Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-13

markets were without ability to lift the oats market from the rut in which 1t iias been for so long. There was slight advance, but the trade was very slow and ragged. May oats closed h0SSc higher than yesterday Cash oats were + a l2c per bushel higher.
 Provisions-Products, except for briei pe- riod succeeding the opening, did not partake of the hood feeling that permeated the grain market. It was evident that Armour was selling, notwithstanding an interview or ms published in the morning papers advocaung bulnsh principles. The hog market was lack of strength in provisions. The close was 2Ac higher than yesterday for May pork o0 7l2c lower for May lard and 5c lower for May ribs.
 There was improvement in the local de- mand, but imports were light The market vas firm and prices 5Sl5c higher, Wheat 55Ac. Corn-No 2s 45a 45lsc. Oats-No. Z. 2slsa aeAc. Pork. SlI s7l2al1. 1.oo. Lard, Der loo pounds, S6. 6odo .62l2. Short rib sides, boxed. $i. lOa4.45 Whisky, sl.2sgs.
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 NEW YoRK, March f2.--Flour firm, demand moderate; winter wheat, low grades, Sl. .sog S2. Goa 3 .oo; Minnesota clear s2. 56a2 to; patents, 50 3.25d4. %; low extra, Sl SVd2 3o, Southern flour was firm, but quiet; conl- mon to fair extra. $1. eoa27o; good to choice extra S2 sod 3 25. Wheat was dull and decid edly higher, with options; Mo- 2 red in store and elevator, 61s9c afoat. 63c; op- tions were active and irregular advancing la4 G lMc declining 4sat2c. advancing lG1Ac, Tell l2@asc, and closed firm at lssa 7sc over yes June, 62c; July, 62lsc, August, 62lsc; Sep tember. 62sBe; December, 6l7sc. Corn was dull but stronger; No. z. ls2S 5Is4e in ele es. G52c; steamer mixed 5l05L4c; options were more active and advanced s4d lsc, de- clined ssc and closed firm at ss0l2c lower than yesterday; May, 51lsc; July, oUa4c; Septem- Der, 5olsc. Oats were dull, but frmer; options were hrmer, but quiet; March. 33asc;. May, Nh VEh IN Z- 33slssc No. white 37c; mixed western, 34 S35c. Hay. was steady; shipping, 5Oa ooc; in fair demand; domestic fleece, l5a l9c; pulled, 12@33c. Beet was dull; family, $e.75a12.oo %; extra mess, S7 5oas.25: Beet but firm; city extra India mess, SIS; ;o09 13.5 50. Cut meats were in fair demand and Irmer; picked bellies, goo; shoulders, ll9 steady; short clear $5. 9U. Lard Was quiet, but easier; western steams $6. 92ai city steam ste nm nominal; refined was easy; continent, S1.40; South America, S7.75; compound, s5. 37l2@ 5.5o. Pork was firm; mess siS.oo Q lz; ;ota oo, dairy, 961Sc; creamery dairy, old, 1O0l6c; western dairy, s@l212c; western creamery, new, i1@19c; old, ga 15c; Egins. 19c. Cotton seed oil quiet, but steady; cruoe, 22c; yellow prime, 26c; yellow choice, z6l2c. Petroleum was nominal; Washington. in barrels, $7 .O0i Washington, in bulk, S4 50: refined New York, S6. s5; Philadelphia, $e.Su; Philadelphia, in bulk, $4. 3oa4.35. Rosin was quiet, but firm; strained. common 10 goou, Sl.oo Ul.oo TUT pcntine was firm, but quiet at 56 a 3ot2c Rice was firm; domestic fair to extra, 44G6c; Japan, 4Aa4l2c Molasses-Foreign was nomi- nal New Orleans open kettle good to choice zoG 3ec. Peanuts were quiet; fancy hand picked, 3ia04l2c. Coffee options were steady at 5@2o points up; March delivery, Slo. Is; May delivery, $I4 so; July delivery $1i.s5; September delivery, $14.7o@14.s0; October delivery, sl4.75. Spot Rio was more active and steady; No 2, 1easc; sugar-Raw z 11-16c. Refined was quiet, but firm; off A, 3ss137sc; standard A.. 15-l69 4Mc; granulated, 3 15-l6a4 4Ac. Freights to Liverpool were nominali cotton, 7-64di grain, 2d