The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-04
Sugar Market

New York, October 3-There were
no further changes in raw sugar prices
today, but the demand was again mod
crate, refiners purchasing about $4,000
bags of Cubas from store and prompt
shipments at &c cost and freight, equal
to 6.02c for centrifugal. 1t was said
that yesterdays business had totaled
about 225,000 bags of Cubas at &c cost
and freight At the close the market
was firm with refiners still willing to
make further purchases from store at
sc, but holders were asking higher
prices, although straight October ship
ment was offered at sc cost and freight
with refiners showing little interests
Closing prices were sc for Cubas, cost
and freight, equal to 6.02c for centrifu-
gal and 5.12c for molasses.
In refined there was a good business
reported and while three of the leading
refiners left prices unchanged, two adj
vanced their list, with all now quoting
on the basis of &c for fine granu1ated
There were also good Withdrawals on
old contract but export business was
only moderate. The market for sugar
was steady, but toward the close, Of
ferings increased and final prices were
increased 4 points net lower, near
months showing the decline. Price
changes were narrow as a whole, and
while orders seemed to be pretty even
ly divided, the fact that offerings OF
Cubas were a little more general led
to scattering liquidation by traders, who
were inclined to even up and wait fresh
developments in the spot market. Oc-
tober sold from s501 to $5.05, closing
$500; December. $4.54 to s4.73, closing
s472; March, $4.09 to s4.O7, closing
s4.0S; May closed s4.14; July sold at
s4.21 and closed at 1920.
Live Stock
Chicago, October 3.-Hogs Receipts,
1900; market weak; 40c under yester-
days average. Bulk. So. 75d9 IS; light IS. 20
$685. mixed, s.. 6009.6O heavy, IS. 5OG9.45 /;
rough, sS.50dS rs; pigs, seas. rs.
Cattle: Receipts, 5000; market steady
Native beef cattle, Sc. 4Oa11. 25; western
cows and heifers, So. 1909 80; calves, IS
@12.50.
Sheep: Receipts. $4,000: market strong
Wethers Sc. 500S. 35; ewes, So 6067 50;
lambs. s6.7501O15.
st. Louis, October 3.-Hogs: Receipts,
i1,1oO; market so to so cents lower Lights.
5000. So pigs. $SdS.75; mixed and butchers,
$4,000; good havy, s9.75a10. 10; bulk, So %
@9.75.
Cattle: Receipts. 1000; market steady.
Native beef steers. 81 50911; yearlings,
sS.5od10.65 cows, s5.50d7. 50; stockers. So. 30
$50: Texas quarantine steers, S.. 500S;
prime southern steers. $3.50; cows and
heiters 81. soar so; prime yearlings, 81 .501
9; native calves, s6a11 rs.
Sheep: Receipts, 1900; market steady.
Lambs, s7@12.75 slaughter ewes. $50
7.25; bleating ewes, IS .5oa9. so; yearlings,
$s@S.75.
Kansas City. October 3.-Hogs: Re-
ceipts. 10000; market 25 to 40c lower.
Bulk, ssd9.5o; heavy, ssd9. 40; packers and
butchers. $9@s.5o; light, $s.75@9. 60; pigs,
$7.75@S 10
Cattle Receipts, 10000, including 800
southerns; market steady to strong Prime
fed steers, 50. 50910. 10: dressed beef steers,
S7d9. %; southern steers, E.75@8. 50; cows,
$l50Q7.25 heifers, $500; stockers, sos;
bulls, s5Q650; calves, s6@11.
Sheep: Receipts, 1000; market 20 to
81 cents higher. Lambs, 50. 50d9 .s5 year
lings, s7.25Qs; wethers, $s.75@7.75; ewes,
$6.50G7. 25.