Evening star., 1908-12-13
Washington Bank Statement.
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

Ne. YORK. December -.-Flour-Re-
ceipts, 27,64O barrels: exports. 26.029 bar
rels. Dull and unsettled. Minnesota pat
ents. 5.2JaJ.6J: winter straights 4.6Oa4. so:
Minnesota bakers 4.2Oa4.35: winter ex-
tras :'.65a4.25: winter patents, 475a5.2J;
winter low grades, 3.55a4.15.
RyeFlour dull: fair to good. 41Oa4. %;
choice to fancy. 4.30a4.5O.
BuckWheat flour Dull, 2.35a2.O per 100
pounds.
Buckwheat-Dull: state. 81 nominal.
Cornmeal-Steady; fine white and yell
low, 1.5Oa1.55; coarse, 1.45a1.5o; kiln
dried, 3.45a3.55.
Rye-Dull: No. . western, 49,; nominal
fob. New York
Barley-Quiet mailing 80 elf. Buffa-
10; feeding. 64Aa65s4 elf. New York.
Wheat-Receipts. $1,000 bushels; exports.
1884 bushels. Spot barely steady: No.
red. 1.O1a1.O81a elevator; No. 2 red. 1.Os%
b. afloat; No. 1 northern Duluth, 1.17h
fob. afloat; No hard winter, 1.14b
fob. af1oat. Wide fluctuations and a
nervous undertone characterized today 8
followed by active covering on export ru-
mors and bull support, with last prices
1ac lower to Ac net higher December,
1.O81aa1.O9h. closed 1.O9h; May, 1.lOKa
Ills. closed LIS; July closed LOAN.
Corn-Receipts. 1900 bushels; exports
rive elevator and 661a fob afioat; No.
white, 81, and No. , yellow. 66la fob.
afioat nominal. Option market was with
out transactions. closing 1sc higher. De-
closed 6SA September closed 6S%.
Oats-Receipts. 22.jO0 bushels; exports.
5,62S bushels. Spot, firm; mixed, 26a32
pounds. 55a551a; natural white. 26a32
pounds. 56a5sl.; clipped white. 34a42
Hay-Firm; No. 3, 7oa75; good to choice,
80.
Hops-Quiet: state common to choice
1903, 1Oal4; 1907. 3a6; Pacific coast 1908.
Sail; 1907, 3a6.
Hides-ouiet; Bogota, 2oAa21A; Central
America, 211s.
Leather-Steady: acid, 231aa29.
WOol-Steady; domestic fleece, 31a34.
Beef-Steady; family, 17.O0a17.5O; mess,
130Oa13.5O beef hams, 26.OOa28.OO; packet,
14.5Oa15.5O; city extra India mess. g. 5Oa
27OO.
Cut meats-steady; picked bellies. s,sa
9A: picked hams. 9a91a.
Lard-Easy; western, 9.35a945; refined,
quiet: continent. 9.7o: S. A, 1850; COM
pound, 6a4a7.
Pork-Dull: family. 1sooal9.oo: short
clear, 2O0Oa22.OO; mess, 16.5Ol16.75.
Tallow-Firm; city go per package),
JA: country packages free). 5ssa5N.
Cotton seed oil-Easy; prime crude, 291sa
30; do. yellow. 3sa3S11.
Petroleum-Steady; refined New Yor6,
$50; Philadelphia and Baltimore, s45; do.
in bulk. 4.95.
RoSln-oteduy, strained common to
good, $3.25a$3.3O
Turpentine-Quiet. 421a
Rice-Quiet; domestic, fair to extra,
2ssa611; Japan nominal.
Molasses-Firm; New Orleans, open ket-
tle good to choice, 2Sa42.
Sugar, raw-Quiet; fair refining 336
centrifugal. 36 test. 3.S6; molasses sugar,
3.11: refined. quiet No. g. 4.4O; No. Z,
4.35; No. 8. 43O; No. 9. 4.25: No. TO- 4.15:
No. II. 4.1O: No. t. 4.O5; No. 13. 400; No.
IA, 3.95; confectioners' A. AGO: mold A,
5.15; cut loaf. $50; crushed, $50; pow-
dered. 40; granulated, 4.sO: cubes. sos.
The market for coffee futures opened
steady at unchanged prices to an advance
of five points on little scattered buying
ness was very quiet and the market
showed no special feature, closing steady,
net unchanged to five points higher.
Sales were reported of $3.50 bags. includ-
ing December and January at $40. and
Nov of