Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-02
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
 LIVERPOOL, April l.-Noon- Cotton demand fair; prices were steady; American middling, 5-l6d. Sales, 12.000 bales, of which 1O, 800 bales were American; for specu- 3uUU bales, of which 2OUo were American.
 Futures opened steady; demand m tolerate. ~
 American middling anu low middling clause April and May delivery ..s 1s-e4d9a 1s-e4d May and June delivery.....3 2o-64d
 June and July delivery .....3 2l-64d E3 22-U4d July and August delivery. 5 23-64d
 August and September de-
 September and October de-
 October and November de-
 November and December - delivery. .............:....3 27-64d@3 3s-64d December and January de-
 were 1000 bales new dockets and loo bales LIVERPOOL, April .-4p. m.-Fuiures closed firm. .4a5s..a-~ 7.tH ..
 Ameritan middlirg and low middling clause QuOtatlonS:
 April and May delivery ...3 2o-64d' - May and June delivery .. 2l-64dt June and July delivery. 5 22-64d03 23-64ds July and August delivery.3 23-64da3 3 25-64dt August and September de-
 September and october de-
 october an an November de- ''N'
 livery ........;.-..... ....3 27-64d@3 2s-e4ds November and December
 December and January de-
 January and February de- de ~
 asers .seyrs. tluysrs. ivaiue sl-64dt
 CHICAGO CHANGE.
 CHICAGO. April 1.-The general rains of yes- terday, while giving relief 10 the farmers fin the way of aiulng the growth of wheat, at the same tune took Il full cent of the value of that cereal between Saturday night ana Monday morning.. kuDSaS, Nebraska and Iowa not so well favored as states east of there and more moisture would be acceptable in that part of the winter wheat country. The prospect of q lair decrease in the visible sup ply, which was fulfilled by a> reduction of l, ,4o5 ,UuO bushels, tended to check prices from declining-iurther, and he balance Of the news was about evenly divided between the Guils and bears May wheat opened at 54ssa 64Sc, advanced 10 55Ac closing at 55 ls Q55Ae, hsc under Saturday. Cash wheat was nomi-' naliy lc per bushei lower than, Saturday. h Corn-1 o do nothing and to d. 1t well was the most difficult task that corn traders had upon their abilities today. Wheat being lower gave p, pularity to the selling as against the buying side, prices, however. showing an iiu- proueinent at the close over the opening and ea.ly quotations. May corn opened at 46Ac. Ibe outside shade under saturday. Trad ing in cash corn was mostly at unchanged prIces.
 oats-The rains begot selling of oats and consequently lower prices. There was no in fiuental business, but ihe aggregate Of the transactions made fair days trade. May oats closed l.a ssc under Saturday. Cash oats were A shade easier.
 Provisions-Ibe tono Of products vas little irregular, numerous orders on both the buy ing and selling side arriving. They were principally for the purpose of clearing up old business, in yiew Of Inc holiday tomorrow. Hoos did not change materially, so tIat very little, if any, influence came from that direc- tion. The close was 1oc lower than saturday tor May pork, 7t2c lower for May lard and 2lAc lower for May ribs.
 Cash quotations wero follows: Flour to- day was steady and unchanged. Wheat No. spring, 59isG6lhc No. 2 red, b4lsa54t2c. Corn-No. 3, 44Ad447sc. Oats-- No. Z, 29l2c. Pork. SIP. 37t a l2. 50. Lard, per lou pounds, SC. 95H6. .97ls. Shcrt rib sides, loose, $6. .3ud6.35. Dry salted shoulders, boxed, S5 37i2d5. 90. Short clear sides, boxed, s6. 45S6. 5o Whisky, $l.2o.
 IN WALL STREET.
 NEW YORK. April The week opened with a strong and active market for stocks. The bull ranks were swelied by outsiders and the demand jncluLsd ali varieties of railway and miscellaneous issues. The market received the initial impulse from London, the foreign CTS having taken round amounts of St. Paul, Atchison and Louisville and Nashville. The rains in tlle winter wheat belt and down to the gulf made many buils. and the importance of these rains just at this particular juncture, when damage was threatened to the growing thing which stimulated the orders during the first hour WAS the further advance in silver. The early gain In prices ranged from k to per cent, the improvement being most pro- bounced in American Sugar, Tobacco, New Jersey Central, New England, Reading, Louis- vilc and Nashville, Chicago Gas, Hooking Valley, Leather. the srangers and the inter-