Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-27
CHICAGO ,eHANaE.

CHICAGO. Oct 26-The business wheat to- day was of the sort that is usually seen when est. December wheat opened at 52l2G52Asc, sold between 52G and 52ss, closing shade higher than vest yestterd,ay at 52l2c. Cash wheat
 Corn-After the opening orders in corn had been executed the trade lapsed into dullness, which lasted through the balance of the day May corn opened at 497sc, sold between 50 and 49s4c and closed at 4sa4d 497sc, a. slight fraction higher than yesterday. Cash corn
 Oats-In oats pri,es hold their own today, the firmuess in the wheat and corn markets a shade better than yesterday. Cash oats were firm and Ac per bushel higher
 Provisions-There was more activity in the product market than in any other speculative trade on the floor, but 1t was of the adverse kind: A decidedly bearish sentiment was and tS close was 27l2c lower than yesterday for Jam uary pork. 15c lower for Janu ary lard and 12l2 @15c lower for January ribs.
 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour further cut in prices by one of the north western mills was reported today and sales Wheat-No. spring, 55l2@5elac; No. ? red, 62a52lac. Corn-No. 2, soc. Oats-No. 2, 2sAc. Pork: $1I ,s5l2S 2 I 12.12ls. Lard. per loose, $6. 30@6. 35. Dry salted shoulders, bpxed, $5;75@5. STA. Short clear sides, ooxed, $6. 37l2@6.5o. Whisky, SIPS.
 NEW YORK.
 NEW YoRK. Oct. 26.-Flour was quiet, grades, S1.s5@2.4o; fair to fancy. s2.4o a2.7o;. patents, $2.e5@2. .so; Minnesota clear ss 1o@2; patents ss;l5s sd5s 65 io% to choice. extra. $3. 1903. 50. Wheat was 54laa557sc; afioat, 56A 056l2c; options ad- vanced Ac, declined Ac, rallied lsc and closed steady at lsc higher than yesterday, with March, os7se; May, 6ossc., Corn was dull, but higher; No. ?, 5sc in elevator; 5sl2c afoat; options were dull, but strong. at A@ssc ad- uary, 535sc; May. 534c. Oats were moder- ateiy active and tlrmer; options were dull; De- May, zee Spot prices-No 5, 3ll2c; mixed western, 31t2@32l2c. Hay was quiet and un- slipping good to en9ee Sss ses ss9s f1S sn7 5oS sS i7. 5o Tierced beef was inactive; city extra India mess, $16 .0o@ t. .5Q. Cut
 eats Ters et ana geak pesed Sams sses lower; western steam, ST. 3o@7 25; city steam, nominal. Pork was dull and easy; mess. $13.75Q14. 50. Butter was moderately active; state dairy. 14022l2c; creamery dairy, ITO creamery, i5@2alac; Elgins. 23lac. Cotton seed oil was dull and weak; crude, 25c; yell New York, s515 Philadelphia. $5.io; Phiia- delphia, in bulk. $2. .6Oa2.65. Resin was dull but firm: strained. common to good, $1. 400 1.45, Tnrpcntine was quiet, but steady, at 29 029Ac. Rice was moderately active and steady; domestic. fair to extra. 4A057Bc Jap anese, 4ss@4ssc. Molasses-Foreign was nom- inal New Orleans open kettle good to choice, 27@sec, steady and in moderate demand; Pea nuts were quiet. Coffee options opened firm and closed barely steady, 10 20 points up: October delivery, $l3.46; December delivery, $11 90@12, 10; March delivery ,$Il. .15@11.25; May delivery, slo. l. %. Spot Rio was dull, but steady; No. 2, 15e. Sugar-Raw was dull. but steady; fair refining. Sc kenned was quiet, but steady on A, 15-16G4 5-16c; standard A, 4 7-16@4ssc; cut-loaf, 505 3-l6c; crushed, 505 3-16c; granulated. 4 7-l6d4Ac. Freights to Liverpool were quiet, but sieudy; cotton, 7-64d; grain. 1Ad.
 ST, LOUIS.
 ST. LOUIS. Oct. 26.-Fiour was dull; pat ents. $2. .4O@2. 50; fancy, $1. 95@2. 10; choice, s1: TOOL so. Wheat was lower; December. 49Ac; May .34ssc. Corn was higher; Decem- Der, Acc; May, 461sc. Oats were firm and higher; October: 2sac; May, 32Ac. Pork, s6.7; choice, ss.s5. Dry sal,ed meats-sboul- ders, $5. 12ls; longs, S6.40; clear ribs, $6 40; shorts. $s.65; Bacon-Boxed shoulders, ,s6; 75; longs, T.12h@7.25;g shorts, $7 37l2. High wines were firm at $1 .23.aN4