The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-24

legal tenders, X0617, 0O0;increase, III, 7lS,500
specie, s2d6,O47,70O; increase. $13. $4,000; re-
serve, 1895, 564. 700; increase $15.1445O0; re-
serve required. $2o6. 251. $50 increase. $1,973,
725; surplus. $4O,313, 425; increase, H3,17O, IT'S;
ex-United States deposits, $40, 72S, $50; in
crease, $13, 163,175.
The percentage of Actual reserve of the
clearinghouse banks today was $3.50.
The statement of the banks and trust
companies of Greater New York, not re-
porting to the clearing house. shows:
Loans, $1,13s 1896, 300;. decrease, s7,434, 200;
specia, 1926, $50. 000; decrease, $4,000; legal
tenders, $21, 9S7, 200, decrease, 123.200; total
deposits, s1,232, S04 100; decrease, IS, 451,5O0
Coffee Market
New York, July 2S.-Coffee futures
opened steady at an advance of l point
to decline of points, which was about
In line with the French cables. Business
was quiet and the market showed lit
tie further change, closing steady, net
points lower to 3 points higher. Sales
were reported of $500 bags Closing bid
follows: July, 6.S0c August. 6.S5c; Sep
tember, 6.95c; October, $780, November,
7c; December, 7.05c; January, lose; Feb
ruary, 7.l2c; March, 7.15c; April, 717c;
May, 7.19c; June. 7.20c. y 3
Havre closed Y lower to Y higher. Ham,
burg unchanged to n lower Rio I'M
changed at 4sx775; Santos so refs higher,
4s 4sx60o. rs 4sx150. receipts at the two
Brazilian ports. $4,000 bags, against 10000
last year. Jundiahy receipts, 4O.4O0,
against 81. 900 last year. Rain and showers
reported in Sac Paolo. Spot coffee was
steady; Rio No. Z, S%c; Santos 1850.
Mild coffee steady; Cordova, 1OQ121ac.
Metal Market
New York, July 23.-(Speclal. )-Business
In the pig iron market Is practically at
standstill, with very little change noted
In prices. Predictions of large furnace
men, however. are to the effect that low
est prices have been seen and grad
ual, slow improvement can be expected
rs soon as the demand improves. On the
other hand there are some consuming in
terestsN that state that the dullness now
existing will be instrumental in bringing
about lower quotations, Notwithstanding
the fact that producers are SO willing to
sell at present price limits. Asked prices:
July, August and September. SIS; October,
s16.25; November and December 1850.
+ New York, July 23-No change was re-
)ported In the metal markets and prices
were practically nominal. Tin, $33. 1898 GO.
Lake copper, So. 621kQ12 STU; electrolytic,
80. 371aG1S 30; casting. 81. 12h@12.25. Lead
dull. $4.45 bid. spelter quiet. s5.55G5. GO.
Iron quiet. unchanged.
Live Stock Market
Chicago, July 23-Cattle-Recelpts
500. Market steady. Beeves $5@8.40;
Texas steers $s6005.70. western steers
$5@6.80, stockeEs. and feeders s4.15@
$40. cows and heifers s2.65@C.65,
calves $6.75@8.75..
Hogs-Receipts 10000 Market weak
to Sc lower. Light $8.70@9.1O. mixed
t8.a0@8.95, heavy eS@8.SO, rough $50
$40, good choice heavy $S.2b08.sO. .rigs
$8.75@9.10. bulk of sales $S.45@8.75.
Sheep-:Receipts 1000. Market steady.
Native $4,000 4.25 western $2.50QA25.
yearlings $4.10@ $40. native lambs $450
@740, western $4.5007.50
Kansas City, July 2S.-Cattle--Re-
ceipts 1000 including 500 southerns.
Market steady. Dressed beef and export
steers t6.S0@S. fair to good $4.75Ws.75.
western steers $A50@7.25. stockers md
feeders $4,000. southern steers $4,000
$50, southern, cows $2.75@4.25. native
cows s2.5O@5, native heifers $3QG.26,
bulls $3.S004, calves $40S.50.
Hogs-Receipts 1900. Market steady
to sc higher. Bulk of sales $8.60@S.s5,
heavy sS.45@S.60. packers and butchers
$8.60@8.85, lights $8.75@S.00.
'Sheep-Receipts 1000. Market 10@15c
higher. Lambs $500 $50, yearlings 81
as, wethers $3.75@4.35; ewes $3.50
4.10. stockers and feeders $2.50@4.
st. Louis, July 23.--Cattle-Receipt
500 including 500 Texans. Market
steady. Native shipping and export
steers $7.26 @ $40. dressed beef and
butcher steers e6@8, steers under 1900
pounds So OF. stockers and feeders 1925
4S.7bf seivess ts.so0 e.26, Texas and In