Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-25
IN WALL STREET.

IN WALL STREET
 NEW YORK. Jan. 24-Liquidation in the low priced issues was not continued today, and there was some covering of shorts in this and other specialties. The net result of trading at the stock exchange was an advance of Ai a8 per cent. The treasury situation again ne in for considerable discussion. and the sl. iy nervousness Today S2. 7so ,ooo was taken, making the total thus far this week $6 ESQ., 000. Indications point to shipments of about SI ,ooo, 900 on Saturday If the shippers can get full weight gold. The light weight coin will be turned into the banks, so thaG in any event it is losing game for the treasury de- partmeDt, There were few weak spots and especially in he indusirlsls Cordage made new low record, the common falling to and sold down ss per cent, to 33ss Chicago Gas 1s, to7207 72I2, and Sugar 1, to S5Ia S5z. The last named declined in the face of heavy purchases by room traders. In the last half hour Of bu ,iness there was renewed wing 10 cover short contracts, and as a result the mar ket closed steadier in tone. Manhattan lost I2 per cent cn the day and Sugar and General Electric IA each.
 The sales Of listed stocks aggregated s5,- GOO shares. unlisted 34 .000 shares.
 NEW YoRK, Jan 24.-Money on call was easy at l per cent; last loan at 1 per cent, and closing offered at 1 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 3a4 per cent. Bar silver. 59l2c.
 Sterling exchange was strong, with actual for sixty days and s4 .soS4 ssA for demand; s4s784.
 
 rency,4 S69, ,453 ,0OO.
 Government bonds were steady.
 State bonds were firm.
 Railroad bondswere weaker.
 Silver bullion at the board 59s4e asked. Closing bids
 Louisville and Nashville. 537a Memphis and Charleston. .............. 10 Mobile and Ohio, o,........................... 1b Nashville. Chattanooga and St. Louis ... 64 Tennessee Coal and Iron on.................. 14B Tennessee Coal and Iron preferred. i7o western un1on, -s-- .''..','.... STA Alabama, class sA,...................... 1O3l2 AiabbaiDa, cia ass ioe oa 'tx-oividend. tBid. tAsked.
 CHICAGO CHANGE. CHieseo. Jan, 24.-There was a temporary breathing spell allowed the bulls in the first part of tue session in wheat today. Their agony was renewed, however, during the final minutes, and yet another low record was mBde. When the closing Liverpool cables arr rived. quoting decline, instead of an ad- time the inside figures for the day were sold between 55is and 5lAc, closing at the was onfet. Trading was at about sunchang ged prices, but nominally the close was weak. Corn was unable to sustain the higher prices reached in the beginning of the day The nrmness whcih marked the opening and suc- ceeuing two hours had its origin in the senti- menI carried over from yesterday. but there was gradual fading away of the strength when wheat took up it's defending course. May corn 3ppeneu al 4oAdi iot3, Sold between 46ls and f5i2, closing at the inside, Ac lower than yfsterday. Cash corn was l2c per bushel higher, losing the advance in the nominal close with the futures.
 oats--The cash market in oats was strong today, and the futures found some activity and 1rmaess m that fact. Befure the close the tendency to follow the other grains be-, came somewhat pronounced and the appre- uation Xas lost. May oats closed shade un- Nay. Cash oats were quotably lc
 nsterday.
 Htesdy opening in products
 1ners were disposed to do