Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-25
IN WALL STREET.

NEW YORK. Dec. Misrepresentation at the stock exchange today showed few features. Reading, Dislilling and General Electric were strong for time, but Atchison, Cordage and Bay State Gas were weak. The transactions footed, up only 74,90o shares, and the dull ble because of the fact that the brokers made effort 10 have the usual Christmas celebra- ton, in former years. General Electric was strengthened at one time by the denials of the reports that the company was in poor shape and that the Hooh- Wright estate was selling their stock. Lackawanns sold up to 162l2 on an attempt to cover by an old short interest Atkinson fell to on reports that the assessment on the stock would be heavy. Bay State Gas dropped 25s per cent on Boston selling. Southern Railway issues were not influenced by the report that the securi- ties of the company had been listed in london. NewYork Central was lower on vague rum o:s of reduction in the dividend rate. Varia- tions in the other prominent stocks call for no special mention. Sugar was mod erately active al o95s and Chicago Gas was quiet. Specula- tion closed steady. Net changes show losses of IA to as per cent. 1ackawanna rose lss {. Dis tillers ss, General Electric and Reading Ii and Rubber p per cent. The bond market was quiet and weaker.
 NEW YoRK. Dec 24.-Money on call was easy at 1d2 per cent; last loan at per cent and closing offered at per cent. Prin.e mercantile paper, 3G4 per cent. Bar silver, 59S4c. fs-
 sterling exchange was steady, with actual business in bankers bills at $i. s7l2 2G4 STA for sixty days and $4. sSl2@4. SEA- for demand; posted rates. $4. sSG 1 s9l2; commercial bills. $IS6A@4.S7.
 Government bonds were steady.
 State bonds were active and stronger. Railroad bonds were weaker.
 Silver bullion at the board was soc bid.
 Closing bids
 Louisville and N8shville.................. 53I5 Memphis and Charleston.... .............. 10 Mobile and ono o-......,......-......,...... TEA Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis.. 65 Richmond Terminal ;.......'.'..'.'.'..'... Io.8 Tennessee Coal and Iron preferred....... i7o.. Western Union. n.....................-., ....s e6A Alabama, class A A......................... tS5 Alabama, class B..................-'''.''' iVo iVo x-dividend. tBid. Asked.
 CHICAGO CHANGE.
 CHICAGO. Dec. 22.-Today's short session of the board Of trade was unusually dull, three holidays which will intervene before the next The nis range e' was confined to Mc ali day, with the close sl ade higher than yesterday. May whea; opened at 5sa 5e!sc, sold at 5shc and Cash wheat sold at Ac per bushel lower than yesterday, but closed firm.
 Corn-A beariSh sentiment was still the most prominent feature Tn the corn market. There was nothing Tn the situation to give hope to siiil sellers had the better of the argument Prices 1rmed up little with wheat, but they soon fell away and closed weak. May corn opened at 4sa4elsc, sold between 4sA and 477sc, closing at 4Sc, Ac lower than yesterday. cash corn was weak and l2c per bushel lower; later lost the recovery. The business was dull and uDinteresting: May oats closed lsc lower than yesterday. CaSn oats were easy, With prices ranging from A to l2c per bushel lower.
 Proyisions--There was no trade aside from the changing operations in the produce mar ket today. The hog market was reported lower, SO that provisions were quotably lower. The close was 2l2c lower than yesterday for January pork, 2I2G 5c lower for January iar,. and unchanged for January ribs.
 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour was dull, but easy. Wheat-No. spring, 57120 60c; No. red. 534sc. Corn-No. 2, l47sc. Oats-No. z. 29c. Pork. $1I 62l2a11 .75. Lard, per 100 pounds, S6.72l2MB.75. Shcrt rib sides, loose, S5. .sOa5. So. Dry salted shoul- ders, boxed, So. . 5@5.12l9. Short clear sides,
 NEW YORK.
 NEW YORK. Dec. 22.-Flour dull; freely offered winter wheat low grades, $2. 05@ 2.60; fair to fancy, S2. 90; patents, S2. T5Q3.20; Minnesota clear, S2. 30G2.7o patents, S3. 4Ud3.90; low extras, $2. .050 a2.so. Southern flour was dull, but steady; common to fair extra. $2. 100 3 co; good to ' choice extra. S3. 1oa3. 50. Wheat was fairly ' active for export, closing firm; No. 3 red in store and elevator, 59s4 a60c; afioat, 604 l c; options were 10 ode erately active and firm at l4 c advance; No. 2 red: December, 59c; March, 6lAc; May, 62ssc. Corn was dull, but easier; No. 2, 52%@55c in elevator; 56c afoat;options were dull and weak at A@sBc declines Decem- ber.i 51Ac; January, 519sc; May, ,52e. Oats >werS dull. but easier; options were weaker;