Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-04
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.

LIVERPOOL, April 3.-Noon- Cotton demand sass steady eass which IT 1000 bales were American; for specu- lation and export. 1000 bales. Receipts, 1UO0 bales, of which none were American.
 Futures opened steady demand moderate.
 American middling ana low middiing clause April and May delivery..3 le-64d03 2o-s4d May and June delivery.....3 20-64d 63 21-64d June and July delivery ....s 22-64dg3 2s-S4d July and August delivery. a 23-64dG3 24-64d Augusti and September de-
 September and October de- ..,.. :. :, DeceMber and January de- - M nseGera sefy of deyera, m speaa were 26o0. bales new dockets>S and 3Oo bales LIvERPooL,s April 3. A p. .--Futures closed quiet, but steady. 1... /, sx4. -t.-i 2.
 American middiing and low middling clause quotations:
 April delivery ............3 lS-6Ida3 19-6idt April and May delivery ...3 l8-64d@3 19-b4dt May and June delivery....3 Decides 20-64dt June and July delivery. 8 21-64dt
 July and August delivery. 3 22-64dt
 August and September de-
 livery. y.;...................3 23-64da3 24-64d. September and October de-
 october and November de- November and December
 December and January de-
 livery y.................. 3 2s-64d@3 29-64d.
 
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 CHICAGO CHANGE.
 CBIcAGo. April 3.-The wheat market was singularly firm for three-quarters of today's session but lost all its strength during the last hour, closing within fraction of the To west quotation. There was encouraging news. but it. cid not seem 10 help prices much. May and SANG, closing at o4asc, l2d Ssc lower than Monday. Cash wheat was nomlnaliy steady. their scarcity led the shorts and others to make pronounced effort to buy. The signal weakness of wheat had the effect of easing vance was lost on that account. May corn opened at 46ss 46lsc, sold between 467s@47 on M onday The cash market was firm and al2c per bushel higher.
 Oats.The duilness that seems to be a neces- sary adjunct of the trade in this grain was in evidence as usual today. The strength early and the weakness later was distinctly symna- thetic. May closed lsc@i2c lower than Mon- day Cash oats were hc per bushel higher early, but eased of later.
 Provisions-Irading in products until within the last fifteen or thirty minutes was mainly in small lots. During the closing moments large commission house made an attack on polk, and inc other articles yielded through their relation to it. The close was 32lac lower than Monday for May pork. 10c lower for May lard and 17l2 lower for May ribs.
 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour was firm, with prices unchanged; foreign bids were raid pence and there was moderate local demand. Wheat-No. spring, 56s@ b7lyc; No. 2 red, 53ss@537sc. Corn-No. ?, 45%a457sc. Oats-No. 2, 30lsc. Pork, SIP .12l2 @12.25. Lard per 100 pounds, s6. s7is @6: 90: Shcrt rib sides, loose, $6 .l5d6.25. Dry salted shoulders, boxed, $. 37I2G5. 50. Short clear sides, boxed, x6. 4566. 50. Whisky, Sl.2G.
 IN WALL STREET. NEW YORK, April 3.-The stock market was irregular and choppy today. At the opening a weak tone characterized the trading, owing to the poor March statements lof the St. Paul and Rock Island roads and some selling for foreign account. St. Paul reported decrease of $259,5 and Rock Island $313, ,S44 for March, which was considerably larger than expected The loss in the prices of Grangers, h hLwever, was un important, and at the close these issues were very little below yesterdays bnal figures: As a rule after the opening Of the market became strong. American Sugar was again a feature, 5s,00U shares being traded in. !! here was quite q struggle in this. The price opened at 10lss6102, fell to l01 A, rose to 1o27s an receded to 1017s, net loss of 4 per cent for the day. Low grade refined in the local market is shade lower. General Electric was heavy, falling from 35M to 33h on sales of Is, 800 shares. The heaviLess of this stock finally affected the general list and in the last hour there was an increa sed pres sure to sell and prices fell N0% per cent, New England anu the anthracite coale rs being es- pecially weak. Manhattan rose steadily fr om 11u to 113l5, and closed at the top of the day, the rise being ascribed to covering of a long outstanding short contract. New York ana