Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-12

preciable way. They were still dull and slow and inclined to take their motive from the other grains, le aning more particularly to the tone of wheat May oats closed with frac- tional loss from saturday. Cash oats were firm to Ac per bushel higher.
 Proyisions-The longs in products had merry time today, and with the shorts the feeling was correspondngly miserable. Be ginning firm on the te mper of the hog market at the Yards, there was no cessation of the buying until the tap of the bell at the close,
 very little recession from the extreme top prices being noted. The close was 2t9o higher than Saturday for May pork, 15a l7l2c higher for May lard and 17l2G3oc higher Tor May ribs.
 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour was i. quiet, but firm; prices were unchanged. Wheat-No. spring, 55ssd 5Sssc; No. red, 52S 65also: Corn-No. ?, 44lsa 44tsc. Oats Oats Lard, Der 100 pounds. s6. 57l2 a 6 .67la.. shcrt rib sides, loose, s5: :65a5:7o. Dry salted shoul- boxed, @ s ss. s5Se,oo. Whisky. S1 .2SEs.
 NEW YORK.
 NEW YORK March l1.-Flour was quiet, but
 firm; winter wheat, low grades, Sl.9oa
 2.30;s fair to fancy, S2. 3502.75; patents,
 $2 e6@a 90; Minnesota clear. $2.25@2.6o;
 patents, S3. 25G4. 10, low extra, Sl.9O42.3O.
 Southern four was quiet, but firm; com mon to lair extra. $1. 9o@2.75; good to
 but nrmer: No. red in store and elevator, 5st2a59 9s4e; afoat. 60d6oAc; ungraded red, 5scss No. northerns roc; options opened E1ied ls0Ac. closing firm at A@l2c advance, Eewith trading fairly active No. red, March. August sS s5ac; S0ise soc 63Isc. Corn was duil, but firmer; No. Z, 5lG. s5iAc in elevator; 52i2a52Ao afoat; steamer i and opened strong at ss0ssc advance, declined A0tae, rallied ls0Ac, closing steady at Ac
 oyer saturday May 5oAG; July , fSssr Soas sep
 lions were dull, but easier; March, 33lsc;
 May, 3stac. Spot prices--No. z. 33ss@ 33t2c;
 No. white. 3sc; mixed western, 94a35c. Hay Ouiet. but steady: shipping. OU4OOC; good to choice ,7oa75c. Wool was fairly active and firm domestic fleece, 15G1 19c; pulled, l2 @33c; Texas. 9012c. Beef was quiet; family,
 ss.75a 12 %; extra mess, s7 ,5oas. 25. Beef
 hama ere firm at s17 .5o. Pierced beef quiet,
 9a sr0G Ggi e Wers hrmer; pickied bellies. S5.75G5. o2l2; shoul- ders, $4. 50; hams. 7.75Gs 25. Middles were higher; western steam, $6 90 bid; city steam, $6: :5o; March, .$6: 97; May, $7:70, nominal
 Fened sants eu s9t 5m $50. Pork was quiet, but firmer; mess. SIP. .o5 @12. 50; Butter was quiet, but weak; state western dairy, s@ 12lac; western creamery new, 12@1ee; old, 9@16c; Elgins 1ec Cotton seed oil was quiet; crude, 22c; yellow was nominal; Washington. in barrels, $7 .OO; Washington, in bulk. .$4. 50; refined New York, S6. 50; Philadelphia, S6.55; Philadelphia, in bulk, S4 06a4.1O. Resin was dull, but firm; strained. common 10 good, S1. 55@l 50. Tur- pentine was firm, but quiet at S60 3ol2c, Rice was firm; domestic, fair to extra, 4AG6c; Japan, 4A@4t2c. Molasses-Foreign was noni- nal; New Orleans open kettle good to choice |, 2S@3sc. Peanuts were quiet; fancy hand- picked, 3l9@4lac. Coffee options were dull at points down; March delivery, $l5. .05@ Is. 10;
 May delivery, sl4: 7oa IA 70; September de- livery, Sl4.70@14.75; October delivery S14.75. Spot Rio was dull, but steady; No. ', 16Sec. Sugar-Raw was firm and fairly active; fair refining, z 11-16c. Refined was 1-16c higher; of A, 34sG37sc; standard A, 15-16 O 4lsc; cut-loaf, 4 9-1604%c; crushed, 9-16@ 4Ac; granulated 15-16@4Ac. Freights to <.trgr hrf 7-64d; grain 2G2lsd.
 ST. LOUIS.
 ST. LOUIS, March 11.-Flour was scarce and firm; patents, Sz.6O@2,75 fancy. $2. .05@