Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-15
IN WALL STREET,

IN WALL
 NEW YOKE. Jan l4.-Stocks were irregular today, Lut in the main firm. Transactions were again. on a small scale, the total sales footing up 1e4 ,s7o shares. Of this total Chi ~cago Gas figured for 5o, 800 shares. The stock was weaker, opening at 74l2 ex dividend of "a per cent, declining to 72A and closing at 72ls- American Sugar was weak in the early trad ing, falling 1as per cent, to s9ls, but later on there was an advance to 907s091. A good de- Louisville and Nashville. General Electric, the coalers and Manhattan. The grangers ad- yanced l2 to g per cent, the coaiers 7s to PA, and General Electric 1 per cent. Delaware and Hudson first fell IA per cent, to I30ss. rose to 133 and receded to 13l&. Distilling and Cattle Feeding rose to 11ls on the announce ment that the stockholders movement look ing to a change in the directorate was making progress. The greatstrength of sterling ex- change and the belief that at least $2, 300 .DO0 of gold will be shipped 10 Europe on Saturday ficting. but the best opinion here that the Patterson pooling bill will pass the senate. ever and the president wifi calf an extra ses- sion to act on this measuIe. The market closed steady. Net changes show gains of h a IA per cent, Lackawanna leading. Chicago Gas lost 2l2 per cent. Illinois Central on pur ehases Of 1900 shares jumped 2ts per cent, to ST. The bond market was stronger.
 The sales of listed stocks aggregated S0,- 900 shares. unlisted 36.000 shares.
 NEW YORK. Jan. I4.-Money on call was easy at 1G1h per cent; last loan at ll2 per cent, and closing offered at 1la per cent. Prize mercantile paper. 3@4 per cent. Bar silver, O99Sc.
 Sterling exchange was firm. with actual business in bankers bills at $4.s7aa ss for sixty days and $4.sss464.s9 for demand; posted ates. $4. 69G 30: commercial bills. 4.e6l2@4.S7I2.
 Treasury balances-Coin. SIP. .66o ,ooo; cur rency, $6S ,7S6 1000.
 Government bonds were steady.
 State bonds were higher.
 Railroad bonds were stronger.
 Silver bullion at the board 60lbc bid
 Closing bids
 Louisville and Nashville lle.................. 54ta Memphis and Charleston.... .............. 10 Nashvilie. c6attanooga and St. Louis. e5 Tennessee Coal and Iron. .............. 1888 Tennessee Coal and Iron preferred. ..... ITO Western Union.... STA
 BONDS.
 Alabama, class A.......................... 1o2 AiaDama, class B........................... IDA Alabama, class C............... ........... t93 'kx-diyidend. tBid. Asked.
 CHICAGO ','HANGE
 CHICAGO. Jan. 14.-Saturday' buyers and other hclders of wheat received no assistance from outsiders or insiders and willing sellers today. The ' put price was the only barrier to the decline which took place. and 1t was but an indifferent character. May wheat opened al 5sl2a 5Sasc, declined at 5elsG55Ac, closing at 5e ssc, \ assc under Saturday. Not with standing the weakness in futures. the cash wheat market was reported hrmer and in some instances fraction higher.
 Corn-The firm that was the leading buyer Of corn on Saturday was made equally as con- spicuous by its selling today. The strength in wheat, on which the purchases were presumed
 
 was 10 further inducement to hold the prop erty, and in the natural order of speculation il was disposed of May corn opened at 4SAc, sold at 4ess, declined to 47SG4S, closing at 4ec, lid ssc under saturday. Cash corn sold at steady prices, closing nominally lower. Oats-There was but little in the news on o ats calculated to prevent that grain following the course pursued by wheat and corn. May oats closed sse lower than Saturday. Cash oats were steady.
 Provisions-A bulge in provisions was talked of this morning, bur impartially considered. There was strength in live hogs at the stock yards T hieh had q sustaining offect but was poWerless 10 cause an advance, the weakness higher thau -Slu.,Iay for May pork, q shade lower for May idrt and shade lower for May ribs.
 quiet; prices were steady and unchanged. Wheat-No. 2 spring, 56l2d61l2c; No. red |. 54ssc. Corn-No. 2, 554sc. Oats-No. Z. 39L2 2eSc Pork. S1l55G11 .62i2. Lard, per 100 pounds, $6. s7i2 q go. Shcrt rib sides, loose, $5.s5dt.9o. Dry salted shoulders, boxed, S4.75d4. S7l2. Short clear sides, boxed. st. U @6.15. Whisky. $122.
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