The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-16
CHICAGO, May Is.

| Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour quiet, steady; winter patents S350a3.6o:
do straights 20a3 30 do clear S300a3 10; spring
specials $40; hard PATENTS 3.c0a3 20; straights
s2.8oa8 10; bakers s2.2Oa2:io. Wheat-No:
spring 6sa7o No spring e6aes No. % red o s2a
No. white % l-230: No. 3, white 2SAa29 l-2
Rye No. O. co. Barley-No. 2, S5ai0. Flax seed,
No. l, lO6. Prime Timothy seed s235 Mess pork,
per bbl, SS30aS.35. Lard, per 100 lbs, s5.t2 LA
sos. Short rib sides, loose S45004 81; dry
sailed shoulders. boxed, 4Aa4 10. Short clear
sides. boxed. 81 90s5.00. Whisky, sl.26.
NEW YORK.
New YORK, May l5.-Flour inactive, fairly
steady: winter straights s3.50a3.60 do. patents
S3.75a400; Minnesota patents 100; Mime
sofa bakers S3.0Oa3.20.
Rye -four dull, easy; good to fair s3.O0as.l5.
Corn meal easy; yellow western s4@eo'
Rye easy; No. 2, GO I-2; State SO.
Barley quiet: feeding 4ia42; mating 47a-0.
Barley malt quiet; western 55a63.
Wheat, spot steady: No. 2 red s3A; optionr,
May TN; july 75%; September 74A.
Corn, spot quiet; No 2, 4O%; options, May
80; July 3s%; September 80
Oats, spot quiet; NO. z, SO 10: options quiet
Beef steady; family S9.500al1.O0; extra mess
50; beef hams Sl9.00al9.50; packet SS.5oaSlo.00;
city extra India mess sl4.ooal5.5O.
Cut meats quiet; picked bellies 4Iao;
picked shoulders 4Aa44s; picked hams 75SaSA
Lard firm; western steamed $3.50; city -; re-
fined firm; compound 4%at@.
Pork dull, easy; mess sS.2509O0; short clear
10.25a12.OO; family sI0.5001l00
Cotton seed oil Gull; prime crude Il
crude 20 b mills i3a13 ID; prime summer yell
low 26a26 ID; of summer yellow p IL; but
ter grades S0a32; prime winter yellow Slas2;
prime white 26.
Petroleum dull: refined New York, 1885;
philadelphia and Baltimore $500; do IN bulk
Butter firm; western creamery l5al9;
do. factory IL l-2@13; Elgins 20; imitation
creamery 10 l-2ai5; State dairy ID 1-20l7 IL;
Cheese, old steady; large white II L.; new
steady; large l-2a9S.
Eggs firm; state and Pennsylvania Az a
ID I-x;western fresh 13 1-2al4: southern l2al3.
Potatoes steady; New York $l.2odl.71; Jer-
seys. si.00a2 90; southern -.
Tallow firm; city l-z country 4 l-2a4%, as to
Rosin easy; strained, common to good
sl.47 l-2al.50.
Turpentine steady at 42a42l-2.
Rice firm: fair to extra s9s al: Japan 4Aa51.
Cabbage steady; s1.50a2.25 per barrel crates.
Freights to Liverpool weak; cotton by steam
IL ID; do grain -.
Rio dull and nominal: No. T. invoice 63s; No.
jobbing % /; mild dull Cordova Sa13.
Sugar, raw steady; fair refining q; centrlf-
gal &c. test, 81; molasses sugar 4; NO. Ia, "A;
refined steady to firm; mould A 53s; granulated
ST. cubes -.
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, Md, May l5.-Flour quiet; west
ern super So. Is 02.30
Wheat steady; No. red spot 72Aa73; May
steamer No. Q red -; Southern wheat by sam
pie 6sa73A: do. on grade =. a
Corn sy; mixed, spot S7&a37%; May 1890
377S; June s7ssa374; July Aa3S; steamer
mixed -; Southern white and yellow corn Ala
AZ.
Oats steady; No. white western, 80 l-2a34;
Rye dull; No. nearby -; No. 2 western
63 l-2.
NAVAL STORES.
WILMINGTON. NJ c., May l5--Turpentire
steady at 81 lass receipts Al casks.
RosIn firm at 95aSl 60; receipts 1862.
Crude turpentine steady at $3.50, $40 and
$3.50; receipts rs barrels
Tar firm at S1.25; receipts 63.
CHARLESTON, S. c., May 15.-Turpentine
firm at 81; sales % casks.
Rosin firm; sales 200 barrels. Quote: A, b, 9,
90; d. f, 9,.; F, Sl05; G, Sl.l5; ii, Sl.25; l,
sl.35; X S1.40; M, Sl75; N $500; G. $3.50; W W,
$40.
SAVANNAH Ga, May lj.-Turpentine quiet at
SO l-2; sales 81; receipts $50.
Rosin firm; sales ], Isl; receipts 2,6ss: Quote
a, 3, G, 70; Z, IS; E, Sl.oo; SIP; & n.2 2o
g, s23j; w W. $3.50.