The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-28
Coffee Market

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 New York, December 27-The market for coffee futures opened firm at an ad- vance of to IA points in response to higher European markets and a renewal of bull support in the absence of i'm portant offerings. It looks as if the real izing noted before the holidays had left the market in a pretty well liquidated position. Bullish advices came in from Brazil as to crop prospects and with Brazil sending higher firm offers the mar ket improved slightly during the after noon. The close was steady at a net advance of 5 to 10 points. Sales, 29,5OO bags. December, 11.05c; January 11.07c; February, 11.15c; March, 11.17c; April, 1i.12c; May, u.6c; June. 10. 90c July, 10.93c; August, 10.s5c; September, 10.7Sc; October, 10.71c; November, 106Sc.
 Havre was 1 franc higher. Hamburg closed at a net advance of 1@1% pfennigs. Rio, 75 reis lower at SIX 425; Santos, 15O reis higher: As, SIX 500: Is, SIX 000
 Receipts at the two Brazilian ports 6o . 600 bags for three days. against 43,0O1 last year. Jundiahy receipts $500 bags, against $500 last year.
 Spot coffee steady; Rio, No. T, 13kc; Santos. No. 4, 137sc. Mild coffee quiet Cor dova, 14N@15Ac.
 Metal Market F New York, December 27.-Standard cop per. quiet; spot, December and January, $2. 15Q12 .25; February and March, $12 .150 12.3O. Owing to continued holidays there were no cables from London. Arrivals re- ported at New York, no tons. Customs house returns showed exports of 26519 tons 20 far this month. Local dealers re- ported a nominally unchanged market. Lake copper. s13@1s ,25; electrolytic, $12. .75@ lS; castings, $1a.5O012.7 .75.
 vtx, February and March, $38@Ss 50.
 Lead. quiet; $4. 45Q4.55, New York; s4 30 GA 40. East St. Louis.
 Spelter, quiet; 5. .55@5. .65, New York; g. .s2l1@5. 421k. East St. Louis.
 Iron continued quiet and more or less nominal. No. foundry northern, s15. .25a 1925; No. 2, $1475QD15. 10; Mo- 1 southern and No. southern soft. $15. 25015. .75. 
 Boston Wool Market
 Boston, December 27-Territory wool again leads the local wool market with fairly heavy sales at unchanged prices. The bulk of the business is in Montana and fine staple, although considerable half-blood Montana and Idaho have changed hands.
 Ohio and Pennsylvania feeces are in fair demand. but there is little call for other nearby wools or for the Texas or California product
 The leading domestic, quotations range Ss follows: se
 Ohio and Pennsylvania feeces. Delaine washed, 84: xxx, s2 fine unmerchantable 946D25; half blood combing, 29Q3O; three sights blood combing, 20q30; quarter blood eombing, 27G2s; Delaine unwashed, 261s@ 1T; fine unwashed, 2223.
 Kentucky and Indiana, three-eights blood, 29@60; quarter blood, 27a2S.
 
 Live Stock Market
 Chicago. December 27.--Cattle: Receipts, SSo0; market strong; beeves, $4.65@7. 30; Texas steers, N.2oG5, s5; western steers. 94Ql5. %; stockers. B. 45@5 80; cows and heifers, s2. 6OaS. 25: calves. $7.25@9.25. 7 Hogs: Receipts, 1900; weak, early ad- vance partly lost; light, T. 6o@7 .s5; mixed. r.65@7 .sb: heavy, $7.6OQ7 .95 rough. 7.600 ITO; good to choice heavy, S.7OQ7 .95; pigs. N 25Q}8 .o5; bulk of sales, s7 .S0@7 30. Sheep: Receipts, 10,0O0 strong; native. Q. 6O04. 35; western, g. .75D4. 80; yearlings, &4 7b@5 80; lambs, native, $4.25G6.50; west srn, 34.7506.40 40.
 { St. Louis, December 2T-Cattle: Re- eeipts. 3000 including 400 Texas; steady to 10c lower; native shipping and export steers. $e.6oQ5.72; dressed beef and