The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-01
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

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Chicago. Ills, Feb. 2S.-Board of
Trade markets were quiet today. The
heavy snowfall was n bearish influence
in wheat. May closing q to lie. under
yesterday. May corn, and May oats
closed a shade down. May pork closed
1Jc. depressed. May lard 2l2 to DC. low
er. and May ribs DC. down
oH1oAeo, February 28.
Opening. Highest. Lowest Closing
My 2S;y ss s e. S. s. s "a So
july july ss0sss sssssss $ $
5 Hsy .s sss 81 3: a 81; s e
MESS PORK, Per st.
s Msy 10 iS e tx 10 = l ls 50 iSso
May =. So ss 3, sss ~. ssssA
'q szEoRr : Els sis S s So no Lbs. 's'H . ~
jay jay 3 s. sss . 3 So S.. s: TX 5 50 50"
Cssh quotations were rs follows:
Flour dull; winter patents ss.s0a3.7o; do.
straights s3.00a3.4O; do clesr s2.90a3.i0; spring
specials s3:soat 90: spring patents $ssoas,o5 o
Wheat-No. Q, spring - No. 3 spring 6lA a 6S;
No. red f6k asa. Corn--No. q. S31a4. Oats =
NO Q, 23d24; NO. 2, white 2,Ka25sz: NO 2, white
s5a2sh. Rye-No 3 q Q EsrleynNo: 2 s7a s sss
ne Mess pork, per bbl.s9 .60alO.65. Lard, per
lvO lbs, S5.55a5.70. Short rib sides, loose,
s5;65a go; dry-satled shoulders boxed, LA
1-2. 6hortcIears. sides, boxed. s585ha5.95;
whiskey. $l.23h.
NEW YORK
- INaIor GO ofiyya
on sp,ing patents at the decline; Minnesota
patents 81. oa3.9o. Minnesota bakers '2.90a9 .O5;
winter patents $3.60a3.8,; winter straights. $s45
as-55: winter extras, s2.sOa2 co. winter low
RYE -four steady: fair to good So 000S.20;
choice to fancy So z0a3.60.
Buckwheat -four firm, at 1.70al.85.
Buckwheat firm but dull at t6a57.
Corn meal firm; yellow western 80; city US
Brandywine 2.lOaL80.
aye quiet; No. 2, western COX I afloat.
Barley dull; feedtu g 4S 1-sais; mailing 5oas4.
Barley malt quiet; western h5a6o
Wheat Isl spot weak; &. No; RED 7SE; options
Corn, spot easy; No. 4. 4l7si options, May
Oats, spot dull; No. 2, 20. Options, quiet and
easy.
Beef steady; family s1loo61S.0O; extra mess,
S1O.OOal05O; beef hams $50. ,0a2l.00 packet
slO50al2o0; city extra India mess s2000an00
Lard easy; western steamed $50; Febru-
ary-; renned easy; to the continent, so.oo;
compound S6.00a l-8.
Pork quiet; mess s1s.00s1S.50; short clear
M2 00al3.l5 family Sl300GalS.50
Butter quiet: western creamery 1904; rae
tory 16alsn; imitation creamery l7a2; state
dairy 18a2s.
Cheese firm; fall made, fancy, large, 10; fall
made, small, IL. :,
Eggs brm:, State and Pennsylvania H.,.l IL;
we tern, fresh, at marx lSas lAA; soutnern'
uugraded at mark, l3xall.
Potatoes quiet; New Jerseys $l.25al.62 ID;
New York $l.ooai. 81 II; Long Island N.sOaZ.1;
New Jersey sweets $l.x5az.7b; southern sweets
S1.25al.75.
Tallow fl m; city 51I; country 5ka5K. :,
Petroleum steady: refined new YORK, sS.sv'
Philadelphia and Baltimore 1886: do IN bulk
Rosin steady str.tpad common 70 good, $l.75.
Turpentine steady at So LEAST
Japan 4ka5.
Molasses steady; New Orleans, open KETTLE
good to choice, 44a65.
Cabbage steady; Long Island H.Uoas6.Oo per
Freights to Liverpool quiet cotton by steaw
33; do. grain Q IA
July SIS; spot Rio Lominal: No invoice
ss No. iobbinP, 9; milo qnieti cordoVa
Sugar. raw. weak; fair refining. 1915; GEN.
trifugal s6- test. Is; molasses sugar 81 refn-
ed steady; mould A 40; standard a 300: con-
fectioner's A, 200; cut loaf 80; crushed $50;
powdered SU; Rr2nulaUeQ 1.ZJ. cuDcS osoos
Cotton seed OH easy and quiet. Prime crude.
barrels 33 l-2aa4 ;prim. summer yellow ~ l-2; on
summer yellow nominal; butter gTaaes asass
nominal; prime winter yellow 39a4O; PRIME
white S9a4O, prime meal 5000.
BALTIMORE
BALTIMORE, Md. February % Flour quiet
western super S2.2ba2.55; do extra V.4oa2:su; 90
fam ~ $3.2 a'50. spring straight i3.'ta3.6O.
VIII at very dull; spv, and month H1a!l1a;
March 7lAa ~. May IN a7za; Southern ~he~
by s&mpe az
Corn easy; mix d, e8X; spot and February
8Sas9zs; Southern white corn 4lau1s.