Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-20

was also reported to be taking hand in the long side. New Workers were the leading the keyboard and the urgency of the cash de- mand here imbuIDg them with sentiment for sgher @ May Rsped i5 4g e 47Ac, $aho higher than yesterday. Cash corn was "a 7aAc per bushel higher.
 Oats were viewed from the standpoint of corn, steadiness to firmness prevailing, al- though the action was slow. There was an entire absence of feature May oats closed b0hc higher than yesterday. Cash oats were Ac per bushel higher.
 Provisions sold off from the opening, par ity of the decline. The hog market was easier, which further tended to increase the weakness The close was 25o lower srr than yes and l2t2G15c iowerfor May ribs.
 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour ,I There e was nery spe o%Slness prices Tere 57as061 7se; No, .2s red, 54ss054asc. Corn No.-2. 4l25 a4os4o. oats-No. z, 2ec. Pork. 6.67t9. Shcrt rib sides, loose, $5.75d5 50. Dry sated shoulders, boxed, $5 ,ood5. 12l2. Short clear. sides, boxed, s5 POI a6 s25. Whisky. $1.26.
 NEW YORK, March I9.-Flour was dull, but 2.ao; fair to fancy. s2. 35a2.76. patents, patents, S3. 2504. 70; low extra, S190a2. 30. Southern flour was quiet. but steady; com choice extra, S2. soa3. 20. Wheat was dull and lower, with options closing steady; No. 2 red in store andselevator, 6oA a 6ol2c; a1oat, 62c; options opened weak, declined SGAe, rallied ls0Ac and closed firm at A0 lac oyer yesIer- gay, With trading fairly active;s No. red, Silsc. August, oiissc. s september, s 6l[sso De, cember, 63ssc. Corn was dull, but hrmer; No. 7, 52Ac in elevator; 54Ac aHoat steamer ssc higher; May, 51a4c; July, 5U1sc; Septem- Der, 5lhe. Oats were quiet, but nrm; options were dull. but nrmer; March. aa4sc; April, 331ep: May. 33aac. ,IuIV. 331zc: No. white white. s7o; nike mixed western, s4Ss5c. Hay choice. 7oS75c. Wool was in fair demand and firmi domestic fleece, 1501ec; pulled, 12 eatrs E aEy Bes at SIP. cd. Pierced beef was strong; city extra India mess, $13 .e0@15.oo. Cut meats were shoulders, S4. 76@5 o0; hams, $s.25as.75. Middles were quiet, but firm; short clear, S6. 1o. Lard was quiet, but steady; western steam, $7 co; city steam, S6.62l2; March, S6.eo, nominal; May, S7.o5, nominal; refined was dull; continent. $7.4o: South America, quiet, but steady: mess. $13.Oo013. 50. Butter Fancy was i1rmer and in fair demand; state western daiTy ssdaso sTe western @es new, 2oc; western creamery old, st2 a l4e; Elgina. 2oc. Cotton seed oil was dull. 2ec; yellow choice. 26lsc Petroleum was nominal; Washinston, in barrels. s7. %; Wash s6. .s5; Philadelphia, s6.su; Philadelphia, in bulk. $4. 30a 4.35. Rosin was quiet. but firm; strained. common 10 good, $1. 60d l .65. 1ur- pentine was quiet, but firm, at 3nl2d 37c Rice was fairly active and firm; domestic, fair to extra, 4h@6c; Japan, 4l2G6c. Molasses- Foreign was nominal; New Orleans open ket- quiet; fancy hand-picked. 3la04lac. Coffee options were steaIy and unchanged to 10 points down; March delivery. S1o.30; April delivery, SI6. 10; May delivery, Si4. 30; July delivery, $t4. .e5i September delivery, Sl4 :6o G14.so; October delivery, sl4:s0; December delivery. S14.35G14.4O. Spot Rio (nli9t. but steady: No. T, 16%c. sugar-Raw was quiet, but steady; fair refining. ..2 11-16c. 37sc; mould A A 3-16G4ssc; standard A, 15- 16 @4lsc; cut-loaf, 4 9-1644%c; crushed, g. leo 4Ec; granulated, 15-16@5Ac. Freights to Liverpool were quiet, but steady; cotton, lsd asked; grain, Ed.