The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-10

. sAAoRT RIBS, Per loo Lbs. 81
May May '.'......'.stkksx ~.
Cash quotations were as follows
Flour quiet. Wheat, No. 2 spring cana
s es No sp g5qsa3 ol No ~ red So
white 2OKa22 % b; No. white l7xa2OX.
Rye, No. 2, 30. Barley, No. nominal; No.
ate b 27a34; No; 4, 25a26. Flax seed, No. ],
Mess pork per Dbl, $S.15a8 20 Lard. per i0O lbs,
81 10a4 I'm. Short rib sides Qoose) 81 4Oa4 45:
dry salted shoulders (boxedl 5%a5H; short
ers' finished goods per gallon Sl.1S.
NEW YORK.
NEW DIRK, april 9.-Flour st ady city;
mill patents a.70a4.95; do. clear ., 7Oa4.S5;
Minnesota patents $3.85a4 10: Mime q pa
kers $'3ja8 81: winter patents $445a !: do.
straights SitOat 10; do. winter extra -. $50
$50: winter low grades 81 60a275
Rye flour steady; superfne 81 25a2 3d. fancy
S255a2.65.
Corn meal steady; yellow western 60; city
g.: t}randywine $3.50.
Rye weaker: No. western 80; car lots, 3oa
80 -
Barley steady: western feeding 26; malt
ing 35a42; barley malt dull; western 45a54.
York 777a f. o. b. ahOat; No. hard winter
7l%; f. o. b afloat; No red f. o. b. 76% ;
options, No. red April closed; May II 3-l6
az Is 10. closed TN: June closed -; July
707-l6a52, closed 70% August -; September
68Ta7UA, closed 6s36
Corn, spot weak No ?, 28H in elevator;
May ;8ka29, closed z8H, June closed -; July
31a3Oh, closed 30; September 3lha3l1, closed
31h.
Oats, spot, quiet; No. 2, %: No. 8, 81:
No. 2 delivered A; No. white 24:. No. 3
white %: track mixed western 2la23; track
white 23a28; options. May 2Ia%l&, closed
81: July2tba2lA, closed 21H.
Hay quiet; shipping 55a57h; good to choice
72kal5.
Hops quiet.'choice to common 1895 crop 2Xa
8, 1896 crop 5(910H, Pacific coast, 1885 crop ga
Hides firm; Galveston, 2Oa25 lbs, IA; Buenos
Ayres dry, 20a24 lbs, l8Hal9: Texas dry, Aa
80 los, IL; California, 2la25 lbs, IGN.
Leather firm: HemlOck sole Buenos Ayres
light to heavy weights, 20a2l; acid, "17"}.
Wool firm; domestic fleece, l0a2l: "i'I"''
15a20.
Beef steady; family $95CalO 90: extra mess
$7.50a8 GO beef hams $l9al9.50; packed 3 d a
800 CITY extra India mess Sl35Cal4 .50
Cut meats STEADY: picked bellies 5% a)A !;
do. picked she ulders 5x; do. hams 9ay1
Lard steady; western steam S4.35: Nay
She, nominal; refined DULL continent $3.50,
SCUM American S. 05 compound 4ath
Pork steady; old mess ss,0Oa9 %; short clear
$g.,5al0.75; family So. 75al0 So
Butter steady, western creamery l5BZO;
do. factory SaIo; Elgins q; imitation crea
merry llal7; State dairy Hale; do, creamery
15a20.
Cheese quiet; large State SOCK; small
fancy 99lzH; part Skins 5C9o: full sk1ms
2k03.
Eggs quiet; State and Pennsylvania 9Aa
10: western fresh 9h; southern D.
Tallow steadj, city ~ per package) SH {;
country packages free) 3H, as to quality
Cotton seed Oil steady urine crude ~ asked:
o mills l5Hal; Oft crude -, prime
summer yellow z2A a23, Oft summer yellow
2za2sh, butter grades 25has6h; prime white
251G26.
Petroleum weak: United closed at - bid:
refined New York $50; Philadelphia and
Baltimore VI o.; 40. in bulk $3.50.
Rosln steady; strained, common To good
Sl.65al.614.
Turpentiue firm at ;9ka30.
Rice steady; domestic, iair to extra 40
on, Japan AZ 044.
Molasses steady: New Orleans, open Kettle
good to choice, 23a3U
Pig iron easy: southern Sl000allC0: north
ern $40 5Dal2.5J; exchange
Copper easy; brokers' Sll.50; exchange
S1l.5O
Lead weak; brokers $3.50; exchange S3.3oa
32h.
Fin quiet: straights $l3 30al3 IS: plates quiet.
SpeIJer, quiet: domestic 81 lOa420.
COtfee-Uptions, April $3.50; May So 70a6 ~;
June ST 80a6o5; July 81 S5a6 95; August s7.OU9
o. september 81 l5a719; October s7.!Oa7. 10;
s7.zpa7 50. Spot, Rio weak: No. :, inyolee IA
cs s9Fat ssteest, 81. a refned qul
No. o, 45 IL; No. IA 8 l6, No. 8, 3 1915; O..
9, 3 1916; No 10, 81, No. II, 81, No. IL, 7-16:
No. IL, 39s; No. II, 81: Mould A, 5, standard
A, *; confectioners' A, ~, cut loaf 5S,
crushed ga, powdered s.; l-ranu4ated -,
cubes