Birmingham age-herald., 1894-11-03
CHICAGO ,NHANGE.

CHICAGO. Nov. 2.-The last thirty minutes of the session of the board of trade saved the wheat market from passing entirely out with out semblance of activity Ac was before that time the extent of the range, but reports of large export sales at the seaboard aroused a buying enthusiasm, which carried prices from the extreme inside to the top point of the day, December closing Ac higher than yes- terday. December wheat opened at 53lsc, sold between 527B and 53ss, closing at 53Ac. Cash wheat was in good demand and firm, prices showing no essential change.
 'Corn-A unanimous disposition to take prof its poss essed the holders of corn. today an advance of l2c over night presenting too all turing profit to be resisted. Prices were up the opening on the rains, but the realizing g pressure was too powerful to permit of even steadiness. Near the close slight recovery declined to 51 0 5 lsc and closed at 51tsc, lS@ Ac higher than yesterday. Cash corn was firm and IA per bushel higher.
 OatS-Trade in oats was light but little at tention being paid 10 the market. At the close May was shade under yesterday. Cash oats were firm, with Mo- shade higher and white oats steady.
 Provisions-An inclination by products to decline early was checked by the f1rmness in the grain markets, but when that prop was re- 2l2c lower than yesterday for January pork, a shade lower for January lard and Zl2c lower for January ribs.
 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour--The trade was small and the market was generally dull. with prices easy. Wheat-No. spring, Ss%oc Sse oatsNo Ho 2sSS2osc so porR PsnNS ss 12.OO. Lard, per 100 pounds, $6. 9066. .92lS. shcrt rib sides, loose, $S a0@6:3 30. Dry sated sides. boxed. $6 37ls@6.5o Whisky. Sl g
 NEW YORK,
 NEW Yong. Nov. 2.-Four was barely steady and quiet; winter wheat, low grades, $1 s5@2 40; fair to fancy, 2.4002.70; pat ents, $2 6502.9 90; Minnesota clear. $2.10@ 2,45; patents, $3. 1503.65; low extras, S1 $50 @2.4O. Southern four dull, but steady; com mon to fair extra, $2. 1o@3.0o; good to choice frmer; No. 3 red in store and elevator, 55s4c; afoat, SIC; options were more active and ssc higher, closing firm; No. red November duii, but firm; No. 2. COG in elevator; Gle afoat; options were quiet. but firm, at h0Ssc advance; November, bsac; January. 56lac tons were quiet; November, 33c; January 3assc; May, s6asc. Spot pricss-No prices 2. a2&0
 s ans Hay was in to to- choice, c5@75c. Wool ls was quiet, out but steady; domestic fleece, 17@22c; pulled, 1s@ extra mess, $s. s.O0@s .50. Boef hama were dui at SIT oo017 50. Tierced beef was inactiye city extra India mess, $16.oo@16: 5O. Cut S7, 50; shoulders, $5 .37a@b 56; hams, $s. .o0S $50; middles, nominal. Lard was quiet, but e:tsn oy tea $ESo $7.75; South American, $soO; compound, demand; mess. $l3. .5O@14.50. Butter-Fancy was firm; state dairy. 1s@22c; creamery dairy, 17@23c; western dairy, 11@16c: western creamery. 150aahc; EIgins. 2sNsc. Cotton seed oil was easy; crude, 24@24lsc; yellow, 2Sc. Petroleum was steady; Washington. in barrels, S6 .oo; Washington, in bulk, ss.so; refined New York, So. 15; Philadelphia. $5. .10; Philadelphia, in bulk, $2. 6od2.65. Resin was dull. but steady; strained. common to good, sieady. at 2sla02sc. Rice vas in moderate demand and steady; domestic, fair to extra. 4Aa5Bc: Japanese, 4sS04ssc. Molasses--For- eign was nominal; New Orleans open kettle good to choice, 27@36c. in moderate demand and steady; Peanuts were quiet. Coffee op. tions opened irregular and closed steady. SO 10 points down; November delivery, $13. 300 1 2 .3e; January delivery Ell .95@12.00; March d elivery, Si1.b5@11 ] 50; May delivery, $11. .35 @11.45; August delivery, $11; 25. Spot Rio Raw was steady; fair refniDg, Sc. Refined was steady; off A, 3 11-16@4c; standard A, 1.16 GD4Ac; cut-loaf 4%@4 16-16c; crushed, 4%@ 15-16c; granulated. 1-16G4asc. Freights to Liverpool were quiet. but firm; cotton, lsd. nominal; grain, 1Nd.
 ST. LOUIS.
 Z ST. LOUIS. Nov. 2.-Flour was better, but n ot quolably changed; patents, S1. .40@2. 50; fur n 0s IL