Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-01
NEW ORLEANS COTTON MARKET.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.

LlNtRPOOL CO11ON MARKET
 LIVERPOOL, Dec. 2e.-Noon was uuiet, with prices unchanged; American middlinG, 3 i-32d. Sales, 7o0o bales, of which $500 were Americans; for speculation and export 500 bales. Receipts, 34 .Oo0 bales, of which 32 100 were American.
 Futures opened easier; demand moderate. December and January de-
 January and February de-
 February and March deliv-
 March and April delivery B o1-64d May and June delivery.....3 O4-64d August and September de-
 Futures closed dull at the decline. Tenders of deliveries at today's clearings were 100 bales new dockets, and - bales old dockets.
 LIVERPOOL. Dec. 2e.-4 p. m.-Futures closed
 American middling and low middling clause JanuaTy January dslirsFy and February de- e2-e4dt February ifiiit and March deiiv. '1''' March and April deiivery.s S1-s4d. 'No April and May delivery ....3 o2-64dt May and June delivery "a 03-64da3 O4-64d June and July deliyery.....3 Q5-64dt July and August delivery 3 06 -s4d03 O7-64d August and September de-
 September and October de- o00tut
 livery. .....................3 09-64d@3 10-64d sellers. tBuyers. tValue.
 IN WALL STREET NEW YoRK. Dec. 31.-Business for 1894 closed at the stock exchange with dull and iistless speculation The total transactions were only 5s, ,e62 shares, and of this total St. Paul figured for 556o, Reading for $500 and change in prices was a rally of points in Baltimore and Ohio, to 62l2, due to the effort Reading was somewhat of feature, and on reports that the Earl Olcott plan would be abandoned the securities dropped "A to 1ss per cent: Subsequently there was slight rally. After business hours itiwas announced that the company had not received the support of sufficient junior securities to iaake the plan effective, The committed has instructed the trnstees of the general mortgage to begin foreclosure, but before legal steps are taken tion. The gIangers were rather heavy, the November statement of the Chicago Surfing ton and Quincy having been unfayorable. Houses with bearish connections sold St. Paul on fairly liberal scale.' The indusrials were firmly held: These tissues moved up l2 to l per cent. The withdrawal Of $S0U ,00o of gold from the sub-treasury hnd no inference. It is believed that at least s ,50O, ,000 of gold will be forwarded to Europe on Thursday. spec ulation closed steady in tone. Net changes show losses of Is to is per cent. Baltimore and Ohio gained 2l2 per cent, Delaware and Hud- son s4 and New Jersey central ss. Railway bonds were higher.
 The sales ol listed stocks aggregated 5o,- 900 shares. unlisted 9 9.000 shares.
 NEW YORK. Dec. 31.-Money on call was easy at 1laG2 per cent; last loan at 2 per cent, and closing offered at 9 per cent. silver, 59Sac.
 Sterling exchange was firm, with actual business in bankers bills at $4. S7I2@4. STA for sixty days and $4. SSl2G4. S9a4 for demand; posted rates. S4. es04. S9l2; commercial bills, $4 4.S6A0i.
 Treasury balances-CoiI, $79, ,461 ,oOO; cur rency, $76, 1923 ,o00.
 Government bonds were steady.
 State bonds were dull.
 Railroad bonds were irmer.
 Silver bullion al the board was 59s4c bid.