Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-15
tBid. Asked.
CHICAGO ,lHANGE.


 CHICAGO. Dec. 4.-Disheartened and dis cour aged the bulls on wheat threw up the lower prices to have full control of the market. During the latter part of the session the pres sure to sell was less conspicuous and moder- ate rally took place. May wheat opened at 569s 56Ac. sold between 5Sl2 d 567Sc, closing at 5ss4c, hc lower than yesterday. Cash wheat sold from l2 to sac per bushel lower than yesterday. The feeling was weak.
 Corn-Lessened confidence was shown by the moderate traders, which, taken in con cline, gave to corn decidedly weak tone May corn opened at 4634d4g75c, sold between 495s and 492sG 50c, closing at 497Bc, lsc lower ttan yesterday. Cash corn was hc per bushel lower.
 Oats-Nothing different from the usual sym pathetic market was noticeable in oats today They declined with wheat and corn, and ral- lied sli ghtly with them. BusinesS-light. At cloae May oats were lsc lower than yesterday. Cash oats were steady at ls@Ac per bushel lower.
 Provisions dropped lower today on the de- There was but little disposition to speculate and business was decidedly quiet. rally about , in sy ssynPnatny with the in yesterday for January pork, 2q9c lower for January larL and 2t2c lower for January ribs. Cash quotations were as follows: Flour was quiet and prices were steady. Wheat-No. spring, 5eH9a604c; No. red, 54ssc. Corn No. 9, 46aso. oats-No. Z. 2o%. Pork, shers rip es ssed shoulders, boxed, $5. 12%@5. %. Short clear sides, boSed, Sb.Z50o, 37p2. WhlSBy, $l.Z3.
 NEW YORK,
 NEw YoRK. Dec. 14.-Flour was easy and gnShapsed winter whes5 og grades $2 76@3.2 20; Minnesota clear. S2. 30@ 2. 70; patents ss;4pSs9 s. low ext extras $ao5@ common to fair extra, $2. 100 3. co; good to choice extra. s3.9oa3. 5o Wheat was dull, and elevator, 5sls@59a4o; afoat, 61A@62c; options opened waek and declined ssal2c, rallied 1sc and closed steady at ssc lower than yesterday, with dull trade; No. red: De- May, s24so; December, 5s1se. Corn m was wa duil options were dull, but steady, at MaAc de- cline; December. 53aSc; January. 52s4c May 53ssc. Oats were dull, but easier; options were lower; December, 34lso; January, 34sse; May , 36lsc. Spot prices-No 2, 34l9c; mixed vest ern, 34l2G 35I9c. Hay was in moderate de- choice, 70S75c. Wool was moderately steady; domestic fleece, 17@2oc; pulled, 12a34c. Beet was dglli family, $lo: :ooa$12: %; extra S17 CO., Tierced beef was dull; city extra h. dia mess, $16 .oO@17.ou. Cut meats were quiet and weak; pickled bellies, s6.26; shoulders, nominal. Lard was moderately active and lower; western steam. $7 17l2 bid; city steam, $7 20 bid; refined was dull; continent, $7.60; South America, $7 go; compound, S5. 50d5.75. od ana usp dull and weak; state dairy, 12@2lc; creamery dairy, 17023c; western dairy 1Ol2 013c: west erD creamery, l5024c; Elgins, 24c. Cotton seed oil active and steady; crude, 24d 24l2c; yellow. 2sc. Petroleum was nominal; in bulk, $3. 50: refined New York S5 .5U Phil adelphia. $5.5o Philadelphia, in bulk, $3 0Oa 3.05. Resin was quiet, but firm; strained. common to goou, $l. 35@1 40. Turpontine was dull, but steady, at 27l2G2Sc. Rice was fairly active and steady; domestic. fair to extra. A @6c: Japanese, 4A04l2c. Moasses-Foreign was nominal; New Orleans open kettle good to choice, 23G3Sc, in fair demand and steady. Peanuts were fairly active; fancy hand picked, near months 5a2O points down and late months 5@ 10 points up; December delivery, $13. 557s13 65; February delivery, SIP. $50 12.95 April delivery, SIP. .25012. .35; July delivery SIP. .25@12. 30; September delivery, SIP. 16d12. .25. Spot Rio was dull, but steady; No. T, 15s4c. Sugar-Raw was quiet, but steady: fair refining, 2s4c. ~Refned was quiet; of A, 3Ia@ 3%c; standard A, 13-1664c; cut loaf, 4 7-l6a4ssc; crushed, 7-16@44sc; pool were quiet and weak; cotton, 9-64d; grain, 3d asked.
 ST. LOUIS.
 ST. LOUIS. Dec. 14.-Flour was weak; patents, Sz.5062. 70; fancy, $2. 05@2. .15; choice, $1 so @I.90. Wheat was quiet; December. 52ssc; January, 52t2c; May. 55Asc. Corn was lower and dull; December, 46I2c; January, 44sso; May, 46asc. Oats were lower; December. @l2.25. Lard-Prime steam, $6.75; choice, S6. .s5. Dry salled meats-Shoulders, S5 .12l2; longs, S5. o7l2; clear ribs $6 %; shorts, $6. 122 66.25. Bacon-Boxed shoulders, St. .75 ;longs, S6.67h; clear ribs, $7.00; shorts. $7. 7.12l2. High wines were steady at S1 .23.