The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-03

days, 414Q41a per cent; six months, "A
Q4le per cent
Prime mercantile paper, 1905 per cent;
sterling exchange steady at decline,
with actual business in bankers bills at
$4S4.24Q4S4.5O for 6O-day bills and s4.S7.50
for demand; commercial bills, $4.s3%Q
4.S4h. Bar silver, SAC; Mexican dollars.
44c. Government bonds steady; railroad
bonds easy.
Coffee Market
New York, May 2.-Coffee futures open
ed quiet, unchanged to an advance Of l
point on buying of near months and in
the absence of important offerings sold
net unchanged to points higher, not
withstanding lower European cables.
Later however, there was a renewal of
liquidation and the market eased off.
closing steady net unchanged to 5 points
lower. Sales were reported of 81, $50 bags.
Closing bids: May $3.50; June 6.4oc; July
6.45c; August $500; September 6,5c; Oc-
January s.6sc; February 672c; March
6.e7c; April 675c.
Spot coffee quiet; Rio No. 7 sssc; San
tos No. 4, 9 1-4c. -,4
Mild coffee quiet: Cordova 91s@12 lac.
Havre closed unchanged to IA lower;
Hamburg was IA lower. Rio nominal;
Santos unchanged.
Metal Market
New York, May 2.-The market for
standard copper on the New York metal
exchange was weak with spot and for
ward deliveries to the end of July clos
ing at s12o011225. London closed easy
with spot quoted at ESQ lis. Cd and flu
lures at 957 No arrivals were reported at
New York. Local dealers quite lake cop
per at 12.5O@1275; electrolytic, at $3.50
1880 and casting at $21.25@12.371a
Tin was quiet with spot quoted at $685.
1872 900733.30 The English market closed
steady with spot quoted at G150 rs Cd and
futures at G151 los.
Lead was easy, spot quoted at s4.So64.4O
New York and at s4.15@425. East st.
Louis.
The London market was unchanged at
f12 los.
Spelter closed weak with spot quoted
at IS 2O95. 40 New York; $4.9O@5.o0 East st.
Louis.
London was unchanged at E22.
: Iron was lower at 49s, Cd for Cleve-
land warrants in London. Locally no
change was reported In the market. No.
foundry northern $17.2501s.00; No.
$16 75Q17.5 so; No. 1 southern and No.
southern soft, s1675@1Z25.
Live Stock Market
Chicago, May 2.-Cattle receipts esti-
$e.26@75o, cows $4S5@L25; heifers s42SQ
$50; bulls $500Q6.75: calves s3.0O@S.60;
stockers and feeders $4.75Q7.2R0.
Hogs, receipts estimated 1900. Market
20@25c lower. Choice heavy $9.35Q9. 421k;
butchers $9.3049.40; light mixed $920G9.25;
choice light $9.2oq9.35; packing 50. 25Q9.SO;
pigs s9.10Q9.25; bulk of sales 50. 25Q935.
tntey of,J o<
ket 15@z5c lower. Sheep, receipts esti-
mated 10000; lambs $s.1c@9.3o; yearlings
s7.9O@S.3 5; spring lambs, $12O00150O.
Kansas City, May 2-Cattle receipts H.
900, including 400 southerns; steady to
weak, choice export and dressed beef
steers T.25Q8.10; fair to good $6.25@7. 25;
western steers s6.OOQ7.5 So; stockers and
feeders S40016.6O heifers $425Q7.40 bulls
$4.00Q6.O0 calves s40jQs.76.
Hogs, receipts 5000, 10c to Zoe lower, top
1875; bulk Of sales $9.10G9.25; heavy s9.15
Q9.35; packers and butchers $9l0@9. 80;
light $9.O0@92O; pigs $s.5O98.75.
Sheep receipts 10000, % to 4Dc lower.
Lambs $7.35QS.s0; yearlings s7OOQS. so:
wethers ss.25Q575o; ewes $3.50. Oo; stock
ers and feeders s3.25Q5.5O.
st Louis, May 2-Cattle receipts $500,
including 1900 Texans; Zoe to Csc lower;
native shipping and export steers $1,000
S.25; dressed beef and butcher steers $500
QS.25; steers under 1000 pounds S. zoos. 90;
stockers and feeders $400Q6.25. Covers
and heifers $335@S.00; Gamers $2.75@3. Is;
bulls A.00@6.6; calves $40018. rs; Texas
and Indian steers $475@800; cows and
heifers $S.O006.50.
Hogs receipts 500, 15c to Csc lower pigs
and lights $S.00G9. 40; packers ss2o@9. IS;
butchers and best heavy $9.35@9.45.
Sheep, receipts 5000, 25c lower, native
muttons $7.o0@7.90; lambs $7.50@90 90; culls
and bucks, $40oQ6.0o; stockers $3.0O@5oo.
Naval stores
Savannah, May 2.-Turpentine firm.
5SAc sales, 1900; receipts, 2S3; shipments
$40; stock, ass. Rosln firm; sales, 2272:
receipts, 626; shipments. 26S5: stock, 81, 437
Quote: B. !s.eo@4o5; D. $4.2o@425; E. $3.50
G457h; F, M70Q4.S0;e G. N.eo6tS0; H, IS;
I, $50: K $40; M, $3.50; n, $50; VIC.
s5.7015.75; WV, $5S5QS05.
Charleston, May 2.-Turpentine steady,
Coo. Rosin firm. Quote: A, B, C, $50: D.
$3.50; E, $4.6O; F, $A.S5; G., $3.50; H, S5O5: I.
s5.15; X. $40: M, $3.50: NJ $565; VIC,
s5.57; WV, $3.50.
Cotton Seed OIL
New York, May 2.-Cotton seed oil was
quiet with small price changes, either
way, the market closing at 1c decline to
Sc advance, with sales Of 800 barrels
May, 771G7.7sc; July. 7.7507.7sc; October,
7.33@7.35 December, 6.6266.64c. Prime
crude nominal; prime summer yellow.
7.72@1.s5c prime winter yellow, S2508. sc;
prime summer white, sG8. 49c. y
New Orleans, May 2.-Cottonseed OIL
prime refined in barrels, per 100 pounds,
$40; prime meal, s per cent ammonia. per
49, N. vHx%vr 1rn ,xA~ ant