Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-29

little stock offered prices quickly advanced. Central to S9l2, Delaware and Hudson to l25A bid and Reading to 14ls. The general list showed few features of interest. Sugar ranged between ssb and s9M and closed at ss5s. gain of iB per cent for the day. Speculation left of hrmer. Net changes in the railways were merely fractional either way, except for Baltimore and Ohio, which lost 3A per cent. The industrials as rule show gains, of ls 10 per cent. The bond market was weak.
 The sales of listed BLOCKS aggregated Ill., 900 shares. unlisted 14.000 shares.
 NEW YORK, Dec. 2s.-Money on call was eeT cen and edsns pgT offered at Der cent Prin-e mercantile paper, 3a4 per cent. Bar
 sterling exchange was dull, with actual business in bankers' bills at S4 s7l20 .57A for sixty days and $4. .6Sl2a4. SS "A for demand; posted rates. s4. ssG4.s9l2; commercial bills,
 Treasury balances-oon. Seo. .726 1000; cur rency, s765934 900. '-ss
 Government bonds were steady.
 State bonds were firm.
 Railroad bonds were weak.
 Silver bullion at the board was 594o bid. Louisville and Nashville 53 Memphis and Charleston..,. ............,, 10 Mobile and Ohio. ...t..:..... IT. Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Lous... 65 Richmond Terminal ,.,..s... ............... - Tennessee Coal and Iron :. ......... 15A Tennessee Coal and Iron preferred,... ...i70 Western Union. .... [, ..f ee s4
 N H BONDS. tIdSs '+- .*. ~ Alabama, class 3 B............'......'.'''" io1l2 'sD 'Ex dividend. tBid. Asked.
 sf E CHICAGO 'eHANGE. F 1 CHIcAeoa Dee. 25.-News Yorker started in early today to finish up the selling which they began yesterday near the close. The only barrier that prevented prices declining was from holders of puts, but they seemel to be vent any further serious break. There was no news to hand, and no disposition to make new 1r.. l.. tI,A auaf tIR1p May wheat opened at 57l2d57ssc, ,sold between 67 ssg5i& and 5 lse. closing at 57ssc.
 Corn depended on on wheat today for Its mo values were not much nnder those Of yester- day. May corn closed at 45lsd4oA, a shade lower than yesterday. cash corn was un-
 Oats-prieesin oats suffered slightly through the slump in wheat The trading was light and devoid of interest May oats closed Is a Ac lower than yesterday at 3l12 3lssc. Cash oats were unchanged.
 day and Wednesday, were the buyers of today. Covering was the main feature of the day, but prices were advanced by he purchasing. All articles showed an improvement in tone and closed higher. The close was 25c higher for May pork. loe higher for May larG and 1oc higher for May ribs.
 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour was dull and prices were easy. Wheat-No. spring, 57AG59l2c; No. red 53lsc. Corn oil 50. Lard, per 100 pounds, S6.65a6.67l2: ShCrt rib sides, loose, $5.65d5 TO. Dry sdlted SnOuluerS, DOXeQ, 5SOUidD lZr2. SHprl ciSdT sides. boxed, S6 .oOa6.l2l2 Whisky, $1.22.
 NEW YORK.
 NEwYoRK. Dec. s.-Flour was freely offered and weak; winter wheat, low grades, $2.U5@ 2.6O; fair to fancy, $2.50a2. 95 patents, S2 75a3 20; Minnesota clear, S2. soc 70; @2.60. Southern flour was dull and weak; common to fair extra, S2. lO03.0O; good 10 easier, closing firm; No. red in store and elevator, 59$4c; aloat, 60l2c; options opened 4c and closed firm at unchanged prices 10 lac decline; No. red December, 59s4c; January, 59Ac; March. 6lssc; May, 62c. Corn was 52S4c afoat; options were dull, but steady, at A@Ac decline; December. 51asc; January, 51lsc. Oats were ialrly active and firmer; op- tions were irregular at Ac up to s4c down; De- Spot prioes-No 5. s4Gs; mixed western, s4 @a good to choice, 7o@75c. Wool was in fair de- mand and steady; domestic fleece, l7@2oc; oil. .5o extra mess, ST 5o0 500 Beet hams were quiet at Sl7 co. Tiereed beef was dull; city extra India mess, S16 0o@17 .o0. Cut $6. l2G9G6. .25; shoulders So OU; hams, $s.0o0 $50; middles nominal. Lard was in moderate eeI 3'o5; city at steam, % s6 sss @ December. $7G6, nominal; January, $7 .05, nominal; February, $7. 10; refined was quiet; continent, $7.5o@ 7.55; South America, 50; compound, S5 50 65.75 Pork was quiet, but steady old mess, $13. 25a13.75. Butter was quiet; state dairy,
 
 dairy, 10015c: western creamery, i5G24c; Egins, 24c. Cotton seed oil was about steady and quiet; crude, 24l2c; yellow. 29c. Petro- leum was quiet; Washington, in barrels, S6 .00; Washington, in bulk, S3. 50: refined New York. S5. Go; Philadelphia. $5.55; Philadelphia, in bulk, $3. 00a .05. Rosin was dull, but steady; strained, common 10 good, $1. 35@1 40. Tur- pontine was steady at 27a274c. Ace was in fair demand and steady; domestic, fair to eX tra. 4A@6c: Japan, 4Ad4l2c. Molasses-For- eign was nomina: New Orleans open kettle good to choice, 2oG 39c, quiet, but steady. Peanuts were steady; iancyhand- picked, 3l20 3A. Coffee options were firm and unchanged to 10 points up; December delivery, Sl3.65; February delivery, $l3.25; May delivery, SIP. 60012.70; September delivery, SIP. 5UG 12.55. Spot Rio was dull, but steady; No. T. 15l2c. Sugar-Raw steady: fair refining, 2es02s4c Ee6ned dull, but steady; off A, 3l20 3%c; standard A, 3l2c; cutioaf, 7-l6Q 4sSc; crushed, 4 T. l604Ssc; granulated.3 15-16 G4lsc. Freights 10 Liverpool were quiet, but steady; cotton, lsd; grain. 2I2d.
 ST. LOUIS.
 ST. LOUIS. Dec. 2S.-Flour was dull; patents, S1.5O@2 60; fancy, $2. .0Ua2.1p choice, $l S0 ml.90 Wheat was lower; December, 5lllc January, 514c; May, 54ssa 54l3c. Corn lower; December, 43syc; January, 4ZSac; May, 447Sd45c. ~Oais were steady; May, 3l4c. Pork, standard mess, S1!. .75. Lard-Prime steam, S5. 60; choice, S6.70. Dry saled meats shoulders, LOO; longs, S5. 60; clear rbs $5. so. Bacon-Boxed shoulders, S6. 1al2; longs, SG.75; clear ribs, 6.S7l2; shorts,