The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-17

St Louis, December 1s.-Corn, No. 5. s1.37; No. 4 white $.41@1.42. Oats, No. white, 74@75c. r. Rice Market. New Orleans, December 1s.-Rough rice sales: Louisiana Pearl, 12S3 sacks at | 650@7.00c; Blue Rose, 1142 sacks at 5.256 7.25c; receipts, 4039; millers receipts, 4039. Clean rice salese, Blue Rose, 2564 pock- cts, at 5ssQ77sc; receipts, 2792
 Produce Market | New York. December 16.-Butter, firm; | receipts, 4331; creamery, higher than ex- tras, 70@7011c; creamery extras, 92 score, 6912c; firsts. 64Q6S3xc. | Eggs, irregular; receipts, 4701; fresh gathered extras, 71@72c; fresh gathered regular packed extra firsts, 6sQ70c; do. 1 firsts, 65@67c.
 Cheese, firm; receipts. 1877; state fresh 1 specials, 361k@371kc: do. average run. l 351a@361kc.
 | Poultry, dressed, quiet; broilers, 34@ 43c; chickens, 29@35c; fowls, 25935c;- old l roosters, 34G25c; turkeys, 34Q4Oc; alive, steady; chickens, 26@27c; fowls. 24@s0c; old roosters' 2Oc; turkeys: 25qaoc Chicago. December 16-Butter, firm; creamery, 54@671kc. Eggs, higher; receipts. 23ss cases; firsts Gle; ordinary firsts, 55@57c; at mark, cases included, 57d60c. Potatoes, steady; receipts, 106 cars; bulk, s1.50@1.65; do. sacks, $1.60@165 Poultry, alive. steady; fowls, 1slA@25c; springs, 24c; turkeys, 29c. St. Louis, December 16.-Poultry, hens. 21c; springs, 21c turkeys, Soc ducks. 24c; geese, 20c.
 Butter. creamery, 66c. Eggs, 60c.
 Kansas City December 1s-Butter, creamery COG; frsts 5Sc: seconds, 66c: packing, 41c.
 Eggs, firsts 59c; seconds, 46c; poultry hens, 22c; roosters, 174c; broilers, BOG. Corn, steady; No. 2 mixed, s1. .50@1. .52: : No. white, $152@1 .53; No. 2 yellow, s152 Q1.54
 Oats. steady No. 2 white, 75c; No. ? mixed, 721a973c.
 Live Stock
 Chicago, December 16.-Hogs: Re- ceipts, 64,000s market steady to a going over in first hands, killing fla cilities being overtaxed. The days |aquotations were unchanged.
 Cattle: Receipts, 29.000; common light steers, steady; others and butcher cattle 15c to 25c higher. calves mostly 25c lower; butcher stock: canners and choppers. $6.40@6.S5: the day quota tons otherwise unchanged. -
 Sheep: Receipts, S3,000; lambs, most ly 25c lower; sheep, steady to lower; lambs, choice, S14.75@15; medium. s13.25@14.75; the day quotations oth- erWise unchanged
 St. Louis. December 16.-Hogs: Re- ceipts, 23.sO0; steady; lights. $1725@ 17.40; pigs, s13@16; mixed and butch CTS, $1725@1755; good heavy, $1750Q 1765;-bulk, $17.25@17.55.
 Cattle: Receipts, 11.000 steady; na- tive beef steers $11.5Gl1 1850; yearlinS steers and heifers. $9.50@16: cows, $7.50 @1250; stock kers and feeders, $8.5o@ 12; fair to prime southern beef steers. s10@1s; beef cows and heifers, $7.50@ Is: native calves, $7.75@17.50. Sheep: Receipts. 2200; steady; lambs, s15@15.35; ewes. $s@s; canners and chopers, $5Q9. Kansas City, December 16-Hogs: l Receipts. 19O00; steady; bulk, SIC 174O; heavy. $1s.s0@17; packers and
 butchers, S1715G17.55; lights, $1e.So0 l17.35; pigs, $i3@14.50. Cattle: Receipts, 22,000; steady; prime fed steers, $16@ 20; dressed beef steers, $13@1S; southern steers, $6 @12; cows. $560@14; heifers. $7@14.25; stockersN and feeders, $7G15; bulls, | s6.50@9; calves. s6.50@13.5o. | Sheep: Receipts, 1000; higher; lambs, $12@15.25; yearlings. $1050q12; weth- CTS, S9@10.5O; ewes, $S@ $50. Metal Market New York, December 16-Metal ex- change quotes lead unchanged; spot 7C5. Spelter, quiet; East St. Louis deliv- cry, spot offered at S25 Naval Stores Savannah. December 16.-Turperhine firm; 6s1s @63Ac sales. 367; receipts. 2s1; shipments. 206; stock. 29.s12. Resin. firm sales, 100: receipts, 1526; shipments, none; stock, 73,012. Quete: B. D. E, F, $13.50@1355; G.
 s13.521s @13.55; M. $13.55; I, $13.669 | l3.90;K, $1575; NJ, $16.20; N, $16.Z5; VIC, s16.50s wv. $16.75. 35O,0OO Out in Berlin London, December 16.-( British Wireless Service).-The strike in Berlin has | reached serious proportions, according to Al diSpatch recaived here frnr, Amsfer-