Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-26

increase of $33 ,oOs. the grangers improved. and rally of h O sb per cent ensued. Railway earnings generally were little better. quite a number Of roads reporting for the third week of the current month showing fair increases. Speculation closed about steady. Net changes for the day show losses of A61b per cent. Tobacco gained A, Southern Railway ore, ferred as and Cordage A per cent he bond market was irregular.
 The sales of listed stocks aggregated 1ls.- 900 shares, unlisted 22.o00 shares.
 NEW YORK. Feb. 25.-Money on call was easy at lt9 per cent; last loan at 1la per cent, and closing offered at 1l2 per cent. Prime mercantile aper; 4a per cent Bar
 Sterling exchange was firm, with actual business in bankers bills at S4. s7@d.o74 for sixty days and S4 .sSt9a4. sSa4 for demand; $4.S6A@4. SoS4.
 Treasury balances--Coin, SITS, ,7e7 .ooo; cur rency, STA, 5S3 ,OOO.
 Government bonds were firm.
 State bonds were dull.
 Railroad bonds were irregular
 Silver bullion at the board eOIsc bid.
 Closing bids
 Louisville and Nashville. lle.................. 51A Memphis and Charleston. ................. 10 Mobile and Ohio. .......................... Il Nashviile, Chattanooga and St. Louis. 6l Tennessee Coal and Iron. n.........!.. ........ 14A Tennessee Coal and Iron preferred. ....,.. f3U Western Unlon.. ....,............-.......... o7s4 Southern Raj way, 5's.....-...... .........> soh southern Railway, comm on. ..........-... szs southern Railway, preferred. ............. 3lSi 'it BONDS.
 Ala Dama class A...................... A. s1u4 Alabama, class B..........,................. lU5 Alabama class c. ......t..i..........,...... t95 l5 'Ex-diyidend. tbid. Asked.
 ati NEW YORK.
 5a NEW YORK. Feb. 25.2F.our vas quiet but steady; winter wheat, low grades, $1.90@ $2. 6003 .o0; Minnesota clear, S2. 25a2 60; patents. S3.25a4.00 low extras, S1.900 S2 70 southern flour was quiet, but steady; common 10 fair extra. Sl 9ya2.75; good 10 choice extra. S2 Sud 25. Wheat was dull, but frmer, with options; No. red in store and elevator, 56A 057c; sfoat, 5eAc; options opened weak and lost IA a ssc, advanced Sa1s, cIosing steady at lsc, oyer Saturuay, with trading fair; No. red, February, 567sc; 5s%c; August, 5s44c; September, 57Ac. Corn was dull, but frmcr No. 7. 49xc in elevators; 5os.c adoat; steamer mixed 4ea 4sssc; options lowing the west and local covering; February, 49ci May, 49Aci July, 4s$sc. oats were fairly nrm; February. 3aa4c March. 33s4c; May. 3319c; No. white March, 36s4c. Spot prices No. 7. 34c; No z white, 3s d3eAc; mixed 5UG55c; good to choice, 7oG75c. Wool was in moderate oen and and steady; don este quiet; family. se f5@ E. .oo; extra G mess ST 50 @S.25. Beef hama were dull at SIG %. Pierced beef was inactivei city extra India mess. S12.5oa I4.5o. Cut meats were dull but easy; pickied bellies. $5.5b4d5. .62l2: shoulders, $4.oO; hams, S7.75de.25; middles dull, but strong; short clear $5.s5. Lard was quiet, but steam, S6 3oG6. 32ls; February, s5.72, nomi- nal; May. S6 s2, .nominal; refined vas dull; continent, $7.75; South Amerlca. ST 50; com pound, s5. 12la@5. 37l2 Pork was quiet, but steady; old mess. 11.25a12. OO. Butter was quiet, but barely steady; state dairy, 1oa PUG; creamery dairy, 2o@29c; western dairy, sl2a 15c; western creamery. 15a23c; E!gins. 23c. Cotton seed oil was dull. but steady cruue, 22c; yellow prime. 26l2c; yellow choice. 27c. rels, S7 %; Washington. in bulk, S4 50: re- fined New York .lu; Philadelphia, $6.O5; nrAlr. .I,f fa frh ht,lk E.s quiet, but firm; strained, common 10 good, $1. .40@1.42b2. Turpentine was quiet, but firm at 32t2@ 33c. Rice was in fair demand and firm; domestic. fair to extra. 4ha6c: Japan, 4AG 4t2c. Molasses-Eoreign nominal: New Orleans open kettle good 10 choice. 2oa3Sc. Peanuts were steady; fancy hand-picked, sia @4l2c. Coffee options were steady and un- s1o. 5Sa 1o 90; March delivery. sis 25S sI4 soa r, 5 o5; July delivery, SIS. oo septen. Der delivery, $14 so@1 sa; October delivery, $l4.so; December delivery, $14 s5. Spot hlo Raw was steady; fair refining, l1-1ec. Re- hned was more active and steady; oil A, 3i20 3%c; standard A.a ls-l5a4 4ci cut-ioaf, 7-16 G4Bc; crushed, l 7-16a4Ac; granuated. } l3-l6@4lsc. Freights to Liverpooi were firm, but quiet; cotton. 7-64d; grain, 2Ad.
 ST. LOUIS. h ST. LOUIS, Feb. 25.--Fiour was steady, bus tirni pat ents. sZ.eda2 6o; fancy, $2. 1oa; February, 5lioi May, 52iao; July, 5l @c. Corn was higher; February ,414c; May, 47asc; July. 4292e. Oats were higher February. Prime steam, s6. 50; choice, f6.6O. Dry saited meats-Shoulders. $4. 37la; longs, $5. l2ls; clear ribs, So. 20, short clear. s5-3o. Bacon shorts clear. $6. 0D. High'wines were steady al SIPS.