The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-04
WHEAT.

Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour steady. wheat, No: spring Il SSs
Corn, No. ,, 24(424x. Oats, No 2 II; No. 2
whit o b 224(a,23A; No. white b 19ha
q. Rye, No: :, -. BARLEY. No. nominal !;
No. :. 7A7s. Prime Timothy seed $40.
Mess pork per Tbbl, 855aS 70. Lard. per
lOO lbs, "a o.. Short rib sides (loose' S4.56a
short clear aides boxed) 5d5% Whiskey,
distillers' finished goods per gallon 81 49,
NEW YORK.
New YORK. May 3-Flour steadily held
but quiet and lower to sell; city mill
patents s5.C5@F25; DO. clear $.S5a4.95;
Minnesota patents 81 l5a4 So; Minnesota ba
kers - 5oas 10: winter patents s4.6Oais5; do.
straights N.2Oa4 35; do. winter extras $3.50
$40: winter low grades So 6Oa2.15
Rye -four dull; superfine $23u92.s9; fancy
50: Brandywine $l.S0.
Ryeaeasier: No. western 35X @36car lots -.
Barley easy; western feeding FIN: malt
ing 30 ga; barley malt:dull: western 45Q55
Wheat, spot, fairly active but easy; No.
red sl%; No. Northern - b afioat; No. 8
hard.winter o - atioat; options, No. red
May 1l&NTS4, closed iSS June 17G77H,
closed II: July rs 91eg75 7.lt, closed 76A
Corn, spot quiet; No 2, z94 In elevator;
81 \ afioat; No. -: ungraded mixed -: op-
tions, May 2SSa2s, closed 20, July closed 3Oa i;
August 81.
oats, spot, dull; No. 2, 2sH; No. 2 deliv-
Ii d
-; track mixed western =; arack white =;
options May 2lAa2l%, closed 2i%; July z2b@
224, closed 22b.
Feed steady: brrn 572ea8o: midd ings 6Ea7O
Hay firm; shipping 554 80; good 10 choice
70a75.
Hons weat: State choice to common 1898
cror 2 ga, 1895 crop 4(gl0. Pacific coast, 1856
crop 5a6; 1895 crop, 6a1lX.
hides trm: Galveston, 2Oa25 lbs, IA: Bue-
nos Ayres dry, 20a24 lbs, 18kal9: Texas
dry. S4a3O lbs, lOK@ll; California, 2la25 lbs,
154a16.
Leather steady Hemlock sole Buenos A rcs
light to heavy weights. 20a2l; acid, 20eD23.
Wool firm :; domestic fleece. loa2l; pulled
l5a2O.
Beef steady; family S9OOa1O so: extra mess
w; Oeet hams $l.OO@2l.5O; packed $50
9; city extra India mess Sl3.5O1l4OO
Cut meats weak; icked bellies 5a5k;
do. pIckled shoulders 5: do. hams sa9x
Lard dull and easy; western steamed "a SO II;
May 81 asked; renned quiet:continent si.65;
South American $500; compound HOAX
Pork firm; mess =, 75a9.5O: short clear $3.50
alO.50; family $s.5OalO5o.
Butter quiet; western creamery l30l7
creamery lVal4h: state dairy l3al6; do, cream
Cheese steady; large State sx@lO.; small
f fann@eyy loa@'l~; part sRlms 4aSh; full skins
Eggs steady. State and Pennsylvania lea
l01; western fresh 99lO; southern 8.
country packages free, *, as to Quality. or
Petroleum steady; United closed slx bid;
EPefiin;edlNeWe y, YORK SSiS Philadelphia and
kosin quiet: strained. common to good
N65.
Turpentipe steady at SOY:
6k. Japan 4H@4x.
Molasses quiet; New Orleans, open kettle
good to choice, 23a29.
t Psa1Sts slew fancy handpicked aSaax
Freights to Liverpool dull; cotton by
steam can ,L l,S; grain by steam I'D;
Copper easy: brokers' sll.l2x: exchange
Tin dull, straights ,l3 ooalaao.
,Spelter, steady; domestic "a. 10a420
Lead shows no new features today, being
still more or less in buyers favor, although
nominally held at former prices. Exchange
quotes so.2O@3 rs.
Cotton seed oil dull; prime crude
soa2Ok; prime crude f o mills i7@lS;
yeos suB Suster y EraSss s ssa
70, nominal: prime white 26a27.
Coffee-OptiOns, l0Q2O points lower. May
M41: JHly 90 august ~ 5O0z65, spot, Rio
mild quiet: Cordova 12t013A.
Sugar, raw, steady; fair reflning2A; GEN.
trifugal. test, 81; refined steady; No. 8,
Lilo: No. Z, 4, No. 8, 81: o. 8, '3A; No
10, 81, No. II. 81, No. IL, 81. No. IL, 3 5-16;
NO. ia, 81; Mould A, Ak, standard A, Az;
confectioners' A, An, cut loaf 81, crushed
81, powdered Az; graduated AZ, cubes AZ.
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, May 3.-Four firm; western
supertine $2.75Q3.OO: do. extra ST. 25a4 90: do.
family $.25@D4.65; winter wheat patents,% 7Oa |
4.SO; spring do. X.2594.5O; spring wheat
straights 81 0004.20.
Wheat dull and easy; spot, and May 77K(@
77%:;s Southern wheat by sample 83a84; July
"a asked.
Corn steady; spot, May and June 283a28%; |
July 2ga g2s1: August 294 bid; steamer
mixed 25A @252s: Southern white. 81; do. yell !
low 81.
Oats firm; No. white 26a27; No. 2 |
mixed 23h OLA. |
Rye steady; No. 2, nearby, 39a39K; No. 2 |
western 39hG40.
Hay iay firm; No, choice Timothy ~ o@