Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-24
NEW ORLEANS COTTON MARKET.

NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.
 NEW YORK, Jan. 23. Cotton was dull, but easy. sales. 25 bales. :. MiddliDg gulf. .........................5 l5-l6 Middling uplands. s........................o D ll-lo NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-Cotton futures closed steady. Sales. 120, zoo bales. January delivery. 39 February delivery .........................5. F March delivery. 5.4f AprildeliVery. ......................... May delivery .....................o.5 June delivery July delivery ..5.6l August delivery ....................... ....o.65 September delivery ........................6.7 10 October delivery. o'f'
 LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
 LIVERPOOL, Jan. 23.-Noon.-Cottonb business was fair; prices barely supported; American. middling, 3 1-32d. Sales, IA 900 bales, of which l2, 500 were American; for speculation and export, 1000 bales. Receipts, s2 1000 bales, Of which 27 200 were American.
 Futures opened steady, with moderate de- mand.
 American middling and low mlddling clause quotations:
 February and March deliv-
 April and May delivery...2 Ss-S4d May and June deliveY. ....3d August and sep Der de-
 septsHSbef ilysaSib i and tober r,i,: de. :s 0i-Sid
 Fufufes 11us1y s'v;, were ei. i.'''''''' 0S-0ad 21 sT's dsoss s and LIVERPOOL, 11a 2s.-4 mixtures closed quiet.
 American and low midding clause January deliveN ......2 5e-e4da2 eo-64d. January and FebN94fy de-
 February and March deliv- "
 y.........................2 6O-64dt March and April delivery.2 61-64d@2 62-64ds Aprh and May delivery ...2 63-64d+ May and June delivery. .... 3dt June and July delivery ..s oi-64dao o2-64ds July and August delivery 3 o3-64d. August and September de- September and October de- '' ''u October aud November de- November and December
 ssellers. tBuyers. Value. N''4
 IN WALL STREET.
 NEW YORK. Jan. 23.-Business at the stock exchange was more active today, but the ac- tlvity was at the expense of values. The heavy withdrawals of gold from the sub treasury, S2, $50 ,00o having been ordered today for export, and further liquidations in bankrupt stocks had a disturbing infiuence. The de. plelion of the treasury. gold reserve is getting to be serious question. and is exciting con- reserve is now down to about S66 .O0O ,0o0 and will be further reduced by shipments of from five to seven million dollars on Saturday. Conditions were further complicated today by the demand from country banks for the metal Of course this demand will have to be met by the ire ssury department. The securities of the insolyent roads were depressed Tears of heavy assessments. Reading fell 10 Sl2, Union Pacific to 9 and Northern Pacific pre- ferred to A The decline in tho late trading was accelerated by the execution of stop-loss orders. Louisville and Nashville and Southern mors of labor troubles. Southern common fell to els and preferred to 32% Later on it was officially stated that there was truth in the runlor of trouble so far as the Southern Railway company is concerned. It IS stated, however, that according to an agreement the employees and officials of the company will hold conference next month as to the rate of wages In the future. The matter is per fectly understood by the employees and off- cials and the talk about q strike Is entirely erroneous. The break in wheat also had an unsettling influence. In the last hour q lead forcing the price up to sOss, and this had a good effect all around, the market closing about steady. Net changes for the day show preferred leading. Sugar gained g and Bay state Gas IA.
 900 shares. unlisted 3I 900 shares.
 NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-Money call was easy at per cent; last loan at l silver, 59ssc.
 business Tn bankers, bills at $i. ssaa4.ssts G for sixty days and $4.se94 ssA for demand; postedrates. $4. se94.9o: commercial bills. Treasury balances-Coin. SGT .e71 ,ooo; cur rency, S67, 490 .oO0.
 Government bonds were firm.
 State bonds were steady.
 Railroad bonds were weak.
 Silver bullion at the board 5e$4c asked
 Closing bids
 Louisville and Nashville. c................... 53A Memphis and Charleston... .............. 10 Mobile and Ohio. o............................ Is Nashville. Chattanooga and St. Louis.... 65 Tennessee Coal and Iron.................. 15ls TennesseeCoa and Iron preferred... TO Western Union .....................-..... STA
 BONDS.
 Alahana. CLASS A...,,... u. Alabama, class SB........................... B. f0i Alabama, class C............... ....,...... fss tA-aiTie end. -tBid. Asked.
 CHICAGO CHANGE.
 CNicAeo. Jan. 23.-The price of wheat keeps sliding away and the bulls in that grain are in despaIr, In fact, there are Eo bulls left if the