The news & observer., 1897-02-19
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, Feb. l8-Flour quiet; city
mill patents S4.90a5.5; winter patents S4.6Ga
3.!6; 90. clears " aa49O; do straights $l35a
4 40; Minnesota patents 81 35a4.45: do. winter
extras $3.l503.55; Minnesota bakers S3.70a
$3.50; winter low grades 81 60a2.90.
southern hour steady at "a 20a4 35.
$2S0a2 90.
Buckwheat -four dull at Sl.25.
Duckwneat dull at a.
Corn meal duh: yellow western 81. city So:
BrandyWlne 81 80.
Rye dull; NO. western 3S; car lots, 89a41.
Barley dull; 8esrern feeding 2Aa26;
nmaaIting ooa48; barley malt dull; western 5Oa
Wheat, spot, firm; No. Northern New
YORK o4A-t. 0. b. ahoat; No. l hard SSA
closed s2&, March S2as2X, closed ga:
April closed Sl7s; May s0kaSl 5-16, closed 81;
June o05 aS9&, closed SUa; July 7oa1SA,
closed 7Sh September closed TbA.
Corn, spot, dull; No 2, 28A in elevator;
2sS afioat; options, February closed 2Sh
May 2Sha29x, closed 29%; July closed 3OA.
q oats, spot, dull; NO. 2, 2lh; No. ., 20; No.
h1te 2l@: track mixed western 20a29 OPP
tions, February closed 2lk; May 2l4 closed
IA July 2l&a22, closed ~
Feed steady.
Hay easy; shipping 5Oa55; good to choice
Hops quiet: common to choice 1896 crop ga
1896 crop 9a13.
Hides firm; Galveston, 2Oa25 lbs. I3; Ruenos
Ayres dry, Aa2l lbs, nominal: Texas dry, 2ia
90 IDS tOal6. california, 2la25 lbs, l5k.
Leather firm; Aemlock sole Buenos Ayres
light TO heavy weights. 1917 a20h; acid. 20023
Woot steady; domestic fleece, l5a20 puIleo
Coal steady.
Beef STEADY: family s85oaSI0: extra mess
u 81; beef haBas $3.50; packed S8aS9 90; city
extra India mess SlZ 50aI4.53
Cut meats firm; picked bellies 4ka4%:
do gdckled shoulders 5; do. hams s4a9
Lara hlm western steam ~ 10; Way S43l
nominal; rehned ftfmer; continent $4.4U; South
American As75; compound AZ.
PORK urn; old mess S6.50ag.00; short clear
SS.50alO w; family $950al 20
do factory 7aI8k; Elgins p; imitation cream
cry lal5; State DAIRY i0al9; 90, creamery
Cheese quiet; large state sa12K; small
a9sX.
hggs steady; state and Pennsylvania lsk.
western fresh l2AalSk, southern I84al74.
Iallow quiet; city az pea packagel 81, coun-
try packages free) 80, as to quality.
cotton seed oil firm; prime crude 20:
3 mills loal7h; of crude isAal9, prime
summer yellow 231, of summer yellow &i,
butter grades 264 ar; prime white 28k
Fetroleum steady; nlted closed al 9lS bid,
relined New y j. York g $3.50 i Philadelphia ii and
$40.
Turpentine quiet at 29a29k.
Rice steady; domestic, fair to extra 3%@
"a, Japan Az 044.
Molasses quiet; New Orleans, open kettle
good TO choice, 2za32 for new crop.
Peanuts easy; fancy hand-picked S&; other
domestic 2A a3k
Freights to Liverpool quiet; cotton by
steam =; grain by steam 2kd.
Pig iron dull; southern l025al200; north
ern Sll UUal2 80; exchange -.
Copper firm; brokers' sl2O0; exchange
Sl200
Tin dull; straights SI335aI350: plates weak.
Spelter dun; domestic "a 00a4 10.
Lead easier; brokers S3.05: exchange So 25a
Coffee-optiops, March $500; May SO Ooa9.g5:
June 1905; July 1910: September S9.05a9 10;
December So 0a9.I5. Spot, Rio dull: No. Z,
invoice w.; 5obhing l0b; mild quiet; Cor
dova l6hal6A.
Sugar, raw, steady; fair refining 2%:
centrifugal 96-test,a 81 refined firm;
8 l3-i6: No. 10. 3 3Il-I6, No II. 3%, No. IL. az
No. 10, 31S;No. IA, T. IS; Mould A, AZ, standard
A, Al: confeetloners' A, A, cut loaf S.
crushed 3 powdered ~, granuiated 47s.
cubes ~.
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, Feb l8.-Four dull; western
superfne $2l66(a3.00; do. extra $3.25a390; do.
family S4.25ay4.60; winter wheat patents $4.75a
500; spring do. S4.&gCd4 IS; spring wheat
" heat fr1ner: spot SO bid: May SlAas2:
Southern wheat by sample 90agl do. on grade
San aS9k.
Corn Ifrmer; spot and February 25Aa25H;
March 25$ ~; April 2Gha268, May 27h a27%,
steamer mixed 23A a23%; Southern white corn
aSa2Sk; do. yellow 26ha17.
oats quiet: No. z white western 23a24; No.
mixed 2la22.
Rye. tirmer; No. 2, nearby, 40kail; western
Hay firm, with steady movement; choice
Timothy SI3.50Gpl4.OO
NAVAL STORES.
CHARLESTON, s. c., Feb. Is.-Rosin firm
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