The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-29

was easy. No. spring wheat, GOOSE; No.
2 red, erase. No. corn, 31h@311sc. No.
oats, 236123Ac; No. white, 25la125Ac; No.
8 white, 24Ad25Ac No. rye. 55Ac. No. 2
barley, 3Sd431kc. No. fax seed and North
western, 1891; prime timothy seed, s2.47h
@252h. Mess pork per barrel, S.6O49.5o
lard, per 100 pounds, $4S00D5.0712; short rib
sides, loose $4.S0d515; dry sailed shoulders,
boxed, 5ss651kc; short clear sides, boxed,
S.. 1905. 90. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. finished
goods, on basis of high wines, per gallon,
$780, Sugars-Cut loaf, unchanged. No
yellow corn, 311a032c. CIover-Contract
grade, $S0OdS.25. On the produce exchange
today the butter market was firm; cream
cry, 16@26c; dairy, 16@22c. Cheese was easy
at 111a01215c. Eggs were steady at 1Sc.
The Cattle Markets
Chicago, November 2S.-Fat cattle gem
orally steady. Butchers stocks strong and
active. Gamers, 10c higher. Calves steady;
stockers and feeders quiet, best steady.
Good to choice, S.. 40l$7; poor to medium,
81 .25@$5. 20; mixed stockers, $3@$3.60; Sc
lected feeders, S4.15@$4. 75; good to choice
COWS, SO. 6O@$4. 40; hefers, $3.504$4.75; can
ners, $1.50Q$3; calves, $4dS; fed Texas
beeves, 81. 6ol$5 40; grass Texas seers, So
25d$4.25; wesern range beeves, $4@$4.75.
Hogs fairly active. average SC lower.
Closed weak about 5000 carried over.
Mixed and butchers, 50. 75@$3.95; good to
choice. heavy, $9.75Q$3. 921A; rough, heavy,
s3.65@$S.7O; light, $S.759$3. 921s: bulk of
sales, SO. 759s3 .S71s
Sheep market opened steady; lambs high
err; closed easy. Native wetners, 50. 500
$4.75; lambs, s4@$5.5O; western wethers.
So. 90G$4 Is; western lambs, $5ds5. 35. Re-
ceipts-Cattle, 5000; hogs, $4,000; sheep, A.
600.
ST. Louis, November 2S.-Cattle receipts.
3,7O0, including 1900 Texas. Market strong.
Native shipping and export steers, 81. 900
Sc 30; dressed beef and butchers steers, 81
50a$o.50; steers under 1,G00lbs, s.. 5OG$4 So
stockers and feeders, s2.5OQ$4 10; COWS and
heifers, $2@$4 Co. Gamers 81 .509$2. IS; Tex
as and Indian steers, So. 50@S4.55.
Hogs; receipts, 12.l00. Market, 567kc low
er Pigs and lights, 1875; butchers, So. $50
$685..
Sheep; receipts, 5OO Market weak. ION
15c higher. Native, $4.109$4.75; lambs, s40
S.. %.
Cincinnati, November 2S.-Hogs easy at
IS. 40@$S.90. Cattle strong at s.. S5Gs5. 80.
Sheep stronger at $2q$S.S5. Lambs active,
higher at So. 75@$5. so.
Talbot d Palmer's Grain Letter
By Private Wire from Ware & Leland
Chicago, November 2S.-Wheat--Iiyernoo1
closed " higher on futures. London dulI.
Paris wheat 10 to 20 points lower: fiour oo0S
20 ioWei' Antwerp, t2 lower; Berlin, low
er. we confirm three loads for export
There was a better cash demand at interior
ports, which will develop into a good-sized
business, unless values are advanced NV
elevator people. There was realizing nv No
cember longs early, but 1t was well absorb
ed by elevator people, which caused a.
shrinkage in the May premium. A much
better tone has developed and there was
buying of a good character, led by local
heavy-weightS. A great deal of wheat ba G
come into sight during the last sixty DAVIS
and this Is what makes the bears idea 90
popular at present. especially with the car
rying charges tackled on. Stocks in sight
are known and available quantity Judg-
ing from the movement, 1t is fair to saw
that northwestern farmers deliveries will
soon dwindle down to small proportions.
We feel friendly to the long side on all re-
cessions around present values.
Corn-Clearances heavy; 1150,00 bushels.
twenty loads reported for export. Good de-
mand here: charters 100000 with lake
freights up kc Fluctuations were confined
within narrow range, but a more conf
dent feeling prevails as contrary accept
ances are light and there is a good sized
165S.0O0.
oats ruled firm but dull Any advance in
corn will help this cereal.
Treasury Statement
Washington, November 2S.-Today's state
ment of the condition of the treasury shows
available cash balance of $295, 962, $40; gold
reserve, $2f1, Ill $50.
Flower bulbs cheap. Godden'ss