Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-24

upon an improvement in the cash demand.
 The shorts were willing If not anxious bu CTS.
 and prices felt the stimulation. inasmuch as onerlngs were notlceably light. An lncrease
 of 1. 1e9 GOO bushels in available stocks was reported by Bradstreet's. May corn opened at 45AG454sc, sold between 45 ls045A ana
 45,se, closing at 45s4c, Ssc higher than yester- day. Cash corn contained material strength. New ngand buyers evinced great desire
 10 purchase, and t2c per bushel was gained Oats-The shorts Tn oats were possessed
 with the same opinions as those in corn. It
 was necessary to bid for the stun, ,and strength
 was the outcome. No inclination to follow
 wheat existed, the firmness being continuous May oats closed at 29l2629ssc, lac higher than yesterday. Cash oats had numerous orders to buy and prices were Ii higher.
 Provisions-Inaotivity seemed to have set tied on the provision market and business
 dragged: Higher hogs caused hrmness at the start and then dullness succeeded, prices de- clining in sympathy with wheat. The close
 as27l2c lower than yesterday for May pork, 5d7c lower for May larL and 7l2c lower Tor
 May ribs.
 Cash quotations were follows Flour
 Buyers were holding of; holders would accept
 concessions, but there was an entire absence Of demand. Wheat-No. spring, 5 iSs a 5b4 4sc;
 No. red. 5l5sc. Corn-No 2, 43Ac. Oats
 No. 7, 2sa2sAc. Pork. S1O. 62l9@1o.75.
 sides, loose. S5 5oa6.55. Dry salted shoul-
 ders. boxed, $l.75a4.s7l9. Short clear sides,
 boxed, s5. 75a5.so Whisky, S1.22.
 NEW YORK.
 l NKw YORK, Jan. 23.-Flour was dull, but
 weak; winter wheat, low grades, s2.o5@ | s2 75a3.25; Minnesota clear, $2. 50a2. s5
 soaihern aouf p% du but weaT | common to far extra, S2. 10Q3. 00i good 10 l choice extra. S. 1oa3 50 Wheat was moder- 1 elevator, 5SA 5slsc; anoat, ,6Od 60Ac; options | declined ssa &4e, rallied ls6p Ac and closed firm
 at ssoec under yesterdays No. 2 red: Jan
 uary, 5st2ci February. 5sasci March. 5eAc; | May, 59@4c. Corn was dull, but hrmer; No. Z.
 49t2e in elevator; gle afoat;, options declined
 over yesterday; January, 4el2c; February.
 49rsei May 49tsc. Oats were quiet, but
 easier; options were dull, but nrmer; January l 334c; February. 33l2c; May, 334sc. Spot
 prices-No 2, 33c; mixed western, 34a 35c.
 Hay was ass steady; shipping. 6oa soc; good to | choice, 70G75c. Wool was firm and moder- ately active; domestic fleece, 150l9c; pulled,
 12@33c. Beet was inactive, but weak; family ],
 hama dull at ST %. Pierced beef was | quiet; city extra India mess, Sl6. .00G 16. .OU.
 Cut meats were dull but weak ;pickled bellies, l $o.75; shoulders. S4.50; hams, Ss.oO 50. | Lard was quiet, but weaker; western steam.
 s6. so city steam, s6. 25; refined was quiet;
 continent, S7. 30; South America, S7. 55; com : | pound, $5 0Ud 5 50. Pork was in moderate de- l mand and weak; old mess, S12.00G l2. 50. 1 Butter was uulet; state dairy, loo 2oc; cream | cry dairy. 1602lc; western dairy. 10@15c: | western creamery, i4023c; Elgins, 23c Cot | ton seed oil was quiet. but lower; crude, 23c; | yellow pr inc, 27a27l2c; yellow choice, 27l20 l 28c. Petroleum was nominal: Washington. in | barrels, S6. 10; Washington: in bulk, $3. 50:
 Philadelphia, in bulk, $3. 25a 3.a0. Resin was | dull, but steady; strained. common to good | S1. 35G1 40. Turpcntine was quiet, but firm at s2sl2 a BOG. Rice was firm; domestic, fair to
 extra. 4A@6c: Japan, 44@4t2c. Molasses- l Foreign frm New Orleans open kettle | good to choice, 2o93sc Peanuts were quiet;
 fancy hand d-picked. 3l2@3s4. Coffee options | were barely steady and unchanged to 10 | points down; January delivery, $14.2 March | delivery, Sl4. .15@14. 20; May delivery, $I4. % | o5; August delivery, $l4.05; September | delivery, S1l. .05014. 1o. Spot Rio was easier,
 buteuIet;, No. 2, 1578c; !sugar.Raw was firm :.
 active and firm; off A, 3l2@ 3a4c; standard A, | l3-16G4c; cutloaf, 7-16G43sc; crushed, | 7-16G44sc; granulated. 15-16@4lsc. | Freights to Liverpool were quiet, but steady; | cotton, 3-32d; grain, 1I2d asked.
 | ST. LOUIS.
 | ST. LOUIS. Jan. 23.-Flour was steady; pat | ents, $2.t502 65; fancy, $2. o0G2.1 Is; choice, | S1 s0@1 90. Wheat was dull; January, 50lsc; | May, 525s@52s4c Corn was firm and higher;
 January, 4olsc May, 42@c;.. Oats were firm l and higher; January. 29c; May, 29s5c. Pork, standard mess, s11, O0@11.25. Lard-Prime | steam, S6. 50; choice, 6.6o. Dry sal,ed meats Shoulders, $4. 40 longs, S5.6o; clear ribs, | $5. 6o shorts. S5.75. Bacon-Boxed shoul-
 ders .75; longs, $6. 37h; clear ribs, s6. .37t2 at