Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-06

LIVERPOOL, Marcn O.-NOOu- COtLOn uomauQ was fair; prices were unchanged; American middling, 31-32d. Sales, 10000 bales. of which $500 bales were American; for specu- 34 ,0o3 bales, of which 30, 600 were American.
 Futures opened steady at the decline; de- mand moderate.
 American middling and low middling clause May and June delivery....2 63-64d June and July delivery. ..3d July and August delivery .3 01-64dG3 02-64d August and September de- September and October de- October and November de- November and December
 deiivery. y.,..................3 07-o4d
 LivERPbo or, March 5. A D. Futures closed quiet.
 American mdd,ing and low middling clause quOtations:
 March delivery ..........2 6I-6Idt March and April delivery2 61-e4dt April and May delivery ...2 62-64dt May andsjune deiivery....z 63-64d June and July delivery ... 3da UI-64dt July andf august delivery..3 o2-64di
 livery "a 0a-64d@a o4.64d+ September and octo Der de- October and Move mber de- November und December
 delivery ..................3 or 64d@3 0s-64d. December and January de-
 r6eHefs. buyers. 4Naiue.
 IN WALL STREET.
 NEW YORK. March 5.-London buying orders stiffened1he local stock market at the opening and prices moved up Is to 1Sa per cent. The good feeling. howev WAS soon destroyed by break in Chicago Gas of 1s. per cent, to 70, on the announcement from Chicago that Mayer Hopkins had signed the ogden gas or dinance after all. 2he impression had pre- vailed here that the mea> ure would be vetoed. The decision Of the United States supreme court in the Eate cast is still affecting Gen. eral Electric securities. and the stock fell 1 per cent Il 26 a 26ls. There was qnite strug gle in American Sugar, and at the end the bears bad iittie the pest oi oIa IL, the stock the afternoon the market drifted into dullne ss, but near the,close trading became more brisk. owing to the efforts to cover short contracts. In this movement the high prices in the thracite eeslers were most prominent. The of o iD this city tomorrow. Speculation closed firm, with prices any where from ll2 to l s4 per tric lost IA Sugar ss and Chicago Gas 1 per cent. he bond market was irregular.
 The sales of listed stocks aggregated 12S,- 565 shares. unlisted 39. 900 shares.
 NEW YORK, March 5.-Money on call was easy at laS2 per cent; last loan al Prime mercantile aper, 4a4i2 per cent. Bar silver, 6ossc.
 Sterling exchange was firm. with actual for sixty days and $4.seG4.s9A for demand; posted rates. s4.ssl2a4.so; commercial bills, S7.SOh2 T .ott2.
 Treasury baiances-Coin, Ss6 ,6s6 00o cur rency, $73,6I1 ,0O0.
 Cover nlnent bonds were lower.
 State bonds were dull
 Railroad bonds were irregular.
 Silver bullion at the board 60AG6ic.
 Closing; bids
 Louisville and Nashville e................. 49A MemI hs,sand Charleston. 10 Mobile and Ohio. o.................,.......... 13 Nashville. Chattanooga and St. Louis. 64 2 Tenn ee eseesCOal and Iron. ............--.... 14k Tennessee Coal and Iron preferred. ITO Western Unron. ..........................s7 STA Southern Railway, 5's...................... soA Southern Railway, common. .............. 10 Southern Railway preferred ............. 31
 ~ BONDS.
 Alabama. flass A.. .105 Alabama, class B.. B........................... .10b Alabama tclass C.........,..............-.. t95
 4Ex-aividend tBid. Asked.