The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-27
Bonds
Mercantile Paper


 New York, May 26-Mercantie paper, Szad4 per cent; sterling exchange heavy; 60-day bills. s4.75.75. for cables, $. .7S s5; for demand, A.7S.35. Bar silver, 49%c Mexican dollars. 3Sc. Government bonds heavy; railroad bonds easy Time loans easy; 60 days, 21a@2% per cent; 90 days, 2%ds per cent; six months, Sh per cent. Call money steady; high, 20 2h per cent; low, 1a4 per cent; ruling rate 1% per cent; last loan. per cent; closing bid, 1% per cent; offered at per cent London, May 26.-Bar silver, 23 e-16d per ounce. Money. 1A91h per cent Discount rates Short bills. 2ss per cent; three months. 1s-lea27s per cent Live Stock Chicago, May 26.-Hogs Receipts, 26, ,o0o strong; bulk of sales, s7. 6O@p7 se; light, s7 45 Q7.so; mixed. s7. 4od7. .75; heavy. s7. .15a7. .7o rough. $7 .15d7 .35; pigs, $6dD7. .S5.
 Cattle; Receipts, 13,000; strong; native beef steers, $T 10d9. .35 western steers, S6. 75 QS.2o; cows and heifers, $3 35QS S5; calves, $7d9.75.
 Sheep: Receipts, 5000; firm; sheep. s7. 25@ COlOrdQO, $11.S5 Ca new record price).
 St. Louis May 26.-Hogs: Receipts, $500: higher; pigs and lights. ss BOOT 80; mixed ana putcners, S.7oq7-s0; good heavy. $7. TO Q7.75.
 Cattle: Receipts. 27O0; steady; native peer steers, $7.50d9 yearlng steers and nelfers- $SQ9 30; cows, $667. .5O stockers. $6QS. 25; Texas and Indian steers, S. .25G s.6o; cows and heifers $4a6; native calves, S6d9. .65 '' Sheep: Receipts, 2soo; higher; clipped native mutton, s625@6. 75; clipped lambs. o25; spring lambs. s1oa12. 25
 Kansas City, May 26.-Hogs: Receipts. 10000: higher; bulk of sales, s7 5OG7 60: heavy, S.5oq7. GO; packers and butchers. 7.25. Cattle: Receipts, 42oo; strong; prime fed steers, $S S09935; dressed beef steers, S. 10 10; southern steers, $7018. 60; cows, $4 50 @l.fo; heifers, $6. 15@9 35; stockers, s6. 76a 8.60; calves s6. .5OtQ10
 Sheep: Receipts. $500; strong; lambs. Ss25@12; yearlings. sS@s s5o; wethers, ss. .75 Q7.So; ewes se.5O@7.35
 Metal Market
 New York May 2s-Lead A. a71h04 aua Spelter unquoted. At London lead c2o 5s @f21 Ss 9d. Spelter, f73. Copper SIS. 750i l9 Tin quiet; five-ton lots, $3763S lr,;,, quiet and unchanged. At London. snot copper fi6 los; futures, a77 15s. Spot tin. f1e2; futures. el62; futures, e1s1 los.
 Coffee Market
 New York. May 26-The circulation of few June notices was accompanied by some near month liquidation in the marieet for coffee futures today and after open ing at decline of to 6 points prices sold about to Il points net lower. There appeared to be some scattered trade sell Ing of later months, but these offerings were not badly taken at the decline al prices later rallied partly on reports of steadiness in Brazil and a little covering. The close was to points lower Sales. 23000; May, 5.40c; June, 540c; July( 649c: August, 652c; September. 6.54c; October, .6.57c; November 6.61c: December, s.64c; January. 6.6sc; February. 674c; March, 6.78c; April, 6.S4c.
 4. SAC. No fresh firm offers were reported from Brazil.
 Milreis prices were unchanged. Rio exchange on London was 1sd lower Bra gillian port receipts, 120O0: Jundiahy, 600O Arrivals reported at New York today, Ill.,
 Sugar Market
 New York, May 2e.--Raw sugar
 
 X di2c refined steady Sugar futures T7 44r' ing the fo' moon ruled about un- rIar, sd from t5sterday Futures closed sloar J, 2 peihts higher to points Ntca sFs sales. 1850 tons; May, s.s1c: July. Cs ,1c; Septfmber, 4.1sc; December, s.95c. I ss .s1c yf Cotton Seed Oil Gl New York. May 26.-Further lfouida- + ion induced by the prohibition of ex- en1ts. into Holland, weakened cotton aeffu foil to lowest prices of the season today. Bear pressure was also in evi : faqce and some selling by refiners. Last prices were to 9 points net lower. Sales, 1$9o0 barrels. Spot, 615@6. 40c May 6.20@6 6.40c; June, 6.30@633c: July. E4266.44c; August, 6.57 q 6.5sc; Septem- Der. 666 @6.67c; October. 6.eS06.ssc; November. 6.57 a 6.6Sc; December, 6.67m r49c; total sales. 13,700
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