The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-19
CaroAao. DECEMBER II.
rlneninn. Hirhest. Lowest. Cle

Caah quotations we're as follows:
| Flour steady; winter patents SS.40aS5O; 90.
straghts S8.00s3s0; do clear S2.90a3.l0; spring
specials $3.50; spring patents 50. 2oaa5o; spiing
straights Ss.70a3.ul; bakers sl.90a2.b0. Wheat
| No. 4, spring -; No. spring fa67; No z req
| 6gas9ss Corn--No. a. 81 Ida 81 IL. Oats -No.2,
92s2s Sd. No. 2, white 2sAa26; No. 8 whit 9
25aM 3-9. Ryt--No. 2, 81. Barley--No 2, 1888
Flax seed-No.l i, 81 49k. Prime Timothy seed,
loo lbs, s5lOa5.Sqk; Snort rihsidee, loose,
| So. l6a5.a0; ry-satled shoulders boxed, 3-Sa
| s. l-q Short clAar siHs~. boxed. b.00a5 80
whiskey on basis high wines, sl.23 IL.
NEW YORK
NEW YoRW. December l7.--Flour firmer and
held his her with wneat, buye showing readi-
ness to meet old asking RATES The close was
S2.s0a3I0; winter extras $2.55aS.o0; do. low
grades S2.80a2.Ao
aye -four firm, fair to good sa.loaS.25;
oh ice to faucy s. 25a3bO
Buckwbeat flour quiet at S2.25a225.
Buckwheat no alinal at 6uaSl.
Corn meal hrm; yellow western 80; city IS.
Rye himJ no. A. western al b afoati
State rye a0a57; city of ew York car lots
Barley steady; feeding Al; mslring 44a4s
Barley matt quiet, western 55as6.
wheat, spot firm; No. red 20; 0ptfony,
March 7s IL: NAV Is "a; Ju y 1912; septem-
Der 7SA: December rs 5 s.
Corn, spot firm; No. 2. 40 5-S; options,
May SO as; December SO ii.
Oats, spot firm; No. 2, 2BI: No. white
81 III; No 32S l-2. Options quiet but frazer,
Beef dull; family sI2.hC1 800; extra mess
$1,000; beef hams s22. 0aas.sO; packet sll.O0a
1890: city extra India mess s20.00s23.00.
Out meats quiet; picked bellies l-2a6 L 2;
picked shoulders a-4; picked hams l.sa9
Lard weak; western steamed SEGA 10; city
s4.9ls December S5.77h, nominal; refined weak;
to the continent E5.9A; compound $500.
Pork firm, Ene8S SI0.QOal0.75; snoEE cieaY $1l.5Oa
12.00; family si2.o0dal2.50.
Butter STEADY; western creamery 2S627; State
Cheese steady; fan made fancy, large, IL liza
IL "a; fan maze, small, u 3-4at3.
Eggs stea1y; State ana Pennsylvanjs 24a2A;
western, ungraded at mark, 1921 IL; Southern
2la24 loss OF.
Potatoes steady; New Jerseys sl.25o1.sO; New
York Sl.27al55 Long Itland H,iOa2Ol; New
Jersey sweets Ss.25az.75; southern sweets Si.75a
2.25.
TaIIow firm: city s; country 4Aa5.
Petroleum frfu; refined Sew XOrk, 1880
Philadelphia &nd Baltin 1885; do Ia bulk
$7.20.
Rosin steady. strained, common to good,
Turpeutine steady at 5za52 IL
Rice firm; domestic, fair 10 extra aaeK; Japan
aAa5.
Molasaes steady; New Orleans, open kettle.
Cabbage steady; Long Island B40oas8.50 per
Freights to Liverpool quiet and frmer; cot
ton BY steam %; do. gram 81.
Peanuts firm; fancy nard-p1cked 8 Lead la:
domestic I-28a.
Sugar, raw, s'eady: fair aeaning, 1918;
s0-teEl. Dl1f tuOltSSSB sugar S~lb
b d; renned quiet: standard A az; cut
loaf 9-16; crushed y-l6; powdered l2i;
mould A, s. 7-le; graduated at; cubes s. rs.
Goree-- Options Dec. inter 1915; January
S5.7sa5.80; February $3.50; Msrea S.. 0; April
ID; Nay 1870 July 50 so; atp3mber 10 !;
spot BIO quiet; No invoice a-S; No. job
bling S-s; mild quiet; cordova sa2ss.
Cotton seed oil was moderately active and
steadier, az 8tc. fer prime summer yeilOw.
Prime crude. barrels s. nominal prlne SUM
mer yellow ~; off summer ye low 81 IL, nom
fK1n4 IL
yellow ssass; prime white 54as5; prime meal
tzl.5ua2J,tO,
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, Nd, December l7.-Elour dul
and unchanged; western super 42.2bd2.35.
VIII at dall, spot and month 70 1-2asO 5-s;
January II I-aa7I b-8; May III l-sa7i So South
ern wneaf by sample 6oaf2.
Corn hTme; mixed, spot and month 81 lisa
~ Ia; December 81 I4as7 3-s, new or old;
January 81 4aS71s; February 81 j. a37A; March
81 5-S niu.; Southern white, 80 1-2a3s.
cats quiet 40. white western, 81 ~; No.
mixed 16s4 a29
rye dull; No. 2 nearby 81; No. western
SO nominal
Cheese firm; large lazala,6; medium lsAa
Butter finn; fancy creamery e7ags: fancy
creamery, i'm tation, z0azi; do. iadle i8a 0; 90.
god iad.e Itai7; sto packed l6aio; rolls 17azO.
Eggs nim; fresh u per doz.
sugar St y s, unchanged. Coarse and fine
granuIated $780,
NAVAL STORES.
CHARLEsTox. s. O., December H. urpent'ne
drm at 50 sales -.
hosin, firm; receipts -; sales -; exports.
Qno.e y. q, ID, II, Si.05; II, $40; q, M.lO; Fl
II, sl.au; SI.3o; X, xi.40; 81, $l.7O; N, s2.4b;
VIC, $3.50; WV, 500.
nAgANNAH, Ga. D. c. IL. --Turuentine firm at
49,; receipts l,l75: sales 62l exports 1856.
Rosin firm; receipts 5,44z; sales 1907 barrels
exports, $3.50
Quote A. Is, G, d, sl.l0; e, Sll5: +, S.i5; G.,
Sl:e0s sL40 |, SI.46; x, $500, M $3.50; NJ Sl2o;
VIC, $g,15; WV, $500.
s.aAA4s~1or, n. u, Decent er l7.--Eurpen5ine
firm at 4Sa4S14; receipts o4 casks.
hosln hrm ut xl.lOal. TO; receipts 242.
81.
Tar quiet at s1.s5; receipts 567 barrels.