The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-18
IoPEN Ne. IHIGHEsT. LOWEST. i CLOSING
Cash auotatlons were as rolIows

Cash quotations as roIiows
Flour steady; winter patents S. 20; DC
straights S29oa3.40 do. clear x2.70a3.20; sprlng
specials 50. 7o@39o; spring patents s3OOaS;40; do
straights S2.60a3.0O; bakers S2.00a245. Wheat
No. ?, -; No. g. spring 6l@64H No 2 TO
~ . ssSa34 No. S White ' q; No. 5, White s5a
25A. Rye-No. 2, 532l. Barley-good feeding
37h; fair to choice mailing 401l042h. Flax seed
$3.50; No. northwestern $3.50, Prime timothy
seed So 40 Mess pork per bbl., Slo.55a1l.75. Lard
per 100 lbs, S. S5017.05. Short rib sides Qoose)
st. 55016 80. Dry-salted shoulders (boXed) 6h@
6A. Short clear sides (boxed) s. l0@7.20 Whiskey
~ NEW YORK
New YORK, May 17.-Flour barely steady;
Minnesota patents S3.60a3.85: Minnesota bakers
81. 80; winter patents S36Oa3S5 do. straights
49, 4013 SO; do. extras 81. 60a285; do. low grades
81. 25GD2. 40.
Rye flour steady; fair to good 81. Is; choice
to fancy 81. 2Oa35O
Buckwheat flour strong, at 81. 50al.75
Buckwheat seady at 56A.
Corn meal quiet; yellow western IS; city SO;
brandywine 81. 20a2.30
Rye dun; No 3 western GA T. OBJ. afoat.
Barley steady; feeding 432ia45 mailing 50a53.
Barley malt duh; western 55a65.
Wheat-spot easy; No. 2, red 1873. Options
May 7o7s; July 7l2s; September 7eA
Corn--spot steady: No. 2. 42ss. Options-May,
421a; July 43ls September 433s
Oats-spot dull; No. 2, 81 Uptions-May -.
n Hops quiet; State, common to choice, 1926 crop
g. 1898, rae; 1899, l2l3; Pncifc coast, 1890 crop
6: 1898, 7619; 1899, 120I %.
Hides steady; Galveston, 20ll25 lbs, 1914
Beef steady family Sl2.00a12.50 extra mess
S10.00al0.50; beef hams $50 5Oa2l packet I'll GOA
l2.C0: city extra India mess SIS. 50a22.0O.
Cut meats steady; picked bellies 14aS4 pick
led shoulders 6h0p6a4; picked hams l04WlO4.
Lard steady; western steamed S1.4o; refined
quiet; to the continent T5o; South America
Ss.25 compound 6M@65s.
Pork steady; mess \Sl22501S00; short clear
Sl4Oo@l5OO; family Sl4.0O0l4.50.
Butter firm: western creamery l6M0D;
fa 1NI113A- imitation creamery lD1a0II1.
State dairy l5h@l9.
Cheese irregular; fancy large white 1914; fancy
large colored 1925; fancy small white 9!sU9A
do colored 9s4
Eggs weak State and Pennsylvania at mark
l2M@l3; western, fresh, at mark l2h; southern
at mark, 10150DllH
ida S3.OoG16.50; New Jersey sweets 5000. 80.
Tallow steadier; city AZ country 45s@59s:
Petroleum easy: refined New York $3.50;
Philadelphia and Baltimore $3.50; do in bulk 80.
Rosin steady strained common TO good, 1l.oo.
Turpentine firm at 5lmS52.
Rice steady; domestic, fair to extra 4s96K;
Japan 4aM4Ts
Molasses steady; New Orleans, open kettle,
good TO choice 4405o.
Peanuts steady; fancy hand picked SaG54; Dc
nestle 3d3h.
Freights TO Liverpool quiet; cotton by steam
81: do. grain 1904.
Coffee-Optious, July --; September s. 20;
December $780, spot Rio dull; No Z invoice
IA: No. Z jobbing, =; mild, quiet; Cordova 81
@l3h.
Sugar-raw, steady; fair refining, l5-l6 CEN
trifugal, 96 test, 4 1-l6 molasses sugar 3&l
refined quiet; No 6, 4.65; No :, 4.60:No. &. 45o;
No. 8, 4.5O; No 10, .i5; No. II, 40; No. r. 10;
No. ABS; mould y $40; standard 4.95; confec-
toners A, 4.95; cut loaf 800; crushed 900;
powdered s. 30 graduated s. Is; cubes $50
Cotton seed oil inactive steady. Prime crude,
barrels 34H nominal; prime summer yellow ~
of summer yellow 81 14G1371a; butter grades nom
nal: prime winter yellow 4OG42; Prime white
4OGlH prime meal $500.