The news & observer., 1897-01-30
CHICAGO, January 20.
Opening. Closing.



Cash quotations were as follows;
Flour easy y heat, No. spring, 73a73A;
! NO. O., spn1nz u No. : RED 83@aai% Corr, No.
z, 22A. Oats, 70 I64; No white 20a on
{ b. No. white ia ~ f b. Rye. Au 2,
3tBa3iA. Barley nominal, 70. 3. o b 24Aa
10 20. = @Aa26%, Fla2 seeC No { 74a1G
81 a7.85. lard, per 400 lbs, 3 81 4 $50
Short rib sides l00se S3 s14atl2h; dry
seltsd shoulders l1oxeO 4eata snort elear.
hnlsneo goods per gallon 81 ~
NEW YORk
NEW YORK. Jan 20, ftuur weak and lower
on aspiring patents, but steady on winter eIty
ulll patents b. .Uao.3l. winter patents 81 9Ua
AS, d0 clears 50 a6U5 dJ. straghts $4.50o
%; Minnesota patents A.40a4.5J, DO. VIM
ter extras &s.25a3.15. minnesota bakers S360a
3.s0. winter low grades 81 G0at.l0
s2.S0a3.05.
Buckwheat tour quiet at 81 l0al.i5.
Buckwheat dull at 34e1J5
Corn meal quiet; yellow western IS; city
60; Brandyw1ne S2.U5.
aye asy. no. western IS a59f b afoat
Barley dull; western feeding 2Ska28A:
mailing 3oa45; barley matt dun: western
5Ua5o
neat, spot, active and irregular: No. /
Northern New l ork IS 1. o. b. auoat: No.
haru Ella f. o. b. atiOat options, No. 2 red jan
uarS closed S3A March closed Ss4aS4b; May
closed 7sA.
corn, spot, hrmer: No ?, 20 in elevator; 2oA
a3i atloat; steamer mixed 2 \ a27h No. 3, 26k I;
upttOns January closed 59 May ,gAa3O4
closed SUA July ~ l3-lfa3lS, closed 3l@; Sep.
tember
oats, spot, firmer; No.2, 214, No. 3, 2Ok; O.
2 delivered z%A; No. : whIJt "a No. white
q; track mixed western 20aZ9; options, Janu-
AIRY closed 2lA February closed 2ih; MAY
closed ~ ss: July 23<.
nay quiet snippinE 55Js ass y; good to choice
679as21a.
Hops, steady; common TO choice 1898 crop "a.
IN, 1870 crop Sob. Pacific coast, 1885 crop 81
alk, 1886 crop, sails.
Hides tlrm; Galveston, 29a25 lbs, l2al3
Buenos Ayres dry, &sl.4 lbs, nominal: Texas
dry, Aa3U los, Oh; California, sla95 lbs l5A
Leather firm; Hemlock sole Buenos Ayres
iignt 70 heavy weights, 1914 a231; acid, 20Q23.
"ooi quiet domestic neece. l0aZ0: pulied
I5alo
Coal firm
Beei steady family SS50aSl0: extra r1ess
81 81; beef hams Sl7.bualSpacked SSaS9,50. city
extra India mess Sl2 haai450
Cut meats flrm; plcKied bellies 44Gd4A
do, picked shoulders 44a4%; do. hams ska9
Lara steadler. western steam Si.20: city
-; January 4 10, nominal; refined steady:con-
tinent S4.5U: South American S4.15; compound
PORK dull; old mess SS.5Olas Is: short clear
s8.75s 100; FAMILY 50 50Nl000
Butter steady; western creamery 1920:
do. factory 9ti4; Elgins ~: imitation cream
BALE
neese quiet: large state s,all&; small
fancy S0llA; part skins 5e.9b; full skins
tggs frm state and Pennsylvania 20;
western fresh is.
Iallow weal city (ss per packageJ 3K,
country packages free1 3&, as to quality.
otton seed oil easy, prime crude 20;
o b mills I'm; OF crude l8kal9, prime
summer yellow z3, off summer yellow %, but
ter grades 26a26h, prime white 264a27.
Petroleum dull, United closed at 81 bid,
refined New York $500; Philadelphia and
Baltimore IS 95; do. in bulk S3.55.
Rosin steady; strained, common 70 good
S70al. TN.
Turpent1ne firm at 27k@2S.
Rice steady: domestic, fair to extra 3S9
Molasses steady; New Orleans, open kettle
good TO choIce, zza32 for new crop.
Pig iron quiet; southern $11u0al20o: north
ern Sll.OOaI3.UU; exchange -.
Tin, easier; straights si3.65al3.iO; plates
easy.
opelter, easy; domestic 50 S5a4 co.
Lead, firm; brokers $50; exchange So 05a
aO7K.
Coffee Options, February SO 20, March 50 IS,
May $9.40, July So As, September S9.t5, October
$3.50, December 90 Spot. Rio quiet: No. z,
invoice ~; jobbing l0k mild quiet; Cordova
l54gI7; sales bags.
Sugar, raw, quiet. fair refining 1916 cen
trifugal, e6-test 3-lo; refined quiet; No. 8,
3-l6: No. Z, 3A, No. 8, ll-l6; No. 9, 3 lI-l6,
No. 10, 81. No. IL, 9-l6, No l2, 3h, No. 13,
z No. IA, 3%, Mould A, ~, standard A,4%,
confectioners A, AZ, cut loaf AZ, crushed
~, powdered 44, granulated ~, cubes 4H.
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, Jan.29. -Four dull and lower
western superfne S2.65tI3.00; do. extra $3.25a
$780, do. family $4.25d4.6J; winter wheat pat
ents S4.75a5 90; spring do. S440G94 65; spring
wheat straights $4.20QD440
Wheat dull spot 83A bid: May s2kas2%;
Southern wheat by sample SASS; do. on grade
g. aS7
Corn firm: spot and January 25k254; Febru-
airy 25Aa25a: March 26A a26A; April 276a273s,
steamer mixed 23& a23S; Southern white corn
22a27: do. yellow 2Iha26h
Oats steady: No. white western 24a2fM;
No mixed 2Ia22.
Rye easier NO. 2, nearby, AHalA; wes-
tern 42a424.