The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-18
54 to CT points up. The close was 10 to 63 points up.-Shepard & Gluck.

The discount between spots and the later positions is still too great and will inevitably narrow. The market after ranging within limit or 40 10 4o points on theslater positions, and 65 on July closed firm 65 points up on July, 50 higher on October, 55 up on December and 45 net higher on January E Spots here were marked up 50 points; middling, 2SSSc; sales, 1925 bales.
 prominent broker says of the New York market:
 "Cotton ruled strong, closing at the top and at an advance or 200 points from the low of last Monday. There was consid erable strength on general buy ing for trade and speculative accounts based on the extraordinary strength of the domestic goods situation and ex- pectations of European demand after peace is signed, Heavy rains in north Texas where dry weather is needed, was also a big factor in today's de- mand The market looks as though De- tober would cross 30 cents next week but some of the original bull leaders are advising taking profits as they think the market is going too fast and some reaction is in order.'--John r. Clark & Go.
 Live Stock
 1 St. Louis May 17.-Hogs: Receipts, l 45oO; higher. Lights, s20.35 @ 2o.9O: pigs, s15.25@1s75: butchers. s2osO@ PHO; heavy, $2os0@21.10
 | Cattle: Receipts, 300; steady. Native steers. s115O@1S.50; heifers, $s.5o@ 16.oo cows, $1O50@135O; stockers, $10 .0Ot@ 1850: calves, $7.75@155o.
 Sheep: Receipts. 300, steady Lambs, $1S.25 @1S.50; ewes, 13.00@14.50.
 Kansas City. May 17.-Hogs: Re- ceipts. 300; market nominally steady; quality plain; no heavy quotations. Bulk $2o.20@20.s0: medium weight, $2o.2o@ 2o.6o; lights. s1s.2o@2o5o; pigs, $14.00@1S.75.
 Cattle: Receipts, 1000, and 100 calves; | market for week. beef and, butchers cattle generally steady: bulls and veal calves mostly 25c higher. Bulk of l stockers and feeders, 25@5Oc lower. Beef steers, medium and heavy weights, ] choice, $13.25 @1S.25; medium, $15.50@ | 1873; light weights. choice, $14.25 @ 16.75 medium. $10.25@1Ak0; pitcher cattle, heifers. $7.6O@15.10; cows. $S.65 @1415; canners. $5.5O@6.75. Veal calves. light and handy weight. $1050 O 13. 25; feeder steers. $10.00@15.50; stocker steers, $S.00@14.50
 Sheep: Receipts. 5000; market for week: Fat wool sheep and lambs, 75c@
 $1.50 lower; clipped stock, s1.oO@ 200 1 lower; feeders and breeders, soc @ $1
 lower. Goats generally steady. Lambs, ] S4 pounds or less. $16.00@18.30; S5
 pounds or more. $15.75@17.75; common,
 $11.00@15.5O; yearling wethers. $12.50 l @14.5o; ewes, $S.50@12.00. Ewes. com
 mon, $5.00@9.50; breeding ewes. $9.50 O 17.00; feeder lambs. $13.OO@15.50. Chicago May 17.-Hogs Receipts
 5000; market fully 20@30c higher than yesterdays average, pigs 20@40c high
 CT; top $21.10; bulk .$20.90@21.05; heavy
 weight. $20.S0 21.10; medium weight
 $2075 Q2110: light weight, $2050@ 21.10; pigs. 18.S5@20.0O. | Cattle Receipts 100o compared with
 a week ago. weighing beef steers slow
 to lower; medium and good grades and yearlings. 40@75c higher; she stock 5( Q75c higher; bulls steady to 25c higher
 calves steady to soc lower; stickers and feeders mostly 25c higher.
 Sheep: Receipts 10O0 market com
 pared with week ago unevely 75c@ $1.50 lower; prime handy weight lambs declining least.