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

l New York, February 2.--The mark ct Tor coffee futures opened at decline 1 or from ? to points under little scattered selling which seemed to come partly from European sources July contracts sold at 7.44c and December | at 765c during the early trading, but l offerings were not heavy and prices l rallied later on private reports that | ocean freight rates had been advanced another 25 cents per bag and rumors ! that some of the Brazilian shippers were trying to cancel contracts July | sold up to 7.59c and December to 7S1c in the late trading with the market closing at net advance of 7 to 10 | points. Sales, 47,750; February, 735c; | March, 7.47c; April, 7.4Sc; May, 750c; June. 7.54c; July, 7.5Sc; August, 7.62c; September. 7.67c; October, 7.72c; No vember. 7.74c3 December, 7.S1e. Spot coffee steady; Rio Is Sssc; Santos As. 91ac. Very few cost and freight of- | fers were received and the only quo | tation mentioned for Santos As was 9.20c, English credits. The official cables reported no change in milreis | prices and a decline of 1s pence in Rio exchange on London. Brazilian port receipts, 33,000; Jundiahy, 14,00O. Live Stock Chicago, February 2.-Hogs: Receipts,
 
 7S0; mixed, a.5o@7.95; heavy, S.5O1795; , rough, $7.50Gl7.65; pigs, $5. 5.75q6.S5. Cattle: Receipts. 1o,000; strong; fancy beeves at $9.75 equaling the February rec ord of 1914; native beef cattle, S6.4O@9. 60; cows and heifers, $3.20@S.25; calves, ss@ u.25.
 Sheep: Receipts, 160Oo; strong; weth- CTS, $7.60a8. 9; ewes $5.40@7.SO; lambs, $s. 75 41115.
 St. Louis, February 2.--Hogs: Receipts, 1900; weak; pigs and lights, $6@795; mixed and butchers, $775QS.05 good heavy, $SQ. S.05.
 Cattle: Receipts, 2OOO; strong; native beef steers, s750a9.5o; yearling steers and heifers, $8.50G9.55: cows, $55007; Texas and Indian steers. s5.25@S.5u; cows and heifers, $4M6.50; native calves, $6@1050 A Sheep: Receipts, 5000; higher; yearlinS' wethers, $SGl9.5o; lambs $9910.85; ewes, 1 $6. .25d7.50
 Kansas City. February 2.-Hogs; Re- ceipts, 15O00; lower; bulk, $7600p7.S0 $7.70@7.s71a; lights, $7.5O@775; pigs, s525 @7.00.
 Cattle: Receipts, $500; strong; prime fed steers, $S.50d9,15; dressed beef steers S7@ ,S.4O southern steers, $6MS; cows, S4.2oQD 6.75; heifers, $6.25GlS.75; stockers and feed CTS, $6Q7s5; bulk. $5@6.50; calves. s6.5e@ 1050.
 
 $10.25Q10.75; yearings, $s.75Ql9.40; wethers. T50Qo.15; ewes, SQL6o.
 Sugar Market New York, February ..--There was no change in the local market for raw sugar, and buyers and sellers seemed to be a little apart. It was believed that refiners would take nearby ship ment sugars at 13-l6c cost and freight, ,s,,l, price there was a considerable amount of sugar available. Trading was very quiet, the days business amounting to 10000 bags of Cubas for March shipment to a local refiner at 37sc cost and freight, equal to 4.S9c for centrifugal and between 9oU0 and i0000 bags of full duty sugar to Canada at 3 13-16c eff New York; Spot prices were quoted at 4S3c to 4.S9c for centrifugal, 4.G6c to 412c for melasses and 3 l3-16Ql37sc for Cubas cost and freight.
 The market for refined was unchanged on the basis of cents for fine granu- lated, and while there were moderate withdrawals on old contract, new busi- ness was light.
 In futures trading was only moderately active but the undertcne was pretty steady, refiectins the strength in raws, and the close was at point decline to e.''NeAitc'f SUlu IiOlli o.SoC lO o.S-S, closing 3.90c; May, 400@405c, closing 4.olc; July, lille to 5f4c closing 4.l0c; September. 4.15c to 4.2Oc, closing 4l7c.
 Cotton Seed Oil
 New York, February 2.--Cotton seed oil was higher despite the heavness in lard, owing to good buying supposed to be against export business, scarcity of crude offerings, support from refiners and short covering. Final prices were