Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-26
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET


 was fair; prices were hardening; American middliDg, 3Ad. Sales, 1o,ooo bales. of etUo @ bales were bs for It, ,0oo bales. of which IA 200 were American. tutures opened firm; demand fair.
 AmeIican middiing and low middling clause April and May delivery...s 14-64d s' May and June delivery....3 l4-64d@3-15-6 June and July delivery ....3 16-s4d@3 17-64d July and August delivery D I7-64d@3 Is-64d August and September de- September and october de- october @ and and November de- so4'@' zo-osq livery ........ 3 -2l-64dG3 3 22-64d November and December ..l. :. la5 Is5 ] ! delivery; st a.,.:,s. ,22-64d03 23-64d Tenders of deliveries at today's clearings were 20o bales old dockets. 4 LIVERPOOL, March 25-4 p. p.m.-Futures closed firm.
 American middling and low middlipg clause QuOtatonS ' March delivery .,..3 17-64d* March and April deivery3 I7-64d. April and May delivery ...3 17-64dt May and June deiivery...3 is-64d. June and July delivery... 3 19-64ds July and, August delivery.3 2u-64da3 21-6ad+ August and September de-
 september and October de- is.' : -''' --O''' October md November de- November and December
 December and January de-
 'seilers. tBuyers. lValue.
 IN WALL STREET
 NEW YoRK. March 25.-Spet ulation at the stock exchange was more active than for a long time past. Prices moved up and down Th gpes, s 9q, %Ss,s ls sition at one time to accept profits. and this accounts Tor the lrregularity of certain Issues General Electric, for instance, which scored gain of nearly points last week. advanced about pes cent during the first hour hour This recessiorfIom s77s to 35s4 took place. Sub sequently there wasa recovery. to 37a3sls, Jersey Central started with gain of 2B per cent, to ssA, then returned to eea and rallied to e7. Distiliing and Cattle Feeding was an other stock on which the effect of realizations were noted. Chicago Gas was weak and fell ron 1s tU n M o6 Ssrs from ss number Of stocks which displayed great strength and few which developed buoy much Of latecame to the front, and the com mercial houses again reported good outside demand. London came higher and it's pur- chases contributed tn no small degree to the advance in such issues as Louisville and Nash vllle, St. Paul. Union Pacific and Reading. The anthracite coalers were taken on reports that the presidents at the meeting on Thurs day will adopt measures to strengthen prices. Speculation tlosed firm at prices anywhere from A to 1s4 per cent higher on the day Chicago Gas, General Electric and Distiliers lost h 10 X per cent. he transactions aggre- gated 336 ,46Y shares, very heavy total. Of ihis American sugar figured for 63, POO and General Electric Tor 20 .bo0 shares. Operators were in no humor to listen to unfavorable re- ports, aud in consequence the poor earnings of grangers and the strength and advance in sterling exchange were ignored. Railway and miscellaneous bonds were in sharp demand. with higher range. The sales oi listed stocks aggregated 257,- 00o shares. unlisted 1000 shares.
 NEW YORK, March 25.-Moley on call was easy at 2n 2l2 per cent; last loan at 2l2 per cent, and closing offered 2I2 per cent. Prime nercantile paper, 4s4@5h per cent. Bar silver, 6ss3c. Mexican oilars, -
 Sterling exchange very firm, with actual business in Dankers' bills at $4.S7&64. SS for sixty dgys and S4. 4.69h e (. s9l2 for demand; !; posted rates. s4.esd4 etlz; commercial bills, $4- e1aa4.S7l2.
 Treasury balaDces-Coin, $ST ,e62, ,1sa; cur rency, S69, IT ,0u0.
 GorerIment bonds were firm.
 State bonds were dull.
 hailroad bonds were active and strong.
 Silver bullion st the board 3ss bid 64c asked. Closing bids
 American Cotton Oil. Oil....................... 26la American Cotton Oil preferred. .7aa7! American Sugar Refining. l0O% American Sugar Refining preferred... s4 AmerIcan oDacco.. o...........-............. S4H American obaeco preferred. ........... 10s Atchison '....--'''...... ...........- ...,.- oi%