The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-24
Coffee Market

New York, November 23.-The market for coffee futures opened firm at an ad- vance of 9 to B points, in response to firm French cables, reports that export ei S were buying more freely in the San tos market, covering of shorts and sup port from trade interests. The market worked up point or two during the day, prices at one time showing net advance of about 12 to 15 points on the active months and while there was some ir- regularity in the late trading as g. result of earlier closing cables from Havre and talk of lower firm offers from Brazil, only slight recessions occurred and the mar ket closed steady at net advance Of to 14 points. Sales, S0,250 bags. Mo- vember and December, 14.31c; January, l394c; February, .7Sc; March, 13.4Sc; April, IS. 40c May, 13. 33c; June. 13.31c; July, IS 2sc; August, 13.2sc; September and October 13.26c.
 Havre was 1@1% francs higher at the hour of the local opening, but lost + franc of the advance, closing A@1h francs net higher. Hamburg was net unchanged to 4 pfennig higher than on Tuesday. Rio 75 reis lower at SIX 800; Santos, 4s, 50 reis lower at SIX $50; Is, 15O reis lower at SIX 750. Receipts at the two Brazilian ports 49,00O, against 4s,O0o last year. Jundaihi receipts 41.0O0, against 27 GOO last year. Rain or showers were
 
 Today's special cable from Santos re- ported the market firm this morning. with quotations 100 reis higher at 8 SIX 65C for 4s.
 Spot coffee quet Rio No. 7, 147sc; San- tos No. 4, 16kc; Mild quiet; Cordova, 16E M1S1sc nominal.
 Metal Market
 New York, November 23.-Standard cop
 
 d1S. .25 December, $12. .721sG13.10; January, SIP 771aQ13 .121a: February. SIP S0d13. .25 London steady: spot f5s, los; futures, f59. 5s. Arrivals reported at New York today, 7O5 tons. Custom house returns show exports of 22.221 tons so far this month Lake copper, s13d13. 50; electro lytic, s1s@1S25: casting, SIP. 2.621a@12. .s71a Tin firm; spot and November, $43 .65d A; December, $43. .50@44; January, $43. 25@l 4s'75: February. s42. .25@43 March, s41@42 London steady; spot. e1Ss. los; futures E1Ss 5s.
 Lead quiet: s4.s5a4 40 New York; s4 .2( GA. .271h East St. Louis. London, f15. les Sd Spelter nominal; $6.60G6.S0 New York SC. .G0d6. 80 East St. Louis. London, f26 | IFS, Cd.
 Anthony quiet; Cookson's, S.S71R@S. Iron: Cleveland warrants. 4ss in Lon don. Locally iron was unsettled. No. foundry northern, $15d15 .25: No. ?. $14.75d ,5; No. 1 southern and No. 1 southern soft, $l5@15.6o
 Live Stock Market | St. Louis, November 23.-Cattle: Re ceipts $500 including 23oo Texans Mar, ket steady. Native shipping and expor' l,steers $7.50@9. dressed butcher 70 M | ', stockers. $sOe, Texas and Indian steers $4@7, cows and heifers $4.S' or. E. higher. Pigs and lights $4.7o @ e.oo packers $6.15@6.45. butchers and bes' heavy SC. 25 @6.55.
 l Sheep: Receipts 1500. Market strong Native muttons $3@3.50. lambs $4.25Cs l5.55, stockers .$1.25d03.25. . Chicago, November 23.-Cattle: Pe' ceipts 1000. Market slow and steady Reeves $4.50@9. Texas steers $4@5.7O western steers $4.40@7.50. stocker' 32.sO0b.s5, cows and heifers $1.S0@5.So calves $5.50@8.25.
 1 Hogs: Receipts 29,000. Market highe flor heavy, others steady at opening figures. Lights s5s70@6.s5. mixed s6@ s.b5, heavy > e6@6.6o. good to choice heavy 60. eB@6.e0. pigs $426@5.60, bull sof sales 96.2096.b0.
 shaep: Receipts 1s.ooo. Marke