The news & observer., 1897-02-12

No. 5 spring 72a75: No. 2 red sfEa85k Corn
No. 2, 2laa2. Oats, no, ., is; No. white l9a
No. z, 33h. bal oy nominal' No. 3 + T.
AE a33; no. &, 2j&a&6. FLAX seed, Ne, J. 15a
16A Prime Timothy seed SA6Q. Mess
pork per hbt, s7 60a7 65 Lard, per 100 lbs, % 10
a3 TN. Short rib sides dose SO S0G14 10; dry
salted shoulders (boxcul ~ a4h; short clear
sides boxed la44. Whiskey distillers'
nnisned goods per gallon 81 IL.
NEW YORK.
NEW Y0RK, Feb. n.-Flour dull; city
mill patents $4.90a5 l5; winter patents 81 Goa
4.75; do. clears S4 S0a490; do. straights $4.35a
40; Minnesota patents 81 35a4.45; do. winter
extras $31563.55: Minnesota bakers So 70B
3 80; winter low grades 81 60a2 80.
southern nOur steady al 81 3Oa4 40.
rye nour steady; superhne S26ba2. 10; fancy
S2.80a30t.
Buckwheat -four dull at sl.O5al 20.
Buckwheat easy at "a.
Corn meal active; yellow western 5sa6O; city
90; Brandywine 81 %.
Rye weak; No. western SsAa39X; car
lots, 39a4l.
mating 3ea46: barley matt dull: western 50a5S,
Wheat, spot, weaker; No ] Northern New
York 30 1. 0. b. anoat: No. | hard S5A
closed 626; March SSAa84 1l-l6, closed S3A /;
May 80 l3- 6aS2, closed SlA June S0A a5l,
closed SO4 July 7Sa 81, closed 7Sh Septem-
Corn, spot, weaker No ?, 201 in elevator;
23@ atioat steamer mixed 2TH; No. 3, 2l; op-
tiOns, February closed 2SM; May 20 I-l6a20 i,
closed 2gs; July 30 3-ita304, closed S0A.
oats, spot, weaker; NO. :, 2l%; 4 0. deliv-
cred 22@; NO. 3, 70, No white %; No. whlte
2I&; track mixed western &0a29; options, Feb
ruary closed 2l@; May ZI5a2lh, closed 2l% !;
July closed -.
Feed nrm.
Hay quiet; shipping 5oa55; good to choice
61ha72A.
Hops steady: common to choice 1885 crop So
7, 1895 crop aai3. Pacific coast, 1885 crop 3%a7
1886 crop, 9al3.
Hides steady: : Galveston, Ala25 los, 13; Bueuos
Ayres dry, 2Ja24 lbs, nominal: Texas dry 4a
80 lbs, To- California, 2la25 lbs, I5k.
Leather firm Hemiock sole BuenOs Ayres
light to heavy weights, l9ha20&; acid, 3Oag23
Wool quiet; domestic fleece l5a2O pulled
15a1s
Coal steady.
Beef trn; family S8.50a$l0: extra mess
81 50 beef hams $lS00; packed $8aS9.50: city
extra India mess Sl2 50al4.60
Cut meats firm; picked bellies 4Aa4A;
do. picked shoulders 5; do. hams Skaq
Lard nominal; western steam S39ja4 o.
May s4.lO, nomtnal; refined steady; continent
$4.25 South American S4.60; compound 4a4&
PORK dull; old mess S6.25a8 rs; short
clear sS.50al0 10; family S9.25a9.75.
Butter steady; western creamery l2ID2lA:
do. factory 7a14; Elgins 2lk; imitation cream
l3a2O.
Cheese quiet; large State gGl2k; small
fancy 9GlZ; part skins 5(g9h; full skins
36D3k.
Eggs steady; State and Pennsylvania IS;
western lfSSn l@a1Oa southern 44EdA0&.
TallOw easy; city ($z per package) 34, coun-
try packages free) 30, as to quality.
Cotton seed oil firm; prime crude 20;
f b mills III; off crude 16hal9, prime
summer yellow 23a23H, off summer yellow 20,
butter grades 27a27& prime white 26A.
Petroleum steady; United closed at 92R bid,
refined New York S6.25; Philadelphia ana
Baltimore So 20 do in bulk $50.
Rosin steady; strained common to good
Sl.10.
Turpentine firm at 29G29K.
Rice steady; domestic, fair TO extra $40
66. Japan ~ O4A.
MOlasses quiet; New Orleans, open kettle
good TO choice, 2za32 for new crop.
Peanuts steady.
Pig iron quiet; southern Sll00ai2.00 north
ern Sl1OOal3.UO; exchange -.
Copper steady; brokers' $1L9O; exchange
Sll95all95
Lead steady brokers $805; exchange 50 22Aa
327A.
Tin easy: straights SI340a1350: plates duh.
Spelter, quiet; domestic 81 00a4 05.
Coffee Options, March 50 Is; May 1920
July 80 70; September 50 30, December $3.50
Spot, Rio quiet, No. Z, invoice 81; iObbingl0a II
mild quiet; Cordova l5Hdl6&.
Sugar, raw, stronh; fair refining 1916;
centrifugal, 96-test, 1916; refined firm
No 4, 8 1915: No. z, So, No. s, 3l3-i6; No. g
NO. 10, ll-lU No. IL, SIS, No. II, 35s, No. 13
Z l6, No. "a, 3h Mould A, az standard A,44
confectioneTs' 4, AZ , cut loaf g. crushed
powdered "a, granulated AZ, cubes AZ.
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, Feb n.-Four quiet; western
Efng F-eaffNN NA do