Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-12
NEW ORLEANS COTTON MARKET.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
 LIVERPOOL, Oct. 11.-Noon.-Cotton demand midding, 13-32d. Sales. 15, ,000 bales, of which 13 500 were American; for speculation bales, ofwhfch all were American.
 Futures were quiet at the decline. American middlfng and low mfddIing clause quOiatiOnS.
 October delivery ...........3 17-64d October and November de-
 December and January de-
 January and February de-, ,as,, February and March deliv-
 March r and April delivery aisid 1p-8I April and May delivery....3 23-64d May and June delivery ....3 2564d June and July .Jelivery....3 26-64d
 LIVERPOOL, Oct. 11.-4 p. p.m.-Futures closed barely steady.
 American middling and low mlddling clause quotations:
 October delivery .3 1a-64dt October and November de-
 livery ........; ;..,;.....:...3 16-64d@a 16-64d delivery ..................s 15-e4d@a 1e-s4d Januaiy MSalS and February de- n'-0fdl February and March deliv- - ''u Msrsh and April delivery 5o-S4das S 21eid April and May delivery. 3 .2-64d0a 2a-s4d May and June delivery ....3 24-64ds
 
 sellers. tBuyers. Value.
 CHICAGO CHANCE.
 CHICAGO. Get 1.-The publication of the government report destroyed one of the ele- ments of speculation in grain today and re- wheat opened at 53l2c, ranged between 53ts@ 53ss and o3sc, closing at 52&G 53c, aGasc per bushei under yesterday. Cash wheat sales day, the nominal closing being weak.
 Corn-More reliance was placed in Thomas els) as published in the Cincinnati Price % Cur rent than in the government figures as ceiyed, prices sinking. under the weight of in wheat, the weakest portion of the session was during the last hour, when the inside pfHes 9i the day WeFe made May May corn a closing at 4Sasc, 6sc under yesterday. Cash corn was about s4c under yesterday, the nominal close being full cent under that Oats-The government report showed favoringa decline. May closed ss@isc per unchanged, fair demand for them being Becn.
 Provisions-An advance in the price of live hogs gave firm tone to products. At the higher ana January ribs hgssrs ara Cash quotations were as follows; Flour Patents and bakers -four brands were steady t1e Sd figures low grades No. 2, 49sec. Oats-No. 2, 2SA 026l2c. Mess pork. $12 67l1d13. 122. Lard per 100 pounds, S7 6067 .62ta. Shcrt rib sides, loose, S6 .600 6.66. Dry salted shoulders. boxed, $6 37ls0 6.60. Short clear sides, boxed, ST. OO07 12I2. Whisky, s Distillers finished goods. $1.23.
 IN WALL STREET.
 Nsw YoRK. Oct. 11.--London was responsi- ble for the strong opening at the local stock exchange this morning, the foreigners having turned purch asers of Louisville and Nashville, St. Paul and others of their favorites This led 10 rise of lS@A per cont. Sugar, Loufs- vile and Nashville. St. Paul, Manhattan and Missouri Pacific were all prominent at this time. The movement was followed by sell ing movement in the grangers. General Elec- tric, Mauhattan and the Cordage stocks. The pressure resulted in decline of as per cent in St. Paul, 7S in Rock Island and B in Chicago, Burlington and Quincy. The government crop report had no Influence on the market, as the general opinion Is that the bureau has underesttmated both the yield of corn and wheat. General Electric was sold down to 36ls by well-known bear trader. Manhattan was forced down 1s4 per cent, to 112, but closed at 112H. Erie Telegraph and Tele- phone, which was listed yesterday, opened at 54 and rose to 55la Toward the close hrmer tone prevailed lowing to the somewhat weaker condition of sterling exchange. The market for the lattef was weakened by the appear ance of security bills. This was accepted as meaning that there would be no gold ship ments, at 1east for thiss week, and conse- uuently some of the smaller shorts started in