The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-02
Sugar Market

Sugar Market
 New York, March 1.-The local market for raw sugar was strong and prices were 1-16 cent higher for spot supplies on a renewed demand from refiners prompted by the better demand for granulated and on rumors that operators were buying in Cuba on the belief that prices would go higher owing to the increased consumption of sugar both at home and abroad. The days transactions was quite large and included 50,000 bags of Porto Ricos for prompt shipment at equal to 502c for centrifugal and 10, GOO bags of Cubas for second half March shipment at As cents cost and freight equal to 5.14c for centrifugal. Late yes- terday there were sales of 50,000 bags of Cubas of March shipment to outport re- liners at 1-16 cents cost and freight and small parcel to local refiners at 4 l-l6 cents, cost and freight, equal to 5.OSc for centrifugal, the spot quotation now. The market closed strong at 5.OSc for centrifugal, 4.31c for molasses and 4 lie cents for Cubas, cost and freight In futures there was an active demand from trade interest and some buying for outside account, prompted by the firm ness of raws and prices showed net gains of to 9 points, except December which was 3 points lower under scat tered liquidation. March sold from 424c to 4.23c, closing. 423c; May, 4.31c to 435c closing. 4.32c; July, 4.41c to 4.45c, closing 4.41c; September, 4.53c to 4.51c, closing 4.5Oc; December, 443c to 4.35c closing 4.35c.
 Cotton Seed Oil
 New York, March 1.-While March lost it's lead, forward months in cotton seed oil were still higher on short covering and fresh buying for investment ac- count, inspired by strength in crude O nd hn hr,II4 4cI, uation. Final prices were Il points lower for March and 1 to 5 points net higher for later months. Sales 13 340O0 barrels. Markets closed steady. Spot and March. s.7o@s.s5c; April, 9.s4@9.S7c; May, 9S2@ 9S4c; June, 9.79Q9.81c; July, 976@9. TIC August, 9.77@9.79c; September a72@9. .75c; October, S96@IS. .99c
 Live Stock
 St Louis, March 1.-Hogs: Receipts, 15,200; market higher; pigs and lights, se25lS. S5; mixed and butchers, S.656S 90; good heavy, $S.S5@S90
 Cattle: Receipts, 33O0; market higher; native beef steers, $750@9. 50; yearlinS steers and heifers. $S.50@9.50; cows, $5. .OOdD 7.25; stockers and feeders, $5 550d7 75 Texas and Indian steers, $5. .25@SO0; cows and heifers, $4.0O@ZO0 native calves, 6ONl011. .25.
 
 yearling wethers, $S.O0@1o.00; lambs, s9. .Oo@ 40; ewes, $650Q8.1O
 Kansas City, March Hogs: Receipts, 13o0o; market higher; bulk, $s50@8 75; heavy, $S.ooGS. 75 packers and butchers, $S.5OqS.75; light $S.30G8.6 .65; pigs, $7.O0@S. co. Cattle: Receipts, 5000; market higher. prime fed steers, $S.75@925; dressed beef steers, S765@S.50; southern steers, $65O@ 800; cows, $5.0Oa75 50; heifers, s6. .65@9 co stockers and feeders. $6 25@S 50; bulls. S5.50Q7.00; calves, $6.50Q11.0O
 Sheep: Receipts, 5000; market steady: lambs, $10.7O@11.00; yearlings, 925@1O OO; wethers, 7.75@S4 40; ewes. $S 25GS. 40.
 Chicago, March 1.-Hogs: Receipts, 36,- 600; market strong; bulk. ss.S0@8s s5; light, SS.50aS.95; mixed, $S.60aS.O0; heavy, sS. 500 g co; rough, $S50@S.65; high. $7zyae.25
 Cattle: Receipts, 13,00O; market unset tied; extra fancy Kansas beefs, s9.20. ma tive beef cattle, $7.25@9.75; stoclkers and feeders, $5.75@7S5; cows and heifers. s3. a5 calves, $8 25@11 .25. Sheep: Receipts, 16O0O market steady wethers, $7.so@s.60; ewes, $5e5@s. 50; lambs, $9.25Q1135.