The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-03-17
CHICAGO, March 10
DpnnjnU Chasing
WHEAT.

Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour dull. v aeat. No. spring rs: Ne. 3
234 a23@. Oats, No. ., 16halbA; No. = cite
l9ha2I.f o b; NO. white II rye, No. :, ~
BARLEY, No. 2, nominal; No. 2, 0 b 24a32;
Prime Timothy seed S2.10OD2 Is. Mess pork per
Dbl, SIS S5a8.S1k. Lard. per 100 lbs, 81 81 y "a
Is Short rib sides Qoosel 81 1904 S0 dry
sides boxed) 44a4T, Whiskey distillers' fin
shed goods per gallon SLIT.
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, March 16.-Fiour firm; city
mill patents $4.SOa5.05: winter patents 81 55a
4s5; do. clears 81. I0s4.S0; do. straights $i.2ja
IS: Minnesota patents 81 20a4.4O; do winter
extras $3.15@3.55; Minnesota bakers $3.75a
8 20; winter low grades 81 6Oa2.S0.
Southern flour steady at "a rs
ss.esa2.85 ' 4''''' 'D''i "''' '' L. w. ''''~'
Buckwheat hour nominal at 81 l5a'.O.
Buckwheat steady at 35H.
Corn meal dull; yellow western So; city
20: Brandywine ST IS.
Rye steady No western 374a3Tk;car lots,
+0ha4lA.
ing 35a42: barley malt dull western 45a53.
Wheat. spot irregular: no. MOI thern New
York ,S31s t. .. o. ahoat: NO. bard 81$
80 IL BASH, coSed 81 April closed -; May
79a 10 1916, closed 1s%: June closed =; July
TN, closed 49, ,Septcmber14 6-lsa15zs. closed
Corn, spot, easy: No. >, 2SA in elevator;
29a anoat; steamer yeIOw 2S; do. mixed n;
ungraded mixed 2. delivered; options, March
23s, closed 29@: May ~. closed 29a July
closed 3la September closed .
Cats, spot, quiet; 40. 2, IN; No. 8, -: No.
delivered -@~:, NO.. white 23h; No;
track white 2la3O; options, May 2Ixa2I%
closed 2 e; July closed -.
Hay easy, shipping 5Oa55; good to choice
67s a12h.
Hops quiet: choice to common 1895 crop 3a
So, 1895 crop 69ll. Pacific coast, 1895 crop 3a
5;s 1886 crop, oai3.
Hides firm; Galveston, 2Oa25 lbs, 10; Buenos
Ayres dry, 20a24 los, lo4al9: Texas dry, Aa
81 lbs, lualS4; California, 2la25 lbs, 16.
Leather firm; Hemlock sole Buenos Ayres
light to heavy weights, 20a2l; acid, 20G23.
Wool firm; domestic fleece, l6a20: pulled
l5a20.
Beef firm tamily- r0.oaSfl: extra u,ass
S.5oaso: beef has $3.50 as; packed s'.5Ja
~ %: city extra India mess $l3 50ael5.
Cut meats firm; plcKled bellies SEX ;
do picked shoulders IA; do. hams 9a9h
Lard firmer; western steam $3.50, asked :;
May S462, nominal; refined higher: continent
Si.oO; South American 1913: compound "A
PORK firm; old mess 80 UOaS9 50 short clear
s9.25al0.76; family $9.75al0.50
Butter steady; western creamery 1913:
do. factory 7alln; Elgips 49, imitation cream
i3al8.
Cheese steady: large State 9d12x; small
fancy yQl2h; part sA4ms bg7h; full Skins
3l4.
Eggs easy; State and PENNSYLVANIA l0kail;
western fresh I0A southern ltal0A.
Tallow steady; city ~ per paCKage) 3Sa3$;
country packages free) 335a34, as to quality
Cotton seed oil firm; prime crude 20a20& !;
mills l6al7A; on crude 10, prime
summer yellow Pm, off summer yellow ga
S3k butter grades 26a27 prime white ESQ
266.
Petroleum quiet: United closed at 81 bid;
refined New York $3.50; Philadelphia and
Baltimore S6.25; do. in bulk $3.75.
Rosin quiet; strained, common To good
$l65al.10.
TurpentiDe quiet at 29Xa29A
Rice steady; domestic, lair TO extra SIG
81, Japan 44D4H.
Molasses quiet; New Orleans, open kettle
good to choice, 23a30.
Pig iron dull: southern $l0.25al2.00; north
Crn $40 5Oal25O; exchange -.
Copper steady: brokers' Sll.S0; exchange
$ll.85al2OO
Tin weak; straights $l3.25al335; plates dull.
Spelter, quiet; domestic 81 l0a4.15.
Lead strong; brokers - exchange $337R@
$40
Coffee Options, May SIS rs: July SIS 60; Sep
TENDER So IS; December 1856 Spot, Rio weak;
No. Z, invoice 81; jobbing 81; mild easy;
Cordova l5(dl64.
Sugar, raw, strong; fair refining 2Ba2 Is 10;
centrifugal, So test, 81 a3 5.l6; refined higher;
3X; No. IL, 8 9-i6, No. IL, SIX, No. IL, 8 7-l6;
No. Ii, 80; No. IA, 81; Mould A, Az, standard
A, Az: confectioners' "A, AS, cut loaf So,
crushed 5g, powdered A; granuiated An,
cubes AZ.
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, March 16.-Four dull; western
supertne $2.6C@2.90; do. extra $3.lOa376; do.