The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-21
CHICAGO, Februs ry 20.
DnpYlinv. Closing

Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour ste sdy; winter patents S3.S0a3sO; do
straights 49, 3Oa 80: do clear S3.30a3.40; spring
specials $780, hard patents, $340a3.70 do. soft
S3.4O03.50; straights $3.0Oas.20 bakers S2.30a260
Wheat-No. spring 67a7o1; NO spring ola
20; No. red 72a734. Corn-No. 2, S4%"
81. Oats No 2, II aa27l-2; No. white i9H aYO
No. S,white 2aka294. Rye No. 2, 554. Bar
ley--No, 3, 42d65l. Flax seed, NO. l, IL
Prime Timothy seed S24F Mess pork, PEI
Dbl, 50. 2Oa926. Lard, per 100 lbs, S5.l505.fO
Short rib sides, loose, S4.4104.65; dry-salted
sho llders, boxed, 4Ia435. Short clear sides
O sed. si.8jaa.95. Whiskey. 81 95
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, Feb 20-Flout entirely feature
less but held nominally steady; winter straghts
S3.60a3.70; do. patents S3.70a40o; Minnesota
patents S3.90a4.20; Minnesota bakers S3.00a3.25
winter low grades 81 25a2.45.
Rye -four dull; good TO fair e3.i5a3.30
Buckwheat -four dull at 500.
Buckwheat dull at 30
Corn meal steady; yellow western S3G&
city -.
Rye steady; No. 2, 66lf; State 60.
Barley quiet; feeding 47aisA; mating Sc l-2af2
Barley malt steady; western G0a70
Flax seed steady at $l.l0.
Wheat, spot firm; NO. red Si5S, options
March s3; May 75zs; July 576.
vorn, spot steady; No. 2. 42%a4fA; options
March -; May 4Uss; July Az.
Oats, spot steady; No. 2, IS 1-2 options dull
and steady.
Beef firm; family slOa11. so; extra r1ess s7.5os
S.lu, Deer hams Tlvs0Ui packet Guy
extra India mess S1500aIJ.5).
Cut meats. steady; picked bellies 5a5&
picked shoulders "A; picked hams 7a7h.
Lard weak; western steamed SOD; city -;
February closed $40, nominal: refined weak
Pork easier; mess 80 boa 1000; short cIeai
S10.50a12.50; family Sl0.750 100
Butter steady; western creamery l6G22; do.
factory 12al4; Elgins %: imitation creamery
10 t-2a19 State dairy 1921; creamery -.
Cheese firm; large white 10 1-2; do small
11all4; large colored 10 IL; do. small llallk;
light skins sa9; part skins 7aS.
Eggs steady; State ana Pennsylvania % IL:
western fresh %: southern %.
Potatoes firm; New York S1.25a2 90: Long
Island S1.5012.5J; sweets, Jerseys, S2.00a3.50;
southern
Tallow steady; city GIG; country l-2a3ss.
Cotton seed oil less active and about steady
the break in lard discouraged buyers; prime
crude Is I-2ai9; crude b mills l3al3 10; prime
summer yellow rs; of summer yellow 2l but
ter grades 29232; prime winter yellow 3laS2;
prime white %.
Petroleum dull; refined New York, $40;
Philadelphia and Baltimore S7.35: do in bulk
81 81.
Rosn steady; strained, common to COCO
l.aUai 81 1-2.
Turpentine firm at 46 1-2a47.
Rice frm: fair to extra LIAR; Japan ba5l4
Molasses firm: New Orleans, open kettie.
good to choice, 2Sa33
Peanuts steady; fancy hand-picked 5; other
domestic 4a4 i-2.
Pig iron dull; southern Sl025all,25; northern
$40 25aI1.75.
Freights to Liverpool weak; cotton by steam
IS; grain by steam
Coffee--Options, March S5.40ai Is; May $3.50;
spot Rio, dull and featureless; No. Z, invoice
8 IL; No. iobbing Z; mid quiet; Cordova
8ai4.
Sugar, raw steady; fair refining 1S- Is; CEN
S6-test, 5-l6; Muscovado -; mo-
Iasses sugar ga; refined irregular and unset
tied; mould A 81: granuated 5: cubes -.