The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-19

posits $S59 ,S00 decrease $2 161, 600; banks cash reserve in vault s11 ,541, 900; trust com panies cash reserve in vault s55, 5,107, 100. Sugar Market
 1 New York, March 1S.-A slightly easier | feeling developed in the local market for raw sugar today. Holders who had been | asking as high as cents for Cubas cost and freight seemed more disposed to liqui daro and were willing to accept last prices paid, which were 47sc for Cubas cost and freight. At this level there were sales | of 95O0 bags of Cubas in port to local refiner, and it was understood that there was more sugar available at this price, ! but that refiners were holding off to await | developments owing to the unsettled con- ] dition of the futures market There were
 also sales of S0O0O bags of full duty sugar
 to local refiners afloat and for April ship ment.
 l The market closed somewhat unsettled
 at 5.S9c for centrifugal, 5.12c for molasses and 47sc for Cubas cost and freight
 No new developments occurred in the market for refined sugar and prices re-
 nained unchanged at 6.90@7c for fine granulated. There was only moderate business reported, and while export in- ! quiries were still in the market no further transactions came to light. Futures were easier under scattered commission house selling and some real
 izing for over the weekend, prompted by | the freer offerings of spot sugar and more favorable foreign political news. Closing prices were to B points net lower with 1 sales of 5600 tons. May sold from 4.S3c to
 4.S1c, closing 4.7Sc; July 4.91c to 4S3c clos l ing 4.S3c; September, 496c to 4.9Oc, closing l 4.SSc; December, 4.5Se to 4.5Oc, closing 449c l Coffee Market
 l New York, March 18.-The market for ! coffee futures was very quiet today with traders waiting for some official statement with reference to yesterdays reports that the Brazilian government had seized German shipping. The regu- I lar official cables from Brazil were not l received. which also had tendency to check business, and while late in the l morning 1t was reported that private l cable had been received from Brazil stat | ing that there was no proof in the re- ported seizure of German boats, it failed | to stimulate the buying. The market opened at unchanged prices to an ad- vance of 1 point and sold about to 9 points net higher during the early trad | ing with May selling at Sc and Sep tember at S.15c Some realizing then l developed and the market eased off to S.11c for September, with the close show
 
 24750; March, 7S7c; April, 7.92c; May, | 7.97c; June, sole; July, S.05c; August, S.OSc; September. S.11c; October, S15c;
 November, S.19c; December, S.22c; Jan ] uary, S.25c; February, S.30c. Spot coffee, steady Rio Is, SEC; Santos As, 1OAc. Very l few cost and freight offers were reported
 In the market, with one shipper said
 to be asking S.90c for Rio Is based on l American credits.
 1 Metal Market
 1 New York; March 18.-Copper steady; | electrolytic, nearby, $2S@2s.5O; June and later deliveries, S27@27.5O Iron unchanged 1 Live Stock 1 Chicago, March 18-Hogs: Receipts,
 10000; market weak. Bulk, $9. 55@9 70; light,
 s9 .15@9. TO; mixed, s9.25@9. TO; heavy, s9. .zoa
 s.7o; rough, ss.25@s. 40: pigs, $7.65@s. 65. l Cattle: Receipts, 100; market steady.
 Native beef cattle, $7.5O@9.S .S5; stockers
 and feeders, s6@S.25; cows and heifers, $o. .S0@S.70 calves. $8.25@10.75
 Sheep: Receipts, 500; market steady l Wethers, $S. .20QS 30; ewes S6@S.65; lambs, 1 50. .50@11. 50.
 1 Kansas City, March 1S.-TIogs: Receipts. 1000; market strong. Bulk, 80 3099 50;
 heavy. $9.5oQ960; light, $9.15@9.50; pigs, s7 BOO S.60.
 Cattle: Receipts, 5OO; market steady. Prime fed steers, S. .2519. .65; dressed beef
 steers, $7.90@9 .15; southern steers, s7@s. 50;
 cows, s5QS.7o; heifers, s7@10; stockers,
 s6.5o@S.5 50; bulls. s5.s0q7.75; calves, 6.5o@ HOO.
 l Sheep Receipts none; market steady.
 Lambs, $10.65411 80; yearings, S9.25@10; l wethers, ss@9; ewes, $7.5O@S. 30.
 l St. Louis, March 1S.-Hogs: Receipts,
 25Oo; market higher. Pigs and lights, $7. .25@ 1925: good leaVV S9 70GI9 80
 | Cattle: Receipts, 200 market steady.
 Native beef steers, $7.50u9.6O; yearlins
 steers and heifers $S .50@9. 50; cows, $5. .5o@ IS; stockefs $5.5oQS; Texas and Indian steers, $5.25QS; cows and heifers, $4Q6;
 native calves, $6@10.75.
 Sheep: Receipts, none; market nominal. Yearling wethers, SS@10; lambs, 9411. 60; l ewes S6 hl1IS 25 .sli- .5l IVY.