Birmingham age-herald., 1894-11-08

opened at 5iSs0 54ssc, declining to 5sIsc and closed Ut 534sc. Ae under Monday Cash Mneat so , was ani. t.out steady with decline of Corn-outside business in corn was promi- into inc hands of local scaipers and room traders. Realizing by those classes of opera tors was the only feature, weak feeling characterlz1ng the changes in prices. There was a lfek ef confidence in the transactiops, and the close Was quiet st the bottom. May s8a1e s6an ope9nea at 9isc, sold between 5lA and gssh corn was weak and "A at2c per bushel lower.
 state of despondencyf there was hope for oats today Prices ranged within narrow limit and closed A under Monday for May. Cash oats were aniet but steady, no changes ih prices being noted.
 Provisions received no help from any direc- ton, No pretension to activity was displBye 9nd no power of recovery could be seen. Tue lose was 7t9c under Monday for January prk, sc lower for January lar,. and 7t2a10c wer for January ribs.
 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour was uiet. with little better disposition to buy; rices were steady WheataNo. spring,57ts 5slsc; Mo- red, 53lsc. Corn-No; 2, 51t2c. 2.i2ls. Lard, Der 100 pounds, $6;9o; Ert rib sides, loose, Ss; 2o@e ;25, Dry salted es, boxed, S6 37t2d6. 50. Whisky, $l.23.
 NEW YORK.
 |Ew YORK. Nov. 7.-Flour was steady active; winter. wheat, low grades, 9o@2.5O; fair to fancy, $2. 4oa ? go; pat $2.65G3.10 Minnesota clear. $2. 100 5; patents, S3. .20d3.75; low extras, 5 1. 900 50. Southern flour quiet, but steady; com to fair extra. $2. loo LOO; good 10 choice a. s3. .10a3. 5o Wheat was dull and ss Q 1c r. closing steady; No 2 red in store and .tor, 5eAc; afioats o7L2@ 5a4c; t, options O, ld closed weak at sS07 7sc below Moday, F fairly active trade. Cora was moder- 5Sl2@59c afioat; options were dull and at ssa1 deciine; November, SIC; De- N, 65s4c; January, 5sGe; ,oM May, ou o4dsG;; 5;,,; Iaker; November, 32ssc; January 4hc; sAc. Spot prices-mixed western, 330 DC; good to choice, c5@75c. Wool was ut s,eady;, domestic fleece, 17@22c; 2@34c. Beef was dull; family, $10 % extra mess, $S.00@S.5 50. Beet hamh et at SIT oOa l7. 50. Pierced beef was extra India mess, $l6.oo@ Is ;59. s were quiet and weak; pickied bel pos shoulders, $5.O0a5.25; hams, 25, middles. nominal. Lard was steady; western steam, $7.z7; city -50; November, ST. 25 nominal; Jan 0; refined was dull; continent $7 60; percan, $7sO; compound, 5000 k was steady and in moderate de- Bs. $I3. 5Od 4. 50. Butter was quiet; steady; state dairy .13a 22c; cream 17N23l2c; western dairy. ll@1 eamery, I56Z4c; Elgins, 24c. Cot pill was more active and steady; 24l2c; yellow, 2sd28Iac. Petro- steady; Washington. in barrels, shington, in bulk. S3 50; refined S5.15; Philadelphia. $5. 10; Phila-
 Dulk, Sz. bUdZ.o hOSln WAS Feady: strained. common to good,
 Turpcniine was du l, but steady,
 Rice was In moderate demand domestic. fair to extra. 4Ad 57sc: 04asc. Moasses-Foreign was
 Orleans open kettle good to fc, moderately active and steady.
 quiet. Coffee options opened
 bsed firm. 15 to 40 points up; To-
 ny, l3. 30G13. 50; January de-
 "a 12. 10; March delivery, $I1 25
 delivery, l1.10011. 30. Spot
 but steady; No. 2, 15k a 15l2c.
 is moderately active and easier;
 7S03 Sc. hefned was steady and
 d.; of A, 11-16@4c; standard
 |c; cut-loaf, 4A04 15-16c;
 15-16c; granulated. 1-16@
 to Liverpool were quiet, but
 nominal; grain, 2l2d asked
 ST. LOUIS.
 V. 7.-Flour quiet; pat
 D; fancy, $2. OOd ?. 10; choice,
 heat was lower; December,
 55asc. Corn was lower; De-
 ay, 47Ac. Oats were -loEer;
 K, standard messlDS12. 6O
 h, $6. 75; choice, S8.85. Dry
 heuIders, $5.37l2; longs,
 $6 .37Ha; shorts, $6. 50. Ba-
 ers, $6 .75; longs, 7.12la;
 horts, $7 37la. High wines