Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-28

in good demand, with fair business; prices IA ,ooo bales, of which 12, 400 were Ameri- cam for speculation and export, 1000 bales. Receipts, 1000 bales, of which 800 were Amer ican.
 Futures were steady, with moderate de- mand. s quotations: September and October de-
 October and November de-
 delivery. ...................s 3 24-e4d@a 25-e4d December and January de- January is; and February de-
 cry .a'...'.'....3 anu o'ia.nu 2s-64das ao4e4d March and April delivery. 3 31-64d@3 3o-64d April and May delivery y....3 32-64d May and June delivery ....3 34-64d@3 35-6id
 LIVERPOOL Sept. 27.-4 D. m.-Futures closed
 American middling and low middling clause quotations; September delivery ........3 29-64d@3 30-64d September and October de- / livery ............ .........3 3 24-64d@3 25-64d delivery. y....................s 3 25-64dt December and January de-
 January J and February de- February and March deiiv- March and April deIiyery3 3I-64dt April and May delivery.... 32-64d@3 33-64d May and June delivery =. 8 34-64d@3 35-64d
 *Sellers. Buyers. tValue.
 IN WALL STREET. -
 NEW YORK, Sept. 27.-Generally speaking the stock market displayed good deal of f1rmnesS today. The advances were by no means large. but the fact that there was any . Improvement at all excited no little apprehen- n sp0s Sugar and % the weatness of some Of the other Industrials and specialties. Sugar was forced for sale throughput the session, and declined from 94S4 to 90H. The stock figured for e4 ,oOo share in total for the whole list of 224 ,92s shares. The decline was due chiefly to the statement by President Havemeyer that the sugar industry has been unproftabie since the passage of the new tariff biil and that the refneries are about to shut down because the ele. Consolidated Gas broke points, Man. haitian 2ss, and National Lead, Whisky Amer Lead preferred l2 to 1 per cent. Distillers was weakened by reports that the company will have to be reorganized and that at an assess ers On the other hand Chicago Gas, Louis- vile and Nashville, General Electric. Reading and all of the Grangers developed positive strength and .vanced A to per cent De- spite the weakness in Sugar, these stocks re- ssses oRy rans of y Burlington and Quincy leadtng; Sugar. now. ever fell 4ss preferred las Mannattan to i% E per cent each. The bond market was weaker.
 The sales of listed stocks aggregated l15,- OuU shares. unlisted 109 .00c shares.
 NEW YORK. Sept. 27 7.--Money on call was easy at DOT cent; last loan at per cent, and closing offered at 1 per cent. Prime mercan- tile paper, 4I2 per cent Bar silver, 63l2c.
 sterling exchange was firmer, with actual business in bankers bills at S4. S5A@4 .S5M forsixty days and $4. S604 s6ea for demand; posted rates,$ 4. s6la a 4. Fla commercial bills, S4 S4A@4. Sd.
 Treasury balances-Coin, STE, ,745 ,o00; cur rency, $62, 1892 ,000.
 Government bonds were easier.
 State bonds were dull.
 Railroad bonds were steady.
 Silver bullion at the board, 63ssc bid.
 Closing bids
 Louisville and Nashville lle..........,...... 56A Mem phis and Charleston .l,,............ 10 Mobile and Ohio. ..r...,................. 1872 NasbyiIie f,haftanoora and St Louis, 65 Richiro nd Termn al l,'................... 1sss Tennessee Coal and Iron 1873 Tennessee Coal and Iron preferred .... 72Ia Western Union .......................... 6sA