The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13
Metal Market

metal Market
New York, May 12.-Standard copper for
spot and forward deliveries to the end of
August was steady and quoted at s12.s75kfa
1850. The London market closed easy al
moderate decline, with spot quoted at
956 los and futures at f57 IS 3D. Arrivals
reported at New York today were 81 tons.
Custom house returns showed exports OF
1871 tons so far this month. Exports from
the United States during the first four
months of this year have been 1862 tons,
against 1928 for the same period last
year. Local dealers report a steady mar
ket for copper quoting lake at $12. 1908;
electrolytic at s126211Q12.75, and casting
at $12.371kQ12.50
Tin was easy. with spot, May. June and
July quoted at s33 1OQS3. 25. London closed
easy with spot quoted at 2150 5s and fu-
lures at s151 12s Cd.
Lead was easy with spot quoted at $4.25
@435 New York and at s4.121sa4. 171a East
ST. Louis. London unchanged at Ell 12s
Cd. Spelter was easy with spot quoted
at $5.25Q5.5O New York and at $5O5Q5. 121s
East st. Louis. London was unchanged
at G22.
The English iron market was a shade
lower, with Cleveland warrants quoted at
491ks 51ad. Locally the market was quiet
No. foundry northern. s17@a7.75; No. @
SIG. 5o6e17.25; No. southern and No. !
southern soft, s1s.25Ql675. -.
Live Stock Market
Chicago. May f2.-Cattle-Rsceipts, $500
steady to lower; steers, So. 250S 10; cows
81. S5Q6. rs; heifers, $4.25G7. 45; bulls, $5Q
e.75; calves, 1907 10; stockers, 81. 1906. rs
Hogs-Receipts. 1000; market to II
cents lower Choice heavy, 50. 600. 70;
butchers, 50. sO9s. TN; light mixed. 50 .5oa
go; choice light, So e0Q9 rs; packing,
nj a 0S60Q h11llx nf aalaQ
80. 55QJ9. 65.
Sheep-Receipts, 1900; market strong.
Sheep, Sc. 35@7. so; yearlings, s7.50@S;
lambs, s7.65Q9; spring lambs. ss@11.
st. Louis, May Notwithstanding
3400, including 400 Texans; market steady
to 25 cents lower. Native shipping and
export steers. Sc. 7OaS; dressed beef and
butchers steers, $6@S; stockers, $4@6. 26;
Gamers, s2.7503.25
Hogs-Receipts, 1900; market to 10
cents lower. Pigs and lights, sSG955;
packers, 50. 1905. go; butchers and best
heavy, 50. 60d19 SO.
sheep-Receipts 200; market steady to
10 cents lower. Native muttons. IS. 500
7.5o; lambs, s7.5oGs ,s5; stockers, $500
$50.
Kansas City, May 12-Cattle-Recepts
steady to 10 cents lower. Choice export
and dressed beef steers, T.so9s. rs; fair
to good, S6Q77. so; southern cows, 50. $50
E75; southern steers, y. 5o97.76.
Hogs--Receipts $4,000 market to 10
cents lower Top, s9.45; bulk of sales,
50 .30d9. 40; heavy, 80. 3bde As; packers and
butchers. 50. so@9. 40; light, g. 25G9. 10; pigs,
So 5000.
sheep-Receipts 5000; market steady to
10 cents lower Lambs. T.25GS. 80: year
lngs, $71S; wethers, $sG7.5o; ewes, $50
7. hackers So. 5O6D5.
Naval stores
Savannah, Ca, May 12.-Spirits of tur-
pentine, firm; 60xQ61c sales 32S; receipts
$50: shipments, 232; stock. SOB; rosin,
Arm, sales 1890; receipts. 2.0e1; shipments.
1851: stock, 53.811 Quotations: b, N,l0@
ABS; q, s465; +, s4.76@4,s0; G. $48o@AS6;
H, ASS; l, $500; X. $50; M, $5.35q6.6o; N,
Sc. go; VIC $5.75G5So; WV, $6.15
Wilmington. N. c., May 12.-spirits tur-
pentine. nothing doing; receipts Is casks.
Rosin steady 1856: receipts 80 barrels.
Tar, firm. 500; receipts 80 barrels Crude
turpentine. firm. $500, $3.50 and $50; re-
ceipts 80 barrels.
Charleston, 8. c., May 12.-Turpentine,
firm, COCOON. Rosin, firm. Quotations;
A. B. C, s4.05@4.o71h; d, $3.50; e. s45OQ
4621s; f. s47014.75; G, $3.50; II, $4.s5; I,
$500: X. $50; M, s5.35@$S.5o; N. $3.50; WIG.