Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-19

the strength it unexpectedly developed. Ad- vices from Illinois tu the effect that 1t is more profitable to ship corn east than into this mar ket was one of the reasons why the advance occurred The cash mark ct here showed that New England buying orders were numerous, confirming the impression produced by the former repoIt. May corn opened at 46c, sold
 3Sc closed strong and Ac per bushel higher on good shipping demand.
 Oats-The range was confined to limit of Ac 1n oats, the tone within the narrow boun- daries inclining to reflect that of corn. The l bus ness was very light. May oats closed "a Ac higher than Saturday. Cash oats were hc per bushel lower.
 Provisions-Brokers on all sides seemed to have selling orders in products at the open ing. During the last hour the pressure was removed, and portion of the early loss was & no e mb Tbe gsose Wn .7t2c lower than Saturday for May pork, De lower for May lard and oe lower for May rios
 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour was quiet but firm; holders were not disposed to make any concessions. Wheat-No-2 spring, 56ss 61Ssci No. red, 54%ao5lse. Cora $1I. I.s5a12 %. Lard. per 100 pounds, $6. 65@' 6.67i2. Shcrt rib sides. loose, $5.75d5 80. Dry .sated shoulders, boxed, $5; e0a5 12l2. Short clear sides boxed, S6 20G6 25. Whisky, 2. NEW YORK.
 .a4NEw YORK, March Is.-Flour was quiet, but steady winter wheat, low grades. $l 9oa S2i9oa3 .oo; Minnesota clear, s2. 25a2.60; patents. s3. .25a4.25; low extra. $1se0a2.so, :, Southern flour was quiet, but steady; com mon to fair extra. SI. 0002.75;, good to choice extra, $2. S003. 25. Wheat was dull and l2 a aic lower, closing. firm: No. 2 red in store and elevator, ,60S4c; ahoat, 62 "A AG62l2c; options opened weak and declined 1@1lsc, rallied ss@ 12c and closed firm at l2fd asc lower than Satur- day. with trading ialrly active; No z red, March, 6Uasc; May, 61S8c; June, 6l9c. corn was dull, but nrm, and scarce; No. z, 624@ 52l2c in elevator; 53Ad54c ahoat; options de- cltned Mc, rallied ss@ 4sc and closed firm at l5ac Saturday. with a uuIl trade: May. 5lssc; July, ,50asc. Oats were firm and quiet; options. were firm; March. 33asc; April, s3ssc;- mixed western, s3la a 35c. Hay was steady and fairly sctivei shipping 5oa55c; good to tive; domestic fleece, 15a 19c; pulled, l2@33c. Beet was quiet, but firm; family, s9.75d .o0; extra mess. $7.5oas. .25. Beef hams were firm India mess, $13. .o0@ 15 DO. Cut meats were firm and more active; picked bellies, S623; $6. 10. Lard was quiet, but easy; western steam. ST o0; city steam, s6.62t2; March. was quiet; continent. $7.4o; South America, $7:75; compound, 5.37t2 90. 5u. Pork was Fancy was hrmer and in fair demand; state dairy. 15G17t2c; creamery dairy, old. I0G 15c; western dairy, s@l2l2c; western creamery. new, 11d2oc; western creamery old, sl2a 15c; Elgins. 19t2d2Oc. Cotton seed oil was dull and about steady; crude. 22e; yellow prime. 26c; yellow choice, 26,ao: petroleum s5 el Tl was ington. in bulk, S4 50; refined New York, S6.s5; Philadelphia, $6.su; Philadelphia in bulk, $4. 30a 4.35. Resin was dull, but firm; strained. common to good, $1 6odl.65. 1ur- pcntine was quiet, but firm, at 3oi2G 37c. Rice was in fair den and and firm; domestic, fair to extra, 4AG6c; Japan, 4hG4l2c. Moiasses- Foreign was nominal; New Orleans open ket- tie good to choice, 2s@3sc. Peanuts were steacy; fancy hand-picked, 3la@4lac. Coffee options were steady and unchanged to 10 points up; May delivery, $I4. s5@14. 95; June delivery, $I4.90; August delivery, $14.s5; September delivery, $l4.s0i December deliv- sry, Sla.4o. spo, spot Rio s,',a. was nIm' na' but firm and quiet; fair refining, 11-16c. Refined was quiet. but firm; of A, 3ss@ 37ac; mould A 4 3-16@4s8c; standard A, 3 15-16 @4Isc; cut-loaf,4 9-16@4%c; crushed, 9-16@ 4@c; granulated, l5-l6G5Ac. Freights to Liverpool were quiet. but steady; cotton, Esd asked; grain. 2d.