Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-07

Corn-The quiet and apathetic trade which has been notable Tn corn for upwards 3f a A quarter of cent was the extreme range of prices. and durin most of the session values at A ssc. sold between 447sd45 and 44ss0444e, closing at 44%c, @c lower than yesterday. Cash corn was firm.
 Oats were no better nor no worse as regards activity than they have been for many days past. The ruling tone WAS steady, the imme- diatesclose taking on soms of the weakness of the other grains. May oats closed tsc lower than yesterday. Cash oats were Il per bushel Provisions-Products plodd ed along with their accustomed monotony until about half way in the session, when from some in expii- cable cause the shorts suddenly developed an abnormal desire 10 buy. The packers and other holders were not anxious to sell, so that there resulted quite a far advance. Alter the furry was over rece sions took place, the close showing gain over yesterday of 7l2e for May pork, ia t2c for May ribs and shade higher for May lard.
 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour was firm at former prices; foreigners raised their bids sd in some instances, small lot was a57Sscs' No. red, 5laa52lsc. Corn-No. ?, 42@G4:c. Oats-No.,1, 2s%c. Pork. $1O : 0 Io.e e2t2.s Lard, per loo pounds, se.42A; shoulders, toxed, S4 .G22a4 .75. Short clear sides, boxed, s5 .6o a5.65 Whisky. SIPS.
 NEW YORK.
 KEw foRK, March 6.-Fiour was quiet, but steady; winter wheat, low grades, $1.eo@ E ~ - 9$2 6oa3 20; Minnesota clear, 2.25G2 6o; patents. Ss. 25a 1. lo,s low extra, 1.soa @ commonssfo fair extra. s1. 9Oa2.75; good 10 choice extra, S2. S0d 3.25- Wheat was quiet, but weaker, with options; No. 2'red in store uons opeued week ls q lie decline, rallied lsa kc, deuiined ss sdesc, rallied lsc and closed steady at Is 4sc under yesterday. with fair trade; No. red, March. 5sssc; May, 594e: July, 59Ac. Corn was quiet, but easier; No. z. ,4iea4c in elevator; 5oAc afoat; options were hnf Qtn dv rt l1 nh lnpa frQ realizing; March, 4sl2c; May. 4ss4c; July, 4sse Oats were were dull but steady options sse seo se ssae mxsd western, 34a54g2c. Hay was steady; ship. ping 5oa 55ci good to choice. 7oa 75s. g. Wool @ @19c; pulled, I2a 33cc. Beef quiet family. Se.75d12 %; extra mess, s7. 5o@s .25: Beet hama were firm at ST o0a IT 50. Pierced beef was dull; city extra India mess, SIP .5o0 14;5o. Cut meats were quiet, but easy; pick H led be bellies, so62tg; shoulders. $4,5o; hams. .s712; March, .s6.75, nominal; May, $s s5, South America, 7.6o; compound, S5 25a 5.37l2. Pork was steady; old mess, $ll. 25d 12:oo, Butter was fairly active and steady; state dairy, 9@1Sc; creamery dairy, old, 120 1sc; western dairy, saal3c; western cream cry. new, i4@20c; old, 1ual6c; Elgins. zoe Cotton seed oil was dull, but steady ergude, Petroleum was nominal; Washington, in bar rels. s7 :oo; Washington, in n, buik, s4 80; re- re-
 
 Philadelphia. in bulk, $3.75d 5. so. Resin was quiet, but firm; strained. common to good, S1. 55G1.60. Turpoptine was hrM, but quiet at 34l9 035c. Rice was firm; domestic, fair to extra, 4A06c; Japan, 4Aa4t2c. Molasses- Foreign was nominsl; New Orleans open kettle good to choice, 2e 3sc. Peanuts were steady; fancy hand picked. 3l2@4l2c. Coffee options were firm at 5@1o points up; March delivery, S15.95; May delivery SI4. 55d14.6 60; septem- Der delivery, $l4. 014.60; December deliv- cry, $14. 50. Spot Rio was quiet, but firm; No. T, 16sso. Sugar-Raw was quiet, but firm; fair refining, 11-16c; centrifugals, 96 test, 2lsc Refined was quiet, but firm; of A, 3i2 "a 3S4c; standard A, l3-16@4c; ut-loaf, A 7-16a4 4ssc; crushed, 7-16@ 4ssc; granhlated, 13-16@ 4bc. Freights to Liverpool W ere quiet, but steady; cotton, 7-64d; grain, 2lAd nominal.
 ST. LOUIS.
 ST. LoUIs, March 6.-Flour was steady. but firm; patents, Sz.4t02.65i fancy, $2. 000 2.10; choice, $1. So01.90. Wheat was loweri March. 52Lac; May, 53c; July. 52nc. Corn was lower; March, 41sc; May, 4lsc; July, 417sc. Oats were lower; March, 29l2c; May 1, 294s@29s4c. Pork, standard mess, s1o. 800 10.75. Lard-Prime steam, $6. 40; choice, gD .<1I GhAtx Idaro 4 hs