Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-25

gross, but the nominal close easter.
 Provisions-Product was frie-eless today. At he close January pork was S5e lower ihan han yesterday. and January lard and January ribs each 17l2c under yesterday.
 Cash ouatations were follows: Flour was 9on 9o The feenS win prices No red, 52Ac. Corn-No. 2, 50e. Oats-- No.. Z. 2sAd2si2c. Pork. S1-.ooa12 25. sides, loose, S5 35a a6 40. Dry al,ed shoul- ders, boxed, S5 s7i2a6.OO. short clear sides, boxed, St 75a6. s7la Whisky, Sl.23.
 NEW YORK.
 NEW YORK. Oct. 24.-Flour was dull, weak and freely offered; winter wheat, low clear. s2. ioa2 50; patents, s3. 1903 6s; low weak; common to fair extra,$2 IOu3 Go; good to choice extra. $3 lOa3. 50. Wheat was tor, 547sa 56sc; ahoat, .56Aa 5elze; options advanced lsdAc, declined lac, closing steady at ssc under yestei day, ,with Il fair krade; No. 60ssc. Corn was dull. but nrm: No. :, SIC in elevator; SIC afoat; options advanced fsWAc fell lsa ssc aud closed steady anu unchanged 56isc; January. 53c4c: May. 3ssc, Oats were easier ana fairly aet.yes October, 3ll2c; De- Spot prices-No. 7, BIB a31l2c; mixed west ern, 32n33c: white Western, 35a39e. Hay wa, wod dul choice was steady snptaag 5oe steady and moderately active; uomestir fleece, I7d22c; pulled, 12G3lc. Be.f was in- active; family, $lo. uUd l2.o0; extra mess, Ss 0oa 8 50. Beef hama were dull 1t $1T OOU l7 50. Tietced beef was slow; city extra h. dia mess, $16. 0Od 16. 5u. Gut were quiet and easy; picked bellies. S9. .5; shoul- ders, $3.75; hams, $s 0Oa 5. 50; mlddles, nom- inal. Lard was quiet and weak; western steam, ST 4u; city steam S6 .50a o.oZl2; refined was quiet; continent, S7.75; South american, $s .00: compound, S5 75d6. .U0. Pork was dull, but steady; mess. "A uoa Is; 5o. Butter was in moderate demand and weak state q iiry. II "a 2Zc; creamery dairy, l7d23e; western uairY, 12al6c: western creamery, lo023c; Elglns. 23c. Cotton seed oil was quiet; crude, Zoe; yellow, 30c asked. Petroleum was steady; refned New York, S5 IS; h ladelphia. $5. 10; Philadelphia in bulk. S2 50 a2.65 Rosin was dull, but firm; strained, common 10 good, Sl. 40d l i5. 1urpen iae was quiet, but steady, at 29G 2sMc. Rice moderately active ani anese, 4Ssu45sc. Molasses-Foreign was nom inal; New Orleans open kettle good 10 choice, 27d 36c, steady and in moderate d mand. Pea nuts were weak. Coffee options we're steady Spot Rio Was steady; No. 2. 14s4dl5c. Sugar flaw was quiet, but steady lair rei1ning sc Refined was quiet, but ste.dy; off 4, lo-I6G 5-16c; standard A, 4 7-16@4aec; ut-loaf, 5Q 3-J6c: crushed, 5a5 3-l6c; granulated. 7-16a 4S4c. Freights to Liverpool were quiet but firm; cotton, 76id; grain, 1Ad.
 ST LOUIS.
 ST. LouIs. Oct. 24.-Flour wss dull; pat ents, sz.40a2 .5u: extra f ncy. $2 l5@2.25; fancy, $I. 9ad2 lo: choice, $1 700 80; rye flour, $3 .O0. Wheat lower; December. 49lz@ 49ssc; May. .54as 0 54%c. Corn was lower; December, 457sc; May, 469s46cs4: Oa's were standardmess, SIP. 75; on orders. $13 25 Lard, prime steam, S6 90 choice, s7 .0o. Dry salted meals-ehoulders, $5. 37I2; longs, 6.50; clear ribs. $6 50; shorss. $b.75. Bacon- r,bs, $7 .20 shorts, ST 37t2. High wines wer" firm at $l 23.