The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-11

ounce; money, 31a per cent. Discount rates: Short bills, 4ss per cent; three months, 4ss per cent.
 Live Stock
 l Chicago, April 10.-Hogs: Receipts, 15- 000; ;~fnarket closed weak at 15c above yes- terday's average. Top. s165O new high record; bulk, $16. .10@16 S5; light, s15. .600 16.35; mixed. s15.S0916. 40; heavy, s15.75a 16.40; rough. s15. .75G15 95; pigs, $11. .75@14.S5.
 Cattle: Receipts. 5000; market steady. Native beef cattle, $9. 4O9l3.35 stockers and feeders, s7. .4oa1o. IS; cows and heifers, s5.S5911.2 20; calves, ssd13.5O
 | Sheep: Receipts, 17,000; market unset tied: Wethers, s10.6O@13; ewes. s9. .10Q12. 40;
 lambs, s11 .90@15.70
 St. Louis. April 1O.-Hogs: Receipts, 12,- 1 200; market higher Lights s15. .75d16 25: pigs, slo.75a14. 50; mixed and butchers, SIS. .76q16. 40; good heavy, $1s. 3Od16.40 bulk, $15. .S5QI16. .35.
 Cattle: Receipts, $500: market steady. Native beef steers, $7.50d12, 50 yearling steers and heifers $S.5o012; cows, se@11; stockers, $6G10.15; Texas quarantine steers, s5 5o@s 50; prime southern beef steers, $S9l1 .35; beef cows and heifers, S4. 25QS; prime yearling steers and heifers, s7.5oQl0; native calves, S.5O913.
 Sheep: Receipts. 21S7; market steady. Lambs. $13@15.75; ewes, $9 50112 .25; year 1 lings, SIP .75g14. .25; clipped lambs, s12@ 126o.
 Kansas City, April 10.-Hogs: Receipts, 5000; market higher. Bulk, $15. .sO016. .25; heavy, $16. .20G16. 30; packers and butchers. $16. .05@1620; light, s15 .50G1e .15 pigs, S18. 50 @1a
 l Cattle: Receipts, 10000; market higher. Prime fed steers, SIP. 40013; dressed beef steers, $10G12.25; southern steers, $S.5Gp Il 50; cows, s6. 6.50Q10.75 heifers s9Q12; stockers and feeders, ssG11 .15; bulls, $7.75 @10: calves, $S@l3.
 Sheep: Receipts, 5000; market strong. Lambs. SIP. .25GD15. 30; yearlngs, Sl3@14; jwethers, $12a13; ewes, s1o.75d12.75y
 Coffee Market
 New York, April 1O.-The market for coffee futures met increased realizing 1 today with July contracts selling off | to S.33c and July to S.56c, or about 42
 to 49 points under yesterdays high level. The opening was steady at an
 advance of l to points on scattered | Wall street buying, which was proba- ply brought in by the bullish talk of
 the previous day. Realizing was in evidence from the start, however, and ! the selling became more active as 1 prices eased off, with stop orders un- l covered. Active months sold 21 to 27 points net lower in the late trading when the pressure seemed to como 1 chiefly from Wall street or cotton |
 unsettled conditions in other markets. The close was at practically the low point of the day, showing a net loss | of 22 to 27 points. Sales, 122, ,250. April,
 S13c; May. S.24c; June. S.2Sc; July,
 S.S3c; August. sSsc; September, S.44c;
 october, s.4sc; November S.54c; Decem- l Der, 8.59c; January, S67c; February l S.74cA March, S.81c
 l Spot was reported in better demand with Rio Is unchanged at 10c, while
 Santos grades were Ac higher at 10&c for As. Few firm offers were reported. One lot of Santos Ss and As were said
 to be offered here at 10c, London cred 1 it's. while a sale of well described l Santos As was reported at 10Hc at London credits.
 1 The official cables reported an ad- vance of 125 reis in Rio and of 50 to 200 reis in Santos. Rio reported clear ances of 1000 for New York. Brazilian port receipts, 17,oo0, Jundiahy 5000.
 Sugar Market l New York. April 10.--The local market for raw sugar was firm at a further ad- vance. Although refiners were not much interested in prompt shipment sugars, 1 owing to liberal supply on hand. they paid 5Ac for 10000 bags, April shipment, while operators bought 60O0 bags prompt shipment at 5Ac. The market closed firm at bAc for Cubas, cost and freight. ca,
 to 627c for centrifugal and 5.3sc for mo- | lasses.
 l The strength in raws and uncertainty as to shipping conditions led to further 1 general buying in the market for sugar futures and closing prices were 2 to points net higher The opening was un- changed to points higher, and at one | time prices were to P points above last | night on active covering and buying by commission houses, but offerings in- creased near the close and prices eased off half dozen points. It was said ! that steamers in Cuban ports were re- fusing to sail until the insurance on the vessels be increased and that the crews are demanding 50 per cent increase in wages. Sales were 24,400 tons. May sold from 5.34c to 539c. closing 536c; July, 5.45c to 5.53c. closing 5.4Sc; September, l 5.57c to 563c, closing 5.5sc; December, 5.14v to 5.1Sc, closing 5.1ac. Metal Market New York. April 1o.-Copper quiet; elec- | trolytic spot and second quarter, $33@34; nominal; three-quarter $30932 Iron firm; No. 1 southern, $399S4; Mo- 2, s3S@39. Metal exchange quotes tin steady; spot, 1 S54.25Q65. At London, spot copper, G136; futures. e125, 10s; electrolytic. G151. Spot 1 tin, G216. Ss; futures, 3216, 5's. The metal 1 exchange quotes lead steady offered at | 91ac. Speltes quiet; East St. Louis de- livery offered 10. At London lead e3O ! 10's spelter, s55.
 Cotton Seed Oil ! New York. April 10-Cotton seed oil was considerably lower under general | liquidation on the drop in hog products and lack of outside support incident to | fears of government control of food