The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-03

prominent equipment companies, but ra.-
 lied moderately at the end. The closing
 was firm. Liberty s1ks sold at 995S to 99 62; first 4s at 9i.02 to 94.1S; second Is
 at s4 to 9424 and 4i4s at 96.1S to s6.SS.
 With the third largest cotton crop on record in sight according to the govern
 bills. s4nA; demand. s4.75; cables.
 s4 IS 7-l6. Bar silver. 99ekc. Time loans
 steady; 60 days, 51zq5 per cent; 90 days,
 o1kG5A per cent; six months BAGS per
 cent Call money strong; high, 6 per cent; low, per cent; ruling rate, per
 cent; closing bid, 514a6 per cent; las.
 loan, per cent Francs, demand, 5.711a; cables, 5.e94 Guilders,y demand, 50A ci- bles, 5o%. Lires, demand, S-S2; cables, S.so Rubles, demand 13is; cables, II nominal. Mexican dollars, TIC. Govern
 ment bonds firm. Railroad bonds irregu' lar.
 London, July 2--Bar silver, AS 1s-ls
 pence per ounce. Money, 3 per cent. Dis count rates: Short bills, 31s per cent; three months bills, 9-16 per cent. Live Stock
 Chicago, July 2,-Hogs: Receipts 4o,- GOO: 10 to 25c lower than yesterday; bulk of sales, s1640@ l6.90: butchers.
 S1665 @16.95; packing, $15.95 e 6.5o light, s1e.50@16.95; rough, s15.Go c 1 go;
 pigs, s16.z06D16.T5. Cattle: Receipts, |17,G00; market steady. Beef cattle. Prime. S16.5O@1S; medium, $11.f5@ 16.5o.
 Butcher stock: Cows and heifers, $7.5Q
 l4.50; canners and cutters. $6S5W1 S9,
 stockers and feeders fancy, $10.40@ IS; medium, sS@10.4o; veal calves, 900: market steady; shorn lambs, prime,
 s1S.75@19; good, s1S@1S.75; culls, SIS
 @16.25; ewes, $11.75@13.25; good, $10 E@11.T5; culls, $4.50@S.75.
 Kansas City, July 2.--Hogs: Receipts.
 13, 900; lower; bulk, $16.45 @l6.60; heavy,
 $16.55% 1885; packers and butchers,
 $16.40@1665; light, s1625 c 1850; pigs, |$1625@16.45. Cattle: Receipts, 10000; higher; prime fed steers, $17.25 @1S.25. dressed Def steers, s12.50@17; southern beef steers, sS@16.50; cows. s6.5o @1a; heifers, s9@14; stockers and feeders, $7.50@16; bulls, $S@11; calves, $S@lo. Sheep: Receipts, 1000; higher; lambs, S15@1S.15; yearlings, s14@17; wethers, $12@15; ewes, $S@13.5o.
 St. Louis, July 2-Hogs: Receipts, IS, 900; lower; lights, $l6.55 c 1870; pigs, $1625 @16.65; mixed and butchers, S16.35 O16.70; good heavy, $16.50@16.65; bulk, tS16.45 @16.65 Cattle: Rreceipts, S200; steady; native beef steers, $11.50 O IF 50; yearlirg steers and heifers, s9.50 O 1.50; cows, $7.50@13.75; stckers and feeders, $S50@12; fair to prime southern beef steers, $11 OTTO; beef cows and heif- CTS, s6@13.50; native calves, SITS or sheen: Receipts, 41o0; higher; lambs $14@1S; ewes, $11@12; canners and
 choppers, s5@1o.
 Coffee Market
 New York, July 2.-After opening at an advance of to 19 points on reports of continued .firmness in Brazil and buli- ish crop advices, the market for coffee futures broke sharply on later cables showing a decline at Santos. There was covering and trade buying on the early advance here with September selling al | 8. 52c and March at S94c. but the demand was by no means general and selling in creased as soon as Brazil showed signs | of weakening September eased off te l s 29c and March to S.70c, with the marker closing at net loss of to Il points 1 July, S16c: September S.3c; October | g.36c: December, S.5oc;; January, S.56c | March, S.7oc; May, S.SSc-
 l Spot quiet, Rio Is, SEC; Santos As u1sc l Cost and freight offers included Santos 1 3s at Il .2Oc, London credits, but were ] said to be above the views of domestic buyers
 A private cable received from Santos said: New crop delayed owing to severl' l ty of weather; future crops greatly oam- aged by frost; great portion plantations destroyed Prices are rising every hour The official cables showed an advance 1 of 15o to 325 reis in the market for fu. | lures at Santos, while Santos spots Were
 800 reis higher, and Rio showed an ad l vance of 75 reis. Later cables. however reported a break of S25 to 6o0 reis II | Santos futures and the trade here dit
 not seem to be very seriously impressed
 Brazilian port receipts s2.ooo; Jundiahy receipts, 24.000.
 l Sugar Market
 1 New York, July 2.--The market for raw
 s,oar was steady at 49S5c for Cubas |scost and freight, equal to 6.o55c for cen I trifugal The weekly cable from cubs l reported receipts there last week of 4i
 a1s tons against 40, 474 the previous week while exports were 10o,45S against SS.sls will, the stock now 9O4, SOP against s63 | 4YAr 1r n