The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-13

Cash quotations we're as follows:
Flour steady; winter patents Ss5Oas.eO; Cd; DO;
specials si.25; hard patents, ST. 2Oa3.6o: do. soft
-; straights s196a3.10; bakers S22Oa2:4 40.
s Whsat NJ I'd sgpIn9g 7iS1s No sprIns
Oats No. q 27a2la; No. white 30@3l: No.
8. white 30 1-2a8OA. Rye No: 2, 53h, Barley
No. 2, a964z. Flax seed, No l. 100; 2 Prime d0le
Timothy seed $3.50. Mess pork, per Dbl, So. 800
s95. Lard, per 100 lbs, S5.i2 l-2a5.15 Short rio
sides, loose, A.4504.s0; dry-salted shoulders,
boxed, 41sai1k. Short clear sides, boxed. si.S's
1896. Whiskey, sl,26.
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, April 12.-FIour a little more
active and firmer with wheat winter straights
S. 50a3o5: do. patents S3.75af 90; Minnesota
Rye -four steady; good to fair sS.0Ua3.l5
Corn meal steady; yellow western Si0s5;
city -.
RYE stronger; No. 2, 65 l-2a66; State SO.
Barley nominal; feeding 47ais l-2; mating
81 1-2a6l
Barley malt dull; western 60a70
Wheat spot firm; No. red S31S; options,
May TN; July 76S; September FAX.
Corn, spot firm; No. D. lsAa4s%; options
May 500; July 40b.
Beef steady; family $4,000 all 90; extra mess
50; beef hams sts.50a 1900; packet $9.50a$l0 100;
city extra India mess s14 ooal5.50.
Cut meats steady; picked bellies 5a5A
picked shoulders n; picked hams 61s07 H.
Lard weak; western steamed $40; city -;
April S5.37 i-2, nominal: refined easy
Pork easy; mess s90009.50; snort clear
$40 25aI275; family sI0.5001l.G0.
Butter steady; western creamery 1921; do
factory 1905; Elgins 81: imitation creamery
Halls Ia State dairy 15a2O; creamery l7a2t ID
Cheese firm; large, white l2al2h; do; small
1lal1A; large colored IL FL; do. small 1latlx;
fight skins SAG; part skins 7aS.
Eggs finn; State and Pennsylvania I3 l-2;
western fresh l3ka13 1-2; southern l3al3h
Potatoes steady; New York Sl.50a2.5O; Long
Island S2.0O d25o; sweets, Jerseys, s2.OcaS.5o;
TaiIow firm; city A l-2; country 1-2ai5S, as to
quality.
Cotton seed oil firm; prime crude 22a22 10;
crude 10 b mills isalS Ia; prime summer yell
ter grades s0aS2; prime winter yellow Sla32;
prime white rs.
Petroleum easier; refined New York, 800;
Philadelphia and Baltimore 800; do in bulk
$3.50.
Rosin steady; strained, common to good
SI.s7 Ia.
Turpentine firmer at 44a44A.
Rice firm; fair 20 extra l-2a7i Japan ba54.
Cabbage dull; Long Island sial0.0O per 100.
Coffee-Optlons, May $50; June $50, spot
Rio firm; No. Z. invoice -i6; No. lobbing
6 13- 10; mild firm; Cordova 8al3.
Sugar, raw sIrong; fair refining Lie; CEN
trifugal, 9S-test, g. IS; molasses sugar 10 Is;
refined steady; mould A ) l-2; granulated 5A:
cubes
BALTIMORE.
BArrrMoRE, Md, April I2.-Flour quiet and
western super S2.2502.40
Wheat firm; No. red spot 75&a75A: April
75xa754; May e4a76 IL; July "a IL asked;
steamer No 2 red -; Southern wheat by
sample 7la76 10; do. on grade
Corn strong; mixed, spot So26ass IL; April
May IS 1-2aa3G; June S9A asked
-; Southern white and yellow
corn Al.
Oats dull; No. white western, S5a85 IL; No.
2 mixed 32a32 IL.
Rye firmer No. nearby Sass Ia No.
western 60 IL.
NAVAL STORES.
WILMINGTON, N. o., April l2.-Turpentlne
firm at 4lail l-2: receipts casks.
Rosin firm at 95aSl00; receipts 1903.
Crude turpentine quiet at sl.35, sz.40 and $40;
receipts barrels.
Tar firm at 80; receipts IS.
CHARuEsToN, s. O., April r. Turpentine
firm at Al; sales -.
Rosin steady; sales - barrels. Quote: A, B, G,
ID. Is. 80; #, 85; G, sl.05; H, SI.l0; /, Sl.25; K,
81. so; NJ, 81. 55; NJ s1.70; W g. $500; W W, s225
SAVANNAH, Ca, April l2.-Turpentine firm
at AN; sales 593; receipts t2'.
Rosin firm; sales 1888; receipts $40: Quote:
A, b, G, sl05; u, s1.05; e, $t.l5; +, sl.s5:
G, 100; FL, sl.40; /, $3.50: K, s1.60; NJ, sl.2,;
20 q