The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-06
Sugar Market


 New York, July 5.-There was no change in the local market for raw su- gar and trading was very quiet, with no further business reported. Holders still offered Cubas at previous prices, or 5ssc cost and freight, but refiners were appar- enty in no immediate need of supplies and were content to hold off lnd await developments. Tn the absence of busi- ness, closing prices were nominal at 53sc for Cubas cost and freight, equal to 6.40c for centrifugal and 5.63c for mo1asses. In refined sugar there was little bet
 ter demand noted. owing to the favorable weather over the holidays and second hand sugar was also said to be moving more freely. Prices were uncnanged at 7.6oc for fine granulated. al, refiners doing business on that basis
 | In futures trading was of an evening
 up chara cter. and as operators appeared to be waiting fresh developments in the spot market, prices showed very little change, closing unchanged to ? points be- low Saturdays finals. September sold from 5.43c to SAC, closing 5.41c: Decem- Der, 5.07c to 5.06c closing 5.O5c; March closed i51c and May at 4.57c. Live Stock Chicago, July 5.-Hogs: Receipts. 10000; strong; bulk, $9.75@.95; lights. s9.50@9.95 HllXGQ, 9J. .0otVlUUo, HedVy, 9S.OVVIV.Vt13, rough, S9.5O@9. 50; pigs, $7.90G9.35. Cattle: Receipts 2S,0o0; weak native beef cattle. $7.359113O; stockers and feed- CTS, s5.60dIS65: cows and heifers, $S75Q9.75; calves, sS.50Q11.75.
 Sheep. Receipts, 21.0oo; unsettled; weth- CTS, $6.5O1S; ewes, s3.25@7S0; lambs. S7.50@ 1885.
 Kansas City, July 5.-Hogs: Receipts, 1l,O00; 5c lower; bulk, $9.75Q9.95; heavy, s9.95Q10; packers and butchers, ss.s0@1Q; lights, s9.60@990: pigs, s9.25@950. Cattle: Receipts, 10000; steers steady; cows strong; prime fed steers, $l0.25Q Il 1; dressed beef steers, ss.25@10: southern steers. $625a9.50; cows. s5QS50; heifers, S.75Q10; stockers. $e.75GS.50; bulls, $5.75q7;
 calves, $650@11.
 Sheep: Receipts, 55Oo steady; lambs,
 $9. 5o@10.50; yearlings. $7.5o@S.25; wethers,
 sB 5o@75o; ewes. $s@7; stockers and feed CTS. %G9; ewes, $6d7; stockers and feed CTS, $5@9.
 St. Louis. July 5.-Hogs: receipts, H. 5OO lower; pigs and lights. $S.25q9.s0; mixed and butchers, S9.70d10.o5 good heavy. $Ss5@10.05; bulk. s9.7OQi0. Cattle: Receipts. 10,S00: lower native beef steers, $7.500tl1.35; yearling steers and heifers, sS.50q1O.65; cows. $5.50QtS.25; stock CTS. $5.50@S50; Texas and Indian steers,
 50. .5o@S; prime yearling steers and heifers,
 Ss. 75@10.25; iative calves, sG@ll.75. Sheen. Rece1ptS, .54JU, steady, spring lambs $7G10.50; sheared ewes, s4d8; weth- CTS, s6@s; sheared lambs. s6@10 o Coffee Market New York, July 5.-Higher Brazilian
 ca bles and reports that this sea sons crop of Sac Paulo was officially estimated at | 9.2OO,0O0 bags. were followed by a sharp advance in the market for coffee futures today. Trading was not extremely active but there was a very fair volume of
 business. which included some buying by houses with European connections, as well as covering by recent local sellers, and after opening r to 19 points higher, active months sold IS to Fl joints above Saturdays closing figures during the first
 few minutes The advance to S.30c for
 December contracts or about @ points