The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-18
CHICAGO, August IL.
Opening. Closing.

Flour firm; winter patents sa.45as.55;
s. 80a84O BIT bakers a s220a2.S0. 3d. Wheat~No.
spring -; No. spring 6s l-2070 IL; No red
72ha7s. Gorn-No. ., 81 ~. Oats No. ?, 2la
81 10. Rye-No. .. 81. Barley--No. 2, sl0
Al; No. Flax seed-No. l, 10l l-2. Prime Timothy
seed $3.50 Mess pork. per Dbl, T.5oa
sides, loose, Si.90a5l5;. dry-salted, shoulders,
boxed, 5%G5%. Short clear sides, boxed.
$5.A5a5.60. Whiskey 81 %.
NEW YORK
NEW YORK, Aug. 17.-Flour firmer and fairly
active; winter patents sS.7oa3.sO; do. straight
SS.3503.50; Minnesota patents 3.'0a3.s0; do
bakers S2.90a3.l0: winter extras 81 40a280; do.
low grades s2.8Oa2,40.
to fancy -.
Corn meal steady; yellow western 7la7s; city
IT.
Rye easy; No. Q. western 1912; State =.
Barley steady; feeding 271-2a3S; mating ~
Barley malt dull; western 58a55.
Wheat, spot firm; No. 2 red 1875; options,
September 1917; December 79k.
Corn, spot firm; No. 2, SSss; options May -;
December 34%
oats, spot steady: No. 2, 2s 10; options slow
Beef firm; family S9.6O@Il.00; extra mess
ci extra India mess $1fG6a15.00.
Cut meats quiet; picked bellies 6a7 l-4i
piekled shoulders 6; picked hams l0alO l-2
MLard steadier western steamed 5000; city
$40 August S55t; refined steadier; to the con-
tiaent $3.50; compound 4%a4A.
saPork steady; mess ss,f5a9.50; snort clear
SI0250lI.75; family SI1.0O012.00.
Butter steady; western creamery 1901;
State dairy l4al8 l-2.
Cheese, quiet; large white Ok; do colored 81
a9 IL.
Eggs steady; State and Pennsylvania 170l8;
western, ungraded Halls; southern =.
Potatoes quiet; fair to prime Sl.500l.75;
common 60a75; fancy S2.oOa2.5; southern sweets
Peanuts firm; fancy hRnd-picked Las Ia;
osner domestic Lear.
Cabbages steady; Long Island Ssa$i per 100.
Freights to Liverpool dull; cotton by steam
IS; do. grain
TalloW sready: city -: country sHaSx.
Cotton seed oil steady; prime crude 2ll-2;
% 1-2; OFF summer yellow rs IL; butter grades
8oas; prime winter yellow sOaS2; prime white
% l-2.
Petroleum firm; refined New York, $3.50;
Philadelphia and Baltimore H75: do in bulk
s5.25.
Rosin firm; strained, common to good
Turpentine firm at 52a52I-9.
Rice firm; fair to extra 49Sa7 III Japan
4ka5 l-2
Molasses firm; New Orleans, open kettle.
CoffeeMOptions, September 81. As; December
81 90; February $500; March S. %; spot Rio dull
and nominal; No. invoice 81; No. jobbing
6k; mild quiet, st ady; Cordova l-2al1
Sugar, raw higher; fair refining 4; centrifugal
96-test, liz; molasses sugar 81; refined firm
ana Ialrly acIlVes mould a OAS SJanuhFu
ASK; confectionery o4 No. 10, IL; cut loaf
81; crushed cubes So.
Watermelons, Mary land and Jersey, per car
load, Si5sl50; per 100, Sl5aSl8; small to medium
s8a12O 90; Virginia, large, $l2s$14; small to me-
dunn S7at0.0U.
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE Nd, Aug. 17.-Flour quiet; west
ern super S21502.25.
Wheat firmer; No. red, spot and August
7l2a72; September 1-2a72%; October 7SAa74;
December 77a77z; steamer No, red -;
Southern wheat by sample 67075; do. on
grade.
Corn quiet; mixed, suot and August s5 l-20
35A; September and October 3ihaS IL; Mo-
vembar or December, new or old, 80 l-2a32M;
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