Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-16

corn prices today, There was Q car of new corn received today, which. although no theless served to remind the trade that the new crop was upon the market. May corn opened at 19l5c, declined to 4676c, closing at the inside. asc below Saturday. Cash corn was l2c lower.
 Oats were forced lower by the declining ten- void of feature, besides being dull most of the session. May closed I2c under Saturday. Cash oats were about l2c lower, through sympathy with the futures.
 ProvfsIons-The packers and commission houses were the best sellers of products dur to keep prices from breaking under the offer tngs. Scalpers were little timid until after the visible supply on wheat was posted. but when grain became so intensely weak they cast aside caution and sold freely. The close was 1oc lower than Saturday for January pork, 7l5@10c lower for January lard and 7l2c lower for January ribs.
 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour was sig htly improved in foreign dem and. Prices sti faySr ssr buyers l WhsatmNo sats sRrng 4sqe. Oats-No. 5. c.ePork. $12.75013. %. Lard, per 100 pounds, ST 65la@7.70 Shcrt shoulders, boxed, $6 I2laa 25. Short clear sides, boxed, $7.00@7. .12ls. Whisky, SIPS.
 NEW YORK,
 NEW YORK. Oct. 15.-Flour was neglected and weak, but freely offered. Winter wheat, SE sds psteSts 3 F tS extras, $1. 6502-40; Southern flour dull and to choice extra. $3. 10@3.50. Wheat was dull, elnsing firm; No. red store in elevator, 45ls O 55sseg a aioat, No. 2 white, 55sse. Options low record; October. 64lsc; December. 55aso; hays60Ac Corn was dull and lower, closing firm; No. 2, '55c in elevator; 55Aa55l2c afloat Options were dull and weak at la@Ac decline; %sa October 5i1se; December 52%e 5as and weaker. Options were dull; October, s1Ac; December, s2Mci May, a6Ac. Spot mixed weste sS saso white i western s' 55S 38l2c. Hay wac quiet and weak; shipping, soc; good toAto choice timothy, c5d75c. fleece, 17@22c; pulled, 12@34c. Beef was S 9uiet ea family nj Sio;oo@l2: :oo; extra mess % Tierced beef was @ dui ii and steady; G city extra India mess, $16.eo@16.50. Cut meats on the track were CT @ steady; pickled bellies, $s,Go dles, nominal. Lard was quiet; western steam, $e.05; city steam, $7.25l2@7. 5o; October, Ss;o5., nominal;, January, $7,7o. nominal; America, $s.75; compound $6 .Oo@6. 5o.- Pork was dull, but steady; old mess, 14 75@15 50. 23c; creamery dairy. is@25c; western dairy, 12l9@16c: western creamery, 15@25c; Elgins. 25c. Cotton seed oil was quiet; crude, 26e; good, $1. so@1a5. .Turpentino was dull at 2ss2slac Rice was was firm and moderately ae- anese, 4ss04ssc. Molasses-Foreign was nominal; New Orleans open kettle good to choice, 27@36c, was steady and moderately active. Peanuts were quiet. Coffee options were steady, 20 to 30 points down; October delivery, S12.55; December delivery, $11. 35011.45 March delivery, SIO.75@1O.90. Spot Rio was dull, No. T, 144@15c. Sugar-Raw was dull, but steady; fair refining, 36 3lsc. Refined was dull and unchanged; standard A, 7-16a44sc; cut-loaf, 5@5 3-16c; crushed, SOS 3-16c; granulated. 4 7-1664%c. Freights to Liver pool were and grain were quiet; cotton was more active, but drm cotton, 2lsd; grain. Id, nominal.