Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-09
CHICAGO CHANCE.


 e CHICAGO CHANCE.
 CHICAGO. Feb. S.-Foreigners and New Workers came to the support of wheat this morning, the former buylng freely at New New
 which is prevailing abroad as well as on this side of the Atlantic, and the latter in turn buying in this market, without having any clear Conception of.why they were doing so. The local crowd sold considerable wheat yes
 terday at the close. and finding the inclination Of prices at the opening this morning unward;
 instead of downward, likewise changed front. Pardridge was the best seller, his of
 ferings and those of his followers making little Impression at first, but finally winning out. May wheat opened at 54c, sold between 5IAa54ss and 5alac, closing at 53Aa5sasc, a shade lower than yesterday. Cash wheat was dull, with prices nominally unchanged.
 Corn-The cold weather continued to impart uc be
 ing, but were enabled to assert themselves before the close, the decline in wheat crying
 and tue offerings eventually forcing prices be-
 low yesterdays closing figures, May corn opened at 4SaaSsS S sold to na unchanged.
 governed in their trifing changes by the &C., ton of the larger markets, the opening being g firm fir and the close easy. May oats closed un-
 ported in the cash market, whereethe trade was exceedingly light.
 Provisions--Ihe packers were on the selling side of products today. and the market in con sequence thereof declined, notwithstanding the good reports from the yards as to the hog trade. The opening was fairly firm, but the later action was not in line with the start.
 The close was 22l2c lower than yesterday for
 May pork, 7l2o, lower for May larI and loc lower for May ribs.
 Cash quotations were follows: Flour was quiet, with light demand on all accounts. Prices were barely steady at the late decline. Wheat-No. spring, 53Is055i9c; No. red 1, 50t2e. Corn-No. 2, 42l2c. Oats--No. 2, 2SSs 2sl2c; Pork, $l0: :1091o.2o. Lard, per 100 S5.Ioa5.15. Dry salted shoulders, boxed $4.62ls04.75. Short clear sides, boxed, $5. 40 f5. 50. Whisky, $1.22.
 NEW YORK.
 NEW YORK, Feb. s.-Flour was dull, but steady; winter wheat, low grades, $1.90@ g eoa5.oo; Minnesota clear. $2. 25@2 co; patents, s3.2504.0O; low extras, $1.900
 o ar par was ag put oeS saeSsdy choice extra. S2.so@3. 25. Wheat was dull, steady; No. red in store and elevator, 57lRci vanced ssc, fell ssc on the issue of bonds and following the west, with the clUse weaksect
 3o and s7ss oda So 594c; August, 5sss. Corn was dull, but firm; No. z. 4slsc in elevator; 49Iac afioat; options cline, with a dull trade; May, 49c; July, 49Ac. Oats were dull, but firm; options were quiet, but steady; February, 33Ac; March, 53Ac; No white, 3612c; mixed western, s4a a5lac. Hay was dull, but steady; shipping, 5oa 55c; good to choice, 70@75c. Wool was less active and firm; domestic fleece, 15019o; pulled. 12 @33c. Beef was quiet; family, $9.75d12. %;
 extra mess. $7. .25@7.75. Beef hama were dull at $16 %. Tierced beef was quiet; city extra India mess, 12.50a14. 50. Gut meats were frmer; picked bellies. $5.62I9; shoulders, $4.50; hams, $7 50d 8 .0G. Lard was quiet, but easy; western steam, $6 go; city steam $6 50; February ,$6 .95, nominal; May, S7 GO, nominal; refined was quiet; continent, $7. 10; South America, $7.75; compound, $5.00@5.25.
 
 12.O0 Butter was in fair demand and firmer; state dairy, 10a lsc; creamery dairy. 13a20c; western dairy, I0a15c; western creamery, i5 @23c; Elgins. 25c. CottG Il seed oil was quiet.
 but steady; cruue, 22c; yellow prime. 26a
 26l2e; yellow choice, 26t9@27c. Petroleum
 was nominal: Washington, bar rels, S6.75; Washington, in bulk, S4 50: Philadelphia, in bulk. $3 25d 3.30. Rosin was dull, but firm; strained. common 10 good, $1. 35@1.4 40. Turpontine was quiet, but steady at 29a@30c. Rice was fairly active and firm; domestic. fair to extra. 4Ad6c: Japan, 4A@At2c. Molasses-Foreign firm: New. Orleans open kettle good to choice, 2o@ 3sc. Peanuts were quiet; fancy hand-picked, points down; March delivery. sl4.45a14 30; Apridelivery. SI4.25; May delivery, SI4. 2o@ II. 26; September delivery, $1I.20914. 25; October delivery, S14.2UG14. 90; December delivery, S14. 20Gl4 30. Spot Rio was dull, but steady; No. T. 16kc. Sugar-Raw was dull but steady; fair refining, 11-16c. Re- med was quiet, but steady; of A, 7.16@ 4ss@4 9-15e; crushed, 4ssa4 e-16c; granula- ted. 37sG4 1-16c. freights 70 Liverpool were quiet. but steady; cotton, 3-32d,. bid; grain, 1&4d, nominal.