The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-01
New Orleans Cotton Futures
New Orleans Cotton

March ............ 1911 1901 1929
 New Orleans Cotton
 New Orleans, May 3l.-Spot cotton steady, unchanged. Sales on the spot, ll95; to arrive, 10O Good ordinary, 11.13c; strict good ordinary, 11,63c; low middling, l213c; strict low middlng, 12.3Sc; mid ding, 12.63c; strict middling, 12.SSc; good middlng, 1S1Sc; strict good middling, 13.SSc. Receipts 51o5; stock, PIP, Ill. ~-~~~-~~~-~-~~~~o-o-0-~~~oo 13?; cables, 1873. Builders, demand, 41A; cables, 4114. Lires, demand, 36; cables, S.S5. Rubles, demand, SIS; cables, S1$s. Bar silver, 6S34. Mexican dollars, 52Ac. Government bonds heavy; railroad bonds firm. Time loans easy, 60 and 90 days and six months, 234@S per cent. Call money easy; high, PA per cent; low, 2h per cent ruling rate, 21a per cent; last loan, 2A per cent; closing bid, 21a per cent; offered at 234 per cent.
 English Money
 London, May 31.-Bar silver, 327s pence per ounce. Money, 4a4la per cent. Dis count rates: Short bills. 49s@4s4 per cent; three months, 45s@424 per cent.
 Naval Stores
 
 I3S14@3S1sc; sales, 27O; receipts. 665 ship ments, IF; stock, 11,021. Resin firm; ; sales, 57S; receipts, 1290; shipments, S946; stock, 53,5S1. Quote: A, B, c, D, S4.S5; E, F, s5; G, $5; H. s5.O5; I, $5.1O; K, $5.25; M, $5.50; N, $5.45; VIC. S5.55; wv, $5.75.
 Live Stock
 Chicago May 31.--Hogs: Receipts. 29,- GO; market lower; bulk ss.55@s.7o; light, S9.G5a9.65; mixed, $9,35a9.70; heavy. $9.25 q9,7o; rough g. 2519. .35 pigs S7O0tS.SU
 Cattle: Receipts 14,00o; market firm; native beef cattle, sS.25d11.05; stocsers and feeders, $609; cows and heifers. $4.50 @e.S0; calves, $S.O0@11.25.
 Sheep: Receipts, 12,000; market strong. wethers, $.00OGS.l5 ewes, s4.75Q7.c5: lambs, $S.o0@10,5o springs. sS.5OQll75.
 St. Louis, May 31,-Hogs: Receipts, 10,- 300; market steady; pigs and lights. sz5d @e'65; mixed and butchers, s9.45Q9. 75: :: good heavy, $9.70@9.U1a; bulk s950Q9. 70.
 Cattle: Receipts, 42000 market strong: native beef steers. S7.50@l0.50: cows. s5.5g QS.o0; yearling steers and heifers. $S.60ap 1000; stockers, s5,5o@S.5o; Texas and Ok. lahoma steers, s550G9.05; primo yearling steers and heifers, sS.D@10.25; cows and heifers, S5as; prime southern steers. s0.0o Q950; native calves, s6Q11.
 Sheep: Receipts 27O0; market strong; wetEers, $7.O0@S.50; clipped ewes, S65V1 75o; clipped lambs, sS5091o25; spring lambs, $10C0Q1225
 :, Kansas sds City, May si.-Hogs: Receipts. 13,0OC; market lower; bulk, $9.304A 56. heavy, $9. 4o@960; packers and butchers, s9.S5@9521a; light, $9.15@s45; pigs. ss.sS@ 9.05
 Cattle: Receipts, 64oo; market higher; prime fed steers, si0,S5@10.S0; dressed beef steers, $S.50G1025; southern steeA, S.5o@1o.5o cows, $5.SodS75; heifers s7.5Vsi Str calves. s650@11.O0.
 Sheep: Receipts. 11000 market higher; goats. 25 cents lower; lambs, ss.ooa1l. 50; yearlings, $s.0oas.25; wethers, N25@S0c, ewes, To0@775.
 Coffee Market
 New York, May 31.--The market for coffee futures opened at unchanged prices to an advance of 1 point 1t seemed that few foreign buying or ders had reached here over the holi- day, while there was little coffee for sale and the active months ruled a point or two above Mondays closing figures during the early trading, with July touching S.5Sc and December S.S2c. Gen tcral business was very quiet how ever, and prices eased off later under scattering liquidation and little trade selling which was said to be against supplies afloat. July eased off to S.53c and December to s.7sc. with the market closing at a net decline of 2 to 6 points. Sales. 16,500; June, 8.43c; July, 8.5Sc; August, S.5sc; September, S.6Sc; Ccto- Der, S.70c; November. s.74c; December. s,7Sc; January. s.S3c; February. S.Ssc; March, S.s4c; April, s.ssc.
 Spot coffee steady; Rio Is, 934c San tos As, 10%c. It was reported in the cost and freight market that Santos As were offered here at 11.25c for prompt shipment; 10.75s for July and August shipment, and 1025c for August and September shipment. basis English credits.
 The official cables reported an ad- vance of 75 reis in Rio and of 32d in Rio excange on London, vile Santos was uncanged as compared with Mon days advices. Rio cleared 2000 and Victoria 10000 for New York. Brazilian port receipts, 13,000; Jundiahy, 12.O00.
 Sugar Market New York. May Sl.-The local market for raw sugar was firm and prices were unchanged at 6.S9c for centrifugal, 5.62c for molasses and 5ssc for Cubas cost and freight. Offerings and limited and while there were sales to refiners of between 2, GOO and 30, 900 bags of CubaS in port and afloat at 5ss C, i. f. holders were not press 1 ing their sugars on the market. and were asking slight advances, The labor situa tion is still an unsettling factor, but it Was reported in the trade that exporters i were in the market for raw sugar. al 1 though no definite sales were confirmed In refined there was q lair inquiry re- l ported. and prices are unchanged at a.65e 1 to 7.55c for fine granulated. Some inquiry | was reported from exporters, ana While l it was not positively reported, it was | that some further sales had been made at between d40 and 6,50c f. 0. b. New York for granulated.
 Futures were not particularly active l but the undertone Twas steady and dur | ing the early trading prices showed ad l vances of to points for the active | positions on covering and some seat tered buying by trade and commission 1 houses. Toward the close a slight set l back occurred under liquidation with final | prices unchanged to ] points net higher l July sold from 5bae to 5.51o. closing 5.No ! September 5.5oc to 5.53c, closing 552; De- i cpnber 13c tO lie closing ,