Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-11

disastrous break today, but that was no fault
 of the news. From the opening to the close
 everything favored decline. Every Euro-
 pean market, both English and continental,
 was lower. The disinclinaton to trade,
 arising from uncertaintg regarding the gov
 ernment report was no doubt the sole reason
 for the comparative steadiness. May wheat
 opened at 59lsa 59l4 c, sold between 59l2@59c
 closing at o9d59Ac, IA ssc under Saturday.
 Cash wheat was easy and about Ac per bushel lower
 Corn led wheat up for awhile, but in the end
 gave away to the weakness of that grain. May corn opened at 49Ssc. sold between 49i9d495s
 and 50d 5Ol2c, closing at 49s4 d497se, shade
 higher than Saturday. Cash corn was steady
 to firm.
 Oats rejected the influence of wheat and at
 tached to that of corn. There was slightly
 improved activity and prices held well all
 day. May oats closed with net gain of lse
 over Satureay. Cash oats were A per bushel
 higher for mixed, with other grades steady.
 Provlsions-At the opening prices were
 slightly lower tban Saturdays close and con
 tnued to fall away until the close. The close
 was 22l9c lower than Saturday for January
 pork, 12l2G15c lower for January 1arI, and
 15c lower for January ribs.
 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour was
 dull and generally steady. Wheat-No.
 spring. 5st2@61c; No. 2 red, 54l2e Corn
 No 2 46s,c o7 oatsmMo. 29a2 @ @29a4c: se Pork s6 Shert rib sides, loose, $5. S5Q5, go. Dry sated shoulders, boxed, $5.17l2a5 .25. Short clear sides, boxed, $6.2506. a7l2. Whisky, $123 NEW YORK.
 NEW YORK. Dec. 1o.-Flour was dull, but held steady; winter wheat, low grades, $2.05@ 2.6o; fair to fancy, $2. 5o02.95; patents,
 $275as. 2oi Minnesota, clear. $2. so@2, 70; a26o. Southern flour was dull, but steady;
 common to fair extra; S2 10@3.00; good to
 cn95ee eTtTa, & oo wheat was aui red ana n store and. elevator, 60d d6OAc; afioat, 62l2c; options were fairly active and irregular, clos ing steady ar asa7Bc decline; No. red: De- cember, 60lsc; January, 60l2c; March, ease; May, 63lsc. Corn was moderately active and steady; No. 2, 56s4@5 SIC in elevator; 57A 5ec | afOaf. ODfiOnS dull and unnhanppd lower; December, 55c; January, 53l2e; May. 534c. Oats were quiet, but firm options were 36l2c. Spot prices-No. 2, 34I2c; mixed west
 ern, 34I2a3 36c. Hay was in moderate demand and steady; shipping, 50@60c; good to choice,
 7o@75c. Wool was in moderate demand and
 steady; domestic fleece. 17@20c; pulled, 12@
 34c. Beef was dull; family $1o. .ooa$12.oo; quiet at SIT. %. Tierced beef was dull; city extra India mess, $16 0o@17.o0. Cut meats
 were quiet and weak pickled bellies. SC. 3712@ $50; shoulders, $5.O0@5. 12la; hams, Ss. 25@ s.75; middles. nominal. Lard was quiet, but
 easy; western steam. $7. 15a7. 17l2; city January, $7. 20, nominal May, $7.45. nomi-
 nal; refined was dull; continent. S7.55; South American, $e.00; compound, S5.50G5.75.
 Pork was active and easier; old mess. $13. 25@ 100. Butter was dull and lower; state dairy l3@22c; creamery dairy. 17@23c; western dairy, 11G16c; western creamery, i5RZ6c; Elgins, 24c. Cotton seed oil was dull and easy i; crude, 24e; yellow, 2sc. Petroleum nom-
 inal; Washington, in barrels, $6.o0; Washing ton, in bulk, S3. 70; refined New York. 5.50; Philadelphia. $5.50; Philadelphia, in bulk $3 0Oa 3.05. Resin was dul, but steady; strained. common to good, $1. 30@1.35. Fur pentine was quiet, but steady, at 27%a3sc. Rice was fairly active and steady; domestic. fair to tra. 4AG6c: Japanese, 4AG4l2c. Mo-
 lasses-Foreign was nominal: New Orleans open kettle good to choice, 2o@38c, in fair tive; fancy hand-picked, 3l2G3&. Coffee op-
 tions opened steady and closed dull and nn-
 changed @ to points pin down; December deliy- May delivery, S12.sd12 90; September deliv- cry, 12. 80; October delivery, $l2.70a12. 75. Spot Rio was dull, but steady; No. T, 16c. Su- gar-Raw was dull, but steady; fair refining, Sc. Refined was active at the decline; of A, 1 7-16a4ssc; crushed, 4 7-18@4ssc gfanu- lated, 15-16d4lsc. Freights 10 Liverpool were quiet, but easier; cotton, 9-64d; grain, 3d.