The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-10


Lard, per 100 lbs, s5.17 l2a5.2 Short rib sides,
loose, $481a5.l is; dry-salted shoulders, boxed,
l-?aJ&. Short cIesr sides, boxed, $535a5.43
Whiskey 81 .26.
NEW YORK
NEw HoRE, Aug. a.-Flour held higher than
bui ers' views and consequently ruled quiet;
winter patents s3.5Oa3 10; do. straight $8.3j310;
Minnesota pate uts 3.60aS 80; do bakers S2.90a
BIO; winter extras 81 40a2.S0; do. low grades
s2.30a2 40.
Rye -four active; good to fair i2.g0asI0; choice
to fancy
Corn meal firm; yellow western Z !a73; city n.
Rye easy; NO. Z, western 59a 90; state 81.
Barley quiet; feeding "a 1-2ajS Ia; mailing
48aia
Barley malt Sull western 5sa61
Wheat, spot firm; No. req 755s; options,
September "a ; December ".
torn, spot strong; No. 2, S34; options, Sep
TENDER 81; December s5R
Oats, spot firmer; No. 2, 20; options quiet and
steady.
Beef steady; family ss.5Oa1o.5o; extra mess
So; beef hams So. C0azS50; packet S9.50asl0 00j
city extra India mess Sl4.00a15.00.
Cut meats steady; picked bellies 6s7 1-2j
picked shoulders &, picked hams l0ai0%.
Lard steady; western steamed Sb.57 L.; Au-
gust s5.57 -; city s5l5 refined steady; to the
continent $3.50; compound 4%aiA.
Pork dull; mess s9a9.75 snort clear $1lG
11,75; family SII.00@1201
Butter stron Z; western creamery Is l.2alS Ia:
State creamery IL 1-2alS 1-2.
Cheese, dull; large white 9ka9 Ia; do col
Eggs firm: state and Pennsylvania Is l-20
is ls2; western fresh lOaiS l-'; southern
Potatoes quiet; fair to prime Si.00Il.7s; COM
mon 50a75 fancy Sl.75a2O0; southern sweets Sl.bO
a3. 90.
Peanuts firm; fancy hsnd-picked 5 12a6 IL;
other domestic 1-2aH.
Cabbage steady; Long Isl md S2a$l per 100.
Freights to liverpool strongi cotton b steam
20; do grain -.
Tallow hrm, active; city l.; country liza
Cotton seed oil quiet; prime crude 2lI-2;
crude mills l7alS; prime summer yellow
rs l-2i OF summer yellow p LAS; butter
grades s0aS2; prime winter yellow SUaS2; prime
white 29 I.2.
Petroleum firm: refined New York, $3.50;
Philadelphia and Baltimore H.75 do in bulk
$3.50.
Rosin steady; strained, common to good
Shoals -.
Tnrpentine firm at 40 i-ra50.
Rice quiet fair to extra 42Ia7 l-2i Japan
4Aa5 H.
Molasses firm; New Orleans open kettle.
good to choice, 92a36.
Coffee-options, August So ; October ass;
December 10 los; March S.. 9a5.20; spot Rio
steady ut qui t; No invoice ~; No. job
bling Ga; mild stea with fair trade Cordcva
4 I-1aI1.
Sugar, raw firm, held higher: fair refining 4
bid; centrifugal 96-test, s-1s bid; molasses
sugar s1 bid; refined firm but quiet; mould A
81; standard 81; confectioners' "a; NO. 10,
IL; cut loaf So; crushed g.; powdered 5H;
graduated l-2; cubes bss.
Muskmelons, Monmouth county, Jennie
Lind, per barrel, Slal.a0; Hackerssck seed, per
barrel, 75alO0, do south Jersey, Gem and Jennie
Line, 50at.25; do crate, hOa75: do Maryland,
Rocky Ford Seed, per crate =; fair to good,
75aS 100; do inf rior S0a50 do Gem and Jennie
Lind per two basket carrier, 50a75; do Virginia
and North Carolina, Gem and Jeunie Lind, per
barre 50a75; do per carrier, 30a4O.
Watermelons, per car load, $60al00; per 100,
s5ai0 90; per case $2a$4.
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, Md, Aug. 9,-Flour quiet; west
ern super s2.15O2.25.
NH 8, No q .1Ok a,,l At.c,. met