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

Cash quotations were as follows:
a78; No. 3 spring 78as5; No. 2 red, rev,
79&a80. Corn, No. 2, 25@26%. Oats, No. 2,
l6%@F1; No. 2 white f b 2ca2l; No. 3
S So e; No d.HsSf Bye ss No No. ~ Barley.
Flax seed, No. l, S9090 Prime Timothy
seed TO- ,o Mess 1 PORK 9dS. per per 65 S)a7s
QoOse) 5Sa5H Dry-salted shoulders (bOxed)
5a64. Short clear siGes lbOTed) 505H.
Whiskey, distillers' finished goods per gal
lOnSll9.
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 7.-Flour opened quiet;
western superine S2.6Oa2S5; do. extra So GOA
$40; do. family S4O694.25; winter wheat pat
ents S4.50a475; spring do. $A.6504 So; spring
wheat straights $4.4044.60.
Wheat quiet and lower; No. 2 red spot S5a
85B August -; september 5310S4; steamer
No. red 5lBa82; Southern wheat by sample,
S0aS7; do. on grade 834a86K.
Corn easier; spot 3l%a3l]; August =;
september 3Ia3l&; steamer mixed 294 a29%
Southern white 34a35; do. yellow 35a36
Oats steady: NO, 2white western 27(G21H
No. mixed 23ka24.
Rye easy; 0. 2. nearby 46a46X; No. 2
Hay steady; choice Timothy Sl35Oa14.OO.
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, August Flour quiet, closing
easier: city mills patents $4.60a04.85; do.
clear &.759 4.90; Minnesota patents $l.5Oa
4oO Minnesota bakers s. 60a3.75; winter pat
Il
winter extras S3.201S.60; winter low grades
81 95a3 20.
Rye flour quiet; super8ne S2.3Oa2 50; fancy
Corn meal quiet: yellow western 81; city
SO: Brandywine $l.70aLS5.
Rye steady; No. western 45a45K; car lots
40Ka42.
Barley quiet; western feeding 291; mailing
-: barley malt dull; western 44055
Wheat, spot spot weaker an Y No. 2 red 87%aS8%
red August closed S4% September 83Ias1
Is is, closed S3%; December closed -.
Corn, spot, weaker; No 2, 3lk in elevator;
- afoat; options, August closed 3lB; sep
TENDER closed 31% October closed -; De-
cember 33%a33B, closed 33S.
Oats, spot, quiet; No. 2, 22a224: options, Au-
gust closed September closed 21%; October
Hay steady, shipping 45aE5; good to choice
Hops quiet: State common to choice 1891
| crop 3a4, 1895 crop 6(d9. Pacific coast, 1897
crop 3a4; 1896 crop, Gallo. London, 55a65
Hides steady; Galveston, 2Oa25 lbs l4Aal5k;
dry, 24a8O lbs, 1Gai3k; California s0aS5 lbs, II.
Leather steady; Hemlock sole Buenos Ayres
| light to heavy weights, loa19 acid. 1902.
Wool steady; domestic fleece. l9a25; pulled
| No. 2 to extra 25a38; Texas l0al5.
Beef firm; family SS.50a950: extra mess
| S7.5eaS; beef hams $26.50a27; packed $8a9.00;
city extra India mess sl2.00(9l4.0O
Cut meats quiet; picked bellies 6Ka7
do. picked shoulders 5Ba5R: do. hams 81 az
| Lard easier; western steam 81 co: city -; re-
fined quiet: continent $500; South American
| $50; compound 41a4%.
Pork quiet; old mess SS25a8 So; new s925a
9,75: short clear s9all.00; family $9,75al025.
Butter quR I; western creamery n0l5
Il do. factoryWSHaTOK; EIgins 10; fmfuaCiOr
creamery 9hal2; State dairy 1Oal4; do
/ creamery Halls.
Cheese quiet; State large white 7%@7X
fancy large coored IN; small white western
IN; part Skins 4a5H; small colored 8; full
| skins 21a3.
Eggs firm; state>and Pennsylvania 12@
| Isl: western fresh 13al3x.
| Potatoes quiet; Jersey and Long IslaDC
81 75lD2 CO.; sweets, S260a35O.
Tallow quiet; city ($2 per paekage) SS'