The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-15

$40. Lard, per 100 lbs, S5.2 l-2ah.2c. Short RIB
sides, loose, 81. r5a4.75 dry-salted shoulders,
boxed, 41aa49s. Short clear sides, boxed, &85a
4.S7 IL. Whiskey, ST 26
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, December A.-Flour moderately
active and firm, particularly for spring patents
closing unsettled with wheat; winter
straights ss.6OaSs.; do. patents 50 65ass5; Min.
nesota patents S3.6Fa3.Sl; Minnesota bakers
S3OOl8.25: winter low grades S2.25a2.45.
Rye -four firm; good to fair S2.95d3l5
Buckwheat -four quiet at $780,
Buckwheat steady at "a.
Corn meal steauy; yellow western 75a76; city
Rye firmer No. 2, go 1-2 State -.
Barley quiet. feeding Al l-2ai3.
Barley malt steady; western G0a7O
Flax seed eady at S. 10
Wheat spot easy; No red 76 options, De-
cember II ~; March 73; May 40 IL.
corn, spot firm. No. Q, ma; options, Deem
her az; Nav 50 10.
Oats, spot firm; No, 3 3l% options, dull
Beef steady, tamily SOaSll; extra mves S8.5Oa
$685. beef hams $500; packet S9.OOa $40; city
extra India mess Sl5.00al6.00.
Cut meats quiet; pickleu bellies 525a6; picked
shoulders 4a4 "a picked hams z.
Lard sy; western steamed closed S5.4O; city
-; December closed S042 l-2; refined easy.
Pork firm; mess $4,000 900, short clear
S10.7aa1250; family $l0.50d 1l.u0.
Butter firm western creamery l502l; do
factory 12al4 10; Elgins q; imitation creamery
l3al7; State dairy loG IS; creamery -.
Cheese firm: large white lOk; do. small
"a; large colored l0k; do. small ~; light
skins 6A06 liz; part skins 5}a5 l-2; full skins
2a2k.
Eggs Fl m; State and Pennsylvania 26a27;
western fresh &c; southern 22a24.
Potatoes steady, Jerseys Slal.S7 1-2. New YORK.
Sl.25al.50; Lous Island $3.50 l76; sweets, Jer-
seys, Sl.25a2.25: southern 4na75
Tallow steady; city l-2; country 3 l-2a3sG.
Cotton seed OIL st ady;, prime crude II ~
summer yellow 2ia22; off summer yellow
20; butter grades 25a27; prime winter yellow Ge
y l-2; prime white 26.
Petroleum steady, refined, New York, $3.50
Philadelphia and Baltimore S7.&5; do in bulb
s425.
Rosin steady strained. common to good s1.45
Turpentine firm at 40 l-2a4l.
Rice firm; fair to extra 4%@64 Japan bAd
51-2.
Molasses firm; New Orleans, open kettle
good to choice 2Sa33.
Peanuts quiet fancy hand picked o; otnel
domestic 4a4 1-2
Cabbage steady; Long Island s15Oa3.OO per 100
ri iron dull; southern Sl02ja lbs; northern
$40 al17j.
Freights to Liverpool weak; cotton by steam
~; grain by steam -.
Coffee-Options, December S5.75; January
$3.50; spot Rio, firmer; No. Z, invoice Ca NO
obbing IA; mild finn, tending upward; Cor
Sugar, raw weak and nominal; fair refining
az; centrifugal, s6-test, AZ; molasses sugal
8: refined easitr and tame: No. 6, 7-16; No. z
AZ; No. IL, "a No. IL, l-l6; No. Is, 4l-l6; No
IA, mould a l-2: granulated 5JA: cubes 81
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, Md, Dec. H.-Fiour dull, un
changed; western uper S2.l5@2.50; 90. extri
S3.sU@8.25; do. family S3.5Oa4.00; spring whea
straight S4.35a4.50.
Wheat str ng; spot and December II 1-2a71A
January 7lEkai2h; May 20 10; steamer No
red =; Southern wheat by sample 6sG72; do, OF
grade -.
Corn strong; spot 99%a997a; December $3.50
395; December, new or old, $500 $50; Janu
airy IS l-2d334: February SSs4a3S%; steame
mixed -; Southern white corn S6G39A; vel
| low -.
oats dull; No. 2 white western, 80 1-2aS3; No
mixed 81 I-2a}2