The news & observer., 1897-02-27
NEW YORK.


NEW YORK, Feb. 26-Flour easier; city
mill patents S485ab.05. winter patents 81 Goa
4.85; do. clears 81 75a4.s5; do. straights S4.35a
4 40; Minnesota patents 81 30a4.4 do. winter
extras S3.l6GD360: Minnesota bakers S3.75a
3 30; winter low grades ~ 60a2.s0
southern flour active at 81 50.
Rye dour quiet; supertne S2.55a2 rs; fancy
S2.S0a2 80.
Buckwheat tiour firm at sl25.
Buckwheat steadler at SO.
Corn meal quiet yellow western 58 CITY go.
Brandywine 81 o5al 80.
Rye quiet; No.Z western 37Aa3Tk; car lots,
Barley quiet; western feeding 2eka261:
50a5s.
Wheat, spot, quiet: No. Northern New
York 624 t. o. b. afioat; No. hard SIX
|. o. b. atioat: options, No. red March 500 a
eJe, closed d Il: April closed - Nay 79A0
81 Z 10, closed 1913 June closed 1913; July
~ la-l9al5A- closed T8@, september 75A a16&,
Corn, spot steady; No 2 20 in elevator,
3 atioat steamer m Xed 27k; j. o. 8, &6H; OPP
tions, Nay ~ lBa-9&, closed 1898; July 3JA
ais, spot, dull; NO ., 2IK; No. 8, 20: No.
delivered 2sA; No. white 23h; No. 3
-~nlte %, track mixed western 2ia29; 0p-
tions, May 2l&a2l 8 closed Il; July closed -
Hay duh; shipping 50a55 good to choice
6I4aI2h.
Hops quiet choice to common 1876 crop Ia
Z, 1855 crop aafl3. Pacific coast, 1890 crop 5a1,
1896 crop, Y8ia
Hidessteady; Galveston, ,20a26 lbs, I3;Buenos
Ayres dry, aJa4 lbs, nominal; Texas dry, 24a
~ lbs, lUalOh; California, 2la25 lbs, l5k.
Leather firm; hemiock sole Buenos Ayres
light to heavy weights, 19xa20&; acid, 20023
WOOL steady; domestic fleece, l5a20; pulled
l5a1S.
Beef strong; family Ss.50aSIl: extra mess
sass, 0eef mans $l8.5oa 900; packed S7.50a
So 90: city extra India mess $l4as6
Cut meats steady; plckied bellies 4xa4K;
do. picked shoulders Oh Aa5k do. hams S4ay
Lard firm, western steam $4.25; Nay S4.40
nominal; refined higher; continent $.55;
A "a md a
PORK firm; old mess SS.b0aS.75; short clear
xs.50al0 W; family $gh0a9.y0
Butter steady; western creamery l20l9
do. factory 7al3; Elgins 10; imitation cream
isaIs. ''''0,'' 0''''o N"'' ''''-'' ~ oal'l
Cheese quiet: large State 9.al24: small
8a8x. 'Sl~l'' pa 'A''-ls 'ss''' lD'' SAi'H'
Eggs steady; State and Pennsylvania I7K !;
western fresh IL, southern l6al6A.
gallow firm; city ~ per package) 340
3 5-l6; country packages free) 3Aa3 7-l6 us
90 quality.
cotton seed oil firm; prime crude 2Oa204;
f o b mills l6al7h; oil crude 49, prime
summer yellow 23h a24, Off summer yellow 23a
23h, butter grades z6&a27, prime white 264.
retroleum qn1iet; United u te clos closed at 9l bid,
Baltimore ST %; do. in bulk $3.75.
Rosin quiet; strained common to good
$1.70.
Turpentine steady at 2SA(G29k.
Rice steady; domestic, fair to extra 3kG
81, Japan ~ GAN.
Molasses quiet; New Orleans, open kettle
good to choice, 2Za3I for new crop.
Pig iron steady; southern SIC. 25al2.00; north
ern Sll.0Oal2.5O; exchange -.
Copper easy: brokers' Sll.90; exchange
SI200
Tin easy: straights $lS50a18.60; plates dun.
Spelter dull; domestic 81 00a4 ~.
Lead strong; brokers 500; exchange So 32k
@3S9
Coffee-Options, May $920; September
40 40 Spot Rio quiet; no. Z, invoice Va; Job
bing i01; mild quiet Cordova l5h@16A.
Sugar, raw, stoady fair refining 1916;
centrifugal, 96-test, 81; refined quiet
Nos, 8 1916; No. Z, 81, No. s, 1876; o. 8,
81 No. 10, 81, No. II. 3 9-l6, No. IL, 9-16;
No, I3, 8 7-16No. A. 81; Mould A, Az, standard
A, AZ; confectioners' A, Al, cut loaf s.
crushed 5, powdered 4%, granuiated Az,
cubes Az.
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 26-Four dun; western
superfne $2.65G3.Oo; dD. extra $5.25a390; do.
family $425e4.6O; wntsr rdar wheat S patents $I5a
straights $4.20G4.40.
Wheat dull; spot SS4 bid; May sOS bid;