Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-22
New York.

Minnesota patents, $3354430; others un- changed Southern flour was dull and un- Wheat was hc lower and fairly active for export, closing firm; No. ? red, in store ana % tons were dull and irregular, closing weak at 1s01ssc decline; No. red, February, 724c; March. 729sc; May, 71lsc; June and July, Corn was dull and firm; NO 2, S6a4c in elevator 37%c afloat. Options were firm and dull at 1s4Ac advance; May, S6l4c; July Oats were quiet and firmer Options were dull: February, 25%c; May 25sc Spot-No ?. 259sa257sc; No. white, 27c; mixed western Hay was firm and in fair demand; ship ping 75dS0c; good to choice, 61s@9Oc
 Wool was firm, quiet and unchanged.
 Beef was quiet, steady and unchanged. Beef hams were quiet at $145o415.0O. Ill.,. Tereed beef was sz Sns dNli snd sa steaoS c''s Cut meats were quiet and unchanged. Lard was quiet and steady; s-e western err fined fined was quiet; continent, $500; South American, $6.25; compound, $f75M5OO = Pork was steady and quiet; mess, slo25g 1O.75.
 Butter-Fancy was firmer and in fair de- mand; state dairy, sqlSc; state creamery 13@171sc; western dairy sls@l5c; Elgins, ZIG ZIG Cotton seed oil was steady and In mouef- ate demand; crude, 211a@022c; yellow prime, 25lac; yellow prime off grades, 25c asked. Rosin was firm; strained, common to Turpentine was quiet and steady at 29A 029%c. ,.
 Rice was firm and unchanged.
 Molasses was firm and unchanged.
 Peanuts were quiet. '-t- - A Coffee options were steady at % Sul 9s s po5Ss m, July, $11.45; September SlO. SUnlO.Soi Decem- ber' Si0 50. Spot Rio was dull and steady; Suga%Raw was dull and firm fair re- fning, SAc bid. Refined was firm, quiet and unchanged. ,.. s nominal. rOttOu. 2 3-32ds. grain, 2d. t9u fl.t A New Orleans. ,-... New Orleans La, Feb. 21.-Sugar--Open kettle was strong; according to grace, z4sn white. 5-l6G4 9-16c; yellow, 4443sc sec onds, 21s@l3 13-16c; market very strong ana tending upward. o...,e,,a, MolaSSeS-Open kettle, none. Ceiliilusoi Refned sugar-Powdered and cut-loaf 5-16c; standard granuated, 5lsc; confec- Rice was quiet; prime, f4@4lAc; fair 2Aa 3lkc; common 1$4M2c.
 Flour-Patents. $f00@41O; extra fancy' ''i,or1oN corn%No. mixed and No. white, sack ed. 35c; yellow, SIG. .,..,..,.. o,,l.
 Hay HaVLPrime, S16OOa1SOO; choice, $tS.Oo@ Dry '" sailed meats-Shoulders, s5.S71s: long clear. short clear and short rib sides. $5,62la Bacon-Shoulders $5.62i3; long clear, snort clear and short rib sides. $6.37la46.5o. oo<, Lard-Compound, aS'1suo'Vo' pure' $o'VV" 612A
 Coffee-Rio fair, 1634c; good ordinary 1i&c; common, 12A@lSc; Mexican prime Cotton seed oilN Strictly prime crude, in bulk. 196li91ac; strictly prime crude in bar rels. 2la2lkc; refined. 2514@26c
 St. Louis.
 
 St. Louis Mo-, Feb. 2l.-Flour was un- Wheat was lower February, 6oiac, nomi- nal; May, e31ac bid: July, 62Ac bid; ,,. g7s527i%c bid July, 2sls@2SAc bid.
 Oats were unchanged. n,o ,o,, IL, Pork-Standard mess, new, slol21s; oid' $9. 6212. s-o- .,o,ao e- o7,h
 3acon-Shoulders $550; longs, $ofo, clear ribs s5 STA; short clear sides, s6.OO. - Dry saited ts.-Shoulders, So.zo' ciear ribs. s5 37la; short clear sides, S5;50.
 High wines were steady at VIZ.
 Cincinnati.
 Cincinnati. O., Feb. 2L-Flour was slow and steady; winter patents s37Od3.9o; spring psWbeatt was dun; No 1 red. track, 66c. Corn was active; No. mixed 3oc
 Oats were quiet; No. mixed, 2l2c.
 Pork was active and firm mess. $l0oo Lard was firm; steam leaf, $of5; kettie, s5.75. ,.o sho,,dors s5 95. short rib sides. s550; short clear sides $o.io. Dry salted meats were firm and active Loose shoulders, A.75: short ribs, so.tZl2; short clear sides, s5.37s; box meats were hc more oo