Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-26
CHICAGO CHANCE.

CHICAGO, March 25.-There was more or less of an advance over saturday at all times to- day. Several times the quotations touched the closing figures of that day, but they was mainly responsible for iRe firmness. Yhe visible supply decreased l, ,1u0. .0o0 bushels, rather heavier amount than was thought established just prior to the close. May wheat opened at 55t2 to o5ssc, sold between SoA and s6@c' closing oS & at 5so. @ Mc higher than satur-
 Corn-There were few country buying or ders in corn today, and until noon what might that hour until the close the trade was apa- thetic. May corn opened at 46isG 46Ssc, sold between 46ss and 47c. closing at lsc, ssa %c higher than saturday. Cash corn was firm and l2 per bushel higher.
 Oats were higher, the advance coming through the medium of the wheat and corn markets. The business was not heavy enough to attract any attention other than usually re- cetved. May oats closed ss@tsc higher than Saturday. Cash oats were firm and b2c per bushel higher.
 Provisious-An interview giving very strong views of hog products by Armour was pub, lished In the newspapers yesterday. Instead in this instance the crowd took him at his stock yards and the burning of a packing house containing large amount of provisions Kansas City also Influenced for sirength May pork, 25@27IPc higher Tor May lard and 17ta@ 30c higher for May ribs.
 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour was quiet and unchanged. and the buyers and sseas WheaNo @sts sprins ansa' pst' Saa ssaasaS pori fafd loose. sG.25'a6. 80. Dry salted shoulders, boxed, s6 ada t. 30 Whisky, sl .29,. ,.i,,e.4-.s - NEW YORK; .., -.gs -s ; NEW YoRK, March 25.-FIour was steady, but firm; winter wheat, low grades, Sl.9o@ z.eo; fair to fancy. .s2. l5a2.76; patents, sAsoaa .oo; Minnesota clear. s2. 60; patents. s3. .25@4.1 15; low extra. Sl. soa2 30. southern flour was quiet, but firm; com mon to fair extra. ,sl. 7o@2 60; good 10 choice extra, S2. oOa %. Wheat was dull but firm, with options advancing and checkin s business; No. red ID store and elevator, oul2 aoO%e; adoat, o2a <hc; ungraded red' o1e fairly active and steady at ss@ llsc advance; No. z red, March, 6u%cs May, 6llsc; June. e2bc. Corn was dull, ,,but irner; No. Z. aee in elevator: 57tsc afloat; steamer mixed, Ills a52isc; options were moderately active and firm at ssaAc advance; May. 5lstc; July 51Ac. Oats were dull, bat firmer; options were quiet, but frmer; March. 33S4c; April. 3ss.c: May, sa4c; No. 2 white March. s1Ac; May. 3694c. oput prices-No ?, 33l2 u 33s4e; No. Z white. 37Ac; mixed western, 34a 55c. Hay was quiet. but steady; shipping, .5oa55c; in moderate demand; domestic fleece, l5a 1ee; pulled, i2I33c. Beet was firm, supply light; family, S9.75@12.0o; extra mess, S7.5oa e 25. Beet mama were quiet, but strong at S1s. 50. Tierced beef was strong; city extra India mess, $13.Uoal5.0O. Cut meats were scarce and higher; pickled bellies, S6.75; shoulders, S5.25a5.5 50; hams, S6.25G9. co. Mddles were nomlnal; short clear, nominal. Lard was higher and in better demand; western steam $7.42l2; city stoam, S6.6Tl2; March, $7.i0, nominal; May, S7.50, nominal; refined was strong; continent. $7.s5: South America, quiet, but higher; mess, $13 .5o@ 13. 57. Butter was in moderate demand and steady; state dairy, 90 19c; creamery oairy, old. l09 15c; western dairy, 6@13c; western creamery new, 12GZlc; western creamery old ,9Gl4c; ElKins 21c. Cotton seed oil waSquiet, but firm; cruue, 22h623c; yellow prime, 261c. Petroleum was nominal; Washington, in barrels, S7 .0O; Wash ington, in bulk, S4 80; refined New York S7.1U; Philadelphia, $7.U5; Philadelphia, in bulk, xA. 55d4.b0. kosin was dull. but steady; strained, common to good, x1. 57l2d .b2la ?. Turpontine was quiet, but steaLy at 3uu 36i2c. Rice in fair demand and firm; domestic, fair Foreign was nominal; New Orleans open ket- tie good 10 choice, 2eG39c. Peanuts were quiet; fancy hand picked. 3A@4lsc. Coffee options were steady at points up to points down; March delivery, Sl6. .35013. 55; May delivery, $14 S5@l4.S5; July delivery $ IA. gu; September delivery, $I4.70a14.8U 8U; December delivery, S14.55. Spot Rio wus nrm, but dull; No. ', 1ts<c. Sugar-Raw was firm, but quiet; fair refining, 2 11-16c. Refined was firm, but quiet; on A. 34sa37sc standard A. 3 15- 16 @4Isc; cut-loaf,4 9-i6GA&c; crushed, l 9-169 4%ci granuiated. 3 i6-16G4kc. Freiehts to Liverpool were quiet. but nominal; room scarce; cottoD, Sd; grain, 2G2Ad.
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 ST. Louls, March 25.-Fiour was quiet; pat
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