Birmingham age-herald., 1894-11-06

the session. May corn opened at 50Bd51c,
 declined to 50sBG5oRc, recovered and ad- yanced to 50AG5O56c, a shade under Satur- day. Cash corn was weak, with prices l2c per bushel lower.
 Oats-There was little of activity or anima- tion in the oat market, the light business be- ing transacted at easier prices, with moder- ate rally near the close, May closed a slight fraction higher than Saturday. Cash oats were about steady, with no particular change In prices.
 Provisions-A firm feeling predominated in products, with the exception of a soort period Ut the beginning of the session. The sharp advance in wheat during the last half hour was indirectly beneficial to provisions, final quotations being about at the best of tho day.
 The close was 22c higher than Saturday for and 12t2c higher for January ribs.
 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour was dgll, but steady; prices were without change. WheatoNo. 2 spring, 57asa58 7sc;. No. red. Pork. SIP. .0O012.25. Lard, per 100 pounds, $6. s0@6 .92is Shcrt rib sides. loose, 6.25. Dry salted shoulders, boxed, $5. 62i2G5.75. Short clear sides, boxed, s6.37I9a6 50. Whisky, $1.23.
 NEW YORK.
 NEW YORK. Nov. 5.-Fiour was steady and more active; winter wheat, low grades, sents, $2. 65G2.e go; Minnesota clear. S2. lo@ 2.45; patents, S3. 1903. 65; low extras, $l .S50 @2 40. Southern flour quiet, but steady; con- mon to fair extra, S2 1UG 3. .U0 good 10 choice extra. $3 10G3 50. Wheat was quiet, but B. a 1c higher; No. red in store and elevator, OOs4C; HHOat, 0Ic; options were 1cIlVe, excited and strong at 5s@lc advance; No red De- cember, 57S4c; February, 599lc March, 60s4c; May, 62lsc. Corn was dull. but firm; No. ?, 59c in elevator; 59l2c ahoat; options were dull and lsa ssc lower, with only local trade and held by the strength in wheat November, 5ec; January, 54%c; May, 54&c. Oats were firm and fairly active; options were dull; No- vember, 33e; January, 34l2c: February ,35Ac;
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 33@ 34lsc. Wool was quiet, but steady; do. nestle fleece, 17@22c; pulled, 12a3lc. Beef was quiet; family, $l0. O0G 12 100; extra mess, $s. o0@s. 50. Beet hams were dull at ST oo0 l7.5O. Tierced beef was inactive; city extra India mess, $16 oo@16. 30, Gut meats were dull and easy; pickied bellies. $7 %; shoul, ders, S5.00G5. 25; hams, s.75@ 9.25. Lard was quiet, but steady; western steam, ST. .25; refined was quiet; continent, S7.65; South American, $7.so; compound. $5 25G5 .50. had moderate receipts; state dairy. 13@22c; creamery dairy. 17@23l2c; western dairy, 1 Ia l5c: western creamery, 15@24c; Egins, 21c. low, 26d2Sl2c. Petroleum steady; Wash ington, in barrels, $6 %; Washington, in bulk,
 S3 20: refined New York. $5l5; Philadelphia. Resin was dull; strained common good, S1 35@1. 40. Turpcn,ine was quiet at 2ol2@ 4A@ 7sc: Japanese. 44s@49sc. Molasses-For- eign was nominal: New Orleans open kettle eoe opened steady and cesed ese weak at 30 to 40 points down; December delivery,
 $ll .65; March delivery Si1. 60; May delivery. OIL OeptSHD6T uenFeFy, 0lO.oO. SpOI Rio quiet, but steady; No. 2, SAC. Su- gar-Raw was dull and uncbanged; fair refn- 11-16@4c; standard A, 1 1-1604Ac cut loaf, 43404 15-I6c; crushed 4a464 15-16c; granu- lated. 1-16@4ssc. Freights to Liverpool were quiet, but irmer; cotton, lsd, nominal; grain, 2l2d asked.
 ST. LOUIS.
 ST. LOUIS. Nov. 5.-Flour was firm; pat snts, Sz.40@2; M %; fancy, $2; oo@2. 10; choice 504 a 507sc: May. 56Ac. Corn was lower; De- ,tn. not vvar