The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-27

down and May oats snade improved.
Provisions at the close wrre shade %
sc. lower.
CHICAGO. February Sc.
OPENING. Highest. Lowest. Closing
WHEAT
s Msy'. s sss &C &C sssssaess sssSsss
CORN oo,>
'a 5yzrss so~ S'&'''" 90 80,
my ny e e ssa s 81 81 ss SSsss ssssaa
'u A. 1 asI:, PSss. Per s.
s Msy * lS * iS tx iSss"
july july 90 90 $50 So sax 5as
sBOR1 RIBS, Per no Lb.: -.
Nay May ss SO S ss.,. s:;ssx SO 81
| Cash quotations were rs follows:
Flour quiet; winter patents %. sOas.7o; 40.
straights s.. 00a3 40; do cleaT 32s0a3.i0; spring
specials s. s0at CO.. spring patents sS.aoaSo %
.pripg straights saskatoon; bakers s2o'a2,.o.
MhestNe. spring rnS No. 's st ost.
No q. 22na2o; No. 2. white asa ex: No. .,
white 261. Rye-No., 2t4A. Barley-No. 2. o.
Flax seed-sl.6O. Prime Timothy seed, s2.45
100 lbs, S. 6i1. a5.7o. Short rib sides, loose,
s566a .90 dry-satleu shoulders boxed, Ida
8 -. Shortcea's, sides, boxed, .5s0ie.0l;
whiskey, Sl.23h.
NEW HoRk, February 20 --Fiour dull, ca 74er;
Minnesota patents s5.80a4C0; MINI ESQ a
bakers s2.s0as.05; winter patents $3.6nat $50;
winter straights, S3.45as-55: winter extras,
S2.sUa2 go winter low grades, S2.25a2.s0.
choice Sys tots to fancy cy s. seasso ~ sO01
Buckwheat -four firm, at s1.75al.s5.
Buckwheat firmer at .6a57.
corn meal dull; yellow western SO; city 70;
Brandywine 21t,al.80.
Rye easier; No. ., western elx fob afloat.
Barley dull; feeding 4s 1-sats; mailing 5Ca54.
Barley malt dulli western o5aoo:
Wheat, spot easy; No. no; % red - opsions'
Corn. spot steady; No. q, AZ; options. May
Oats, SPOT quiet No. 2, 20. Options, nominal.
Sl0.0CalO.50; beef hams $40. 0a2l.0O; packe'
$40 6Oai2.oe; city extra India mess S20.00a22.0 90
Out meats steady; pichled bellies 6%a7h: pick
ieI IarS easv: western steamed Ss.lO; Febru-
airy -; refined easy; to the continent, $3.50;
compound S6.00a 6l-8.
PORK steady; mess Sl0.75a1l.00; short clear
Ni.76al3uO; family sls.0o0alS.50.
Butter steady; western creame' 20024; rae
tory 16slS.; imitation creamery l7ai2; State
dairy 18aZ3.
Eggs firm; State and Penn sylvani. lbxa 81
we tern, fresh, at mark lik; southern, I'M
graded at msrk, Az alt IL.
Potatoes quiet; New Jerseys Sl.25al.62 Ia;
New York $I.JOai.87 IL; Long Island S1.oOa2Oo 10;
New Jersey sweets $l.z5s1.7o; Southern sweets
| 81 .25S1.76.
Tallow Il m. city SIX; country 54a5H.
Petroleum steady: refined New xork, 1890
Philadelphia and Baltimore 1885: do In oulk
1920.
Rhair OF adv strajnad common to rood 81. 75l
TurpenEin. steady at 80 l-.a56.
Rice t1tm; domestic, fair to extra 47saek;
Japan 44a5.
Molasses steady; New Orleans, open kettle,
Cabbage steady; Long Island a 0Oss6.oO per
Freights to Liverpool quiet cotton by steaut
Coffee OPTIONS February, =; March 800
May % a70o; July So spot Rio nominal;
Nc. invoice lib; No. tobDine, S-id;
mild steady: Cordoya l-2a14.
Sugar. raw quiet. fair refining, 81; centrifu-
gal yo-test, s5s mol asses sugar ! 'loGSa; re-
nned quiet; mould A b as; standard A 800; con-
fectioners A, 90; cut loaf $50: crushed o.6O;
powdered so; granulsted ~; cubes 90
Cotton seed OIL closed easy. Prime crude;
barrels 3S l-2a74; pr,u. summer yellow 81 l-2; on
summer yellow nominal; butter grades SSaSS,
nominal; prime winter yellow 39a40; prime
white s9a40, prime meal $500.
BALTIMORE
BALrInoRH, Md., February 96 --Flour duh
western super S2.a5a9.S /; do extra 8" .40a29n; 40
fam ly So q so: spring straight ss.i as6h
VIII at very dull: 49,. ano month 7lAaIH;
March az all May 724 az. "; Southern wheat
by sAmp e b 3.
Corn dull sn easier spot and February SO Y
a:9 Ia; March 9a5Sk: April ~ l-aa39 l-2;
Southern wpre corn 40a4l.
Oats s e.dy. Nc. white western. 80: No.
mixed Z. alS Ia.
aye dull; No. nearby 54; No. western IS a
So.
Cheese active; large l8alsh; medium AKA
12., small la9a.3k
Butter finn; fancy creamery 25a26, fancy
creamery, imitation, z2az4; do. Isdle 0a!i; do.
good lad'e lsaD: sto,e packed lbalS; rolls l'aZo
Eggs fl rm; fresh 4c. per doz.
Sugar firm. Coarse ana fine granulated S. b.