The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-04
Sugar Market

ieles' snort DlllS, 51stno12 per cent, CAieo months, 53s@55s per cent. Sugar Market l New York, January 3.-The local mar ket for raw sugar was a little more ac- tive today. but prices were unchanged There were sales late yesterday of about | 22,O09 bags of Cubas to outport refiners at 4Ac, cost and freight, and today there were additional sales of 14500 bags to 8 local refiner and 1000 bags to an outport refiner at the same figure. Closing prices were 4Ac for Cubas, cost and freight, equal to 527c for centrifugal and 44Oc for molasses Trading in refined sugar was again of 1 a hand-to-mouth character, and while 1 list prices remained unchanged at 6.75c 1 for fine granulated, one refiner was ac- cepting orders at 6.70c. Futures were quite steady early on buy 1 ing by commission houses prompted by the Jess favorable political news and the firmness of the spot market with prices at one time showing advances of 2 to points. Near the close, however there was a little realizing and prices eased off few points, although, on the whole price changes were comparatively narrow. The close was points higher to 1 net lower January sold from 42Sc to | fo-Os ClOSiiS tsGcO, hdtCii, 1sUoC tO 9.llC, | closing 410c; May, 411c to 414c. closing 4.13c; July closed 4.17c. Live Stock Chicago, January 3.-Hogs: Receipts 5000; market weak at yesterdays aver iage. Bulk, $9.9O@10.S5; light, $94O@1015; mixed $9.75@1045; heavy, $9 90010 45; trough, s9.9O@10.o5; pigs, s75O@925. Cattle. RaceirtS 21 O00. r,,arIxat ctaodv Native beef cattle, S25@11SO; western steers, $7.25910; stockers and feeders, S5.25 dS.40 cows and heifers, $4.25@10; calves, I$9@13
 l Sheep: Receipts, 15.0O0 market steady; Iwethers, $9.15@10.25; ewes, $6.50@9.S5; lambs, $11. .25@13.6O.
 St. Louis, January 3.--Hogs: Receipts, 13300; market steady. Lights, $10@10 35; lpigs, $7.75@9.25; mixed and butchers $10@ 045; good heavy, $10. 40@1050; bulk. $10 G10.40.
 Cattle-Receipts, $500; market lower. Native beef steers s75Ga11.5O; yearling steers and heifers $S 50@11 50; cows, s5.500 $50; stockers. s5. .3OG8. 50; Texas quarantine steers, $5.50aS prime southern beef steers, $S@9; beef cows and heifers, $4.25@750; prime yearling steers and heifers, $7.50@9; lnative calves, $6@12.
 Sheep: Receipts, 240O; market steady to 1oc lower. Lambs, $9@13.55; ewes. $6@95o; yearings, $10@11.e e5.
 Kansas City, January 3-Hogs: Re- |ceipts, 12,OO0; market lower Bulk, $9.75@ 10 B; heavy, $10 25@104O; packers and ehers, $1Oa104O; light, s9.6o@1O.10; pigs,
 Q9. 40.
 Ntle: Receipts. eooo including 100
 herns; market steady to strong; prime steers, $10.5Od11. 50; dressed beef steers,
 @10.50; southern steers, S6.50@8.5o;
 IS, $5.25@9; heifers, s6@10.50; stockers, G8.5O; bulls, $5.5O@750; calves, $6.50@ Xi.1e
 aeep: Receipts, 1000; market lower. Lambs, s12.5091325; yearlings, $11@12; Nethers, $S.75@10; ewes, sS@9.25.
 Coffee Market
 CIV York, January S.-The market for ,tSs,ee futures showed renewed steadiness
 . morning, with the opening unchanged sD points higher on continuation of terday's buying movNnent The ad- yaace seemed to meet scattered realiz-
 <, however, particularly in the later " nths and prices eased off during the
 v. A less favorable view of peace
 spects probably accounted for the sell
 while offerings of near months were
 q in check by the scarcity of ocean
 mage and the steadiness of firm of- from Brazil March sold off from
 lc to S.S4c, and September from 9.10c
 905c with the market closing net 2 ints higher to points lower. Janu- f, S.70c; February, S.77c; March, S.S4c;
 Til, SS7c; May. S.S9c; June, 892c; July,
 lc; August, S.9Sc: September, 903c; Oc-
 Der, 9.0Sc November, 9.14c December,
 .c.
 pot coffee quiet: Rio IS. s7sc; Santos
 10Bc. Cost and freight offers showed
 ther an easier tendency, Santos As ng quoted at 10.65c, London credits. and asi0c American credits. The worlds vis- ible supply is expected to show an in- crease of about 100000 bags for December, compared with decrease of 118,722 last year. The official cables reported de- cline of 75 reis at Rio. while Santos spots were unchanged and futures 50 reis higher. Rio cleared Il 900 for New York and Santos 4000O for New Orleans Bra zilian port receipts 51.O0o; Jundiahy, A. 000.
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