The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-21
Sugar Market

New York February 20-The local mar ket for raw sugar was less active today. but the undertone was easier, following the further decline in the futures mar ket, and the continued liberal offerings from Cuba. The close was easy at 41sc for Cubas cost and freight equal to 552c for centrifugal and 4.65c for molasses, all nominal.
 In refined prices were firmly held at 725c to 7.5oc for fine granulated, but business was light.
 Trading in the market for sugar fu- lures was considerably more active today and closing prices were to 13 points net lower with sales of 23,S00 tons. The weekly figures from Cuba reported re- ceipts at ports of 76,12o tons. against S2022 the previous week, and S7,474 last year; exports, 55,722. against 39.9ss and 6S5S7, and stock 1H.144, against 15S746, and ,266 tons, respectively.
 March sold from 4.36c to 4.30c, closing 4.S2c; May, 435c to 4.29c, closing 4.30c; July 435c to 4.S0c, closing 4.s1c; Septem- ber, 4.3Sc to 4.3Sc. closing 4.35c.
 Live Stock
 Chicago, February 2o.-Hogs: Receipts. 26,0Oo; strong, mostly 2oc above yester- days average: Bulk, sl2. .45@12. 60; light, s11. .90@1255; mixed, s1225ul2.75; heavy, s12.25@12.7o; rough. s12.25Q12.S4; pigs, $s 40 @10.S5.
 Cattle: Receipts, 5000; weak. Native beef cattle. $7.75Q11. .75; stockers and feeders, S6.15@9.00; cows and heifers, $5.1GQ1O.15; calves, $9.5@13.25.
 Sheep: Receipts, 15.0o0; firm. Wethers, s10. S5Q12.15; ewes, ss.50@12.0o; lambs, s12. 40 @1475.
 Kansas City, February 2o.-Hogs: Re- ceipts 14,0Oo; higher. Bulk, s12.20912. 60; heavy, $12.5Oq12. .65; packers and butchers, s123O@1260; light. S1.75Q12.S5; pigs, ss.509 11.50.
 Cattle: Receipts. 11.OOo; steady Prime fed steers, $11.Oo@11.75; dressed beef steers. cows, $5.5OQ9.50 heifers. $7.00@11.00; stock CTS, s725@10.25; bulls. s650Q9.OO; calves, $7.00013.25.
 Sheep: Receipts, 5000; strong. Lambs, SIS 0O@14.5o; yearlings, $1S.0O@135o; weth- CTS, $1.O0a12O0; ewes, $1O.50q1190.
 St. Louis, February 20.-Hogs: Re ceipts, 14,5O0; higher. Lights. SIP S5@d2. 60 pigs, $9. .25@11. 9; mixed and butchers, SIP 40 @12.7O; good heavy, 12.6O@1270; bulk, SIP 4OQ12.65.
 Cattle: Receipts, 4SO0; higher Native beef steers, $7.509d1.75 yearling steers and heifers, $S.5Od11.5O; cows, $5.50@9.50 stockers, ss.0o@9.0o; calves, s6.00@145O
 Sheep: Receipts, 1900; strong. Lambs, SIP. 75@14so; ewes, ss0OQ115o; yearlings, $11. .50Q1350.
 Metal Market
 New York, February 20.-Copper firm; electrolytic. spot and nearby, nominal second quarter, SS4,0O@S5.00; third quarter, s31. .0o@S2.O0 Iron steady and unchanged. Metal exchange quotes tin quiet; spot $4S. 5O949a50 At London, spot copper. s139: futures, G136 10c; electrolytic, E150; spot tin, s194 10c; futures, s194 10c. The metal exchange quotes lead strong, $1.50; spell ter firm; spot East St. Louis delivery. 101A@10ssc. At London lead. fS0 10c; spell ter, fH.
 Cotton Seed Oil
 New York, February 2o-While nearby deliveries in cotton oil were held down early under selling by refiners, firmness developed all through the list later on short covering and local buying. on the strength in lard. The close was 5 to 10 points higher. Tenders, 300 barrels. Sales. 19 100 barrels. Spot: Prime summer yell low, 125oc; March, 12.51c: May, 12.3Sc; July. $12sec: August, 12S6c: September, Dnrr