The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-01

W t.Zu, nGlI6F5, %OOuWY oOV, SLOCheTS dnu feeders, $6.259 500; bulls, $5.50@7.00 calves, s6.50@11.00. Sheep. receipts 11,O0O; steady; lambs, s10.50@11.05; yearlings, sS.259 -o.O0; wethers, s6.oO@ 10.60.
 English Money
 London, February 29.-Bar silver, 25 15-16d ounce. Money, 4@4A per cent. Discount rates. short bills and three months, 51s per cent.
 Coffee Market
 New York. February 29.-After opening steady on moderate demand from houses with European connections, the market for coffee futures eased off a point or two under scattered realizing and some local selling which may have been inspired by the clearances reported from Brazil and rumors that more freight room was becoming available. May con tracts sold at 7.S0c, or even with last nights closing price, while September eased off to 79sc, or 1 point net lower. The offerings were not heavy, however, and prices rallied rather sharply in the late trading on reports of firmer war risk insurance, renewed covering and local support. May sold up to 7.90c and Sep tember to S08c, with the close 6 to 10 points net higher. Sales 46,250. March, 7.75c; April, 7.81c; May, 7.SSc; June 7.92c; July, 7.97c; August, Sole; September, S.06c; November, S.13c; December, Slice; January, S19c.
 Spot coffee closed steady; Rio Is, 9Ac; Santos As, 10c Cost and freight offers were reported about unchanged with quo tations ranging from about 10. 15c to 10. 45c for Santos 4s, and around S.95c for Rio Tr 0I, no Loci ofJ 1;c1,r NTn change was reported in ocean freight rates, but the marine war risk situation was reported very firm with underwrit- CTS asking 3 per cent for insurance on British bottoms.
 The official cables reported a decline of Dor at Rio, with Rio exchange and the Santos market unchanged Santos re- ported a clearance of 39 900 bags by sail for New York, and shipment of 40,O0O by steamer to New Orleans. Rio cleared 1000 bags for New York Brazilian port receipts. 10000; Jundiahy, 15,O00 Sugar Market
 New York, February 29-The local mar ket for raw sugar was firm and while spot quotations remained unchanged in the absence of business shipment sugars were a trifle higher on sales of 10000 bags of Cubas for second half March shipment to the Philadelphia sugar re- lining company at 1-16 cents cost and freight, equal to 50Sc for centrifugal Holders were still asking lie cents for nearby shipment sugars and 41s cents for April, but refiners seemed indiffer- ent notwithstanding reports of an active demand for refined sugar. Closing prices were at cents for Cubas, cost and freight, 5.02c for centrifugal and 4.25c for molasses. s The local market for refined sugar was firm and trading was more active with Ia. good demand from domestic buyers. Prices remained unchanged at 625c for fine granulated. Refiners are still said to bo behind in their deliveries, notwith- standing the continuous running of the machinery, and it was said that business was being turned down by refiners, ow- ing to the inability to make delivery. In futures prices were higher on some scattered buying by commission houses and trade interests. prompted by the firmness of the spot market and tho better demand for refined. Closing prices were to 6 points net higher. March scid from Aloe to 4.12c, closing 414c; May, 4.22c to 427c, closing 4.26c; July, 4.24c to 4.S6c, closing 4.3sc; September, 4.44c to 4.46c, closing 446c.