New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-17

METALs-The general metal situation on the Ex-
change today quite Of late copper
being the only product shoHIag an important adVanoe
but notable steadness ana ectVv are fePo.'sl to
steel rails and No wrought scrap. Old ron ra-is nave
ol ieatare closing shade the basis q So 5og
% i25 , spot 81 sIi Pc e.e,royte sI i2 ana
casting copper sl. Tin closed easy. with spot TO Apr
Ap is a, 'g s oS al 5Pe Iaa se '' a9 Win
Apr at s. eoqsS - Loneon closing 'apes o ant ~
lures 40 5s I'm spot ie ana thrse months 20 us %
lead az rs 60 Glasgow SS'e 4 7
MoLAssEs AND sYRUFs-It Was a small local market
at best buyers purchasing in hand-o-mouth fasioa
ne sman sto.ks at this point well south
outside orders were received n.t Tesreseniee a
centrifuraL common. gGil'te; fair lSGl5c good u
25a26c fair 27a29o god 2sq go prime $ogSle e92s
Y oT's GOA 5 100 &C., prime isa2oc fancy a2c
tn msbe, FOR naval stores business Icing eo2afSysl
aH ' drm 1u SOCK Rosia So otls spirits urpsn;tne
s. g. oi bis s. 20 Piah 8 s. spirits giTen5'a +:
s sssaiI 1laa sti Il n9 scas Is $ 9
Il 81 10. / Ngo; X. 81 So NJ S-oo' ~ - TO-
OCEAN FREIGHTsThe srks, tor eer1h fre az
Wa GS "a Tor Iarch: Giasg3w Id FOR March Brsto
std f2r MaFeh i@h 8 'ehnlnss FOR March
am 81, Amsterdam &c. Cork for 1rders Is "dg"s
arect p.rls iase ' To1sn oats 2s .FREiGHTs AND
"a RTERs%A fair amount q business vas reported In
the san 'oAnas nedun, vessels Tor the nearby
mainly 81 slat. sn1 sse. There is ye, good demand
rather Hight rates are vel meintsinel ,ssrs,e nanny
for grain boats Rates a'e hFm on te D" ~ erT.ps
,,,sr "a oo6 quarters grain Baltimore 70 the
ointment IS 4sd berth terms part oats IS pGTonpl
~ - ri,s6 KINGDOM az Continent private terms Brit
ish steamer. 1851 IONS sa~n timber ses "a, IT,
cargo hence Hamburg ber'hea British steamer. 70
tsn- West an1 rs... perdum heno - Hong Kong
2'.c Italian bank $50" ehis sen.ea XII ,,ns case
oil hence Montevideo 2oc option hn.nos Ayles -,c'
pTyste terms vst ' terms sehner sa toas
Goa, % sT ~, prince So and pr, charges
scsner 3i7 ions sait hence Savannah. So ana hack
inion Island to Nsw-Yofk 81 =: schooner 4c' .ors
scSooner RS tons lumber Brunswick 70 Boston. 81 =
: :csSoScr as as tons a a Fcrsaa
Hyae i+ri oa ~ sesSoner 2cs 'oos iaoer
vile to NeN-York s. 55 schooner, alo 'o9s Pas Nj
.,s a.Sington D r to Key west s. 30 net, schooner
fertilizer GSr'eTs, xors % % 0"rs
British TO arrive 10000 cases petroleum hence
oIls-isefsst s, n prime srgs: and p[ms
,s5ssTv ,,r beng held at 2ss open market
and sap hs-. feT .sta Inset m duet W.
Prime crges 3sS saa, s.r M summer VEL
low, 22a22l@ butter gree. a. Il p f,s.a ,ers5
33niSc. AHtIlDaI "t'l-+ w. N"N"'" '' 49,
~ OIL choice 42Ts5c
Srppov1sIoNs- Price. sold on somewhat after the open
a., b,, bsd quick rally attended by liberal demand
tom packers with suhsequent slight reaction from io
80 re- close .... PORK-Firm Quoted Mess SilI
tii 25 family sli 30 short .lear SO 75asl2 p o.,
Firm Quoted. Mes. sass 70. family 81 254
al * racket s9QS1O 30. extra India mess Sl50sid.
DRESSED HoGs-Tirm. Quoted: Bacon. hhc. 80 u.
Eiac ico ~ 5hc. 40 SIC. 100 n b7sc pigs - &c
80. cur MEATs-Pcksi bellies strong sgo king lei,
i,s 10. 10 ~ &c. II N, Sac. IL ~. 5Hcs picNed
.bodcrs ouet: quoted 40 ncklcd hams Quiet quoted
7Ig7ac. Western. 10 N. o'.c TALON Si niy.
quoted 587i4c: city lard steady; quoted 300 renned
.,esdv Quoted. south America. &C. continent o.I..
prszG kegs lie. Compound steady. quoted tlty.
4XG4kc. Western 4~c.... STE AlINE-stehay Hu"''H'
Oeo &c. city lard stearine. &c A. ..,-.-
RICE Favorable from the south eng nrin so'
-, alrosd together active call from CIV ana
I,ifoWn buyers the sustaining features ~ %
... ,,arks, White quotations show ntte material
dss 80 General tendency toward higher prices
~ 80. Domestc to low fair 3sgic. far