Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-20

l<lNGhGOOL OOtION mAhhLls
 LIvERPooL, Feb. 19.- 9.-Noon.-Cotton business moderale, American middling,3 1-32d. Sales, 5000 bales. of which 73oo were American 53 .0o0 .bales, of wiilch 52, 800 were American Futuresopened steady; demand moderate. Amerioan middling and low middling clause quotatens:
 February and March deliv-
 March @ and April delivery ss-s4d May and June delivery.-.. o2-e4d June apaynly delivery. 03-64d July ahdAususs eiivery. a o4-64d AugusEapn September de- septenbsr and October de-. october and November de- -'
 livery OS-64d
 LIVERPOOL, Feb. 19.--4 p.m.-Futures closed American middling and low middling clause Februarysdeivery .........2 e3-64d February and March de- r Maref ed' and Id april delivery.s % ss-sad April and May delivery 3da3 o1-64dt May and June deliveryr... 8 01-64d@3 02-64dt June and July delivery o3-64dt July and August delivery~3 04-64d@3 05-64dt iiSery.-s. .e.e. ~ o5-e4des os-e4dt October @ and November de: 0'o.a November and December sselisrs iBuyers. ivaiue.
 IN WALL STREET
 NEW YORK. Feb. 1e.--It was another quiet day at the stock exchange, the traders hay ing held nlooi pending the outcome of the eff coinage bili. There was also a disposition to await the result of the government bond offer ings by the Belmont Morgan syndicate. A bond prospectus was issued after business hours, but contains nothing of importance that was not known for the past low days. The subscription books are to be opened to- morrow, and the syndicate reserves the right to allotthe bonds as it deems best. At the hesitaney prevailed, but this soon gave way 10 hrmness, an prices moved up A to les per |. cent New Jersey Central. ackawanna, Dela- ware and Hudson, Cordsge, New England, rhe grangers, Chicago Gas and sugar. were all prominent in the rise. The strength of the Sugar, ! The declaration of the regular quar- terly dividend by the Chicago, Burlington and tnn a along se line sugar fell IA per cent. to SIS; New Jer, Louisville and Nashville was lower on de- crease of$77, ,es0 in earnings for the second week iu February, and Erie on the old talk about foreclos ure and heavy assessments. In the iasthour, however. the market improved. and the decline was partially recovered. spec ula,ior closing firm. he bond market was he sales of listed srocks aggregated s3,- OOU srifes. unlisted 40 .0o0 shares.
 NEW YORK. Feb l9.-Money on call was easy tat lla 2 per oenl; last st !, loan at & ila
 
 Prime'ncrcanlile paper, 3ha4 per cent Bar silver ,s0Uxsc.
 Sterliug exchange was steady, with actual business ,ip bankers bills at $4.S7d4.eTA for sixty days and $4. .oSA l. sSl2 for demand; posted rates, s4. s7l2a4.ss; commercial bills. S4. e6t2@A,e6S.
 Tressprys balan ces-Coin, S75 ,s36 ,o0O; cur rency ,SS96,3S4, GOO.
 Goyeulfaent bonds were firm.
 StaiebeDds we're dull.
 Railroad' bond 8 were hig her.
 SilyerBnllion at the board e0Ac.
 ClosiHgg Bids
 Louisville and Nashville. 52H MemI his and Charleston. n.................. 10 Mobile and Ohio. ........................... 15 NashviIie, Chattanooga and St. Lou.s.... GA TenpesseeG Coal and Iron n................... 14M 1ennessee.Coal and Iron preferred ...... ITO. Western Union. ........................... s74s Southern 1iaf way, ,5's...................... So 6outherR Rsi lway ,-common .............. 101a SouthernsRaii~ay, preferred ,............ 3l&
 f4F 4 BONDS.
 Alabama, class ...s.................104l Alabama, class .....,................106 Ala bama, class .......................,. ta5 N-df Ask