Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-16
CHIOAGO 'CHANGE.


 dsy market strength was shown, wbiie at other times the weakness was most depressing. soa May Wnea6 oPened .ais strong at 57S to o7He, per bushel higher.
 Corn-New York bought some corn today at and around the opening and that vas the sum total for the outside business. The Inside or local trade was not In the least important, CTS and room traders. M what f little i, 6usiness % was transacted was not powerful enough to lower prices. beyond the immediate trading. May corn opened at 4692c, sold between 46aa and 46Ac, closing at 46ha46ssc, a shade un: hiSass,a did no, suoo.sa in ...sr,,n t,a,r ,nas feature Of interest, At the close an easy feel ing was manifest, with May unchanged from yesterday. Cash oats were steady to a shade Provisions-The news from the yards that receipts of hogs were less than looked for and or tSs raised 1 cents en per o for product. At the close there was de- cided weakness. with May pork 1oc lower than yesterday. May lard was 12l9c lower than yesterday and May ribs were unchanged.
 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour was firm with a moderate demand. The late ad- No ssc sg5ng 1rn No 3. 44s4a44sc. oats-No. Z, 2sls@2elso Pork; $11. s712aI2 %. Lard, per 100 pounds, 5.s5: Dry salted shoulders, boxed. $4.75@ 4.s7l3. Short clear sides, boxed. SC. co Q 6.12ls. Whisky, $1.2sn.
 NEW YORK.
 NEW YORK, March Is Flour frm mod crate 2.so; fair to fancy. $2. s5@2.75; patents, patents. Sa.2504. 25; low extra. 1900 2. 50. mon to fair extra, $l. 9Oa2. 2.7b; good to choice extra. s2. soaa ;25. Wheat. was dull, but easier; No. red in store and elevator, unQFadad 64c; No. l northern, 70%c; options were active, excited, irregular and isaAc lower. No. red, March. 61Ac; May, e2c; June, 62lsc; July, 62Ac; August. 62ssc; September, s s2@c; December, S4Sc, Corn vas duli but steamer mixed. 5oA0514c; options were dull and irregular, but closed stendy d B@Ao de- 5oasc. Oats were moderately sct,ve and firn, 1; options were dull, but firm; March, 33t9c; April, s4Tsc; May, s31ac; No; white March. 37c; No. 3. s2lac; mixed western 34a35c. Hay was quiet, but steady; shipping 900 56c; to aaye w1S seees pulled ,l2a sac. Beef was strong; family. se .75 @l2.oo extra mess, s7. 5o@s.zb: Beef hama firm, city extra India mess, $13. .o00 15. 00 Cut meats were frm picked bellies. $6. .ooi shoulders. ss nams ss oog 25 Middies, ss.7oas.s5; March. s7.ia, May. v
 
 South America, S7.75; compound, $6.76@ 5.s2l2. Pork was firm and in moderate de- mand; mess, $13.00@ t3. 50. Butter was moderately active; fancy creamery, was dairy, old. lo@15c; western dairy, ssI2Mc; western creamery, new, ll019c; western creamery. old, s.a@ l5c. Cotton seed oil was frmer, demand moderate; cruoe, 22c; yellow prime zee; yellow choice. 2sHc. Petroleum was nominal; Washington, in barrels, s7. .0o; Washington. in bulk s4 50; refined New York, se; s5; Philadelphia, SC. 80; Philadelphia, in bulk, $4. 30d 35. Rosin was dull. but hrm strained. common to good. $1. 6oaI.66. Fur pontine was quiet, but 1rmer, 35l2 fl 3oc. Rice was firm and in fair demand; domestic, fair to extra, 4kG6c; Japan. 4Ao4lso. Moiasses- Foreign was nominal; New Orleans open ket- tie good to choice, 2sa3sc; Peanuts were options closed dull at 90 10 points down; May delivery, Sl4.76m14.s0; June delivery, Sl4.75; September delivery, Sl4.6 Decem. Der delivery, S14.4u@14 60. Spot Rio was firm. but quiet; No.7, 1s4c. sugar-Raw was 11-16c. Refined firm, but quiet; on A, 3ss0 32sc; mould A. 3-16f4ssc; standard A. 15-16 G4Mc; cut-loaf,4 9-16aAAo; crushed, 1 g. -16@ 4stc; granulsted, l5-l6d4Mc. Freights to Liverpool were quiet, but firm: cotton. nd askedJ grain. 2A d nominal
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