The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-06

+. 35; heavy, s17.25Ql..y5; packers and butchers, s17 .15@17 .S5; light, s169oq17 25; pigs, s15Q15.75.
 Cattle; Receipts, 16,ooo; market, higher; prime fed steers $14.5oit;5.50; dressed beef steers, $1lGl1f; western steers, s9ls 12 southern steers $7lt10; COWS, S5.750D 10.50; heifers, S6. 50I1l.50. stocKers and feeders, S@11; bulls, s'.5oals.-5; calves, S,. 50112.50.
 Sheep: Receipts. G1co: market lower; lambs, s15. 75@16.75; yearlings, sl2.J@Ml4; wethers. $11 50@13 ewes, $10. 50G12.
 St. Louis. December 5.-Hogs: Receipts, 13,400; market, steady; lights, sl7 2Oap IT 45; pigs, $14@16 25; mixed and butchers, $17 .30Q17 .55; good heavy, $17 40@17 50; bulk, $17. .20117. .55.
 Cattle: Receipts, 1900; market, higher; native beef steers. $SQ15; yearling steers and heifers, s7@14.5o; cows, s5Q11; stock CTS and feeders, $6 .50011; Texas quaran- tine steers. s6.75a1o. .5o fair to prime southern beef steers, $9@12. IS; beef cows and heifers, $6410; prime yearling steers and heifers, $7 5GQ10 native calves, s. 75 q14.
 Sheep: Receipts, 9oO; market. steady; lambs, $1SQ1T; ewes, s10@11; wethers, $11 @12.5o; canners and choppers, $6Q9.
 Coffee Market
 New York, December 5.-There was a TGHSWd dl Ol ECtitstlillS llQuludLlOi III titO market for coffee futures at the open ing today. First prices were to 5 points lower and the active months sold about s to points under last night's s closing figures during the early trading with March touching 725c and July 7.36c. Offerings then appeared to have been pretty well absorbed, however, and the market rallied on covering and trade buying accompanied by reports of fair spot demand and steady tone in Bra zii. March sold up to 7.34c and July to 767c, with the market closing to 5 points net higher. December, rose; Janu- ary, 714c; March, 7.34c; May. 7.49c; July, 766c; September, 7.S3c.
 Spot coffee was reported steady at 75sc for Rio Is and 9ssc for Santos As Few fresh offers Were reported in the cost and freight market.
 The official cables showed no change in Brazil except Santos futures, which were unchanged to 9 reis higher. Rio Brazilian port receipts, 5s,000 Jundiahy 46,000.
 Sugar Market
 New York. December 5.--There was no change in the raw sugar market and prices were quoted at 569c for Cubas, cost and freight, equal to 6.70c for cen trifugaI and oS2c for molaSseS. No fresh business was reported, although it was said that 100000 pounds of Cuban raw sugar had arrived and been delivered to refiners. Private advices from Cuba said that the weather there was favorable, and that several more centrals had started operations.
 In refined the recently acquired Rus sian sugar was being distributed through the committee, but otherwise no new developments occurred with refiners still hampered by the lack of supplies Prices were unchanged to 9.S5c for fine granu- lated.
 Naval Stores
 Savannah, December 5.--Turpentine quiet, 4Sc; sales. none; receipts, 404; ship ments. 166; stock, 24,621 Rosin firm; sales, 12O1 receipts. 795; shipments, 1472; stock. 75.3S1. Quote: B. F, F, G, IT, SC. 6.o50D 6.10: I. SC. 6.10a6.15 K. $6.65; M, $690; N, $7 40; VIC. s7.50: wv. $7.65
 Metal Market
 New York, December 3.-The metal ex- change quotes tin nominal, 1885. Lead quiet; spot. 6.s716c bid Spelter quiet: East St. Louis delivery, spot 7.62lsdlSc Ton6ou. Epof roppar c1tn. f,,+,,,ar