to heavy weights, 20a2I acid 20Q23
wool firm; domestic fleece, l6a2l: pulled
l5a2e.
Heef steady; family 50. 25a1OC0; extra mess
81 25as.uo: beef hams $3.50; packed ss(a9;
city extra India mess s13.5G@14. 30.
do. picked shoulders 4Aa5; do. hams 9a9x
Lard quiet and steady; western steam
81 81: May a Al, nominal; refined dull at 65o
continent -; South American 80 10; COM
pound 4d4S
PORK firm; old mess s8,75a9 so; short clear
So 5Oal0. 10: family $9.75al05O
do bu5s aaory etsadS sa Frns r.
creamery l0a14s; State dairy l3al6; do, cream
cry bali.
szSs. ssass ssS'; part 'A'''. 'a'@' -" 'A,ms ,n'
Eggs firm State and Pennsylvania aAl0;
western fresh .x9l0, southern SA@9.
Tallow seak; city (s2 per package) $50
23 l6 country packages free) oS9oo o-lo, as 10
quality.
refined New York $5.O6: Philadelphia. and
Baltimore $500: do. in bulk $3.50.
Rosin quiet; strained, common to good
Sl.65.
Turpentine steady at 30.
Rice steady: domestic, fair to extra 4%g
Moiasses firm: New Orleans, open kettle
Peanuts steady fancy hand picked 3%a3%
other domestic Aa3.
Freights to Liverpool dull; cotton by
steam ll-32; grain by steam ~
Pig iron easy; southern $l0.OOall.OO: north
ern $40 50al2.5o; exchange -. oo
Copper easy; brokers -; exchange s'S.zo
Tin easy; straights slS.1cal225; plates
dull:
spelter, steady; domestic $4 loa42O
Lead shows continued weakness, with the
metal exchange price finally $3.25@3.60, and
brokers quoting as low as $3l2x.
Cotton seed oil firm; prime crude -;
yellow 23A @2i, off summer yellow 23X, none
offered; butter grades 27a28; prime white 26a
Coffee-Options, April -; May S7.O5a
7.10. Spot, Rio, weak. y o. Z, invoice X; No
jobbing 8; mild quiet; Cordova l3A@4;
suga1 raw aemna fair rnad refining stas 49,
9. Sx: No. 10, 81, No. Il, sx, No. II; il, aS. *.
M9 49, mo- IT. SH Mould A. M stand ndf
5%, crushed 5%, powdered ~ ;granulated AZ,
cubes Az.
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, April 23.-Four quiet; western
6uperhne $2.7503.OO; do. extra $25a4 90; do.
family A.2504.60; winter wheat patents 81. 7Oa
49O; spring do $4.2594.50; spring wheat
straights 81 000420.
Wheat dull; spot, April and May .8las1K;
July =; Southern wheatby sample 82a83; do
on grade
Corn firm; spot 2Sxa2sx:April 2sX a2sx; May
28Sa28A. steamer mixed -; Southern white
corn 81: do. yellow 30.
Oats firm; No. white: 25a2s; sNo. 2 mixed
23k.
Rye firm: Non 2. nearby, 41afK; No
weSrerp AK.