Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-20

dridge. If the high roller was attempting to bull this market he met with poor success, enough to Accommodate buyers. with a little over. The hog market was. firm early and served to steady provisions, but a later report fl om the yards was less favorable and caused an easier feeling. The close was 5c lower than yesterday for May pork. shade lower Tor May lard and 2lzc lower for May ribs
 Cash quotations were as follows; Flour was unchanged. Wheat-No. ? spring, 52l2@57ci % oats1No. NO z. % 2sS@Sslso. Pork. s1o 1oS 10. 20. Lard, per 100 pounds, S6.42a@6.45. Shcrt r5 sides looss S29 ps eesq sides, boxed. s5. 62ls 57t2 Whisky, Sl.22.
 NEW YORK.
 NEW yoHK, Feb. 19.-Flour was quiet. but steady; winter wheat. low. grades, Sl 500 2.3o; fair to fancy, $2. 2.35a2.75; patents, patents. S3. o003.25; low extras. S1.9o@ @2.3D. Southern flour was dull, but steady; common to fair extra, s1 9o@2 2.75; good to less active and closing steady; No. red in store and elevator, 56c; adoat, 57l2c; options were dull and irregular, closing steady at un- tirey of local order, with the changes 1ol- lowing the west, Nc: red; February, oSSe; S;; easter, closing firm; No. 2, 4sAo4sl2c in ele- vatoF; 49a4 e soc afioat; options were dull and May, 4sssc; July, 4sssc. Oats were tirmer and more active; options were ruled easier; Feb ruary, 33S5c; May, 33lSc. Spot priceS-No. z, 3394d34c; mixed western, 349 36c. Hay was steady; shipping, oodo o5e; good to choice, 70 075c Wool was in moderate demand aud steady; domestic fleece, 15d l9c; pulled, 12@ 33c-s Beef was quieti family, S9.75dl2 .UO; extra mess, S7.60QS.25. Beet hams were dull at $i6 %. Pierced beef was nactivo; city ex- tra India mess, $12. .50al4.50. Cut meats were qaiet but firm; pickied bellies. So .B2ls d5 .75i shoulders. sl.75; hams, S7.75d s.25; middles. quiet, but firm; short clear S5. S5. Lard was nuil, but steady; western steam. S6. s2l2; city steam, $6 50; February, $5 s2, nominal; May, S6. go, nominal; refined was dull; cont nent, $7.25; south America, ST. o5; compound, |, $5.lsl2G5 37l2. Pork was quiet, but firm; old mess, $11. 25al2.00. Butter was in moderate demand; creamery was steady; state dairy, 10 d 20e; creamery dairy ,130 l9c; western dairy. 9la@15c: western creamery, i5az3c; Elgins , crude, 22G22p2c; yellow prime, 26l2c; yellow choice, 27c. Petroleum was nominal; Wash ineton in barrels, ST %; Washington, in bulk, S4, 50; refined New York S6.U5; Philadelphia, $500; Philadelphia, in bulk, $3 5Od J. 55. Resin was quiet, but firm; strained. common 10 good, S1.4oal.4Zl2. Turpcntine was quiet, but firm at 31I2 32e. Rice was firm; domes- tic. fair to extra. iAG6c. Japan, IA d 4l2c. Molasses was drm; New Orleans open kettle good to choice. 2oG 3Sc Peanuts were quiet; were firm at 5 10 points advance; March de- livery, sl4.7o May delivery, $i4. 10a .75; July delivery, Sl4.75; September delivery, S14, 70a14. sO; December delivery, $l4. 65@ G14.70. Spot Rio WAS quiet. but hrmer; No. ?, I6ssc Sugar-Raw was more active and tlrmer and fairly active; of A, 3ls9 3s4c; standard A, 5 13-1 6 d 4c; cut-loaf, 7-16 @47sc; crushed, l 7-16G4sc; granulated. . 1-16@3sc. Freights to Liverpool wero quiet. but steady; cotton. 7-64d; grain. 2d.
 ST. LOUIS