The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-14
Sugar Market


 Sugar Market
 New York, December 13.-The mar ket for raw sugar showed further heaviness today, and prices were gen. orally lower on continued liberal of fers from Cuba prompted by additional private estimates confirming previous reports of a large yield. There were 12,500 bags late December loading sold to refiner at 3ssc. cost and freight. equal to 4.64c for centrifugal; Il 900 bags of Cuba's prompt at 11-16c, cost and freight, to an operator, in an ex- change for an equal amount January delivery at 32sc, and 10000 bags for first half January c1earances to an operator at 3ssc, cost and freight. Closing prices follow; Centrifugal, AGA E@4.71c; Molasses, 3.S7@ 3.94c; cost and freight, 35s @3 11-16c Refined sugar was quiet and unchanged on the basis of 6.15c for fine granulated, which was quoted by all refiners
 Sugar futures in contrast to raws were somewhat firmer on support from Cuban interests and covering, with last prices to 15 points net higher. Weather conditions were favorable and 22 centrals are now grinding. The crop was estimated by a Cuban au- thority at 3,1S4,000 tons. January ranged from 3.45 to 3.3Sc; closing, 3.41; May. S.24c to 3.22c; closing, 326c; July. S.33c to S.S2c; closing. 3.34c
 Live Stock
 St. Louis, December 1S-Hogs: Re- ceipts 12,S00; market higher; pigs and lights, $5.25@6.55; mixed and butchers. $6. 3Oq670 good heavy, $6. .65Q6. 70.
 Cattle: Receipts 7So0; higher; native beef steers, T.5091O. 40; yearling steers OQ. D. stcckers and feeders, $5Q7.25: Texas and Indian steers. 5. 25QS 50; cows and heif- CTS, $4Q6.50: native calves, $6Q10. .50
 Sheep: Receipts, 2500; steady; yearlings, se-5oQ7 .5o; lambs, $s@9.25; sheep and ewes. $5.50G6 50.
 Kansas City. December 13.-Hogs: Re- ceipts 14o00; steady; bulk of sales, $625@ CTS. $6.S0Q6.50; light, s6.15@64 40; pigs s5 @6
 Cattle: Receipts, 1s.0oo; steady; prime fed steers, $9.25@10; dressed beef steers, s7@9; southern steers, S5G7; cows, s4@6 .75; heifers, $6@S.75; stockers and feeders. $5.25 8; bulls, $4.5oG6 calves, $eas.5O.
 Sheep: Receipts. 11,00O; steady; lambs. S.25d9; yearlings, $6. 75@7 .5O wethers, $. 75@6.50; ewes, s. 256I6. 10
 Chicago, December 13.-Hogs: Receipts 60,0O0; weak; bulk of sales, s6@65O light, s .60Q6. 40; mixed, s .95@6. 70; heavy $6. .15Gl 675; rough, $s.15dS.S 30; uigs. A.5Q5.G5.
 Cattle: Receipts. 10000; strong; Christi mas beeves, s11@11 50; native beeef steers sS.6oq1o.7 75; cows and heifers, s2. 75dS 4o Sheep: Receipts, s7,ooO; unsettled; wethers. ss.l5@S. .S5; ewes, s425@6. .s5; lambs N.1Oqs.5c
 Coffee Market
 New York. December 13.-The market for coffee futures was irregular today with near months relatively firm on a furry Of covering by December shorts, while general business continues quiet and late months sagged off under scattering liqui- dation. The market opened at an advance of to ponits with December contracts selling up to 6S0, while September touched 700. Except for the near month covering there was little demand in evidence how ever, and late months sagged off slightly during the afternoon with the market closing net ? points lower to points higher. Sales. so00; December. 677c; Jan- uary, s7Sc; February-~GsOc; March. 6.7Sc: April, 6S1c; May, 6.S4c; June, 6S8c; July, 6.sSc; August, 695c: September, 6s9c: De- tober, 7.02c
 Spot quiet; Rio 7s, 7s4c; Satos As. 9c. Few fresh offers were reported in the cost and freight market, with quotations rang ing from about 800 to 925 for Santos As. The official cables reported no change in the primary markets with Rio ex- change on London 1-32 pence higher. Bra zilian port receipts. 65 GOO; Jundiahy, 4s.- 900. It is estimated in trade circles here that Europe has taken 20O00 bags on De cember contracts locally and has also bought much of the Rio coffee in the local stock Brazil cables that the present Rio crop is unofficially estimated at 3,00O 900 bags, S344,O0O last year.
 Cotton Seed Oil
 New York, December 13-In the absence