Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-18
CHICAGO CHANCE.


 further today. The early selling was over done and coyerin6 by shorts caused rally later, but finally m utter lack of demand with moderate offerings. brought about decline, prices closing at the extreme inside quota tions for the day. May wheat opened at 56A @5eBe, sold between 57A A. and ,Ui,s 5eis@seac terday. Cash wheat was steaey.
 Corn-More general belief that the supplies felt, This and the limited speculative intere st 'S works to the disadvantage of present prices. The immediate factor today was the action of recovery. with finally decline taking place. May corn opened at46l2c, sold between 46A and aos, closing at sier MG lower ", han per cent per bushel.
 Oats were dull and inactive. No one evinced of those Of wheat and corn. At the close May oats had lost lAc from yesterday. the range having been in this boundary all the session. Cash oats were A per bushel lower.
 Provisions--Pork was raiued during today s session, commission man famous for such sses ~sa Lara sssson e sure was removed and the demand was found inadequate to a partial recovery: The clos close 50 lower tor May lard and a shaoe lower for May ribs. =.
 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour was dq but firm at the ase Wa reH 5@ Sslsc. corn.No. cN 2. 'SsG44Ssc. oats-.No. Z. 5s~a2ec. Pork. $1l .s7a@I2 %. Lard, per
 
 loose, s5.so05. .s5. Dry. salted shoulders, boxed, $4.75G4.S7 Short clear sides. boxed .fs6 .2566.a0. Whisky. S1.26.
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 NEW YORK, March 16.-Flour was dull, but steady Tnse po oy g2rades $2 e6@3. 0o1 Minnesota clear. $2. 200 .6o; patents. sa,a6@A .26s low extra. 1.soa2. 30 nsn1s mon to fair a' extra. W sI,eo@a.S5; sood to choice extra, S2s s50@3. 25. Wheat was nominal and firm; No. red in store and elevator, 6lE 66 1I2c; af1oat, ,62sA G 63c; options opened weak and declined Ac, rallied aAo and closed at un changed prices, with trading dull; No. req asrs1 du bay so S5H n tor; 53c afioat; options were dull, but firm at unchanged prices. without special feature; frm; options were quiet. March. 3assc; April. 33asc; May, 33asc; Julyt 33lsc. Spot prices No. 2. a2asci mixed western, ao@ s6e, Hay 7oa76o. Wool was isfta and in fair demand domestic fleece, l6@ lec;. pulled, l2@ 3se; 9 Beet VI gas nrm iamly hsst hama were firm at SIS %. Pierced beef was quiet: city extra India mess, s13.ooal5.o0. shoulders, s5. %; hams. .ss. 5oa 8 .75. Middles. stronger; short clear s6 10. Lard was quiet, but easier; western steam, s6 :so; city steam. $6. .62a; March, $7.00. nominal; May, S5.!o, nominal; refined was quiet; continent, s7 40; South America, sS7 50; compound. s6. ss. was was h crate demand; state dairy .1o9 17tac; creamery dairy, old, 10@l5c; western dairy, sG l2t2c; creamery, old, sM015e; ElGins. 1sc. Cotton seed oil was quiet; cruoe, 22c; yellow was nominal; Washington. in barrels, $7. .00 Washine ton. in bulk ,s4 50; refined New York, S6.s3; Philadelphia, S6-so; Philadelphia. in bulk, $4. 3Od .35. Resin was quiet. but nrm strained. common 10 good. S1. 6Q@1.65. Tur ,pontIne was quiet, but nrmer. 3ots@37c. Rice was firm and fairly active; domestic, fair to extra, 4kG6c; Japan, 4A0atac. Moiasses- Foreign was nominal; New Orleans open ket- tie good tor choice, 2s@ 3sc: Peanuts were options were quiet at 5a1o points up; March delivery, et sI5.20; May delivery. S14.s0 quiet, but steady; No. ', 1osc. Sugar-Raw was firm. but quiet; fair refining, 2I-lse; Refined was quiet, but firm; on A, 3asS a4sc; ut-loaf, 4 g. -16 64Mc; crushed, 1 -16n 44c; granulated, A 15-16Goc. Freights to Liyerpool were quiet. but steady cotton. lsd; sgrain, Z1kd. -=- + --as