Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-23
NEW ORLEANs COTTON MARKET.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.

LIVERPOOL, Aug. Mathematician was quiet. American middling l3-l6d. Sales, 5000 bales, of which $500 were American; for speculation and export, SOU bales. Re ceipts, 2ooo bales, of which - were Ameri- can.
 Futures were quiet at the advanHe, with the demand freely supplied.
 American middling and low middling clause quotations:
 August and September de-
 livery. ............ ..........3 47-64d September and October de-
 October and November de-
 November November and December
 livery y......................3 4s-64d@3 49-64d December and January de-
 January and February de- livery ............3 50-64d63 51-64d Tenders of deliveries at today's clearings were 230o bales new dockets. and - old dockets.
 LIVERPOOL, Aug, 22.-4 p. m.-Futures closed barely steady.
 American middling and low middling clause quotatIons:
 AuguSi delivery .............3 47-64d Aagust and September de- T livery y,......... ............3 3 46-64d September and October de-
 October and November de-
 livery. -..........3 47-64d@3 4s-64d November and December
 delivery. .................3 4s-64d
 livery ...... ................a 4s-64d@3 49-64d livery. ................. 8 49-64d03 50-64d livery 3 5l-64dt March end April delivery 52-e4dsa 5s-e4d Sellers. tBuyers. tValue.
 IN WALL STREET.
 NEW YORK, Aug. 22.--The early trading at the stock exchange was characterized by ufeyerishness, and the course of prices was
 Dguiar. 4 drive was made at the start
 llhst the Grangers and Sugar, and the bears were more in evidence than for days past. They accomplished little, however, and after the expiration of the first hour of business they were compelled 10 act on the defensive. In the afternoon the impression glined ground that the president would sign the German bill and operators showed disposition to branct out once more; Sugar was forced down Ia a point to 112A at the opening but soon recov- cred and on good buying advanced to 114ss. In the last hour it suddenly sold off to 113A. and later returned to and closed at 113s4. Railroad issues conspicuous in the afternoon vile, Lake Shore, Missouri Pacific, Northern Pacific preferred. New England, Wheeling and Lake Erie preferred. 1he improvement in these ranged from "a to points. American Cotton Oil figured more prominently in the dealings. the common moving up PA to 34 and jumped to 95. The afternoon rise was mate. rialiy assisted by the efforts of the bears 10 cover shorts put out early in the day. The market closed firm, the sudden reaction of Is per cent in Sugar having had no influence. The recent sharp rise Tn silver was onsidered was less active. Net changes show gains of Aa2 per cent, Distillers leading. The bond market was very irregular
 The sales of lsted stocks aggregated 1i4,- ooO shares. unlisted 3o.0o0 shares.
 NEW YORK. Aug 22 2;-Money on call was easy at per cent; last loan at per cent and closing offered at per cent. Prime mercan- tile paper, 4a4A per cent. Bar silver, 65s4c Mexican dollars, 52c.
 Sterling exchange was firm, with actual business in bankers bills at $4 s6G4 S6t2 for sixty days and $4 s6s404. s7l2 for demand; posted rates, $4 s6l2 a4. s7l2 commercial bills, "A -s4S4G4. .S5A.
 Treasury balances-Con, $76 ,o92 ,ooo; cur rency. $50. .S12 .00O.
 Government bonds were firm.
 state bonds were dull.
 Railroad bonds were irregular.
 Silver bullion at the board, 66c bid; 66iSc asked
 Closing bids
 Louisville and Nashville. ................ 54 Memphis and Charleston. Mobile and Ohio. o.......................... 20