The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-09
CHICAGO, February 8.
Opening. Closing.

Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour neglected; winter straightS S3.4Oa 40;
do cear So .5UUa5.l0; spring specials $40; hard
patents S3.60a3.70 do. soft S54U03.l0; stralghts
So nOa3 10; bakers S.. Ca 260 Wheat-No. 2 spring
Corn-No Q, 81 ID. Oats No. 2, 28;
No white 80 l-2a}l: No. 3, white 29Aa3114. Rye
No. 2, 55 l-2. Barley-No 2, 4.a5I. Flax seed,
No l, liz l-2aIl5. Prime Timothy seed 50 y -
Mess pork per bbl., Sl0aln.05. Lard, per 100 lbs
S5.6la5.62 IL Short rib sides, loose, Sl.7jG495;
dry-salted shoulders, boxed, 44a43s Short
clear sides, boxed. S5.O5a5.'5 Wh1skey 81 25.
NEW YORK.
Nav YoRK, Feb. s.-Flour dull but nomi
nally steady; winter straights s3.60a3.65; do.
patents S375ai.00; Minnesota patents S3.90a4.t ;
Minnesota bakers $3.004S25; winter low grades
81 Ioa3.45,
Rye -four dun; good to fair So t0aS.s5.
Backwheat flour steady at Sl.90.
Buckwhcat dull at -.
Corn meal steady; yellow western sSas4;
Rye dun; No. 2, g.; state I-2aeo
Barley quiet; feeding as l-2a47 liz; mailing
5sa63
Barley malt dull; western 5sa6S.
Flax seed steady at sl.10.
Wheat, spot finn No. red s2&as3A; OPP
tions, March 79.i; May 76A; July rs IL.
Corn, spot firm; No. q .4asAai4zs; options,
March -; May IL IL; July 42$s.
Oats, spot firm; NO. 2, d4A; options, dull.
Beef dnll ian,iy Soasll; extra q mess so5 90
900; beef hams $500; packet S9.5OaSlO: city
extra India mess Sl5.G0ai6.00.
Cut meats dull; picked bellies 5a5%; picked
shoulders "A plckled hams 7a7@.
Lard steady; western steamed closed $3.50;
city =; February closed $3.50, nominal; re-
fined firm; compound l-2.
Pork quiet; Iuess 50 100000; short clear
S10.50a12.5O; family SI0.50dll.t0.
Butter firm; western creamery - 1-2a20; do.
factory / l-2aI4; Elgins 2O imitation creamery
bali; State dairy 13Gl9; creamery -.
Cheese steady: large white 10 IL; 40; small
1lallA; large colored 10 l-2; do. small l!aiiA;
ugnt skins sass part skins 7aS
Eggs firm; state and Pennsylvania l9al9A
western fresh l9al9%; southern lSa9
Potatoes steady; Jerseys sl.12 I-2al.50; New
York 81 25a1.50; Long Island SI.E0d2.00; sweets,
Jerseys, $I.25a250; southern 50a75
TalIow steady; city 9-l6: country Lease.
Cotton seed Oil steady; prime crude 20; prime
crude o b mills l3al3 IL; prime summer yell
low p; off summer yellow 81; butter grades ora
Petroleum dull; renned New fork, S7IU;
Philadelphia and Baltimore S.35: do in bulk
s4s5.
Rosin steady; strained, common to good
81. @0ai 81 IL.
Turpentine steady at 45a45 10
Rice hr,u; fair to extra 1-2a7 Japan ba5k.
Molasses firm: New Orleans, open kettle
good to choice, 2SaS3.
Peanuts steady; fancy hand-picked 5; other
domestic 4G4 liz.
Cabbage dun; Long Island 50 OOa4OO per 100
Pie iron dull; southern Sl0.25all,25; northern
S10.2Sa1I.75.
Freights to Liverpool weak; cotton by steam
49,; grain by steam -.
Cotfee-Options, March $5.50aj55; May S5.6v a
$50; spot Rio, easier; No. z. invoice Ia; No.
iobbing z; mild easy; Cordova 7Aal4.
Sugar, raw steady fair refining l3- 49,; cen
tr1fugal, 96-test, 5-l6; Muscov ado -; mo-
lasses sugar 9-l6; refined steady; mould a
90: Granulated 5: cubes
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, Md, February s.--Flour dull