The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-17
Cash quotations were as follows

Flour steady; winter patents 36Oa3 70; do.
straights s2s5as.4o; do. clear ss7OaS2o; spring
PeGbs 80 o.a oo spring gatents SS do
No. 2, -. No 3, spring 1906; No. ., 69%.
Corn-No 2 1898. Oats-No. ?, 24A; No. ?.
white 26@2s4; No. 3, white 25A927h; Rye
BIB Prime timothy seed ST. 35GD24 40 Mess pork
per bbl., $12 10012.S5. Lard per 100 lbs, 5000
7.35. Short rib sides Qoose) S7.l0@7 40. Dry
salted shoulders (boxed) 62l16B Short clear
sides (boxed) S74o@75O Whiskey Sl.25h.
NEW YORK
New YORK, Apr 16-Flour qqiet: firmly held.
Minnesota patents S370a3.95 Minnesota bakers
81 85a300; winter patents S3.70a400; do. straighs
So. 4503.55 do. extras S26Oa2.90; do. low grades
S2.256f2. 40.
Rye flour steady fair to good S29Oa3.r Is; choice
to fancy S3.20a350
Buckwheat flour strong, at S1.50a1.75
Buckwheat seady at 5624.
Corn meal FIRM yellow western 80; city IS;
bmndywine So. 20a2.30
Rye steady; No. 2. western SO f. OBJ. afoat.
Barley duh; feeding 441aa45h; mailing 50053.
Barley malt dull; western 55a65.
,Wheat-spot firm; No. 2, red STA Options
May 74ls; July "A; September 14&.
Corn-spot firm; No. 2, 4S1s. Options-May,
45l4 July Asa September 46as.
Oats-spot weaker; No. ?, 2S4. Options-May
27ss.
Hops steady; State, common to choice, 1895 crop
g.; 1893, 100; 1899, 1908; Pncifc coast, 1896 crop
@6; 1898. 709; 1899 12@lS
HIDES steady galveston. ZNNI20 IDS, 1917.
Beef steady; family Sl20Oal35O; extra mess
sl050allOO; beef hams $50. 5Oa22; packet Sll.OOa
1900; city extra India mess SIS. 50a22 co.
Cut meats firm picked bellies 7h0S% picked
shoulders z; picked hams l01s@ll.
Lard firm; western steamed $40; refined
firm; to the continent So; compound 6h.
Pork strong; mess l3.25@13.75 short clear
Sl3 250D15.00; family S14.256o 300.
Butter unsettled; western creamery 1908;
factory 1902; imitation creamery l5h0T;
State dairy 15h@171s.
fancy large colored 10; fancy small colored 100
1874 fancy small white 12140l12a.
Eggs firm; State aud Pennsylvania at mark,
l2@@l5: western fresh, at mark -; southern, at
mark, ll1@@l24.
Potatoes steady; New JERSEYS 81. 2571.50; New
York Sl.75; Long Island 81 .501l75: New Jersey
sweets $500 .3.00 southern sweets 81 .250l.75.
Talow dvll: city 81; country 514655as
Petroleum steady; refined New York 50 40;
Philadelphia and Baltimore 1885; do in bulk go.
Rosin steady: strained common to good, 20.
Turpentine easy at 5415GJ55.
Rice steady; domestic, fair to extra 41s06h;
Japan 4&@41s.
good to choice, 44155.
Peanuts steady; fancy hand-picked 3A04; do
nestle $685..
Cabbage steady; Long Island "a Oo0$6. 90 per 100.
Freights to Liverpool quiet; cotton by steam
rs. do. grain 80.
Coffee-Options, April -; May 6.95: June
July 200. August - September 7.l0G1,20: spot
Rio steady; No. 2 invoice 8; No. 2 jobbing,
I-fO. mia, QuleI ana SIetug 0oTuONd S12VDlf'
Sugar-raw, firm: fair refining, 4; centrifugal
96-test, Az; molasses sugar 3 1916 refined
firm; mould $40; standard A 4.&; confec-
toners \. 4.95; cut loaf 555; crushed $50; pow
dered so; granuated 5.l5; cubes $50.
Cotton seed oil very strong and higher. Prime
crude. barrels 80 nominal; prime summer yellow
3sh@@39; off summer yellow nominal butter
grades &c., prime winter yellow 400I4l; prime
white 40; prime meal $3.50
BALTIMORE
Baltimore Md April IS-Flour dull. Western
super 81. 25a2 3d. do. extras s.. 40a4.90 winter
patents S3.6503s5 spring patents S3.75G140o;
do straights Sl.45G136o.
Wheat steady spot and April 729S@72A: May
7315@739s; July 732i@73A; No. red = south si
Corn firm; spot and April 4S58@435s; May,
43a1 Southern white HOS; yellow 4l1s 042h.
Oats dull; No. white 81 No. mixed 2Sd29.
Rye ddll; No. p nearby SLABS; No. ,, western
5SGt59.
Sugar firm; coarse and fine granulated S5.31M.
Cheese weak; large 1870 1874; medium 800 1879 /;
small l34al3R
Butter firm; fancy creamery 2a023; fancy
creamery, imitation 2la23, do. ladle 1920; do.
good adle 1920; store packed l1alS rolls l7a20.
Eggs firm: fresh j2hc. per doZ. 49,