Birmingham age-herald., 1894-11-02

tie movement of corn caused prices to ad- vance today. May corn opened at 5Otec. sold between 5Oss9 50la and 6lss, closing at 51A @ 5lssc, s4c higher than yesterday. cash corn
 Oats-T6ose who bought oats were rewarded with a fair profit today. The motive came from the advancing wheat and corn markets, no important news of oats being received. May closed ssal2c. higher than yesterday. Cash oats were steady.
 Provlsions-The price of products held we'll today in the face of the weakness of the live higher than yesterday for January pork, un- changed for January larI and 2I2c higher for January ribs.
 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour was quiet. Prices were easy and in buyers favor. MheatCNo; sa1sa R spring, 56l2S51t2c; No. red, 2sc popE S1i 2 Lard per foo pounds, $6. .92la@6 95. shcrt rib sides, loose, 5 a9@s 2e Dry sated shoulders 6oxed S6.37ls@6.5o. Whisky, $l.23.
 NEW YORK,
 NEW YORK. Nov '1.-Flour was dull, easy and freely offered; winter wheat, low grades, $1. 65@2 40; fair to fancy, $2. .40d2.7u; pat 2.45; patents, S3. 1563.65; low extras, ,S1. $50 02. 40. Southern four dull and easy; com mon to fair extra, $2. loo ,. .o0; good to choice firm, and 4sl higher with options Mo- red in store and elevator, 55A 55lac; afoat, 56A@ asc advance;- November, 55ssc; December, 56ssc; January, 572c; May, 6o7sc. Corn was QuleU, put strong; NO. z, DUG ln 6leVaIOTt DIG afoat; options were moderately active and firm at 5 a 1c advance; November, 5sl2e; Jan uary, 55Ac; May, 55lsc Oats were quiet. but frmer; options were more active; November, 32Ac; December, 339sc; January, 34ssc; May, 36ssc. Spot prices-No. ?, 32A 33c; mixed western, 33@34c;S white western, 36@ 39lsc. Hay was steady and falrly active; shipping, soc; good to choice, r5@75c. Wool was mod erately active and steady; domestic e, fleece, IT S10 .OOG1 12 .00; extra mess, $S. 00@S.50 Beet hams were inactive at ST ;oo@17 50. Tierced beef was dull; city extra India mess, $16 00@ Is 50. Cut meats were quiet, but easy; pickled bellies, $7 50; shoulders, $5. 37ls@5. 50; hams, Ssypoa 9 50; middles, nominal. Lard was asked; city steam, ,s$6 .50; option sales, none; refined was dull; continent, $7.75; South Pork steady and in fair demand; mess, $13 50014. 50; extra prime, nominal. Butter was moderately active; fancy, was steady {; western dairy, 11@16c: western creamery, i5 @24c Elgins. 23l2024c. Cotton seed oil was yellow, 2Sl2@29c. Petroleum was steady; re- fned New York, $5.15; Philadelphia. $5. 10; Philadelphia, in bulk, $2 6od 2.65. Rosin was quiet but steady; strained. common to good, $1.35@1. 40. Turpcntine was quiet, ,but steady, at 2oI2@29c. Rice was steady; domestic. fair lasses-Foreign was nominal; New Orleans open kettle good to choice, 27@36c, steady and moderately active. Peanuts were quiet. Coffee options opened steady and closed firm, 20 to 40 points up; November delivery s 3 POI; January delivery S11 .75012 10; March deliv- I1:4o: Spot Rio was quiet, but steady; No, T. 15d15Ac. Sugar-Raw was dull, but steady; fair refining. Be-. Refined was fairly, active and lower; of A, 1-16@4c; standard A, 4 1-16@4Ac; granulated. 4 1-1604 4sBc. Freights to Liverpool were quiet, but steady; cotton, l5d, nomina; grain, 1&d.
 ST. LOUIS.
 ST. LOUIS. Nov. 1.-Flour was strong: pat ents. $2. .4o@2 50; fancy, $2. o0G2. 10; choice. $1 roo l: 80. Wheat was higher; December. 49l2c; May, 54A@547sc. Corn was higher; December, 477sc; May, 47%@47Sc. Oats were higher; May, 32Asc. Pork, standard mess, $12.5 50. Lard, prime steam, $6s75; choice, S6:s512. Dry salted meats.Shoul- ders, $5 s71a; longs, S6. 25;clear ribs, $6: 7l2 shorts, $6.5O. Bacon-Boxed shoulders, $6 .75; longs, ST 1912; clear ribs, S7 25 shorts ST 37l9. High wines were firm at S1.23.