The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-17

5.69%. Builders: Demand. 51A; ca bles, 5I% %. Lires: Demand, S.S2; cables 8. 80. Rubles: Demand, 1874: cables. IA nominal. Mexican dollars, TIC. Govern ment bonds steady; railroad bonds, IT, regular.
 London. July 16.-Bar silver IS 13-16d per ounce. Money, 2A per cent. Discount rates: Short bills, 17-32 per cent. Three months bills, 17-32 per cent.
 Live Stock Chicago, July 16-Hogs: Receipts, 35,- 0o; market, firm; bulk of sales, sl7.50Qr 1925; butchers, s17.35Ils 30; packing SIT 35 G17.9o; light, $19.15@19.35; few fancy sorts, sis.40; rough, $16.eOd17.75.
 Cattle: Receipts, 14,000; market, steady; beef cattle, choice, s16.75a1S10; medium; butcher stock, cows and heifers, sS.1565 l450; canners and cutters, $7.10dS IS: stockers and feeders, good fancy, slo.5o @13o0; medium, ss25@10.50; veal calves choice, $1625@17.00.
 Sheep: Receipts, 12,0oo; market firm; lams, prime, SIS. 4ca1S.6o; good, s1s.75@ 1S.40: culls, s1200a15Oo; ewes, prime, s12. .75@1S5o; gocd, $10.5o@l2.75; culls, s5.VO @95o.
 Kansas City, July 16.-Hogs: Receipts. 11.0o0; higher; bulk, s17s59ls.15; heavy, SIS 05G1S 20; packers and butchers, $17.y5 @1S.15; light, S17.75@1S.10; pigs, $18.259 1875.
 Cattle: Receipts, 1s,00o; lower; prime fed steers, $17.25d1S.25; dressed beef steers, s140o@17.o0; southern steers, S7.0od14.5o; cows, s7.0cdl30o; hefers, ss.00@15.Oo; stockers and feeders. Ss.oc@15.25; bulls, sS.0OQ1o.5o; calves, $s.Oo@1425.,
 Sheep: Receipts, 2o0o; steady; lambs, SIG oo@ls25; yearlings, $12.oo015.Oo; weth- CTS. s1o00G1350; ewes, $S.0oGl1225.
 St. Louis, July 1s-Hogs: Receipts 10000; higher; lights. s1s.00@1S.15; pigs s17.5Gd1S15; mixed and butchers, s17.S50I 1s.10: good heavy, s17S59B.0o; bulk, sl7.S0 @13.10.
 Cattle: Receipts, 1900; good, steady; others lower; native beef steers, s11.500t 1900; yearling steers and heifers, S.504 16 O; caws, $7.50Q13.75; stockers and feed CTS, sS50G120O; fair to prime southern beef steers, s100OQ17.70; beef cows and heifers. s6.0o@13.0o; native calves, $7.75W 17OO.
 Sheep: Receipts, 5000; steady; lambs s14OOa1soo; ewes. s11.oo912.O0; canners and choppers, s5.0o@10.0o.
 Coffee Market
 New York, July 16.-Reports of fur ther decline in Brazil caused a renewal of scattering liquidation in the market for coffee futures here today. The open ing was 8 to 10 points lower, with Sep tember selling off to S46c and Decem- Der to 8.66c during the middle of the day. or about II to 13 points net lower. Prices steadied up to 3 points in the later trading on covering or a little trade buying, but closed at net loss of 5 to Il points. July, 8.34c; September, SAG; October, S.55c; December, S.69c; January S.75c; March. s.s7c; May, soc.
 Spot coffee, steady; Rio Is, Sssc; San tos As, 117sc Santos 3s were reported offered in the cost and freight market at .11.25c f. o. b., equivalent to about E.55c, cost and freight, steamer ship ment Fresh offers were scarce, how ever, and too high to attract buyers. The early cables reported an unchanged market at Rio with decline of 200 reis at Santos and of 150 to 200 reis in Santos futures, which later showed further loss of 150 to 225 reis. Victoria reported a clearance of 5000 for the United States. Brazilian port receipts, Jundi- ahy receipts, 21,0oO. Temperatures in Sac Paulo ranged from Al to 77 degrees.
 Sugar Market
 New York, July 16.-The raw sugar market remains at the fixed level of 4. 9S5 for Cubas, cost and freight, equal O.U mitments were reported by the com mittee today In refined certificates seem to be coming forward more free- ly and refiners reported 8 pretty fair business. Prices are unchanged at 7.50c for fine granulated.
 Metal Market
 New York, July 16.-Metal exchange quotes lead unchanged; spot, S.05; spelter, easy; East St. Louis delivery, spot, S.45@8.55. At London, spot tin 1865; futures, fs3S5.
 Naval Stores Savannah, July 16.-Turpentine steady, COG. Sales, 100; receipts, Soo; shipments, 10; stock, 24.27a. Resin firm; sales, s97 receipts, 1911; shipments, 3s7; stocks, SO,- 07e. Quote: B, D, E, F, $9.sof9S0; G, ss.s56s.sO; II, $s.S5@lo; l. $10,o5G10.15; K, s1O 4od11.2s; M, $lo50Q11.35; N, S11.45; VIC, wv. St1 5Q