Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-30
LO ND short time.
Chicaro ,Chanpe

Chicago, July 29.-There was any quantity of bulls in wheat today and almost a dearth of anything detrimental to prices, Notwith- standing the advantage afforded by the news, the market only made net gain of 1aQ5sc The action was irregular, values being up one minute and down the next without anything particularly affecting the feeling at the time September wheat open ed at 71ssg7lBc sold between 7ll4 and 727sc, closing at 72l4c, 1aQ9sc higher than Satur- day. Cash wheat was steady at Ac lower, closing firm.
 Corn exhibited about the usual indiffer- ence in following the better impulses of wheat but was quite ready to participate in that grains depression. It a case of continued crop news. At the end of the session fairly steady feeling existed, but the weight of sentiment was not favorable to an advance. Corn opened at 4Sc for September, sold between 42% and 435sc, clos ing at 43lsc, Mc under Saturday. Cash corn was quiet and steady.
 Oats-The light trade in oats Indicated nothing particular between weakness in corn and firmness in wheat. Traders found difficulty in deciding just what course to pursue. The range was a narrow one, and steadiness generally prevailed. September oats closed shade higher than Saturday. Cash oats were weak and 12c lower
 Provisions were dull. Until very late in the day they scarcely moved up or down. but as the end of the session was neared. there & appeared & average si buying orders & and and market was steady. The influence for firm ness was evidently obtained from wheat. Closing prices were 1T1ac higher than Satur- day for September pork Dc higher for Sep ternber lard and 5c higher for September ribs
 was quiet, but firm: prices unchanged. Wheat-No. 2 spring, 71AM711sc; No. ? red, 71l4Gf71Ac. CorT-No. ?, 43ssc. Oats-No. 2. 3I4df23i5c. Mess pork, $10 075Q10.S5. Lard s6 630Q6 S2ls. Short rib sides. $G.19I6.15. Dry saIted shoulders, s5e2K@57o. Short clear ribs $6 62KQ675. Whisky, $.22.
 Suns Cotton Review
 New York, July 29.--The Suns cotton re- view says: Cotton declined to points and then recovered part of this and closed quiet with sales of 31, 400 bales New Or leans declined to points. Liverpool ad- Vanced lh to l point and closed quiet with spot sales of 5000 bales at unchanged prices. In Manchester yarns moved slowly; for cloths the offers were few.
 Spot cotton here was steady with sales of 664 bales for spinning, and direct shipment of 12 GOO bales to Europe. New Orleans was easy but without Quotable change and the change on the spot were 229o. Other spot ton received ffty-four bales. includuing two
 The port receipts were s27 bales, against 670 bales this day last week and 330 bales for the same day last year.
 The signal service predicted generally fair and warmer weather at the south.
 Today's featuresi It was merely a minia- ture speculation, if we compare. today's transactions with the enormous volume of business some time ago. Today the trading was on a very small scale and as for the fluctuations they were comparatively harm less even to the least experienced operator. Prices were slightly lower because the for egn news was A not very en,es,ouraging. ,s,, and whole was favorable. In a few days Liver pool will be closed for number of holidays, and it was supposed at one time that It's transactions in spot cotton would increase