The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-17
Live Stock

Live Stock Chicago, February 16.-Hogs: Re ceipts 45.oOO; market higher; bulk of sales, S.O5qS. 30; light, S. S.7Oas. 30; mixed, $SaS 40; heavy, s7.s5aS 40; rough, $795a 8.lO; pigs, SC. .25Gl7. .35.
 Cattle: Receipts 14,O00; strong; native beef steers, S6.7OQ9 65, with few fancy at $lO.25; stockers and feeders St. cog I.5O; cows and heifers, S 25d8 30; calves, &. Bd115O.
 Sheep: Receipts, 1s,Ooo unsettled 'wethers, $7.75'@8. .25; ewes, s5. .5OaS 10; lambs, $9d10. 40
 St. Louis, February 16.-Hogs: Re- ceipts, 11,SoO; higher pigs and lights, SC. 50 qs 30; mixed and butchers, $S. .10dS. 40; good heavy, $S950S.45.
 Cattle: Receipts, 23O0: higher; native beef steers, S7.50d9 50; yearling steers and heifers, $. .50G9 50; cows, s5. BOOT; stockers and feeders, S. .5GlB7. 9; Texas and Indian steers. $5.25@8 50; cows and heifers, s4Q6.50 native calves, S6d10 75.
 Sheep: Receipts, S3O0 steady: year ling wethers, $SQ1O; lambs, s9a11 .35; ewes, Se 25a7. 75.
 Kansas City. February 6.-Hogs: Re- ceipts, 19,0O0; higher; bulk of sales. SITE aS2 heavy ss.O5QS. .221s; packers and butchers, s7sOqS2o light, S7.75qS; pigs, .
 Cattle: Receipts, coco; higher. prime fed steers, $S.50@9; dressed beef steers Stao.S0; southern steers, $617. .75; cows, S4. .2507; heifers, $6. .5Od8 50; stockers and feeders, S6q7; bulls, S5.25@6. .75; calves, s6. 5O@11.
 Sheep: Receipts, 11Ooo; lower: lambs, S1o, S5 c5ea ,Zeg5ll; yearlings, s9.25@1O wethers, SL6oaS.So; ewes, s7.25Q7. 75.
 Coffoo NEo.I.A
 New York, February 16.-The market Tor coffee futures showed renewed strength and activity today with prices making another set of new high records. Firmness in the Brazilian markets and the continued light primary receipts seemed to increase the confidence of buy CTS and there was buying for trade ac- counts as well as covering and some lresh support through commission houses. Ihe market opened at an advance of 4 to 6 points and sold IA to F points net higher during the day, with March contracts reaching the Sc level or 189 points above the low level of last September, while December sold at S.34c, or 55 points above the low level of last week. There was a good deal of realizing on the advance, but the demand continued active and the close was IA to IT points net higher, or at the best point of the day Sales, in cluding exchange from March to later deliveries, amounted to 3,750 bags. Feb ruary, 7.S4c; March, Sc; April, SO5c; May, S.11c; June, S16c; July, 8.2Oc; August, S23c; September S.27c; October, 82sc; November, Sale; December, S34c; Jan uary, S.37c.
 Spot coffee firm; Rio 7s, 9Ac; Santos As, 11sc. It is reported that spot business has been less active since the large sales reported earlier in the week, but that holders are very firm owing to uncer- tainty regarding the closeness of replac- ing available supplies. The cost and freight market was unsettled with quo- tations irregular
 The official cables reported advances of 50 to 100 reis in the primary markets and a further advance of 3-32 pence in the rate of Rio exchange on London Receipts at the two Brazilian ports were 2S,0OO bags. Jundiahy receipts, 13000.
 English Money
 London, February 16.-Bar silver, 26 15-16d per ounce. Money, 4@41a per cent Discount rates: Short bills and three months, SIS per cent.
 Sugar Market
 New York February 1G.-TheTe was no change in the market for raw sugar ana lfduluS was COLSlQSIdDlS lSSS dCllNO than on Tuesday. The undertone was firm and further sales of 10000 bags of Cubas were reported to a local refiner and 4c cost and freight for March ship ments. and twice that amount for April shipment at the same level of prices.
 Closing prices follows: Centrifugal, 5.O2c; molasses, 4.25c; Cubas cost and freight, 4c.
 The market for refined sugar was firm and unchanged on the basis of 6.1Oc for fine granulated. Trading was only mod crate, although it was reported that a good business was done yesterday at the 61Gc level
 The market for futures was firm early in sympathy with the spot situation, and after showing advances of some ? to 5 points on active positions on covering and some support from trade interests prices eased off slightly under realiz- ing and closed at a net decline of q point to an advance of points. March sold from 4.08c to 4.05c. closing 4.06c; May, 414c to 4.12c, closing 4.14c; July, 428c to 4.23c, closing 4.23c September 4 32c to 4.35c, closing 4.S2c, and Decem- Der, 430c to 4.S1c, closing 4.29c.
 Metal Market
 New York, February 16.-Copper, firm; electrolytic, nearby, $2S50; later, $26.75@2750.
 Iron steady and unchanged. Metal exchange quotes tin steady. Spot, 7RG0d0