The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-27

Chicago, December 26.-Butter, low CT; creamery, 55156c. Eggs, higher; receipts. 1126 cases; firsts e2@621a e; ordinary firsts. 59@60c at mark cases included. 6o@ 62c Potatoes, higher. receipts. 35 cars; bulk. s1.75@1S5; do. sacks, $1.S5@1.90. Poultry. alive, un- settled; fowls, 22@2sc; springs, 27c; turkeys. 32c.
 New York. December 26.-Butter. firmer; receipts 6221 tubs; creamery, higher than extras .69@691kc: extras. 92 score. @sshc; firsts, 6sA @67c1sc. Eggs. firmer; receipts. 6614 cases fresh gathered extras. 6s@67c fresh gathered. regular packed extra firsts, $40 65c; do. firsts. 62663c. Cheese, firm; receipts, 1911 boxes; state, whole milk fats. fresh specials, 36h @37lh q. do average run. 35h 6Ssc.
 St Louis. December 26-Poultry and butter unchanged. Eggs. 59c.
 Live Stock
 St. Louis, December 2e-Hogs: Re- ceipts 12,SO0: steady; lights, $16 50G17 4o pigs, s12.00Q1600; mixed and butchers. $l7. 2561765: good heavy, $1z z45@l7.65: bulk, s17.15617.50.
 Cattle: Receipts. 3So0; strong: native beef steers, N1.5oG1S.50 yeaEling steers and heifers, $s.5o6160O; cows. s7.5o0l12. .oo stockers and feeders sS.50G12OO fair to prime southern beef steers, $l0O0671S. .00 beef cows and heifers. $750@150o; native calves, sa75@17.5a
 Sheep: Receipts. 100; steady: lambs, $14. 50@14.65 ewes, S O0Qe.0O; canners and choppers. s5.o06eoo
 Kansas City, December 26.-Hoss: Re- ceipts, $500; higher; bulk, s171o61z5O; heavy, s17 00d17.55 packers and butchers sl7.20d17.65: lights, sl7.ooG17. 40: pigs, SIP. 01425.
 Cattle: Receipts, 5000: steady: prime fed steers. sis.ooG2o.oO; dressed beef steers S13.00@1S,00; southern steers. E 0odI13 00; cows, s70o414.O0; heifers, ss. .006Il45O: stock CTS and feeders. s7.50a160O; bulls, S. .O0m $50: calves. s7.Oo117.50.~
 Sheen: Receipts. 1000; higher: lambs. SIP 00d1645; yearlines, sl0 O0111 50 wethers, g. .0@10.25; ewes, H50d9oo
 Chicago. December 2s.-Hogs: Receipts. 2S,o0o; early trade steady, 1oc higher: closing slow with advance lost; the day prices unchanged.
 Cattle: Receipts. coco beef steers, .5c to 50c higher butchers cattle and good feeders mostly 5c higher: calves most ly steady; the day quotations unchanged except veal calves, choice. $1400a15.0O
 ohCcPr hcSctptS, iHdTket zOC 10 50c higher; the day prices unchanged
 Coffee Market New York. December 26-The first day of trading in the market for coffee fu- lures sinca the exchange was closed last October developed moderately active business. The opening prices were a shade higher than expected with May selling at 17.50c. This probably checked buying to some extent and later fluctuations were irregular with the market saeging off point in the later trading under scattered selling May sold off to 17 35c while September reacted from 1750c to 17.25c, comparing with 955c and 1015c, the fixed maximum prices prevailing when the market was closed last au- tumn. The closing bids were as follows: May 1730c; July. 17.20c September. 17 a0c; October, IT. 1oc; December. lie.
 The local spot market remained entire ly nominal with quotations in the neigh borhood of 171zc for Rio Is and eoc to 2e1ac for Santos 4s Sales of Santos As were reported in the cost and freight market at 21c London credits
 The official cable showed an advance of 75 reis in the Rio spot markets. santos spots were unchanged and futures 25 to 75 reis lower.
 Brazilian port receipts s7o0o Jundiahy receipts 23,000
 Metal Market
 New York. December 2S-Metal ex- change quotes lead dull; spot 575@6. 5Oc: