Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-06

with final recessons in prices. The close was 7lsc lower than yesterday for Nay pork and 2t2c lower each for May lard and for May ribs.
 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour was very quiet; the tone was steady at unchanged prices. Wheat-No. spring, 54ha 54sse; No. No. z, 2sao Pork. Si0 3oa aio.5o. lard, per 100 pounds, S6. 4006.42la. Shcrt rib sides, loose, $5; 2oa5.25 Dry, salted shoulders boxed, S5 50a555 Whisky, SIPS.
 NEW YORK.
 NEW YORK. March 5.-Flour was quiet, but steady; winter wheat, low grades, Sl900 2:3o; fair to fancy, s2. 2.s5a2.75; patents, patents. $3.25a4. 10; low extra. S1.9Og@ 2.30. Southern four was quiet, but steady; common to fair extra. S1. 9oa2.75 good to ateiy active for export and steady; No. 2 red in store and elevator, 5sA a59c; adoat, 60Aa 6SA05 5sH; options were fairly active and weak at ssGl2c decline; No. red, March. 5sasc; 5e7sc; September. 6ol2c; December, 634sc. Corn was quiet, but hrmer; No. 7, a9c in ele- vator; 4elsc ahoat; ungraded mixed, 4sl2c; steamer mixed, 4s3sa 4s9sc; options were dull and irregular, closing steady at unchanged prices, with only local trade; March, 4e$.c; May. 49c; July, 49lsc., Oats were quiet, but 33Ac; May, 33Ac. Spot priees-No. q. 33ha 33l2c; No. z white. 36t2c: Hay was quiet, but ut @65c. Wool was in fair demand; domestic fleece, 15@lee; pulled, 12a3ac. Beet was Quils ldmlIy, 1J- lz.uuI SALd lueSS, pf.ob @s.25. Beet hams were firm and in fair de- mand at SI7 .o0@17 50. Pierced beef was quiet; city extra India mess, SIP. .59a IA a 5o. 575; shoulders, $4.5o04.75; hams, ST. 750 s.25; mlddles were steady; short clear $5-87l2. Lard was quiet, but easier; western steam, $6. 72t2 bid; city steam, S6 25a6. 37l2; March, $6.75, nominal; May, e5, nominal; refined was quiet; continent, S7.15; south America, S7.60; compound. S5.25@5. 37l2. Pork was firm and in moderate demands; old mess, $l1 .25al2 %. Butter was in fair de- cry dairy, old. 'i2@1sc; western dairy slg@ l3hci western creamery, new. l4@ zoe; old. lo@l7c; Elgings, 2oc. Cotton seed d,. oil 'na Was choice, 26l2c. Petroleum was nominal; Wash inetOn. in barrels, .$7.oo; Washington; in delphia, S6 .25; Philadelphia. in bulk, S3. 75a 3.so. Resin was quiet, but firm; strained, io good s oS r Tnrpon5ne fair to extra, 4hG6c; Japan, 4A@4t2c. Mo lasses was firm; New Orleans open kettle good hand-picked, alaa419o: Coffee options were slS: go; April delivery, si4. s5i May S14. 55; September delivery, $14.50a14. 55; October delivery, l4.50a14.55; December No. T. l6ssc. sugar-Raw was quiet. but firm; fair refining. 2 1l-16c; centrifugas, 96 test, 2lsc. Refined was quiet; of A., 3lsa 3%e, standard A, 13-16G 4c; cut-loaf, 4 7-1604sso; crushed, 7-16@4ssc; granulated, 3 13-le@ 4sc. Freights to Liverpool were quiet, but steadyi cotton, 7-64d; grain. 2hd, nominal ST. LOUIS.
 ST. LOUIS, March 5.-Flour was steady, but firm; patents, S2.4SG2. 65 fancy, S2. 00G 2.10; choice, $l. s0@1 90. Wheat was lower; March. o3c; May. 53ssc; July, 53lsG o3Ac. Corn was slightly lower; March, 4lisc; May, 4lAc; July. 42Ac. Oats were lower; March, 29Asc; May, 29Ac. Pork, standard mess, siO: 40. Lard,Prime steam, se 40; choice. S6.5O. Dry salled meats-Sboulders, $4. 37l2 longs, o.30; clear ribs, So. 30 short clear, $5.45. Bacon-Boxed shoulders, $5. 25; clear ribs, S5 .75; shorts clear, $6. %. High wines,