Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-05

vailing ct most times. May corn opened at 43c, sold between 42ls end 43he. closing at 42B043c, bc lower than Saturday. Cash corn was easier, no particular change in prices be- ing made. however.
 cumstance occurred in oats today. The ac- fairly ss steady V' Gay oaas Closed lower tha6 Saturday. Cash oats were steady.
 Provisions opened lower on information that live hog values lacked strength and were ssedy be but eSpe sion, with a decidedly light business: The interest in the privilege vote extended to this duIiness. The close was Toe lower than Satur- day for May pork. 2t2c lower for May larI and Cash quotations were as follows: Flour was quiet and barely steady at the late decline. Wheat-No. spring, 52%054&c; No. red. 454sc. oorn-No. 9, 40Ac. oats-No. Z, 27s4 pounds, SC. 42Iaa6. 47Ia. shcrt rib sides, loose, S5. 5.5o05.oo. Dry salted shoulders, boxsd w,sS Short clear sides
 NEW YORK,
 NEW YoRK, Feb. 4.-Flour was dull, but weak; winter wheat, low grades, S1.9o0 2.ao; fair to fancy, $2. a5@2.75: patents, $2. eoa3. %; Minnesota clear. s2.26a2 50; @2.so. Southern flour dull. but weak; common to fair extra, $1. 9o@2.75; good 10 but easier. closing steady; No. red in store 2 and elevator, 56l2c; aioat, 5sc; options de- clined lsGAc, advanced A0l2c, fell Ii algc, Saturday, with dull trade; No. ? red: Feb ruary, 56t2c; March, 57tsc; May, 577sc; June. SS Ssse July 5Sae AugGst SSsse G9r1 afioat; options were dull, but steady at A sSc decline; February. 46ssc; May. 46asc; July. were dull, but weak; February 35s4c; May, white. a5% aj6c; mixed western, s3A@a5c. good to choice, 70G75c. Wool was fairly active and firm; domestic fleece. 15@19c; pulled. 12@3ac. Beet was quiet, family, S9. 75@12. %; extra mess. ST. .25a7.75. Beef hama were dull at SIS. 06. Tierced beef was in- active; city extra India mess, SIP .5o014. 50. Cut meats were dull, but steady; picked bel lies,- $5.5005. .62t2; shoulders, $4.25@4 .5o; hams, $7.50Gs.0o; middles. nominal. Lard city steam, $6. STA; February, st IS. asked; May, $6. 90, nominal; refined was quiet; conti- nent, $7. 35G7.60; compound. s5.oo05.25. Pork was dull; old mess. $11.25a11.7o. But ter was quiet; fancy creamery was steady; state dairy, 100 1Sc; creamery dairy, 14@2ic; western dairy. 1oa15c: western creamery, II but steady; cruoe, 22d22l2c; yellow prime, z6 a26lac; yellow choice. 27c. Petroleum was Washington. in bulk S4. 50: refined New York So. S0i Philadelphia, S5.75; Philadelphia, in strained, common to good. S1. 35Gl 40. Iur- pentine was quiet, but firm at 29t2d BOG. Rice was firm and fairly active; domestic. fair to Foreign was nominal New Orleans open kettle good to choice, 2o@ 3sc. Peanuts were quiet; fancy hand-picked, 3t2@4l3. Coffee options were barely steady and unchanged to points down; March delivery, S14 46a IA. 50; May delivery, $I4. 2oa14. 25; September delivery, $1l. 1591425; OctoDcr delivery, sl4.20a 1425; November delivery, S14, 1oi December delivery, $14. 25. Spot Rio was dull, but steady; No. ?. 16Ac. Sugar-Raw was dull, but steady; fair refining, 2s4c. Refined was dull, but steady; of A, 3l2@ 3s4c; standard A, l3-16d4c; cutloaf, 1 7-1604ssc; crushed, 4 7-16@Itsc; granulated. 15-1604lsc. cubes. 1-l694Ac. Freights to Liverpool were quiet, but steady; cotton, 7-54d, asked; grain. 1a4d asked.
 ST. LOUIS.
 ST. LOUIS. Feb. 4.-Flour was steady; pat ents, $z. z.55@2. 50: fancy, $2. 1902. .50; choice, $1. s001. 90. Wheat was steady, but lower; February, 5Ol5c; May, 51lsc; July, 5Issc. Corn was lower; February, 3sAc; May, 4Uc; July. 40A@4O7sc. Oats were tirli, but steady; February, BOG; May, 2essc. Pork, standard m1ess, 1s slo; 200 lo;75. Lard-prime steam.