Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-08

took place in the oats market. h was so dull that prices merel. moved lsc all day. The close was shade 6rmer than yesterday for May oats. Cash oats were firm.
 Provisions-Pork and ribs were booming to- day, but lare did not seem to be wanted very urgently. The hog market communicated some strength to products at the opening. af- ter which the offerings were very light and the demand active. The close was 22l2c higher than yesterday for May pork. 7l2c higher for May lard and l7l2c higher for May ribs.
 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour was quiet prices steady and unchanged. wheat No. spring, 537sG asci No. 2 red, 51s4@ 52ssc Corn-No. 9, 427sd 41c. Oats-No. Z, 2sAc; Pork. S1o 501o. s2tg. Lard. per 100 $o.45a5 30. Dry salted shoulders, boxed, , S4 62lsa4.75. Short clear sides, boxed, S5TU a5 575. Whisky. SIPS
 NEW YORK.
 NEW YORK, March 7.-Four was quiet, but 2.30; fair to fancy. $2. 2.35a2.75; patents $2 60a3. co; Minnesota clear, S2. 25@2.60; low. extra. S1 s0a2.3o. Southern flour was was dull but steady; common 10 fair extra. Sl. 90 d2,75; good to choice extra, S2 eOd3 2o Wheat was dull but lower, with options, closing firm; No. red in store and elevator, active and lower, closing weak at 4d2c de- cline; No. red, March, 5sS4ei May, 5ec; active and hrmer; No. Z. 49isc in elevator; 51c ahoat; options were dull, but firm; March, but easier; @ options i % were ' firm; March, ssisc; April, a3Ac: May, 33lsc. Spot prices-No. 2. 33c; mixed western, 33a34lRc 'Hay was d; choice. @ So@75o. wool Twas was in n fair demand; domestic fleece, 15@1sc;, pulled, 12@ 33e. Beet s dull family r extra i SIT. 00G17. 50. Pierced beef was inactive; city extra India mess, SIP 50014 .o0. Cut meats were quiet, but hrm pickied bellies, $5.75; shoulders. S4 50; hams, $7.75as. .25. Middles were dull, but iirai; short clear S5. gu. Lard was quiet. but higher; western steam, Se. 7Il2 bid; city steam, s6 37l2; March, S6. so, nomi- nal; refined firmer; continent, $7. .20; South America, $7.65; compound, S5.25G 5.37l2 Pork was auiet but steady; mess, S11.25@12. 00. Butter quiet; fancy creamery was stendy; state dairy, ga lac creamery dairy, old, Ia 16ci western dairy l0al5c; Elgins 20c. Cotton seed oil was quiet; cruue, 22ci yellow prime. zee; yellow choice. 2e!2c. Petroleum @ va vas nominal; Wash S4. 5O refined New York, S6. 3U Philadelphia, , $6.25; Philadelphia, in bulk. 3.75a 3.so. Resin was firm, but quiet; strained. common but firm, at 35d 35l2c Rice was firm and fairly active domestic, fair to extra, 4A@6c; Japan New Orleans open kettle good to choice, 2e @ 3sc, firm and in fair demand. Peanuts were quiet; fancy hand-ptcked, 3l2@4L2c. Coffee options were barely steady at 5G 10 points up; March delivery, S1o. 10 15.15; May delivery sI4. .7od IA 80; July delivery, S14.s so August delivery, $1i so; September delivery, $I4. .75 0I4. .sO; october delivery, S14.75aI4. 50; De- cember delivery, $14. 6O@14. 65. Spot Rio was quiet, but firm; No. 2, 164sc. Sugar-Raw was ldiT1y dCtlNS anu urhlI TehLiuSs Il-1oCs Refined was moderately active and 1-16c up of A, 916d3 13-16c; standard A. 37sG 4 1-16c; cuL-loaf, 4la64 11-16c; crushed, 4h1 411-16c granulated, 37sa4 3-16c. Freights to Liverpool ere quiet, but nominal; cot ton, 7-64d; grain, 2A.
 ST. LOUIS.
 ST. LOUIS, March 7.-Flour was steady, but firm; patents, Sz.45G2.65; fancy. $2 00G 2.10; choice, $1. S0@1 90. Wheat was lower; March, 52Ac; May, 52A@52asc; July, 525sc. Corn was lower; March, 41c; May, 41ss0 41s4c; July, 42hc. Oats were firm; March, 29l2c; May, 294c. Pork, standard mess, s1U.7 Lard-Prme steam, $6. 40; choice, 6.50. Dry salted meats-Shoulders, $4. 37la @4. 50; longs, $5.45; clear ribs, $5. 45; short clear. $5.60. Bacon-Boxed shoulders, 50 35