The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-17
Coffee Market

New York. June 16-The steadier tone developed in the market for coffee fu- lures here yesterday was followed by further advances today and covering seemed to become rather more active as prices worked higher. The market opened at an advance of to points in response to the fairly steady showing of Brazilian cables and moderate de- mand from houses with European con nections. Trading was quiet during the morning, but demand seemed to broaden somewhat later in the day, and covering was probably promoted by reports or rather steadier tone in the cost and freight situation. December contracts sold up to S.5Oc, and December to S.64c, or about 2S points above the low level of last Monday. The close was within a point of the best at an advance of g to 12 points for the day. Sales, 195OO Closing bids: June S,12c; July, S1Sc; August S.26c; September, s.S4c; October, S.39c; November, SAC; December, S.49c; January S.53c February, S.5Sc; March, s.63c; April, s.67c; May, S.73c. Spot coffee easier; Rio Is, 9Ac; Santos As, 1Osac. Cost and freight offers from Rio were said to be about 5 points higher, while com paratively few offers were received from Santos, with As quoted at 1O 4Oc to 10.50c, London credits. The official cables showed an advance of 75 reis at Rio, while Santos was unchanged and ex-
 
 receipts, 23,0oo; Jundiahy, 29,oOo. Live Stock Chicago, June 16.-Hogs: Receipts, 19,000; weak; early advance of 10c lost. Bulk. $9.so@1o.Oo; light, $445@ 9.95; mixed ss.60@10O5; heavy, $9.55@ 1O.0o; rough. $s.5o@965; pigs. $7.6o@ 91o. 8a.4t. Cattle: Receipts 1000; steady. Native beef cattle. $7.S5@11.4o; stockers and feeders, $6.00@S.S0; cows and heifers, $4.0o@1o.0o; calves. $s.50@11.75. Sheep: Receipts 1000; steady, Weth- CTS, $7.o0@81O; ewes. $4-60 @7.40; lambs. $750@ 10.30; springs, $S.00@11.5O Kansas City, June 16.-Hogs: Re- ceipts, 52oO; strong. Bulk. $s5O@sS0; heavy. $9.S5@9.9o; packers and butch CTS, $9.65@9.S21a; light. $9.40@9.75, pigs, $s.50@S.s5.
 Cattle: Receipts. 72O0 steady. Prime fed steers. $1035@11.25; dressed beef steers. sS.O0@10.25; southern steers, 725M10.00; stockers and feeders $6.75 @s5O; bulls, $5.75@s.25; calves, $e.5o@ I1100
 Sheep: Receipts HOO; steady to 1oc higher. Lambs, $S.50@11.10; yearlings, s7.75@S.50; wethers. $6.25@7.50; ewes, $6.00@7.00.
 St. Louis, June 16.-Hogs: Receipts, 10,900; higher Pigs and lights, $S.00@ 9.95; mixed and butchers, $9.75@ 1000; good heavy $S.S0@10.05; bulk, $9.75@ 1000.
 Cattle: Receipts, 170O; steady Native beef steers, $7.50@11.15; yearling steers and heifers, $S.5O@ 1865; cows. $550@
 $50; stockers and feeders, $5.50@S.50: Texas and Indian steers, 05.50@9.90; prime yearling steers and heifers, $S75 @1025; cows and heifers, $500@8.00; prime southern steers, $9.0o@10.O0; na- tive calves, $6.0O0@11.5O.
 Sheep: Receipts, 2700; steady. Weth- CTS, $5.00@s.00; clipped ewes, $5.O0@ 750: clipped lambs $600@ 1o.o0 spring lambs. $700@11.65.
 Naval Stores
 Savannah. June 16.-Turpentine firm. sSs4@Ssc; sales, 3o9; receipts, Ss2; ship ments, 5421; stock. l1,139. Resin firm; sales. 1s46;. receipts, 22S7; shipments. 547l stock. 60,4S1. Quote: A. B, s5O0Q5.O7lk; c, p, s5.oia5o7: F. *.o1s; F. G, $5.i5; II. $Sl71xq5.2o; I. $5.25 K, S.45: M, $50 a6.S5; N, s5.5S@5.65; VIC. s5.s5Q5so; wv, s6.10QS.D.