Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-05
CHICAGO CHANCE.

CHICAGO, Oct. 4.-wheat at the close was within Ac of the top, with gain of 1c for the day. December wheat opened at 53sSc ranged from 53a53zs to 54c and rested at 54c. The car lot market was firm, sales being made at unchanged prices. The close was nominally
 Corn-There was still Q feeling of uneasiness in corn when the market opened. The bu ying by shorts was prominent, but when that class of buying was exhausted a decline set in, which car jed prices to the lowest point of the session, but still not as low as they closed last night. An Improvement in the cash demand, light receipts, light estimates for tomorrow and the unexpected rulge in wDeat all com Was strong, with Nay 1lsc over yesterday.
 May corn sold between 49s49497s and 51@ 1lse, closing at 5O7sc. Cash corn was lac per bushel higher.
 Oats obeyed the dction of wheat and corn. advancing and declining with them. At tho close May was asc higher than yesterday. Cash oats were strong and A0l2c per bushel higher than yesterday.
 ProvisIons-The strength of grain before the
 close was the only saving influence in this market. Until the rally from that cause came
 about there was weakness and depression of
 the most intense character in products. The
 close was 7l2c lower for January pork, 7l20 1Oc lower for January lard and 5@7t2c lower for January ribs
 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour was dull and unchanged. Wheat-No. 3, spring, a@ 4. Ssa.; S554te; No; 2 red, 51S@52Ac Corn.No.
 = ,, Sot2e; o3, OatsINo; 2 2sA@zsssc @ Mess ST .65G77O. Shcrt rib sides, loose, $6 TOO 90. Dry saled shoulders, boxed, $6. 37le@ [. f.L O
 Whisky, $1.33.
 NEW YORK,
 NEW YORK. Oct. 4 Flour was quiet. freely offered, in light demand and weak; winter wheat low grades, $1. s502.4o; fair to ia ncy.
 eea ssa5 95 Southern -four was dull and weak; commoIf to
 far ex xtra. s. lo q 3. .ooi good to choice extra. | fairly active to arrive; No 2 red in store and | elevator. 55taI 65a4c afoat 56a 564c Options
 were fairly , active and s4c higher with tradng el"sing: October, 55asc; December, ,57ssc; May {, l 62isc. Corn. was dull, but frmer; No 2, 56l2c l in elevator; 55@ 56l2c float; options were dull, | but firm, at IA a 1asc advance, October, 56Ac; | December, 54asc May, 547sc. Oats were
 se pons % | 35l2c; May, 33Ac; spot No. 9, 32AG32&c;
 mixed western, ssa3slac. Hay-Choice was l aoc. Wool was quiet, but steady; domestic | fleece, 1e@24c.- pulled, 15@34c. Beef was dull; family, $lo 0O@12.o0; extra mess, ,$s. % @S. 50. Beet hamA were quiet at SIS. 0Q@ | 30. Tieroed beef was iuactive; city extra India mess, .$1? 90. Cut meats were quiet | ders, $6.25; hams, $s.75@1o.25; middles, | nominal Lard was quiet and lower; western
 steam, $s.o5; city steam, $7.5e; October
 nominai; refined was dull; continent, $s.45;; South America, $9. %; compound, S6 .50@6 75.
 was Buer quet choloe was steadS
 state dairy, 14a23c;. state creamery dairy, Is 02ot2c; western dairy, 13@17c; western creamery, 15a26c; Elgins, 26c. Petroleum
 was quiet; refined New York, So.15. Resin was quiet. but firm; strained. common to l good, $1. 22la@1. 37l2. Turpentino was dull,
 but steady, at 2sl2@29c. Rice was firm and
 in moderate demand domestic. fair to extra,
 A @ 51sc; Japanese, 4ss @ 4ssc Molasses-For- | eign demand was nominal; New Orleans was | steady and moderately active; open kettle l good to choice, 27G 34c. Peanuts were quiet. Coffee options Were barely steady and un- changed to 10 points up; October delivery, | $12. 60@12 so; December delivery, $11 300 | livery, $10. .70@10 so; spot Rio was dull; No. | 2, 15A@15ls. Sugar-Raw was dull; fair refn- | ing 31sc. Refined " as dull and 1-16c lower; l standard A, 4 7-16@45sc; cut-loaf, 5@5 -16c; | crushed, 5d5 3-16c; granulated. 47s@4%c. Freights to Liverpool-Grain was dull, but | steady; cotton was active and frmer; cotton, | 86 9-64; grain, Id asked.