The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-16

2 red 67a68 10. Corn-No. 2, 344. Oats
No. 2, 264a27; No. 2 white =; No 8; white
28a284 Rye-Eo. 2, 81 1-2. Barley-No. 2,
8ga5O 10. Flax seeG, No. l, lOi. Prime Timothy
seed 1927 1-2a2.H0. Mess pork per bbl.. $500
8.l5. Lard, per 100 lbs, S52 l-2a5.20. Short rib
Sides loose, $.j7 l-2a4.77 12; dry-salted should
S485ai.87 ID. Whiskey s. 26.
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, December 15.-Flour moderately
active and held 5sl0c higher; winter
straights S3.60a3.SO do. patents S365a3.85; Min
nesota pateuts $3.G5a3.Sl; Minnesota bakers
S30013.25; winter low grades S2.25a2.45.
Rye -four firm good to fair $2.9503.l5.
Buckwheat -four quiet at $500.
Buckwheat dull at "a
Corn meal frmer; yellow western 76a77; city
Rye steady; No. 2, GO 10; State -.
Barley easy; feeding 414a1 l-2; mailing SEA
58 2.
Barley malt steady; western 6Oa7O.
Flax seed s eady at Sl.10.
Wheat, spot firm; No; red 775. options,
March "a 1-2; May II December 72z5.
Corn, spot firm; No. z, 4l3s; options, May 40;
December 39M.
Oats, spot firmer; No. Q. 50; options, quiet.
Beef steady; family Sl0a$11; extra mess Ss.50a
900; beef hams $500; packet S9.OOa $40; city
extra India mess S15.O0a16.00.
Cut meats quiet; picked bellies 5Ha6; picked
shoulders 4a44; picked hams z.
Lard steady; western ste AIMED closed 1857 1-2;
city -; December closed S5.42 l-2 nominal re-
fined quiet.
S10.5Oa12.50; family s100001100
Butter very firm; western creamery 1921; do.
factory 12al4 IL; Elgins 2l; imitation creamery
1Sal7; State dairy 1oG18; creamery -.
Cheese firm: large white l0Lal0 1-2 do. small
~; large colored 10A; do. small ~; light
skins 614c6 IL; part skins 5}4a5 IL; full Skins
2a21s.
Eggs finn; State and Pennsylvania 26a27;
western fresh 26; southner 22a25
Potatoes steady; Jerseys slal87 IL; New York
81 25a1 so; Long Island S1.25@1.76; sweets, Jer-
seys. 81. 2Ja2.25: southern 40a75.
Tallow steady; city -; country 3 l-2a3S.
Cotton seed oil st ady; prime crude IL ~;
prime crude fob mills l3alSl-2; prime
summer yellow 21022; off summer yellow
20; butter grades 25a27; prime winter yellow ga
u ~; prime white 26.
Petroleum firm; refined, New York, $3.50;
Philadelphia and Baltimore s7.45 do in bulk
Rosin steady. strained. common to good S1.45.
Turpentine firm at Al l2a42
Rice firm; fair to extra 4%@6A; Japan 5Aa
Molasses firm; New Orleans, open kettle,
Peanuts quiet; fancy hand-picked s; other
Cabbage steady; Long Island s1.5Oa8.OO per 100.
Pie iron dull; southern Sl0.25a'1.25; northern
$40 2Sal1.75.
Coffee-Options, December S5.75; January
Sj75; spot Rio, firm; No. z, invoice 63l; No.
jobbing a; mild finn; Cordova 7Aal5.
Sugar, raw st ady: fair refining 325a3 Is l6;
centrifugal, 96-test 426a4 7-16; molasses sugar
3%a3 11-16i refined steadier; No. 6, 7-16; NO: z,
AZ No II, "A; No. IL, 1-16; No. 10, 41-16; No.
IA, 4; mould IL: Granulated So: cubes So.
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE Md, Dec. 15.-Flour duh, I'M
changed; western super $2.1502.50; do. extra
Sz90d3.25; do. family S3.50a4O0; spring wheat
strnight S4.3504.50.
Wheat strong; spot and December II 1-2a71a{;
January 7IMa72k; May 70 bid steamer No. 2,
red -; Southern wheat by sample 6Sa7l4; do.
on grade
Corn strong; spot and December 394a39 12;
December, new or old, 384 GS8z5; January 80 5sa
382l; February SS2ia39 steamer mixed -;
Southern white corn 361a3914; yellow
Oats duh nnd easY: No. 2 white western, 32a