Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-03

corn opened at 4sAc, declined to 47I5c and closed at 47sse, ssc unper Monday, Cash corn
 Oats had no incentive to advance, and there fore suffered by the weakness of wheat and lar moment. May oats closed at 31ssc. AGssc under Monday. .-
 Provlsions.The arrivals of hogs were too many for the yard markets this morning. Pro- ducts felt the weight of the neavy arrivals, and late in the day were further depressed by the estimate of q large run for tomorrow: Ss: free seliers but in the main the business was not large. The close was 800 32.2c lower than Monday for May pork, 12l7@ 15c lower for May lar,: and 12I2c lower for May ribs.
 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour was easy. Wheat-No, 2 spring, 67s@59Aei No. Z, 3oc Pork. SII. 800 Il. 40. Lard, per 100 pounds, S6,75a6.7 TIE. Shcrt rib sides, loose, $5.do@5.75; Dry salted shoulders, boxed boxed S5. e7l2G600. Whisky, $1~22.
 NEW YORK.
 NEW YORK. Jan. 2.-Flour was dull, but steady; winter wheat, low grades, $2.O50 2.6o; fair to fancy,.s S2. 50a2.95; patents, patents, ss. 4O@a.90; low extras, s2.o50 @2.60. Southern, flour dull but steady; common to fair extra, $2. 1o@3 DO; good to active for export and steady; No. red in store and elevator, soc; ahoat, 6ls4c; options Aas4c below Monday; No red: January, 60Ac; February, 6o7sc; March, 61ssc; May, 62Ac. Corn was dull and lower; No. 2, 51l2c in elevator; 52lsc afoat options were quiet 7and closed steady at I2@s4c decline, with longs realizing; January, ollsc; February, 51Ac. May, 51l2c. Oats were easieri options ary. 35l2c. Spot prices-No. g. 344s 35c; mixed western, 34l2a36c. Hay was quiet. but easy; shipping, 6o@55c; good to choice, 7oG 75c. Wool was in moderate demand and steady; domestic fleece, 17G20c; pulled, 12G | 34c. Beef was quiet, but steady; family, $lU.oo01l. 90; extra mess, ST. 5OGS, ,oO. Beef hama were dull at S17s 0Q. Tierced beef was SIG .oo017.0O. Cut meats were quiet; pickied bellies, Sd. 00@6. l2l2; shoulders, 5.oD; hams, $s.U0as.o0 middles. nominal. Lard was steam, $6 6o6. .62ls; refined was quiet; contl- nent, $7 50; South America, ST eo; compound S5. 50a 5.75: Pork was steady; old. mess $12.75G13.25. Butter was quiet; state dairy, 10G19c; creamery dairy, l6022c; western dairy, 10@l5c; western creamery, i5@25c Elgins, 25c. Cotton seed oil was quiet; crude, nominal; Washington. in barrels, $6. .ooi Wash. ington, in bulk, S3. 70: re6ncd New York $5.6O; Philadelphia, $5.55; Philadelphia, ir bulk, $3. 00a3.05. Resin was quiet, but steady strained, comm on ro good, S1 35@ l. 40. Fur pcntine was dull, but steady, at 27G27S!c Rice was fairly active and steady; domestic. fair to extra. 4A06c; Japan, 4hG 4fac. Mo lasses-Foreign was nominal; New Orleans open kettle good to'choice, 2o63 3sc, quiet, but quiet. Peanuts were quiet; fancy hand picked, 3l2G34. Coffee options firm at 5 10 IL March delivery, $l3. .l50l3. 3e; May delivery SIP 9o@13. .15; September delivery, SIP. 90 a Gl3. To-. Spot Rio was quiet, but firm; No. ' 15Ac. Sugar-Raw was dull. but steady; fail refining, 2as@ 2a4c. Refined was dull and nom nal; of A, 3la 0 3s4c; standard A, 1I-l6 Acc; cutloaf, Al -l694Sse; crushed, 47-l6a 4ssc granuated. 15-16c. Freights to Liverpoo were dull, but steady cotton, lsd; grain. 2lsd ST. LOUIS.
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