Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-07

talk of greater consumption, with an appre- ciable impression on the stocks, and the large short interest. with he light offerings. did the rest. There were two notable bugles to prices -one during the morning and the other dur ing the last fifteen minutes. May corn opened at 44d44Bc, sold between ABA and 45l2c, closing aI the top, 1lsd1ssc higher than yes- terday. Cash corn was stronger and 1G1l2c
 Oats, as matter of course, frmed with corn, but presented no individual merit. The close was firm, with May l2dssc higher than yesterday. Cash oats were I2Gl lac per busbel higher.
 Provisions-The bulk of the trade in provis- the position of corn threw ome frmness into products, and q stronger and higher hog mar ket added legitimate strength to the trade. The close was zoe higher than yesterday for May pork. 507l2c higher for May larG and 7I2 @l0c higher for May ribs.
 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour was in moderate demand at the late decline. The teeling was unsettled. wheat-No. spring, 54151&c; No. red, 507sc. Corn-No. 2, 43c. oats-eNo. 2. 2s02slac. Pork. Slo. 2ola. Lard ;, per 100 pounds, S6.55G6. 57l2. Shcrt rib sides, loose, s5. .1o@5.15. Dry salted shoul- ders, boxed, S4. 4.62HG4.75. Short clear sides, boxed, sa 40G5.5D. Whisky, S1.22.
 NEW YORK,
 NKw YoRK,s Feb. 6.-Flour was quiet, but steady; winter. wheat, low grades, Sl.9oa $2 60a 3 %; Minnesota clear. S2.25a2 60; i; patents pa s' Ss:2Sa4 .oo; low extras. soc common to fair extra. sl 9oa2.75; good 10 choice extra. S2. s0a %. Wheat was fairly active and hrmer; No. red in store and ele- ssat2c, rallied t2Gssc, feli i4c, rallied i2c, closing firm at Is ssc over yesterday, with a se Ms No 2red cl Feoraary 57sse March No. 2, 4sa4s4c in elevator; 49a 49Ae afioat; options were more active and strong at k @ issc advance; February. 4ossc; May, 49lsc; July, 49lac. Oats were dull. but firm; options were hrmer. but qulet February, 3J$sc; March, 334c; May. s3Hc. Spot prices-No: 2, 33Ad34Ac; No ? white, 36 364c; mix ed western, 34@353c. Hay was quiet. but ste ad y i shipping, 5od 55c; good to choice, 70d 75c. fleece. i5a lsc; pulled, l2@3ac. Beef was in $7.25a7.75: Sect hama ere dnll at si6 oo' India mess, SIP .50G IA 50. Cut meats were quiet, but steady; pickled bellies, s5 5oa 562a; shoulders, $4.2504 50; hams, S7 500 500. Lard was quiet, but stronger; western steam. $6.90, asked city steam, $6 37l2@ oo; February, S6 s5 nominal; May, S7.uo. nominal; refined was firm; continent, ST. 35 {; south America, S7.60; compound, s5, ,0005. 25 Pork was dull, but steady; old mess, $ll.2 .25@ ll.75. Butter was quiet; fancy creamery was l3@2oc; western creamery, i4@24c; Elgins Zlc. Cotton seed oil was quiet, but firm i; cFua5e, cba5es, $2c 22ci ysllow prime 2Ssc yellow fngton, In barrels, S6 To; Washington, in bulk , $4 90; refined New York So.sU; rhiladelphia Rosin was dull; strained. common to good f, Sl. .35d l. 40. Turpentine was quiet. but steady, at 2el96 BUG bid. Rice was firm; do nestle. fair to extra. s4Ad6c; Japan, 4AG 4I2c Molasses was fairly active, but firm; New Or leans open kettle good to choice, 2S03sc Peanuts were quiet; fancy hand-picked. 3t20 4t2c. Coffee options were quiet at points down 10 10 points up; March delivery, si4 50; May delivery, sI4.25al4. 30; September de- livery. $14. .25@ IA. 30; December delivery $l4.25G14 30. Spot Rio was dull but steady {; No. 2, 16hc. sugar-Raw was dull, but steady; fair refining. 2s4c; centrifugals. 96 test, 3tsc. Refined was dull; standard A 5 l3-16d4c; cut-loaf, 7-l60 4ssc; crushed, 4 1-lb@4ssc; granulated. I5-1604lsc cubes. 1-l6@4Ac. Freights to Liverpool were nrmer and fairly active; cotton, 7-old asked; grain, I'd asked.