The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-04

bills, s4.1h; commercial, 60-day bills on
 banks, S4.71; commercial 60-day bills,
 $4. .70A; demand, $4.75A; cables, s4.76 7-16;
 bar silver, S57sc; time loans, easy, 60 days, 5@5A per cent; 90 days, 5i4@5ta per cent;
 six months, 51s@5A per cent; call money, easier; high, 5 per cent; low per cent; ruling rate per cent; closed, 21sG3 per
 cent; last loan, per cent. Francs, demand, S5.74 cables, $oIs4;
 guilders, demand 481sc; cables, 44Ac; fires, demand, $s 10; cables, ss.l2; rupies' demand, 1o1ac; cables, 12Ac; Mexican dol lars 65Ac; government bonds, easy; rail- road bonds, irregular.
 London December 3-Bar silver, 42A pence per ounce; money, 3A per cent; discount rates, short bills, 45s per cent; three months, 474 per cent. Live Stock Chicago, December 3.-Hogs: Receipts, 45,00O market strong; bulk, s1e. 7od17 .l5; light, Sl6 .3OG17 10; mixed, s166o@17 .30 heavy S16. .60dI17. 30; rough, $16.6 6.6o4l67o; pigs, SIP. .5n15. 50.
 Cattle: Receipts, 5000; market, steady; native steers, $7@14.75; western steers s6. 1O@13. 40; stockers and feeders, $6@1o 80; cows and heifers, $5@l1.S0; calves, S.26g 1875.
 Sheep: Receipts, 10000; market, strong; wethers.l $S. .75G129 ewes, $7.7o@11 .50; lambs, $12. .506516. 90.
 St. Louis. December 3.-Hogs: Receipts, | 15, 200; market, steady; lights, $17G17. 20; pigs, $140f1625; mixed anu butchers, $l1lo
 or .s5; good heavy, $17 .2oQ17 f0; bulk, Sl7 @17. .35.
 Cattle Receipts, 5000 market, strong;
 native beef steers. $sQpl5; yearllng steers and heifers, $7@l4. 50; cows, $5@11; stock CTS and feeders, $6.5oa11 Texas duaran- tine steers, $6.75@10 50; fair to prime southern beef steers, $9@12.75 beef cows and heifers, $SG10: prime yearling steers and heifers, s7.bo@1o native calves, s5.7o @13.To.
 Sheep: Receipts 1900; market, steady; lambs, s1s@17; ewes, $10G11; wethers Al @1250; canners and choppers, $5@S5O. Kansas City, December s-Hogs: Re ceipts. $500; market steady, lower; bulk, | $16 95drf7.15; heavy, $17@17.20; packers and butchers. s17u1715; light, $1e.75q4l7.oo;
 pigs, $l3@15.25.
 l Cattle: Receipts, 24,000; market, steady I to strong; stockers and feeders, strong to 15c higher; prime fed steers, s14@@15 ,25;
 dressed beef steers, $i1M1s.5oi southern
 steers, S71d0; cows, $5.50d1o5o heifers' | R. h90f11 50; southern steers, $7@ll; buils, | $6. 5oaS 50; calves, ss.5oH12. .25.
 Sheep: Receipts. 5000: market. steady lambs, $ls.75@16.7o; yearlings, si2. 5oal4' wethers. $11 5Od13; ewes, $lo5o
 Coffee Market l New York, December S.-The market
 for coffee futures opened at a decline i of points under little scattering 1 liquidation which appeared to be in- spired by the failure of the official ca bles to show any firfning up of Brazil ian markets following Saturdays reports i Of purchases by the French government. l The offerings were light however and tho market later rallied on covering and trade buying accompanied by reports of q firmer tone in the cost and freight,
 May advanced from 7.s9c to 7.57c and ! September from 7.6Sc to 7.S4c, with the
 market closing at q net gain of to IS points. December, 7.10c; January. 7.20c;
 March, 7.asc: May, 7.55c; July, 7.73c; Sep l tember, 7S3c.
 1 Spot quiet Rio IS, 7lsc Santos As, l 9Ac. Fresh offers received in the cost
 and freight market from Brazil ranged 1 from SOC to 9.S0c for Santos As, and around 7.7oc for Rio Is, London credits. The official cables reported no change l in Rio Santos spots were 50 reis and futures 25 to 90 res lower.