Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-09
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CHICAGO CHANCE.

CHICAGO. March s.-Wheat was raised from the low price established at the close yester- coming from an advance in Liverpool. The fImness gave promise of better things, but as there was nothing fresh in the news emitting prices 10 further enhance ment, the trade de- generated into a mere scalping deal, with prices hedged in between puts and calls. May wheat opened at 54ls@54kc, sold between 53 B 054 and 54ssc,- closing at 54lsc, Ac higher than yesterday. Cash wheat was steady
 corn-A sale of 1s5,Ooo bushels of cash corn at New York yesterday caused holders to be somewhat chary about selling in this market this morning, the scarcity of offer tunate about buying, and prices improved through this condition oi affairs. May corn cedd ceded and closed ' at 45ac. Ssc higher than ierday's figures.
 Oats-The samo slow movement was noticea- bic from the beginning to the end of the ses- sion.> May oats closed lsc lower than yester- day. Cash oats were easy 10 Ac per busbel
 Provisions-Sales Of products during the morning by leading packers confirmed the be- lief that yesterday s rise was arti1cially made for the purpose of creating selling spot. After the early offerings had been absorbed a strength. particularly for pork: The close was 15c higher than yesterday for May pork 2ta c higher for May. Hard and 212c higher. for May ribs.
 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Several round lots of flour were worked for export at trife advance. The feeling was ? red 528@ 52ssc. Corn--No. 2. 4ass a 4al2c. Oats-Noa2, 2sla@2ss4c,, Pork. slo so@1 |. 00. rib sides. loose, $5. 45a5 5. 5o Dry salted shoulders, boxed, $4. o2p2a4 ;75. Short clear sides, boxed, s5.75d5. eo Whisky, $l. .2sF2.
 NEWAYoRK.
 NEW YORK, March s.-Flour was very steady and iii moderate demand; winter wheat, low grades, $I.90@2.3o; lair to fancy, $2. 35a 1.76; patents, S2 6oa3.oo; Minnesota clear. $2.25sa a:eo; Patents. sas25G . 1. 10; low extra, good to choice extraf s2. soa3. 26 Wheat was store and elevator, 5sac; af1oat. 6oM 60lac; options were fairly active and irregular, with the srch close firm at n@2e advance , No red gust, 595sc; September, 6olsc; December, 624sc. Corn was quiet, but strong; Mo- z. o0 05Os4c in elevator; 5lI2@ 1s4c adoat; options were moderately active and unchanged at t2@ asc advance; May. 4sasc; July, 4stac. Oats a but rmss o opHns Max sse agss prices-No. Z. 33Ac; mixed western, s3G s4ae: Hay was quiet, but steady; shipping. fairly active and firm; domestic fleece, 150 19c; pulled, 126 33c Beet was quiet; family |. We're Beef was dull; city extra India mess, SIP. 800 14.5o. Cut meats were quiet. but steady; s7.75@s. .25. Middles were quiet; short clear s5 90. Lard was quiet. but frmer; western March March, Si ss. SC so, @ astad 2 May. % sss5, nomnai refined was dull. but firm; continent, S7. 2Oj South America, S7.65; compound. $5.25@ 5.37a. Pork was steady; mess, $11. 1.25@ dairy. s@1sc; creamery datry. old. 1oa 1eci western dairy, sal3c; western creamery, new, 1a620c; old, 9slbo; Elgins. 1eia @ zoe. Cotton seed oil was quieti crude, 22c; yellow prime, 2eo; yellow choice. 26lao. Petroleum Washington. in bulk, s4 80; refined New York, S6.30; Philadelphia, s9.2o; Philadelphia. in. bulk S3. 7oa 3. so. hosin was quiet. but firm; strained. common to good, S1. 3b@l.eo. Tur- was firm; domestic, fair to extra. 4A@6o; Japan. 4h Q 4tso. Molasses-Foreign was nom- inal New Orleans open kettle good to choice, 2s93so, Peanuts were Quiet; fancy hand MsaSS snd 5S Nav s1 lS Sr 014.70; July delivery, S14.fB; September de- livery 14. 7o@ l4. 76. Spot Rio was dull. but aedys asdy, and firm; lair refining. 7 ll.leS. A, 3 9-I6a3 13-lso; standard A. a|@ 1-14c; cpt-loaf, 4baa4 11-16oj crushed, IIsn 1 1l-l6c; granulated, 3sa4 3-16c. Freights ton, 7-64d; grain, 2lsd,
 ST. LOUIS.
 BT. Louis, March s.-Flour was firm; pat snts, Sz. eod2. .7si fancy, $2. o5a2.a5; choice, saHc; May. 5sS5sac; July, 5asc. Corn 1ea; Wa: higher; March, 41lsc; May, 42c; July, 42nc. oats were higheri March. asisc; Msy, 2on9 BOG. Pork. standard mess, e11.O0. Lard-- Prime steam, SC. 40; choice, s6. 80. Dry salted ribs. ,S6.. 10; short clear. S5.s2ts. Bacon Boxed shoulders, $6. .250b. STA; longs, Sc. %, clear ribs. s.. .12l2; shorts clear, S6.l2h. High wines, $1.2e.