The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-25
CHIcAGo, January Fl.
Opening, Closing.

Flour firmer; winter patents s86oa27O; spring
specials Si.l0; hard patents, Si40aS.5U do. soft
| Wheat-No.2 spring SO 12d7O; No. 8 spring
Goa SO; No. 2 red ~ l-2a73l-2. Corn-Eo Q, 81.
Oats No. 2, 274a291-2; No. white -; No. 8,
white 29k@30. Rye No. 2, 81. Barley
Timothy seed S2.30a2t0. Mess pork, per bill,
slo2Oa OPS Lard, per 100 lbs, S5.67 1-2a5.7o:
Short rib sides, loose, S4.8O0510; dry-salted
shoulders, boxed. 414a42s. Short clear sides,
boxed, SIS. l0a5. Is. Whisky, 81 ~.
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, January 24.-FIour fairly active
and stronger with wheat; winter straights S3.60a
3.65; do. patents S370a4 90; Minnesota patents
S3.95a4.l0; Minnesota bakers $3.OOl3.25; winter
low grades S2.2ia245
Rye -four steady; fair to good 50. 20aS.3O.
Buckwheat -four dull at Sl.90.
Buckwheat dull at 56.
Corn meal finn; yellow western S30S4;
Rye firm; No. 2, 6j; State 9l-2asO.
Barley firm; feeding 47ais; mailing 5Sa65.
Barley malt dull; western 55a6O
Flax seed steady at Sl.10.
Wheat spot steady; No. red 82a52 Ia, OPP
tioos March 50 ~; May 774; July 75%.
Corn, spot steady; No. ?, asa; options, May
Oats, spot duh; No. 2. sl41; options, dull.
Beef STEADY FAMILY Sl0a$l1; extra mess $S.60a
800; beef hams $3.50; packet Ss9OaslO; city
extra India mess S15.00af600
Cut meats quiet; picked bellies 5a6;
picked shoulders 4; picked hams z.
Lard steady; western steamed closed 49, q;
city :; January closed ss.97 IL, nominal; re-
Pork quiet mess ss5O0lO25; short olear
S10.50a12.50; family Sl0.j0Gll.25.
Butter firm; western creamery 1919; do.
factory 12ai4; Elgins 49,; imitation creamery
l3al6 IL; State dairy 13Gl7; creamery l5al9 IL
Cheese steady; large white lO IL; 90. small
~; large colored 10 ID; do. small TX; light
skins 61&06 1-2; part skins 5Aa5 liz; full skins
2a2k.
Eggs firm; State and PennsyIvania Is l-2als;
western fresh IS; southern II 12a1s
Potatoes steady; Jerseys tl.l2 l-2al.50; New
York Sl.25aI.62 IL: Long Island S17562.00;
sweets. Jerseys, sl.25a2.50: southern 5oa75.
Tallow steady; city 9-l6 country l-2a3S.
Cotton seed oil firm; prime crude 49, prime
crude mills l3a13I-2; prime summer
yellow % 1-2a24: off summer yellow 2l; butter
grades 271-2alSi prime winter yellow Ta2S;
prime white 49,
Petroleum dull; refined, New York, $40;
Philadelphia anu Baltimore S7.S5: do in bulk
S4.s5.
Rosin dull: strained. common to good Sl35.
Turpent1ne easy at 43a43 liz.
Rice firm; far to extra f-ca7; Japan Ga
ga.
Molasses firm: New Orleans, open kettle.
good to choice, 28a33.
Peanuts steady; fancy hand-picked 5; other
domestic 4a4 IL.
Cabbage dun; Long Island 50 OOa4.OO per 100
Pi4 iron dull; southern Sl025all,25; northern
$40 25a11.75.
Freights to Liverpool weak; cotton by steam
Goffee-Options, February $40; March $3.50;
spot Rio, staady hut quie No. z, invoice 65s;
No. iobblng "a milo steady; Oordova l-2a14.
Sugar, raw steadier but not quotably higher;
far refining 3saa3 1915 centrifugal, S0-test,
A; MuscoVado -; molasses sugar GIG; re-
fined steaoier in tone; mould A 5%: Sranulated
5: cubes -.
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, Md, January 24.-Flour iirmer,
unchanged; western super S2.25626O.
Wheat stronger; spot and January 77aT7E;
February 77AaU IL; May asked; steamer
No . I'D GctaA h.aFfa VII w
Corn frmer; spot and January 4O5sH4OA;
February 4OAa4l; March 4Itsatl IL; steamer
mixed =; Southern white and yellow corn
80 1-2a4i.
Oats firm; No. Q white western, "a 1-2; No. 2
mixed ~ IL
Rye strong and higher; No. nearby 81 l-2;
No western "a.
NAVAL STORES.
WILMINGTON, N. G., January M.-Iurpentine
nothing doing at 4Oa40 IL; receipts AZ casks.
Rosin firm az 9Oa9o receipts 703.
Crude turpentine quiet at $l.35, S2.4O and
S2.40; receipts - barrels.
Tar steady at S1.l0; receipts 3SS.
CHARLESTON, s. O., January z4.--Turpentlne
firm at Az sales -.
Rosin ST adv; sales barrels. Quite: A, B, G,
d. E, so; f, 80; G., $L05; H, Sl.,0; i, $i.4o; X,
$l.5O; NJ, $50; N, Sl.7O; W 6, sou; " ", SD
SAVANNAH, Ga, Jan. Z4.-InTpeuIlho hrm
at 80 70 bid; Aales Io3: receipts 3Sl.
Rosin firm; sales 1903; receipts 4,l54: Quote:
A. B. C. u e, +, SI.0O G, Sl.06; II, Sl.fO; l, Sl.35;
k Sl5U; NJ ST gu, N, $40; W 6, S2O5; W W, $3.50.
STORY OF A SLAVE.