New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-02

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. continues the leading feature OF
The local market To-day business dragged along IN
tne av and at the close nomnay un-
changed In the main News Of importance was lacking
lame Al the close the Metal Exchange called pig ron
quiet at si2 nominal Cope d asked lead
dull at 81 is bid 81 90 asked speer dull at 50 TO-
nominal - 49,,
noiasses market quiet and unchanged syrups were
s cS o Tn fSr sfop. eentrga o
fair i5alec good 1eg2oc prime q gre
mon 2Gisc fair i4hGl51tc; good. 1Gai7c: prime lS@
l9c; fancy. 9Oa25c
quiet steady the following quotations hveTpo9 h
L aS s "a N esS 2 "a F ha%s s Ham
burg 42li pigs: Rotterdam 7c Amsterdam, &c; cotton
IS IS ID Ell 1T 70 noers's
end for IN 'S Rates rm and vessels
There improvement in steamer rates os 80 navns
D s d SSio timber Sb fre f e unchanged
oil bur without change in prce Refined petroleum firmly
points higher but unchanged otherwise
s@ S,s 9Sx !; i$s$ & o $ss
ess sss 49, snS s 's s deSos SO
Cottonseed oil. prime crude. 2o1te; prime crude b
%sSS 2lg2sc butter gas ss@ 22CG .. prime w4s
pe wnne bne6 4S42c caI'ta raw Sac
Lard oil 4ca42c
PROVISIONS Considerable s,eadiness was manifested
In provisions. principally result OF buying for Eng
sh account and general covering by those who sold
TX E5H~ isSs5 ' ass VA family $40
$40 rs; short clear sI0Qsll .BEEFQuet Quoted:
Mess So family 81 J0gslo o packet 80 5oaSlO extra
India mess s14ds15 30. BEEF HAMS-Quet; quoted
SO 80. DRESSED HoGs-Easy Quoted: Bae soT,s,,
MEATs-Pickled bellies dull. Quoted: Smoking bellies
51qec; 10 10. sac; IL n. 6Hc: u 10, Dc Picked
shoulders dull and weak: quoted 4q4+c Picked hams
steady quoted S&q9c; Western greens, 71sc; Western
p. Sc; city greens, .TALLOW-Easy; city, 42q
4%c; country, 4%g4%c. .LARD-steady: quoted
525c City lard lower: quoted 490c Refined lard hrm
Quoted South America 5s5c; Continent $50; Brazil
kegs. 7c. Compound steady. Quoted; city, 4Sc, West
ern. 4%c..... .STEARINE-Qu Quoted: Oleo 5Sq
6%c' city lard stearine 6q0bc.
RICE-The call for rice chiefly OF local obbing
to-day. News Of consequence lacking and the
general situation unchanged The close steady Quo
taiions follow: Domestic common TO low fair 3Q3%c c:
fair 10 good, 4Sq5c; prime 10 choice 5%q0Ac; head
SIS Q7c; Patna 5Q5lac. bond 3Q3l4c Japan, Az q
6hc; Java 4&d5kc Rangoon In bond 2Ag3Ac
sUGAR-In the refined sugar department business was
fair scale early in the day. but later became very
quiet The market displayed Inherent strength from open
ing close Quotations follow: Dorninos 5%c cut loaf,
6ac: crushed SAC cubes 5lsc; powdered and coarse
lated and nne graduated, 5nc coarse graduated and
extra fne granulated 5i7c; confectionery granulaed
5sc; 2-rb 2-lb bags M and 5ib
6.44c; mould A. 5%c. diamond A. SIC confectioners
a. 5Ac: Nos and 3, 47sc; No 4. Sic; No 5, 4&c
| LAC. No H. 4Sc; No H. 4.31c: Nos 49, IA IS and
| 16 4Ac. The market firm all day, with
| demand fair More favorable reports English
market tended 10 tone sentiment LEGALLY
tent. Prices at the close the basis 4nc
9s centrifugal 4hc 50 and &c fo
for with Java quoted lbs refining Sd
Beef sugar steady. with buyers basis III
Nd for June delivery and lis nd for July delivery Tn
European visible supply was given as 100000 tons