The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-14

fpv anu 5V uayS, zS4 W per cent: six months, 3@3A per cent: call money firm; high, per cent; low. 3. per cent; ruling rate, ? per cent; last loan i per cent closing bid, s4 per cent offered at per cent.
 English Money ] London, March 13.-Bar silver, q pence per ounce; money 4@41a per cent; discount rates, short bills and three months. 51s per cent
 Metal Market i New York, March 13.-Copper quiet; electrolytic, nearby. s28@2s.50; June and later, s27.25@27.50. Iron firm, No northern, s2O.25@ O 2O.75 No. ?, s19.75 e 20.25; No. 1 southern, s20 Co 2050; No 2, $19.75@20.25. Metal exchange quotes tin firm, $55 bid. At London, spot cop per. f103; futures, f101; electrolytic, f136; spot tin, f192 1Os; futures, f191. iThe metal exchange quotes lead s6.9O bid; spelter not quoted; at London, Head, G3l 5s; spelter, fS5
 Live Stock
 Chicago, March 13.-Hogs: Receipts 54 coo; market weak; bulk, $9.70G99 90; light, $9.35Q9S5; mixed, s9.50d990; heavy. s9.45@ 990; rough, s9. 45@960; pigs, sS00@9.10. Cattle: Receipts, 14O00; market firm at the years highest prices; native beef steers S7.6Od9.95; stockers and feeders, Ss.90@S.1O: COWS and heifers, $3.70dS. 70 {; calves, SS.59f611.25.
 Sheep Receipts, 1000; market unset ted; wethers, $82oas.s5; ewes, s5.Ooas 60; lambs, $9 406J11. 30: ranch lambs touched $11e2 the years high point. St. Louis, March 13-TIogs: Receipts, 1S, 700; market lower; pigs and lights, $7.00a990; mixed and butchers, s7.701 1000; good heavy, $1oO091050 Cattle: Receipts, 5400; market lower native beef steers. s7.50@960; yearlng steers and heifers, $S,500950; cows, 8. 50 GtS00; stockers and feeders $5.5007 S5 Texas and Indian steers, $5. .25@S00; cows and heifers, $4.00010.00; native calves, s6n 1C50
 Sheep; Receipts, 2OoO; market steady; yearling wethers, $SO0ll1000; lambs $9 GO @10.50; ewes, $6.50G18.25
 Kansas City, March 1S.-Hogs Receipts. 13o0: market lower; bulk s9.45@9 70; heavy, $9.65d975; packers and butchers, $9 50Q9.7O; light, s9 40Q965; pigs, $7.75GS. .75.
 Cattle: Receipts 16000; market lower; prime fed steers, $92509.60; dressed beef steers, s7.90@9.0O; southern steers, s7.00m S.65; cows $5.00M775; heifers, $7.,~S6i0o0; stockers and feeders SS500sS. 50; bulls $550Q7.25; calves, $6. 5O011
 Sheep Receipts, 9009; market lower; lambs $l0. .6Od11..0 yearlings. 9.25GI1O 60 <: wethers, $.l5@S.50; ewes, $7.25MS15
 Coffee Market
 New York, March 13.-The market for coffee futures was firmer today with May ana July contracts making new high rec ords for the season on reports of a slightly better spot demand, continued nrmness in Brazil, and the decreasin tendency of domestic stocks The market ODnpn6 ar ar of to1 4 sold up to S20c for May. S.25c for July, and S.29c to September during the day, or about II to IA points net higher The close was steady at a net advance of 8 to 13 points. Sales were reported of 25. 250 bags. Trade interests were moderate buy- CTS here, while there was some scattered demand which May have been promoted by the firmness of the stock market and thecirculation of peace rumors. Closing: March, s.O7c; April, s13c; May, s.1ec: June, S.21c; July, SAC; August, S26c; Septem- Der, S.2Sc; October, S.31c; November, S34c; December, S.3Sc; January, SAC; Febru- ary, S.46c.
 Spot steady; Rio IS, 9lac; Santos 4s, l01sc. The cost and freight market was steady with Santos 4s quoted at 1O4O to l056 English credits, and iRo IS at SSO to 915 American credits.
 The official cable reported an advance or 32 pence in Rio exchange on London, with the Rio market 50 reis higher and Santos unchanged. The weekly cables showed clearances of 151 GOO bags from Rio and Santos for North Africa and of only 16,000 bags for the United States Ocean freight rates were quoted un- changed, but war risks on cargoes from Brazil were said to have been reduced toward the end of last week. Brazilian port receipts, 24,0Go; Jundiahy, 13,O0o.