Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-12

port, everything else being equal. There were, however, 100 many suspieiously close guesses at what the figures would be to permit of anvil i1g like natural action following the announc, ment. The drouth in the west was broken last night, and predictions oI lurlner i rains were sent out by the weather bureau tV day This broke c0rn, and wheat, taking its motive from that grain, also sold down. Sakn wheat was in good demand at q decline ot e2c per bushel. September wheat opened at 5o0
 56Ae, sold between 56l2 and 55Ac, closing at 55A 55Sse, 7sG1c under yesterday T.,
 Corn-There was not great dnerence De-
 tween the condition of corn as "Suessec ag
 and as given in the official document issued
 by the government yesterday. 1 WAS hst h1v. ,he
 market for that grain went ln a directly oppo-
 site direction from that which It should nave
 followed. The rains which fell last night ana
 this morning, and the additional ones whlch
 were promised during the. next thirty six
 hours. proved 10 be the leading factor in to-
 days market. Values went off quickly to-
 ward the close ot the session. May corn
 opened at 53c, sold between o3S4 and oZe,
 closing at the bottom, 1AG 1l2c under yestef-
 days close. Cash corn was weak, sales aver
 aging from to cents per bushel lower ,
 Oats-The slight reduction in crop condi-
 tions as given by the government did not Tn,
 duence this market, prices declining instead
 of advancing. The weakness in corn was the
 cause of the loss in oats. September oats
 closed 7sc under yesterday. Cash oats were
 l261c lower than yesterday
 Provisions-This market for products was strong today and prices held firm until near
 the close, when they fell away onaceount of
 the weakness which prevailed in grain tne country was Stlll DuYlnG aL the opening Ol tuS session, confident bat values were slill too low. At the close prices were at the lowest point, although selling at some gain over yes terday January vas again the active option Pork for that delivery closed 7l2c higher than yesterday lard c higher and ribs 2i2c higher, But little bu siness was done in the cash mar ket, views of buyers and sellers being apart Cash quotations were as follows; Flour was. quiet and unchanged;r selling was general. Wheat-No. spring, 5ia564c; No, 2 red, ], 544a544c. Corn---No. 2, 534c: Oats.No. l 2 3opaQ 31Isc Mess pork $13.35@13. 40. | Lard, per 100 pounds, ST LOOT. 42l2. short 1 rib sides, S7.10a7. 20. Dry salted shoul- ders boxed $6 47l2Q6 50. Short clear | sides, boxed, $7. 37I2e7 .62l2. Whisky, $l.22. ST LOUIS.
 l ST. Loufs Aug. 11.-Fiour was weak and 1 lower patents, $2 .65a2.75; fancy, S2. l00 August, 5ll2c; September. 51l21 l4so; De l cember, 55c; May, 6OSSc Corn was lower; l August, sac; September, 53c; May, 49l2c. l Oats were lower; August, 30l2c September, 1 3lSac; May 36l&c. Pork-Standard mess | selling at Sl3. s7l2; on orders, $l4 25. Lard l Prime steam, ST 20; choice. S7 35; Dry | salted meats-Loose shoulders, S6. 2Oi longs, l S7 3o Bacon-Boxed shoulders, S7 50; longs, | SITS; clear ribs, $7.67A66, %; short clear 1 sides, $S. l2I2GS.25. High wines were firm at | $1.22.
 l WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT.
 NEW YORK, Aug 1.-The following is the l weekly bank statement: - 1 Reserve, decrease e.................S Z,Oo9, ooO | Loans, increase se.................... z, z,3lS, Soo l Specie, increase. .................... 3Oo, SOo | Legal tenders, decrease. ........... z,bS6 5OU | Deposits decrease se................. 51D, 400