The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-28
CHICAGO, December q.
Opening. Closing.

straights S320d3.40; spring special SlO0;
spring patents S3.2Oa3.5O; straights $2.sa3.Oo.
Wheat-No. spring -; No. 8 spring 62@
80 ~; No. 2 red 20. Corn-No. Q, 3S IL. Oats
No. Q, 26a4a27; No. white ~; NO. o. white
% 1-2a2g. Rye--No. 2, Ta54 1-2. Bariey--No. z,
l0d47. Flax seed, No. l, ITO. Prime Timothy
seed $3.50. Mess pork, per bbl, S82oaS.s0.
Lard, per 100 lbs, $3.50 a 5.42 l-2; Snort Tib
sides, loose, &.soG5l 10; dry-salted should
ers boxed, 4ka495. Short clear sides, boxed,
IS. l0a5.l5. Whiskey, SI"6
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, December 27.-FIour strong and
higher, checking business; winter stralghts
s3.75a4.l 10; do. patents S365a3.89; Minnesota
patents $3.7O4395; Minnesota bakers $3.OOa325;
winter low grades $2.25a2.45.
RYE -four stronger; good to fair S3.O003.20.
Buckwheat -four dul at Sl.9Oa2.0O.
Buckwheat quiet at 5a55.
Corn meal stronger; yellow western SlaS2;
Rye Hrmer; No. 2, SO; State SO.
Barley strong; feeding 44a45; mailing 53GoS.
Barley malt quiet; western bSa6S.
Flax seed s. eady at Sl.lO.
Wheat spot finer; No. red SO3a, options,
March 7716; May 742s; December 76h.
jorn, spot strong; No. 2, 45s6a452s; options,
Nav 432; December Al.
Oats, spot stronger; No Q, "a: options, quiet.
Reef firm; famLy Sl0aSl1; extra mess SS.oUa
300; beef hams $1,000; packet S9.bOa$lO; city
extra India mess Sl5.O0a16OO.
Cut meats firm; pickled bellies Sac; picked
shoulders 3; picked hams 6&a7.
Lara st ong; western steamed closed $3.50;
city -; December closed 1851 l-2, nominal; re-
ined fiTmer.
PORK irmer; mess SO 5061000; short clear
slO.5Oa12.50 family S10.25G11.OO.
Butter firm; western creamery 15G2l; do.
factory 12a14 12; Elgins 20; imitation creamery
l3a17: State dairy 1oG1S; creamery l5al9 IL.
Cheese firm: large white 10 1-2; 40. small
TX; large colored 1913; do. small TX; light
skins 6h06 12; part skins 54a5 1-2; full skins
Eggs firm; State and Pennsylvania 26a2;
western fresh 26; southern 23a25.
Potatoes steady; Jerseys Sl.25a1.50; New York
81 25a1 81 ~; Long Island Sl.62 -2G20O sweets,
Jerseys, 81. 25a2. 0: southern 5Ua75
Tallow steady; city GIG; country l-2a35.
Cotton seed oil firm; prime crude IL LA
10; prime crude 0 mills l3a1S 1-2; prime sum
ner yellow 22a2216; off summer yellow 70; butter
grades O25a27; prime winter yellow 2a2S;
prime white 20.
Philadelphia and Baltimore $7.45; do in bulk
| "a 95.
Turpentine firm at Al l-2a45
| Rice firm; fair to extra 4&@6K; Japan 5ka
51-2.
Molasses firm New Orleans, open kettle.
Peanuts quiet; fancy hand-picked 5; other
Cabbage steady; Long Island So 25a4.OO per 100
Pi. iron dull; southern SlO.25atl,25; northern
| $40 2sall75,
-; grain by steam -.
Coffee-Options, December S5.55; January
| $3.50; spot Rio, weak; No. z, invoice ga; No.
| obbing 79S; mild barely steady; Cordova 7Aal5
Sugar, raw dull, irregular; fair refining 81 !;
Centrifugal 6-test 43; Muscoy ado 80 ;molasses
sugar 3%; refined easier; No. 6, 7-l6; No. z,
tss No, Ii, AZ; No IL, 1-i6; No. 10, 1-16; No.
n. 4; mould A 81: granulated 5: cubes.
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, Md, Dec 27.-Flour quiet, un-
changed: western super S2.I50250; do. extra
| ,2.g0G3.25; do. family SS.5Oa4OO; spring wheat
straight 4.3504.50.
Wheat stron4 spot and December 74%a744;
January "a Aa745s; February 75sSa65 1-2; May -;
,teamer No. 2, red -; Southern wheat by sam
| pie 7la75 1-2: do on grade --.
Corn st one; spot and December 43&d433s;
| December, new or old, 21sa42l-2; January Z1sa
l2A February 42hai29s; steamer mixed II;
Southern white corn 3994a42A; yellow =.
Oats firm; No. 2 white western, 20 IL; NO.
| mixed 81 1-2a32.
Rye firmer; No. nearby SO; No. 2 west