The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-26
Articles Opening Highest Lowest Closing

CASH quotations.: Flour firm; NO.
spring wheat, 9714c; No. spring wheat,
29A@29%c; No. oats, 1S&@19c; No.
white; 21%4 @23c; No. white, 21@22c; No.
2 rye, Sic; No. barley nominal; No. S,
f. o. b., 31@46c; No. A, &c; No. l fiaxseed,
$1.o7@1.0S prime timothy seed, -$2.S5;
mess pork, per blb., $S7O@S.75 lard, per
100 lbs $4.70; short ribs sides Qoose), $535
@5.65; dry sailed shoulders (boxed). So
SIC: short clear sides (boxed), 5R@5Ssc;
whisky, distillers' finished DDS, per gal,
$1.22; sugars, cut loaf. unchanged; gran
ulated, unchanged; STANFORD I'M
changed; No. yellow corn, 29A@29%c.
On the produce exchange today the but
ter market was firm: creameries, 800
1S1ac; dairies. 10@D15c: chesse firm at $40
cheessdirmatSAd. 4fl1Sc 1h ;Sairi1sO;@15,e
&c; eggs firm, fresh, 13c.
Chicago Live stock
Chicago. Aug. 25.-Trade in cattle twas
fairly animated, but 1t was not of large
run, and. while the comparatively few
lots of choice cattle sold a about former
prices, otlsrs moved off slowly at reduc-
lions of from to 10c Four head of fan
cy 1,600-pound cattle brought $3.50 and
choice 1890 and 1880 pound steers sold
for $685. while good fat cattle sold around
$500. The poorest native dressed beef
cattle found buyers at $4@4.25 ard the
bulk of the cattle crossed the scales at
$475@5.25. Butchers stuff is in very good
demand at satisfactory prices and choice
calves sell UP to $7@7.15 per 100 pounds.
Texas cattle were $3@310 and western
rangers largely at $3.90@4.50. Stockers
and feeders sold at $3.S0@4.55. Western
feeders sold for ,$3.9O@4.25 and sales were
made of feeding bulls at $3.30Q3G0 and
feeding fleifers at $3.20@3.40.
Hogs-Trading was dull at about Tues
days range of prices. The bulk of the
offerings old at $S95@4.1o and good
many lights sold fer $4.1O@4.20. The ex-
IRENE range of prices for hogs was $40
425, pigs selling at $3@4.2O.. Heavy hogs
continue to comprise large s1ara of the
receipts and enough light weights to go
around. Common packing hogs were
weak and in some cases lower.
The market for sheep ard lambs was
fairly active and steady, except for poor
killers Sheep sold cit 81. 621A ~ %: West
erns brought $3.25@360; feeding lots sold
for SO 5O6D3. 55. Lambs sold freely at $3.50
@5.25, chiefly at s4.5O@515, and extra lots
were salable at $5.30@5.35. Feeding .ambs
brought $3@3.50.
Reoelpts-cattle. 1880; hogs. 10000;
sheep. q 900.
ST Louis
St Louise Aug. 25.-The reaction in
wheat reflected to flour, which was no
higher, yet quotably firm.
Wheat spot higher; No. red cash 97A
@kc; No. 2 hard cash 90Ac track; Aug.
97Ac; Sept. 97H@asc; Dec. 97AQ%c; May
99A.
Corn spot higher; No. 2 cash 274c; Sept
26Ac; Dec. 287sc; May SLICE bid.
Oats spot higher; No. 2 cash 1870 bid
elevator; 1870 track; No. white 22@Ac;
Sept. 1910; Dec. 1910; May 225sc.
Bran lower, sacked east track 47c.
Butter firm; creamery 13Q19Ac; dairy
10@16c.
Eggs firm, 12c.
Whisley, $1.20.
Pork higher; standard mess jobbing
new 1925; old 1885.
Lard higher; prime steam $4.55; choice
$3.50.
Bacon boxed lots, extra short clear
and ribs $6.371A; shorts $3.50.
Dry salt meats, boxed shoulders $4.25.
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